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Dok(n), 7.40 |
Essendon v West Coast |
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Sat, June 14 |
MCG, 2.10 |
West.B'dogs v Brisbane |
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Sat, June 14 |
Sub, 4.10 |
Fremantle v North Melb |
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Sat, June 14 |
SCG(n), 7.10 |
Sydney
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Sat, June 14 |
FP(n), 7.40 |
Adelaide v Hawthorn |
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Sun, June 15 |
KP, 1.10 |
Geelong
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Sun, June 15 |
MCG, 2.10 |
Collingwood v Carlton |
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Sun, June 15 |
Dok, 4.40 |
Richmond v Melbourne |
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Thursday, June 12
They said it
Stynes push for complete control |
Jim Stynes will make a pitch for
complete control of Melbourne tonight when he presents a ticket of seven
to the incumbent board of outgoing chairman Paul Gardner.
With six names behind him, which include Russell Horcroft,
chairman and chief executive of advertising agency George Patterson Y&R,
banker Stewart Grimshaw, lawyer Guy Jalland and David
Thurin, the managing director and owner of retirement accommodation
group Tigcorp, Stynes is asking for almost a total makeover of the
club's board of 11.
The former club champion and 1991 Brownlow medallist is understood to be
keen to retain three present directors in former player Andrew
Leoncelli, Karen Hayes and Peter Spargo but any
further blending of old and new appears to be out of his thinking
despite the enthusiasm of several Gardner allies, deputy chairman
John Phillips and Michael Coglin chief among them, to remain.
Stynes has kept the identities of his team a closely guarded secret, to
the point that Phillips and Coglin have vowed to resist his takeover
until they are better informed of his people and plans, which Stynes has
said he will reveal tonight after Gardner officially stands down.
The full ticket is Stynes, Horcroft, Thurin, Jalland, Grimshaw, Peter
Szental, owner of the Szencorp Group which is involved in the
business of energy and water efficiency, and coterie member and
insurance executive Don McLardy.
Coglin and Phillips have consistently maintained they are not opposed to
Stynes succeeding Gardner if he proves his commercial bona fides
more ...
STEPHEN RIELLY, The Australian, June 12, 2008 |
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Shoulder injury takes out Brent Moloney
Melbourne midfielder Brent Moloney is set to miss the rest of the
season with a right shoulder injury, sustained in Monday's clash with
Collingwood at the MCG.
Matt Burgan reported on the AFL website that Moloney had scans on his
shoulder on Tuesday and it was found there was significant damage.
He is now likely to have surgery, which will all but end his year, with
a decision to be announced when he meets with the specialist later this
week.
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The Full Picture update after Round 11 |
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The definitive
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Martin Windsor-Black
THE FULL PICTURE
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Quarters Ladder
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*Home* and *Away* Ladders
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Attendance Ladder
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22-round ladder
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30-match ladder |
22-Round and 30-match ladders have now
been added.
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Stab Kicks ...
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It rained goals in last Saturday's round 11 of Tasmanian NTFL football,
but somehow the goal umpires avoided cramp running for their flags.
Century goal kicker from last year, Phillip Crowden, kicked 17.3
in Devonport's demolition of bottom side Wynyard, but his effort was
eclipsed by leading NTFL goal kicker and 2006 centurion Adam
Derbyshire, of Launceston, who booted 18 for the Blues against
Penguin. Both were club records.
Devonport full-forward Ben Reynolds (8), Burnie playing coach
Justin Plapp (7), opposing Northern Bombers full forward and former
Ulverstone player Darren Crawford (5), and Ulverstone's Justin
Rodman (9 against Smithton), rounded out an amazing weekend
goal-fest.
Derbyshire has now kicked 90 goals for the season and with nine rounds
to go, is on target to break the all-time NTFL record of 141 goals for
the season, set by Wynyard's Kevin "Superboot" Taylor
in 1987 The Advocate, Devonport
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After years of battling to keep the grass growing at Telstra Dome, it
appears management has found the solution.
This time last year, 2000m of turf was replaced. Last week, for the
first time this year, just 200m of turf was replaced and only in the
areas that have high traffic the centre bounce and interchange areas
and behind the goals.
The Dome is happy with the expensive new roll-out lighting and heating
system it has introduced to keep the grass growing year round Daryl
Timms, The Pulse, Herald Sun ...
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They said it Geoff
McClure
Not half bad, boys! |
The final eight already
looks set (except for maybe ninth-placed Carlton but
it has a tough run home): Hawthorn, Geelong and the
Western Bulldogs all seemed assured of a top-four
double-chance finish: and at the other end of the
ladder West Coast, Essendon, Fremantle and Melbourne
would seem engulfed in a battle to avoid the wooden
spoon. All this and we're only half-way home! But
11 of the 22 home-and-away rounds have thrown up
many more statistical scenarios (it was just a
matter of finding the time and the personnel to
flush it out). Which is what we have done (thanks,
we must say, to a couple of our regular stats gurus,
Martin Windsor-Black and Bruce Kennedy):
AT THE HALF-WAY MARK:
■ THE average
score per team, per match is 99.6 points, the
highest since 2000 (103.6 points for the full
season) compared with last year's round 11 figure of
91.5 points. In other words teams are scoring more
than a goal a game more than they were in 2007.
■ ACCURACY
this year is the best since 2005, and contrasts with
last season which was at its poorest level for 26
years. Indeed, of every 100 scoring shots, 54 have
resulted in goals compared with 50.7 at the same
stage last year.
■ THE average
number of scoring shots per team per game continues
to rise. It is now 26.9 (compared with 25.9 at the
same stage last year) and the highest since 2000
when there were 27.5 shots per team per game.
■ SO FAR this
season there have been nine scores of 150 points or
more, seven more than there was at this time last
year, although by the 2007 season's end there were
15 such scores (compared, for example, with 17 in
2005 and 21 in 2001).
■ SYDNEY and
Collingwood are in the eight but not in the top four
so these stats may come in handy at the end of
August: The Swans are 4-0 in games decided by 60
points or more so far this season, and the Magpies
are 3-1. That's why the two teams' percentages are
good (Sydney 133.6 and Collingwood 125.5).
■ HAWTHORN'S
percentage is 133.1, its best at the half-way mark
since its premiership year of 1989 when it stood at
141.
■ HAWTHORN is
the only side which has beaten four top-eight
opponents. (Geelong and the Bulldogs have three such
wins).
■ THE Western
Bulldogs' average score per game is 122.9 points
compared with 98.4 at the same time last year. But
get this: the club's best ever in a completed year
is 108.6 points in 1985.
■ THE Bulldogs'
sole loss has been by three points which represents
arguably the best effort by a team in the first half
of a season since the fabulous Bombers of 2000.
■ PORT Adelaide
has won only one from five games at home. No wonder
then that it has the worst average "home"
attendances in the league with just 25,636 per game
(compared with Adelaide which averages home crowds
of 40,447).
■ WEST Coast's
average score per game is 77.3 points compared with
93.1 points per game at the same time last year.
GEOFF McCLURE, The Age, Sporting
Life, June 12, 2008
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Footy Works updates
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Round 10 updates are the most recent posted on June 6th
Recommended: also download Footy Works Grand Final 2005 Data File
Please direct software questions to Sorensen Technologies |
COL
HUTCHINSON's
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2008, Round 12,
Friday-Saturday-Sunday, June 13-14-15
(subject to selection, injury or
suspension) |
CAREER MATCHES
200 BRAD GREEN (Melbourne, 2000-08)
177 premiership games, 20 pre-season, 2 International |
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES
200 NATHAN G BROWN, 62 Rch 2004-08, 137 WB 1997-2003
150 JONATHAN BROWN (Brisbane, 2000-08)
150 HEATH SCOTLAND, 96 Car 2004-08, 53 Col 1999-2003
100 AMON BUCHANAN (Sydney, 2002-08)
100 BRENDON GODDARD (St Kilda, 2003-08)
100 LEIGH HARDING (North Melb, 2001-08)
100 MAX ROOKE (Geelong, 2002-08)
100 BRENT STAKER (West Coast, 2003-08)
50 SHANNON BYRNES (Geelong, 2004-08)
50 JASON LAYCOCK (Essendon, 2004-08)
50 NICK MALCESKI (Sydney, 2005-08)
50 DAMON WHITE (Port Adelaide, 2004-07) |
MATCHES AS COACH AND PLAYER
750 MICK MALTHOUSE has coached 575 matches, 197 Col
2000-08, 243 WCE 1990-99, 135 Fsc 1984-89 and played 174 matches as a St
Kilda (53 games 1972-76) and Richmond (121 games 1976-83) player |
MATCHES AS COACH AND PLAYER
500 PAUL ROOS has coached Sydney in 143 matches since 2002-R13, also 356
games as player, 269 Fit 1982-94, 87 Syd 1995-98 |
MATCHES WITH CURRENT CLUB
150 SHANE WAKELIN (Coll'wood 2001-08); also 94 StK
1994-2000 |
MATCHES AT LEAGUE VENUES
148 NIGEL LAPPIN has played 147 career matches at the
Gabba, the equal of MICHAEL VOSS (Brisbane) |
GOALKICKING
250 STEWART DEW (Haw 2008, PA 1997-2006) 248 goals, 185 games
250 PETER BELL (Fre 95, 2001-08, NMK 1996-2000) 249 goals, 283 games
250 STEPHEN MILNE (St Kilda, 2001-08) 297 goals, 152 games |
GOALS WITH
CURRENT CLUB
400 ANTHONY ROCCA (Col 1997-2008) 399
goals, 215 games |
UMPIRES
50 CRAIG HENDRIE has officiated in 49 League
matches (2003-08) |
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Worth noting ...
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Martin
Windsor-Black's *Full Picture*
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Tribunal 2008
more
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NAB Cup 2008 Match
Review and details
more
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Traded, Retired,
Delisted, Acquired
more
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2007 financial
forecasts and results
more
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Footystats
Classifieds
more |
Wednesday, June 11
AFL Tribunal MRP
Round 11
Adam Selwood reprimanded for Buchanan blow
Cloke takes reprimand on headbutt charge
West Coast's Adam Selwood has escaped suspension despite been
found guilty at a Tuesday sitting by the AFL tribunal of striking
Sydney's Amon Buchanan.
The three-man jury found that Selwood in the fourth quarter delivered a
blow that made more than negligible contact to Buchanan.
Selwood will receive a reprimand and retain 93.75 carryover points on
his record.
Selwood was offered a reprimand for the offence by the MRP but chose to
contest the charge knowing that his good record would save him from a
suspension even if he was found guilty. The incident was assessed as
intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body
contact (one point).
It was the second time in as many seasons Selwood had fronted the
tribunal in an attempt to clear his name.
Last season, the tribunal cleared Selwood after Dockers midfielder
Des Headland alleged the Eagle made derogatory comments about his
daughter.
In other news, Collingwood are still to decide whether to contest a
headbutting charge at the Tribunal against key forward Travis Cloke.
Melbourne youngster Matthew Warnock was forced to leave the
ground under the blood rule after the clash with Cloke during the
Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG.
The level two misconduct charge was assessed as reckless, low impact and
high contact by the match review panel.
But Cloke can escape with a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his
future record if he submits an early guilty plea.
Cloke was also one of three players charged with engaging in a melee
during the Queen's Birthday clash on Monday. The others were Magpies
skipper Scott Burns and Melbourne's Lynden Dunn.
Collingwood forward Paul Medhurst and Melbourne's Clint
Bartram were booked with wrestling each other.
Details of Round 11 charges and verdicts ...
NORTH MELBOURNE v GEELONG
Michael Firrito (NM) and Paul Chapman (Gee) were cited for
wrestling each other in Q4. Both admitted guilt and each player accepted
the MRP fine of $900.
WEST COAST v SYDNEY
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Adam Goodes (Syd) reported by umpire Matthew Head for
rough conduct against Adam Selwood (WCE) in Q1. The MRP assessed
the incident as negligent, low impact and high contact carrying 125
demerit points. The points were reduced to 93.75 and a reprimand when
Goodes was offered an early plea. Goodes admitted guilt and accepted the
MRP reprimand.
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Adam Selwood (WCE) was cited for striking Amon Buchanan
(Syd) in Q4. In light of his existing good record the MRP offered
Selwood with an early plea a reprimand and 93.75 demerit points. West
Coast sought the adjudication of the Tribunal. The Tribunal found that
Selwood had delivered a blow that made more than negligible contact and
reaffirmed the MRP's reprimand against Selwood.
BRISBANE v FREMANTLE
Heath Black (Fre) was cited with a level four striking offence
against Troy Selwood (Bri) in Q2. The MRP assessed the incident
as intentional conduct (3 points), medium impact (2 points) and high
contact (1 point), drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match
suspension. With no existing record Black accepted the MRP's early plea
offer of a two-match suspension and a reduction to 243.75 demerit points
carried over.
MELBOURNE v COLLINGWOOD
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Travis Cloke (Col) was cited for headbutting Matthew Warnock
(Mel) in Q2. The level two misconduct charge was assessed as reckless,
low impact and high contact. The points were reduced to 93.75 and a
reprimand when Cloke was offered an early plea. Cloke admitted guilt and
accepted the MRP reprimand.
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Three players were cited for
engaging in a melee during the second quarter. All accepted guilt and
fine determined by the MRP Travis Cloke (Col) $1,200, Scott
Burns (Col) $2,100 (2nd offence), Lynden Dunn (Mel) $1,200.
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Paul Medhurst (Col) and Clint Bartram (Mel) were each
fined $900 for wrestling other in Q2.
They said it
Paul Roos lays down the law |
Sydney coach Paul Roos yesterday told
Adam Goodes to modify his game to make sure the Swans were not
missing their key player for a match or more later in the season.
Goodes yesterday pleaded guilty to a rough-conduct charge against West
Coast's Adam Selwood and, because he had no carry-over points, is
free to play against St Kilda at the SCG on Saturday night.
But the dual Brownlow medallist's early plea means he now has 93.75
carry-over points for 12 months, meaning any similar infringements will
sideline him for a minimum of one match, which prompted Roos to speak to
the 28-year-old.
"It was an inappropriate action based on what we know about footy," Roos
said, "and a week (suspension) would have been an appropriate penalty in
my opinion, so we were bracing to have him out for a week, but, given
the circumstances as they are with the tribunal, he'll play this week.
"I think we're a pretty disciplined side and we generally do things
pretty well. Every now and then, we have something we don't like as a
club and ourselves and obviously Adam was unhappy about it himself, and
hopefully, he doesn't do it again."
MICHAEL COWLEY, The Age, June 11, 2008 |
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The Full Picture update after Round 11 |
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The definitive
compilation of statistics
Martin Windsor-Black
THE FULL PICTURE
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more
after Round 11
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Quarters Ladder
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*Home* and *Away* Ladders
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Attendance Ladder |
MWB notes: Hawthorn's 4-quarter
win over Essendon was the only one on the weekend, and it was Hawthorn's
first 4-quarter win over Essendon since they slaughtered them in 1992
(1992-R20-MCG Ess 8.8-56 v Haw 32.24-216 - 160pts) - In fact the last 13
meetings has been decided by the winner of the second quarter.
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It was Hawthorn's 129th 4-quarter win and Essendon's 102nd 4-quarter loss.
Essendon have also gone 157 quarters without one being drawn (their last
drawn quarter was the 3rd quarter against Carlton in Round 16, 2006 at the
MCG in which the two sides drew 105-105)
There are a few remarkable stats including Carlton's amazing win over Port
Adelaide.
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Carlton and Brisbane defeated both Port Adelaide and Fremantle by winning
just ONE quarter (Carlton in the last and Brisbane in the second)
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It was the more satisfying for Blues supported in that it was Carlton's
first win against Port at Football Park since 2001 and the first time they
had kept them below 100 points since 2002
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It is the 56th time that Carlton have won a game by winning just one quarter
a league record.
These are the the 10 most recent ...
1985-R13-PP Car 20.19-139 v StK 16.11-107 by 32pts
1987-R2-P Col 17.5-107 v Car 16.18-114 by 7pts
1992-R6-PP Car 18.13-121 v StK 17.11-113 by 8pts
1992-R17-P Haw 7.12-54 v Car 9.12-66 by 12pts
1997-R13-S(n) WCE 11.13-79 v Car 12.14-86 by 7pts
2001-R3-MCG(n) Car 14.9-93 v Ess 11.10-76 by 17pts
2002-R21-Dok(n) WB 14.13-97 v Car 15.9-99 by 2pts
2004-R22-MCG(n) Col 16.11-107 v Car 17.6-108 by 1pt
2007-R10-MCG Car 21.12-138 v WB 19.14-128 by 10pts
2008-R11-FP PA 8.15-63 v Car 10.15-75 by 12pts
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Wins by winning just 1 quarter ...
56 Carlton, 48 Melbourne, 46 South Melbourne/Sydney, 45 Geelong, 42
Collingwood, 39 Richmond, 38 Essendon, 37 Fitzroy, 37 North
Melbourne/Kangaroos, 29 Hawthorn, 28 Footscray/Western Bulldogs, 28 St
Kilda, 8 Port Adelaide, 7 West Coast, 5 Fremantle, 4 Adelaide, 4 Brisbane,
nil University
On the other side of the coin, it is only Fremantle's 2nd loss after winning
just 3 quarters. We can probably all remember Fremantle's 1st it was the
'Siren-Gate' game at York Park, Launceston in Round 2, 2005 when Fremantle
won the opening 3 quarters, St Kilda won the last kicking 2.5 to 1.3 to win
by a point.
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The Swans have lost the most games winning 3 quarters.
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Losses after winning 3 quarters ...
41 South Melbourne-Sydney, 31 Essendon, 30 Geelong, 30 Richmond, 27 Carlton,
25 Footscray-West.B'dogs, 25 North Melb-Kangaroos, 24 Fitzroy, 23
Collingwood, 23 St Kilda, 20 Hawthorn, 19 Melbourne, 10 Brisbane, 5 West
Coast, 3 Adelaide, 2 Fremantle, 2 Port Adelaide, 2 University
Here are some other interesting facts ...
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Carlton is the only team in the bottom 8 which has defeated Port Adelaide.
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Port Adelaide have only won one game out of 5 at home and have the worst
average 'home' attendances in the league with just 25,636 per game (compared
to Adelaide who are averaging 40,447 at home) they are also yet to beat a
top eight side.
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Hawthorn is the only side which has beaten 4 top eight opponents, Geelong
and the Bulldogs have won 3 matches against top eight teams
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Although West Coast have not defeated a bottom 8 side they have only played
3 of them. 8 of their first 11 opponents are in the top half of the ladder
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Adelaide have only played 3 top eight opponents 7 of their 8 wins have
been against bottom eight teams
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Melbourne have also played 8 teams in the top eight in their first 11
rounds.
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Just 2 points separates North Melbourne, St Kilda and Carlton, so who has
the best run home?
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The average ladder position of North Melbourne opponents are 8.27, St
Kilda's 9.27 and Carlton's 7.27. Only Sydney have a worse run home than the
Blues. The average ladder position of their opponents is only 7.18.
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Both North and St Kilda have to play 5 teams in the top 8 in the run home.
Carlton and Sydney have to play 7 top eight sides in their last 11. The
Blues last game will be against current ladder leaders Hawthorn.
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22-round and 30-match ladders have been held over.
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Bruce Kennedy analysis
The first 11 rounds
Swans, Magpies have the stats of success |
At the half-way mark of the season, Bruce
Kennedy provides analysis of the first 11 rounds on the overall
picture and on a club-by-club basis more
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Games decided by 60 points or more
Sydney is 4-0 in games decided by 60 points or more so far this season,
and the Magpies are 3-1. The value of these big ones is illustrated by
those clubs' good percentages. If any of the top three slip, those
percentages will be a significant advantage to the Swans and Magpies. By
contrast, the Eagles, Bombers and Demons are all 0-4 in 60-point games.
Each club more
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NAB Rising
Star
Round 11 Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) |
Carlton ruckman Matthew Kreuzer has
been rewarded for his pivotal role in the Blues' comeback AFL win over
Port Adelaide with a Rising Star nomination.
Kreuzer was sent into attack in the final term and kicked three goals as
the Blues stormed from 30 points down at the last change to win by two
goals in Adelaide on Sunday.
It continued an impressive career start for the 200cm, athletic
19-year-old, who was the No.1 pick in last year's national draft.
After being sidelined by injury for the first two rounds, Kreuzer has
played the past nine games for Carlton and coach Brett Ratten had
nothing but praise for his early form.
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Full details and history of the AFL-NAB Rising Star
award ...
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Bruce Kennedy
The best and worst of 25-50-100-200 games ...
Our veteran statophile Bruce Kennedy has concluded his
lengthy research on the *best and worst*.
The work is not substantive and if anyone can unearth a "better" or
"worse" sequence than Bruce has come up with we would love to hear from
you.
CLUBS BEST OVER 25 MATCHES
Most successful
24-0-1 Geelong 1952-53 ...
more the complete list ...
page includes links to CLUBS BEST OVER 50, 100 and 200 MATCHES
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They said it
Geoff McClure
Foxtel proves it's no pay-for tiger |
Until 16 months ago, nobody knew for sure
how the current five-year television deal with the AFL would pan out.
For a while there, you may remember, it seemed the rights were going to
be solely owned by the two free-to-air networks, Ten and Seven. Which is
why we reckon the midway mark of the second of those five years is as
good a time as any to reflect on what the TV footy landscape would have
been like had pay TV network Foxtel not forged a last-minute agreement
to be one of the players. Well, it's this writer's view it would not
have been as good as it now is. Indeed, thank heavens for Foxtel, that's
all we can say. While Ten and Seven continue to dish up match after
match of delayed telecasts (unless the game is being played outside
Victoria) and ones that are saturated with commercials, Foxtel not only
broadcasts its four weekly games live but, apart from some quarter-time
break fillers, there is never an advert in sight. And never was Foxtel's
impact on the season more evident than during the just-completed round
11 when it was lucky enough to score the best two finishes of the long
weekend, Saturday night's last-gasp win by Sydney over West Coast and
Sunday's great comeback victory by Carlton over Port Adelaide. Now we're
not suggesting Ten wouldn't have done an equally good job as Foxtel had
its two Saturday night fixtures been reversed but it's fair to say
memories of Ten's Hall of Fame post-match stuff-up still linger. And its
insistence on blocking out the clock for the last five minutes of its
games continues to infuriate a vast majority of fans (those we speak to
anyway). As for Seven, well, we should all be grateful that Sunday's
AAMI Stadium game wasn't played in Melbourne as a Seven afternoon
fixture. Otherwise, Seven's delayed telecast of it would have pretty
much ended the moment the game finished, meaning Carlton fans would have
been deprived of those wonderful scenes of jubilation, when the players
ran to and embraced their fans and later in the rooms where Dick
Pratt (and his wife Jeanne) joined in a rousing rendition of
the theme song. Seven's Melbourne boss Ian Johnson insists his
network doesn't deliberately balance its Sunday afternoon match coverage
to end close to 6pm, thus ensuring viewers stay on for the evening news
but, c'mon Johnno, it happens every week! Anyway, it was you and your
Ten counterparts who were responsible for finally forging a deal with
Foxtel way back in February 2007, so at least we have that to thank you
for.
GEOFF McCLURE, The Age, Sporting Life, June 10, 2008 |
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Former Tasmanian Devils coach Daryn Cresswell has gone overseas
while owing a large amount of money to Tassie Mariners coach Andrew
Mellor. The debt, believed to be about $100,000 is in relation to a
joint Gold Coast investment property in Mellor's name. Cresswell, 37 and
a member of the Tasmanian and Sydney Swans teams of the century,
resigned as Devils coach last Wednesday saying he had lost the passion
to coach and did not believe he would be reappointed after this season.
He flew out of Tasmania that afternoon and is now believed to be in
London Brett Stubbs, The Australian
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Carlton against Port on Sunday for just the third time in 2254 League
matches recovered to win from a three-quarter time deficit of five goals
Comeback
wins from three-quarter time deficits |
30pts Fitzroy
10.19-79 v Carlton 7.7-49
Final Carlton 17.13-115 v Fitzroy 13.20-98 |
1942-R15-BS |
30pts Essendon
13.8-86 v Carlton 7.14-56
Final Carlton 13.17-95 v Essendon 14.9-93 |
1944-R4-PP |
30pts Port Adel
8.12-60 v Carlton 3.12-30
Final Carlton 10.15-75 v Port Adel 8.15-63 |
2008-R11-FP |
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Tuesday, June 10
Match Review Panel
Round 11
Goodes offered reprimand for high contact
Black accepts guilt to striking and wrestling
Several charges from Queen's Birthday game
Sydney star Adam Goodes can extend his run of consecutive AFL
games to 203 and beyond by accepting an early guilty plea for making
high contact to West Coast's Adam Selwood.
Yahoo! Sport reported the level one rough conduct offence in the
first quarter of Saturday night's match at Subiaco was assessed as
negligent, low impact and high contact at the Match Review Panel (MRP)
assessment on Monday.
But the 125 demerit points will be reduced to 93.75 and a reprimand with
an early guilty plea, freeing Goodes to play in the round 12 home clash
with St Kilda.
Only Melbourne duo Jim Stynes (244) and Adem Yze (226)
have played more consecutive matches than the 28-year-old Goodes.
Selwood can also accept a reprimand for pleading guilty to a separate
striking offence in Q4 against Swan Amon Buchanan.
Western Bulldogs ruckman Ben Hudson can accept a reprimand for
striking St Kilda onballer Leigh Montagna in Q2.
Fremantle onballer Heath Black was offered a two-match suspension
for a level four striking offence in Q2 against Brisbane's Troy
Selwood. Black accepted the early plea of guilty and the two-game
suspension.
Black and Selwood were also been charged with wrestling each other in Q2
for which Black accepted guilt and the MRP fine of $900.
North Melbourne defender Michael Firrito and Geelong forward
Paul Chapman have also been charged with wrestling each other in Q4.
All of the wrestling reports attract $900 fines with early guilty pleas.
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On Tuesday afternoon the MRP charged Collingwood forward Travis Cloke
with head-butting Melbourne youngster Matthew Warnock in Monday's
AFL match at the MCG.
The level two misconduct charge was assessed as reckless, low impact and
high contact.
But Cloke can escape with a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his
future record if he submits an early guilty plea.
Cloke was also one of three players charged with engaging in a melee
during the Queen's Birthday clash. The others were Magpies skipper
Scott Burns and Melbourne's Lynden Dunn.
Collingwood forward Paul Medhurst and Melbourne's Clint
Bartram were booked with wrestling each other.
All of the melee and wrestling charges incur fines with an early guilty
plea.
Other Incidents Assessed from Round 11:
The match day report against
Jordan Russell (Car) was assessed. Russell was reported for making
forceful contact from front-on against Paul Stewart (PA) during
Q4. It was the view of the panel that while it was unfortunate high
contact was made, resulting in Stewart having to be assisted from the
ground, Russell had no real alternative way to contest the ball. As
such, no further action was required.
Contact between Jimmy Bartel (Gee) and Brady Rawlings (NM)
from Q1 was assessed. It was the view of the panel that the force of the
contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No
further action required.
Contact between Cameron Mooney (Gee) and Scott Thompson
(NM) from Q2 was assessed. The force of the contact was below that
required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action taken.
Contact between Andrew Welsh (Ess) and Sam Mitchell (Haw)
from Q2 was investigated. The evidence given by player Mitchell to the
panel was that no reportable offence was committed. No further action
was taken.
Contact between Tyson Stenglein (WC) and Adam Goodes (Syd)
from Q1 was assessed. The level of impact was below that required to
constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
Contact between Peter Everitt (Syd) and Dean Cox (WC) from
Q1 was investigated. The evidence given by player Cox to the panel was
that he was bumped to the side by player Everitt and had gone to ground
in the hope of winning a free kick. No reportable offence was committed
and no further action was taken.
Contact between Jeff Farmer (Fre) and Luke Power (Bri)
from Q2 was assessed. Due to the inconclusive nature of the video
evidence, no further action can be taken.
Contact between Brendan Fevola (Car) and Alipate Carlile
(PA) from Q2 was assessed. The force of the contact was below that
required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was
taken.
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Gardner to step down as chairman
Jim Stynes to contest top board role
Melbourne chairman Paul Gardner in his pre-match speech before
Monday's match at the MCG announced he was standing down from the
position and endorsed former Demons Brownlow Medallist Jim Stynes
as his successor.
Stynes has already publicly announced his desire to take over as
chairman of the AFL's oldest club.
Gardner, who has been in the post since 2003, said it was time to bring
new ideas and energy to the club and he wanted the transition to take
place without any disruption.
"I wish Jim Stynes all of the best in his endeavours and encourage
others to follow his lead and help our club return itself to its former
greatness."
Gardner will officially step down at Thursday's board meeting, with
Stynes expected to be appointed to the role at the same time Fox
Sports
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But, Stephen Rielly warns in The Australian: It is
not, however, a given that Jim Stynes, the Dubliner who won the 1991
Brownlow medal for Melbourne, will succeed outgoing chairman Paul
Gardner.
While even Gardner was wishing Stynes well yesterday, it is understood
that there is resistance to an immediate takeover until details of the
264-game legend's plans for a Melbourne revival have been examined by
the board.
To date, Stynes has declined to reveal how, and with whom, he intends to
transform the debt-laden club that is as impoverished on-field as it is
off.
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Ankle sidelines Rocca for at least a month
Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse revealed his veteran
centre-half-forward Anthony Rocca is set for an extended spell on
the sidelines with his on-going ankle problems after the 30-year-old was
again a late withdrawal from Monday's annual Queen's Birthday clash
against Melbourne.
Without Rocca for the fourth time in the past seven matches, the Pies'
laboured to beat bottom side Melbourne by just 21 points but Malthouse
insisted the win was better than it appeared because of the fanatical
way in which the Demons' approached what for them is their biggest game
of the season.
The Pies again showed they could cope without Rocca by amassing 13
individual goalkickers for the third successive week a trend which
Malthouse is looking to continue given that Rocca now appears set to be
sidelined until at least after the Pies' mid-season break.
That means he will miss at least upcoming games against Carlton and the
Bulldogs before returning at the earliest against Sydney in the second
half of the split round 14.
"He won't be back in the immediate future," Malthouse said of Rocca,
following Monday's win over Melbourne Sportal
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Geoff McClure
150: One hell of a night |
Melbourne Football Club may be struggling on
the field and with its board in upheaval but it still knows how to put
on a bash, as 1300 supporters discovered when the Demons celebrated
their 150th anniversary at Crown Casino on Saturday night. "Welcome to
the first and only 150th birthday party ever celebrated by a sporting
organisation anywhere in the world," announced outgoing chairman Paul
Gardner.
And putting into perspective those 150 years, he pointed out that the
club was older than Manchester United by 20 years, the New York Yankees
by 43 years, Real Madrid by 44 years, and came into existence 24 years
before the Ashes legend was born. Continued Gardner: "In 1858, we'd
never heard of Ned Kelly, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
or Collingwood. They were called the good old days for some reason."
GEOFF McCLURE, The Age, Sporting Life, June 9, 2008 |
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Crowds for the Queen's Birthday split round 11 totalled 308,527 on
published figures, subject to AFL audit. Progressive total for the season is
3,391,470 169,433 ahead of this point last year.
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Monday, June 9
59,548 at Queen's
Birthday clash
Magpies win easily against improved Demons
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Blues complete stunning comeback |
After trailing by 30 points at three-quarter
time with only three goals on the scoreboard, and as many as 38 points
at the 17-minute mark of the third term, Carlton came from nowhere to
pile on seven unanswered goals in the final term at Football Park on
Sunday night to seal a famous victory.
Port Adelaide's spectacular capitulation comes just seven rounds after
it conceded a 47-point lead in the third quarter to lose to the Brisbane
Lions by 24 points at the same venue.
This match may well be remembered by Carlton supporters as the precise
point in time where its three number one picks from the past three years
Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer
all came of age as league footballers.
Murphy, the Blues' only four-quarter player for the match, showed poise
and maturity beyond his 20 years of age and was the star of the show
collecting 33 possessions and pumping the ball into the forward 50 on
nine occasions in what eventually was a match-winning performance.
Gibbs was handed the job of tagging Power superstar Chad Cornes
and accepted the task with arms wide open as he went on to completely
shut down the talismanic utility in what was the best performance of his
short career.
Meanwhile Kreuzer after a quiet first three quarters was the man who
sparked the resurgence in the final term with three critical goals.
Carlton coach Brett Ratten's decision to put Kreuzer in attack
proved to be a game-defining one as Carlton was far too predictable
going forward for the first three quarters with spearhead Brendan
Fevola the only option in attack.
The one-dimensional forward set-up played into the hands of the Power
defenders who double-, triple- and even quadruple-teamed Fevola many
times and ensured that Cartlon's inside-50 lead of 36-35 at
three-quarter time was ineffectual.
However, in all the excitement surrounding the performances of the
Blues' young guns, the effort of captain Chris Judd can not go
unmentioned.
Judd, who finished the match with 32 touches more than half of which
were contested, was instrumental in the final quarter and got his side
going with countless forward thrusts and hotly contested balls that were
in dispute.
RONNY LERNER, Sportal, June 8 |
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Round 11
Adelaide crush the Tigers
Hawks blitz Bombers; Franklin nine goals
Swans beat Eagles by 5pts in another epic finish
Brisbane beat Dockers and secure 7th win
Bulldogs enjoy solid win over disappointing Saints
Carlton's stunning comeback flattens Port Power
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Melbourne celebrates their 150th anniversary
Melbourne have elevated Don Cordner to legend status in their
Hall of Fame as the AFL club officially celebrated their 150th
anniversary at gala function at Crown on Saturday night
About 1300 guests put the club's on and off-field troubles to one side,
celebrating the Demons' history.
Yahoo! Sport noted: Cordner played 166 games for Melbourne
between 1941-50, won the 1946 Brownlow Medal and played in their 1941
and '48 premiership sides. The defender and midfielder also captained
the club and won their 1943 best-and-fairest award.
He was one of three Cordner brothers who featured in the 150 Heroes, a
selection of the club's best players that was announced at the dinner.
Denis and Ted Cordner also featured in the list, which
included such legendary Melbourne players as Ron Barassi,
Robbie Flower, Garry Lyon and Jim Stynes.
There is ongoing speculation that Stynes will soon lead a takeover of
power at board level.
Current chairman Paul Gardner could confirm the imminent change
during the pre-game lunch at the Queen's Birthday blockbuster against
Collingwood.
Melbourne's 150 heroes:
Jim Abernethy, Frank Adams, Bill Allan,
Stan Alves, Sid Anderson, Tony Anderson, Lance Arnold, Ron Baggott, Gary Baker,
Harold Ball, Ron Barassi (Jr), Percy Beames, John Beckwith, George
Bickford, Ray Biffin, Barry Bourke, Harry Brereton, Cameron Bruce, Keith Carroll,
Geoff Case, Albert Chadwick, Noel Clarke,
Geoff Collins, Jack Collins, Chris Connolly, Bob Corbett, Denis Cordner,
Don Cordner, Ted Cordner, Vin Coutie, Harry Coy, Jimmy Davidson, Frank Davis,
Ross Dillon, Carl Ditterich, Brian Dixon, Len Dockett, Adrian Dullard (Spud),
Hugh Dunbar, Ritchie Emselle, Fred Fanning, Jeff Farmer, Matthew Febey,
Steven Febey, Dick Fenton-Smith, Rowley Fischer, Robert Flower, Laurie Fowler,
Maurie Gibb, Peter Giles, G.Terry Gleeson, Brad Green
Brad, Rod Grinter, George Haines, Gary Hardeman, Henry Harrison, Gerard Healy,
Greg Healy, Dick Hingston, Paul Hopgood, Danny Hughes, Anthony Ingerson,
Eddie Jackson, Alan Johnson, Bob Johnson (Jr), Bob Johnson (Sr), Bob Johnson (Tassie),
Trevor Johnson, Travis Johnstone, Gordon Jones, Les Jones, Bryan Kenneally,
Allan La Fontaine, Clyde Laidlaw,
Frank Langley, Johnny Leith, Andrew Leoncelli, Charlie Lilley, Wally Lock,
Harry Long, John Lord, Andy Lovell, Brett Lovett, Glenn Lovett,
Garry Lyon, Hassa Mann, George Margitich, Peter Marquis, Bernie Massey,
Anthony McDonald, James McDonald, Fred McGinis, JP (Shane) McGrath,
Bob McKenzie, Col McLean, Ian McLean, Noel McMahen, Ken Melville, Laurie Mithen,
Peter Moore, Jack Mueller, David Neitz, Stephen Newport,
Jack O'Keefe, Andrew Obst, Gordon Ogden, Greg Parke, AM 'Joe' Pearce ,
Jack Purse, Ian Ridley, Guy Rigoni, Frank Roberts, Russell Robertson,
Alby Rodda, Brian 'Doc' Roet, Peter Rohde, Alan Rowarth, David Schwarz,
Norm Smith, Steven Smith, Earl Spalding, Stuart Spencer, Charlie Streeter,
Steven Stretch, Jim Stynes, Tony Sullivan, Dick Taylor, Ted Thomas, Ian Thorogood,
Stephen Tingay, John Townsend, Keith Truscott,
Geoff Tunbridge, Bill Tymms, Barrie Vagg, Frank 'Pop' Vine, Todd Viney,
Ivor Warne-Smith, Ray Wartman, Athol Webb, Greg Wells, Jeff White, Sean Wight,
Don Williams, Brian Wilson, Stan (Bunny) Wittman, Shane Woewodin,
Graeme Yeats, Charlie Young, Adem Yze.
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Round 11
Geelong hold on to beat
brave Kangas by 13 points
Seven goals to Cameron
Mooney and a brilliant performance from Gary Ablett allowed
Geelong to withstand a gallant North Melbourne in a high-class AFL clash
at Docklands Stadium on Friday night. The Cats prevailed by 13 points in
an entertaining, high-intensity match.
It was the first meeting between the two sides since Geelong thrashed
North by 106 points in last year's finals series.
Yahoo! Sport noted: The Kangaroos, missing several key players
through injury and down by 22 points at quarter-time, showed a huge
amount of grit to battle their way back into the match.
While they never hit the front, they climbed to within two points early
in the second half and were still within eight points in time-on of a
gripping final term.
Fittingly, Mooney kicked the sealer, recovering from a marking contest
to gather the ball and rush into an open goalsquare for his seventh and
the final goal of the match.
He had proved too strong all night for opponents Michael Firrito
and Scott Thompson in one of the major differences in the
contest.
It was one of just four goals in an arm-wrestle of a final quarter,
after the two teams had kicked 32 between them in the preceding three
quarters.
Ablett was outstanding, finishing with 39 touches and two goals,
including a beautiful snap late in the first term.
He had earlier set the game up for the Cats with an opening quarter of
incredible dominance, when he picked up 14 touches and was involved in
setting up most of Geelong's seven goals.
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AFL to note: "No more rule changes" |
No more rule changes.
That's the overwhelming message to the AFL from the 16 clubs surveyed on
the trial rules in place for the 2008 NAB Cup.
Fox Sports reports: The clubs, according to AFL operations manager
Adrian Anderson, support the use of the NAB Cup to trial new rules, but
are strongly opposed to the incorporation of those rules into the
premiership season.
The increase in the legal kicking distance to 20 metres; the use of a
three-point rushed behind; a nine point super goal; play on when a ball
hits a goal or behind post; the ball thrown in from 10 metres inside the
boundary; greater numbers on the interchange bench and the umpiring
no-go zone were all supported by a clear majority of clubs for use in
the NAB Cup.
But a clear majority of clubs opposed their introduction into the
premiership season.
AFL clubs are divided on marks not being paid for kicks backwards in the
defensive half, but unanimously opposed to that rule being considered
for the premiership season.
The restriction on the number of interchanges allowed per quarter was
also unanimously opposed to for the regular season and had little
support as a NAB Cup trial.
"The only NAB Cup trial rule that drew support for introduction into the
premiership season was the move for umpires to throw the ball up around
the ground, which was supported by 12 of the 16 clubs," Anderson said. |
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The AFL webpage noted |
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All 16 clubs were surveyed on the trial
rules that were in place for the 2008 NAB Cup pre-season competition,
and the results show that the increase in the legal kicking distance to
20 metres; the use of a three-point rushed behind; a nine point super
goal; play on when a ball hits a goal or behind post; the ball thrown in
from 10 metres inside the boundary; greater numbers on the interchange
bench and the umpiring no-go zone were all supported by a clear majority
of clubs for use in the NAB Cup, but also opposed to by a clear majority
of clubs for introduction into the Toyota AFL Premiership Season. |
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Hawks lose Sewell to shoulder injury
Hawthorn have lost its 2007 best and fairest Brad Sewell from
four to six weeks with a shoulder injury, the club announced yesterday.
Sewell took a knock to his right shoulder during last week's loss to the
Western Bulldogs, rupturing the ligaments of his AC joint, which will
require surgery to repair. The club said it expects Sewell to be able to
resume training within two weeks.
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Tassie team suspension shocks town
The central Tasmanian town of Ross has appealed after a decision earlier
this week by the Oatlands District Football Association to suspend the
town's football team because the Southern Umpires Association threatened
to boycott ODFA matches if it didn't. The Ross club intends to appeal
which would be heard by AFL Tasmania The Examiner
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The NTFL may have a new team in 2009. The Prospect Sharks JFC has made
overtures to join as the 12th club of the Launceston competition which
requires member clubs to field teams in each of its senior, reserves and
under 19 divisions Hobart Mercury
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Round 11 selection
Kangas lose two forwards from important clash
North Melbourne have lost their two top goal-kickers, Nathan Thompson
and Corey Jones, in a major injury blow ahead of Friday night's
crucial AFL clash with Geelong.
Thompson failed to overcome knee soreness, which troubled him in last
round's loss to Brisbane, while Jones has succumbed to an ankle injury.
Fox Sports reports: North also dropped defender Shannon Watt
from the side that lost to the Lions, with Ben Davies, Scott
Thompson and Leigh Brown the three incoming players.
Adding to the Roos challenge, Geelong regained star forwards Cameron
Mooney and Paul Chapman from injury. Chapman missed the past
two games with a hamstring injury, while Mooney was a late withdrawal
against Carlton last weekend with a shoulder problem. Geelong dropped
young pair Harry Taylor and Tom Hawkins.
West Coast reacted to last week's 100-point loss to Collingwood by
making seven changes for Saturday night's Subiaco clash with Sydney.
Young midfielder Sam Butler was among the inclusions, in what
will be his first game since the club's 2006 premiership, after a
frustrating series of groin injuries. Also returning to the side was
experienced defender Adam Hunter, who has missed four games with
a knee injury.
The Eagles lost Brad Ebert (ankle), Will Schofield
(thigh), Josh Kennedy (knee) and Matt Rosa (ankle) to
injury, Beau Waters to suspension and dropped Steven Armstrong
and Ben McKinley.
Sydney made just one change, Ed Barlow replacing Craig Bird.
Hawthorn lost tough midfielder Brad Sewell to a shoulder injury
for Saturday night's match against Essendon at Docklands, but regained
Luke Hodge from a hamstring strain.
The Bombers lost youngster Tom Hislop with a shoulder injury,
replaced by Jason Laycock.
The Brisbane Lions kept star forward Jonathan Brown in their
25-man squad for Sunday's Gabba meeting with Fremantle, despite him
hyper-extending his knee against the Kangaroos. But defenders Jason
Roe and Ashley McGrath were both forced out by hamstring
injuries.
The Dockers regained veteran midfielder Peter Bell from a back
problem, with youngster Paul Duffield omitted.
Adelaide resisted the temptation to rush back Trent Hentschel,
out since August 2006 with a serious knee injury, for Saturday's MCG
clash with Richmond at the MCG. Instead, they included Ken McGregor
and Luke Jericho to replace suspended forward Brett Burton
and injured big man Jonathon Griffin (hip).
The Tigers made three changes to the side that was thrashed by Sydney at
the SCG on Sunday. Skipper Kane Johnson was forced out with a
knee injury, while forward Jack Riewoldt and midfielder Chris
Hyde were dropped. Veteran midfielder Greg Tivendale was
recalled, along with Luke McGuane and Graham Polak.
Carlton regained defender Jarrad Waite from suspension for
Sunday's clash with Port Adelaide at Football Park, but lost fellow
backman Paul Bower for an extended stint with a shoulder injury.
The Power regained midfielder Domenic Cassisi from illness, but
talented forward Brett Ebert will again miss with an ankle
injury.
Collingwood named veteran forward Anthony Rocca in their squad
for Monday's Queen's Birthday clash with Melbourne at the MCG, after he
missed the Eagles match with soreness.
The Demons, who have lost Russell Robertson for the season with
an Achilles injury, also dropped Daniel Bell and Simon Buckley.
They regained defender Jared Rivers from a hip injury and
youngster Cale Morton from illness.
St Kilda are yet to cut any players ahead of Sunday's meeting at
Docklands with the Western Bulldogs, while the Dogs have lost Robert
Murphy to suspension and Tim Callan to a hamstring injury.
They named midfielder Callan Ward to make his AFL debut.
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Allan Jeans is a St Kilda legend, officially
St Kilda's first and only premiership coach, Allan Jeans, has
been elevated to "legend" status in the club's hall of fame. Jeans, 74,
was honoured at a function at Crown Casino in Melbourne last night along
with 12 new members of the Saints' Hall of Fame.
Martin Blake reports in The Age: "Yabby" Jeans, still active in the game
as a mentor figure, was a moderately talented St Kilda player for 77
games who ultimately coached the club to its premiership in 1966. He
later coached Hawthorn to three premierships, and Richmond with less
conspicuous success.
The inductees were: Nathan Burke, Greg Burns, Gary Colling, Bill
Cubbins, Brian Gleeson, Daryl Griffith, Barry Lawrence, Brian Mynott,
Des Nisbet, Lance Oswald, Bruce Phillips, Colin Watson wider detail,
more ...
They said it
Caroline Wilson
Top two snub pivotal match for Olympics |
AFL bosses Mike Fitzpatrick and
Andrew Demetriou have turned their backs on the competition's
pivotal 150th birthday celebrations in favour of the Olympic opening
ceremony in Beijing.
In a snub that has raised eyebrows among both club and Melbourne Grammar
and Scotch College circles, AFL chairman Fitzpatrick, who had been
suggested as speaker at the three-match function held in honour of the
sesquicentenary at the MCG on August 8, has told organisers he cannot
attend and is headed for China instead.
Demetriou, who was expected to attend the function honouring the first
game of Australian football, has chosen to accept an invitation along
with Fitzpatrick from the Seven Network to attend the opening ceremony.
"It's just an unfortunate clash of dates," Demetriou told The Age.
"It's a pity but we can't be there. We will be represented by other
commissioners and senior AFL executives on the day."
Demetriou could not confirm whether his No. 2 Gillon McLachlan
also Beijing-bound would be at the opening ceremony.
The 150th anniversary birthday game between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch
College will be played at the MCG, not far from the Yarra Park turf upon
which the two schools contested the first game of recognised Australian
football in 1858.
The match is scheduled to start at about 4pm as a curtain-raiser to the
clash between foundation clubs Melbourne and Geelong.
The snub is more significant, given the AFL's decision to turn the
anniversary of the private school football game regarded as the match
that pioneered Australian football into its own birthday party.
CAROLINE WILSON, The Age, June 6, 2008 |
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Carlton offer Fevola a three-year deal
Carlton star forward Brendan Fevola says the AFL club has offered
him a new three-year contract.
The 27-year-old Blues spearhead said his management company Velocity
Sports received the offer from Carlton representatives but he was yet to
make a decision.
The 2006 Coleman Medallist said there had been no discussion on
inserting a behavioural clause, but he would not accept one being
included.
There has been speculation the Blues would look to insert such a clause,
after the club warned Fevola earlier this year that he faced the sack
for any future alcohol-related misbehaviour. The warning came after he
was caught urinating outside a nightclub in the week preceding the
club's opening match of the season Yahoo! Sport
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Magpies re-sign five top youngsters
Collingwood have signed five of their younger players to new deals in a
move the AFL club says will help underpin their future.
Midfielder Dane Swan, 24, defender Tyson Goldsack, 21, and
19-year-old forward Ben Reid have all signed on until the end of
2010, while defenders Nathan Brown, 19, and Harry O'Brien,
21, both committed to the club until the end of 2011.
"It's great to have those five boys re-commit to the club, and for us to
make a commitment to them, because they're all players of considerable
talent and promise," Magpies chief of football Geoff Walsh told
the club's website.
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Gold Coast: TAC Cup next year, VFL in 2010
Gold Coast will field a development team in the TAC Cup under-18
competition next year, ahead of their 2011 AFL debut.
The AFL on Thursday announced the team will then progress to the VFL in
2010 before joining the senior competition the following season.
"It is our view that the fast-tracking of the young talent who will join
the Gold Coast list is best served by playing in the TAC Cup competition
in 2009, with a mix of matches in Victoria and home games on the Gold
Coast," said AFL game development manager David Matthews.
This will be first step in the creation of the new team and the league
is yet to determine what draft concessions Gold Coast will receive.
Queensland 17-year-olds will be offered contracts to join the new team,
rather than going through the draft in 12 months' time.
"Over the last decade, the TAC Cup has provided nearly half of all
players chosen in the AFL Draft and this step in 2009 will allow
Queensland players to develop quickly through an AIS Academy-style
program," Matthews said Yahoo! Sport
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St Kilda and Melbourne will swap VFL affiliate sides from the 2009
season. The move was announced by both clubs on Thursday and will see St
Kilda partnered with Sandringham, and Melbourne with Casey Scorpions at
the conclusion of the 2008 season. The change is a result of extensive
discussions with all parties and the result will secure a long-term
future between the various clubs.
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