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CLUB BEST & FAIREST AWARDS, 2006
ADELAIDE Malcolm Blight Medal October 6 194 – Simon Goodwin 158 – Tyson Edwards 156 – Graham Johncock 144 – Andrew McLeod 142 – Nathan Bassett 128 – Matthew Bode 126 – Robert Shirley 125 – Ben Rutten 114 – Michael Doughty 112 – Brett Burton	MELBOURNE Keith 'Bluey' Truscott award October 2 464 – James McDonald 317 – Cameron Bruce 303 – Brock McLean 290 – David Neitz 259 – Brad Green 257 – Nathan Carroll 250 – Matthew Whelan 224 – Jared Rivers 204 – Jeff White 197 – Travis Johnstone
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BRISBANE Merrett-Murray Medal October 6 53.5 – Simon Black 48.5 – Justin Sherman 47.5 – Luke Power 42.0 – Mal Michael 39.5 – Daniel Bradshaw 38.0 – Jamie Charman 37.5 – Michael Voss 31.5 – Michael Rischitelli, Tim Notting 30.5 – Troy Selwood	NM-KANGAROOS Syd Barker Medal September 8 41 – Brady Rawlings 40 – Nathan Thompson 40 – Daniel Wells 38 – Daniel Harris 38 – Brent Harvey 38 – Drew Petrie 34 – Corey Jones 31 – Adam Simpson 21 – Jess Sinclair 19 – Daniel Pratt
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CARLTON John Nicholls Trophy September 8 174 – Lance Whitnall 164 – Brendan Fevola 146 – Heath Scotland 105 – Kade Simpson 93 – Nick Stevens 91 – Andrew Walker 90 – Bret Thornton 84 – Matthew Lappin 82 – Marc Murphy 57 – Anthony Koutoufides	PORT ADELAIDE John Cahill Medal September 15 157 – Brendon Lade 148 – Shaun Burgoyne 144 – Kane Cornes 99 – Chad Cornes 93 – Danyle Pearce 68 – Steven Salopek 60 – Dom Cassisi 60 – Josh Mahoney 54 – Darryl Wakelin 49 – Damon White
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COLLINGWOOD Copeland Trophy October 6 51 – Alan Didak 49 – James Clement, Ben Johnson 48 – Heath Shaw, Josh Fraser 42 – Dane Swan 40 – Anthony Rocca, Shane O'Bree 39 – Nathan Buckley, Tarkyn Lockyer	RICHMOND Jack Dyer Medal September 20 226 – Kane Johnson 223 – Andrew Raines 215 – Troy Simmonds 204 – Joel Bowden 186 – Kayne Pettifer 172 – Greg Tivendale 164 – Matthew Richardson 160 – Patrick Bowden 152 – Dean Polo 151 – Shane Tuck
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ESSENDON W.S. Crichton Medal September 13 239 – Scott Lucas 221 –Jobe Watson 208 – Dustin Fletcher 196 – Brent Stanton 188 – Andrew Welsh 180 – James Hird 165 – Jason Johnson 157 – David Hille 143 – Mark McVeigh 135 – Nathan Lovett-Murray	ST KILDA Trevor Barker award October 3 145 – Nick Riewoldt 134 – Jason Gram 131 – Sam Fisher 121 – Robert Harvey 115 – Nick Dal Santo 115 – Brendon Goddard 108 – Fraser Gehrig 108 – Max Hudghton 107 – Leigh Montagna 104 – Brett Voss
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FREMANTLE Doig Medal October 7 34 – Matthew Pavlich 31 – Peter Bell, Michael Johnson 28 – Shane Parker 25 – Josh Carr, Aaron Sandilands 23 – Jeff Farmer 21 – David Mundy, Steven Dodd 20 – Luke McPharlin, Matthew Carr	SYDNEY Bob Skilton Medal October 6 520 – Adam Goodes 483 – Ryan O’Keefe, Brett Kirk 481 – Barry Hall 442 – Craig Bolton 421 – Leo Barry 400 – Amon Buchanan 357 – Jude Bolton 354 – Tadhg Kennelly 353 – Luke Ablett, Jarrad McVeigh
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GEELONG Carji Greeves Medal October 5 462 – Paul Chapman 383 – Jimmy Bartel 371 – Gary Ablett 329 – Cameron Ling 291 – Corey Enright 287 – Darren Milburn 267 – Joel Corey, Matthew Scarlett 256 – Brad Ottens 220 – Jarad Rooke	WEST COAST October 6 452 – Chris Judd 440 – Darren Glass 429 – Ben Cousins 419 – Tyson Stenglein 410 – Adam Selwood 370 – Daniel Kerr 368 – Quinten Lynch 359 – Dean Cox 340 – Michael Braun 332 – Adam Hunter
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HAWTHORN Peter Crimmins Award October 7 142 – Sam Mitchell 132 – Luke Hodge 130 – Brad Sewell 94 – Shane Crawford 90 – Robert Campbell 89 – Ben Dixon 88 – Tim Clarke 86 – Campbell Brown 84 – Rick Ladson 82 – Mark Williams, Grant Birchall	WESTERN B'DOGS Charlie Sutton Medal October 7 197 – Brad Johnson 162 – Scott West 158 – Daniel Cross 130 – Dale Morris 126 – Lindsay Gilbee 113 – Matthew Boyd 99 – Adam Cooney 91 – Ryan Griffen 88 – Brian Harris 82 – Jordan McMahon
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

All-Australian team of 2006
Ten new players named
AA captain is Brad Johnson

Traditionally a cavalcade of acknowledged superstars, this year's AFL All-Australian team has paid due recognition to some of the game's less spectacular but hardest-working players, ROHAN CONNOLLY reports in The Age.

The team contains some names who have been around senior football a long time without having received much kudos beyond their own clubs, most notably Sydney pair Craig Bolton and Ryan O'Keefe, Melbourne onballer James McDonald, Adelaide's Nathan Bassett and West Coast full-back Darren Glass.

They were five of 10 first-time All-Australians announced last night at a function at Crown Casino, the others Western Bulldog defender Lindsay Gilbee, Collingwood's Alan Didak, Carlton's Brendan Fevola, and Port Adelaide pair Brendon Lade and Shaun Burgoyne.

Bulldog Brad Johnson, outstanding all season as an undersized forward with 70 goals in the home-and-away rounds, was honoured not only with his fifth All-Australian nomination, but also with the team captaincy. Sydney's Barry Hall is his deputy. They were two of eight players who managed to retain their spots from last year's side.

While there's no shortage of silk in the 2006 line-up, the selection of Bolton, O'Keefe, McDonald, Glass and Bassett gives this year's team, particularly its back line, a blue-collar flavour ... more

The team:

B:	Nathan Bassett Adelaide	Darren Glass West Coast	Lindsay Gilbee West.B'dogs
HB:	Craig Bolton Sydney	Joel Bowden Richmond	Andrew McLeod Adelaide
C:	Simon Goodwin Adelaide	Scott West West.B'dogs	Adam Goodes Sydney
HF:	Alan Didak Collingwood	Barry Hall (vc) Sydney	Ryan O'Keefe Sydney
F:	Brad Johnson Capt. West.B'dogs	Brendan Fevola Carlton	Nick Riewoldt St Kilda
Foll:	Brendon Lade Port Adelaide	Chris Judd West Coast	Ben Cousins West Coast
IC:	Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide Dean Cox West Coast	James McDonald Melbourne Matthew Pavlich Fremantle

The All-Australian selectors were: Mark Bickley, Robert Walls, Chris Mainwaring, Kevin Bartlett, Gerard Healy and AFL executives Andrew Demetriou, Rod Austin and Adrian Anderson.

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CLUB BEST & FAIREST AWARDS, 2005
ADELAIDE Malcolm Blight Medal September 30 195 – Simon Goodwin 169 – Nathan Bassett 166 – Ben Rutten 164 – Andrew McLeod 155 – Tyson Edwards 148 – Mark Ricciuto 134 – Ian Perrie 130 – Martin Mattner 121 – Scott Thompson 114 – Ken McGregor	MELBOURNE Keith 'Bluey' Truscott award September 26 316 – Travis Johnstone 262 – Russell Robertson 183 – Aaron Davey 168 – Brent Moloney 166 – Brad Green 164 – Jeff White 152 – Cameron Bruce 125 – Paul Wheatley 124 – Nathan D Brown 123 – Adem Yze
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BRISBANE Merrett-Murray Medal October 1 52 – Jason Akermanis 47 – Chris Johnson 45.5 – Jed Adcock 44 – Michael Voss 43.5 – Luke Power 41.5 – Jonathan Brown 38 – Mal Michael 37.5 – Daniel Bradshaw 35.5 – Tim Notting 34 – Nigel Lappin	NM-KANGAROOS Syd Barker Medal October 1 50 – Brent Harvey 44 – Shannon Grant 43 – Glen Archer 42 – Adam Simpson 41 – Nathan Thompson 41 – Corey Jones 40 – Brady Rawlings 36 – Daniel Wells 36 – Michael Firrito 36 – Leigh Colbert
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CARLTON John Nicholls Trophy September 8 401 – Anthony Koutoufides 367 – Nick Stevens 350 – Lance Whitnall 328 – Scott Camporeale 305 – Jarrad Waite 245 – Matthew Lappin 235 – Heath Scotland 215 – Barnaby French 211 – Andrew Carrazo 183 – Brendan Fevola	PORT ADELAIDE John Cahill Medal October 1 176 – Warren Tredrea 173 – Kane Cornes 155 – Domenic Cassisi 150 – Chad Cornes 135 – Darryl Wakelin 116 – Brendon Lade, Brett Montgomery 113 – Stuart Dew 109 – Peter Burgoyne 101 – Shaun Burgoyne 95 – Adam Kingsley
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COLLINGWOOD Copeland Trophy September 30 48 – James Clement 46 – Brodie Holland 38 – Shane Wakelin 37 – Shane O'Bree 37 – Simon Prestigiacomo 36 – Paul Licuria, Tarkyn Lockyer 34 – Scott Burns 31 – Nick Maxwell 30 – Blake Caracella	RICHMOND Jack Dyer Medal September 16 221 – Joel Bowden 220 – Matthew Richardson 197 – Shane Tuck 184 – Darren Gaspar 172 – Mark Coughlan 171 – Chris Newman 147 – Kane Johnson 141 – Wayne Campbell 140 – Troy Simmonds 129 – Nathan Brown
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ESSENDON W.S. Crichton Medal September 28 308 – Jason Johnson 265 – Mark Johnson 253 – Brent Stanton 217 – Scott Lucas 208 – Dustin Fletcher, James Hird 171 – Damien Peverill 159 – Adam McPhee 155 – Andrew Lovett 142 – David Hille 135 – Matthew Lloyd	ST KILDA Trevor Barker award September 27 146 – Steven Baker, Luke Ball 144 – Lenny Hayes 133 – Nick Dal Santo 115 – Brett Voss 108 – Sam Fisher 106 – Stephen Milne 104 – Cain Ackland, Fraser Gehrig 100 – Max Hudghton
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FREMANTLE Doig Medal October 1 47 – Matthew Pavlich 25 – Peter Bell, Shane Parker 23 – Heath Black 22 – Paul Hasleby 21 – Jeff Farmer 20 – Antoni Grover, Justin Longmuir, Luke McPharlin 19 – Aaron Sandilands, Josh Carr, Paul Medhurst 16 – Steven Dodd 12 – Des Headland 11 – David Mundy, Troy Cook	SYDNEY Bob Skilton Medal September 30 575 – Brett Kirk 501 – Barry Hall 482 – Craig Bolton 442 – Amon Buchanan 439 – Leo Barry 409 – Tadhg Kennelly 399 – Adam Goodes 373 – Jude Bolton 367 – Ryan O'Keefe 349 – Jude Bolton
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GEELONG Carji Greeves Medal September 29 509 – Joel Corey 465 – Matthew Scarlett 436 – Gary Ablett 434 – Cameron Ling 419 – Darren Milburn 389 – Paul Chapman 388 – Jimmy Bartel 305 – James Kelly 272 – Cameron Mooney 270 – Kent Kingsley	WEST COAST September 30 477 – Ben Cousins 416 – Chris Judd 411 – Dean Cox 382 – Chad Fletcher 367 – Darren Glass 364 – Tyson Stenglein 363 – Daniel Chick 340 – Daniel Kerr 340 – Adam Hunter 337 – David Wirrpanda
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HAWTHORN Peter Crimmins Award October 1 173 – Luke Hodge 109 – Peter Everitt 108 – Shane Crawford 91 – Trent Croad 88 – Sam Mitchell 86 – Mark Williams 85 – Tim Clarke 82 – Campbell Brown 80 – Chance Bateman 77 – Jonathan Hay	WESTERN B'DOGS Charlie Sutton Medal September 30 160 – Scott West 138 – Daniel Cross 125 – Lindsay Gilbee 122 – Brad Johnson 99 – Adam Cooney 96 – Robert Murphy 92 – Daniel Giansiracusa 90 – Nathan Eagleton 90 – Jordan McMahon 77 – Ryan Hargrave
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BEST & FAIREST COLLECTORS
Years and positions clubs finished, to end of 2005

9 – KEVIN MURRAY (Fitzroy): 1956 (team finished 8th), 1958 (4th), 1960 (3rd), 1961 (5th), 1962 (10th), 1963 (12th), 1964 (12th), 1968 (11th), 1969 (10th)
9 – BOB SKILTON (South Melb): 1958 (9th), 1959 (9th), 1961 (11th), 1962 (12th), 1963 (11th), 1964 (11th), 1965 (8th), 1967 (9th), 1968 (9th)

8 – LEIGH MATTHEWS (Hawthorn): 1971 (1st), 1972 (6th), 1974 (3rd), 1976 (1st), 1977 (3rd), 1978 (1st), 1980 (8th), 1982 (3rd)

7 – DICK REYNOLDS (Essendon): 1934 (10th), 1936 (8th), 1937 (10th), 1938 (7th), 1939 (6th), 1942 (1st), 1943 (2nd)
7 – BILL HUTCHISON (Essendon): 1946 (1st), 1948 (2nd), 1950 (1st), 1952 (8th), 1953 (4th), 1955 (4th), 1956 (6th)
7 – GARY DEMPSEY (Footscray): 1970 (7th), 1973 (9th), 1974 (5th), 1975 (7th), 1976 (5th), 1977 (7th); (North Melb): 1979 (3rd)
7 – SCOTT WEST (F'scray-Western Bulldogs): 1995 (7th), 1997 (3rd), 1998 (3rd), 2000 (8th), 2003 (16th), 2004 (14th), 2005 (9th)

6 – JACK DYER (Richmond): 1932 (1st), 1937 (4th), 1938 (6th), 1939 (4th), 1940 (2nd), 1946 (5th)
6 – JOHN MURPHY (Fitzroy): 1968 (11th), 1970 (9th), 1971 (6th), 1973 (8th), 1977 (10th); (South Melb) 1978 (8th)
6 – NATHAN BUCKLEY (Collingwood): 1994 (8th), 1996 (11th), 1998 (14th), 1999 (16th), 2000 (15th), 2003 (2nd)

5 – MICHAEL VOSS (Bris.Lions): 1995 (8th), 1996 (3rd), 2000 (5th), 2001 (1st), 2003 (1st)

4 – SHANE CRAWFORD (Hawthorn): 1998 (13th), 1999 (9th), 2002 (10th), 2003 (9th)
4 – WAYNE CAMPBELL (Richmond): 1995 (4th), 1997 (13th), 1999 (12th), 2002 (14th)
4 – GARRY HOCKING (Geelong): 1991 (3rd), 1993 (7th), 1994 (2nd), 1996 (7th)
4 – ROBERT HARVEY (St Kilda): 1992 (4th), 1994 (13th), 1997 (2nd), 1998 (6th)
4 – GLEN JAKOVICH (West Coast): 1993 (4th), 1994 (1st), 1995 (6th), 2000 (13th)
4 – JAMES HIRD (Essendon): 1994 (10th), 1995 (5th), 1996 (4th), 2003 (6th)
4 – BEN COUSINS (West Coast): 2001 (14), 2002 (8th), 2003 (8th), 2005 (2nd)

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

All-Australian team of 2005
Ten new players named

Ten new players were named for the first time when the All-Australian team of 2005 was announced on Monday night in Melbourne at the Sofitel hotel.

Adelaide skipper Mark Ricciuto was named captain of this year's All-Australian team for the second successive time and he was named for the eighth time and the fourth year in succession.

Paul Gough for afl.com.au noted: There were also several players who made a welcome return after several years absence with Peter Everitt named for the first time since 1998, Kangaroos rover Brent Harvey for the first time since 2000 and Adelaide's Simon Goodwin for the first time since 2001.

Ben Cousins was named for the fifth time and also named as vice-captain.

Rohan Connolly reported in The Age: Only five players from the 2004 team of the year – Ricciuto, Barry Hall, Scott West, Leo Barry and James Clement – retained their spots.

The biggest statement made in the selection of this year's team is the acknowledgment of youth, with no fewer than 10 current and emerging young stars honoured with All-Australian selection for the first time and another five selected for the second time in their careers. Included among the influx of debutants are Adelaide full-back Ben Rutten, who has claimed All-Australian honours after having played only 11 games of senior football before the start of this season.

Newcomers are Rutten, West Coast's Dean Cox and David Wirrpunda, St Kilda's Nick Dal Santo and Luke Ball, Hawthorn's Luke Hodge and Trent Croad, Port Adelaide's Kane Cornes, the Kangaroos' Shannon Grant and Richmond's Joel Bowden.

No team had more than three players selected with 14th-placed Hawthorn supplying Everitt and debutants Hodge and Croad. Finalists Geelong and Melbourne did not have a representative, along with Brisbane, 13th-placed Essendon and wooden spooner Carlton.

The team:

B:	David Wirrpunda (West Coast)	Ben Rutten (Adelaide)	James Clement (Collingwood)
HB:	Joel Bowden (Richmond)	Trent Croad (Hawthorn)	Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
C:	Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda)	Scott West (West.B'dogs)	Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
HF:	Mark Ricciuto (capt.) (Adelaide)	Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)	Shannon Grant (Kangaroos)
F:	Brad Johnson (West.B'dogs)	Barry Hall (Sydney)	Peter Everitt (Hawthorn)
Foll:	Dean Cox (West Coast)	Luke Ball (St Kilda)	Ben Cousins (vc) (West Coast)
IC:	Leo Barry (Sydney) Simon Goodwin (Adelaide)	Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) Brent Harvey (Kangaroos)

The All-Australian team was selected by Rod Austin, Adrian Anderson, Gerard Healy, Robert Walls, Chris Mainwaring, Neil Kerley and Kevin Bartlett, with Andrew Demetriou as non-voting chairman.

Damian Barrett notes in the Herald Sun: Unlike previous years, members of the 2005 All-Australian team are not automatically granted selection in the International Rules team to play Ireland.

CLUB BEST & FAIREST AWARDS, 2004
ADELAIDE Malcolm Blight Medal 159 – Mark Ricciuto 146 – Tyson Stenglein 145 – Tyson Edwards 144 – Andrew McLeod 119 – Graham Johncock 115 – Ken McGregor 100 – Matthew Clarke 98 – Nathan Bassett 98 – Trent Hentschel 82 – Brett Burton	MELBOURNE Keith 'Bluey' Truscott award 287 – Jeff White 286 – Nathan Brown 280 – Adem Yze 239 – Cameron Bruce 219 – David Neitz 215 – Matthew Whelan 178 – Brad Green 155 – James McDonald 152 – Jared Rivers 135 – Alistair Nicholson
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BRISBANE Merrett-Murray Medal 76 – Nigel Lappin 68 – Luke Power 66 – Simon Black 63 – Jason Akermanis 63 – Michael Voss 58 – Mal Michael 56 – Robbie Copeland 53 – Chris Johnson 52.5 – Justin Leppitsch 50 – Jonathan Brown	NM-KANGAROOS Syd Barker Medal 48 – Brady Rawlings 42 – Shannon Grant 41 – Adam Simpson 38 – Daniel Wells 35 – Leigh Colbert 33 – Daniel Harris 33 – Troy Makepeace 31 – Leigh Brown 31 – Corey Jones 31 – Brent Harvey
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CARLTON John Nicholls Trophy 492 – David Teague 461 – Nick Stevens 449 – Matthew Lappin 397 – Scott Camporeale 327 – Bret Thornton 269 – Brendan Fevola 267 – Ryan Houlihan 219 – Heath Scotland 209 – Anthony Koutoufides 203 – Jordan Bannister	PORT ADELAIDE John Cahill Medal 236 – Warren Tredrea 220 – Kane Cornes 195 – Michael Wilson 192 – Chad Cornes 166 – Peter Burgoyne 159 – Brendon Lade 157 – Shaun Burgoyne 141 – Josh Carr 141 – Roger James 133 – Darryl Wakelin
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COLLINGWOOD Copeland Trophy 50 – James Clement 45 – Ben Johnson 45 – Paul Licuria 45 – Shane Woewodin 40 – Brodie Holland 35 – Richard Cole 34 – Nathan Buckley 32 – Josh Fraser 30 – Scott Burns 29 – Chris Tarrant	RICHMOND Jack Dyer Medal 324 – Joel Bowden 279 – Kane Johnson 273 – Nathan Brown 215 – Matthew Richardson 166 – Chris Hyde 145 – Andrew Krakouer 111 – Brett Hartigan 95 – Brad Ottens 78 – Ray Hall 76 – Chris Newman
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ESSENDON W.S. Crichton Medal 322 – Adam McPhee 315 – Jason Johnson 292 – Dean Solomon 271 – James Hird 243 – Damien Peverill 214 – Matthew Lloyd 202 – Justin Murphy 151 – Scott Lucas 145 – Mark McVeigh 144 – Andrew Welsh	ST KILDA Trevor Barker award 163 – Nick Riewoldt 140 – Luke Ball 135 – Lenny Hayes 133 – Nick Dal Santo 130 – Aussie Jones 125 – Fraser Gehrig 119 – Robert Harvey 107 – Steven Baker 106 – Brett Voss 103 – Luke Penny
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FREMANTLE Doig Medal 36 – Peter Bell 34 – Paul Hasleby 33 – Matthew Pavlich 28 – Justin Longmuir 27 – Luke McPharlin 27 – Shane Parker 26 – Robert Haddrill 23 – Jeff Farmer 22 – Paul Medhurst 21 – Troy Simmonds	SYDNEY Bob Skilton Medal 466 – Barry Hall 432 – Brett Kirk 382 – Leo Barry 370 – Ryan O'Keefe 363 – Jude Bolton 355 – Ben Mathews 351 – Jared Crouch 303 – Tadhg Kennelly 288 – Jason Ball 285 – Stuart Maxfield
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GEELONG Carji Greeves Medal 597 – Cameron Ling 549 – Matthew Scarlett 514 – Darren Milburn 420 – Tom Harley 392 – Cameron Mooney 384 – Joel Corey 375 – James Bartel 373 – Gary Ablett 332 – Paul Chapman 314 – Ben Graham	WEST COAST 355 – Chris Judd 319 – Chad Fletcher 271 – Dean Cox 262 – Michael Braun 259 – Daniel Kerr 258 – Phillip Matera 217 – Darren Glass 214 – Andrew Embley 212 – David Wirrpunda 192 – Ben Cousins
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HAWTHORN Peter Crimmins Award 25 – Peter Everitt 17 – Trent Croad 16 – Joel Smith 13 – Richard Vandenberg 10 – Tim Clarke 10 – Sam Mitchell 9 – Simon Beaumont 9 – Mark Graham 9 – Luke Hodge 8 – Nick Ries	WESTERN BULLDOGS Charlie Sutton Medal 139 – Scott West 126 – Luke Darcy 119 – Brad Johnson 96 – Nathan Eagleton 94 – Chris Grant 93 – Robert Murphy 70 – Rohan Smith 64 – Daniel Giansiracusa 58 – Brian Harris 52 – Ben Harrison
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Wednesday, September 8, 2004

All-Australian Team 2004

Twelve new players were named for the first time when the All-Australian team of 2004 was announced on Tuesday night in Melbourne at the Park Hyatt hotel.

Only Mark Ricciuto, Warren Tredrea, Nigel Lappin and Matthew Scarlett were retained from the 2003 side.

Players were selected from 12 of the 16 clubs with Fremantle, Hawthorn, Kangaroos and Richmond not having a representative – clubs finishing in the final eight provided the bulk of the team, with 18 players between them.

The team:

B:	Chris Johnson (Brisbane)	Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)	Leo Barry (Sydney)
HB:	Austinn Jones (St Kilda)	Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide)	Adam McPhee (Essendon)
C:	Nigel Lappin (Brisbane)	Simon Black (Brisbane)	Chris Judd (West Coast)
HF:	Jason Akermanis (Brisbane)	Warren Tredrea (vc) (Port Adelaide)	Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
F:	Barry Hall (Sydney)	Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda)	Luke Power (Brisbane)
Foll:	Jeff White (Melbourne)	Mark Ricciuto (capt.) (Adelaide)	Scott West (West.B'dogs)
IC:	James Clement (Collingwood) Chad Fletcher (West Coast)	Brett Kirk (Sydney) Matthew Lappin (Carlton)

The All-Australian team was selected by Rod Austin, Adrian Anderson, Gerard Healy, Robert Walls, Chris Mainwaring, Neil Kerley and Kevin Bartlett, with Andrew Demetriou as non-voting chairman.

Members of the All-Australian team will automatically be included in the squad to play Ireland in the International Rules series in Ireland in October.

September 8, 2004

CLUB BEST & FAIREST AWARDS, 2003
ADELAIDE Malcolm Blight Medal 159 – Mark Ricciuto 137 – Tyson Edwards 117 – Andrew McLeod 116 – Mark Bickley 106 – Graham Johncock 104 – Brett Burton 95 — Ken McGregor 92 — Wayne Carey 92 — Tyson Stenglein 86 — Matthew Clarke	MELBOURNE Keith 'Bluey' Truscott award 267 – Russell Robertson 240 – James McDonald 198 – David Neitz 166 – Clint Bizzell 165 – Simon Godfrey 159 – Cameron Bruce 145 – Brad Green 141 – Matthew Whelan 139 – Nathan D Brown 131 – Adem Yze
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BRISBANE Merrett-Murray Medal 71 – Michael Voss 70 – Simon Black, Luke Power 64 – Nigel Lappin 60.5 – Shaun Hart 59.5 – Jason Akermanis 54 – Justin Leppitsch 52.5 – Alastair Lynch, Martin Pike 52 – Jamie Charman, Mal Michael	NM-KANGAROOS Syd Barker Medal 37 – Brent Harvey 34 – Shannon Grant 33 – Adam Simpson 32 – Anthony Stevens 31 – Brady Rawlings 31 – Drew Petrie 30 – David King 29 – Jess Sinclair 29 – Troy Makepeace 27 – Corey Jones
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CARLTON Robert Reynolds Trophy 177 – Andrew McKay 135 – Anthony Koutoufides 129 – Brendan Fevola 120 – Matthew Lappin 79 — Darren Hulme 76 — Scott Camporeale 76 — Lance Whitnall 70 — Ryan Houlihan 58 — Bret Thornton 49 — Brett Ratten	PORT ADELAIDE John Cahill Medal 224 – Gavin Wanganeen 201 – Warren Tredrea 168 – Peter Burgoyne 137 – Nick Stevens 136 – Josh Carr 135 – Byron Pickett 134 – Kane Cornes 118 – Dean Brogan 112 – Shaun Burgoyne 110 – Chad Cornes
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COLLINGWOOD Copeland Trophy 77 – Nathan Buckley 64 – Chris Tarrant 54 – Scott Burns 51 – Paul Licuria 50 – Josh Fraser 47 – Anthony Rocca 47 – Ben Johnson 45 – Shane Woewodin 43 – Shane O'Bree 40 – Shane Wakelin, James Clement	RICHMOND Jack Dyer Medal 325 – Mark Coughlan 294 – Kane Johnson 234 – Greg Tivendale 222 – Mark Chaffey 219 – Andrew Kellaway 185 – Matthew Richardson 173 – Chris Newman 137 – Greg Stafford 128 – Darren Gaspar 127 – Joel Bowden
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ESSENDON W.S. Crichton Medal 301 – James Hird & Scott Lucas 282 – Jason Johnson 263 – Matthew Lloyd 255 – Mark Johnson 214 – Damien Peverill 166 – Dean Solomon 143 – Dean Rioli 140 – Sean Wellman 135 – David Hille	ST KILDA Trevor Barker award 150 – Lenny Hayes 137 – Robert Harvey 129 – Stephen Powell 127 – Nick Riewoldt 125 – Austinn Jones 117 – Fraser Gehrig 110 – Steven Baker 99 — Aaron Hamill 95 — Xavier Clarke 92 — Max Hudghton
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FREMANTLE Doig Medal 110 – Peter Bell 107 – Matthew Pavlich 97 — Paul Hasleby 93 — Robert Haddrill 91 — Shaun McManus 89 — Matthew Carr 88 — James Walker 87 — Paul Medhurst 84 — Dion Woods 84 — Roger Hayden	SYDNEY Bob Skilton Medal 416 – Adam Goodes 387 – Brett Kirk 331 – Jude Bolton 302 – Barry Hall 280 – Leo Barry 272 – Craig Bolton 254 – Tadhg Kennelly 241 – Paul Williams 239 – Ben Matthews 230 – Jared Crouch
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GEELONG Carji Greeves Medal 560 – Matthew Scarlett 431 – Cameron Ling 319 – Brenton Sanderson 298 – Gary Ablett 290 – Corey Enright 282 – Ben Graham 272 – Jarad Rooke 229 – Paul Chapman 224 – Joel Corey 223 – Tom Harley	WEST COAST 303 – Ben Cousins 269 – Chris Judd 257 – Chad Fletcher 248 – Daniel Kerr 235 – Andrew Embley 233 – Michael Gardiner 238 – Phillip Matera 217 – Michael Braun 209 – Rowan Jones 181 – David Wirrpunda
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HAWTHORN Peter Crimmins Award 31 – Shane Crawford 21 – Angelo Lekkas 20 – Jade Rawlings 19 – Joel Smith 17 – Peter Everitt 16 – Sam Mitchell 14 – Nathan Thompson 13 – Ben Dixon 13 – Jonathan Hay 12 – Michael Osborne	WESTERN BULLDOGS Charlie Sutton Medal 157 – Scott West 117 – Brad Johnson 108 – Rohan Smith 97 — Robert Murphy 88 — Luke Darcy 84 — Nathan Brown 63 — Matthew Robbins 57 — Mitchell Hahn 56 — Nathan Eagleton 54 — Steven Kretiuk
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Tuesday, September 9, 2003

All-Australian Team 2003

The 2003 All-Australian Team was named in Melbourne on Tuesday (9th).

The seven-man selection panel was – non-voting AFL chief executive Wayne Jackson – Andrew Demetriou, Gerard Healy, Rod Austin, Kevin Bartlett, Neil Kerley and Chris Mainwaring.

The team:

B:	Gavin Wanganeen (Port Adelaide)	Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)	Joel Smith (Hawthorn)
HB:	Rohan Smith (West.B'dogs)	Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane)	Nigel Lappin (Brisbane)
C:	Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)	Michael Voss (capt.) (Brisbane)	Paul Williams (Sydney)
HF:	Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)	Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide)	Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide)
F:	Phillip Matera (West Coast)	Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)	Chris Tarrant (Collingwood)
Foll:	Adam Goodes (Sydney)	Nathan Buckley (vc) (Collingwood)	Peter Bell (Fremantle)
IC:	Michael Gardiner (West Coast) Paul Hasleby (Fremantle	James Hird (Essendon) Robert Harvey (St Kilda)

Coach: *Premiership winning coach* – Leigh Matthews (Brisbane Lions)

Clubs who failed to have a nominated player were: Carlton, Kangaroos, Melbourne and Richmond.

Members of the All-Australian team are invited to participate in the International Rules series between Australia and Ireland to be played in October.

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CLUB BEST & FAIREST AWARDS, 2002
ADELAIDE Malcolm Blight Medal 162 - Ben Hart 146 - Tyson Edwards 135 - Tyson Stenglein, Mark Stevens 123 - Simon Goodwin 119 - Andrew McLeod, Nigel Smart, Kane Johnson 118 - Mark Bickley 105 - Matthew Bode	MELBOURNE Keith 'Bluey' Truscott award 336 - David Neitz 295 - Cameron Bruce 232 - Travis Johnstone 224 - Nathan Brown 223 - Jeff White 222 - Adem Yze 187 - Clint Bizzell 128 - Peter Vardy 126 - James McDonald 109 - Stephen Powell
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BRISBANE Merrett-Murray Medal 66 - Simon Black 63 - Michael Voss 59 - Marcus Ashcroft, Brad Scott 58 - Mal Michael 57 - Chris Scott 54 - Nigel Lappin, Justin Leppitsch, Martin Pike 52 - Des Headland	NM-KANGAROOS Syd Barker Medal 456 - Adam Simpson 361 - Glenn Archer 350 - Anthony Stevens 334 - Troy Makepeace 255 - Brent Harvey 238 - Leigh Colbert 223 - Ben Robbins 209 - Matthew Burton 201 - David King 174 - Jess Sinclair
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CARLTON Robert Reynolds Trophy 182 - Corey McKernan 166 - Andrew McKay 146 - Craig Bradley 141 - Simon Beaumont 140 - Lance Whitnall 96 – Brett Ratten, Scott Camporeale 81 – Justin Murphy 80 – Adrian Hickmott 68 – Matthew Lappin	PORT ADELAIDE John Cahill Medal 150 - Matthew Primus 145 - Warren Tredrea 134 - Chad Cornes, Josh Francou 125 - Brett Montgomery 115 - Josh Carr 107 - Roger James 106 - Peter Burgoyne 101 - Darryl Wakelin 93 - Stuart Dew
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COLLINGWOOD Copeland Trophy 41 - Paul Licuria 37 - Scott Burns 36 - James Clement 33 - Tarkyn Lockyer, Shane Wakelin 32 - Anthony Rocca, Ben Johnson 31 - Nathan Buckley 30 - Jason Cloke, Steve McKee	RICHMOND Jack Dyer Medal 275 - Wayne Campbell 229 - Matthew Richardson 226 - Mark Coughlan 174 - Joel Bowden 159 - Brad Ottens 155 - Andrew Kellaway 152 - Jason Torney 139 - Matthew Rogers 135 - Ty Zantuck 129 - Darren Gaspar
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ESSENDON W.S. Crichton Medal 312 - Mark Johnson 279 - Jason Johnson 259 - Adam Ramanauskas 222 - Joe Misiti 216 - Damien Peverill 213 - Dustin Fletcher 203 - James Hird 194 - Danny Jacobs 174 - Sean Wellman 140 - Scott Lucas	ST KILDA Trevor Barker award 132 - Nick Riewoldt 125 - Lenny Hayes 120 - Steven Baker 116- Andrew Thompson 111 - Steven Lawrence 106 - Aaron Hamill 100 - Stephen Milne 98 - Max Hudghton 97 - Heath Black 96 - Justin Peckett
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FREMANTLE BankWest Club Champion 99 - Matthew Pavlich 91 - Peter Bell 89 - Shane Parker 86 - Paul Hasleby 85 - Troy Simmonds 84 - Matthew Carr 83 - Antoni Grover 81 - James Walker 77 - Justin Longmuir 76 - Shaun McManus	SYDNEY Bob Skilton Medal 412 - Paul Williams 384 - Daryn Cresswell 330 - Adam Goodes 309 - Jared Crouch 301 - Paul Kelly 300 - Barry Hall 290 - Ben Mathews 205 - Jason Saddington 193 - Nic Fosdike 189 - Michael O'Loughlin
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GEELONG Carji Greeves Medal 527 - Steven King 472 - Cameron Ling 408 - Peter Riccardi 407 - Matthew Scarlett 373 - Tom Harley 343 - Kent Kingsley 266 - David Clarke 255 - Paul Chapman 233 - Joel Corey 215 - Darren Milburn	WEST COAST 341 - Ben Cousins 295 - Daniel Kerr 242 - Chris Judd 238 - Glen Jakovich 222 - Michael Gardiner, David Wirrpunda 199 - Ashley McIntosh 194 - Chad Fletcher 187 - Peter Matera 180 - Josh Wooden
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HAWTHORN Peter Crimmins Award 30 - Shane Crawford 23 - Simon Cox 22 - Angelo Lekkas 20 - Richard Vandenberg 17 - Nick Ries 15 - Nathan Thompson, Luke Hodge 14 - Jade Rawlings, Mark Graham, Daniel Chick	WESTERN BULLDOGS Charlie Sutton Medal 185 - Brad Johnson 183 - Luke Darcy 182 - Nathan Brown 148 - Rohan Smith 143 - Scott West 120 - Robert Murphy 99 - Daniel Bandy, Simon Garlick 98 - Daniel Giansiracusa 80 - Steven Kretiuk
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Wednesday, September 18, 2002

All-Australian team 2002

The team:

B:	Chris Johnson (Brisbane)	Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)	Glenn Archer (Kangaroos)
HB:	Brett Montgomery (Port Adelaide)	Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane)	Ben Hart (Adelaide)
C:	Jason Akermanis (Brisbane)	Simon Black (Brisbane)	Adem Yze (Melbourne)
HF:	Michael Voss (capt) (Brisbane)	Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide)	Brad Johnson (West.B'dogs)
F:	Nathan Brown (West.B'dogs)	David Neitz (Melbourne)	Luke Darcy (West.B'dogs)
Foll:	Matthew Primus (vc) (Port Adelaide)	Josh Francou (Port Adelaide)	Ben Cousins (West Coast)
IC:	Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) Nigel Lappin (Brisbane)	Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) Adam Simpson (Kangaroos)

Coach: *Premiership winning coach* – Leigh Matthews (Brisbane Lions)

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