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 Tuesday, September 7

AFL Players' MVP Award
Collingwood's Dane Swan scoops the MVP

Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan, the Brownlow Medal favourite was crowned the topline player of the season when he was presented with the AFL players' association's most valuable player (MVP) on Monday night.

The 26-year-old broke the three-year reign of Geelong star Gary Ablett, who was also last year's Brownlow winner.

Swan became the first Magpie to be named MVP since Darren Millane in 1990, also Collingwood's most recent premiership year, in a heartening sign for the flag favourites.

Swan was a clear winner, picking up 972 votes, ahead of Hawthorn's Luke Hodge (603 votes), Ablett (562), Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands (279) and Cat Joel Selwood (166), with all AFL players voting on a 3-2-1 basis.

Sam Lienert for Yahoo! Sport reported the prolific ball-winner, who has gathered more disposals than any other player in the AFL this season, including 30-plus in each of his past 13 games, said he still struggled to see himself as an elite player.

Swan, drafted at No.58 in the 2001 national draft, did not make his AFL debut until 2003, and said it was not until he was nearly sacked by the club after an off-field disciplinary incident late that year, that he got his career on track.

Hodge won the most courageous player award, retiring Sydney skipper Brett Kirk was voted best captain and Fremantle's Michael Barlow best first year player, some consolation for missing the Dockers' finals campaign after breaking his leg in round 14.

Most Valuable Player
972–Dane Swan (Col)
603–Luke Hodge (Haw)
562–Gary Ablett (Gee)
279–Aaron Sandilands (Fre)
166–Joel Selwood (Gee)
Most Courageous Player
200–Luke Hodge (Haw
173–Joel Selwood (Gee)
125–Lenny Hayes (StK)
 
Best 1st-Year Player
442–Michael Barlow (Fre)
129–Dustin Martin (Rch)
  49–Tom Scully (Mel)
 
Best Captain
142–Brett Kirk (Syd)
  75–Jonathan Brown (Bri)
  73–Chris Judd (Car)









Week 2 – Semi Finals
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
Loser 1QF – West.B'dogs
v Winner 1EF – Syd or Car
Saturday, 7.20pm, MCG
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Loser 2QF – Geelong
v Winner 2EF – Fremantle
Friday, 7.45pm, MCG
Week 3 – Preliminary Finals
FIRST PRELIMINARY
Winner 1QF – Collingwood
v Winner 2SF
Friday, Sept 17, MCG
SECOND PRELIMINARY
Winner 2QF – St Kilda
v Winner 1SF
Saturday, Sept 18, MCG

Match Review Panel – Week 1, Finals
Hall clear to play but fined $1950 for language
Burgoyne draws rough conduct charge


Western Bulldogs key forward Barry Hall is free to play in Saturday night's First Semi-Final against Sydney after the Match Review Panel on Monday decided against charging him for a left jab to the chest of Collingwood's Harry O'Brien chest in the second quarter of last Saturday's First Qualifying Final at the MCG.

Hall, who was fined $3000 in May for putting North Melbourne's Scott Thompson in a headlock, was banned for a total of 10 matches in 2008 and 2009 while playing for Sydney for striking West Coast's Brent Staker, Collingwood's Shane Wakelin and Adelaide's Ben Rutten.

With a penalty of at least one match likely if found guilty of striking O'Brien because demerit points given to Hall carry a 50 per cent loading, the 33-year-old breathed a sigh of relief on Monday.

Yahoo Sport reported: The MRP said Hall's contact with O'Brien "was below that required to constitute a reportable offence".

However the Coleman Medal runner-up was charged with using abusive language towards field umpire Mathew Nicholls during the second quarter of the match, and can accept a $1950 fine with an early plea.

In other news on Monday, Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne was charged with a Level One offence for engaging in rough conduct against Fremantle's Alex Silvagni during the second quarter of their Second Elimination Final on Saturday at Subiaco Oval.

Due to his previous poor record, his sanction must remain at one game, even with an early plea.

As the Hawks are out of the premiership race, Burgoyne will serve the ban in round one next year if he pleads guilty.

Out in straight sets

One of the most miserable experiences for a finalist is to earn a double chance and lose both matches to exit the finals series, with tail between the legs. The Bulldogs and Cats face that prospect this weekend. Both clubs have endured this bitter experience in recent decades.

Although this misery has only been experienced by two clubs in the most recent decade – West Coast in 2007 and Port Adelaide in 2001 – there have been 27 instances in the last 50 years. Carlton has been knocked straight out of the finals seven times, Collingwood five times, the Eagles three times and the Bulldogs and Geelong twice. The Bulldogs suffered this fate in 1999 and 1994. Geelong went out in straight sets in 1997 and 1980.

The rot set in for the Bulldogs in both seasons after being nudged out by five points in their opening final before copping hidings by 50 points or more in the second week. Geelong’s heaviest finals defeat in its two seasons of pain was by 24 points.

The worst case of ‘straight sets’ was Sydney’s 1987 when it was blitzed by 99 and 76 points. Carlton nearly emulated that in 1996 by falling by 55 and 97 points.

The closest near miss was the Eagles’ narrow defeats in 2007. Port Adelaide pipped them by three points, then followed the draw against Collingwood and the need for extra time, during which the Magpies made the game secure.

Will either the Dogs or Cats face the music in 2010? The statistics suggest not. Under the current finals system which began in 2000 there have been 20 clubs (two each season, ie Qualifying Finals losers) which become eligible for a straight sets finish. Only two of those (10 percent) have fallen over in straight sets.

Bulldogs' Brad Johnson prepares to retire
Captain Brad Johnson confirmed his impending AFL retirement at the end of Western Bulldogs' 2010 campaign, on Monday morning.

But the durable Johnson – who has battled an Achilles tendon complaint for much of the year – is a definite starter in Saturday night's cut-throat semi-final against Sydney Swans.

Fox Sports reported: The 34-year-old Bulldogs' games record holder said he had made his mind up midway through the year that it would be his final season.

But after some initial discussions with coach Rodney Eade he decided to delay finalising the decision until the end of the year.

Johnson following his club-record 362nd game said he would need to undergo surgery after the season and would not be able to maintain the necessary preparation to play on for another year.

Heavyweight title
This is the first season since 1994 that the Heavyweight title holders have not reached the Grand Final – or even the finals.

St Kilda held the title after defeating Collingwood in Round 23, 1994 and finished in 13th place. The Premiers, West Coast, then wrenched the title back in Round 1, 1995.

This year Adelaide hold the title after defeating St Kilda in the final round. they held it briefly after defeating Geelong in Round 16, but handed it to Port before they then passed it on to St Kilda

It is the third time that Adelaide have held the title at the end of a season following from their premiership years 1997 and 1998.

Hawthorn defended the title from Rnd 10 to 14 – their best streak since 1998-R11-15.

Since Geelong held the title in last years Grand Final, it had changed hands 10 times.. between Geelong, Fremantle, St Kilda, Port Adelaide, Carlton, Hawthorn, and Adelaide ...
2010-R1-MCG(n) – Gee 19.11-125 v Ess 13.16-94 by 31pts
2010-R2-MCG
Haw 13.13-91 v Gee 14.16-100 by 9pts
2010-R3-S
Fre 18.17-125 v Gee 17.16-118 by 7pts
2010-R4-Dok
StK 16.12-108 v Fre 14.9-93 by 15pts
2010-R5-FP(n)
PA 7.12-54 v StK 6.8-44 by 10pts
2010-R6-FP
Ade 10.14-74 v PA 14.13-97 by 23pts
2010-R7-Dok
Ess 16.10-106 v PA 17.7-109 by 3pts
2010-R8-FP
PA 14.8-92 v Car 17.16-118 by 26pts
2010-R9-Dok
Car 8.12-60 v Haw 16.14-110 by 50pts
2010-R10-MCG
Haw 10.19-79 v Syd 11.11-77 by 2pts
2010-R11-MCG
Haw 10.14-74 v PA 8.15-63 by 11pts
2010-R12-YPL
Haw 19.10-124 v Ade 11.11-77 by 47pts
2010-R13-MCG(n)
Haw 14.18-102 v Ess 13.8-86 by 16pts
2010-R14-MCG(n)
Haw 12.7-79 v WB 11.10-76 by 3pts
2010-R15-MCG
Gee 12.13-85 v Haw 11.17-83 by 2pts
2010-R16-FP(n)
Ade 11.8-74 v Gee 9.9-63 by 11pts
2010-R17-FP
PA 13.10-88 v Ade 10.9-69 by 19pts
2010-R18-FP
PA 13.14-92 v Haw 12.12-84 by 8pts
2010-R19-Dok
StK 23.13-151 v PA 8.9-57 by 94pts
2010-R20-Dok
NM 9.9-63 v StK 17.13-115 by 52pts
2010-R21-Dok
StK 17.13-115 v Rch 14.10-94 by 21pts
2010-R22-FP
Ade 9.11-65 v StK 5.7-37 by 28pts

It's worth noting that the Crows have defended the title just 9 times - and only in odd years..93, 01, 03, 05......11?
1993-R4-FP(n)
Ade 15.13-103 v Fit 15.12-102 by 1pt
1993-R15-FP
Ade 23.18-156 v StK 8.15-63 by 93pts
1993-R16-FP(n)
Ade 26.15-171 v Rch 4.8-32 by 139pts
2001-R5-FP(n)
Ade 12.18-90 v Kan 10.15-75 by 15pts
2003-R19-S
WCE 10.7-67 v Ade 13.13-91 by 24pts
2005-R19-FP
Ade 13.22-100 v Mel 7.4-46 by 54pts
2005-R20-FP(n)
PA 12.9-81 v Ade 13.10-88 by 7pts
2005-R21-FP
Ade 22.19-151 v Col 5.11-41 by 110pts
2005-R22-S
WCE 10.14-74 v Ade 12.10-82 by 8pts

Paul Roos: MCG holds "no mental scars"
Malcolm Conn reports in The Australian: Sydney coach Paul Roos has dismissed the Swans' recent diabolical record at the MCG as irrelevant going into Saturday night's semi-final.

Sydney will tackle the Western Bulldogs at Australian football's spiritual home.

The Swans are best remembered for their epic winning and losing grand finals against West Coast at the MCG in 2005 and 2006, however they've looked anything but finalists at the ground more recently.

Sydney has lost nine of its past 10 matches at the venue, including all three this season, against Hawthorn in round 10, Richmond in round 14 and Melbourne in round 17.

While the loss to fellow finalist Hawthorn was by just two points, Roos described the capitulation against the lowly Tigers as Sydney's worst game of the season. The Swans surrendered a 33-point lead to lose by four points – more ...

Sydney at the MCG, 1997-2010–

1997-R18 Melbourne 7.11-53 v Sydney 25.19-169 – 116pts
1997-2QF West.B'dogs 18.11-119 v Sydney 12.12-84 – 35pts
1998-R7(n) Collingwood 12.7-79 v Sydney 18.7-115 – 36pts
1998-R8 North Melb 15.15-105 v Sydney 14.11-95 – 10pts
1998-R11(n) Essendon 24.16-160 v Sydney 15.10-100 – 60pts
1998-R21(n) Melbourne 17.12-114 v Sydney 12.11-83 – 31pts
1999-R2 Richmond 15.18-108 v Sydney 13.18-96 – 12pts
1999-R3 Essendon 22.17-149 v Sydney 9.14-68 – 81pts
1999-R15 Melbourne 10.14-74 v Sydney 18.17-125 – 51pts
1999-4QF Essendon 18.15-123 v Sydney 7.12-54 – 69pts
2000-R18 Melbourne 19.11-125 v Sydney 15.9-99 – 26pts
2000-R19 Collingwood 12.12-84 v Sydney 15.14-104 – 20pts
2001-R5 Melbourne 18.11-119 v Sydney 15.14-104 – 15pts
2001-R15 Hawthorn 11.11-77 v Sydney 14.14-98 – 21pts
2002-R14 Hawthorn 11.8-74 v Sydney 9.10-64 – 10pts
2002-R21 Melbourne 11.11-77 v Sydney 23.7-145 – 68pts
2003-R4(n) Hawthorn 17.8-110 v Sydney 10.8-68 – 42pts
2003-R10(n) Richmond 10.12-72 v Sydney 16.8-104 – 32pts
2003-R22 Melbourne 9.6-60 v Sydney 14.10-94 – 34pts
2004-R6 Essendon 16.12-108 v Sydney 15.8-98 – 10pts
2004-R22 Richmond 6.8-44 v Sydney 16.12-108 – 64pts
2004-2SF(n) St Kilda 16.11-107 v Sydney 8.8-56 – 51pts
2005-R14 Richmond 12.13-85 v Sydney 12.12-84 – 1 pt
2005-R22 Hawthorn 11.9-75 v Sydney 20.9-129 – 54pts
2005-1PF(n) St Kilda 9.11-65 v Sydney 15.6-96 – 31pts
2005-GF West Coast 7.12-54 v Sydney 8.10-58 – 4pts
2006-R9(n) Hawthorn 7.12-54 v Sydney 19.5-119 – 65pts
2006-R19 Melbourne 10.3-63 v Sydney 14.11-95 – 32pts
2006-GF Sydney 12.12-84 v West Coast 12.13-85 – 1 pt
2007-R2 Richmond 11.6-72 v Sydney 13.10-88 – 16pts
2007-R11 Hawthorn 9.12-66 v Sydney 11.9-75 – 9pts
2007-R21(n) Collingwood 15.11-101 v Sydney 11.10-76 – 25pts
2007-2EF(n) Collingwood 18.17-124 v Sydney 13.9-87 – 38pts
2008-R15 Hawthorn 15.16-106 v Sydney 10.15-75 – 31pts
2008-2SF(n) West.B'dogs 16.10-106 v Sydney 9.15-69 – 37pts
2009-R11 Hawthorn 12.14-86 v Sydney 11.9-75 – 11pts
2009-R19 Richmond 10.8-68 v Sydney 18.15-123 – 55pts
2009-R21 Collingwood 13.19-97 v Sydney 8.8-56 – 41pts
2010-R10 Hawthorn 10.19-79 v Sydney 11.11-77 – 2pts
2010-R14 Richmond 14.5-89 v Sydney 12.13-85 – 4pts
2010-R17 Melbourne 22.10-142 v Sydney 10.9-69 – 73pts
2010-1SF(n) West.B'dogs v Sydney

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 Monday, September 6

Elimination and qualifying finals
High drama as Saints beat Cats by four points
Dockers easily beat Hawks by five goals
Collingwood humble the Bulldogs
Sydney recover to beat off Carlton

Facts and trivia from EF & QF's
*The Stats that Matter* – *Match Review* ... more
The season in scores and results Stats Update 2010

Week 1 – Elimination & Qualifying
1st Qualifying — 1 v 4
Collingwood v West.B'dogs
Saturday, 7.20pm,  MCG
2nd Elimination — 5 v 8
Fremantle v Hawthorn
Saturday, 1.20pm, Subiaco
2nd Qualifying — 2 v 3
Geelong v St Kilda
Friday, 7.45pm, MCG
1st Elimination — 6 v 7
Sydney v Carlton
Sunday, 2.40pm, Homebush

Above have double chance

Losers eliminated

Week 2 – Semi Finals
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
Loser 1QF – West.B'dogs
v Winner 1EF – Syd or Car
Saturday, 7.20pm, MCG
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Loser 2QF – Geelong
v Winner 2EF – Fremantle
Friday, 7.45pm, MCG
Week 3 – Preliminary Finals
FIRST PRELIMINARY
Winner 1QF – Collingwood
v Winner 2SF
Friday, Sept 17, MCG
SECOND PRELIMINARY
Winner 2QF – St Kilda
v Winner 1SF
Saturday, Sept 18, MCG



FROM THE ELIMINATION & QUALIFYING

GEELONG v ST KILDA

after four defeats the Saints beat the Cats for the first time in a final –
1968-1SF-MCG – Gee 19.13-127 beat StK 11,17-83 – 44pts
1991-2EF-P – Gee 15.14-104 beat StK 14.13-97 – 7pts
2008-1QF-MCG – Gee 17.17-119 beat StK 8.13-61 – 58pts
2009-GF-MCG – Gee 12.8-80 beat StK 9.14-68 – 12pts
Channel 7 in commentary noted that all players in the Geelong side were premiership players ...
150th STEVE JOHNSON (Geelong), 2002-10 ...
CAMERON MOONEY, 200th for Geelong, 2000-10); also 11 NM 1999 ...

FREMANTLE v HAWTHORN
the ABC reported the Hawks fielded a side with 18 premiership players ...
Hawthorn in their 66th finals match were 1.11 at half-time; previous lowest at the long break was 2.7-19 against Essendon 8.7-55 in 2001-1PF at the MCG ...
Fremantle in their 5th final won a second time – the other win was in 2006-2SF(n) against Melbourne at Subiaco ...

COLLINGWOOD v WESTERN BULLDOGS
the Bulldogs in their 42nd final kicked only five behinds in Q1, the smallest opening tally of all; previous lowest first quarter was 1.1-7 v Essendon 1.3-9 in 1944-1SF at the Junction Oval ...
in contrast the Magpies played their 167th final and won for the 72nd time; they have lost on 91 occasions and drawn four times ...
the win by 62 points ranks only 17th of the best victories Collingwood has enjoyed over the Bulldogs during their 102 wins from 146 meetings since 1925 ...

SYDNEY v CARLTON
the Swans with 6.6 in Q1 enjoyed their best opening of the season ...
in the 3rd quarter the Swans were goalless and kicked 0.3; twice before in this season Sydney were 0.3, in Q3 versus North in R15 at the SCG and in Q4 versus Richmond in R6, also at the SCG ...
Carlton and the Swans met for just the 10th time in a final; it was the first time since the 1918 Semi-Final that the red-and-white colours had tasted victory (58 to 53) over the Old Dark Navy Blues, having since lost the 1945-Grand Final (103-75) at Princes Park and the 1986-Qualifying Final (120-104) at the MCG ...
Carlton played their 135th League final and lost for the 70th time; they have won 63 and drawn twice ...

For in-depth and obscure trivia from this round of matches more ...

Published attendances, Finals, Week 1: 214,468.
Progressive for season 2010 – 6,710,292.

Sydney coach Paul Roos says Daniel Bradshaw is a good chance of returning to face the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night after playing his second reserves game in as many weeks.

Bradshaw, who has been beset by knee and hamstring injuries since his last game in round nine, pulled up well after an 80-minute hit-out against Ainslie on Saturday – AFL.com.au

Fremantle breathed a huge sigh of relief after scans cleared ruckman Aaron Sandilands of serious knee damage to his left knee, freeing him for Friday night's semi-final against Geelong.

Justin Chadwick reports for Fox Sports: Sandilands was clearly hampered in Saturday's win over Hawthorn, playing most of the match as a key forward after coming off second best in a heavy first-quarter clash of legs with Hawks big man Wayde Skipper.

Dockers officials are hopeful Sandilands will be able to fulfil his ruck duties against the Cats after scans showed no structural damage to his left knee.

Barry Hall's temper is again threatening to disrupt a finals campaign after the Western Bulldogs forward landed a punch on Collingwood's Harry O'Brien in one of several heated clashes between the pair.

Hall, who was booked for using abusive language towards an umpire which could result in a fine, will face scrutiny from the Match Review Panel over an incident in the second quarter in which the fiery forward threw a left jab at O'Brien – Fox Sports


 Sunday, September 5

Elimination and qualifying finals
Dockers easily beat Hawks by five goals
Collingwood humble the Bulldogs
Sydney recover to beat off Carlton

Facts and trivia from EF & QF's
*The Stats that Matter* – *Match Review* ... more
The season in scores and results Stats Update 2010

Each club – 20 or more goals this year
Michael Rogers' research shows –
 
  Players
Geelong 9
Collingwood 6
North Melbourne 6
Carlton 5
St Kilda 5
Sydney 5
Western Bulldogs 5
Adelaide 4
Brisbane Lions 3
Essendon 3
Fremantle 3
Hawthorn 3
Melbourne 3
Port Adelaide 3
West Coast 2
Richmond 1
 

as the number of players this season who kicked 20 or more goals for their club in the home-and-away.

Updates available
Michael Rogers announces that scoring and results summaries including new records of the 8 non finalists for 2010 – the top 8 will be added as they are eliminated from the finals – the link ...
http://www.rogersresults.110mb.com/Rogers_Results/Tables/Season%20Summaries%202010.htm

Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett wasn't present to see the tough opening at Subiaco Oval on Saturday after his aircraft from Melbourne, which also contained the match's MC Craig Willis and other Hawks supporters, was delayed by two hours. Most arrived around quarter-time – Yahoo! Sport

Christian Brunn, our regular reader from northern Germany was quick to pick up on two typo's which appeared in Saturday's Diary. Christian's e-mail enabled a quick correction and I thank him.

Breezing through Saturday's New York Times (4th) a headline caught my gaze – "winning over new fans by speeding up the game" – had me believing the newspaper had been tracking the AFL.
No! – lovers of chess accept that traditional games are too slow for all but the die hard.
At the same time, blitz games — where players have only five minutes for all their moves — are fun to watch and attract crowds on street corners, but they are riddled with errors.
Rapid games, where each player starts with 20 or 25 minutes and then has additional time — often 10 seconds — added after each move, seem to be a happy medium. The format is becoming more popular, and there are now many tournaments that feature it.
Maybe someone at Docklands headquarters are keeping a watchful eye on the next move.

Bruce Kennedy observes:
A fortnight is a l-o-o-o-ng time in footy ...
Rd 21, 2010 – Haw 155 d Fre 39 – margin 116 points
A fortnight later …
Elimination Final – Fre 94 d Haw 64 – margin 30 points
A turnaround of 146 points.

Qualifying Final 1989 – Ess 157 d Gee 81 – margin 76 points
A fortnight later …
Preliminary Final – Gee 164 d Ess 70 – margin 94 points
A turnaround of 170 points.

Those examples show there is always hope.

And, Bruce notes another turnaround –
In both Geelong v St Kilda matches this season the Cats have kicked 6.7 – 4.3 in a half. And lost on both occasions.


 Saturday, September 4

Elimination and qualifying finals
High drama as Saints beat Cats by four points

Facts and trivia from EF & QF's
*The Stats that Matter* – *Match Review* ... more
The season in scores and results Stats Update 2010

Geelong 11.13-79
St Kilda 12.11-83

A controversial umpiring decision denied Geelong captain Cameron Ling what would have been a match-winning goal as St Kilda survived a four-point AFL qualifying final thriller in wet conditions at the MCG on Friday night before a crowd of 63,608.

Sam Lienert reported for Yahoo! Sport: The Saints led by as much as 33 points in the third term but had to hold on desperately to win as the Cats surged home.

After kicking five of the last six goals of the third quarter, Geelong outscored the Saints 1.7 to 1.0 in a final term played in driving rain, in which the ball spent the majority of the time in their attack.

The Saints led from late in the first quarter but the Cats came incredibly close to snatching the lead with 61 seconds left on the clock.

Ling pounced on the ball at half-forward after a Cameron Mooney tackle on James Gwilt caused it to spill.

The Cats captain's shot bounced over the goal line as a push-in-the-back free kick was being paid against Mooney for landing on Gwilt as he followed through with the tackle.

The win gave St Kilda their first AFL finals victory over Geelong, their grand final conquerors of last year, earning them a weekend off and a preliminary final berth.

The Cats will have to return to the MCG next Friday night to face the winner of today's Subiaco clash between Fremantle and Hawthorn, after losing on the opening weekend of the finals for the first time in four seasons.

Club champion – Adelaide
Richard Douglas wins Malcolm Blight Medal

Midfielder Richard Douglas won the Malcolm Blight Medal as Adelaide's best-and-fairest on Friday night.

Michelangelo Rucci reports in The Advertiser: Douglas polled 35 votes to beat Scott Thompson by five, with Michael Doughty third.

Adelaide coaches assessed players on a 4-3-2-1 basis.

Douglas played in all 22 games, polling in 19.

Raised at Broadford, north of Melbourne, Douglas was drafted from Calder Cannons at pick No.16 in 2005 and made his debut in 2006 – more ...

The leaderboard –
35 – Richard Douglas
30 – Scott Thompson
27 – Michael Doughty
26 – Brent Rielly
25 – Graham Johncock
24 – Kurt Tippett
23 – Ben Rutten
22 – Simon Goodwin
19 – Scott Stevens
19 – Nathan van Berlo

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 Friday, September 3

Elimination and qualifying finals – selected teams
Bulldogs name Griffen despite fitness doubt
Didak, Johnson, Brown back for Magpies
Saints throw Steven Baker straight back in


The Western Bulldogs have named midfielder Ryan Griffen for Saturday night's qualifying final against the Magpies and they're likely to give the 24-year-old until the last minute to prove his fitness.

Sportal report: The Dogs appear stronger on paper for the inclusion of Shaun Higgins, Will Minson, Easton Wood and skipper Brad Johnson, but two of them – Wood and Johnson – are being rushed back from injury while Higgins is yet to prove that he's fully recovered from the combined effects of a calf strain and thyroid condition.

As expected, Alan Didak, Ben Johnson and Leigh Brown return for Collingwood, though, for a third week running, veteran defender Simon Prestigiacomo could not be considered because of a badly corked quad.

Veteran ruckman Josh Fraser, who was repatriated from the VFL to play his 200th AFL match last week, was unable to hold his place.

Rested from last Saturday's Round 22 win over West Coast, Joel Selwood and Corey Enright are back for Geelong along with Josh Hunt who's available after suspension for tonight's qualifying final against the Saints.

Two-time premiership forward Shannon Byrnes, who was also rested last week, was unable to force his way back into the 22.

Nine weeks in purgatory for his notorious running battle with Steve Johnson back in Round 13 didn't deter the St Kilda selectors from naming veteran defender Steven Baker for the MCG encounter.

Small forwards Adam Schneider and Stephen Milne were also included at the expense of Sean Dempster, Luke Miles and David Armitage.

Fremantle selectors adopted a conservative approach (compared to recent weeks) to Saturday's home elimination final against the Hawks.

They mustered only three changes; one of them compulsory.

Defenders Ryan Crowley and Alex Silvagni return from decent layoffs along with Jesse Crichton who was a late withdrawal from last week's crucial final-round win over the Blues.

Making way are Jay van Berlo, the injured Hayden Ballantyne and retiring midfielder Paul Hasleby who just may have played his last AFL game.

There's just the one change for Hawthorn with Rhan Hooper (soreness) making way for vice-captain and talisman Luke Hodge.

Tagger Andrew Carrazzo has been named in Carlton's extended squad for Sunday's elimination final against Sydney at Homebush despite a query over his fitness.

AFL Rising Star Daniel Hannebery is one of three important inclusions for Sydney.

Tadhg Kennelly, who was a last-minute withdrawal from last Saturday's clash with the Lions at the Gabba, returns along with All-Australian nominee Shane Mumford who has recovered from a medial ligament strain picked up a fortnight ago.

Club champion – Melbourne
Brad Green wins 'Bluey' Truscott trophy
Brad Green has capped off a magnificent year by winning the Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott trophy as Melbourne’s best and fairest which was announced on Thursday night.

Luke Holmesby reported for AFL.com.au: It is Green’s first best and fairest in his 11-year career with the Demons. His previous highest placing was third in 2008.

Green kicked 55 goals this season as a wingman/forward, with his highest tally a five-goal bag against North Melbourne in round 22. He played his 200th AFL game in round two against Collingwood.

He won the award ahead of two players who also had their highest-ever placings in the club best and fairest – James Frawley who came second and ruckman Mark Jamar who finished third.

Green took out three awards on the night. He also accepted the heart and soul award and the Ron Barassi Jr award for leadership.

The leadership board:

295 – Brad Green
277 – James Frawley
231 – Mark Jamar
194 – Aaron Davey
170 – Colin Sylvia
168 – Cameron Bruce
166 – Brent Moloney
154 – Tom Scully
149 – Colin Garland
149 – James McDonald

2010 Club Champions, Best & Fairest awards more

Updates available
Michael Rogers announces that scoring and results summaries including new records of the 8 non finalists for 2010 – the top 8 will be added as they are eliminated from the finals – the link ...
http://www.rogersresults.110mb.com/Rogers_Results/Tables/Season%20Summaries%202010.htm

Re-signings ...
West Coast rookies Andrew Strijk and Callum Wilson will be upgraded to the club's senior list for the 2011 AFL season, but defender Matt Spangher has asked to be traded.
   And Ashton Hams has been offered another year on the rookie list, although fellow rookies Adam Cockie and Will Sullivan have been released.

The Western Bulldogs have re-signed midfield star Ryan Griffen for the next two seasons – the pacy 23-year-old South Australian, who has become an integral part of the Bulldogs' midfield, is believed to have been a target of several clubs, including Essendon and Adelaide.

Port Adelaide have announced the re-signing of three players, with youngsters Matt Thomas, Matt Broadbent and Mitch Banner inking new deals.

Fremantle have re-signed eight players – Stephen Hill was already contracted to the club until the end of 2012 has signed on for an additional year, meaning Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney will be unable to poach him under their generous concessions over the next two years.
    Defender Roger Hayden has signed a one-year extension until the end of 2011, while Jesse Crichton, Matthew de Boer, Garrick Ibbotson, Dylan Roberton and Alex Silvagni have agreed to terms through to the end of 2012.
   Hill and Greg Broughton are locked in until the end of 2013.

see also – 2010 retirements and delistings – regularly updated

The Seven Network will broadcast the AFL Grand Final in high definition 3D.
3D coverage of major sporting events will continue a week later when Nine beams the NRL Grand Final in the new format.

Hawthorn publicly rallied around banned midfielder Travis Tuck on Thursday, but coach Alastair Clarkson believes the Hawks could have done much more had the AFL told the club about his problems earlier.

Tuck returned to training with the Hawks just two days after he became the first AFL player to fall foul of the league's "three strikes" illicit drugs policy – Yahoo! Sport

 


Week 1, Elimination & Qualifying
1st Qualifying — 1 v 4
Collingwood v West.B'dogs
Saturday, 7.20pm,  MCG
1st Elimination — 5 v 8
Fremantle v Hawthorn
Saturday, 3.20pm, Subiaco
2nd Qualifying — 2 v 3
Geelong v St Kilda
Friday, 7.45pm, MCG
2nd Elimination — 6 v 7
Sydney v Carlton
Sunday, 2.40pm, Homebush

All have double chance

Losers eliminated

 Thursday, September 2

NAB Rising Star Award
Sydney's Daniel Hannebery takes the crown


Daniel Hannebery, 19, has become the second Sydney Swan after their star Adam Goodes (1999) to win the NAB Rising Star Award.

Soon after Wednesday's awards function
held at Crown Palladium in Melbourne, Hannebery said the achievement had not sunk in because he was focussed on the elimination final this Sunday against Carlton at the Olympic Stadium at Homebush.

Roger Vaughan reported for Yahoo! Sport: The Swans are on a roll, having won their last four games, and Hannebery said if they execute their disciplined game plan properly, they feel they can go a long way this month.

Hannebery has become a key member of the Sydney team in only his second season, playing 19 games this year.

He was the unanimous top choice of the nine Rising Star judges, polling the maximum 45 votes, while Melbourne's No.1 draft pick Tom Scully was 10 behind in second place.

45 – Daniel Hannebery (Sydney)
35 – Tom Scully (Melbourne)
24 – Tom Rockcliff (Brisbane)
11 – Jack Trengove (Port Adelaide)
  6 – Ryan Bastinac (North Melbourne)
  5 – Jeff Garlett (Carlton)
  3 – Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
  2 – Michael Hurley (Essendon)
  2 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
  1 – Ben Reid (Collingwood)
  1 – Ben Stratton (Hawthorn)

Richmond's Dustin Martin also starred this season and was an award nominee, but he was ineligible for the overall prize after accepting a rough conduct charge in April.

Martin's ineligibility meant Hannebery became the favourite for the Ron Evans Medal.

Luke Holmesby in his report for AFL.com.au noted: Originally from the Kew Rovers Junior Football Club in Melbourne, Hannebery was selected by the Swans with their second round selection at the 2008 NAB AFL Draft (selection 30 overall).

He represented Vic Metro in the 2000 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships and turned heads at the 2008 NAB AFL Draft Camp when his endurance was highlighted with his first placing in the 3km time trail.

Hannebery stayed in Melbourne in 2009 to finish his schooling at Xavier College but still managed to play the last seven games of the season for the Swans while based at his Melbourne home.

Rising Star trivia ...

Have you noticed that the only two Rising Star winners for Sydney (Adam GOODES – 1999 and Daniel HANNEBERY – 2010) are the only winners who were nominated in Round 2 – and the only Sydney players to be nominated in that round ...

The trend continues that 16 of the 18 winners have been nominates in the first 8 rounds. The only two exceptions are "Cuz" and "Kosi" – Ben COUSINS – WCE – 1996-R12 and Justin KOSCHITZKE – StK 2001-R14 ...

three Dan's have won in the last five years ... Danyle PEARCE (PA 2006-R3), Daniel RICH (Bri 2009-R1) and Daniel HANNEBERY (Syd 2010-R2) ...

eight winners have come from Victoria, 5 from North of the Murray and 5 from the West (SA & WA) ...

Hannebery joins Jared RIVERS (Mel 2004) and Daniel RICH (Bri 2009) as the only players to receive the award with the maximum 45 votes ...

Joel SELWOOD (Gee 2007) is the only player to receive the award and a premiership in the same season

Ben COUSINS (WCE 1996), Byron PICKETT (NM 1998), Adam GOODES (Syd 1999), Jared RIVERS (Mel 2004) and Daniel RICH (Bri 2009) also played finals in the same year they won the Rising Star award ...

Club champion – Richmond
Jack Riewoldt wins Jack Dyer Medal
Richmond's Jack Riewoldt has won the Jack Dyer Medal becoming the first player in the club's history to win the AFL's best and fairest and leading goalkicker award in the same season.

ABC Sport reports: The 21-year-old full-forward, who took out the Coleman Medal, with 78 goals in the 2010 home-and-away season, edged out Tigers captain Chris Newman in a thrilling Jack Dyer Medal count held at Melbourne's Crown Casino on Wednesday night.

Riewoldt polled 210 votes to win by six from Newman, with team-mate Brett Deledio, winner of the past two Jack Dyer Medals, coming in third on 193 votes.

Throughout the 2010 season, Riewoldt scored at least three goals on 14 occasions, and four goals or more on eight occasions.

From Round 8-15, he kicked 43 goals, which was the highest individual total in a consecutive eight-game period by an AFL player since Essendon's Matthew Lloyd in 2001.

Riewoldt came in on top at the club for total marks (123), was No.1 for contested marks (54) and No.1 for marks inside-50 (79).

210 – Jack Riewoldt
204 – Chris Newman
193 – Brett Deledio
159 – Dustin Martin
153 – Shane Tuck
151 – Shane Edwards
131 – Trent Cotchin
123 – Kelvin Moore
117 – Jake King
114 – Daniel Jackson

2010 Club Champions, Best & Fairest awards more

Nathan Bock and Nathan Krakouer sign with Suns
Former All Australian defender Nathan Bock and exciting young defender Nathan Krakouer have officially signed with the Gold Coast Suns ahead of their inaugural AFL season.

The 27-year-old Bock has played 113 games for the Adelaide Crows, winning the Malcolm Blight Medal as the club's best and fairest in 2008.

Krakouer, 22, has played 40 AFL games for Port Adelaide after being recruited from Western Australian side Claremont in 2006.

The pair are the first players to join the Suns under the clause which allows them to recruit a maximum of one uncontracted player from each of the 16 existing clubs.

Tony Sheahan reports in Melbourne's Herald Sun: Ex-Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams has split from long-time manager Ricky Nixon.
Williams and rival Dean Laidley were both Nixon clients, but the senior coaches are vying for the vacant Essendon job.

Williams confirmed the split, but was unaware there was any conflict relating to the termination – more ...


 Wednesday, September 1

Match Review Panel – Round 22
Jake King takes early plea and one-game penalty
Jake King's best-ever season has ended in disappointing fashion, with the rugged Tigers forward accepting a one-match suspension for striking.

ABC Sport reported King took the early guilty plea yesterday for striking Port Adelaide's Justin Westhoff in Sunday's clash at Docklands.

With Richmond failing to qualify for the finals, King will miss the Tigers' opening clash of the 2011 campaign.

The oft-maligned King, 26, originally from North Heidelberg, has been reinvented as a forward in 2010 under new Richmond coach Damien Hardwick. He has played 15 matches for a career total of 56.


Reports
from Round 22 –
refer Tribunal archives for wide detail of each charge


Tuck: AFL Tribunal suspends him 12 matches
Hawthorn midfielder Travis Tuck has been banned for 12 matches, after becoming the first player to record three strikes under the AFL's controversial illicit drugs policy.

But the 22-year-old son of AFL games record-holder Michael Tuck has avoided a fine and was saved a more severe penalty after the AFL Tribunal last night took into account the fact he was suffering from depression.

Tuck, who has not played a senior game with the Hawks this season, will also be given a chance to reignite his career, with the club to include him in their training squad and allow him to vie for a spot on their rookie list ahead of next season.

The League issued Tuck with a third strike after he was found unconscious by police and transported to hospital on Friday night.

He had twice previously tested positive to illicit drugs under the league's testing regime.

Tuck, who appeared at tonight's hearing in person, did not contest the AFL's decision to apply the latest strike, meaning the hearing was only to decide a sanction, rather than determine the player's guilt.

The closed hearing, chaired by former Victorian County Court Judge John Hassett, with drug experts Susan White and Andrew Garnham on the panel, lasted three-and-a-half hours.

It took evidence from Tuck's treating clinicians and drug counsellors.

Hassett said the tribunal imposed a six-match suspended ban and $5000 fine held over from Tuck's first two strikes, as well as a further six-match sanction for his third strike.

But he said Tuck's depression, for which he has been receiving treatment, was deemed to constitute "exceptional and compelling circumstances".

That prompted the tribunal to cancel the fine, as well as ruling that Tuck can return to VFL football after serving the first eight matches of his suspension.

Tuck, whose older brother Shane plays for Richmond, has played 20 senior games for Hawthorn since his 2007 debut, but none this year.

Police have confirmed they will not lay charges against him.

See also – Three Drug Strikes for TuckHerald Sun
See also – AFL let us down over Tuck: HawksABC Sport

All Australian
Selectors name 40-man squad
The All Australian selection panel met Tuesday to confirm the 40-man squad that is in contention for selection for the 2010 Four’n Twenty AFL All Australian Team.

The All Australian selectors were not asked to nominate the leading players in each section of the field – forwards, defenders and midfielders–ruckmen – as per recent seasons, but simply to name the best players of the season. However, the final team of 22, to be named on Monday September 13 in Melbourne, is selected to best fit team balance as if to play a match.

The All Australian selection panel is: Andrew Demetriou (chairman), Adrian Anderson, Kevin Bartlett, Gerard Healy, James Hird, Glen Jakovich, Mark Ricciuto and Robert Walls.

The squad members are:

Gary Ablett (Gee), Matthew Boyd (WB), Paul Chapman (Gee), Adam Cooney (WB), Nick Dal Santo (StK), Brett Deledio (Rch), Alan Didak (Col), Corey Enright (Gee), Dustin Fletcher (Ess), Lance Franklin (Haw), James Frawley (Mel), Brendon Goddard (StK), Adam Goodes (Syd), Brad Green (Mel), Barry Hall (WB), Brent Harvey (NM), Lenny Hayes (StK), Luke Hodge (Haw), Mark Jamar (Mel), Steve Johnson (Gee), Darren Jolly (Col), Chris Judd (Car), James Kelly (Gee), Brian Lake (WB), Mark LeCras (WCE), Nick Malceski (Syd), Leigh Montagna (StK), Shane Mumford (Syd), David Mundy (Fre), Harry O’Brien (Col), Matthew Pavlich (Fre), Scott Pendlebury (Col), Brady Rawlings (NM), Jack Riewoldt (Rch), Aaron Sandilands (Fre), Joel Selwood (Gee), Andrew Swallow (NM), Dane Swan (Col), Harry Taylor (Gee), Jobe Watson (Ess).

No players were named from Adelaide, Brisbane or Port Adelaide.

Worth attention ...
Sensitive St Kilda data stolen
Scott Gullan
in Melbourne's Herald Sun reveals top-secret information about St Kilda's finals campaign has been stolen during a break-in at the club's headquarters.
   Laptop computers containing sensitive data were swiped in the raid on the Saints' Moorabbin base on Sunday night.
   Victoria Police last night confirmed it was investigating but refused to elaborate on the items stolen.
   It's understood the thieves focused on the IT department, which housed computers and cameras used by football staff.
   The timing of the burglary, just days out from the club's qualifying final with Geelong at the MCG on Friday night, has rattled the Saints.
   St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is understood to be furious about the security breach – more ...

Top and bottom sections of the ladder
Matches between draws
Geelong have overtaken the North side of the 70's and the Brisbane side earlier this century in consecutive rounds in the top section of the ladder.

They will only have the Bombers to overtake early next year (remember the barometer?)

Most weeks in top section of the ladder
87 – Ess 1998-R17 – 2002-R15
83* – Gee 2007-R6 – 2010-R22*
82
NM 1976-R10 1980-R3
82
Bri 2001-R10 2005-R3
78
Fit 1913-R4 1917-R15
74
Car 1978-R15 1981-R22
71
Fit 1901-R17 1906-R2
69
WCE 2004-R21 2008-R1
66
Haw 1982-R1 1984-R22
65
Car 1975-R1 1977-R21

interesting that the last 3 teams in the list above (chronologically) are now in the bottom 4. (Brisbane 13th, Essendon 14th and West Coast 16th)

Most weeks in bottom section of the ladder
265
NM 1927-R6 1941-R18
254
Haw 1925-R2 1939-R4
204
Fit 1961-R10 1972-R3
196
Haw 1943-R13 1954-R5
172
StK 1981-R5 1988-R22
164
StK 1941-R2 1950-R1
140
Rch 1958-R6 1966-R1
133
Fsc 1977-R4 1983-R4
116
Gee 1970-R17 1975-R22
106
StK 1897-R2 1903-R17
  96
Mel 1980-R5 1984-R12
  94
Fit 1935-R11 1940-R14
  91
Fsc 1964-R2 1968-R20
  89
Car 1897-R2 1902-R17
  88*
Mel 2007-R1 2010-R22*
  87
Fit 1973-R2 1976-R22

If the Demons stay below the line until round 8 next season they will surpass their club record in the early 1980's – one suspects that this may not be the case.

Most matches between draws ...
462
Mel 1971-R18 1992-R7
406
Gee 1969-R2 1987-R6
403
Haw 1968-R2 1985-R11
384*
Ade 1994-R14 2010-R22*
360
StK 1922-R13 1943-R2
356*
Fre 1995-R1 2010-R22* – from first match
344
Col 1995-R12 2010-R12
344
Rch 1980-R3 1995-R15
335
NM 1988-R17 2003-R3
333
Mel 1992-R7 2006-R21

Geelong's win against the Eagles at Kardinia Park was their 23rd consecutive win there since 2008-R3 – surpassing the 22 consecutive wins between 1954-R9 and 1956-R16 (as mentioned in "Rogers Results")

It puts them one away from the record of 24 consecutive matches won at a venue by South Melbourne 1934-R8 - 1936-R17 at Albert Park's Lake Oval and Richmond's run at Punt Road between 1932-R11 and 1935-R4.

Michael Rogers makes the important note: South Melbourne's and Richmond's streaks had to beat all existing 11 opponents at least once.
In Geelong's current run at KP they have only had to defeat 10 of 15 possible opponents – no Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn, St Kilda.



Leonard Colquhoun

l 2010 attendances, Rounds 16-22
Footystats regular Leonard Colquhoun continues his compilation of crowd attendances over the concluding eight rounds ... more

Tom Mitchell, the 17-year-old son of Barry has signed with the Sydney Swans under the father-son rule.

Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun reported the young left-footer plans to join the Swans at the end of 2011, following finishing school at Hale College in Perth, where his father is an assistant coach with Fremantle.

Following 170 highly-valued matches with Sydney (1984-92), Barry was financially rewarded by a transfer to Collingwood where he played just 13 games in 1993. After an ordinary season Mitchell was cleared to Carlton where he ended his AFL playing career with 38 matches in 1994-96.

North Melbourne has de-listed five players, including the retiring forward Corey Jones.
Jones played his last game for the Kangaroos against Melbourne last Sunday.

Senior players Josh Smith and Warren Benjamin and rookie Alan Obst and the Irishman Conor Meredith will not stay at the club next season – ABC Sport
see also – 2010 retirements and delistings – regularly updated

 



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2010 LADDER after Round 22

W L D % Pts
Collingwood 17 4 1 141.7 70
Geelong 17 5 147.9 68
St Kilda 15 6 1 121.6 62
West.B'dogs 14 8 125.4 56
Sydney 13 9 108.3 52
Fremantle 13 9 103.9 52
Hawthorn 12 9 1 110.7 50
Carlton 11 11 108.1 44

North Melb 11 11 87.4 44
Port Adel 10 12 82.4 40
Adelaide 9 13 94.3 36
Melbourne 8 13 1 94.5 34
Brisbane 7 15 82.3 28
Essendon 7 15 80.3 28
Richmond 6 16 73.0 24
West Coast 4 18 77.1 16

2009 SEASON
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Premiers Geelong
2nd St Kilda
3rd West.B'dogs
4th Collingwood
5th Adelaide
6th Brisbane
7th Carlton
8th Essendon

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DRAW 2010

All times are Eastern
(subject to alteration)

Round One
Thursday, March 25
Rch 9.10-64 v Car 18.12-120

Friday, March 26
Gee 19.11-125 v Ess 13.16-94

Saturday, March 27
Mel 8.13-61 v Haw 17.15-117
Syd 13.10-88 v StK 15.6-96
Bri 16.18-114 v WCE 12.10-82

Sunday, March 28
PA 13.18-96 v NM 12.10-82
WB 13.15-93 v Col 19.15-129
Fre 17.16-118 v Ade 9.8-62

Round Two
Thursday, April 1
Bri 16.11-107 v Car 12.16-88

Saturday, April 3
Col 12.14-86 v Mel 12.13-85
StK 23.5-143 v NM 6.3-39
WCE 12.14-86 v PA 13.11-89

Sunday, April 4
Ade 11.9-75 v Syd 18.10-118
Ess 9.15-69 v Fre 17.11-113
Rch 7.6-48 v WB 17.18-120

Monday, April 5
Haw 13.13-91 v Gee 14.16-100

Round Three
Friday, April 9
StK 10.9-69 v Col 4.17-41

Saturday, April 10
NM 17.14-116 v WCE 13.13-91
PA 11.15-81 v Bri 16.12-108
Syd 16.15-111 v Rch 7.14-56
Car 10.15-75 v Ess 13.17-95

Sunday, April 11
Mel 7.15-57 v Ade 5.11-41
WB 14.16-100 v Haw 12.12-84
Fre 18.17-125 v Gee 17.16-118

Round Four
Friday, April 16
WCE 15.11-101 v Ess 11.12-78

Saturday, April 17
NM 8.12-60 v Syd 14.16-100
Ade 6.19-55 v Car 16.7-103
Col 17.21-123 v Haw 8.11-59
Bri 13.23-101 v WB 12.7-79

Sunday, April 18
Mel 20.13-133 v Rch 11.12-78
Gee 23.21-159 v PA 10.4-64
StK 16.12-108 v Fre 14.9-93

Round Five
Friday, April 23
WB 18.13-121 v Ade 10.12-72

Saturday, April 24
Syd 17.13-115 v WCE 9.9-63
Mel 15.13-103 v Bri 7.11-53
PA 7.12-54 v StK 6.8-44

Sunday, April 25
Col 18.12-120 v Ess 8.7-55
Haw 10.10-70 v NM 12.10-82
Fre 15.22-112 v Rch 11.7-73

Monday, April 26
Car 15.14-104 v Gee 9.14-68

Round Six
Friday, April 30
WB 6.10-46 v StK 7.7-49

Saturday, May 1
NM 15.14-104 v Mel 12.6-78
Ade 10.14-74 v PA 14.13-97
Ess 15.16-106 v Haw 9.9-63
Syd 16.11-107 v Bri 13.9-87

Sunday, May 2
Gee 24.17-161 v Rch 7.11-53
Car 16.6-102 v Col 24.11-155
WCE 10.13-73 v Fre 17.9-111

Round Seven
Friday, May 7
Mel 9.12-66 v WB 10.10-70

Saturday, May 8
Ess 16.10-106 v PA 17.7-109
WCE 15.12-102 v Haw 14.10-94
Col 23.19-157 v NM 14.7-91
Bri 15.10-100 v Fre 15.23-113

Sunday, May 9
Gee 19.12-126 v Syd 9.5-59
Ade 15.14-104 v Rch 7.12-54

Monday, May 10
StK 9.14-68 v Car 20.9-129

Round Eight
Friday, May 14
Fre 15.7-97 v Col 20.13-133

Saturday, May 15
WB 14.17-101 v Syd 9.9-63
Mel 6.10-46 v WCE 10.15-75
Bri 10.14-74 v Gee 24.11-15
NM 12.12-84 v Ade 11.9-75

Sunday, May 16
Rch 13.8-86 v Haw 13.11-89
PA 14.8-92 v Car 17.16-118
StK 11.15-81 v Ess 14.9-93

Round Nine
Friday, May 21
Col 6.14-50 v Gee 12.14-86

Saturday, May 22
NM 7.15-57 v WB 20.7-127
Syd 9.9-63 v Fre 14.16-100
Ess 19.16-130 v Rch 14.11-95
Mel 17.9-111 v PA 16.14-110

Sunday, May 23
Ade 13.15-93 v Bri 11.15-81
Car 8.12-60 v Haw 16.14-110
WCE 8.8-56 v StK 13.13-91

Round 10
Friday, May 28
Ess 15.9-99 v WB 14.6-90

Saturday, May 29
Gee 18.13-121 v Mel 10.7-67
PA 3.12-30 v Rch 10.17-77
Bri 13.10-88 v Col 11.14-80
StK 19.9-123 v Ade 12.4-76

Sunday, May 30
Haw 10.19-79 v Syd 11.11-77
Car 15.15-105 v WCE 11.10-76
Fre 21.13-139 v NM 11.12-78
Round 11
Friday, June 4
Rch 8.11-57 v StK 14.13-97

Saturday, June 5
Car 15.11-101 v Mel 9.6-60
Ade 16.9-105 v Fre 12.10-82
NM 12.18-90 v Bri 13.11-89
WCE 14.14-98 v Gee 18.14-122

Sunday, June 6
Syd 12.17-89 v Ess 12.8-80
Haw 10.14-74 v PA 8.15-63
Col 17.11-113 v WB 16.7-103

Round 12
Friday, June 11
NM 14.13-97 v Car 10.8-68

Saturday, June 12
Haw 19.10-124 v Ade 11.11-77
Ess 12.11-83 v Gee 23.16-154
PA 8.7-55 v Syd 14.9-93

Sunday, June 13
Rch 19.12-126 v WCE 11.11-77
WB 17.19-121 v Bri 8.8-56
Fre 10.7-67 v StK 12.12-85

Monday, June 14
Mel 11.10-76 v Col 9.22-76

Round 13
Friday, June 18
Haw 14.18-102 v Ess 13.8-86

Saturday, June 19
Car 12.15-87 v Fre 14.12-96
Bri 12.14-86 v Rch 15.15-105

Sunday, June 20
NM 19.15-129 v PA 14.9-93
WCE 9.5-59 v WB 17.17-119

Friday, June 25
StK 10.10-70 v Gee 6.10-46

Saturday, June 26
Syd 10.11-71 v Col 13.18-96

Sunday, June 27
Ade 16.21-117 v Mel 11.7-73

Round 14
Thursday, July 1
Car 18.12-120 v Bri 9.11-65

Friday, July 2
Haw 12.7-79 v WB 11.10-76

Saturday, July 3
Fre 17.13-115 v PA 8.10-58
Col 20.15-135 v WCE 7.10-52
Ade 19.10-124 v Ess 5.10-40

Sunday, July 4
Gee 14.14-98 v NM 9.9-63
Rch 14.5-89 v Syd 12.13-85
StK 15.10-100 v Mel 9.11-65

Round 15
Friday, July 9
PA 12.7-79 v Col 16.9-105

Saturday, July 10
Gee 12.13-85 v Haw 11.17-83
WCE 14.11-95 v Ade 17.15-117
Bri 10.5-65 v StK 11.13-79
Rch 15.10-100 v Fre 11.15-81

Sunday, July 11
Syd 12.13-85 v NM 7.13-55
Mel 19.8-122 v Ess 14.19-103
Car 8.10-58 v WB 20.6-126

Round 16
Friday, July 16
Ade 11.8-74 v Gee 9.9-63

Saturday, July 17
Col 15.10-100 v StK 6.16-52
Haw 17.16-118 v Bri 7.1-43
Ess 14.16-100 v WCE 20.12-132
WB 12.11-83 v PA 7.5-47

Sunday, July 18
Car 10.8-68 v Syd 16.11-107
Rch 7.11-53 v NM 15.13-103
Fre 11.16-82 v Mel 10.11-71

Round 17
Friday, July 23
StK 14.3-87 v Haw 13.9-87

Saturday, July 24
Col 19.13-127 v Rch 6.9-45
Gee 19.13-127 v Bri 9.10-64
NM 18.11-119 v Ess 18.14-122
WCE 11.17-83 v Car 15.19-109

Sunday, July 25
WB 24.14-158 v Fre 12.4-76
Mel 22.10-142 v Syd 10.9-69
PA 13.10-88 v Ade 9.15-69

Round 18
Friday, July 30
Ess 16.12-108 v StK 11.9-75

Saturday, July 31
Col 15.15-105 v Car 9.3-57
PA 13.14-92 v Haw 12.12-84
Syd 9.18-72 v Gee 20.5-125
Bri 9.10-64 v Mel 11.8-74

Sunday, August 1
Rch 15.10-100 v Ade 11.14-80
WB 22.11-143 v NM 10.12-72
Fre 24.16-160 v WCE 13.7-85

Round 19
Friday, August 6
Ess 9.19-73 v Car 23.11-149

Saturday, August 7
Syd 19.15-129 v Haw 13.7-85
NM 19.9-123 v Fre 10.9-69
Gee 12.13-85 v Col 14.23-107
WCE 9.11-65 v Bri 10.10-70

Sunday, August 8
StK 23.13-151 v PA 8.9-57
Mel 16.13-109 v Rch 11.14-80
Ade 7.11-53 v WB 8.13-61

Round 20
Friday, August 13
Ess 10.4-64 v Col 24.18-162

Saturday, August 14
Car 23.18-156 v Rch 10.7-67
Fre 13.9-87 v Syd 14.12-96
WB 9.6-60 v Gee 25.11-161
PA 8.13-61 v WCE 8.12-60

Sunday, August 15
Bri 13.19-97 v Ade 15.14-104
Haw 15.9-99 v Mel 12.6-78
NM 9.9-63 v StK 17.13-115

Round 21
Friday, August 20
Gee 18.13-121 v Car 12.7-79

Saturday, August 21
StK 17.13-115 v Rch 14.10-94
Haw 24.11-155 v Fre 5.9-39
Col 6.18-54 v Ade 7.9-51
Syd 17.12-114 v WB 10.10-70

Sunday, August 22
PA 17.10-112 v Mel 11.17-83
Ess 10.8-68 v Bri 14.11-95
WCE 14.10-94 v NM 16.14-110

Round 22
Friday, August 27
Fre 13.15-93 v Car 13.9-87

Saturday, August 28
Gee 16.16-112 v WCE 10.8-68
Haw 15.8-98 v Col 13.17-95
Ade 9.11-65 v StK 5.7-37
WB 17.5-107 v Ess 11.12-78
Bri 10.8-68 v Syd 16.10-106

Sunday, August 29
Rch 16.16-112 v PA 18.14-122
Mel 15.13-103 v NM 17.11-113

Finals, Week 1
2nd Qualifying Final
Friday, September 3
Gee 11.13-79 v StK 12.11-83
2nd Elimination Final
Saturday, September 4
Fre 14.10-94 v Haw 8.16-64
1st Qualifying Final
Saturday, September 4
Col 17.22-124 v WB 8.14-62
Sunday, September 5
1st Elimination Final
Syd 14.15-99 v Car 13.16-94


Week 2, Sept 10-11
Week 3, Sept 17-18
Week 4, September 25


2010

All times Eastern

FIRST ROUND

Friday, February 12
WCE 1.16.12–117 v Ess 0.12.10–82
Saturday, February 13

Ade 1.8.10–67 v PA 2.15.15–123
Saturday, February 13(n)
Haw 3.16-12–135 v Rch 0.9.8–62
Sunday, February 14
WB 1.5.14–53 v Bri 1.5.6–45
Friday, February 19(n)
StK 2.13.4–100 v Col 1.13.12–99
Saturday, February 20(n)
Syd 2.7.11–71 v Car 0.8.11–59
Sunday, February 21
Gee 2.10.3–81 v NM 2.11.11–95
Fre 1.13.10–97 v Mel 2.4.8–50

QUARTER FINALS
Friday, February 25(n)
Haw 0.7.12–54 v WB 1.15.12–111
Saturday, Feb 27
WCE v PA
Saturday, February 27(n)
StK 2.9.7–79 v Syd 0.12.6–78
Sunday, February 28
NM 0.13.12–90 v Fre 1.12.13–94

SEMI-FINALS
Friday, March 5(n)
Winners 9 & 10,
PA 1.12.8–89 v WB 1.11.17–92
Docklands, 7.40pm
Saturday, March 6(n)
Winners 11 & 12
StK 2.15.7–115 v Fre 2.3.9–45
Docklands, 7.10pm

GRAND FINAL
Saturday, March 13(n)
Winners 13 & 14,
WB'dogs 2.13.8–104 v St Kilda 0.9.10–64
Docklands, 7.40pm


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September 7
2010 retirements and delistings

Jason Akermanis (West.B'dogs)
Daniel Bell (Melbourne)
Warren Benjamin (North Melb)
Brett Burton (Adelaide)
Josh Carr (Port Adelaide)
Adam Cockie (West Coast)

Ben Cousins (Richmond)
Trent Croad (Hawthorn)
Tyson Edwards (Adelaide)

Simon Goodwin (Adelaide)
Paul Hasleby (Fremantle)
Trent Hentschel (Adelaide)
Brad Johnson (West.B'dogs)
Corey Jones (North Melb)
Brett Kirk (Sydney)
Andrew Lovett (St Kilda)

James McDonald (Melbourne)
Jordan McMahon (Richmond)
Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
Conor Meredith (North Melb)
Brad Miller (Melbourne)
Alan Obst (North Melb)
Henry Playfair (Sydney)
Graham Polak (Richmond)
Troy Selwood (Brisbane)
Troy Simmonds (Richmond)
Josh Smith (North Melb)
Dean Solomon (Fremantle)
Matt Spangher (West Coast)
Will Sullivan (West Coast)

Scott Thornton (Fremantle)
Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide)

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after Round 22


2010 W-L-D performance

R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF Fin
ADELAIDE L L L L L L W L W L W L W W W W L L L W L W            
BRISBANE W W W W L L L L L W L L L L L L L L W L W L            
CARLTON W L L W W L W W L W W L L W L L W L W W L L   L        
COLLINGWOOD W W L W W W W W L L W D W W W W W W W W W L   W        
ESSENDON L L W L L W L W W W L L L L L L W W L L L L            
FREMANTLE W W W L W W W L W W L L W W L W L W L L L W   W      
GEELONG W W L W L W W W W W W W L W W L W W L W W W   L        
HAWTHORN W L L L L L L W W W W W W W L W D L L W W W   L        
MELBOURNE L L W W W L L L W L L D L L W L W W W L L L            
NORTH MELB L L W L W W L W L L W W W L L W L L W L W W            
PORT ADEL W W L L W W W L L L L L L L L L W W L W W W            
RICHMOND L L L L L L L L L W L W W W W L L W L L L L            
ST KILDA W W W W L W L L W W W W W W W L D L W W W L   W        
SYDNEY L W W W W W L L L L W W L L W W L L W W W W   W        
WEST COAST L L L W L L W W L L L L L L L W L L L L L L            
WEST.B'DOGS L W W L W L W W W L L W W L W W W W W L L W   L        

 

 
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How the Final Eight works

Week 1 – Elimination & Qualifying
1st Qualifying — 1 v 4
Collingwood v West.B'dogs
Saturday, 7.20pm,  MCG
2nd Elimination — 5 v 8
Fremantle v Hawthorn
Saturday, 1.20pm, Subiaco
2nd Qualifying — 2 v 3
Geelong v St Kilda
Friday, 7.45pm, MCG
1st Elimination — 6 v 7
Sydney v Carlton
Sunday, 2.40pm, Homebush

Above have double chance

Losers eliminated

Week 2 – Semi Finals
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
Loser 1QF – West.B'dogs
v Winner 1EF – Syd or Car
Saturday, 7.20pm, MCG
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Loser 2QF – Geelong
v Winner 2EF – Fremantle
Friday, 7.45pm, MCG
Week 3 – Preliminary Finals
FIRST PRELIMINARY
Winner 1QF – Collingwood
v Winner 2SF
Friday, Sept 17, MCG
SECOND PRELIMINARY
Winner 2QF – St Kilda
v Winner 1SF
Saturday, Sept 18, MCG
Week 4 – Grand Final

Winner 1PF v Winner 2PF


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LEONARD COLQUHOUN


Rnd

Home
Team


v

Away
Team


Venue

New
record

Previous
record

Details

Comment
 

16

Col

v

StK

MCG

81386

80060

1992-R12

 

Ess

v

WCE

Dok

26911

28409

2008-R7

New club lowest venue Home crowd;

3rd EFC sub-30,000 venue crowd this season

17

StK

v

Haw

Dok

49373

41886

2008-R16 

 

WB

v

Fre

Dok

26797

23805

2006-R12

 

19

StK

v

PA

Dok

29814

22878

2008-R18

 

Round Aggregate

316037

309042

2006

 

20

PA

v

WCE

FP

14113

16694

2010-R10

New AFL lowest venue crowd

21

Syd

v

WB

SCG

36554

36505

1998-R5

 

Ess

v

Bri

Dok

28785

N/A

4th venue EFC sub-30,000 venue crowd this season

22

Fre

v

Car

Sub

39376

36307

2007-R13

 

Haw

v

Col

MCG

76218

67669

2010-R4

Second such record this season

W/B

v

Ess

Dok

26776

26911

2010-R16

New club lowest venue Home crowd (second such this season);

5th venue EFC sub-30,000 venue crowd this season

Rch

v

PA

Dok

37674

36090

1997-R6-FP

B Cousins farewell; new club v club all-match record

General comment: This season’s H&A match average of 36908 is 2nd highest on record. The 2010 season is the sixteenth & last 16-team / 22 Rd / 176 game season (as far as we can tell), with 2011’s being a one-off 17-team / 24 Rd / 187 game season, and 2012’s 18 team arrangements TBA.