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| D-04-R26 |
Footystats Diary, Week 438,
September 24-30 (Grand Final)
refer Match
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| Friday |
MCC retains Ponsford name
"First-timers" in grand finals
Will history repeat itself?
AFL Woman of the Year: Edna Daniher
One million more spectators than 10 years ago |
| Saturday |
AFLPA Awards: Nick Riewoldt voted
best by his peers – details
Melbourne turns out for grand final parade
Kangas add Darren Crocker as assistant
Several Swans in for "repairs"
"That" dress is up for sale
Brad Ottens quits Richmond
Blues to draft son of Blackwell
Adrian Fletcher back with Magpies as assistant |
| Monday |
Port Adelaide win first AFL
premiership
Mark Williams: "Allan Scott, you were wrong!"
Injuries bite Brisbane in memorable granny |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: 13 charges from grand
final to be heard
Luke Ball remains a Saint
2.8 million Australians watched grand final
Thief sours Wanganeen's big day
York Park to be renamed as Aurora Stadium
Matthew James is 2004 All-Australian umpire
Changes to Melbourne's football operations
Matthew Allen re-signs with Bombers
Queue forms for Brad Ottens
Mark Williams praises Allan Scott to thousands
Martin Pike: Headbutt may bring retirement |
| Thursday |
Wizard Cup opens February 19
Northern fans to see more AFL
Changes in Adelaide
North Cairns coach banned for three years
St Kilda off to South Africa
Digging deep at the MCG |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF
GRAND FINAL |
GRAND FINAL – attendance: 77,671
In spite of negative publicity by the Melbourne media, the 80,000 seats available
during redevelopment of the MCG were nearly all filled for the historic first Grand Final
between non-Victorian clubs … after 36 SANFL flags, Port Adelaide in game 188 since
their 1997 admission added their first AFL premiership trophy … even though they
lost, Brisbane’s NIGEL LAPPIN and JUSTIN LEPPITSCH made it a clean sweep – they
have played in all 23 finals played by the Bears and Lions since their first in 1995
… for a fourth-straight season the AFL premiership was won by a non-Victorian club
… 6,307,373 attended the 185 matches – the fourth-highest roll out of fans in
VFL-AFL history …13 charges were laid from the match and the Tribunal dealt severely
with transgressions from the showcase finale – though retired, Brisbane’s
ALASTAIR LYNCH was suspended for a total of 10 matches on two striking and one attempted
striking charge and fined $15,000 on three attempts of striking Port’s DARRYL
WAKELIN, who was also fined $5000 for attempting to strike Lynch; among the numerous
charges JONATHAN BLACK (Bri) was fined $3000 for wrestling and suspended for five games
for striking Port’s JOSH CARR – it was Brown’s fifth suspension in 93
matches … |
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| D-04-R25 |
Footystats Diary, Week 437,
September 17-23 (Preliminary Finals)
refer Match
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| Saturday |
Port down Saints by a goal in epic
preliminary
Grand Final ticket sales hit online glitch
Assistants move on
Andrew Schauble receives community award |
| Sunday |
Brisbane Lions book a date with
history
First non-Victorian grand final
Lions' Shaun Hart suffers serious facial injuries |
| Monday |
Subiaco wins WAFL flag
Sandringham pips Port Melbourne for VFL premiership
Central District book another grand final berth in SANFL |
| Tuesday |
Brownlow Medal: Chris Judd wins with
30 votes – details
Karen Lyon, The Age: The Brownlow Aftermath
Fox Footy applauded by north of the Murray footy fans
Family joins Shaun Hart in Melbourne |
| Wednesday |
Brad Ottens poised to join Sydney
Grand final snippets |
| Thursday |
Caroline Wilson, The Age: $20
million upgrade for Bulldogs
Donald McDonald returns to Arden Street as assistant
Brownlow: Change of night possible
Akermanis hits back at Melbourne media
Port faithful turn out at Alberton Oval
Update on game times in 2004: Scarlett played 2949 minutes – details
MWB: Finally they meet in the big one!
TAC under 18s revives Allies concept
Time for thank you's |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF FINALS
WEEK |
PRELIMINARY FINALS – attendances: 102,746
Two tightly-contested finals ended with margins of nine and six points … Port
Adelaide moved into its first Grand Final with a thrilling six point victory over St Kilda
at Football Park on Friday night – less than a goal separated the two at each break
… when Gehrig reached his ton with his second goal, only three Port players had
touched the ball; a pointless invasion by hundreds of fans held up play for some four
minutes, providing valuable time for Port to regroup … Brisbane qualified for its
fourth successive Grand Final with a nine point win over Geelong on Saturday night at the
MCG – the lead changed 16 times … SHAUN HART (Bri) collided heavily with
teammate DANIEL BRADSHAW during the third quarter and ended his 299-game career when he
suffered facial fractures usually sustained in a head-on car crash – a team of
surgeons worked almost three hours to repair the damage (Hart announced his retirement
five days after the grand final) … FRASER GEHRIG (StK) became the 27th player to kick
a century of goals – he finished with 103 goals, 39 behinds, 657 points to head the
AFL goalkicking list … West Coast’s CHRIS JUDD won the Brownlow by seven votes
– he polled 30, second was MARK RICCIUTO (Ade) with 23 and CHAD CORNES (PA) on 22
… |
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| D-04-R24 |
Footystats Diary, Week 436,
September 10-16, 2004 (Semi-Finals)
refer Match
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| Friday |
Brenton Sanderson to miss finals
with irregular heart rhythm
Tyson Stenglein commits to three-year $800,000 deal with West Coast
Barry Hall escapes injury in serious car accident
Herald Sun: Rick Lewis 'scapegoat' anger |
| Saturday |
Veterans shine as St Kilda swamp
Sydney Swans
Michael Broadbridge to Fremantle as assistant coach |
| Sunday |
Cats hold out late revival by Dons |
| Monday |
Peter Blucher, The Age: Brisbane
keeps roar to a whisper |
| Tuesday |
Mark Williams hails Nick Riewoldt as
"best"
AFL chiefs chided for watching Italian tenor and not the footy
Brian Waldron appointed new CEO at Melbourne Storm
Darren Gaspar resists the west; new two-year deal with Tigers
MWB: Sydney goes out twice with same score – there's always a parallel |
| Wednesday |
AFL coaches gives youth a go in Team
of the Season – the line-up
No reports from two semi-finals
Network Ten ultimatum to Queensland: tune in or else
Radio: Melbourne's Triple M finishes strongly |
| Thursday |
MCG Trust suggests compromise
AFL Media awards – details
Lance Whitnall to quit Carlton?
James Hird likely to be called to captain Australia in Ireland
Scott Gullan, Herald Sun: Scarlett's 3231 minutes of fame |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF FINALS
WEEK |
SEMI-FINALS – attendances: 104,027
With many of their veterans leading the way St Kilda scored an emphatic victory over
Sydney in wet conditions at the MCG on Friday night – Sydney’s losing score of
8.8-56 was the same when they bowed out to Brisbane in last year’s preliminary …
the Swans have played nine finals at the G without success, their last win being the 1936
Preliminary Final … in cold, miserable and wet conditions Essendon and Geelong met
for the 200th time on Saturday night at the MCG – the Cats won their first final
since 1995 when they held off a late revival by the Bombers … the Tribunal was not
required … |
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| D-04-R23 |
Footystats Diary, Week 435,
September 3-9, 2004 (Elim & Qualifying)
refer Match
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| Friday |
Melbourne's Jared Rivers wins Rising
Star
Two captains, Shane Crawford and Chris Grant step down
David King retires
Tyson Stenglein heads west
First time since 1906 – losing last four games, yet still making the finals |
| Saturday |
Brisbane thrash St Kilda by 80
points
Jonathan Brown reported for rough play
Carlton members vote to move
Magpie Dane Swan in court on assault charges
Jarman brothers mount football academy |
| Sunday |
Dons win all day MCG struggle
Sydney strike with lightning force; wild storm almost stops final |
| Monday |
Port Adelaide smash Geelong by nine
goals
Crowds break past six million again |
| Tuesday |
The Age: Leigh Matthews
accuses AFL of parochialism
Trivia on the finals |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Technicality clears
Jonathan Brown
All-Australian Team of 2004 announced – detailed line-up
MWB: Players with consecutive wooden spoons |
| Thursday |
AFL to play both preliminary finals
at night
Decision: Alastair Clarkson gets Hawks for two years
"Rough play" fallout: League will tighten rules |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF FINALS
WEEK |
ELIMINATION & QUALIFYING – attendances:
174,017
For the eighth-straight season, AFL attendances passed six million … Brisbane won
its 11th successive final when it beat St Kilda in the Qualifying at the Gabba by 80
points – JONATHAN BROWN bagged 6.2 … in a great MCG contest where both Essendon
and Melbourne enjoyed periods of dominance, the Bombers survived by five points … a
wild electrical storm in the second quarter threatened to halt the Elimination final on
Saturday night between Sydney and West Coast at Stadium Australia at Homebush – the
Eagles were scoreless in the second term and goalless in the second half; West
Coast’s 4.10-34 was the lowest of 28 contests against Sydney … at their fifth
attempt Port won their first Qualifying Final, when they thrashed Geelong by 55 points
… Brisbane’s JONATHAN BROWN was not required to appear to answer a charge of
rough play against St Kilda’s JASON BLAKE when the Tribunal deemed it was at a time
when play was not officially under way because the quarter-time siren had sounded –
the ambiguity went in favour of the player … on September 8 Hawthorn appointed former
North Melbourne and Melbourne player ALASTAIR CLARKSON as coach for two years, with an
option of a third year … |
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| D-04-R22 |
Footystats Diary, Week 434,
Aug 27-Sept 2, 2004 (Round 22)
refer Match
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| Saturday |
Blues and Pies fight to the end
St Kilda CEO Brian Waldron resigns
Easter start for 2005 season; St Kilda is new blockbuster member
BruceK: Tight finishes to a season |
| Sunday |
Swans by 10 goals; Tigers 14th
defeat; Melbourne lose 4th-straight
St Kilda smash Fremantle hopes |
| Monday |
Port take third-straight minor
premiership
Bombers battle their way into finals
Cats finish fourth; Hawks escape the spoon |
| Tuesday |
Richmond sack entire coaching staff
Daryn Cresswell latest to meet Hawthorn board
Hall of Fame and Sensation venture opens in Melbourne's QV complex |
| Wednesday |
Player purge starts at Punt Road
MWB: Wooden spoons – nine different teams in last nine seasons |
| Thursday |
Richmond dump six players
BruceK: Guide for picking winners in finals |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 22 – attendances: 305,567
Port Adelaide finished Minor Premiers for the third successive season … 305,567
attended the 22nd round – the 20th time 300,000-plus has been reached …
Fremantle missed the finals after holding a place in the top eight for 20 of 22 rounds
… Brisbane played its 150th premiership match at the Gabba – the Lions
celebrated with a 113-point thrashing of the Kangaroos … Richmond lost its 14th game
for the season equalling its club-worst across 1961-62 – after the match the entire
coaching staff was sacked … the famous Carlton-Collingwood rivalry continued for the
229th time and ended with the seventh one-point result between the pair – Carlton kicked its 699th century-plus score
since 1897, ahead of Collingwood 694 times and Essendon 689 … St Kilda won its 16th
successive match at Docklands (13 this year, three from 2003), matching 16 won at
Moorabbin Oval across 1965-66-67 … Fremantle wore a new alternative jumper against St
Kilda – white, with a large purple anchor on the front, purple numbers on the back
and purple and white hooped socks … Geelong made a clean sweep winning all eight
*home* games at Kardinia Park for the first time since 1989 … in an exciting finish
St Kilda’s FRASER GEHRIG with 90 goals for the minor season won the John Coleman
Medal by one goal ahead of Essendon’s MATTHEW LLOYD … Essendon in 22 games were
seen by 993,708 spectators (av 47,079), Collingwood were next with 977,624, then St Kilda
823,998 … Port Adelaide beat all 10 interstate visitors to Football Park – its
single defeat was at the hands of the Crows in Round 7 … ANTHONY STEVENS retired
after 292 games since 1989 with the Kangaroos … Melbourne became the first club since
1906 to lose the last four matches and make the finals – Essendon in 1906 lost the
last five but still made the playoffs … the finalists – Port Adelaide, Brisbane.
St Kilda, Geelong, Melbourne, Sydney, West Coast, Essendon … |
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| D-04-R21 |
Footystats Diary, Week 433,
August 20-26, 2004 (Round 21)
refer Match
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| Friday |
Appeal: James Bartel gets one week
back |
| Saturday |
Port thump dispirited Magpies
The Australian: Brereton cut from coach hunt |
| Sunday |
Demons lose third in continuing
slump
Sydney and Essendon secure finals spot
Bulldogs run riot to end Kangaroos dreams |
| Monday |
Lions give the Saints a hard lesson
Tigers last: Hawks climb off the bottom |
| Tuesday |
Bombers aim for seventh successive
finals series – details
MWB: one round to go; 6,561 different possible results
To retire: Umpires Gavin Dore, Andrew Coates; Brisbane's Craig McRae
The Australian: Hosting rights in play-off not final |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Darryl Wakelin, Jason
Cloke fined for contact with umpire
Dockers fined $10,000 for team-sheet mix-up
Andy Collins in running for Hawthorn coaching
Jimmy Krakouer released from jail
What's special about Essendon making finals? – the history
MWB: Will the Dockers be pipped at the post? – past stumbles |
| Thursday |
Wallace sounds out Rohde; Eade
outlines his agenda
Adelaide win appeal on Shaun Rehn long service payout
Anthony Stevens calls it a day
Cameron Mooney fined $5000 for "gun" gesture to umpire
AFL will try to balance TV cover in 2005 draw
Missing the finals – "winning" the spoon |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 21 – attendances: 262,974
Collingwood played its 2200th League match and featured in its 100th game for
premiership points at night … the Bulldogs-Roos match produced 20 goalkickers –
the record is 25, 13 by St Kilda, 12 by Carlton in 2001-R20 at Docklands, also Geelong
(15) and Bulldogs (10) in 1999-R2 at Princes Park … Adelaide maintained its Football
Park hoodoo over Geelong – the Cats have won once in 11 *away* matches, in 2003 by 11
points … in warm conditions at the Gabba for the Lions-Saints clash umpire STEPHEN
McBURNEY wore a white cap … Freo were fined $10,000 for a mix-up of team-sheet paper
work in Sunday’s match against the Eagles – two players though named, were
replaced before the bounce without advice to its opponent, interchange stewards or the
media … The AFL fined Geelong’s CAMERON MOONEY $5000 for his “you should
shoot yourself” gesture toward field umpire MICHAEL AVON in the last quarter of
Sunday’s match at Football Park … Port’s DARRYL WAKELIN and Magpie JASON
CLOKE were each fined $3500 by the Tribunal for making contact with field umpire MICHAEL
VOZZO in Friday night’s match at the MCG … |
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| D-04-R20 |
Footystats Diary, Week 432,
August 13-19, 2004 (Round 20)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Adelaide confirms Craig as coach for
three seasons
Leigh Brown appeal turned down
Luke Hodge signs with Hawthorn for three years
Crawford back in hospital with arm infection
Friction over Hawthorn shortlisting Denis Pagan; Carlton issues press release
MWB: Tipping and the upsets – will they continue? |
| Saturday |
Early blitz wins for Bombers
Hawthorn invite Gary Ayres and Rodney Eade for interviews
Pathway to the 2004 finals begins ... |
| Sunday |
Cats drown the Dockers
Sydney win despite scoreless last quarter |
| Monday |
St Kilda crush the Kangaroos by 51
points
Fade out may prove costly for Eagles
MWB: Teams sharing highest score of the round |
| Tuesday |
Rodney Eade gets the Bulldogs for
three years
NRL says no to 16th team |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Sydney's Barry Hall
cleared of rough play
Tribunal: Geelong's James Bartel two games and $2000 fine
Geelong-Fremantle melee draws fines of $20,000
Mark Johnson breaches Essendon team rules |
| Thursday |
Geelong punts $30,000 on two appeals
for Bartel
WAFL names 2004 State of Origin All Stars |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 20 – attendances: 250,804
Darwin’s Marrara Oval hosted the first AFL match for premiership points played in
the Northern Territory – Port beat the Bulldogs for the seventh successive time
… at Kardinia Park, Fremantle were held to the lowest score of its 219 AFL matches
– 3.7 was also the lowest of the season – the Dockers remain winless at Geelong
… for the first time since 1985, St Kilda and Port Adelaide shared the highest score
of the round with an identical score (23.9) …Essendon registered 9.2, the best
opening and biggest quarter-time lead (40pts) in 210 games against Collingwood since 1897
… St Kilda’s FRASER GEHRIG against the Roos kicked 10 goals, the equal of
Richmond’s MATTHEW RICHARDSON in Round 8 … in their first meeting at Docklands,
the Swans defeated Melbourne for the 100th time … Adelaide made it seven-straight
against Richmond, while Brisbane posted its sixth successive win over Hawthorn …
following an AFL investigation, 10 players from the Geelong-Fremantle game were cited on
melee charges in the last quarter – fines totalled $20,000 … on August 16, the
Bulldogs appointed RODNEY EADE as coach for the next three years … |
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| D-04-R19 |
Footystats Diary, Week 431,
August 6-12, 2004 (Round 19)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Sydney and Richard Colless fined
$15,000 for comments on umpires |
| Saturday |
Docker snap under Magpie pressure |
| Sunday |
Head trainer dies on Sydney bench
Form book goes out the window
Amazing Kanga comeback floors Sydney
Carlton out Essendon to the sword
Hawthorn win! – repeat win! |
| Monday |
Port Adelaide devour the Demons
5 million fans for first 19 rounds
Sydney Swans in mourning for trainer |
| Tuesday |
Eade meets Crows again
James Clement played last three quarters for Pies with broken jaw
Bulldog Robert Murphy yields to osteitis pubis and ends his season
Bulldog president David Smorgon and critic Simon Beasley come to terms
Robert Walls joins Bulldog sub-committee in search for a coach
"Stay at Optus" group petition circulates over planned moves from Carlton
Hawks suggest special meeting of members to lure Wallace to Glenferrie |
| Wednesday |
Terry Wallace gets Tigers for five
years in $2.5 million deal
Tribunal: David Neitz hit by $5000 fine; fourth offence for wrestling
Hawthorn's Adrian Cox fined $3500 for contact with an umpire; the going rate
Carlton to move; one farewell game at home, four at MCG, six at Docklands
Dermott Brereton: SEN listeners told Wallace was never offered Hawk job |
| Thursday |
Tribunal: Daniel Kerr cleared of
headbutting
Kangaroos appeal Leigh Brown's one-match suspension
Adelaide confirm Neil Craig as coach for 2005
Ronnie Burns retires after 154 games since 1996 with Cats and Crows
Farewelled: Services held for Wally Jackson and Keith Drinan |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 19 – attendances: 245,075
LEIGH MATTHEWS reached 700 matches as a player and coach (1969-2004) with Hawthorn,
Collingwood and Brisbane … the Kangaroos came from a 40-point deficit at
three-quarter time to beat Sydney by a goal at the SCG – it was the biggest fade-out
in 2,085 games by the Swans since 1897 … on the bench in the last quarter,
Sydney’s 56-year-old head-trainer WALLY JACKSON suffered a fatal heart attack …
Collingwood beat Fremantle and won in Perth for only the third time since 1992 …
Essendon’s MATTHEW LLOYD in his 184th game was held goalless for the 10th time
in his career – last time 2002-1EF … at the Tribunal, Hawthorn’s ADRIAN COX
was fined $3500 for making contact with umpire RAY CHAMBERLAIN – the penalty is the
same as that handed down to Carlton’s IAN PRENDERGAST (Round 8) and in Round 10 when
Carlton’s SIMON WIGGINS and St Kilda’s NICK DAL SANTO were found guilty of the
same offence … Melbourne’s DAVID NEITZ was fined $5000 for wrestling Port’s
DARRYL WAKELIN – it was Neitz’s fourth offence for the same charge and the
penalty is in line with the last time he was dealt with by the Tribunal in 2001 … on
August 10, TERRY WALLACE was appointed coach of Richmond for five years from 2005 …
two days later, Adelaide confirmed NEIL CRAIG as coach for 2005 … |
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| D-04-R18 |
Footystats Diary, Week 430,
July 30-August 5, 2004 (Round 18)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
MCG to host five finals |
| Saturday |
Extraordinary scores at Footy Park
Dick Carey cleared of charges; his attack on Mick Martyn was in self defence
BruceK: Top four have won three out of every four games – a perspective |
| Sunday |
Essendon burst the Port bubble
Sydney triumph over Brisbane by 32 points |
| Monday |
Melbourne go to top place; first
time since 1994
Cats and Saints fight out a thriller
Geoff McClure, The Age: The joke's on the umps |
| Tuesday |
Hawks and Tigers await decision of
Terry Wallace
Season over for Charman, Ottens and Enright
Carlton weigh up Docklands and MCG |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Evidence of umpire clears
Cameron Mooney
AFL may return to Carrara Oval |
| Thursday |
Bulldogs sack Peter Rohde
Collingwood withdraws appeal against $5000 fine
No London game this year |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 18 – attendances: 251,317
The Heritage Round, when all clubs wore vintage-style guernseys, while central and
boundary umpires wore white uniforms inspired by those of the 1900s of shirts with
collars, knee-length shorts, black socks and white boots – goal umpires wore long
white coats and brimmed white hats … three of the top four sides lost, Brisbane, St
Kilda and Port Adelaide, allowing Melbourne to go top of the ladder for the first time
since 1994-Round 7 – since their last premiership in 1964, the Demons have held top
place in only 21 other rounds of VFL-AFL footy … St Kilda at Kardinia Park against
Geelong kicked 12 goals without a behind, from 1.1 in the first quarter to 13.2 when a
shot from AARON HAMILL was touched through in the third minute of the last quarter –
the Saints finished with 15.4 but lost to the Cats 15.11 … Geelong has now won three
times at home this year with 15.11 – against Adelaide (R6), Melbourne (R8) and now St
Kilda … though conditions at Football Park were slippery from dew, nothing could
account for the extraordinary half-time score – Adelaide 0.10, Kangaroos 1.8 –
the match was a 7-point win to the Crows, 5.19 to 5.12 – it was the first time in 319
AFL matches that Adelaide were goalless in the first half … of nine goalkickers in
Adelaide, SAVERIO ROCCA with two goals was the only multiple … Adelaide’s 2.17
at three-quarter time – the only parallel was in 1912 at Punt Road when South
Melbourne led 2.17 to Richmond 3.5 … Fremantle beat the Blues at Carlton for the
first time … Sydney beat the Lions at the SCG, holding Brisbane to 7.9, its lowest
score of 30 meetings with the Swans … Essendon’s MATTHEW LLOYD kicked 7.1 to
pass WAYNE CAREY’S record of 671 goals when playing with North Melbourne in guernsey
number 18 … Richmond and Hawthorn suffered their 10th-straight defeats … on
August 4 the Bulldogs sacked PETER RHODE, advising he will not coach the club in 2005
– he is the fourth coach to be terminated this season, following the footsteps of
GARY AYRES (Adelaide) on June 21, DANNY FRAWLEY (Richmond) on June 28 and PETER SCHWAB
(Hawthorn) on July 21st … Sydney chairman RICHARD COLLESS received a $10,000 fine
($5000 of which is suspended) and the club $5000, for public comments made on the standard
of umpiring in the Sydney-Brisbane match – Colless described the umpiring as
“disgraceful”, “incompetent” and a “joke” … |
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| D-04-R17 |
Footystats Diary, Week 429,
July 23-29, 2004 (Round 17)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Jason Dunstall named interim CEO of
Hawthorn
Bulldogs to examine in detail all aspects of club, including coach
Ankle injury grounds Anthony Rocca |
| Saturday |
Gehrig and Riewoldt beat the Dons
Anthony Rocca out for rest of the season
Eddie McGuire and Mick Malthouse meet the AFL
Herald Sun: The high cost of footy – by a Perth reader |
| Sunday |
Kangas blast their way back into
eight
Lions inflict Adelaide's heaviest defeat |
| Monday |
Port too slick for off-target Eagles
Geelong's biggest win over Blues since 1966 |
| Tuesday |
Schwab quits Hawk coaching job;
Donald McDonald takes charge
Holding-the-ball decisions in Round 17 doubled to 49 on the weekend |
| Wednesday |
Olympic Parks Trust and Magpies
reach agreement
New oval and track to be named in honour of Edwin Flack, our first Olympian
Rodney Eade on flying visit to Adelaide
Spitting supporter fined $500
Sydney's Jared Crouch to play his 150th consecutive game
TAC extends sponsorship of Richmond; Casey to meet challenger Schwab |
| Thursday |
Richmond compromise between Clinton
Casey and Brendan Schwab
Collingwood launches new Olympic Park home in Lexus Centre
The Heritage Round
Hawthorn talks with Chris Connolly
Magpies fly in Rodney Eade for talks on new senior position |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 17 – attendances: 266,272
Brisbane gave Adelaide its biggest defeat of 318 AFL matches kicking 21.4 in the last
half, the 141 point margin was the biggest of the season and on percentage, 137.0 to
133.8, lifted the Lions to top place, replacing St Kilda after 15 successive rounds …
Hawthorn lost their ninth-straight … the Saints with 20.7 kicked its biggest score
against Essendon for 12 years; the Bombers struggled and have won just one from their past
six games … the twin-efforts of FRASER GEHRIG (8.1) and NICK RIEWOLDT (7.0) is only
the second occasion in 2,042 VFL-AFL matches where two St Kilda players have kicked
7-goals or more in the same game – last time was in 1992 against Richmond when
STEWART LOEWE (8.4) and TONY LOCKETT (7.1) had a day out … Port beat the Eagles by 26
points and have now won at eight of the past nine meetings … 10 of Sydney’s 17
games this year have been decided by 18 points or less … injury to Richmond’s
NATHAN BROWN ended his run of 105 consecutive matches with the Bulldogs and Tigers …
Hawthorn coach PETER SCHWAB quit the club on July 26 – assistant coach DONALD
McDONALD will have charge of the remaining five matches … |
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| D-04-R16 |
Footystats Diary, Week 428,
July 16-22, 2004 (Round 16)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Port name John James as new CEO
AFLPA survey names Docklands worst surface
Goals in most consecutive games – the records
The Age: Journalists' chief blasts McGuire |
| Saturday |
Eagles smash Bombers at Subiaco
Saints notified $5000 fine against Grant Thomas is now a suspended one
Tigers and Saints now playing for Ian Stewart medal for b-o-g |
| Sunday |
St Kilda too strong for Richmond
Lions cruise to another defeat of the Pies |
| Monday |
Cats graft out 15 point win over
Sydney
Flat Demons beat Bulldogs |
| Tuesday |
Dustin Fletcher's teeth knock-out in
collision; requires modified mouthguard
Adelaide's Michael Doughty suffers fractured eye socket
Broken arm ends season for Shane Wakelin
The Round Table: Sheedy, "most successful coach"? |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Farmer cleared of making
contact with left knee to head of Doughty
Terry Wallace in demand
Three valuable statistical updates ...
Same goals each quarter; League centuries; Same points at top of ladder |
| Thursday |
Hawthorn axe Peter Schwab for 2005
Hip surgery for Aaron Hamill
Eade and Wallace meet with Richmond
BruceK: Picking winners in the first week of finals
Chris Judd captain versus Essendon; Youngest captains in VFL-AFL footy |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 16 – attendances: 222,522
Rain in several cities kept scores to only 1287 points, the lowest tally since 1233
points in Round 8 in 2000 when only 214,155 attended the eight matches; only 11,682 were
at the MCG on Sunday to see Port beat Hawthorn for the fifth-straight time …
Fremantle beat Adelaide at Football Park for the first time … Melbourne met the
Bulldogs again; the Demons kicked 12.21 to parallel the 12.25 in Round 3 – 24.46 in
two meetings …West Coast held Essendon to only 1.9 in the first half and easily beat
the Bombers who have won only three of their past 15 interstate trips across 2002-03-04
… Carlton for the first time since 1958 had single goalkickers in successive weeks,
however, with 9.16 they beat the Kangaroos 9.8 – the game was a cliffhanger with
margins of 1, 3, 5, 8, at the end of each quarter … Brisbane full-forward ALASTAIR
LYNCH, the oldest playing, at 36 years, 28 days, reached 300 premiership matches
(including 120 with Fitzroy, 1988-93) – the Lions won by six goals and have beaten
Collingwood in 11 of the past 13 meetings since 1998 … for a third occasion, five
Brownlow medallists played in the match, Akermanis, Black and Voss for Brisbane, Buckley
and Woewodin for the Pies; they did so previously in the 2003 GF and in R3 earlier this
year… |
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| D-04-R15 |
Footystats Diary, Week 427,
July 9-15, 2004 (Round 15)
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| Friday |
Luke Penny appeal successful –
11th successful appeal on record
Grant Thomas comments draw $5000 fine |
| Saturday |
Cats romp away from Magpies
Collingwood fines players for mid-season partying at Mooloolaba |
| Sunday |
Sydney stagger to ugly win over
Crows
James Hird suffers broken rib
Broken jaw for Alan Didak |
| Monday |
Four share the lead – Saints,
Lions Port, Demons
Lions double the Doggies score
Demons crucify the Saints by 10 goals |
| Tuesday |
Doubt on Crawford captaincy at
Hawthorn next year |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Jonathan Brown cops
another four weeks
BruceK: Terrible last halves – and still won
Behinds and posters – an update |
| Thursday |
Coaches seek AFL meeting on
"what comments can the coaches make?"
Hird: Sunday – hospital; Wednesday – training
Adam McPhee signs another two years with Dons
BruceK: Four sides: sharing the lead: perspective on subject
MWB: Scoreless last halves – but still won ... update |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 15 – attendance: 293,877
Following submissions from Champion Data and clubs, the 50m line was returned to the
148.5m long SCG for the match against Adelaide – a 75cm tip of the 50m arc was cut
off so not to intrude into the centre square – it was a 45m arc for Rounds 2, 3, 7,
9, 10 and 11 … Sydney kicked only 1.5 in the last half of their 13 point win over the
Crows – post-game, Swans coach PAUL ROOS said: “I don’t think they take any
points off us for winning ugly” … Collingwood and Geelong drew its second
50-thousand plus crowd at Docklands ... with 10.2, Essendon enjoyed its biggest finish of
177 games against the Tigers since 1908 …the Kangaroos bundled Fremantle out of the
top eight for the first time in 30 rounds – in the Dockers 100th game at Subi (50
wins, 50 defeats), it was their fourth loss at home this year ... the Demons beat St Kilda
for the 7th successive time; Brisbane before only 29,295 (the Gabba’s lowest crowd of
the season) beat the Bulldogs for the sixth-straight time … Port boosted its
percentage when they won by 83 points over Carlton who had single goalkickers for their
5.10 … Essendon’s JAMES HIRD was hospitalised on Saturday with a broken rib
– on Wednesday, he took part in all aspects of training at Windy Hill … a survey
from the AFL Players’ Association published by The
Age rated Football Park and Subiaco Oval as the best playing surfaces, narrowly ahead
of the Gabba … Brisbane’s JONATHAN BROWN was suspended four weeks for striking
– his fourth suspension of the year; he has missed nine of the 15 rounds …
attendances passed four million for the season ... for the first time so late in 108
seasons, St Kilda, Brisbane, Port Adelaide and Melbourne shared top place on the ladder
with 11 wins … |
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| D-04-R14 |
Footystats Diary, Week 426,
July 2-8, 2004 (Round 14)
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| Friday |
Crows, Pies and Eagles top
membership figures – details
Herald Sun notes: Sunday down three per cent, Saturday's up 12%
Richmond president forecasts loss of $2 million |
| Saturday |
Kangaroos shatter the Bombers
The Age: Another group aims to oust Richmond president Clinton Casey
Melbourne fined $30,000; late lodgement player contracts in 2000, 2001, 2002
Former Hawthorn captain Bob Williams passes |
| Sunday |
Swans streak home to beat the Blues
Lions struggle but survive over dogged Tigers |
| Monday |
Port Power whip sluggish St Kilda
Crows flog the Demons by 12 goals
Geelong's James Kelly suffers broken left leg |
| Tuesday |
Dustin Fletcher booked for tripping
SCG markings return to 50 metre arc
Carlton to re-name club champion award as John Nicholls trophy
CUB and Lion Nathan call "Time Gentlemen, Please" on sponsorships |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Three Saints suspended;
Fletcher one week; first player suspended for tripping by hand since 1994
MWB unveils first of 2004 *Prognostications*
The Flow Starts – retirements announced
Port re-signs Warren Tredrea until 2007 |
| Thursday |
Aftermath of Tarrant suspension;
Collingwood and Malthouse each fined $5000
Grant Thomas: industry too big to ignore constant criticism of tribunal
St Kilda appeal Luke Penny suspension
Richmond trainer Chris Smith fined $2000 for contact made to Justin Leppitsch
Hawthorn's Shane Crawford: "I'm not gay" |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 14 – attendance: 266,577
Sydney at the 206th meeting won a record sixth-straight game against Carlton, topping the
previous club best of five wins between 1917 and 1919 – in their 99th match against
the Blues at Princes Park, the Swans won for the 23rd time … the St Kilda-Port
Adelaide match at York Park established a new attendance record of 19,223 … a wet and
windy Subiaco held the Eagles-Geelong contest to a match aggregate of just 100 points,
West Coast won 7.9 to 7.7 – it was JOHN WORFOLD’s 300th match as a player
and coach with the Eagles … with his 300th career match DARREN GOLDSPINK became the
12th umpire in VFL-AFL history to reach this milestone … Essendon’s DUSTIN
FLETCHER become the first player since 1994 to be charged and suspended with tripping by
hand against the Roos’ ANTHONY STEVENS – Fletcher was suspended for one match;
it was not a reportable offence between 1995 and 1999 … Collingwood and its coach
MICK MALTHOUSE are both fined $5000 for their comments following the failed appeal on June
10 on the two-match suspension of CHRIS TARRANT … Richmond trainer CHRIS SMITH is
handed a suspended $2000 fine for making contact with Brisbane’s JUSTIN LEPPITSCH
which disadvantaged the player … St Kilda won an appeal against a two-match
suspension on LUKE PENNY – it was the 11th successful appeal on record – even
so, St Kilda coach GRANT THOMAS drew a $5000 fine (later to become a suspended fine) for
public comments made after Tuesday’s Tribunal suspended LUKE PENNY, FRASER GEHRIG and
BRENT GUERRA … |
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| D-04-R13a |
Footystats Diary, Week 425,
June 25-July 1, 2004 (Round 13, 1 of 8 games)
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| Friday |
Fevola appeal dismissed
Neck injury forces Wayne Carey to retire |
| Saturday |
Tasmania names its Team of the
Century; Darrel Baldock is captain |
| Sunday |
Sydney sink Magpies in all night
struggle |
| Monday |
Battle of the eyes: TV rugby cuts
AFL to pieces
BruceK: Prospects 2004, beyond Round 15 |
| Tuesday |
Danny Frawley to bow out at end of
year; Port re-sign Williams to 2006
Compromise reached: Bob Rose name dropped from Olympic Park oval
Magpies secure third Cloke – Travis
Don Scott to "talk through" issues with Hawthorn vice-president
Figures confirm Sydney battle a long way from being won |
| Wednesday |
Sheedy set for another three years
St Kilda extend Grant Thomas contract
Wallace and Eade are front-runners for coaching vacancies
Neale Daniher set for another three as Melbourne coach
AFL, Cricket and Netball to tackle child obesity
Legends game rates well for Channel Nine |
| Thursday |
AFL chief Andrew Demetriou warns
other codes "no more Mr Nice Guy"
BruceK: Perspective – a time for musing |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 13 – attendance: 280,419
Split round across two weekends, seven matches the first week, and a stand-alone match
on the second Saturday at Stadium Australia in Sydney … Fremantle against Port at
Subiaco kicked 13 goals without a behind from 22 minutes in the first quarter until
MATTHEW CARR’s goal five minutes into the last term – in spite of the
Dockers’ accuracy, Port remain the most successful visitor to Perth winning its 8th
game from 11 journeys … St Kilda beat Hawthorn and won its 12th successive match at
Docklands, topping Essendon’s 11 from 2001-R2 to 2002-R8 … Geelong at home broke
an 11-match streak without a win against Brisbane – the Cats held the Lions to their
lowest score in 138 matches under LEIGH MATTHEWS … Carlton won three in-a-row for the
first time since the end of the 2001 season … to avoid a clash of colours, Melbourne
wore a predominantly red alternative guernsey against Essendon … Network Ten’s
telecast of the Swans-Collingwood match, which had single-digit margins at every quarter,
was savaged in Sydney by a live rugby match from Brisbane, 477,900 average to 160,700
– Ten viewers got a delayed 8.50pm bouncedown, an hour and-a-half after the actual
start at 7.20pm … GARY AYRES quit Adelaide on June 21 when told he would not coach
the Crows in 2005; assistant NEIL CRAIG is appointed for the remainder of the year …
a neck injury brought WAYNE CAREY’s retirement on June 24 after 272 matches with
North Melbourne (244) and Adelaide (28) … NIGEL SMART, the last surviving player from
Adelaide’s inaugural AFL match in 1991 retired after his 278th game …Richmond
coach DANNY FRAWLEY announces he will quit at the end of the season … Essendon and
KEVIN SHEEDY agree to terms to keep the veteran coach at Windy Hill until the end of 2007
… |
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| D-04-R13 |
Footystats Diary, Week 424,
June 18-24, 2004 (Round 13, 7 of 8 games)
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| Friday |
Carlton says Age report on
Docklands is "speculative and premature"
Hawthorn's CEO Steven Leighton resigns
TAC fines Collingwood $10,000 over Cameron Cloke driving charge
Demons will wear alternative jumper against Essendon
Richmond find a chief executive, Steven Wright |
| Saturday |
Saints crush Hawks by 11 goals |
| Sunday |
Cats prove their worth against the
Lions
Port show no pain in another win at Subiaco |
| Monday |
Smart send-off gives Crows a leg-up
over Dogs
Demons stem five years of Bomber dominance
Rep games: VFL beat WAFL; Sydney win over MVAFA, AFL-Q pip ACTAFL |
| Tuesday |
Gary Ayres quits Adelaide; Neil
Craig appointed coach |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Fevola out two; Harris
two; Hodge for one
Hawthorn appoints Geoff Harris to board
Jeff Farmer to face assault charges
Lance Whitnall nurses stress fracture in right foot
Radio: Melbourne's Triple M pips 3AW; wins three of four timeslots |
| Thursday |
Carey set to announce retirement
Carlton appeal Fevola suspension
Demons name former Age man Steve Harris as new CEO
AFL fined Hawthorn $3000 over Peter Everitt comments
Bombers to meet on new deal for Kevin Sheedy
Herald Sun: Why Don Scott quit Hawks |
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COMPLETE
HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL ROUND 13 MATCHES
IN JUNE 25 TO JULY 1 PANEL ABOVE (WEEK 425) |
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| D-04-R12 |
Footystats Diary, Week 423,
June 11-17, 2004 (Round 12)
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| Friday |
Appeal: Chris Tarrant suspension to
stand; Lance Picioane appeal rejected
Hawthorn's problems with numbers for round 12
Mending bridges: Fitzroy's Dyson Hore-Lacy to attend Brisbane function
Sydney re-sign Stuart Maxfield, Ben Mathews, Jared McVeigh |
| Saturday |
Carlton get the points over Hawthorn
Kangaroos want Good Friday
Dale Holmes appointed GM of AFL (NSW-ACT) Commission
Rules on AFL players in VFL finals
Tigerland: Petition launched for to unseat board |
| Sunday |
Port destroy Sydney by 12 goals
Geelong hold out desperate Kangas |
| Tuesday |
Magpies crash to late charging
Demons on Queen's Birthday
Three million fans see first 12 rounds
Jane Nathan becomes first woman on MCC committee in 166 years
Brisbane's Anthony Corrie to miss six with broken jaw
Tiger fan on summons for Docklands incident in April
Sydney's injury list grows |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Damien Peverill fined
$3500 for contact with Brisbane team doctor
Hawthorn president: Schwab will coach in 2005
Monday nights to be tried again?
The Age: R-rating for live tribunal
MWB: Consecutive scoreless quarters: Freo first time in 84 years |
| Thursday |
AFL fines Brisbane team doctor Paul
McConnell $2000
Brisbane team physiotherapist Victor Popov cautioned
The Age: Carlton set for move to Docklands
Adelaide's Nigel Smart to retire |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 12 – attendance: 288,489
AFL *Grassroots* weekend … Port Adelaide won its 100th AFL match … Geelong
recorded its 350th win at Kardinia Park in the 557th game played there since 1941 –
the Cats beat the Kangaroos at home for the first time since 1994 … on Sunday at the
MCG Fremantle (against Richmond) became the first club for 14 years to be scoreless in the
first quarter and go on to win by 10 points – the Dockers without scoring in the
first term, added to their scoreless last quarter versus Melbourne the previous week
– for the first time in 84 years since Essendon in Q4-R9 and Q1-R10 in 1920; as well,
Freo is the first club to be scoreless in a half of football since Fitzroy in Round 1 of
1995 … the Bulldogs played St Kilda at the MCG for only the second time – first
time was in 1961s 1st Semi-Final … the Lions with 25.12 beat Essendon at Docklands
with the biggest score and widest margin of their 27 meetings – DANIEL BRADSHAW
kicked 7.1, the best by a Brisbane player against the Dons – the first half was
exhilarating footy but the Lions powered away at the finish to win by 66pts … DAMIEN
PEVERILL (Ess) was reported for misconduct against Brisbane doctor PAUL McCONNELL –
Peverill was fined $3500 for pushing McConnell to the ground after the doctor grabbed
Peverill’s jumper; McConnell was fined $2000 for his part in the incident, while
Brisbane's physio VICTOR POPOV was cautioned for using inappropriate language towards
opposition players ... on Queen’s Birthday, rain and hail failed to deter 56,988
turning out – the Demons kicked the first three goals, Collingwood nine of the next
10, and Melbourne eight of the last 10 – the Dees won by nine points …
beleaguered Hawthorn coach PETER SCHWAB with one win from the past 11 games receives full
backing of president IAN DICKER and is assured he will coach next year — Schwab is
axed on July 21 … |
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| D-04-R11 |
Footystats Diary, Week 422,
June 4-10, 2004 (Round 11)
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| Friday |
Goalkicking – St Kilda's Fraser
Gehrig – the best since? – details
Collingwood fined $5000 for second approach to umpires
Alterative guernseys – pressure grows
Herald Sun editorial: Footy logic |
| Saturday |
Collingwood's revival continues
Hawthorn's Ivan Moore passes suddenly
Tiger candidate for CEO job fails the test |
| Sunday |
Hawks-Bombers: tempers explode at
MCG
Brisbane's power surge over Port |
| Monday |
Sydney bury St Kilda by six goals
Geelong up to 7th place
MWB: Same scores, two games, same round – detail |
| Tuesday |
More charges awaited from MCG melee
Hall of Fame adds Ditterich, Hawkins, Marshall, Moriarty, Matson, Sawers
Pavlich raw deal
Dermie's hypocrisy |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Collingwood's Chris
Tarrant out for two; appeal launched
18 players face 27 charges
Demons pass 25,000 members |
| Thursday |
Tribunal: Record $70,000 in fines;
Hawthorn 15, Essendon 1
Media viewpoint on "foot-brawl" – The Australian, Herald Sun |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 11 – attendance: 295,616
Sydney stemmed St Kilda’s opening run of 10 victories with a six-goal win on
Sunday – it was the Swans’ six consecutive win over the Saints at the SCG ...
MARK THOMPSON coached Geelong for the 100th time ... from the Hawthorn-Essendon match on
Saturday at the MCG, 18 players faced 27 charges at the Tribunal – Hawthorn’s
RICHARD VANDENBERG was suspended a total of six games, three weeks each on two charges
– overall, suspensions totalled 16 weeks and fines a record $70,700 ... two matches
on Saturday, Essendon-Hawthorn and Kangaroos-Richmond ended with the same score and margin
– 24.10-154 to 12.8-80, margin 74 points ... the Bombers beat Hawthorn for the ninth
successive time ... after 12 unsuccessful road trips Carlton won its first interstate
match for three years with a 7.2 finish and a memorable goal from BRENDAN FEVOLA (he
kicked 7.1) to snatch victory by four points from Adelaide at Football Park ... with
injuries and suspensions, Hawthorn went into Round 12 with only 27 fit players … |
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| D-04-R10 |
Footystats Diary, Week 421,
May 28-June 3, 2004 (Round 10)
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| Friday |
Leighton Wood is front-runner for
Richmond CEO post
AFL Queensland wins appeal against decision of its own Tribunal |
| Saturday |
Dons' first-half blitz sinks the
Dockers |
| Sunday |
Adelaide decimate Hawthorn
Brisbane swamp the Demons
Shane Crawford suffers a broken arm to end his season
Ten off the mark |
| Monday |
Saints kick 31 goals; best-ever run
of 10 wins; more records |
| Tuesday |
Andrew Kellaway breaks collarbone
and will miss four to six
Two players booked for driving offences; Cameron Cloke, Allan Murray
Channel Ten to introduce "Flycam" |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Four fined; two cleared
Craig Bradley called up to take Carlton training
Rodney Eade denies approach made by Adelaide |
| Thursday |
Tribunal: Sydney's Barry Hall
cleared of striking
The Age predicts: TAC set to dump Tigers, Magpies
Saint coach calls off training; takes players to see The Day After Tomorrow
Report says AFL football safer than ever before
Past president Brendan Gale back with AFLPA as general manager |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 10 – attendance: 267,397
St Kilda won its 10th successive premiership match – the longest winning run in
the history of the club, beating the nine games which took it to the 1997 Grand Final ...
the Saints did so with 31.10-196, the biggest score of the year in their 108 point defeat
of Carlton – only 31.18-204 versus Melbourne in 1978 is higher in St Kilda’s
history ... St Kilda kicked 13.1 in the second term – the biggest quarter of the
season …Channel Nine introduced the American-built Skycam to Friday night Football at
Docklands for the Essendon-Fremantle match ... GAVIN WANGANEEN played his 300th career
game, 138 Port (1997-2004) 127 Essendon (1991-96), 27 pre-season, 8 State, to become the
first Aboriginal player to qualify for life membership of the League ... NEALE DANIHER
coached the Demons for the 150th time ... PAUL ROOS reached 400 games as a player and
coach with Fitzroy and Sydney (1982-2004) ... for the third time in 21 meetings Adelaide
beat Hawthorn by 86 points – Hawk captain SHANE CRAWFORD broke his right arm to end
his season ... Brisbane won its 100th game at the Gabba ... Sydney beat the Western
Bulldogs by 26 points – the Bulldogs’ 10.7-67 has been the final score in three
of the five games played to date this year at the SCG, also by Geelong and Richmond ... in
successive defeats of Melbourne, Brisbane in 2003 and 2004 kicked the same score,
18.15-123 ... Saint coach GRANT THOMAS called off training on Wednesday and took his
players to see the movie The Day after Tomorrow ... |
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| D-04-R09 |
Footystats Diary, Week 420,
May 21-27, 2004 (Round 9)
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| Friday |
Higher goal and behind posts likely
– goals to 15 metres, behind posts 12m
Channel 9 to introduce "Skycam" |
| Saturday |
Magpies break through for their
second win
Death of two League greats – Jack McMurray, Ken McIntyre
Paul Hasleby re-signs with Fremantle to 2007 |
| Sunday |
Freo bring down crippled Lions;
Geelong delivers a strong message |
| Monday |
St Kilda break new records
MWB: Bulldogs-Carlton game, 28 goals to ¾ time, then 0.6 in the last term |
| Tuesday |
Fractured cheekbone grounds Clint
Bizzell for two months
Carlton's Barnaby French hospitalised with back injury
Who approved umps to wear gold jumpers in Sunday's Sydney-Hawthorn game? |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Damien Hardwick fined
$1500 for contact to Richmond trainer
Scott Welsh cleared of charging; Peter Burgoyne two; Scott Thompson one
Hawthorn's Nathan Thompson battles depression
Brisbane run out of ruckmen
Skycam touches down |
| Thursday |
Richmond CEO resigns; Tigers face $2
million loss
Richmond trainer fined $5000 for contact with Damien Hardwick |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 9 – attendance: 260,554
Adelaide has its worst start to a season since its entry to the AFL in 1991 –
Collingwood broke a six-match losing streak to pip the Crows by three points at Docklands
to make it six in-a-row against Adelaide – the Pies fought back, holding the Crows to
three goals after the 4-minutes of the second quarter ... Fremantle’s PAUL MEDHURST
kicked 9.1 in the Dockers 59-point thrashing of Brisbane – it was Freo’s 50th
win (from 97) at Subiaco ... 51,400 packed Docklands for the Geelong-Essendon game –
the third-biggest AFL attendance under the dome ... St Kilda registered its eighth 100+
victory of its 2,034 VFL-AFL games when it beat West Coast by 101 points at Docklands on
Sunday ... Richmond runner MATT HORNSBY was fined $5000 for making unnecessary verbal
expressions to Port’s DAMIEN HARDWICK in the last quarter – while pleading not
guilty for making contact with Hornsby, Hardwick was fined $1500 ... MARK THOMPSON notched
up 300 games as a player and coach with Essendon and Geelong ... DANNY FRAWLEY coached
Richmond for the 100th time (at the end of 2004 when he retired Frawley had 113 to his
credit) ... AFL chief ANDREW DEMETRIOU pleaded guilty to the stupid choice of gold for the
umpires in the Sydney-Hawthorn match ... |
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| D-04-R08 |
Footystats Diary, Week 419,
May 14-20, 2004 (Round 8)
refer Match
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| Friday |
Appeals board upholds suspension on
Brodie Holland
Karl Norman nabbed with no driving licence
The Age reports: Docklands courts the Blues
When did your team last play at Kardinia Park? |
| Saturday |
Essendon cruise to 6th-straight win;
Hird suffers injury to left eye |
| Sunday |
Matthew Richardson boots 10 goals in
big Tiger win
Kangaroos beat Port Adelaide by 15 goals |
| Monday |
Attendances pass two million
spectators for season |
| Tuesday |
Brisbane fined $100,000 for
marketing breach; Further $400,000 suspended
Coaches call for ruck debate
Hird on the mend after eye injury
Stephen Rodgers: Best starts to a season, and those who won the flag |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Brown suspended two games;
Lions expected to appeal
Crowd behaviour brings AFL to order safety cages be built around races
Western Bulldogs fined $30,000 for salary cap breaches in 2000, 2001, 2002
Rugby league: Six Canterbury players fined $100,000 each for sex romps |
| Thursday |
Brown appeal dismissed
Following an investigation, Brisbane's Jamie Charman outed for two matches
Carlton's Ian Prendergast fined $3500 for making contact with an umpire
Bruce K & MWB: 20 goals – five or less goalkickers
The Age reports: Blues seek $2 million to aid cash-flow crisis |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 8 – attendance: 254,026
The Footscray-Western Bulldogs club played their 1600th League match (1925-2004)
– in its 158th match at the MCG since their first on August 29, 1925 the Bulldogs
suffered their 100th defeat ... Brisbane, as the Bears and now the Lions played their
400th premiership match (1987-2004) ... PETER SCHWAB coached Hawthorn for the 100th time
... GLEN JAKOVICH retired after 276 games for West Coast (1991-2004) and the last
remaining playing member of their 1992 premiership team ... Richmond’s MATTHEW
RICHARDSON bagged a career-best 10.3 and became the 47th entry of those to kick 10 goals
or more in 2,110 matches at the MCG ... Sydney slumped to their fourth successive loss
– the worst run during the 42-game coaching span of PAUL ROOS ... Port suffered its
second-heaviest AFL defeat when the Kangaroos beat them by 92 points at Docklands ... St
Kilda registered its 750th League victory since 1897 and brought up its 50th win over
Collingwood ... Hawthorn ended a six-match losing spell and returned Collingwood to 16th
place ... |
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| D-04-R07 |
Footystats Diary, Week 418,
May 7-13, 2004 (Round 7)
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| Friday |
Quinten Lynch loses licence, fined
$1500; West Coast also fine him $5000
Geelong's Paul Chambers has surgery to left knee
Milne and Montagna will not be charged |
| Saturday |
Essendon make it five-straight
St Kilda relieved over outcome of investigation
Chip Le Grand, The Australian: Saints pair can breath again |
| Sunday |
Geelong jump into their eight
Solid win for Brisbane over Kangaroos |
| Monday |
Crows break Showdown hoodoo |
| Tuesday |
MCG melee nabs 15 players
MWB: Top versus 16th – Saints against the Magpies |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: $42,000 in fines for MCG
melee; Brodie Holland get four weeks
Tigers punish two for late-night outing
Bulldogs place curfew on players
Lance Whitnall carrying a knee injury – six kicks against Collingwood
AFL aims to fix Friday night TV in NSW, Queensland and ACT
Radio: Triple M beats 3AW in latest Melbourne survey |
| Thursday |
Tribunal: Kasey Green outed four
games; Chris Heffernan cleared
Collingwood appeals Brodie Holland suspension
Carlton-St Kilda game on May 30 moved to Docklands |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 7 – attendance: 286,682
The Hawthorn-Geelong game at Docklands was played at a special Mother’s Day
starting time of 5.10pm ... JAMES HIRD captained Essendon for the 100th time ... from a
half-time melee in the Carlton-Collingwood match, 15 players were cited and given fines
worth $42,000 ... following seven defeats, Adelaide won its first Showdown against Port
since 2000 ... after 12 successive *on the road* defeats Richmond beat Fremantle at
Subiaco to win its first interstate match since 2001-R10 ... ADAM GOODES played his
100th consecutive match for Sydney ... Melbourne beat West Coast at the MCG for the first
time since 1993 ... |
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| D-04-R06 |
Footystats Diary, Week 417,
April 30-May 6, 2004 (Round 6)
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| Friday |
Geelong and AFL compromise on clash
of Ford and Toyota signage
Collusion case dropped
Seven and Essendon add three years for link on internet and appearances
Richmond drop Joel Bowden after 136 consecutive matches
ABC's Peter Walsh to call 800th footy match |
| Saturday |
Tigers revived by one-point win over
Hawks
Spitter identified in Queensland
MWB: Winning three quarters, but losing the game |
| Sunday |
Bulldogs in amazing comeback pip the
Kangaroos
In a classic, Saints by a point over Lions |
| Monday |
Demons thrash Blues by 105 points
Port Adelaide narrowly over plucky Pies
Lenny Hayes and Justin Koschitzke cited
Four goal umpires push re-emerges after Saints-Lions one-point finish |
| Tuesday |
Three set for Tribunal
MWB: Hird dynasty reaches 350 games
Fox Footy's "White Line Fever" reaches 300th edition
Higher posts or four goal umpires?
Drink-drive charges nab Quinten Lynch and Danny Jacobs
TV ratings soared to 4.7 million viewers nationally for Round 6
Magpies to meet with Olympic Park Trust
Crows to discuss future of coach Gary Ayres |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Saints lose Hayes for two,
Koschitzke for one; Johnson cleared
St Kilda fined $50,000 for late lodgement of player contract details
Players face one-year ban for recreational drug use in new proposal
Adam Heuskes threatens to sue ABC-TV for Four Corners segment
Carlton coach Denis Pagan hands training to players after 105pt defeat |
| Thursday |
Hawthorn's Danny Jacobs admits lying
over drink-drive incident
Hawthorn fine Jacobs $5000 and Lance Picioane the same for his part
Brisbane withdraws appeal on $260,000 fine
The Age predicts AFL Tribunal hearings will go "live" on TV next year
Queensland police interview Brisbane man over spitting
Hawthorn respond to fresh rape allegations
Seven meets AFL on post-2006 TV; Seven holds $20 million last rights bid |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 6 – attendance 266,986
The round produced three one-point results (the League record is four in 1938s Round
13) ... GARY AYRES coached Adelaide for the 100th time, as did MICK MALTHOUSE with
Collingwood ... in Essendon’s 350th match at the MCG, they met the Swans for the
200th time – the Bombers won; the last time the Swans beat the Dons at the MCG was in
1923 ... Fremantle gained its fifth win over West Coast in the 19th Western Derby ...
Melbourne smashed a 107-year-old record to beat Carlton by 105 points – the Demons
won for the 5th successive time over the Blues, the best run since five-straight in
1959-61 ... Geelong’s CHARLIE GARDINER in the 3rd quarter at Kardinia Park collided
heavily with umpire STEFAN GRUN who had to be replaced – Gardiner was cleared of any
negligence ... umpire GAVIN DORE broke his right leg at Manuka Oval in a collision with
Kangaroo player MICHAEL STEVENS – no action was taken against the player ...
Collingwood on percentage went to the bottom of the ladder, below Adelaide (14th) and
Hawthorn (15th), the others with one win ... after 136 consecutive matches Richmond
dropped JOEL BOWDEN back to the “two’s” ... |
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| D-04-R05 |
Footystats Diary, Week 416,
April 23-29, 2004 (Round 5)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
AFL investigation: Did Tigers and
Saints collude at appeal hearing? |
| Saturday |
Adelaide demolish Tigers for first
win
Tigers slump to bottom place; first time at 16th
Matthews hits back over fines |
| Sunday |
Saints win 5th-straight by 11 goals
Off-target Lions crush Hawthorn |
| Monday |
Demons finish too strongly for Swans
Port swamp the Bulldogs
Fan likely to be charged with spitting |
| Tuesday |
Dons too good for Pies; Hird best
again
AFL looks to protecting player races to combat ugly crowd scenes
Melbourne's James McDonald cleared of serious knee damage
Return of Adelaide's Ben Hart delayed again
MWB: Hawthorn racked up 237 kicks at the Gabba, and lost
Richmond rest Mark Coughlan to overcome "pubic instability"
Victorian government to repair country footy grounds
Olympic Park Trust vetos commercial naming of public land |
| Wednesday |
Police re-interview Milne and
Montagna over sex allegations
Carlton fine Brendan Fevola for giving fans "the bird"
Richmond coach Danny Frawley says he'll "stay on"
Blues debutant Andrew Walker draws Rising Star nomination |
| Thursday |
Rugby league: Canterbury club fined
$600,000 over Gold Coast sex scandal
Tribunal: not required
Mike McLean: Fathers and sons in footy
Lions to appeal $260,000 fine |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 5 – attendance 268,988
Richmond became the fourth club for the year (Essendon R1-2, Geelong R3, Adelaide R4)
to be on the bottom of the ladder – it’s the lowest-ever placing for the Tigers
who have won just two of their past 19 games ... Collingwood played its 400th VFL-AFL
match at the MCG – the Bombers beat the Pies in KEVIN SHEEDY’s 550th game as
coach ... Don’s skipper JAMES HIRD was the worthy winner of the Anzac Day Medal for
the third time – he was found best to exemplify the ‘Anzac spirit’ –
skill, courage, adversity, self-sacrifice, teamwork and fair play ... Adelaide’s
NATHAN BOCK on debut kicked two goals with his first two kicks ... St Kilda had its
biggest win over the Kangaroos for 35 years ... DAVID NEITZ captained Melbourne for the
100th time ... the Tribunal was not required in this round ... a man was identified for a
spitting incident against Richmond coach DANNY FRAWLEY as he led his players from the
field at the half-time interval of the match against Adelaide at Docklands – later,
on July 27, in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, a 23-year-old Queenslander, Jared
Ezra Robinson, pleaded guilty to behaving in an offensive manner and was fined $500 and
$37.50 in costs ... |
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| D-04-R04 |
Footystats Diary, Week 415,
April 15-22, 2004 (Round 4)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Appeals Board clears Crawford to
play; Hamill fails in appeal
AFL Commission accepts Hird's self-imposed $20,000 |
| Saturday |
Kevin Sheedy marks 800th game with
top Bomber win |
| Sunday |
Demons demolish Port by 53 points
Eagles pip Lions in 3-point thriller at Subiaco |
| Monday |
Sydney bury the Roos in Canberra
Freo too good for Magpies
MWB: Most consecutive single digit results
Brisbane: Blake Caracella dislocates shoulder; six weeks expected |
| Tuesday |
Season over for Michael Gardiner and
Beau McDonald
Two booked; one cited
Matthews says Saints the real deal
"Oversight" cost Lions extra player in Perth defeat
Jason Dunstall joins board at Hawthorn |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Bell cleared; Robertson
one; Anthony Stevens two weeks |
| Thursday |
Brisbane Lions fined $260,000 for
player rules breaches
Crackdown on staging for free kicks |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 4 – attendance: 268,483
St Kilda became the only undefeated side ... West Coast’s three-point win over
Brisbane completes four consecutive games with single-digit results – first time
since Geelong in 1928 to have such a start to a season; the Eagles played their 150th
League game at Subiaco ... KEVIN SHEEDY reaches 800 matches as a player and coach with
Richmond and Essendon (1969-2004) ... MICK MALTHOUSE brings up 650 matches as player and
coach with St Kilda, Richmond, Footscray, West Coast and Collingwood (1972-2004) ...
against the Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night Hawthorn had 237 kicks – the most by
a losing side since records have been kept ... Fremantle in AFL match 203 won their 13th
game in Melbourne when they beat Collingwood at Docklands ... Brisbane is fined $260,000
for 26 administrative breaches in lodgement of details of player payments; coach LEIGH
MATTHEWS later blasted off – “It reminds of the old school lessons and
Plato’s philosophy of power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. In any
shape or form, it is not good for the AFL, the Lions or the sport. It would almost be
laughable if it wasn’t so much money.” |
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| D-04-R03 |
Footystats Diary, Week 414,
April 8-14, 2004 (Round 3)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Appeals board overturns Lloyd
suspension
James Hird asked to explain Footy Show comments
Saints sign Aaron Hamill to 2008 |
| Saturday |
Awesome Brisbane trash Magpies
Surgery reported for Shane Wakelin
Eddie McGuire may be asked to explain "goal umpire from hell" comments
Umpire Scott McLaren refuses call to meet Hird
Bad call rekindles replay debate |
| Sunday |
Bombers home by a goal in classic
contest
Sydney tough out narrow win over Cats |
| Monday |
Freo survive strong challenge from
Crows
St Kilda remain on top of the ladder
Blues back in the top eight |
| Tuesday |
Hird makes public apology
Matthew Primus out for year
Leigh Matthews: Keep your traps shut
Bruce Kennedy: Perspective, weekend scoring
MWB: Quarters and all-time ladder |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Shane Crawford outed one
week; Hawks may appeal
AFL: McGuire will be asked to explain
St Kilda: Jason Blake to miss eight with back injury
Adelaide: Simon Goodwin, abductor strain
West Coast: Michael Gardiner's right knee strained
Kangaroos: Leigh Colbert in hospital after Saturday's game
MWB: Goals without a behind in a quarter |
| Thursday |
Sponsor pays accommodation for
cash-strapped Demons
Brisbane: Beau McDonald out for the year with knee injury
Eight-year-old sidelines Glen Jakovich
Tribunal: Baker, Stafford, Hamill suspended
Darcy, Primus and Schofield cleared |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 3 – attendance: 262,617
In spite of a five-point loss, Carlton (for the only time in the season) returned to the
top eight after two years in the wilderness ... on Easter eve, the Lions-Magpies match
drew 36,467, the third-highest crowd for an AFL match at the Gabba ... the Kangaroos
kicked 11 goals before their first behind 20 minutes into the second quarter ... Port kick
a new AFL high of 26.15-171 at Footy Park against Hawthorn ... the Bombers led the Eagles
48-0 after the first 19 minutes; West Coast clawed back and it was a one goal final margin
... Essendon’s JAMES HIRD gets a game-high 34 possessions against the Eagles, but
failed to gain a Brownlow vote ... Saints, Port, Lions and Kangas remain unbeaten ...
it’s the Roos best opening since 1996 ... Dogs, Crows and Cats still to win ... |
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| D-04-R02 |
Footystats Diary, Week 413,
April 2-6, 2004 (Round 2)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Anthony Rocca back for the Pies
Essendon make six changes |
| Saturday |
Double somersault by Demons and
Tigers
No Koutoufides until Anzac weekend
Schoolboys carnival on again
Another Swans falls to knee surgery – Jarrad Sunqvist
New membership record for Fremantle
Offending image found in Auskick video
No "supergoal" at SCG
SCG ground markings – 2004 |
| Sunday |
Voss inspires solid Brisbane win
Port narrowly down the Eagles
First inductees to Collingwood Hall of Fame named |
| Monday |
Sydney by five goals over Fremantle
Carlton's first win since last June
Saints on top for first time since 1998 |
| Tuesday |
Matthew Lloyd cited; James Hird
cleared of wrong-doing
Bombers at 16th – first time at the bottom since 1933 – details
Brisbane asked to explain Cadbury-Schweppes sponsor deal |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: "Reckless" Lloyd
two weeks
Carlton's Laurence Angwin and Karl Norman face sacking
MWB: Most times at the bottom |
| Thursday |
Essendon appeal Lloyd suspension
Blues sack Angwin, fine for Norman
Collingwood launch new headquarters at Olympic Park |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 2 – attendance: 280,889
Essendon, beaten a second time, this time by St Kilda, remained on the bottom of the
ladder in successive weeks for the first time since 1933, the year of the club’s last
wooden spoon ... for the first time since 1963 Geelong fielded a side without a single
player with 100 games to his credit – the Cats were defeated by Carlton by 54 points
... the AFL change the *50m line* at the SCG to 45 metres ... Collingwood posted its 200th
win at the MCG ... St Kilda went to the top of the ladder for the first time since 1998-R4
... since playing as South Melbourne in 1980, the red-and-white colours of the Swans
played their 250th at the SCG ... Port Adelaide lose captain MATTHEW PRIMUS for the rest
of the year to a knee injury suffered against Hawthorn ... the Appeal Board overturned a
two-match Tribunal suspension on Essendon full-forward MATTHEW LLOYD, freeing him to play
in Round 3 ... Essendon captain JAMES HIRD on The
Footy Show describes umpire SCOTT McLAREN’s duties in the Essendon-St Kilda match
as “quite disgraceful” and later voluntarily agrees to a $20,000 fine and three
years of voluntary work with the umpires – Essendon is also fined $5000 ... |
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| D-04-R01 |
Footystats Diary, Week 412,
March 26-April 1, 2004 (Round 1)
refer Match
Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of subject |
| Friday |
Opening round – 43 named in
debut for a club
Ian Robinson named video reports officer |
| Saturday |
Richo shines as Tigers hammer
Magpies
MWB: New levels for Peter Schwab and Shane Crawford |
| Sunday |
Fremantle too solid for Carlton
Lions survive from wilting Swans
Anthony Mithen joins Tiger board |
| Monday |
St Kilda cream the Cats
Port slaughter Essendon
Roos bound away from Crows
Essendon fall to lowest-ever 16th place |
| Tuesday |
Tribunal: Carey charge withdrawn
Tribunal: Scarlett, Lappin, Ward and Biglands are up
Drew Banfield injury still under review
Nick Davis out for four
Essendon – "lowest-ever placing" – details
Wayne Hughes named new Carlton recruiting manager
Byron Pickett out for at least six weeks
Steven Koops suffers broken jaw
Geelong: Sanderson, Graham, Milburn likely to miss |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Daniel Ward outed for
three matches
Scarlett gets "benefit of the doubt"
Lappin and Biglands get off
Nathan Chapman signed by Green Bay Packers
Brian Cunningham flags retirement from Port
SEN up, 927 out |
| Thursday |
Geelong slashes debt by further
$600,000 |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 1 – attendance: 263,705
Selectors named 43 to play their debut games or first for a new club – Carlton
chose a new club record of nine debutants (the League record is 10 first set by St Kilda
in 1911) ... Essendon lost to Port by 96 points and fell to 16th on the ladder – its
lowest-ever placing in 2,121 League games since 1897 ... LEIGH MATTHEWS coached his 350th
game with Collingwood and Brisbane (1986-2004) ... MATTHEW LLOYD (Ess) passed 600 career
goals in game 166 ... Hawthorn beat Melbourne and won their 100th match at the MCG ... the
Kangaroos won their 150th match at the MCG when they beat the Crows ... St Kilda played
its 50th match at Docklands ... |
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| D-04-Mar-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week 411,
March 19-25, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
<> AFL Annual Report:
Operating surplus climbs to $114.7 million
Net surplus of $4.7 million ahead of budget
<> Life Membership: Neil Roberts, Doug Wade, Leigh Whicker honoured
<> Sexual misconduct allegations made against Port's Peter Burgoyne
<> Peter Bell re-elected AFLPA president
<> Lions name Shaun Hart, Justin Leppitsch, Chris Scott and Nigel Lappin as deputies
to captain Michael Voss |
| Saturday |
Re-development of MCG will hold 2004
crowds to 70,000
Port and Sydney deny any role in payments for sex allegations
Michael O'Loughlin admits involvement as one of three players |
| Monday |
More sexual allegations; West Coast
players also involved
No rule changes for new season
Two Richmond directors resign
MWB: Free kicks over past five seasons |
| Tuesday |
St Kilda: 'Sorry' text message
AFL to extend further help to Bulldogs
'Plea bargaining' added to WAFL Tribunal agenda
The Advertiser: Footballers behaviour 'reprehensible' |
| Wednesday |
AFL rules out live TV tribunal
hearings
Fourth umpire to flag tagging?
Primus Telecommunications adds sponsorship with Demons and Roos |
| Thursday |
Tigers ask AFL for financial
assistance
The Age: AFL seeks counsel on sexual assault issue |
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| D-04-Mar-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week 410,
March 12-18, 2004 (Tween Seasons)
also refer Wizard Cup 2004 and Tribunal archives for wider detail |
| Friday |
Knee problem flares; Michael Voss
out of practice match
Mick Malthouse under investigation for speaking to umpires |
| Saturday |
Malthouse fined $2500 for breaching
rules in speaking to umpires
WAFL honour eight as Legends
Melbourne axe three administration staff
Jeff Farmer mourns relative killed in car crash |
| Sunday |
St Kilda comeback sinks Geelong in
Wizard Cup Grand Final |
| Monday |
Focus on injuries as club prepare
St Kilda announce profit of $503,000 on turnover of $18 million
ABC-TV introduces pre-recorded national sports wrap from Sydney
ABC Melbourne staff walk out in 24-hour protest
The Age: AFL turns heat up on sledging |
| Tuesday |
Sex allegations made against St
Kilda's Stephen Milne, Leigh Montagna
Hawthorn's John Barker gets all clear on knee
Adelaide's Ronnie Burns fails breath test
Collingwood vice-captain James Clement suffers poke in the eye
More sex allegations made on SBS Insight program
ABC Melbourne staff return; TV segment goes on |
| Wednesday |
<> Tribunal: Port's Brent
Guerra out for three for head-high on Geelong's Cameron Ling in Wizard Grand Final
<> Crows fine Ronnie Burns $3000 |
| Thursday |
St Kilda: Investigation centres on
rape allegations
Hawk Jonathan Hay re-injures right knee
Bulldogs drop Scott West from leadership group
Former player Mark Fraser as a rookie added to list of 32 umpires |
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| D-04-Mar-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week 409,
March 5-11, 2004 (Tween Seasons)
also refer Wizard Cup 2004 and Tribunal archives for wider detail |
| Friday |
Blues name Lance Whitnall, Scott
Camporeale as deputies to Kouta
WAFL fury at AFL insult; inaugural Fame dinner clashes with practice game
Bombers set to extend Sheedy's contract to 2008 |
| Saturday |
Wizard Cup details
MWB: Pre-season thrillers
West Coast-Hawthorn practice match moved to 3pm start on Friday
Practice match moved from Bendigo due to hardness, to Victoria Park |
| Sunday |
Wizard Cup details
Peter Everitt sues St Kilda on long-service claim |
| Monday |
Collingwood's Tarkyn Lockyer breaks
right foot again
Essendon's Sean Wellman misses with a mid-foot strain
Memorabilia saved in Coburg grandstand fire
Seven dumps Sunday's Rex Hunt's Footy Panel |
| Tuesday |
Kangaroos post modest profit of
$59,750 which takes in $1m assistance
Brendan Fevola cleared over scruffle at Crown Casino |
| Wednesday |
Court action between Anthony Stevens
and Wayne Carey settled
Carlton drop Brendan Fevola from practice match
Umpires' coach Rowan Sawers will face media to explain contentious items
Eagles and Dockers eye membership records
Demons tighten the purse strings; anything over $1000 requires approval |
| Thursday |
Network Ten plans eight hours on
Saturday for southern TV viewers
Director of umpires Jeff Gieschen admits Barry Hall gets raw deal
Allen Aylett to remain president of Kangaroos for another two years
Tim Watson replaces Bruce McAvaney as Talking Footy host |
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| D-04-Mar-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week 408,
Feb 27-March 4, 2004 (Tween Seasons)
also refer Wizard Cup 2004 and Tribunal archives for wider detail |
| Friday |
Turnaround gains Sydney $65,311
profit; base revenue $21.6 million
Minor knee surgery for Brisbane's Jonathan Brown
Lions and Broncos in joint Brisbane launch for new season |
| Saturday |
Wizard Cup details |
| Sunday |
Wizard Cup details |
| Monday |
AFL dismiss claims that Morwell
surface caused two knee injuries
Hawthorn's Kris Barlow, Steven Green suffer cruciate ligament injuries |
| Tuesday |
Hawks voice concern over country
venues
Ankle surgery sidelines Fremantle's Troy Cook
Season-ending shoulder injury suffered by Adelaide's James Gallagher
Geelong promote rookie Shannon Byrnes to senior list
Sheedy reassures Tiger fans not to get carried away with poor form |
| Wednesday |
Tony Jewell hits out at Richmond
coach Danny Frawley
Striking costs Daniel Kerr (WC) one week at Tribunal
IR: Star GAA footballer Cormac McAnallan dies suddenly at 24 |
| Thursday |
Tony Jewell gets Jack Titus award
for services to the game
ABC-TV puts Sydney-based sports wrap on hold
Eagles elevate rookie Jaymie Graham to senior list
Club anxious over conflict with Toyota deal
AFL to award retrospective Premiership Cups at some $7000 each
MWB: focus on who has won Cups since the inception in 1959 |
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| D-04-Feb-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week 407,
February 20-26, 2004 (Tween Seasons)
also refer Wizard Cup 2004 and Tribunal archives for wider detail |
| Friday |
Wizard Cup opening in eight states
and territories
Heat factor being monitored
Gary Ablett signs new three-year contract with Geelong |
| Saturday |
Glen Jakovich faces post-career
heart surgery
WA plan for new 60,000 seat stadium to replace Subiaco and WACA |
| Monday |
Records tumble in two century-plus
victories at Wizard Cup opening |
| Tuesday |
Herald Sun: Study launched
to develop multi-purpose Whitten Oval
Bulldog Stephen Koops dislocates elbow; will miss opening rounds
St Kilda's Craig Callaghan suffers second season-wrecking knee injury
Adam Ramanauskas set for Bomber return after cancer scare |
| Wednesday |
Carlton returns modest $191,469
profit; may seek AFL funding
AFL Players' Association rejects "live" TV Tribunal hearings
Carlton captain Anthony Koutoufides to rest during pre-season |
| Thursday |
Video reports: AFL ask clubs, one,
two or three officers?
Seven bumps Talking Footy to late-Tuesday timeslot
The Australian: Cash crisis may force Blues to move from Carlton |
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| D-04-Feb-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week 406,
February 13-19, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Practice matches begin
Steven King to miss Geelong's opening through injury
Kangaroo coach Dean Laidley laid up with back injury
Planned changes to ABC TV draw comments from three State governments |
| Saturday |
Fremantle name deputies to captain
Peter Bell
First tier of new Kardinia Park grandstand completed
Wayne Jackson appointed to AFL Northern Territory board
Graeme McMahon appointed to AFL Queensland board
Wizard Cup rules for 2004 defined
Seven undecided on Talking Footy
Waverley Park housing builders Mirvac name Sir Kenneth Luke Boulevard
211cm Freo's Aaron Sandilands is tallest in games' history; and 2nd heaviest |
| Sunday |
Sydney and Essendon feature in
annual exhibition game at North Sydney Oval |
| Tuesday |
Glen Jakovich names season as his
last with West Coast
Bulldogs unveil radical new guernsey design to parallel sponsor Origin
Salary cap concessions back on discussion table
Eagles CEO Trevor Nisbett awarded inaugural Graeme Samuel Scholarship |
| Wednesday |
Brisbane claim Victorian clubs
bullied AFL to diminishing concessions
Steven King undergoes surgery – may be out 10 weeks
SANFL legend Neil Kerley in Murray River accident
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal rules "Girls can't play football" |
| Thursday |
AFL Strategic Plan though to 2007
released – link to full details
Demetriou: Salary cap rules will stay until 2007
AFL seeks Federal Government funding boost
Coaches hot on Wizard Cup restrictions
MWB: Focus on the Wizard Cup
MWB: Best games-per-season average of 200-game players |
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| D-04-Feb-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week 405,
February 6-12, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Bulldogs squeak home over NTFL in
Darwin
Chris Connolly suggests small groups to more areas in Community Week
Umpires may get to explain their decisions
Josh Francou undergoes knee surgery
Sydney acknowledge history by adding SMFC on guernsey
The game they never played – 1933 move to merge footy and rugby league
BruceK: Biggests, bests, highests, lowests, worsts |
| Saturday |
Hawks wait on scans for Jonathan Hay |
| Sunday |
MRI scans clear Jonathan Hay of
right knee damage |
| Monday |
Didgeridoo plan in club colours axed
ABC staff angry at national TV sports plan |
| Tuesday |
Melbourne FC ask CEO Ray Ellis to
quit
St Kilda appoint Lenny Hayes as captain
AFL launches new membership scheme with twin energy interests
Brisbane players accept pay cuts to stay under salary cap |
| Wednesday |
Melbourne: Out Ray Ellis; In John
Phillips
Herald Sun: Editorial: Now its their ABC |
| Thursday |
Demons may need AFL funding for
three years
West Coast name deputies to captain Ben Cousins
Essendon's Dean Solomon ruptures finger tendon
Port Adelaide to launch alternative guernsey to stop colour clashes
BruceK: Biggests, bests, highests, lowests, worsts |
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| D-04-Feb-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week 404,
Jan 30-Feb 5, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Fremantle keeps door open for Clive
Waterhouse |
| Saturday |
<> Former VFL umpire Frank
Schwab, father of Peter, dies at 71
<> New agreement with AFLPA, running from 2004 to 2008, it calls for players to be
available half a day every fortnight for game development and promotion. The TTP will rise
three per cent in 2004 and 2005. Payments will be $97.84 million in 2004, or $6.114m per
club, up from 2003 figures of $95m and $5.938m.
<> Former Sydney owner Geoffrey Edelsten failed in an application to be
re-registered as a doctor. He was also barred from reapplying for four years. |
| Sunday |
Jade Rawlings performs well in
Bulldogs' intraclub hit out
Bulldogs will play NTFL side in Darwin night game on February 5. |
| Monday |
Discussions continue of likelihood
of "live" Tribunals on Fox Footy
16 AFL clubs embark on Community Week across the country |
| Tuesday |
<> Toyota replaces CUB as
AFL's major sponsor; the AFL may earn up to $55 million over five years. The Toyota name
will appear on ground signage, match ball and other items such as mark and goal of the
year.
<> Dick Carey (brother of Wayne) is charged for assaulting Mick Martyn in Wagga
<> Collingwood's Ben Johnson breaks his hand in a "minor grapple" at hotel |
| Wednesday |
Wayne Carey sues Kangaroos for
$135,000 unpaid long-service leave
Stuart Maxfield to captain Sydney again
Melbourne FC seeks financial assistance from AFL |
| Thursday |
Mick Martyn sues Kangaroos for
unpaid long-service leave
Sydney-born Lenny Hayes tipped for St Kilda captaincy
Mark Ricciuto is re-appointed captain of Adelaide; Ben Hart is deputy
James Hird and Mathew Lloyd named to lead Essendon again
<> Rhett Bartlett succeeds in having Richmond honour 1920-21 premiership
captain-coach Dan Minogue with a posthumous Life Membership – 79 years after Dan
finished with the Tigers |
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| D-04-Jan-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week 403,
January 23-29, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Following third premiership,
membership of Brisbane Lions soars
Leigh Matthews scoffs at reports that Michael Voss will miss most of 2004 |
| Tuesday |
More than 10,000 attended the
Adelaide Oval funeral of David Hookes |
| Wednesday |
Bradley quits Saints eight days
after accepting role of assistant coach
Tony Jewell ends 40 years with the Tigers; he was defeated in election
MWB: Looks ahead at Milestones for 2004 |
| Thursday |
Francou, training at Alberton, does
right knee again; he will miss 2004
Membership rises for Swans in both Sydney and Melbourne
Geelong re-signs Tom Harley for another two years
Robbie Flower resigns from Melbourne board due to a heart condition |
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| D-04-Jan-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week 402,
January 16-22, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
West Coast to extend contract of
coach John Worsfold
Chris Grant suffers hamstring strain in sprint session |
| Monday |
Test cricketer David Hookes dies
following attack outside hotel |
| Tuesday |
St Kilda appoints Craig Bradley to
assistant coaching panel
Collingwood's Rhyce Shaw trips during jogging and breaks wrist
Kangaroos sign Daniel Wells to the end of 2006. |
| Wednesday |
Wayne Carey has minor surgery to
right knee |
| Thursday |
Graeme McMahon considered for role
in AFL Queensland
Businessman Reuben Pelerman passes; 1990 saviour of Brisbane Bears |
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| D-04-Jan-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week 401,
January 9-15, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Mark Ricciuto has thumb injury at
Strathalbyn camp
Corey McKernan to wear No.5 in his return to Arden Street |
| Sunday |
Dockers plan to beat Darwin heat in
Wizard Cup
Steve Lawrence signs with VFA's Port Melbourne |
| Monday |
Kevin Sheedy faints in 40C Perth
heat
Shane Woewodin hit by credit card scam
BruceK: Eras and dynasties; how do you define the greatest?
Forum: The advantage rule |
| Tuesday |
Sheedy back at training; Ramanauskas
returns after August operation
Nine candidates nominate for Richmond board |
| Wednesday |
Injuries hit key Brisbane players
Port's Matthew Primus, Josh Francou set to return in Wizard Cup
Collingwood settle debt with Ansett administrators |
| Thursday |
BankWest to sponsor Fremantle; said
to be worth $2.5m over two years
James Hird breaks nose at training
Kevin Bartlett to host mornings on SEN 1116 AM in Melbourne
Man in court for grand final scam
Grass work on Subiaco delays return for Eagles |
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| D-04-Jan-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week 400,
January 2-8, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Monday |
Clubs return to training
Richmond president Clinton Casey provides $1.3 million security |
| Tuesday |
St Kilda appoint Terry Daniher as
assistant coach |
| Wednesday |
Skyrocketing Police charges will hit
AFL matches
WAFL clubs court Matthew Capuano
Kevin Bartlett ends seven and-a-half years with Sport 927
Delays halt launch of Melbourne's SEN 1116 AM all sports station |
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| D-04-Dec-05 |
Footystats Diary, Week 399,
Dec 26-Jan 1, 2004 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Collingwood shares Christmas spirit
with homeless at Victoria Park
Andy Collins to coach Box Hill Hawks
Richmond's Doug Strang passes |
| Sunday |
SEN, new Melbourne radio sports
station ink Garry Lyon and Dermott Brereton |
| Thursday |
The Age forecasts Toyota
will be new major AFL sponsor
Richmond lose $882,100 on season 2003 |
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| D-04-Dec-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week 398,
December 19-25, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
$4.2m turnaround yields St Kilda
$503,000 profit
North Melbourne's Leo Francis passes |
| Saturday |
West Coast profits by $2,868,178
Fox Footy to be free to pay-TV subscribers from February 1 |
| Monday |
Richmond outsource events to Elite
Sports Properties |
| Wednesday |
AFL's Ben Buckley forecasts names on
back of jumpers |
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| D-04-Dec-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week 397,
December 12-18, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Bill Sanders new Adelaide chairman;
Bob Campbell remains on board
Neil Compton passes
MWB: a look at 200-Game Coaches
Forum: Interstate football – is there a future? |
| Saturday |
Fremantle profits by $711,223 after
$5m deficit over 2001-02
Michael McMahon is Geelong's new CEO
Salary cap limit puts St Kilda and Brisbane out of Pre-Season Draft |
| Monday |
<> 5000 supporters saw
Carlton's largest presentation of new guernseys since 1911 – on Sunday, 15 were
handed out at Princes Park |
| Tuesday |
Hawks conduct first AGM election in
10 years; all directors returned |
| Wednesday |
Draft: Key picks, Jade Rawlings
(Bulldogs), Nick Stevens (Carlton) – full list
Collingwood extend contract of Mick Malthouse as coach until 2006
Tony Liberatore appointed assistant coach at Carlton |
| Thursday |
Video replays to be used in Wizard
Cup to rule on nine-point goals
Tribunal may go "live" on Fox Footy Channel
Paul Gardner and current board returned overwhelmingly at Melbourne AGM
Neil McKissock replaces Graeme McMahon as Don prez after seven years
Bulldogs sign Rohan Smith for another two years
Matthew Scarlett, Peter Riccardi, Darren Milburn sign new Geelong deals |
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| D-04-Dec-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week 396,
December 5-11, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Lions re-sign Simon Black to
four-year $2 million deal
Essendon posts $409,652 profit
Hawthorn leaders to USA to investigate "best practices" |
| Saturday |
Bulldogs to receive further
Competitive Balance Fund assistance
The Age: Richmond to outsource commercial operations
WAFL funding for 2004 is $3.797 million, up 10 per cent
Essendon develops teen aid program to promote involvement in sport |
| Monday |
Glenn Manton confirms retirement
from Carlton |
| Tuesday |
Herald Sun: Magpie
membership is up 30 per cent to last year
The Swans on Sunday drew 4000 to spiritual home at Lake Oval, Albert Park |
| Wednesday |
Adelaide surplus is $1,837,000;
chairman Bob Campbell steps down
AFL Community Camps by 16 clubs will be repeated in February
Unpaid tax for three years leaves Melbourne with a liability of $1 million
Age reports Foxtel footy telecasts to go interactive and include betting |
| Thursday |
Lance Whitnall returns to Carlton
training after ankle surgery
AFL's Ben Buckley denies betting will be part of Fox Footy interactive
Partying Cat forward Steve Johnson jumps a fence and breaks right ankle
Age reports some Magpie players in joint training sessions with Storm
More Friday night and Sunday games for WAFL to combat AFL fixtures |
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| D-04-Dec-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week 395,
Nov 28-Dec 4, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Saturday |
Richmond sack six staff from
commercial operations
Corey Jones and Saverio Rocca in one-year deals with Kangaroos
Magpies bring No.42 out of retirement; once worn by Darren Millane |
| Tuesday |
Carlton poised to draft Ireland's
Setana O'hAilpin as rookie
Claremont coach Ashley Prescott casts net for AFL players |
| Wednesday |
Port Adelaide profits by $331,288
Privacy Commission express concern on Essendon-Man U deal
New Port contract for Adam Kingsley
Bureau of Statistics show rugby and soccer as growth sports |
| Thursday |
Richmond delist Martin McGrath, who
kicked five goals on debut
Adelaide will not participate in draft; too close to salary cap
As few as nine of the 16 clubs likely to be at Pre-Season Draft
Essendon deny privacy concerns
No.42 jumper to stay retired after request from Millane family
Rugby league aims to reduce player load and 26-round season |
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| D-04-Nov-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week 394,
November 21-27, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Bulldogs suffer loss of $554,730
Ray Hall re-signs with Richmond for two years
Shaun Rehn "bounce" compensation case adjourned
Team with most goals in Wizard Cup will host night GF |
| Saturday |
Jade Rawlings three-way deal to Dogs
approved by AFL
Robbie Copeland re-signs with Brisbane Lions |
| Sunday |
National Draft: Adam Cooney at No.1
pick taken by Bulldogs
Only six players on an AFL list went to other clubs |
| Tuesday |
Collingwood: another record year
with $2.3m profit
Collingwood: 40,677 members, highest-ever by a Victorian club |
| Wednesday |
Adrian Anderson appointed AFL
football operations manager
Tipstar footy tipping competition losses reach $6.6 million
Brisbane post $2.2 million profit
Scott West, a Bulldog until 2006
Knee surgery for Essendon's Damian Cupido
Rupert Betheras (Col), Shane Harvey (Ess) train with Kangaroos |
| Thursday |
Ryan Houlihan re-signs with Carlton
John Livy vacates AFL (NSW-ACT) Commission after seven years |
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| D-04-Nov-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week 393,
November 14-20, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Saturday |
AFL freezes admission prices for
2004; first time in 11 years
Fremantle re-signs Jeff Farmer for three years |
| Tuesday |
Cats slice debt by $6 million; 2003
profit is $572,173 |
| Wednesday |
Hawthorn profits for 7th-straight
year; $104,347 |
| Thursday |
Essendon form partnership with
Manchester United |
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| D-04-Nov-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week 392,
November 7-13, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Two operations rule Justin Leppitsch
out of Lions' pre-season
Brian Cunningham tipped for AFL football operations position |
| Saturday |
Anthony Koutoufides to captain
Carlton
Scott Clayton re-endorsed as Bulldog recruiting manager for two years
Simon Prestigiacomo and Ben Johnson sign two-year deals with Pies |
| Wednesday |
Adam Simpson to captain Kangaroos
Garry Hocking appointed coach of WAFL's Peel Thunder for three years |
| Thursday |
Melbourne announces loss of
$5,149,000
Jade Rawlings signs with Bulldogs, who get him with No.1 in draft
Wayne Campbell will captain Richmond in famous No.17 jumper
Delisted Steven Lawrence (StK) faces driving charges |
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| D-04-Nov-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week 391,
Oct 31-Nov 6, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Saturday |
IR: Ireland wins, but Aussies take
the series – 2nd Test at MCG
Rawlings and Stevens not delisted, leaving opening to draft
Hawthorn re-sign assistants Donald McDonald and George Stone
Meetings with Bulldogs smooth way for Rawlings to be drafted
Rob Snowdon to review football operation of the Carlton FC
AFL asks fans for Wizard Cup rules to be trialled |
| Monday |
Sales of MCG memorabilia from
re-development fetch $600,000 |
| Tuesday |
Record crowd of 122,736 attends
running of 143rd Melbourne Cup |
| Thursday |
Barry Mitchell to coach VFL's
Northern Bullants
Leon Cameron returns to Whitten Oval as assistant to Peter Rohde
Chris Grant returns to full training after right knee reconstruction
Carlton mourns passing of Jim Baird |
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| D-04-Oct-04 |
Footystats
Diary, Week 390, October 23-30, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Saturday |
IR: Slick Aussies give
harsh lesson to Irish – 1st Test in Perth
Hawthorn great Stan Spinks passes
Brian Royal to Kangaroos as assistant coach |
| Sunday |
Hawthorn great Stan
Spinks passes |
| Monday |
no entries, but there's
always another story ... |
| Tuesday |
Alastair Lynch to play
for a 17th season
Geelong name Daryn Cresswell and Ken Hinkley as assistant coaches |
| Wednesday |
IR: Mark Bickley and
Matthew Scarlett to face Tribunal
Joe Misiti signs one-year deal with Essendon
Guy McKenna joins Collingwood as assistant coach
After 90 years, Perth Oval name falls to sponsorship
Paul Dimattina retires from Western Bulldogs |
| Thursday |
IR: Tribunal outs
Bickley and Scarlett for one IR match
Kangaroos axe Shannon Motlop
Bulldogs ink Lindsay Gilbee, Ben Harrison, Patrick Bowden, Matthew Boyd
Fremantle re-sign Paul Medhurst, James Walker, Robert Haddrill
Dean Wallis returns to Essendon to join coaching panel |
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| D-04-Oct-03 |
Footystats
Diary, Week 389, October 17-23, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Ross Lyon joins Paul
Roos at Sydney
IR: Upset to Test preparations – Hands Oval at Bunbury ruled unfit |
| Saturday |
Trade Week: Hawks, Blues
and Bulldogs the winners
Losers: Jade Rawlings and Nick Stevens with no deals
MWB: Trade week was like a ping-pong ball
Top marks to Foxtel for "Trading Places"
Bulldogs ploy under fire – Rawlings denied switch to Kangaroos |
| Sunday |
IR: Australia squad
announced – the changes |
| Tuesday |
3AW's Rex Hunt wins Best
Sports Presenter award
Discussions continue on Jade Rawlings
AFLPA asks AFL to explain rationale for twilight matches
BruceK: *Perspective* update |
| Wednesday |
Flow of delistings
continue
Construction of new stand starts at Kardinia Park
Banker David Liddy appointed to Brisbane Lions board
Primus Telecommunications is new Melbourne sponsor |
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| D-04-Oct-02 |
Footystats
Diary, Week 388, October 10-16, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
<> Dean Solomon
quits Bombers – Tigers the tip; $1.6m over four years
<> Hawthorn sign new sponsor deal; to become *HSBC Hawks"
<> James Bartel and Paul Chambers sign new deals with Geelong
<> Shaun Hart to play 15th season with Brisbane Lions
<> Nigel Lappin, Luke Power, Daniel Bradshaw, Mal Michael and Robbie Copeland are
only Lions not re-signed.
<> Brisbane's Tim Notting a likely casualty of salary cap pressure
<> Brendon Lade re-signs with Port Adelaide
<> Chad Fletcher joins teammates Glen Jakovich and David Wirrpunda in squad to play
Ireland
<> Matthew Knights to coach Port Magpies in SANFL |
| Saturday |
Caroline Wilson, The
Age: Stephen Silvagni will leave Carlton board
Hawthorn re-signs Angelo Lekkas after protracted discussions
Rugby World Cup starts in Sydney |
| Sunday |
Fremantle beat
Collingwood in London by 19 points |
| Monday |
<> Exchange Week
begins at Carlton
<> AFL to decide on Carlton draft week submission and Essendon's payments to James
Hird and Matthew Lloyd for internet rights.
<> Uncontracted Nick Stevens speaks with seven clubs
<> Carlton's Andrew McKay may retire
MWB: eight different teams take wooden spoon in past eight years |
| Tuesday |
Essendon fined $85,000
for salary cap breach – past record noted
Carlton remain banned from draft
St Kilda shows interest in Trent Croad
Blues to remain with Northern Bullants; VFL to be 13-teams in 2004
Carlton advertises for sponsors in Financial Review |
| Wednesday |
Dean Solomon rejects
Richmond; to stay at Essendon
Essendon to contest AFL ruling, not the $85,000 fine
Daniel Motlop stays with Kangaroos
Richmond in pursuit of Bulldogs' Nathan Brown
Tiger captain Wayne Campbell leads six teammates to take pay cuts |
| Thursday |
Trade deals coming
together
Laurence Angwin escapes theft and burglary charges with bond
Stephen Silvagni resigns from Carlton board
Terry Daniher axed by Collingwood
Port re-sign Michael Wilson and Damon White |
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| D-04-Oct-01 |
Footystats
Diary, Week 387, October 3-9, 2003 (Tween Seasons) |
| Friday |
Carlton set to cull up
to 14 players
Best & Fairest: Syd, Mel, WCE, |
| Saturday |
Bombers cited on TPP
rule – probe lasted five months
Jade Rawlings to Arden Street? – wants to play with brother Brady
Best & Fairest: Buckley wins Copeland for record sixth time
Best & Fairest Ade, Fre, Gee, Kan, Rch ...
Anthony Rocca signs with Pies for another three years
Pies: Leon Davis and Richard Col on new two-year deals |
| Sunday |
Best & Fairest: Bri,
Haw, PA, WB |
| Monday |
SANFL Bulldogs clinch
third flag in four years |
| Tuesday |
Bulldogs and Port to
play for points in Darwin on August 14
Jason Akermanis still not re-signed by Brisbane
Northern Territory team may join SANFL – Jackson to head working party |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Jonathan Brown
suspended two matches from GF
Geelong extend Mark Thompson deal to 2005
Brett Kirk added to Test squad
AFL will profit $4.5 million
Weekly TV average is now 3.8 million viewers
Port inks Shaun Burgoyne to end of 2005
Daniel Motlop wants to leave Kangaroos
Rumour file: Trent Croad to be traded by Fremantle
Rumour file: St Kilda's Heath Black will return to the west
Rumour file: Nathan Brown to Hawthorn; Jade Rawlings to Bulldogs
Rumour file: Dean Solomon to turn Tigers down and stay at Windy Hill
MWB: Sydney's accuracy will go down as one of the all-time best |
| Thursday |
AFL 2004 draw released
on Wednesday – Bit of this, Bit of that ... |
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