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| D-05-R26 |
Footystats Diary, Week 490,
September 23-29, 2005, Grand Final
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| Friday |
Selected sides for Grand Final
Preview: Swannies – Bound for glory
Grand Final: Swannies premiership drought – detailed
Grand Final: Eagles and Swans at the MCG, 1987-2005 – detailed
Grand Final: From the eye of MWB – detailed
AFL clarifies Tribunal guidelines
Fergus Watts and Chris Ladhams quit the Crows
They said it: The Age: Delta-gate shows lack of class |
| Saturday |
AFLPA: Ben Cousins adds MVP award
Paul Roos cops $5000 fine
They said it: Herald Sun: Marvellous day for romance
They said it: Sydney Morning Herald editorial: Syyyyyyd-ney: Go Swans |
| Sunday |
Sydney home by four points; Swans
break 72-year drought
Eagles fight to the finish
They said it: round-up of newspapers around Australia –
Sunday Age, Sunday Telegraph, Sun-Herald, Sunday Herald Sun, Sunday Times, Sunday Mail |
| Monday |
Grand final celebrations: Old Bloods
rejoice in Swans' glory
Sydney ticker-tape parade on Friday
Comment: Sydney has a long way to go
Four million watched Grand Final – (later update said 5 million)
Looking ahead – 2006 odds for premiership and wooden spoon
SANFL: Eagles into Grand Final; Cahill retires
3AW's Graeme Bond – *4* – grand final omen |
| Tuesday |
AFL crowd record: New peak of
7,071,033
Umpire of the year: Darren Goldspink
Match review panel gives all-clear
MCG Anzac Day plans on track
Oops, Corrections
The bigger than BIG ladder, 1995 to 2005 ... detailed
Melbourne: Travis Johnstone wins 'Bluey' Truscott trophy
They said it: Daily Telegraph: Leo Barry risked serious injury
They said it: The Australian: Swans add $28m to TV rights |
| Wednesday |
Luke Power stays with the Lions
Matthew Lloyd takes over Essendon captaincy; MWB notes ...
Mark and Goal of the Year: McPharlin and Judd; Leo Barry mark recognised
Grand Final attendance adjusted – 91,828 not 91,898
Bulldogs land new sponsor – Diadora
James Begley retires
Robert Harvey to play on
Steven Salopek re-signs with Port
Hocking returns east to coach Falcons
Riccardi wants to play on
Nathan Brown re-signs with Demons
Melbourne squad head to Thailand
Carlton coaches are safe
St Kilda: Steven Baker and Luke Ball tie for Barker medal
They said it: The Times: One player, six clubs in 11 months
They said it: The Age: Swans find leverage in hostile market |
| Thursday |
Adem Yze stays with Demons
New coaching faces at Collingwood
Sydney: Heath James retires
Jimmy Bartel re-signs with Geelong
West Coast rules out all players from Ireland series
Expectations on the 2006 draw
Essendon: Jason Johnson 1st, Mark Johnson 2nd in best & fairest
National draft order – important dates
They said it: The Age: Trade talk ... |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
GRAND FINAL |
GRAND FINAL –
attendance: 91,828
l
The Swans won their first premiership since 1933 – breaking a 72-year
drought of 1476 matches in which 2,738 players were used during the 26,292 days which
elapsed ... (note: *players used* is the total number of players used in each separate
season) ... 1330 players have played VFL-AFL football for South
Melbourne-Sydney since 1897 ...
l
Nine played all 26 matches of Sydney's 2005 season – Leo Barry, Craig
Bolton, Amon Buchanan, Jared Crouch, Adam Goodes, Barry Hall, Tadhg Kennelly, Brett Kirk
and Ryan O'Keefe ...
Sydney's PAUL WILLIAMS had 294 reasons to be overjoyed – that's how long it took the
former Magpie to win a premiership – the longest of any player in VFL-AFL history ...
l
The grand final was the smallest winning result since 1968 when Carlton 7.14-56
defeated Essendon 8.5-53 ...
l
Sydney captain BARRY HALL with two goals in the Grand Final finished as the
leading goalkicker of the season with a total of 80 goals ...
l
A new record of 6,763,852 attended the 185 matches of the season – an
improvement of 395,625 above that recorded last year ... |
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| D-05-R25 |
Footystats Diary, Week 489,
September 16-22, 2005, Finals, Week 3
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| Friday |
Selected sides for Preliminary
Finals
Hawks re-sign Dixon, Ladson, Brown
Carey as part-time Pie for $100,000?
Nominations for AFL Players' Association
The Age: Sydney footy in the 1970s
MWB: Preliminary final twists
They said it, Herald Sun: TV rights will cover the bush |
| Saturday |
Sydney explode into Grand Final
Swans smash St Kilda
Take two, late check: Swans' 10 successive behinds in 2SF
Brownlow: Punters swoop on Brett Kirk
They said it: The Age: Now the wait on Hall
Solid Eagles down the Crows |
| Sunday |
Sydney to challenge West Coast
Friday night ratings great for Ten Network
MRP: Barry Hall assessment awaited
Port Adelaide: Roger James retires
Brisbane to cut Brad Scott
Another four Bombers under surgery
John Kerr passes away, aged 71 |
| Monday |
Sydney waits on Hall judgement
Eagles doubt on Muchael Braun
Punters can't split them: Sydney and West Coast $1.85
Brownlow: Cousins remains hot favourite
Swans the real deal in Sydney: Paul Roos
They said it: The Australian: Scales of justice (Barry Hall) |
| Tuesday |
Ben Cousins wins Brownlow by one
vote
Retirement: Matthew Allan, James Rahilly
Grand Final: TAB Sportsbet: West Coast $1.75, Sydney $2.00
Grand Final: Are forwards the key? – details
Grand Final: Will Cousins emulate Coventry? – details
Grand Final: Umpires appointed, Allen, Goldspink, McLaren
They said it: The Australian: Single point for Hall to play
20:00 update: Hall cleared to play in Grand Final |
| Wednesday |
AFL Tribunal: Hall cleared to play
in Grand Final; Eagle Gaspar as well
Grand Final: Gladdies for the Swans; Dame Edna Everage
Grand Final: Voting panel for Norm Smith Medal – details
"Brownlow's don't win premierships"
Byron Pickett could walk from Port
They said it: The Age: New flag may erase loss of the old (1933) |
| Thursday |
AFL Coaches vote Barry Hall Player
of the Year
Clubs warned Grand Final reports carry double trouble
Coaches want greater freedom of speech
TV war costs $8 million
Brisbane: Shaun Rehn signs as ruck coach
Western Bulldogs re-sign Brad Johnson
Surgery for several Port Adelaide players
Grand Final: Milestones, three Brownlows feature in decider
MWB: New rankings for Brownlow career votes
Updates for *Full Points Footy*
Time for Thank You's ... |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF
FINALS
WEEK 3 |
PRELIMINARY FINALS –
attendances: 116,353
l
GRANT THOMAS coached St Kilda in his 100th match – only two other coaches
have marshalled the Saints in their history to a greater number of games – ALLAN
JEANS, 332 matches (1961-76) and STAN ALVES, 115 matches (1994-98) ...
l the Swans won their first final at the MCG since the preliminary in
1936 ... the Swans booked their first Grand Final appearance since 1996 and only their
second since 1945 – overall the club has featured in 12 playoffs since 1899 for just
three premierships in 1909, 1918 and 1933 ... Sydney's BARRY HALL and St Kilda's FRASER
GEHRIG both kicked four goals to share leadership of goalkicking for the season on 78
goals ... 73,344 is the biggest crowd to watch the Saints and Swans since 104,239 attended
the MCG for the 1970 First Semi-Final between the pair ...
l West Coast beat Adelaide by 16 points to make its way through to
their first Grand Final since 1994, and their fourth overall – the Eagles were
premiership winners in 1992 and 1994 ... at the 26th meeting between the two, the records
equalled at 13 wins apiece ... |
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| D-05-R24 |
Footystats Diary, Week 488,
September 9-15, 2005, Finals, Week 2
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| Friday |
Selected sides for Semi-Finals
Carlton: Anthony Koutoufides wins John Nicholls Medal
Fraser Gehrig uncertain on future
Brisbane Lions begin restructure
Ralph Robertson – who was he? – "Missing in action" – the story
They said it: The Age: AFL lobbies Canberra on pay TV |
| Saturday |
Dramatic finish to SCG semi-final
Last kick Swans flatten Geelong
MWB: Crows face going out in straight sets |
| Sunday |
Crows annihilate Port
Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, St Kilda remain
Big TV numbers for Friday night
Watering of SCG cricket area |
| Monday |
From the boundary: Low scores in
finals; Ben Rutten; SCG watering; Col Hutchinson – 957 straight games; Carey not
welcome in Surfers; Grant Thomas: Big family, big lounge room; Grand Final betting ... |
| Tuesday |
Tribunal not required: No semi-final
charges laid
Sports collusion case starts
Is history a burden for the Swans? – no way ... details
Robert Shaw steps aside at Essendon
Saints rule out Hamill, Koschitzke, Clarke from preliminary
WAFL: Tie in Sandover Medal
SANFL: Port's Jeremy Clayton wins Magarey
They said it: Herald Sun: C7 victim of a plot, QC
They said it: AAP: SCG defends itself over slippery ground |
| Wednesday |
Neil Kerley retires from
All-Australian voting panel
Long time between drinks at the MCG – last Swan win in 1936, details
Andy Collins moves to cricket
Collingwood: Cole stays, Woewodin goes
300th game for umpire Brett Allen, 13th to reach milestone, details
Brent Blackwell has finger amputated
Carlton delist David Clarke, Glen Bowyer retires
Coaches: 500 of more games as player and coach – detailed
Melbourne radio ratings: AW win back two important time slots |
| Thursday |
Ricciuto to feed off hostile crowd
Barry Hall happy with his form
Saints and Eagles, the favourites
"What a difference a game makes" ... Reynolds 276 wins, not 275 ...
One Bulldogs game in Darwin for 2006
Melbourne suburban ovals to get upgrade
AFL Media Association awards – detailed list
The said it: AAP: Tigers deny Fevola talks |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF
FINALS
WEEK 2 |
SEMI-FINALS –
attendances: 89,600
l the Swans beat Geelong in their first finals match for 71 years – other
finals they have met were in 1914-1SF-MCG and 1934-PF-MCG – the Swans have won on all
three occasions ... the Cats kicked only two points more than they did when they suffered
a 54pt defeat by the Swans at the SCG on July 9 in Round 15(n), 7.9-51 to 16.9-105 ...
l The Swans ran down the Cats who had led all night. From the
25-minute mark of the first quarter after a RYAN O'KEFFE goal when were 2.2, the Swans
kicked 10 successive behinds until Sydney's third goal was kicked by MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN
at the 26 minute mark of the third term which made the three-quarter time score
3.12-30 – Sydney forward NICK DAVIS rarely sighted for three quarters, produced a
last quarter solo effort that conjured four last-quarter goals – the last of them
with just seconds to spare – and will be remembered for one the great performances in
a final ...
l Adelaide held Port to the second lowest score of their 212 matches
in the AFL – only 4.8-32 (a winning score versus Richmond 3.12-30 in 1999-R11 at
Footy Park) is lower ... Port suffered an 83 point defeat, a new biggest margin (previous
74pts 1998-R19) against Adelaide and held to the lowest score of 19 meetings against the
Crows, replacing the 8.8-56 earlier this year in Round 3 ... the Crows with 8.2 booted
their biggest Q3 of the season ... the crowd of 50,521 at Football Park is second only to
51,140 for the 13th Showdown in 2003 ... |
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| D-05-R23 |
Footystats Diary, Week 487,
September 2-8, 2005, Finals, Week 1
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| Friday |
Surgery for Matthew Primus
SCG on stand-by for semi-final |
| Saturday |
Eagles through to home preliminary
Sydney fail by four points
Important free kick "wrong" |
| Sunday |
Saints pip Crows in a thriller
Cats crush Demons by 9 goals
Demetriou throws out critic |
| Monday |
Port annihilate Kangaroos
New deals by Essendon and Brisbane – Mark Johnson, Jason Akermanis |
| Tuesday |
Ten new players named in
All-Australian team – details
Match Review Panel: King cleared of White incident
Johnson charge dismissed; Five players fined
Eagles lift with news on Matera and Gardiner
Sydney: Williams ok for semi-final
Tie in Liston Trophy
First time since 1934 – Cats and Swans in semi-final – detailed
They said it: The Age: Demetriou considers cheaper finals
They said it: The Age: Elementary, my dear Demetriou |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal not required
TV high for Eagles and Swans
Players under the knife – detailed
Foot fractures end season – St Kilda's Sam Fisher
Magpies cull David King
All-Australian Full-Backs: Matthew Pavlich, Ben Rutten – details
They said it: Herald Sun: AFL to dump Saturday night final
They said it: The Age: Third time lucky for Cats? |
| Thursday |
AFL strongly denies
"segregation"
Umpire axed after Leo Barry error
Cousins pips Pavlich for $38,000 car award
AFL games return to Carrara Oval in 2006
Port shorten the odds |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF
FINALS
WEEK 1 |
ELIMINATION &
QUALIFYING – attendances: 182,283
l
The West Coast-Sydney match on Friday night attracted 1.93 million TV viewers
around Australia, the biggest rating program this year behind the Lleyton Hewitt-Marat
Safin Australian Open tennis final ... the four-point margin was one of the closest of 31
meetings between the pair since 1987 ...
l at the 199th meeting between the two since 1897, Geelong won for
the 116th time, with the 82nd loss recorded by the Redlegs – their one drawn match
was in 1911 ... Geelong's GARY ABLETT Jnr reached 100 goals in game 78 ...
l the Saints beat the Crows at Football Park for only the third time
– others were 1991-R22 and 2004-R4 ... it's only the second single-digit result
between the pair – the other was also an 8-point win for the Saints in 2003-R3 at
Docklands ...
l in the 14th meeting with the Kangaroos, Port by three-quarter-time
equalled their previous best score of 18.18-126 kicked in 1999-R10 at the MCG ... Port
with 13 goalkickers booted a new highest margin of 87 points with and best quarters for Q1
and Q3 ... |
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| D-05-R22 |
Footystats Diary, Week 486,
August 26-September 1, 2005
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subject |
| Friday |
AFL investigation: Witnesses support
umpire claims
Bulldogs announce $19.5 million upgrade
Retirements – Darryl White, Corey McKernan
Sydney lose Maxfield to injury
Blues re-sign Carrazo, Deluca and Scotland
They said it: The Age: Call for coaches to be listened to |
| Saturday |
AFL investigation finds: Umpires
exonerated from claims
Six million fans and more to come
Dogs still alive; easy win over Pies
Sydney wrap up third place
Mark Ricciuto reported for rough play in Perth
Adelaide take minor premiership |
| Sunday |
St Kilda consign Brisbane to the
scrap heap
Port earn the right to defend their premiership |
| Monday |
Geelong just survive fighting Tigers
Kangas get 5th place with strong win over Blues
Demons last the distance to gain 7th position
Ben Graham makes the Jets
Top spot changing in the last round ... details |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: Ricciuto accepts
one-game ban
Adam Selwood cleared of broken jaw
Sydney fly in to Perth
MWB: *Full Picture*, Prognostications after Round 22
Rising Star, Round 22 – St Kilda's Raphael Clarke
Ben Cousins wins Herald Sun Player of the Year award
Matthew Pavlich wins ABC Radio Footballer of the Year award
The bigger than BIG ladder, 1995 to 2005 Round 22 ... detailed
Stephen Williamson: AFL "Big Three" all losing in a round ... detailed
They said it: Geoff McClure, The Age: Milne's 11 goals good, but not great
Keen observations from readers ... |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal not required
Former greats named to distribute Grand Final honours
Every minute of every game: Tadhg Kennelly (Syd), Ben Rutten (Ade)
Ben Graham – NY, NY, it's a wonderful town ..
They said it, Tom Wald, AAP: Hall issues 'double-team' dare
3AW Magnavox $10,000 award to Scott West
Reflections: 80th year of finals football on radio
Fremantle sets another (unwanted) record ... details |
| Thursday |
NAB AFL Rising Star award:
Richmond's Brett Deledio crowned ... voting
Clinton Casey denies he'll quit Richmond
Port re-sign Brendon Lade
Finals, Week 1: Perth and Adelaide sold out
They said it: Herald Sun: King confirms heir on the way (Wayne Carey) |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 22 – attendance:
311,242
l
Friday night's attendance for the Bulldogs-Collingwood match at Docklands drew
41,947 which broke six million spectators for only the second time in a home-and-away
season.
With 311,242 for Round 22, a new minor round record of 6,283,788 was set for the 176
home-and-away matches, at an average of 35,703.
l Adelaide extended their winning streak to 10 games to claim the Minor
Premiership in the last round and take top place on the ladder for the first time of the
season – this has previously happened only five
times in league history, and once in 56 years ...
l The win by the Crows in Perth ended the 20-match winning-run by West
Coast at Subiaco Oval – the 43,044 which attended produced the biggest home-and-away
crowd in Perth ...
l
A swag of new records were added for Docklands, where St Kilda has now kicked two
of the top three scores, while STEPHEN MILNE (StK) joins Essendon's MATTHEW LLOYD as the
two who have kicked 11 goals at the venue ...
l the Bulldogs with 9.4-58 in the opening term kicked their biggest
quarter of football in 137 matches against Collingwood since 1925 – the Bulldogs
booted 21.15-141 a new highest score replacing 19.12-126, 1999-R9 at the MCG ...
l Sydney had 13 goalkickers against Hawthorn – the 7th occasion
by an AFL side this season ...
l JOHN WORSFOLD reached 300 VFL-AFL matches, 209 premiership matches
with West Coast 1987-98, and 91 premiership matches as coach of West Coast since 2002 ...
l St Kilda beat Brisbane by 139 points, the biggest winning margin of
its 2072 League matches since 1897 ... STEPHEN MILNE kicked 11.0 and passed 200 career
goals in game 95 – his 11 is the best by a Saint against Brisbane since TONY
LOCKETT's 11.1 in 1993-R11 at Waverley ... between Brisbane's 6th and 7th goal across Q3
and Q4, the Saints kicked 12 unanswered goals ...
l the Round 22 win over Fremantle lifted Port into the top eight for
only the second time in the season – they held 8th place for one week after Round 13
...
l Geelong enjoyed its first one-point victory over the Tigers –
Richmond have previously beaten the Cats by one-point in 1930, 1941, 1948, 1983 ...
l 200th consecutive match by ADEM YZE (Melbourne) – only JIM
STYNES (Mel) with 244 consecutive matches (1987-98) and JACK TITUS (Rch) with 204 games
(1933-43) have played more in League history ... |
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| D-05-R21 |
Footystats Diary, Week 485,
August 19-25, 2005
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subject |
| Friday |
AFL charges St Kilda coach; fine
could reach $20,000
AFL spy-cam targets taggers |
| Saturday |
Last kick Freo ends Saints 7-win run
Rodney Eade fined $5000, half suspended
Cats lose Josh Hunt to appendicitis
Sydney-Kangaroos to play in Los Angeles
Nathan Brown back to Punt Road training
MCG security to be tested at Dons-Blues game |
| Sunday |
Crows-Eagles at Subi to decide minor
premiership
Geelong flog the Eagles by 76 points
Adelaide in record-breaking romp over Pies
Port ditch the Lions to stay alive
Melbourne all but eliminate the Bulldogs |
| Monday |
Sydney sink Kangas and rise to third
place
Bombers blitz Blues with new highest score
Last-gasp Tigers win with amazing comeback
Open field in battle for the eight
How to win two premierships – Adelaide 1997-98, West Coast 1991 & 94
They said it: Sportal: Terry Wallace fires at AFL |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel – Reprimand
for Brendan Goddard
$900 fine for Corey Jones
Sydney's Ryan O'Keefe cleared
MWB: *Full Picture*, Prognostications after Round 21
Drop in cricket pitch proposed for Gabba
Gary Dhurrkay dies in road accident
Tigers farewell Maurie O'Connell, aged 88
Greg Tivendale's run ends
Bowden family brings up 250 games with Richmond
Second Coleman beckons for Fraser Gehrig – 50 goals or more details
The bigger than BIG ladder, 1995 to 2005 Round 21 ... detailed
Retirements – Brenton Sanderson, Shane Woewodin
They said it: The Australian: Whistle blown on umpire's call |
| Wednesday |
Eddie McGuire: I heard
"victory" comment
Hawks endorse Jeff Kennett as new president
No tribunal required: Goddard and Jones accept MRP rulings
Fraser Gehrig-Shane Parker issue settle
Rising Star, Round 21 – Geelong's Nathan Ablett
Always a first time ... Dons, Blues and Pies in double-digit finish – detail
They said it: afl.com.au: Hall set to lead Swans in finals |
| Thursday |
AFL fines Thomas $15,000, Saints
$5000
Result of investigation expected today
MWB: Snatching top spot – Crows may achieve first time in 56 years
First versus second – detailed list of 220 down the years
Magpies re-sign James Clement until 2008
Gavin Wanganeen to play into 16th AFL season
Retirements ... Simon Beaumont of Hawthorn and Carlton |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 21 – attendance:
270,005
l
Ladder leaders West Coast with 5.3-33 at Kardinia Park kicked the lowest score of
the season ... sharp-eyed statophile BRUCE KENNEDY noted
it was the third time over the past 10 years where Geelong has kept West Coast scoreless
at Kardinia Park – 1995-R13 (Q3), 2004-R14 (Q4) and 2005 (Q3) ...
l
Adelaide met Collingwood – the Crows with their ninth-straight win sent the
Magpies to their seventh successive defeat ... Adelaide booted a new highest score and
posted a new highest-winning margin against the Pies ...
l
Port Adelaide made the 100th interstate journey of the season and scored the 32nd
win of the premiership season ...
l
Melbourne's 3AW at the Essendon-Carlton match introduced KELLY UNDERWOOD to the
commentary team, the first female caller of AFL football ...
l
Only 37,481 attended the Essendon-Carlton match – the smallest to watch the
pair at the MCG in 26 home-and-away fixtures since 1993 ...
l After five failures, Fremantle with a five-point win over St Kilda
won their first game on the Friday night stage since 1999-R10 versus Melbourne at the MCG l
Fremantle's JUSTIN LONGMUIR added his name to a unique list of players to goal after the
final siren (or bell) to win the match ... Sydney's BARRY HALL did so earlier this year at
the Gabba – 2005-R3(n)-BCG ...
l Melbourne posted their fourth successive win over the Bulldogs
– best is seven on-the-trot, 1925-28 and 1934-37 ... NEALE DANIHER reached 300
VFL-AFL matches, 82 premiership games, Essendon 1979-81 & 89-90, 8 pre-season, 3 State
– Melbourne coach since 1998, 183 premiership matches, 21 pre-season, 2 State ...
l against the Kangaroos, Sydney's NICK DAVIS with five goals equalled
a personal best – he kicked 5.3 in R22 at the MCG last year against Richmond ...
l Essendon among a raft of new entries in the 222nd meeting kicked
28.14-182, a new highest score against Carlton, greater than 27.14-176 in 1985-R6 at Windy
Hill ... Essendon in its 2165th League match kicked its second-highest half-time score of
18.6-114 – only 18.8-116 is greater, versus North Melbourne in 1985-R18 at Windy Hill
... MATTHEW LLOYD (passing 750 goals in game 207) kicked 7.2, the best by a Don against
Carlton for 20 years, since MARK HARVEY kicked 7.0 in 1985-R6 ... |
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| D-05-R20 |
Footystats Diary, Week 484,
August 12-18, 2005
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subject |
| Friday |
Appeal Board: Byron Pickett appeal
rejected
Bombers sign Stanton for another two years
Magpies tell Brayden Shaw to move on
They said it: The Age: A Tiger of old passes (Sid Dockendorff)
They said it: The Australian: Drug protocol raises ire of NRL players |
| Saturday |
West Coast decimates Fremantle
"Guilty" player found "not guilty" – AFL revokes Darryl Wakelin
charge
They said it: The Australian: Rugby League players told: test or be banned |
| Sunday |
Melbourne break the losing spell
Saints' 7th-straight denies top four to Roos
Carlton get a lift with solid defeat of Pies
Crows outlast Port in tight Showdown battle
International Cup: New Zealand downs Papua New Guinea |
| Monday |
Sydney crush wounded Lions by 14
goals
Hawks break 7-year Essendon hoodoo
Doggies stay alive to erode Tiger hopes
Round 20 attendances, 303,178
Heritage jumpers – all the designs ... link |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: Hawk Brown faces
four-match ban MRP details
Umpire dissatisfaction grows: Rodney Eade asked to "explain"
MWB: *Full Picture*, Prognostications after Round 20 |
| Wednesday |
No tribunal required: All cited
players accept MRP rulings
Rising Star, Round 20 – Carlton's Adam Bentick
Retirements: Richmond's Mark Graham
The bigger than BIG ladder, 1995 to 2005 Round 20 ... detailed
Brad Ottens gone for the season
James Hird will play another season |
| Thursday |
AFL's fine threat to umpires'
critics
MWB: The race for the eight – detailed
St Kilda respond to Demetriou comments
The Age debate: Should coaches be able to criticise umpires?
Mick Malthouse: Let coaches speak freely
Thomas in strife: Demetriou
Kangaroos sue Wayne Carey
Sydney to honour Wally Jackson |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 20 – attendance:
303,178
l
The 300,000 mark was broken for the 27th time, and a record seventh occasion in
this season ...
l
The Heritage Round was celebrated with clubs wearing guernseys from past decades.
Field umpires in most cases wore traditional "whites" while goal umpires were
attired in long white coats and brimmed white hats ...
l West Coast won its 20th consecutive match at Subiaco – the record
is 24 straight by Richmond at Punt Road (1932-35) and South Melbourne at the Lake Oval
Albert Park (1934-36), also 22 by Geelong at Kardinia Park (1954-56) ...
l
The Eagles at Subiaco had 14 goalkickers in their score of 19.14 – earlier
this year in Round 10 West Coast equalled the League record of 16 in the score of 27.17
versus Port at Subi ...
l
Sydney defeated Brisbane by 14 goals – the biggest margin of 32 meetings
since 1987 ... 6.4-40 by the Lions is the lowest score versus the Swans ...
l
in the 22nd Western Derby, the Eagles won for the 17th time – the margin (48
points) paralleled the derby played at the same time last year ... West Coast with 7.3-45
kicked a new high Q2 score in games against the Dockers ... it was Fremantle 150th defeat
in the AFL ...
l Melbourne won at Geelong for the first time since 1988-R14 ... the
one-point margin (the 288th) is the first between the Cats and the Demons for 103 years
– since 1902-R6 when Geelong 3.8-26 beat the Redlegs 2.13-25 at the MCG ...
l For the first time, Adelaide beat Port twice in the same season ...
Showdown XVIII brought the Crows its seventh win over Port who still hold the crosstown
advantage with 11 victories ...
l Hawthorn snapped a 10-game losing streak against Essendon extending
back to 1998-R10 at Waverley ... |
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Footystats Diary, Week 483,
August 5-11, 2005 (Round 19)
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| Friday |
MCG-AFL Preliminary deal signed
today
Clubs say *yes* to alternate jumpers
Collingwood fined $5000 for ump comments
Scott Transport stays with the Power
They said it: The Age: Hird tells: how Swans missed me |
| Saturday |
St Kilda push Geelong to the brink
MCC Trust and AFL sign |
| Sunday |
Bulldogs expose fragile Eagles away
from Perth
Battle-scarred Demons no match for Crows
Sydney down Essendon in epic struggle
Dockers hopes rise against fading Tigers
Chris Tarrant faces surgery
Neil McKissock: Essendon will comply with guernsey change
Doubt on Jonathan Brown
Sydney arrest in NRL detonation |
| Monday |
Lions streak away top beat Hawks by
41 points
Port make late surge to deny Carlton
Amazing last-kick Kangas pip the Magpies |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: MRP reviews 30
incidents
20 cited – five offered suspensions
Alan Didak given the "all clear" after heart scare
Geelong fines two players for being drunk
MWB: *Full Picture*, Prognostications after Round 19 |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Pickett suspended two
games; Koschitzke cleared
Headland cops two matches
Didak may miss rest of season
AFLPA severs link with CD Sports
Mark Williams out for rest of year
The bigger than BIG ladder, 1995 to 2005 Round 19 ... detailed
Rising Star, Round 19 – Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead
Retirements: Matthew Nicks, Wayne Campbell
They said it: Herald Sun: Elite umpires stand by Mick |
| Thursday |
Port appeal Pickett suspension
Retirements: Nick Holland
LeasePlan sign with Bulldogs until 2008
Pies re-sign Rhyce Shaw for two years
They said it: The Age: Ex-footballer on uni-scam charges
Melbourne radio ratings: Strong lift in footy listener numbers |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 19 – attendance:
276,943
l
Adelaide extended its club record winning run to seven matches ... Melbourne lost
its seventh successive game ... l Fremantle won its
fifth-straight – to equal the 2003 best club run of R6-7-8-9-10 ... l 7.3-45
was the best opening of the season for the Bulldogs launching them to a 43 point win over
West Coast and three-in-a-row for the first time since 2002 ...
l
Sydney beat Essendon in Melbourne for the first time since their five point win,
7.13 to 7.8 at Windy Hill on Saturday, June 17, 1989 ...
l
Geelong suffered its 1000th defeat of League footy since 1897 – from 2112
matches, 1092 wins, 20 draws ...
l CHRIS GRANT kicked 6.0 – his best for the Bulldogs since 6.1
versus the Crows in 2001-R11 at Football Park – Grant also reached 103 goals for the
Bulldogs in his 64th match on the MCG ...
l DANIEL BRADSHAW (Bri) passed 300 goals in game 156 ... Bradshaw and
teammate ASH McGRATH both kicked five goals – the 12th occasion Brisbane players have
kicked five goals or more in 31 games versus the Hawks ...
l WARREN TREDREA (PA) in game 174 reached 400 career goals ...
l the Kangaroos maintained its record of winning by another close
margin over Collingwood – its last three wins have been by margins of 6 points
(05-R19-Dok), 3 points (05-R4-MCG) and 2 points (01-R7-Dok) ...
l The Match Review Panel reviewed 30 incidents, made 20 citations and
offered suspensions to five players. |
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| D-05-R18 |
Footystats Diary, Week 482,
July 29-Aug 4, 2005 (Round 18)
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subject |
| Friday |
MCC and AFL reach agreement on
preliminary finals
Anzac Day 2006 set for MCG |
| Saturday |
Solid Essendon win deepens Geelong's
woes
Stan Magro awarded $43,000 in damages |
| Sunday |
Saints blitz Melbourne in record 88
point win
Flat Eagles kick away to easily beat the Hawks
Bulldogs roar home from Brisbane Lions
Thriller give Crows seven point win over Swans |
| Monday |
Kanga comeback spirit steamrolls
Port
Dockers jump Magpies and back into the eight
Blues end 11-game drought and floor Tigers
They said it: The Age: Ian Collins: Players should sue over media reports |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: Tarrant opts for
Tribunal
Six fined for Docklands melee
Sampi takes reprimand
MWB: *Full Picture*, Prognostications after Round 18
Indigenous Team of the Century |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Chris Tarrant suspended
for one match
Round 18 – lengthy quarters in three games; details
Martin Pike retires after four clubs, 247 game
Australian Football International Cup: 10 nations compete
Will it come to this? – the *interstaters* – MWB's ladder
Rising Star, Round 18 – Carlton's Kade Simpson
International Rules: Danny Frawley appointed to match committee
They said it: The Age: Peter Schwab: Tribunal overhaul canvassed |
| Thursday |
*Stats*, *Facts*, *Matches* for
Round 19
Stuart Dew re-signs with Port until 2007
Adrian Anderson: Reports and Tribunal numbers |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 18 – attendance:
272,889
l
Following the death of his mother, Lorna, aged 83, Brisbane coach LEIGH MATTHEWS
passed duties for the match to assistant coach JOHN BLAKEY – as a mark of respect,
the Lions wore black armbands against the Bulldogs ...
l From the Saturday night match at Docklands, GREG BAUM reported in The
Age the Bulldogs kicked eight unanswered goals in the second quarter to establish a
47-point lead – Brisbane hit the front by four points 13-minutes into the last
quarter – the Bulldogs kicked another eight unanswered goals in 14 minutes, yet there
was still time for the Lions to boot three late consolation goals, and go down by 28
points ...
l
Adelaide won their sixth-straight game, a new club record, beating the five games
of 1992, 1997 and 2002 ...
l
Brazilian born HARRY (real name Herritier) O'BRIEN made his AFL for Collingwood
– the second South American to play League football (the other was North Melbourne
and Footscray's JOSE ROMERO (1988-2001) who was born in Chile) ... now 18, 189cm and 85kg,
O'Brien migrated when three-years-old with his parents from Rio de Janeiro – he was
drafted last year from WAFL club Claremont and was vice-captain of WA in the Under-18
Championships ... his parents, Elizabeth and Ralph, made the trip from Perth to see him
play ...
l
Two goals for the Kangaroos by SAVERIO ROCCA took the ROCCA brothers to 1001
goals in League football – Saverio 715 goals, Anthony 286 ...
l
Melbourne with their sixth successive loss dropped from the top eight for the
first time this season ...
l
BRAD JOHNSON played his 250th for the Western Bulldogs, taking 11 years and seven
days since his debut on July 23, 1994 – second only to North Melbourne's WAYNE
SCHIMMELBUSCH who reached 250 in 10 years and 113 days – overall, Schimmelbusch
played 306 matches between 1973 and 1987 ...
l St Kilda kicked a new greatest winning margin of 88 points against
Melbourne, and its second-highest score versus the Demons of 27.14-176 – only
31.18-204 in 1978 at the MCG is bigger ... the third quarter was nearly the longest on
record – lasting 38 minutes, 40 seconds just one second away from the 38m 41s of the
2001-R22 Carlton v Geelong match at Princes Park ...
l the Kangaroos maintained their dominance over Port by winning their
11th from 13 contests – the Power have won two at Football Park ...
l Fremantle won consecutive games in the same season against
Collingwood for the first time ...
l Carlton with 22.9-141 against Richmond kicked their highest score
of 62 matches under DENIS PAGAN and the best since 2001-R20 ... |
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| D-05-R17 |
Footystats Diary, Week 481,
July 22-28, 2005 (Round 17)
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subject |
| Friday |
Rex Hunt, Leon Davis resolve dispute
Daniel Wells: a Roo until 2008
Newest Shaw is Pies' 8th first-gamer this year
Akermanis turns back on big bucks
They said it: The Age: McGuire lays down the law to his coaches |
| Saturday |
St Kilda's biggest win over the Pies
since 1944
Saints give Collingwood another belting
Dean Cox signs with Eagles until 2008
Brisbane: New honour board retains tradition
Court rules against Whitehead claim |
| Sunday |
Hawks get the points; Blues win the
spoon
Fierce Bulldogs maul disappointing Cats
Brown the difference as Lions hold out Dons
Patchy Port just escape from plucky Tigers
They said it: Herald Sun: Deal on MCG at hand |
| Monday |
Hard-running Sydney stop Eagles in
mini-final
Adelaide deny Kangas in thriller at Docklands
Fremantle blow the Demons away |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Pane: Eight incidents
cleared: no tribunal required
Three Magpies due for surgery
Jared Rivers out for a month
MWB: *Full Picture*, Prognostications after Round 17
There's always a parallel: Laurie Nash, Barry Hall
Port and Geelong continue win-loss sequence
Comment, on the comment, Peter Coatman |
| Wednesday |
Kangaroos name Graham Duff when
Aylett steps down
AFL and MCC to meet today over preliminary finals
New player deals: Koschitzke, Hudghton; Blues for Whitnall on hold
Saturday night sold out in Adelaide
Rising Star, Round 17 – Brisbane's Anthony Corrie |
| Thursday |
"Fine tuning by AFL-MCC near
Stan Magro wins action against former Freo directors |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 17 – attendance:
263,280
l
73pts became St Kilda's biggest winning margin over the Magpies, replacing 68pts
of 1944-R10 at the Junction Oval ... 21.17-143 is the third highest score by St
Kilda versus Collingwood – 22.16-148 in 1982-R21 at Waverley remains the best ...
l
Ladder leaders West Coast and fourth-placed Sydney drew 37,071 – the best
SCG crowd since 2001-R4(n) when the Swans played Essendon ... two goals by BARRY HALL took
him to the equal of of of the most famous Swans, LAURIE NASH, who in his 99 games for
South Melbourne between 1933-37 and 1945 kicked 246 goals – Hall played his 82nd
match for the Swans to reach his 246 goals ...
l
Three of the eight matches of the round had 13 point margins ... top club West
Coast ended with 9.13-67, the lowest score of Round 17 ...
l Hawthorn with 7.3 produced their best Q2 against the Blues for 20
years – 8.4 in 1985-R10 at Princes Park remains the top second quarter ...
l against the Bulldogs, Geelong continued their W-L-W-L-W-L sequence
over the past six games of the season ...
l Port Adelaide with 7.4 kicked their best opening quarter of 12
contests against Richmond, replacing the 6.3 of 2002-R12 at Football Park ... the final
margin of 13pts was the tightest finish since two points in 1999-R11 at Football Park ...
l Adelaide won their fifth straight game for the first time since
2002-R15 to 19 ... despite kicking 6.4-40, their best last quarter of the season, the
Kangaroos failed to win by 13 points ... |
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| D-05-R16 |
Footystats Diary, Week 480,
July 15-21, 2005 (Round 16)
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subject |
| Friday |
TV beyond 2006: AFL lives with its
odd couple
TV beyond 2006: Nine wants control of football coverage
Magpie guernsey now worth $3 million a year
Fevola makes formal apology to MRP's Peter Schwab
Drug code discussions continue
Geelong tells players "pull your head in"
Sydney to continue captain rotation
Geelong's Peter Riccardi to play his 275th |
| Saturday |
Margin flatters Pies after Bomber
thrashing
New York Jets introduce Ben Graham
Crowds making new records – details |
| Sunday |
Cats rout Port to end premiership
defence
St Kilda hammer Richmond by 69 points
Solid Sydney win adds to Melbourne's woes
Eagles opening blitz stuns Brisbane
Nick Holland: VFL injury puts future in doubt |
| Monday |
Adelaide takes strong grip on second
place
Pavlich 9 goals: Dockers sink the Blues
Kangas send Hawks to 13th defeat |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: Two Eagles
accept MRP penalties
Brendan Fevola admits false bite claim
AFL and SANFL cancel Football Park agreement
MWB's Prognostications, with six rounds to go
Bruce Kennedy: Win one, lose one – by huge margins |
| Wednesday |
AFL complies with WADA code
The Age: Taxman shirtfronts the Blues
3AW's Rex Hunt and Leon Davis to meet over alleged racial slur
Rising Star, Round 16 – West Coast's Adam Selwood
Gold Coast Council votes for NRL stadium at Robina
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame: Commentator Tim Lane included |
| Thursday |
The Age: Blues may be
forced to seek AFL cash
AFL fines Brendan Fevola $5000 for false comments on Schwab
Carlton re-sign Waite, Walker and Livingston
John Worsfold slams set-penalty tribunal system |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 16 – attendance:
262,247
l "Super Saturday" went on display when eight of the 10 finals
contenders were opposed to each other ...
l Coach DENIS PAGAN had charge of his 300th
League match – 60 Carlton (2003-05), 240 North Melbourne-Kangaroos (1993-2002) ...
l
Essendon kicked 11-straight goals in the last half against Collingwood – the
final margin of 26 points did not do justice to Essendon's dominance ...
l
Collingwood in its 2217th match kicked its 700th century in League footy –
it was also the Pies' 850th defeat in VFL-AFL (1897-2005) ...
l West Coast in their 250th League victory posted its 18th consecutive win at
Subiaco Oval which started in 2004-R8 ... the Eagles made it five-straight over Brisbane,
to match the run of 1992-95 ...
l SHANE PARKER (Fremantle, 1995-2005) became the first Docker to play
200 AFL premiership games ...
l BARRY HALL booted seven goals a second time for the Swans against
the Dees to parallel his 7.3 in 2002-R21 at the MCG ...
l Adelaide registered a new greatest winning margin in their 25th
meeting with the Bulldogs, replacing 68 points posted in the 1998 Preliminary Final at the
MCG ... the Bulldogs' 5.5-35 is the lowest against the Crows ...
l Fremantle in their sixth successive win versus Carlton registered a
new highest score of 24.8 against the Blues, deposing 19.13-127 in 2003-R10 at Subiaco ...
nine-straight goals by MATTHEW PAVLICH brought up his 150th career goal in game 122 ...
l the Kangaroos won their 84th game from 154 contests against
Hawthorn since 1925 ... GLENN ARCHER in his 267th game for the Kangaroos recorded a
career-high 29 disposals ... MARK WILLIAMS (Haw) reached 100 career goals (2002-05) in
game 49 ... |
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| D-05-R15 |
Footystats Diary, Week 479,
July 8-14, 2005 (Round 15)
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subject |
| Friday |
Appeal Board: Didak appeal dismissed
Saints name Justin Koschitzke as stand-in captain
Shoulder surgery takes out Matthew Bode
NEC is new St Kilda sponsor
Bulldogs close to $4 million deal
Premiership, and the hangover – details since 1987 |
| Saturday |
Wobbly Eagles deny fast-finishing
Kangaroos |
| Sunday |
Tigers enjoy a "dreamtime"
over Essendon
Port rebound to thump Melbourne
Pies and Lions join in tribute for terrorist victims
Rampant Lions hold Pies goalless in first half
New Gabba crowd record of 37,224
Sydney thrash Geelong by nine goals
Brendan Fevola comments upset Peter Schwab
Kangaroos slam surface at Docklands – slipping and sliding
Melbourne inks deal for York Park
They said it: The Age: Malthouse's minute of silence |
| Monday |
Crows survive fighting comeback by
Hawks
St Kilda throttle Carlton for a new club record
Dockers storm home over Bulldogs |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: Drew Petrie
receives reprimand
Four charges withdrawn
Probe into Cassisi-Brown incident
MWB: Prognostications, with seven rounds to go ...
AFL secure sponsorship deals secure for 2006
There's always a parallel: so, you reckon it's a tight season? |
| Wednesday |
No action on doctor tangle
Tribunal not required
St Kilda and Channel Nine make peace
Rising Star, Round 15 – Brisbane's Troy Selwood |
| Thursday |
Grand Final will top $180 a ticket
Bruce Kennedy: Prospects for the finals
Preliminary finals: MCC finals war hots up
They said it: The Age: Plans sheds new light on Docklands turf |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 15 – attendance:
263,034
l
Players of the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood came together for 60 seconds at the
Gabba on Saturday night forming a V-shaped line-up in a symbolic gesture initiated by MICK
MALTHOUSE against world terrorism and the tragedy of the bomblasts in London on Thursday
which took the lives of at least 50 people and injured more than 700 ...
l The Richmond-Essendon match at the MCG on Saturday was launched as
"Dreamtime at the G" – coined by KEVIN SHEEDY – which will be an
annual tribute to the contribution of Aboriginal players to the game of Australian
football ... the meeting of the Bombers and Tigers appropriately falls during NAIDOC
(National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee) week, which celebrates the
history, cultural and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ...
l
New Gabba crowd record of 37,224 was established, topping 37,032 for the 2nd
Preliminary Final in 2001 ... Collingwood against Brisbane were goalless in the first half
for the first time since 1981-R22 at Victoria Park versus Fitzroy when they were two
behinds to 5.9 ...
l in Melbourne's 2100th League game since 1897, Port in the 14th
meeting kicked a new high score against the Demons, topping the 18.17-125 of 2004-R19 at
Football Park in which the margin of 73 points remains the biggest by the Power ... Port
kicked new highs against the Dees in Q2 and Q3 ...
l the Swans with 9.2 kicked their biggest Q2 of 198 matches against
the Cats topping 8.2 of 1998-R18 at Kardinia Park ... 7.9-51 is Geelong's lowest final
score against the Swans since 6.9-45 in 1948-R19 at the Lake Oval ...
l Adelaide on their third visit won for the first time in Launceston
having previously lost to Hawthorn (2001-R6) and St Kilda (2004-R19) ... the Crows with
8.1 posted a new high Q3 score versus Hawthorn, topping 7.2-44 in 1993-R21 at Waverley
Park ...
l St Kilda won its sixth successive game against Carlton, the best run of 199
matches between two since 1897 – the six victories have averaged a 10-goal margin,
with St Kilda kicking 134 goals 65 behinds 869 points to the Blues 74.55-499 ...
l Fremantle extended their run to four-straight wins against the
Bulldogs – both have now won seven of the 14 contests ... |
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| D-05-R14 |
Footystats Diary, Week 478,
July 1-7, 2005 (Round 14)
refer Match Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Drugs impasse costs AFL $1.5 million |
| Saturday |
Collingwood thrash listless Port
MWB: The Run Home – the 2,361,183,241,434,822,606,848 possibilities
Nine and Fox Sports tie up rugby league TV rights until 2012 |
| Monday |
Crowds in new peak of four million
Tigers stall tough Sydney comeback
West Coast outclass lowly Carlton
Efficient Kangas pummel the Bombers
Bradshaw shines with 9 as Lions thump Dee
Crows survive strong comeback by Dockers
Geelong easily beat Hawthorn
Wounded Saints last the distance
Nick Riewoldt likely to miss rest of the season
Rohan Smith: suspected fractured ankle |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: Rigged round
yields 32 incidents
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 14 – detailed
St Kilda: Injuries to Hamill, Riewoldt, now Gehrig
File update: 287 one-pointers
They said it: The Age: AFL to meet doping body |
| Wednesday |
MRP, Tribunal: Alan Didak two games;
Scott Burns cleared
Stafford gets two games for 'jumper punch'
AFL clubs furious over IACC report; withdrawn and apology tendered
Dockers push for Anzac Eve spot
Crows fine Graham Johncock over drink-driving accident
Adam Goodes to captain Sydney
Chris Grant close to return
New deal for Port youngsters – Troy Chaplin, Jacob Surjan
Rising Star, Round 14 – Fremantle's David Mundy
They said it: West Australian: Force naming rights rivals Fremantle. |
| Thursday |
Collingwood appeals Didak suspension
David Hale may play against Eagles
Gehrig will play on Sunday despite thumb injury
*Eerie* feel about scores
They said it: The Australian: Drug stance to cost AFL millions |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 14 – attendance:
302,382
The Match Review Panel endured one of its busiest sessions when 32 incidents were
scrutinised from the round – the MRP cited 10 players ...
l The round was designated as the "Family Round" and attended
by 302,382 – the 26th time the benchmark of 300,000 has been breached ...
l The Magpies of Victoria thrashed a listless Port Adelaide – both
sides were atrocious in front of goal with 35 behinds scored under the shelter of the
closed roof at Docklands ...
l in the 175th meeting the Richmond beat the Swans for the 100th time
with the 287th League one-point result which was the 42nd at the MCG and the eighth time
the Tigers and Swans have finished a game with the narrowest of margins ...
l West Coast extended their winning run at Subiaco to 17 games ...
the 77-point win by the Eagles was the third best against Carlton – 119pts in
2001-R10 and 87pts in 1987-R4 both at Princes Park remain the top of 29 contests ... West
Coast kicked 15 unanswered goals in the third and fourth quarters, broken only by
Carlton's BRENDAN FEVOLA in the final minute of the match ...
l the Kangaroos won their fourth successive match over the Essendon
– the best run since four wins in 1957-59 ...
l The Brisbane Lions wore a new "away" jumper – gold,
maroon trim, mid-blue side panels, blue numbers on back, and a large maroon wraparound
Lion emblem ... l Brisbane scored its 200th VFL-AFL premiership victory ... the Lions
kicked a new highest score versus Melbourne, topping the 25.9-159 of 1999-R21 at the MCG
... Brisbane posted new biggest scores against the Demons in Q3 and Q4 ... DANIEL BRADSHAW
kicked 9.2, to become equal club-record-goalkicker with BRAD HARDIE, who booted 9.6 versus
Carlton at Princes Park in 1989 ...
l Adelaide entered the weekend on 8+5 at 3rd place – the best
start to their 15 AFL seasons – by the finish of the round the Crows were second
place for the first time since Round 20 in 2003 ... MATTHEW PAVLICH kicked 8.1, only the
fourth Docker to kick eight or more in a match – Pavlich played his 88th consecutive
match equalling the club record of TROY COOK ... |
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| D-05-R13a |
Footystats Diary, Week 477,
June 24-30, 2005 (round 13, 2 of 8 games)
refer Match Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Crowds booming, TV down, radio,
membership up
Victoria Park on Heritage list?
Goal scoring – a coat of many colours ... detailed
Melbourne radio ratings: Tight fight at the top as AFL listeners surge |
| Saturday |
Bombers beat Saints in crucial
battle
Sheedy to coach Australian against Ireland in International Rules
McHale v Sheedy – overall number of games ... detailed
Re-signings: Hayes, Fisher by Saints; King by Cats |
| Sunday |
Sydney clip Magpies in a thriller
Sam Mostyn: Woman joins AFL Commission |
| Monday |
Round 13 wrap
Inaugural Ralph Robertson lecture in Sydney |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel: split 13th round
all clear – no tribunal required
League admits timekeeping error in Stadium Australia match
Fremantle: Players under fire again
Player deals: Shaun Burgoyne; Ryan Hargrave
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 13 – detailed
Docklands to sell standing room? crowds over 49,000 detailed
Surgery for Chance Bateman and Matthew Allan
All-Time margins – which is the most repeated ... detailed
They said it: The Age: AFL forces Sydney teen plan |
| Wednesday |
Recruiters resist AFL's Sydney youth
push
Bottom versus top – Carlton v West Coast ... detailed
Mid-Season check: 240 games or more, 300 goals or more – detailed
McHale's longevity as a coach
Rising Star, Round 13 – Bulldogs' Ryan Griffen
They said it: The Australian: AFL soft on drug use: Demon boss |
| Thursday |
Hawks demote Luke Hodge to Box Hill
AFL to consider tribunal changes
SA Cricket re-new bid for AFL at Adelaide Oval
Neale Daniher looks to playing at "home"
MWB: Ladder – Percentages; Something unusual, for only second time
They said it: The Age: Impasse remains over drug code |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 13 – attendance:
263,580
Split round across two weekends ...
l
Port Adelaide kicked 16 unanswered goals in their
117 point victory and produced a raft of records against Hawthorn – new highest
score, new greatest winning margin and best Q3 score ...
l
West Coast played their 50th match at the MCG when
PHILLIP MATERA became the third Eagle to kick six goals against Melbourne ...
l
Adelaide beat the
Richmond for the 8th successive time – SCOTT WELSH kicked eight goals for the Crows a
second time, the equal of 2004-R14 versus Melbourne at Football Park – his eight is
the best by an Adelaide player in 19 games at Docklands ... Richmond's hoodoo
continued, the Tigers haven't won a match in June since 2001 ...
l
the Western Bulldogs easily accounted for the Blues
on Saturday night in Darwin – Carlton's
*on-the-road* record of 19 journeys since mid-2001 remains at one win (versus Adelaide,
2004-R11-FP) and a draw with Port at Football Park in Round 4 this year ...
l
at the Gabba the
Lions restricted Geelong to 6.11-47, the lowest score by either club in 28 contests since
1987 ... the Cats have not won at the Gabba since 1993-R5 ... since a draw in 1996-R10 at
Kardinia Park, Brisbane have won 12 of 13 matches between the pair – Geelong's only
win in the span was at Kardinia Park in 2004-R13 ...
l
The AFL stood down two unnamed timekeepers when it
was discovered the Sydney-Collingwood match at Homebush (which the Swans won by a point),
was shortened by 14 seconds due to a mistake ...
l
At the completion of Round 13, four of the top
eight teams on the AFL ladder had a percentage of less than 100 per cent – 5th Sydney
(99.077%), 6th Kangaroos (94.859%), 7th Richmond (96.726%) and 8th Port Adelaide (93.556%)
– MWB noted only once before in 109 season had this occurred – in 1997-Round 5,
Fremantle, Western Bulldogs, Geelong and Port Adelaide were in the top 8, with a
percentage of less than 100. |
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| D-05-R13 |
Footystats Diary, Week 476,
June 17-23, 2005 (R13, 6 of 8 games)
refer Match Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Freo's Pavlich in car accident
Centre circle turf replaced at Docklands Stadium
Carlton's 30th VFL-AFL venue ... detailed
They said it: The Australian: Demons brace for road test in 2006 |
| Saturday |
Records tumble as Port crush
Hawthorn
Re-signings: James Kelly, Matthew Whelan |
| Sunday |
West Coast go three games clear on
top
Adelaide trounce tired Tigers
Dogs too hold for Carlton in Darwin |
| Monday |
Apology to Channel Nine
Lions bury the Cats by 70 points at wet Gabba
Kangas crunch the Dockers; Crowd boo Freo |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Brett Burton to face Tribunal
Brownlow: Jonathan Brown is second favourite
New setback for Aaron Hamill
Freo stuck with Schwab, Connolly
Brisbane's Robert Copeland out 6-8 weeks
MWB: Streaks and parallels ... detailed
Ben Hudson signs new two-year deal
Lekkas and Buckley to return
They said it: The Age: Clubs consider genetic tests |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Burton escapes with a
reprimand
Knee surgery for Stuart Maxfield
Rick Hart: "We can sack Connolly"
Re-signings: Nick Dal Santo, Corey Enright
Tiger back in the black
They said it: The Age: Two women in running for AFL job |
| Thursday |
Carlton re-signs Fevola
Fremantle's Roger Haddrill out for the season
Another season for Paul Williams
Hall of Fame & Sensation under new management
Demetriou: No to DNA, no to State of Origin
Garry Lyon cleared by ATOP and AFP |
Back to the Diary
| D-05-R12 |
Footystats Diary, Week 475,
June 10-16, 2005 (Round 12)
refer Match Review and Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Wounded Dockers suspend Polak and
Dodd
Demetriou: Mondays no certainty
AFL Indigenous Team of the Centruy: to be announced August 1
Hawks re-sign Mitchell, Everitt and Vandenberg
They said it: Patrick Smith: McGuire has hijacked the AFL |
| Saturday |
Bombers stretch Eagles to the limit
Nigel Lappin withdraws again
Kangas dump Sav Rocca to VFL
MCG to welcome first million for 2005
They said it: Jim Wilson: Drug stance may cost AFL |
| Sunday |
St Kilda thrash one dimensional
Hawks
Brisbane batter the Blues by 10 goals
Hard-fought result to Port over Bulldogs
Sheedy expected to coach from sidelines
New awning to get the Craig test
Musing ... ABC "Radio Interruptus" ... |
| Monday |
Freo slide away to hard-working
Swans
Cats goalless for a half still hold out Crows
Richmond fold under Kanga pressure
Comarison: Mark Williams – successful forwards of similar height
Richmond: History tells us; June, a month to hold your breath
Bruce Kennedy: There's always a parallel: Geelong-Adelaide |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Barker facing two-week ban;
Players warned on ump contact
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 12 – detailed
Rhyce Shaw and David Neitz injured at MCG
They said it: The West Australian: Big gain as West Coast fly high |
| Wednesday |
MRP: Hawks' Barker accepts two
weeks; Ump bump costs Brown $2400
Docklands surface under fire, again
Rising Star, Round 12 – Brisbane's Jed Adcock
Geelong: Awning gets the nod
VFL blockbuster looms |
| Thursday |
Pre-season: National Bank takes up
naming rights
AFL is still a safe game to play – highlights of 13th AFL injury report
Geelong Council approves name changes at Kardinia Park
Pagan tells Fevola to lift his game
Record memberships for Blues, Kangaroos
Ben Mathews is latest captain of Sydney
They said it: The West Australian: Fans force revamp of Subiaco seating |
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
ROUND |
ROUND 12 – attendance:
291,652
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Essendon, 14th on the ladder, took the game right
up to the ladder leaders and only the dying stages did the class of West Coast pull away
in an absorbing match played in heavy rain at Subiaco on Friday night ...
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After four defeats from five starts St Kilda
retained a precarious grip on eighth place with a 46pt win (Gehrig six) over Hawthorn ...
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Brisbane burst through with their best score and
biggest margin of the year in their 58pt win over the Blues at Docklands ...
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Port in their 200th AFL match won for the 117th
time and made it eight successive wins against the Bulldogs, who last beat the Power in
2000-R3-Dok ...
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the Dockers failed for the sixth time at the SCG
– Freo's two wins in Sydney were in 1995-R21 and 1996-R2 ...
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the Cats were goalless in two quarters to the
northern end of Kardinia Park – 2nd term 0.0-0, last quarter 0.3-3, yet still beat
Adelaide by four points ...
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7.2-44 was the best third term by the Kangaroos
this year as they beat Richmond for the fourth-straight time ... 300th career game by
GLENN ARCHER (North Melb-Kangaroos) 1992-2005, 263 premiership games, 34 pre-season, 3
State ... |
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