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FINALS WEEK 2, OCTOBER 9-10, 2020

OFF THE CANVAS: If the Tigers can claim a third flag in four years, they will be remembered as one of the all-time great sides – according to senior writer Ashley Browne.

FEATURES

GO HARD OR GO HOME

After a thrilling opening week, there are no more second chances for the six teams in the premiership race. ASHLEY BROWNE reports.

DRAFT STARS

The Record previews the draft class of 2020 and profiles the next generation of stars ahead of the NAB AFL Draft.

REGULARS

One Week At A Time Opinion: Ashley Browne Inspiring Stories Karcher Pressure Player Answer Man Kids page Karcher Quiz Match Centre

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No second chances

ASHLEY BROWNE

MICHAEL LOVETT

EDITOR’S LETTER

very game from here to the end of the season is winner take all. Win or go home. And what a blockbuster semi-final weekend we have, with Richmond and St Kilda meeting in a final for the first time since 1973 and perennial contenders Collingwood and Geelong meeting for the 25th time, the most between any two clubs in finals history. We’ll say this once and then we’ll move on. Imagine how magnificent it would have been at the MCG with packed houses on consecutive nights as four Victorian clubs with large, loud and passionate supporter bases try to keep their season alive. Conversely, fans from footy’s temporary home in Queensland can look forward to basking in the national spotlight again. This weekend promises to be tantalising, but the bar has already been raised significantly after the best and closest opening weekend to a finals series since the AFL moved to the new format in 2000. The combined winning margin over the four games was 35 points. There was drama aplenty and loads of storylines. There were feelgood angles and moments of anguish, sometimes within seconds of each other and involving the same player. Little wonder we couldn’t look away. u If the opening week of finals is any guide, we have a cracking time ahead as six teams are left to fight it out for the 2020 premiership. Two sides with recent premiership history – West Coast (2018) and the Western Bulldogs (2016) – exited the race, leaving 2004 Grand Final combatants Port Adelaide and the Brisbane Lions in the box seat.

MIXED EMOTIONS: The Cats’ poor finals record came back to haunt them, while for Jack Lonie and the Saints, it was pure joy after surviving a late scare.

There were feelgood stories and moments of anguish Both have home preliminary finals and can sit back and watch four of Victoria’s biggest clubs go toe-to-toe in this week’s semi-finals. The action kicks off on Friday night with Richmond meeting St Kilda in a final for just the fourth time and the first since 1973 when Tiger fans – with names like Kevin Bartlett and Royce Hart emblazoned on

Channel Seven’s coverage of the four finals reached 5.2 million viewers, with another 1.1 million watching through Fox Footy. Last Friday night, more TV viewers in Brisbane were watching the Lions than the opening match of the NRL finals. Port Adelaide and Brisbane will enjoy putting their feet up this weekend, having won their qualifying finals at home. Both turned the tide in impressive fashion. The Power had been on top of the ladder all season, but a rare blemish was a 60-point loss to the Cats in round 12. This time, Port knocked over Geelong by 16 points. There wasn’t much in it and the Cats were so wasteful in front

their duffle coats – watched their side salute by 40 points in the first semi-final. On Saturday night, Geelong will ‘host’ Collingwood at the Gabba and there is some real finals history here. The Cats and the Magpies have met 24 times in finals and it’s all square at 12-12. Senior writer ASHLEY BROWNE looks ahead to both

of those games (see above) and the heat will be on the Tigers and Cats after their qualifying final defeats to the Lions and Power respectively. The biggest winner has been the broadcasters with Channel Seven and Fox Footy reporting massive TV numbers for all four finals last week. And you’d reckon it will only get bigger this weekend. AFL.com.au AFL RECORD 5

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FINALS WEEK 2 MILESTONES AFL LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Tom Hawkins GEELONG

274 premiership matches, 24 pre-season games, one State of Origin match.

200 CLUB

JUBILATION: The Magpies celebrated a remarkable win over the Eagles, but it was heartbreak for Saint Paddy Ryder (below), who will miss the rest of the finals with injury.

of goal, but the Power were a bit tougher, harder and better in the big moments. The game wasn’t sealed until Todd Marshall put aside an injured shoulder to kick the sealer with a few minutes remaining. It will be Port’s first preliminary final since 2014 and its first at home since 2007. Brisbane beat Richmond for the first time in 16 attempts. The Lions hung tough in the second term as the Tigers brought their trademark ferocious pressure, weathering the storm and then bringing some heat of their own. And it was Richmond which began to unravel. It was Brisbane’s first finals win in 11 years. Last Saturday’s double-header was wildly entertaining and might have given cardiologists some extra income. In the twilight game at the Gabba, the Saints led the Western Bulldogs by four goals at three-quarter time only to just hold on by three points at the end. What should have been a triumphant moment for Saints ruckman Paddy Ryder – his first finals win in 257 games – instead turned to heartbreak as he tore his hamstring in the last minute, an injury that will sideline him for the rest of the season.

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For the Pies ... they are the team nobody will want to face

A few hours later at Optus Stadium, rank outsider Collingwood beat West Coast by a point in one of the best finals played for many years. Undermanned and pretty much confined to quarantine quarters for the week, the Magpies finished all over the Eagles. So, the 2016 and 2018 premiers are done for the season and attention turns to this weekend, replete with all sorts of storylines. Richmond will have spearhead Tom Lynch back from a hamstring strain for the first ever finals game at Metricon Stadium, while the Saints might be depleted with Ryder injured, defender Jake Carlisle having left the team to await the birth of his third child and Ben Long facing a one-match suspension. Cats coach Chris Scott branded as “lazy” what would seem legitimate questions about the club’s finals record, which is now 4-12 since 2011. There will be no escaping the spotlight on Saturday night should they bow out in straight sets in what would also be the last game of Gary Ablett’s magnificent career. As for the Pies, who have again adopted that “any time, any place” mantra, they’re the team nobody will want to face for the rest of the season.

Cameron Guthrie GEELONG

179 premiership matches, 20 pre-season games.

250 GAMES AS COACH

Damien Hardwick RICHMOND

MOST FINALS PLAYED

Joel Selwood GEELONG

Plays his 32nd final, moving him to third for finals played behind Shaun Burgoyne (35) and Michael Tuck (39)

600 GOALS Tom Hawkins (596) GEELONG

This list includes those not necessarily selected but on the verge of milestones.

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THE COVID

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SLIP SLIDING AWAY: The combination of night matches and dewy conditions at the Gabba and Metricon Stadium has made for scrappy matches.

eason 2020 was tipped on its head in March, as COVID-19 took hold to first suspend the season and then see the majority of the AFL’s 18 teams relocate to Queensland to ensure the competition could proceed. There’s been plenty going on off the field, but almost as much on it, as teams were forced to play multiple games off four- and five-day breaks as the AFL compressed the season at a smaller number of venues outside Victoria. But how did these changes affect the season from a tactical perspective? We’ve enlisted ROB HARDING, a former AFL opposition analyst and strategy coach at Essendon, Geelong, Adelaide and North Melbourne, to help break down what has changed this year.

night games, shorter breaks and more fatigue from players.”

SCRAPPIER CONTESTS u Scrappy football has been one

of the hallmarks of the season, as the comforts of the relatively still conditions under the roof at Marvel Stadium were replaced by slippery and dewy conditions during night matches at Metricon Stadium and the Gabba. “Because of the number of games that we’ve played in Queensland and the amount of games we’ve played at night, the (footy) has been a lot scrappier than it has previously,” Harding said. “There’s a higher percentage of contested ball then in previous seasons. “We’ve had a scrappier, contested game and that’s largely because of less training, where games have been played, (more)

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It’s the lowest disposal efficiency that we’ve ever had ANALYST ROB HARDING

and it’s the only time that it’s been over 40 per cent since 2004.”

DISPOSAL EFFICIENCY DOWN

LOW SCORING

u Fans have often complained

u Scoring has also been a bugbear

about poor ball use, especially from sides occupying positions lower down the ladder, and it turns out it’s for a good reason – this season has produced the lowest disposal efficiency since stats started being recorded. “It’s the lowest disposal efficiency that we’ve ever had,” Harding said. “By my calculation, (this season) has had the lowest disposal efficiency ever recorded and that goes back to 1999. “Disposal efficiency has been in decline since then, but this year has been the lowest. “It was the highest percentage of ball won in a contest since 2011

of plenty, as those who have watched the game for decades lament a bygone era which saw more goals being scored. With games shortened from 20 minutes to 16, the goals dried up. It’s something the AFL will no doubt be looking to fix ahead of a 2021 season which promises to restore some normality into football. “We’ve been on a trend where scoring has been down over a number of years,” Harding said. “I’ve gone through the numbers and punched them back out to 2019 game-time (where there were 20-minute quarters) and

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even when you do that, scoring is down a little bit. “The overall number of disposals is down, and scoring is down across the board.”

LOW-SCORING: The goals dried up in 2020 as scoring continued to decline, exacerbated by the 16-minute quarters.

FEWER INSIDE 50s u Training patterns have been disrupted during the COVID-affected season, as teams were forced to adapt to playing multiple games in a week with minimal time being allocated to traditional training sessions. Harding suggested that this contributed to a trend which saw fewer inside 50s recorded compared with previous years. “It generally means there’s less ability to connect cleanly offensively between the arcs and I think the lack of training time between games impacts offensive more than defence,” he said. “Offence relies on connection, timing and movement. With defence, you can cover with each other – 18 players defending versus one guy with the ball. “Inside 50s were down as well on adjusted numbers from 51.9 to 49.8.”

COPYCAT COACHES

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in recent years, has seen teams attempt to poach assistant coaches working at premiership-winning clubs, to replicate their winning model elsewhere. We’ve seen this recently in the immediate aftermath of Hawthorn’s three consecutive premierships between 2013 and 2015, which saw Adam Simpson (West Coast), Brendon Bolton (Carlton), Leon Cameron (GWS), Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs) and Chris Fagan (Brisbane) all move as clubs tried to replicate the Hawks’ model. But as Harding suggested, clubs also tried to copy Richmond’s model, much like the recent raid of Hawthorn’s assistants. “If you look at the five coaches at the top – you’ve got Ken Hinkley (at Port Adelaide) and Chris Scott who are out of the Geelong school and the way that they play, you’ve got Simpson and Fagan out of the Hawthorn school and then you’ve got Damien Hardwick (at Richmond) but really his success has come from his own style,” Harding said. “Richmond play a unique brand of footy. Teams can’t copy

WINNING FORMULA: Clubs have sought to duplicate the success of Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson by poaching his former assistants, like Carlton did with Brendon Bolton (above) and Brisbane with Chris Fagan (right).

Richmond easily because their strength is their running power and some of their key personnel which is very hard to replicate. “We had years where teams tried to replicate the Hawthorn kick/mark sort of style to varying degrees of success and then they put their own little spin on it.” Essendon, which poached assistant Blake Caracella and coach-in-waiting Ben Rutten from Richmond in recent years, is the most glaring example of just how difficult clubs are finding it to copy the success of the Tigers. A 13th-placed finish wouldn’t have been what the Bombers were looking for and Harding said the challenges clubs are having in copying the Richmond formula could extend into 2021. AFL.com.au AFL RECORD 9

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ONE WEEK at a TIME “It’s hard to copy the dominant team of the period right now, there’s no real clear stand-out style at the moment,” he said. “If Richmond win it again this year, at some point teams are going to start coming after their coaches. “We haven’t seen Richmond get pillaged for assistant coaches yet, like Hawthorn did and, prior to that, Geelong. “When you looked at Hawthorn, there was a method in their teaching that you wanted to try to replicate or get the IP from and it was the same at Geelong – Richmond don’t have a tactical game-plan. It’s incredibly simplistic and easy to plan against, but very hard to beat. “It’s system-based, but the system matches the list and opposition clubs can’t replicate the system without the list. “The system is about as specific to a list as I’ve seen in the last 12 years.” LAURENCE ROSEN

ANALYSIS Champion Data analyst CHRISTIAN JOLY runs a few key figures from the 2020 season past ASHLEY BROWNE. DEFENCE RULES u 17.9 per cent. That’s the

percentage of times a ball movement that starts in the backline ends up in that team’s forward 50 in a game. It speaks to how defensive the game has become and the difficulty in moving from one end of the ground to the other. In the past five seasons that figure has come down from 20.7 per cent. In 2019, it was 19 per cent. If you want to take a longer view of how team defence has come to rule in the AFL, that figure was 35.7 per cent in 2005.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE: The Tigers’ system is easy to plan against, but hard to beat.

PLAYERS USED

STOPPAGES

u Only 18 rounds were played in 2020

u If you multiply the figure by

or, more to the point, 153 games. Yet 654 players played at least one game, the same figure as 2019 and only two fewer than seasons 2016 through to 2018. That figure represents the high turnover of players as clubs negotiated four- and five-day breaks during the ‘Footy Frenzy’ parts of the season in August and September. There was an average of 4.3 ‘unique’ players per game, that is players who did not take part in their club’s previous game.

FOUR-DAY BREAKS u Short breaks between games were

a necessity in order to complete the season as quickly as possible, and teams with four days between games were at a distinct disadvantage. Four-day break v five-day break: four wins, eight losses. Average losing margin: 10 points. Four-day break v six-day break: one win, six losses. Average losing margin: 26 points.

SCORING

HOLDING THE LEAD

u In 2020, the average score per

u It stood to reason that with the

team was 60.5 points a game. That was with 16-minute quarters. Convert that to 20-minute quarters and it comes to 75.7 points a game. In 2019, that figure was five points higher so, yes, scoring continues to decline in the AFL.

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shorter quarters in 2020 (16-minutes as opposed to 20), it was easier to keep a lead. But not too much more. Leading at quarter-time: 69 per cent (64 in 2019). Leading at half-time: 84 per cent (76.6). Leading at three-quarter time: 90 per cent (84.4).

another 1.25 per cent to compare stoppages this year with last year, then average stoppages came down a touch to 63.5 a game, perhaps a reflection of the mid-season tweak by the umpires to the holding the ball rule. OFF TARGET: Lions star Eric Hipwood was one of the major culprits of wayward kicking.

GOALLESS FIRST QUARTERS ‘Madness’ prevailed in round 11 when every team kicked a goal in the first quarter. Up to that point, at least one club each round failed to kick opening-term major. ‘Normality’ returned in round 12 when four teams failed to score a goal in the first quarter. By the end of round 18, it had occurred 33 times. Only eight of those teams went on to win, not counting one game when both teams were goalless. Carlton, GWS and Melbourne did it four times each. St Kilda was the only club to avoid it. By comparison, it happened 15 times in 2018 and 18 times in 2019 (compiled from the first 18 of the 23 rounds in those years).

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COODABEENS TO CHAMPIONS OF THE AIRWAVES

A Bomber star whose legend grew as a Roo KEN PIESSE

t’s 60 years since a teenage Barry Davis rode his pushbike into Windy Hill and parked it outside Essendon’s dressing rooms. Alec Epis was walking past, introduced himself and told him to “bring it in here ... it’ll be safer inside”. Along with Ian ‘Bluey’ Shelton from Avenel, the trio was to form the greatest half-back line in Essendon’s history, culminating in premierships in 1962 and 1965. Davis’ first coach, the electrifying superstar John Coleman, loved his skill and long drop kicks which cleared lines to sticky-fingered champion captain Ken Fraser. Twice runner-up in the Brownlow Medal, Davis had a stellar career, blossoming as a tall midfielder and captaining North Melbourne to its first premiership under Ron Barassi in 1975. Now 77, and an avid spectator – albeit from his lounge room after the winter lockdowns – Davis still loves football and in particular watching the Dons and the Roos. Selected in the Team of the Century at both clubs and a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Davis stunned North Melbourne officials when he refused a sign-on fee of more than $7000. Secretary Ron Joseph had ‘accidentally’ kicked open an old Gladstone bag, the money tumbling on to the Davis lounge room floor. Davis paused, looked at the money and said: “Keep it. It’s not why I’m coming.” With Doug Wade and John Rantall, Davis was one of the ‘big three’ to cross clubs when the 10-rear rule was introduced in the summer of ’72. Within two years, North lifted from wooden-spooner to a Grand Final, and within three won the flag. A physical education instructor, Davis ran the Roos’ pre-seasons and loved the responsibility of mentoring the younger ones. Once a fired-up Barassi ordered him from the ground at Arden St after what he perceived as Davis breaking team rules. Davis refused

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and minutes later at half-time, an enraged Barassi was waiting for his captain, ready to launch the biggest spray of all time. Just as Barassi was about to explode, Davis raised his arm and said: “Don’t you dare say a word until you cool down. We’ll talk inside.” And for once Barassi, the biggest name in football, backed off. Although polar opposites in many ways, their respect for each other grew until they became powerful leaders in the club’s climb to their first premiership. Davis was Essendon’s coach before Kevin Sheedy, and the young champions to play under his tutelage included Tim Watson, Simon Madden, Terry Daniher and Paul Vander Haar. Watson contributed a foreword to Davis’ just-published biography Born to Play, written by Davis’ brother Ken Davis, and says Barry was the purest of sportsmen, smart tactically and a thoughtful planner way ahead of his time. “He possessed a highly developed tactical and innovative flair for the game,” Watson said. “Simply put, the game then wasn’t ready for all that. He would have thrived in the modern era with full time professionals.” u Born to Play – The Barry Davis Story, written by Ken Davis, is a limited-edition hardback, available from cricketbooks.com.au for $60 post-free.

AHEAD OF HIS TIME: A dual premiership star with Essendon, Barry Davis then led North Melbourne to its historic first premiership

Keep it. It’s not why I’m coming BARRY DAVIS, DECLINING A BAG OF MONEY TO JOIN NORTH MELBOURNE

the Coodabeen Champions are celebrating their 40th season on the airwaves and have published a book to mark the milestone. Their book 40 Footy Seasons is a trip down memory lane from the creation of the much-loved show on community radio 3RRR in 1981 through to national success on the ABC. Along the way the Coodabeens have stepped out of the studio to perform at pubs, clubs and concert halls as well as on the MCG at two Grand Finals. The team also appeared as part of the pre-match entertainment in 1995 when Ted ‘Mr Football’ Whitten made his emotional farewell to football with an unforgettable lap of the ’G. The book reveals the story of Whitten’s involvement with the Coodabeens in recording a special song for the Big V players. The Coodabeens also tell the story of another brush with a famous name when they appeared at a Fitzroy fundraiser with Kylie Minogue. Caricaturist Paul ‘Harv’ Harvey has brought his skills to the book to depict a swag of the Coodabeens’ famous talkback characters including Digger, Massive Merv from Moorabbin, Peter from Peterborough and Pearl from the Peninsula.

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Dynasty dream is still alive If the Tigers can claw their way back to secure the 2020 premiership, they would rank among the great teams of all time.

he word ‘dynasty’ is being thrown around lately when it comes to Richmond. Would three flags in four years elevate the Tigers to dynasty status? It says here that it would. The Tigers would comfortably walk in the company of all the truly great teams in League history, such as the Melbourne outfit that won five flags between 1955 and 1960, the Carlton ‘mosquito fleet’ that won three of four flags between 1979 and 1982, Brisbane’s three-peat premiership teams from 2001 to 2003 and both of Hawthorn’s golden eras, the 1983-91 group that landed five flags and Alastair Clarkson’s three-peaters (© Bruce McAvaney) that saluted from 2013 to 2015. Perhaps only the Collingwood team of 1927-30 stands above all of those. Jock McHale’s men, who became known as ‘The Machine’, are officially rated by sports historian Sam Walker in his 2017 book The Captains Class as one of the greatest sporting teams of all time anywhere in the world. What the Tigers need to do now is overcome similar hurdles to some of those aforementioned teams, for whom the third flag was the hardest to win. The Machine pretty much rolled its way through those four flag-winning seasons. But in 1929, the Magpies went through the home and away season without losing a game, only to be comprehensively – on the scoreboard and in the clinches – beaten up by a physical Richmond in the semi-final.

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They reversed that result in the Grand Final a fortnight later. The following year, Collingwood lost to Geelong by 26 points in what, under the system of the time, was the Grand Final. But there was a challenge system in play which gave the first-placed team the right to a rematch if it lost the flag decider. The Pies got to play the Cats again and there was high drama in the lead-up with legendary coach Jock McHale, bed-ridden all week with pleurisy and influenza, unable to attend the game and it took a stirring half-time address from club secretary Bob Rush to inspire the Pies from 21 points down at half-time to win by 30. Melbourne skated through the 1955 and 1956 finals series without problems, but 1957 created problems. Lack of discipline and a touch of hubris (sound familiar Tiger fans?) engulfed the Demons in the second semi-final, which they lost to Essendon, and they had to win the flag the hard way, having to get through Hawthorn in the preliminary final before overcoming the Bombers in the Grand Final. The Blues of 1982 also scrapped their way to dynastic status, having to play all four weeks of the finals series and deal with distractions such as superstar Wayne Johnston’s Tribunal hearing before winning their third flag in four years. The Lions of 2003 lost to Collingwood in the qualifying final and had to beat Port at home, the Swans in Sydney and the Pies back at the MCG to win the flag.

UP WITH THE BEST: Boosted by the return of spearhead Tom Lynch (above), the Tigers can still bounce back to join history’s greatest teams, such as the Brisbane Lions (top).

Three straight wins and a place in football immortality still awaits

Nigel Lappin’s broken ribs diagnosis, as tipped off to the world by teammate Jason Akermanis, was a huge additional issue for Brisbane. In 2015, Hawthorn, mired in controversy over skipper Luke Hodge’s drink-driving charge, lost the qualifying final to West Coast at Subiaco, and had to win three finals from there to claim that third flag, including another trip to Perth to play Fremantle. So what the Tigers are facing from now is not uncharted territory. Football history teaches us that the final obstacle to all-time greatness is usually the highest and the hardest to overcome. With Tom Lynch to return and stark reminders from their coach to temper their ill-discipline, three straight wins and a place in football immortality still awaits.

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QUALIFYING FINAL 1

TAKING THEIR CHANCES: Brett Ebert kicked two crucial goals for the Power.

v WHAT THE COACHES SAID PORT ADELAIDE KEN HINKLEY

“I don’t think (our belief) will change too much, because I think they had strong belief and we had strong belief as a footy club at the start of the year, right through. We made some decisions and we’ve had great belief in each other, and we just knew sticking together was going to be really important. It’s been a challenging season so far and there are bigger challenges to come, we hope, but … we believe in us as a football club and we believe in us as a community – we know we’re good enough.”

GEELONG CATS CHRIS SCOTT

“I didn’t think we crumbled under the pressure. I don’t think we’d look at the way we played and think there were fundamental problems with the game style. It’s a privilege to be under that pressure, it’s hard work to get here and I thought we had our chances. I think the criticism is a bit lazy personally, but we’d like to win more finals … I’ve got a lot of confidence in the resilience and the capacity of our players.”

Power surges as Cats falter again

he first takeaway from Geelong’s 16-point loss to Port Adelaide in the first qualifying final was that once again the Cats have dug themselves a considerable hole in the opening week of the finals. They are now 1-7 in either qualifying or elimination finals in that time, with Hawk Isaac Smith’s wayward kick after the siren in 2016 gifting them that sole qualifying final win. Chris Scott bristled at suggestions post-match that Geelong has a finals problem, branding the comments as “lazy”. The Cats are 4-12 in all finals since winning the 2011 flag, but a closer look at the loss to Port shouldn’t lead to mass panic. They were just a bit off. Spearhead and 2020 Coleman medallist Tom Hawkins finished with 0.5, plus two out of bounds. Credit to Port Adelaide for forcing Geelong to attack through the flanks and force Hawkins to lead mainly into the pockets, but he did get some good looks that he couldn’t convert.

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It didn’t help that fellow forwards Gryan Miers (seven touches) and Gary Rohan (five) had disappointing nights as well. The Cats had 41 inside-50 entries for the game, the same as Port, but the home team was that bit more efficient. Adding further salt to Geelong’s wounds was the three-goal return from former Cat Steve Motlop. He was presented with some half chances and he gleefully converted them. Geelong, presented with simpler chances, could not. It was a cracking opening to the 2020 finals. Port fans filled every available seat at Adelaide Oval and the 22,755 crowd made it sound like a full house. It was tough, tight and a night for the blue-collar types. Port midfielders Ollie Wines (24 disposals), Travis Boak and Tom Rockliff (22 each) thrived in the physical going and certainly the best four-quarter performers for the night were from the Power. And so were the moments of finals inspiration.

It was tough, tight and a night for the blue-collar types

Darcy Byrne-Jones sat a prowling Patrick Dangerfield, his All-Australian teammate and skipper, on his rear end at one stage after taking him on in a tackle. Xavier Duursma left the ground with concussion after coming off second best in a marking contest with Mark Blicavs. And forward Todd Marshall had his shoulder smashed early, yet remained on the ground and played his role. His mark and goal late in the final term that iced the game resulted in every teammate sprinting the length of the ground to embrace him and sent supporters into raptures. The Cats were left with much to digest. Mitch Duncan, Sam Menegola and Dangerfield were good and Dangerfield’s surging goal right on three-quarter time was as good as you will see this October. But plenty of others have room for improvement. The season remains very much alive for the Cats. They have shovels at the ready. ASHLEY BROWNE

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INSPIRATIONAL: Young star Xavier Duursma spurred on the Power when he was concussed in a courageous marking attempt against Geelong’s Mark Blicavs.

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TURNING THE TABLES: Lions skipper Dayne Zorko gets his kick away despite a desperate lunge from Tiger champion Dustin Martin.

v WHAT THE COACHES SAID BRISBANE LIONS CHRIS FAGAN

“I thought we showed tremendous mental strength to hang in there. There was a period of time early in the second quarter where Richmond hammered away and there was a danger they could take the game from us at that point, but we hung in there and managed to get some momentum ourselves late in that second quarter, which ended up probably being the match-winning time of the game … I’m just really proud of what they did.”

RICHMOND

DAMIEN HARDWICK

Lions bury hoodoo AS Tigers stumble

he Brisbane Lions broke a 15-game hoodoo with a 15-point victory over bogy side Richmond in the qualifying final at the Gabba last Friday night. Chris Fagan’s Lions snapped the losing run against the Tigers which dated back to 2009 with an impressive performance to book their spot in the preliminary final courtesy of a first finals win in 11 years. Brisbane was well served by massive outings from veteran defender Daniel Rich, gun winger Hugh McCluggage, third-club midfielder Jarryd Lyons, small forward Charlie Cameron (three goals) and Brownlow Medal favourite Lachie Neale, who recovered from a stat-less opening quarter to finish with 19 disposals. It was a mature performance from the Lions, who at this stage of the finals last year were brushed aside by the Tigers on their way to a straight-sets exit. They found themselves a goal in arrears at quarter-time despite kicking three of the first five, and when Richmond was dominating possession in the second term,

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it looked like it may have been a throwback to 12 months earlier. However, Dayne Zorko and his men weathered the storm before piling on three goals just before half-time. Cam Rayner, Cameron and Neale all hit the scoreboard in quick succession as the Tigers’ ill-discipline reared its ugly head again, giving up cheap free kicks and 50m penalties. Subsequently, Brisbane took a 13-point lead into the main break which was certainly not insurmountable for a side of Richmond’s quality. That notion, however, was somewhat put to rest when Cameron nailed his third major inside five minutes of the third quarter. Daniel Rioli pulled it back for the Tigers midway through the term, but a composed Zac Bailey finish, before some errant Lions attempts, saw them 21 points ahead at the last change. The finals pressure that had been building was nearing full scope while the partisan Brisbane crowd was at fever pitch as the last quarter started. Richmond took more than eight minutes to strike first through Rioli and suddenly there was a palpable sense of a Tigers onslaught in the air.

A famous win in the dawn of a new era for the club

“I just thought we gave away undisciplined free kicks in the back end of that second quarter and the reality is that was the difference in the game. It’s disappointing, we control that, so we need to get better in that part of the game. Every now and then it rears its ugly head and unfortunately it’s on the big stage, so it’s really disappointing. The players know, they understand. The situation is it’s a volatile game, players will get angry.” That was felt even more so when Shai Bolton expertly turned and steered home a crafty left-footer from an acute angle which pulled the game back to a single-figure margin. The Tigers were rallying. But the AFL Review Centre was brought into play, overruling the six points, with the padded post edging itself in the way of Bolton’s bouncing ball and denying the reigning champs. It took a further three minutes for Richmond to kick another goal through Jack Riewoldt before Brisbane received some further ARC fortune with McCluggage’s shot for goal reviewed for touched off the boot, but eventually cleared and acting as the match sealer. The Lions maturely went about seeing off their slightly more experienced opponents to claim a famous win in the dawn of a new era for the club. It sets them up for a home preliminary final where they await the victor of the Geelong v Collingwood semi-final and potentially a first Grand Final berth since 2004. ANDREW SLEVISON

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TEAM-LIFTER: Brilliant midfielder Lachie Neale hammered home a superb long-range goal in the second quarter.

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ECSTATIC: Three-goal hero Brody Mihocek (left) joins in the Magpie celebrations after the final siren.

v WHAT THE COACHES SAID COLLINGWOOD NATHAN BUCKLEY

“It was hard-earned and we were pretty confident that we had the capacity. But you still need to execute. We did enough to win the game. Obviously it was a very tight margin in the end. There are still things we can do better. That’s the coach coming out of me now. We’ll enjoy this and I think you’ve got to enjoy your wins. We will do that, but we’ve got our sights set on going further.”

WEST COAST EAGLES ADAM SIMPSON

A win for the ages as magPies defy the odds

defiant Collingwood booked its place in week two of the finals series with a one-point win over the West Coast Eagles in a gripping encounter at Optus Stadium. Given little chance by punters and pundits alike, the Magpies led at every change and resisted a final-quarter West Coast rally to stun the football world. Dubbed the ‘Dirty Pies’ during the week, Nathan Buckley’s side would’ve been more aptly named the ‘Tall Pies’ following the shock inclusion of Darcy Cameron to join Brodie Grundy and Mason Cox. The selection paid dividends in the first term with Cox kicking three goals from big marks – reminiscent of his outing against Richmond in the 2018 preliminary final – to set up a 16-point lead at the first change. While Grundy and Cameron narrowly won the hit-out tally, the Eagles, through the dominance of Nic Naitanui, won the centre clearances, paving a way to stay in the contest. After a quiet first quarter, Tim Kelly made an immediate impact in the second, winning the first centre clearance and drilling the ball to

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Josh Kennedy, who kicked truly to reduce the margin to 10 points. It was the strength of West Coast’s twin towers Kennedy and Jack Darling which proved difficult for Collingwood’s defence, and if not for an uncharacteristic Kennedy miss on the half-time siren, the Eagles would have led at the main break. The third term began the same way as the second with Oscar Allen converting within a minute from a centre bounce clearance to give his side the lead. Interestingly, it was Cameron who started in the ruck, leaving Grundy consigned to the bench. Despite only 63 per cent game-time, the 2019 All-Australian stood up in key moments, with a crucial tackle on Darling late in the third quarter and two contested marks in the final term. The sides traded goals in the third quarter before a late Collingwood double via Will Hoskin-Elliott and Brody Mihocek gave the away side a 10-point lead. Grundy watched on again at the start of the final term as Liam Ryan jump-started West Coast’s fightback with a goal within a minute.

It was the Magpies’ speed off half-back which eventually cut through

“It was another game against Collingwood that went down to the wire and unfortunately we didn’t take our chances. They took theirs and stuck at it all day. They deserved to win. I thought there was patches of really good play and patches of really good play from Collingwood. It just felt like opportunities were taken or not taken. Momentum changed pretty often after quarter-time. Like I said, we weren’t in front at the right time.”

With the season on the line, the Eagles trapped the ball in their forward half and maintained centre clearance dominance early, but it was the Magpies’ speed off half-back which eventually cut through. The injection of Jamie Elliott into the centre swung the clearance tide Collingwood’s way late, with Levi Greenwood helping to quell Kelly’s influence. Mihocek halted the Eagles’ run of five scoring shots with a superb running left-foot goal from seemingly nowhere and, following a miracle Jordan De Goey snap, slotted another late in the term after outmarking Jeremy McGovern to put his side 13 points up. Goals to Kennedy and Darling brought the Eagles to within a point as both sets of fans began to wonder if 2018 Grand Final hero Dom Sheed would again bob up. West Coast looked destined to score again on the charge with 50 seconds remaining, but a Taylor Adams smother on Tom Cole allowed the Pies to regain possession and run down the clock to record a win for the ages. SAM MILLS

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SOARING EAGLE: Nic Naitanui was the most dominant player on the ground, pulling in a spectacular mark over Darcy Cameron in the third quarter.

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PROVIDING THE SPARK: The Saints’ recruiting spree, which included speedster Dan Butler (right), has paid huge dividends.

v WHAT THE COACHES SAID ST KILDA BRETT RATTEN

“I feel like we’ve got our second wind a bit, because we did plateau a little bit there. We’re back running on top of the ground and having Dan (Hannebery) back in the team really helps our midfield and (Jack) Sinclair has been a good player for us with his fast feet and ability to run out the game as well. The last quarter we went into our shell a little bit and our ball use from our defensive half really allowed the Bulldogs to set up re-entries.”

WESTERN BULLDOGS LUKE BEVERIDGE

Heaven and hell as Saints march on

t might have been the club’s first finals win in 10 years, but because this is St Kilda, it had to come with the requisite drama and heartbreak. The drama was the three-point winning margin, secured only in the dying seconds when defender Nick Coffield received a free kick for high contact as the Western Bulldogs surged forward again, as they had done repeatedly throughout the final quarter. The Saints led by four goals at the final change and, given that the largest three-quarter time lead squandered by any side in 2020 was 16 points, they appeared well on their way to comfortably booking their semi-final berth against Richmond. The first three quarters featured much of what has driven St Kilda in 2020. Having become a destination club over the summer, the imported players from rival clubs all gave the Saints something, especially Paddy Ryder, who dominated in the ruck, goalsneak Dan Butler, hard-running wingman Bradley Hill and key defender

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Dougal Howard, who took charge down back. An import from 12 months before that, Dan Hannebery, provided great drive through the midfield in just about his best game for the club, while key forward wunderkind Max King took five contested marks and kicked two goals. Skipper Jarryn Geary also chimed in with a couple of goals, adding another dimension to his main role for the day which was to play as a negating defensive forward on Bulldogs playmaker Caleb Daniel. The blueprint was working a treat, but as the warm day at the Gabba turned into evening, the Bulldogs began to click. Their slick midfield had been outworked and lacked chemistry for three quarters, but that changed in the final quarter. Coach Luke Beveridge is never shy to throw around the whiteboard magnets. He had been short-stocked since quarter-time with defender Zaine Cordy missing because of a leg injury, but he threw Josh Bruce into the ruck, Tim English and Daniel forward and it worked.

Amid the scenes of jubilation came the heartbreak

“We couldn’t quite spoil some of those long down the line situations well enough … and they got us out the back at different times. We do rely on help in the air, and our timing in helping each other in the air was not there today. You bide your time and put the time into your players and support them and help them and hope you can win games like this and continue on, but sometimes reality sets in, which it has tonight.”

The Dogs actually had more forward-50 entries through the first three quarters and in the last quarter held the ascendancy 17-4. They piled on 4.4 to 1.1 and, as they surged forward that last time, seemed poised to steal the game. But when former Saint Bruce grappled Coffield from behind, St Kilda was able to run down the clock. But amid the scenes of jubilation came the heartbreak. Ryder, immense throughout, was about to celebrate the first finals win of his stellar 257-game career that included fantastic contributions to both Essendon and Port Adelaide. But he tore a tendon in his hamstring with just 60 seconds remaining and was on the bench in tears as the Saints held on to win. His combination with Rowan Marshall has played a huge part in St Kilda’s resurgence this year but his season is now over. What footy gives with one hand, it all too often takes away with the other. ASHLEY BROWNE

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DEVASTATED: Paddy Ryder was a colossus in the ruck for the Saints, but ended the game in tears after injuring his hamstring.

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AFL RECORD DRAFT CLASS OF 2020

EXCITING TALENT: Key defender Denver Grainger-Barras, touted as the possible No. 1 pick, displays his athleticism at the 2020 Western Australia AFL Draft Combine.

DRAFT CLASS OF 2020 u Each and every year the

NAB AFL Draft comes around. It is a concept designed to open the door to the elite level for the country’s most promising youngsters. Those who have grown up playing the game they love and who are on the verge of fulfilling their childhood dream. It is also designed to bolster and enhance the playing lists of all 18 AFL clubs, many of whom use the draft to hand-pick the best talent who have been developing their craft at junior level. Clubs identify their needs within the top-quality youth available and make the necessary arrangements. With that lies the hopes of hundreds who are looking to this day as a life-changing experience. Players such as Dustin Martin, Patrick Dangerfield, Nat Fyfe, Patrick Cripps and Lachie Neale have become household names after successfully navigating their way through the draft and subsequently becoming stars of the competition. They, and thousands more, have experienced the day their names were called. Now it’s time for the next generation. A new group of names for us to hear, learn and, in time, revere. But who stands above the rest when it comes to this year’s draft? We have taken a closer look at the class of 2020 in a bid to dissect it all.

DENVER GRAINGER-BARRAS

SWAN DISTRICTS/WESTERN AUSTRALIA KEY DEFENDER DOB: 17/4/2002 HGT: 195CM WGT: 78KG

Touted in recent months as a possible No. 1 pick, it won’t just be West Coast and Fremantle closely tracking the West Australian key defender. Grainger-Barras is one of the most exciting tall prospects in this year’s NAB AFL Draft, with his form at junior level so strong in 2019 that he saw game-time for Swan Districts in the WAFL before a shoulder injury cut short his season. The 18-year-old is incredibly athletic, considering his size, and has had the advantage of being able to play football in WA this year. After recovering from injury, Grainger-Barras played eight games in the WAFL, with his round eight match against Perth catching the eye as he took eight marks as part of a 16-disposal game. He would be a worthy addition for any side, especially those lacking a key-position player down back. LAURENCE ROSEN

BRAEDEN CAMPBELL

SYDNEY SWANS ACADEMY MIDFIELDER/FORWARD DOB: 4/2/2002 HGT: 180CM WGT: 72KG

Sydney has taken great strides in its development this season and is poised to welcome another exciting name during the draft, with Campbell poised to be the brightest hope to come out of the Swans Academy in 2020. Such is Campbell’s talent, the Swans could be forced to match a top-10 bid for him, with his foot skills and ability to drift forward among his most exciting traits. He’s been fortunate to play at least some junior football this year in Northern Academy Series matches, after the NEAFL competition was cancelled due to COVID-19. Campbell was named best-afield in last year’s Under-17 Futures All Star clash while also having the chance to play senior footy. The combination of skills and athletic power makes the 18-year-old an exciting prospect for the Swans heading into this year’s draft. LAURENCE ROSEN

ELIJAH HOLLANDS

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS/VIC COUNTRY MIDFIELDER/FORWARD DOB: 25/4/2002 HGT: 188CM WGT: 80KG

u Hollands was set to sit out the entire

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IN THE MIX: Midfielder Elijah Hollands (below) and key forwards Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (left) and Logan McDonald (right) are among the top prospects at this year’s draft.

But the cancellation of the 2020 NAB League season means he is still firmly in the mix to go inside the top 10 in the draft. Plying his trade at the Murray Bushrangers, Hollands is a prodigious talent blessed with powerful athleticism and a booming right foot, who can impact matches inside forward 50 and through the midfield. Standing at 188cm, the Wodonga native has an eye for a goal and can break games open thanks to his bursts of speed. He averaged 13.5 disposals, 5.5 tackles and 5.3 inside 50s in an eye-catching under-18 carnival for Vic Country last year. ALEX ZAIA

JAMARRA UGLE-HAGAN

OAKLEIGH CHARGERS/VIC METRO KEY FORWARD DOB: 4/4/2002 HGT: 194CM WGT:84KG

u An athletic key forward from the

Oakleigh Chargers, Ugle-Hagan is widely rated as the best player in this year’s draft. Ugle-Hagan will find his way to the Western Bulldogs via the Next Generation Academy rules, with the Dogs certain to match any bid that comes for the supreme talent. He is a natural goalkicker who will only improve the more he learns his forward craft. Chargers talent manager Jy Bond said: “‘Marra’ is an elite athlete. He’s agile with high top-end speed and top-level endurance. Dominant in the air, imposes himself on the game and is an exceptional contested mark. Knows where the goals are, can play either end of the ground and through the midfield.” ANDREW SLEVISON

LOGAN McDONALD PERTH/WESTERN AUSTRALIA KEY FORWARD DOB: 4/4/2002 HGT:196CM

WGT: 85KG

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develop, but McDonald looks ready to play AFL. The 18-year-old’s draft stocks have sky-rocketed after an impressive year of senior football, kicking 21 goals in nine matches, just two shy of the WAFL’s leading goalkicker. McDonald was also a member of the WAFL’s Team of the Year and was named the player of round two following a four-goal outing against East Perth. He would have been disappointed with his end to the season, kicking only 1.3 in the final round before going goalless in Perth’s semi-final loss. Strong in a marking contest, the athletic McDonald covers the ground well and has clean hands. He looks set to be taken in the top five. SAM MILLS

OLIVER HENRY

GEELONG FALCONS/VIC COUNTRY UTILITY DOB: 29/7/2002 HGT: 187CM WGT: 77KG

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top-10 pick with his versatility a real strength. The Geelong Falcons product is a strong aerialist who can play in several positions across the ground. Henry, the younger brother of Geelong defender Jack, booted 18 goals in 15 NAB League games last year playing as a medium-sized forward, but can also be deployed down back as an intercept defender or on a wing. The athletic 187cm talent plays tall, AFL.com.au AFL RECORD 25

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AFL RECORD DRAFT CLASS OF 2020 competes well at ground level and creates scoring opportunities – both up the ground and inside 50. These dynamic traits make Henry an exciting prospect and one to watch early in this year’s draft. ALEX ZAIA

RILEY THILTHORPE

WEST ADELAIDE/SOUTH AUSTRALIA KEY FORWARD DOB: 7/7/2002 HGT: 200CM WGT: 99KG

u Thilthorpe is a tall key-position

prospect from South Australia who has been developing as a key forward and ruck with West Adelaide in the SANFL. Despite his size, Thilthorpe is skilled at ground level and can read the ball like a midfielder at forward-50 stoppages. SANFL state talent manager Brenton Phillips told SEN SA Drive that he expects big things from the key forward. “I think Riley is going to be our No. 1 pick out of Adelaide,” he said. “It’s really hard to dominate the SANFL competition as a 200cm 18-year-old. It’s a big game, it’s a man’s game and he’s come into the competition and has done really well in a side that has struggled, to be fair.” NIC NEGREPONTIS

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WILL PHILLIPS

GEELONG FALCONS/VIC COUNTRY INSIDE MIDFIELDER DOB: 27/5/2002 HGT: 182CM WGT: 73KG

u Bruhn has endured an unfortunate

injury run and would be ruing the lack of under-age football in Victoria this year. A smooth-moving inside midfielder from the Geelong Falcons, Bruhn burst on to the scene as a bottom-ager in 2018 but, after sustaining a serious injury at training last year, didn’t have the chance to feature for Vic Country at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. The 18-year-old is tipped to be taken in the first round, with his ability to hit the scoreboard and contested work two of his standout attributes. Bruhn trained with Geelong’s senior side while taking part in work with the NAB AFL Academy and said it was a thrill to be mentored by the likes of Cats star Patrick Dangerfield. “He was good, he actually gave me a bit of a shout out in front of the group,” Bruhn told AFL Media. “After a drill, one of the coaches brought all the boys in and he just said, ‘Well done to Tanner, killing it mate’. I was like, ‘He didn’t just say my name, did he?’ I couldn’t really believe it.” With the Cats holding multiple picks in the first round, there’s little doubt they will be keeping an eye on the talented on-baller. LAURENCE ROSEN

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INDICATIVE NATIONAL DRAFT ORDER FIRST ROUND Pick 1 Adelaide Pick 2 North Melbourne Pick 3 Sydney Pick 4 Hawthorn Pick 5 Gold Coast Pick 6 Essendon Pick 7 Carlton Pick 8 Adelaide Pick 9 North Melbourne Pick 10 Fremantle Pick 11 Geelong Pick 12 Collingwood Pick 13 Western Bulldogs Pick 14 St Kilda Pick 15 Geelong Pick 16 Geelong Pick 17 Richmond Pick 18 Brisbane Pick 19 Brisbane

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ZACH REID

OAKLEIGH CHARGERS/VIC METRO MIDFIELDER DOB: 22/5/2002 HGT: 180CM WGT: 79KG

u Phillips is rated as a midfielder

capable of playing both on the inside outside of contests, thanks to his balance of contested skills and outside run and carry. Phillips gained great experience sharing an on-ball unit with Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson last year and has shown his talents as a ball-winning midfielder. Once he gets into an AFL system and improves his tank, he has the skill-set to quickly become a reliable part of a team’s midfield. He has shown great tackling ferocity and composure for a young player. The COVID restrictions allowed Phillips to nurse a knee injury that would have otherwise kept him out of the first half of the season. NIC NEGREPONTIS

ZACH REID

GIPPSLAND POWER/VIC COUNTRY KEY DEFENDER DOB: 2/3/2002 HGT: 202CM WGT: 82KG

u Reid is a key defender with superb

foot skills. The Leongatha product

stands over 200cm, but is agile and athletic enough to move around the defensive 50 with relative ease. He also has the versatility to be deployed in the ruck and even on a wing if the opportunity presents. Gippsland Power coach Rhett McLennan said Reid is the perfect type of player to match up on some of the AFL’s developing key forwards over the next decade. “He is the prototype defender. He is one to play on the King twins for the next while. Zach also possesses beautiful skills, particularly with his kicking.” Reid is one of the higher quality defenders in this draft crop and is expected to be picked up in the first round. ANDREW SLEVISON

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opportunity to train with an elite team, and the way I saw it was if I didn’t make the list then I’m going to come back to the VFL and be super fit and it’s going to really set me up for the season. That would increase my chances of getting drafted or rookied at the end of the following year. But every year I’d go and try out and train and do the whole pre-season leading up to Christmas until the draft and the Rookie Draft. Playing in the VFL against AFL-listed players and doing well and beating them really built my belief and confidence.

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FINALLY AT 22 THEY GAVE YOU A CHANCE IN THE ROOKIE DRAFT. DO YOU REMEMBER HOW IT TOOK PLACE? u That year we had several guys trying out for the rookie spots and the club was only going to take two. The first rookie selection the Dogs had, they actually selected someone who wasn’t even training in that group. The second selection was going to be used on the pool of eight or 10 guys training, and I thought I was up against it. One by one we were getting called into ‘Rocket’s’ (Rodney Eade) office and getting told yes or no. All the guys who’d gone before me came out disappointed, and then I went in. It’s pretty intimidating walking into Rocket’s office at the best of times. So I sat down and he goes, “Unfortunately …” and as soon as he said that I dropped my shoulders and thought, “Oh well, that’s it”. But he said, “Unfortunately we’re going to take you in the rookie list” and it was incredible.

It took four attempts for Dale Morris to finally crack a spot on the Western Bulldogs’ list. The ex-premiership star speaks to SEN’s SAM EDMUND. REGARDLESS OF YOUR FOOTY ALLEGIANCE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO NOT WARM TO DALE MORRIS. THE DEFINITION OF A HEART-AND-SOUL PLAYER WHO GAVE HIS ALL TO THE WESTERN BULLDOGS IN A 253-GAME CAREER SPANNING 15 SEASONS. WHEN DID FOOTBALL BECOME SERIOUS DALE? u It wasn’t until I was about 17 or 18 that I started thinking maybe this is a possibility. Growing up I was led to believe that you had to play for the Calder Cannons if you wanted to have an AFL career, so as a junior coming through the ranks playing for Doutta Stars in the Essendon District Football League, I tried out for the Cannons, and both years I didn’t make it. At the time at Doutta, the full-forward was Simon Minton-Connell (former Carlton, Sydney, Hawthorn and Bulldogs player) and I was a young kid playing seniors at the time and I was playing full-back. I got to do a lot of work with him, full-back versus full-forward at training. At the end of the year he said he had some contacts and he thought I could make it. Back then it was rookie try-out day. It was a couple of days where you’d go and train at the footy club for the rookie spot. Simon teed up for me to go down there, but the Bulldogs turned around and said, “We don’t know anything about you,

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Stuff this set-up, we’ve just won the Grand Final

YOU PLAYED 17 GAMES IN 2005, IN YEAR ONE, AND THEN YOU WERE UPGRADED TO THE SENIOR LIST. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SATISFYING. u I wasn’t put through the rigours of playing AFL as a young guy. Certainly I did the pre-season, but didn’t get beaten up and pushed around all that much early in my career, which I think helped injury-wise later and I reckon extended my career. Also I was able to develop a lot in the VFL. If I had got picked up as an 18-year-old, maybe I wouldn’t have had the career that I had. It was meant to be that I was at Werribee for four years to hone my craft.

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u The first half of my career I hardly

HEART-AND-SOUL: Bulldog Dale Morris’ perseverance was rewarded with the 2016 premiership.

but do you want to go and play for Werribee? They’re our affiliate team in the VFL and you can go there, we’ll keep an eye on you and see how you progress, and you never know.” I jumped at the opportunity and went there with the attitude that you never know what can happen. If it wasn’t for Simon hooking up that training session with the Dogs, maybe this never would have happened. YOU SPENT FOUR YEARS AT WERRIBEE AND AT THE END OF EACH OF THOSE FOUR YEARS YOU WOULD GO BACK AND TRY OUT FOR THAT ROOKIE SPOT AT WHITTEN OVAL. IT WAS AN ANNUAL AUDITION, WASN’T IT?

THEN YOU BROKE YOUR LEG IN 2011?

had an injury. In the first seven years, I flew to 150 games. I’d get the odd maybe soft tissue, but that was usual.

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Then I had the broken leg and it just set off a chain reaction. YOU’D EXPERIENCED A LOT IN THE GAME, GOOD AND BAD. YOU’RE AN ALL-AUSTRALIAN, YOU’D HAD THE PAIN OF THREE CONSECUTIVE PRELIMINARY FINAL DEFEATS, BUT DID ANYTHING COMPARE TO THE EXCRUCIATING PAIN OF THAT BROKEN LEG AGAINST ESSENDON IN ROUND 21, 2011. u Nothing compares to that. Three ACLs in three years is pretty bad and the prelim losses were bad, but the broken leg takes the cake for multiple reasons. Not only the pain of the injury itself, but being in a wheelchair and a knee brace and on crutches, and then reloading, trying to get back to play and not being sure whether I could ever do it again. The amount of stress that injury put on my family, and in particular my wife, was just horrific. At the time our eldest was two and my wife was about 20 weeks pregnant with our second child. The amount of pressure and stress that I inadvertently put her under, because I was just a big baby at home and couldn’t do anything, so she took on the brunt of that. LUKE BEVERIDGE LOVES A THEME, AND I THINK ON GRAND FINAL DAY IN 2016 HE WENT WITH A MUSIC THEME, DIDN’T HE?

because I wasn’t going to let this slip. I was going until that final siren went, I just wanted it so bad.

u He does love his themes, and the

theme was to bring your instruments, bring your strengths and put it all together, and we did. It was an unreal day, an unreal build-up, you’re talking the Grand Final parade and thousands of people coming to training. The build-up to that one day is something that I’ll never ever forget.

THE ICONIC MOMENT WAS UNDOUBTEDLY YOUR TACKLE ON ‘BUDDY’ FRANKLIN AND TOM BOYD’S BOMB FROM INSIDE THE CENTRE SQUARE. u There were key moments throughout the game, but obviously I’ll never forget the tackle and the kick by ‘Boydy’ wasn’t bad either. For Boydy to step up in the prelim and take the ruck and have such a good finals series, along with so many other players, and then to take that moment and kick that goal, it was something pretty special.

u FACT FILE

WHEN DID YOU THINK YOU HAD IT WON? u There were only seconds to go in the game, but I didn’t know that. Toby (McLean) got a free kick in the pocket and I’m running up telling everyone to set up for a kick-out and ‘Roughy’ (Jordan Roughead) runs past me and says, “Stuff this set-up, we’ve won the Grand Final” and I’ve sworn at him to tell him to shut up and go and set up

DALE MORRIS

DOB: 29/12/1982 Recruited from: Doutta Stars (Vic)/ Werribee (VFL) Playing career: 2005-19 Games: 253 Goals: 3 Honours: 2nd best and fairest 2016, 3rd best and fairest 2009; All-Australian 2008; premiership 2016 Brownlow Medal: career votes 1

BECAUSE OF COVID, YOU WERE STOOD DOWN AS DEVELOPMENT COACH, BUT I HEAR YOU’VE FOUND A NEW ROLE AT THE CLUB. u After playing, I stepped into the development coach space but, unfortunately, like so may people out there and businesses and industries, I was stood down when the first wave came through. It’s been a massive rollercoaster with a lot of changes like everyone’s going through and then unfortunately my position became redundant. I felt like I was just getting my teeth into coaching, was just getting a feel for things and this came through. The club has had to make a lot of tough decisions, as many businesses have, and I didn’t hold any anger or any angst to them for that. The conversations kept going with the club and with the footy admin team and there was potential for a role I could maybe fill. For this role to come through and for me to remain at the club, albeit in a different department (commercial department), but to still be part of the club is something pretty cool and pretty special and I can’t thank them enough with everything they’ve done for me.

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TOM ROCKLIFF PORT ADELAIDE v GEELONG CATS

Adelaide Oval, October 1 u With the pressure-cooker opening

weekend of finals came some enormous performances across the competition. Some hoodoos were broken, some questions were answered and some finals droughts were saturated. For minor premier Port Adelaide, it was a night of vindication in the qualifying final victory over Geelong. The Power finished the home and away season on top of the ladder yet no one (bar Power fans) believed in them. They saw off the Cats by 16 points at Adelaide Oval and have Tom Rockliff as one of many to thank for the stirring win. On a weekend where his former club Brisbane also progressed to the preliminary final, Rockliff was superb with 22 possessions and five clearances. To go with that, Champion Data’s numbers inform us that Rockliff produced by far the most prolific pressure performance of the four finals. He finished with 85.5 pressure points courtesy of nine tackles and 33 pressure acts to contribute to a favourable result in his first final.

FINALS

W1 KEY STATS PRESSURE POINTS PRESSURE ACTS

85.5 33

TACKLES 9 TIME ON GROUND TACKLE EFFICIENCY

84 mins 60%

u Champion Data introduced its

pressure point system in 2011 as a way of measuring defensive intent beyond just tackles, spoils and smothers. Points are awarded for corralling (1.2), chasing (1.5), closing (2.75) and physical pressure (3.75). ANDREW SLEVISON

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ANSWER MAN

with LACHLAN ESSING

EDDIE BROCK, BELGRAVE, VICTORIA LE: Brisbane duo Callum Ah Chee and Keidean Coleman and St Kilda’s Ben Long made their finals debuts last week, taking the total of indigenous players to play finals to 144. Hawthorn star Shaun Burgoyne holds the record with 35 finals. Chris Johnson played 19 for the Brisbane Lions, with an incredible success rate of 74 per cent, the highest for a player to have played 15 or more finals. Johnson played in four Grand Finals and was part of the Lions’ premiership three-peat in 2001-03. Adelaide’s Graham Johncock has the lowest success rate with 31 per cent of wins from 16 finals. Lance Franklin has kicked the most goals in finals by an indigenous player. His total of 69 has come in 24 games for the Hawks and Swans. Essendon’s Norm McDonald played 128 games and won two premierships in six Grand Final appearances. He was the first indigenous player to reach double digits for finals, ending with 15. It took 24 years for Barry Cable to overtake him in 1977, with the dual-premiership Roo finishing his career with 17 finals.

MOST FINALS BY INDIGENOUS PLAYERS Total

Player

Club/s

CAREER Games Goals

FINALS L D

Succ rate %

Prems

Shaun Burgoyne

PA/Haw

376

290 (22)

57.1

Adam Goodes

Syd

372

464 (33)

53.6

Gavin Wanganeen

Ess/PA

300

202 (13)

45.8

Lance Franklin

Haw/Syd

300

944 (69)

58.3

Andrew McLeod

Adel

340

275 (23)

50.0

Travis Varcoe

Geel/Coll

221

170 (18)

57.1

Darryl White

268

165 (6)

66.7

Peter Matera

WCE

253

217 (23)

52.4

Chris Lewis

WCE

215

259 (22)

50.0

Lewis Jetta

Syd/WCE

196

115 (13)

60.0

Byron Pickett

NM/PA/Melb

204

177 (14)

60.0

Michael Long

Ess

190

143 (16)

60.0

Mathew Stokes

Geel/Ess

200

209 (19)

57. 9

Cyril Rioli

Haw

189

275 (22)

63.2

Chris Johnson

Fitz/BL

264

172 (4)

73.7

Michael O’Loughlin

Syd

303

521 (37)

50.0

Leon Davis

Coll

225

270 (15)

58.3

Peter Burgoyne

240

193 (14)

47.1

Barry Cable

115

133 (20)

61.8

Sharrod Wellingham

Coll/WCE

171

73 (12)

55.9

Graham Johncock

Adel

225

120 (5)

31.2

Norm McDonald

Ess

128

3 (0)

63.3

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I was wondering which indigenous player has played the most finals matches in AFL/VFL history?

ON THE BIG STAGE: Young Lion Keidean Coleman made his finals debut in the thrilling win over Richmond.

NAME GAME

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u Cox is a name

previously borne by 12 AFL/VFL players before the much-lauded arrival of the 13th, American Mason Cox. The most notable has been West Coast’s champion ruckman Dean Cox. There are several possible origins of this surname. It may derive from the bird (Old English cocc) and be a nickname for a strutting lad. The ‘modest’ Mason does not fit this origin. It may also have referred to a natural leader or an early riser. Mason may become the first and is probably already the second. “Cock” also gradually became a term for a young male and may have become an affectionate personal name.

u The AFL is keen to know

the preferred kicking foot of the following players from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s who played in finals: Jim Carstairs, Peter Daniel, Doug Dench, Bob Dunlop, John Emin, Jim Forsyth, Bob Gluyas, Len Halley, Jim McColl, Ian Monks, Peter O’Sullivan, Terry Rodgers, Bob W. Taylor (all Ess); Brian Barclay, Neville Broderick, Keith Bromage, Stewart Duncan, Eddie Goodger, Jack Harding, Les J. Hughson, Graham Knight, Allen Lunch, Graeme Mackenzie, Joe Murphy, John Powell, Leo Smyth, Jack Streader, Keith Wiegard (all Fitz). u If you have knowledge of any of these players, please contact Col Hutchinson via email on col.hutchinson@afl.com.au.

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LEAGUE LEADERS DISPOSALS

KICKS

Disposing of the ball via a handball or kick.

HANDBALLS

Disposing of the ball by foot.

PLAYER

STATS PROVIDED BY

Disposing of the ball by hand.

MTS AVE EFF %

MARKS

Catching a kicked ball that has travelled 15m.

PLAYER

MTS AVE EFF %

1 L.Neale (BL)

18 27.1 72.1

1 J.Lloyd (Syd)

17 16.7 75.0

1 M.Crouch (Adel)

16 16.0 78.9

1 N.Haynes (GWS)

17 7.1

2 J.Macrae (WB)

18 26.4 71.2

2 L.Ryan (Frem)

17 14.8 83.3

2 T.Mitchell (Haw)

17 15.1 84.4

2 T.Stewart (Geel)

15 6.8

3 Z.Merrett (Ess)

16 26.3 74.0

3 T.Stewart (Geel)

15 14.5 83.9

3 J.Macrae (WB)

18 14.9 80.7

3 L.Whitfield (GWS)

17 6.5

4 M.Crouch (Adel)

16 26.1 71.3

4 D.Rich (BL)

14 14.5 77.3

4 L.Neale (BL)

18 13.8 82.3

4 J.Ridley (Ess)

17 6.5

5 J.Lloyd (Syd)

17 25.8 78.6

5 J.Short (Rich)

18 14.1 84.2

5 C.Oliver (Melb)

17 13.5 84.8

5 N.Coffield (StK)

17 6.4

6 L.Hunter (WB)

10 25.3 76.7

6 A.Gaff (WCE)

18 13.9 61.8

6 Z.Merrett (Ess)

16 12.4 86.9

6 L.Henderson (Geel)

11 6.3

7 T.Mitchell (Haw)

17 25.2 75.5

7 J.Lyons (BL)

18 13.8 56.2

7 S.Pendlebury (Coll)

14 12.4 79.8

7 B.Sheppard (WCE)

18 6.2

PLAYER

MTS AVE EFF %

PLAYER

MTS AVE

8 C.Oliver (Melb)

17 25.0 70.8

8 Z.Merrett (Ess)

16 13.8 62.4

8 N.Fyfe (Frem)

14 12.1 85.3

8 M.Hurley (Ess)

14 6.1

9 S.Pendlebury (Coll)

14 24.4 69.2

9 B.Maynard (Coll)

18 13.8 77.4

9 R.Laird (Adel)

17 11.9 86.2

9 J.McGovern (WCE)

12 6.0

10 A.Gaff (WCE)

18 24.3 72.8

10 L.Hunter (WB)

10 13.7 61.3

10 T.Boak (PA)

18 11.8 79.8

10 M.Duncan (Geel)

17 5.8

SCORE INVOLVEMENTS

Scoring chains where the player had a disposal, hit-out to advantage, kick-in or knock-on.

PLAYER

MTS AVE

AFL PLAYER RATINGS

As seen on AFL.com.au. The most advanced metric of player performance available using data from 2020.

PLAYER

MTS AVE

HIT-OUTS TO ADVANTAGE

CENTRE CLEARANCES

STOPPAGE CLEARANCES

A hit-out that reaches an intended teammate.

The first kick or effective handball in a chain that clears the centre bounce area.

The first kick or effective handball in a chain that clears the ball-up or throw-in area.

PLAYER

MTS AVE

PLAYER

MTS AVE

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 T.Hawkins (Geel)

18 7.1

1 C.Petracca (Melb)

17 15.8

1 M.Gawn (Melb)

14 10.8

1 P.Cripps (Carl)

17 3.2

1 C.Oliver (Melb)

17 4.1

2 L.Hunter (WB)

10 6.4

2 N.Fyfe (Frem)

14 14.9

2 B.Grundy (Coll)

18 8.8

2 N.Naitanui (WCE)

17 2.6

2 E.Yeo (WCE)

10 3.7

3 C.Petracca (Melb)

17 6.4

3 N.Naitanui (WCE)

17 14.7

3 N.Naitanui (WCE)

17 8.5

3 M.Bontempelli (WB) 18 2.6

3 J.Lyons (BL)

18 3.7

4 L.Neale (BL)

18 5.9

4 M.Gawn (Melb)

14 14.7

4 J.Witts (GCS)

17 8.5

4 D.Shiel (Ess)

15 2.5

4 T.Goldstein (NM)

17 3.5

5 P.Dangerfield (Geel) 18 5.9

5 L.Neale (BL)

18 14.3

5 R.O’Brien (Adel)

17 8.0

5 C.Oliver (Melb)

17 2.4

5 B.Crouch (Adel)

12 3.4

6 J.Lyons (BL)

18 5.8

6 M.Bontempelli (WB) 18 14.2

6 S.Lycett (PA)

14 7.6

6 E.Yeo (WCE)

10 2.4

6 H.Greenwood (GCS) 17 3.4

7 L.Ryan (WCE)

18 5.6

7 P.Dangerfield (Geel) 18 13.6

7 T.Goldstein (NM)

17 7.3

7 J.Gresham (StK)

11 2.4

7 D.Sheed (WCE)

17 3.2

8 H.McCluggage (BL) 18 5.4

8 C.Oliver (Melb)

8 P.Ryder (StK)

14 7.2

8 L.Parker (Syd)

17 2.4

8 J.Steele (StK)

18 3.2

9 J.Gunston (Haw)

16 5.4

9 T.Goldstein (NM)

17 13.1

9 S.Darcy (Frem)

15 6.9

9 L.Neale (BL)

18 2.3

9 T.Boak (PA)

18 3.1

10 C.Dixon (PA)

17 5.4

10 J.Lyons (BL)

18 12.7

10 M.Pittonet (Carl)

13 6.8

10 T.Adams (Coll)

18 2.3

10 N.Fyfe (Frem)

14 3.1

METRES GAINED

Distance gained with the ball by running, kicking or handballing, combining measures towards and away from goal.

PLAYER

17 13.3

CONTESTED MARKS A mark under physical pressure of an opponent or in a pack.

MTS AVE

INSIDE 50s

Moving the ball from the midfield into the forward zone. Excludes multiple entries within the same chain of possession.

PLAYER

MTS AVE

PRESSURE POINTS

Weighted sum of pressure acts – 3.75 for physical pressure, 2.25 for closing, 1.5 for chasing and 1.2 for corralling.

MTS AVE

Using physical contact to prevent an opponent in possession of the ball from getting an effective disposal.

MTS AVE

PLAYER

1 J.Short (Rich)

18 471

1 C.Dixon (PA)

17 2.5

1 D.Martin (Rich)

1 H.Greenwood (GCS) 17 57.6

1 H.Greenwood (GCS) 17 6.8

2 J.Lukosius (GCS)

17 471

2 M.Taberner (Frem)

16 2.4

2 P.Dangerfield (Geel) 18 5.1

2 C.Oliver (Melb)

17 54.2

2 T.Rockliff (PA)

3 B.Smith (Adel)

16 465

3 M.Cox (Coll)

10 2.2

3 Z.Merrett (Ess)

16 4.9

3 J.Steele (StK)

18 53.4

3 J.Dunkley (WB)

12 5.9

4 P.Dangerfield (Geel) 18 435

4 R.Lobb (Frem)

17 2.2

4 S.Bolton (Rich)

16 4.5

4 J.Dunkley (WB)

12 52.1

4 E.Yeo (WCE)

10 5.6

5 J.Lloyd (Syd)

17 430

5 J.Darling (WCE)

18 1.9

5 L.Neale (BL)

18 4.3

5 J.Graham (Rich)

13 51.9

5 J.Steele (StK)

18 5.6

6 D.Rich (BL)

14 429

6 R.O’Brien (Adel)

17 1.9

6 M.Bontempelli (WB) 18 4.3

6 J.Anderson (NM)

15 51.2

6 B.Parfitt (Geel)

15 5.5

7 Z.Merrett (Ess)

16 413

7 M.Gawn (Melb)

14 1.9

7 J.Viney (Melb)

16 4.3

7 E.Yeo (WCE)

10 50.7

7 T.Adams (Coll)

18 5.5

17 5.4

PLAYER

TACKLES

PLAYER

MTS AVE 15 6.3

8 A.Saad (Ess)

17 409

8 L.Casboult (Carl)

17 1.8

8 O.Florent (Syd)

17 4.2

8 T.Rockliff (PA)

15 50.2

8 J.Worpel (Haw)

15 5.4

9 L.Ryan (Frem)

17 409

9 T.McCartin (Syd)

14 1.7

9 J.Macrae (WB)

18 4.2

9 B.Parfitt (Geel)

15 49.7

9 C.Oliver (Melb)

17 5.4

10 J.Sicily (Haw)

11 404

10 M.King (StK)

17 1.7

10 S.Pendlebury (Coll) 14 4.2

10 T.Mitchell (Haw)

17 49.1

10 E.Curnow (Carl)

17 5.2

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PREMIERSHIP SEASON LADDER AFTER ROUND 18, 2020 P

Gls

For Beh

Pts

Gls

Against Beh Pts

Mtch Home Away Form Scores pts W L D W L D W/L High Low

Av margin W < 7 L < 7 Pls Rnd 18 1st Yr Qtrs 4th W L pts pts used 2019 Players Won Qtrs W

1 Port Adelaide

17 14 3

168

177

1185

127

107

869

136.36

8 1 0 6 2 0

110

2 Brisbane Lions

17 14 3

165

194 1184

139

114

948

124.89

9 0 0 5 3 0

3 Richmond

17 12 4

164

151

124

130

874

129.86

7 1 0 5 3 1

105

108

111

1135

4 Geelong Cats

17 12 5

182

141 1233 129

127

901

136.85

6 3 0 6 2 0

5 West Coast Eagles

17 12 5

162

123 1095 133

138

936

116.99

9 0 0 3 5 0

6 St Kilda

17 10 7

171

133 1159

145

997

7 Western Bulldogs

17 10 7

159

149 1103 149

8 Collingwood

17 9

139

131

9 Melbourne

155

10 GWS Giants

145

137 1007

151

147 1053

11 Carlton

7 10 0

146

141

1017

158

130 1078

12 Fremantle

7 10 0

127

104

866

131

138

924

13 Essendon

6 10

136

122

938

172

153

1185

996

116.25

6 2 0 4 5 0

101

140 1034 106.67

5 3 0 5 4 0

111

131

881

109.53

5 2 1 4 5 0

133 1063 142

134

986

107.81

4 5 0 5 3 0

100

95.63

5 3 0 3 6 0

105

94.34

2 6 0 5 4 0

103

93.72

4 6 0 3 4 0

79.16

2 6 0 4 4 1

965

142

14 Gold Coast Suns

142

144

160

139 1099

90.63

4 5 1

1 6 0

15 Hawthorn

5 12 0

147

122 1004 175

144 1194

84.09

3 4 0 2 8 0

108

16 Sydney Swans

5 12 0

128

122

890

159 1077

82.64

3 5 0 2 7 0

153

17 North Melbourne

3 14 0

124

114

858

170

185 1205

71.20

2 6 0 1 8 0

119

18 Adelaide Crows

3 14 0

116

130

826

190

143 1283

64.38

1 8 0 2 6 0

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AFL UMPIRES 2020 1

Chris Donlon

Games 328 Finals 15

Dean Margetts

Games 362 Finals 12

Curtis Deboy

Brendan Hosking

Games 169 Finals 2

Simon Meredith

Games 386 Finals 33

Craig Fleer

Paul Rebeschini

Games 11 Finals 0

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Jeff Dalgleish

Games 214 Finals 6

Andrew Stephens

Games 128 Finals 3

John Howorth

Games 20 Finals 0

Nathan Williamson

Games 86 Finals 2

Games 137 Finals 1

Nick Foot

Games 153 Finals 1

Games 108 Finals 2

Andre Gianfagna

Games 51 Finals 0

Jacob Mollison

Games 256 Finals 2

Leigh Fisher

Games 152 Finals 1

Brett Rosebury

Games 433 Finals 44

Nick Brown

Games 63 Finals 0

Ray Chamberlain

Games 330 Finals 27

Robert Findlay

Games 252 Finals 5

Cameron Dore

Games 23 Finals 0

Brent Wallace

Games 77 Finals 0

Justin Power

Games 28 Finals 0

Matt Stevic

Games 398 Finals 41

Hayden Gavine

Games 70 Finals 0

Alex Whetton

Games 40 Finals 0

David Harris

Games 146 Finals 1

Andrew Heffernan

Games 11 Finals 0

Games 64 Finals 0

Games 126 Finals 1

Mathew Nicholls

Games 360 Finals 27

Jamie Broadbent

Games 11 Finals 0

Shaun Ryan

Games 348 Finals 38

Dan Johanson

Games 5 Finals 0

Eleni Glouftsis

Games 40 Finals 0

ROOKIES: Andrew Adair, Matthew Baigent, Peter Bailes, Tom Bryce, Jordan Fry, Courtney Gibson, Louis Jago, Nicholas Jankovskis, Giles Lewis, Nicholas McGinness, Michael Pell, Luke Porter, Martin Rodger, Leighton Rowe, Gabby Simmonds, James Strybos, Nathan Toner. BOUNDARY: Jordan Andrews, Michael Baker, Michael Barlow, Adam Bastick, Peter Bock, Chris Bull, Ian Burrows, Sean Burton, Adam Coote, Patrick Cran, Damien Cusack, Brett Dalgleish, Chris Delany, Patrick Dineen, Nathan Doig, Chris Esler, Daniel Field-Read, Joshua Furman, Josh Garrett, Christopher Gordon, Patrick Jackson, Matthew Jenkinson, Matthew Konetschka, Drew Kowalski, Mitchell Le Fevre, Tim Lougoon, Ben MacDonald, Damien Main, Michael Marantelli, Josh Mather, Jason Moore, Tim Morrison, Sean Moylan, Lachlan Rayner, Adam Reardon, Michael Saunders, James Scully, Sam Stagg, Nick Swanson, Shane Thiele, Mark Thomson, Matthew Tomkins, David Wood. GOAL: Steven Axon, Jesse Baird, Dylan Benwell, Sally Boud, Matthew Bridges, Peter Challen, Alex Chisholm, Michael Craig, Matthew Dervan, Luke Edwards, Mark Ensbey, Daniel Hoskin, Sam Hunter, Brodie Kenny-Bell, Matt Maclure, Angus McKenzie-Wills, Alistair Meldrum, Steven Piperno, Simon Plumridge, David Rodan, Chelsea Roffey, Brett Rogers, Sam Walsh, Stephen Williams, Daniel Wilson, Adam Wojcik.

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2020 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 1

ROUND 6

Thursday, March 19

Thursday, July 9

Friday, March 20

Friday, July 10

Saturday, March 21

Saturday, July 11

Rich 16.9 (105) vs. Carl 12.9 (81) (MCG) (N) WB 5.4 (34) vs. Coll 13.8 (86) (MRVL) (N)

Geel 11.7 (73) vs. BL 6.10 (46) (SCG) (N) Coll 8.11 (59) vs. Haw 3.9 (27) (GS) (N)

Ess 9.9 (63) vs. Frem 8.9 (57) (MRVL) Adel 11.5 (71) vs. Syd 11.8 (74) (AO) (T) GWS 17.3 (105) vs. Geel 11.7 (73) (GS) (N) GCS 4.5 (29) vs. PA 10.16 (76) (MS) (N)

Frem 12.7 (79) vs. StK 11.7 (73) (MS) WCE 10.7 (67) vs. Adel 5.4 (34) (G) Melb 12.8 (80) vs. GCS 9.9 (63) (GS) (N) Ess 9.13 (67) vs. NM 7.11 (53) (MS) (N)

Sunday, March 22

PA 9.9 (63) vs. GWS 6.10 (46) (MS) Rich 4.10 (34) vs. Syd 3.8 (26) (G) Carl 16.7 (103) vs WB 7.9 (51) (MS) (N)

NM 8.8 (56) vs. StK 7.12 (54) (MRVL) Haw 14.6 (90) vs. BL 9.8 (62) (MCG) WCE 12.6 (78) vs. Melb 7.9 (51) (OS) (T)

ROUND 2

Sunday, July 12

ROUND 7

Thursday, July 16

Thursday, June 11

Coll 5.6 (36) vs. Rich 5.6 (36) (MCG) (N)

Geel 5.5 (35) vs. Coll 8.9 (57) (OS) (N)

ROUND 11

Saturday, August 8

PA 13.15 (93) vs. Rich 11.6 (72) (AO) (T) BL 14.12 (96) vs. WB 11.6 (72) (G) (N) Sunday, August 9

WCE 11.6 (72) vs. Carl 7.8 (50) (OS) Melb 13.14 (92) vs. NM 5.5 (35) (AO) (N) Monday, August 10

StK 4.10 (34) vs. Geel 14.9 (93) (G) (N) Frem 7.6 (48) vs. Haw 4.8 (32) (OS) (N)

ROUND 16

Saturday, September 5

NM 6.6 (42) vs. PA 11.12 (78) (MS) (N) Sunday, September 6

StK 11.14 (80) vs. Haw 9.12 (66) (MS) Geel 17.6 (108) vs. Ess 5.12 (42) (G) WB 6.13 (49) vs. WCE 7.5 (47) (MS) (N) Monday, September 7

Melb 4.9 (33) vs. Frem 6.11 (47) (CS) (N) Tuesday, September 8

Adel 5.8 (38) vs. Coll 10.2 (62) (AO) (N)

Adel 8.11 (59) vs. GWS 7.5 (47) (AO) (T) Carl 8.9 (57) vs. Syd 8.4 (52) (MS) (N)

GCS 11.7 (73) vs. Ess 11.7 (73) (MS) (N) Byes: GWS Giants, Sydney Swans

BL 13.10 (88) vs. GCS 6.7 (43) (G) (N) Byes: Collingwood, Richmond

Tuesday, August 11

Wednesday, August 12

ROUND 12

Wednesday, September 9

ROUND 17

Friday, July 17

Thursday, August 13

Thursday, September 10

Saturday, July 18

Friday, August 14

Friday, September 11

Friday, June 12

Ess 7.9 (51) vs. WB 14.9 (93) (MS) (N)

Syd 10.6 (66) vs. GWS 3.7 (25) (OS) (N)

StK 6.14 (50) vs. WCE 9.11 (65) (G) (N)

Saturday, June 13

GWS 10.8 (68) vs. BL 13.10 (88) (GS) Syd 9.6 (60) vs. GCS 13.14 (92) (SCG) (T) Rich 11.11 (77) vs. NM 2.11 (23) (MS) (N)

Geel 14.7 (91) vs. PA 4.7 (31) (MS) (N)

Geel 4.7 (31) vs. Rich 7.15 (57) (MS) (N)

NM 8.4 (52) vs. BL 7.11 (53) (MS) Melb 16.4 (100) vs. Coll 6.8 (44) (G) (T) Frem 5.6 (36) vs. Carl 5.10 (40) (OS) (N)

NM 5.5 (35) vs. Frem 15.9 (99) (MS) PA 11.13 (79) vs. Ess 4.5 (29) (AO) (T) GWS 11.8 (74) vs. Melb 12.7 (79) (G) (N)

Geel 17.6 (108) vs. Haw 7.5 (47) (GMHBA) (N) BL 12.9 (81) vs. Frem 10.9 (69) (G) Carl 7.11 (53) vs. Melb 8.6 (54) (MRVL) (T) PA 17.8 (110) vs. Adel 5.5 (35) (AO) (N) GCS 14.6 (90) vs. WCE 6.10 (46) (MS) (N) Sunday, June 14

GWS 8.12 (60) vs. NM 12.8 (80) (GS) Syd 11.7 (73) vs. Ess 12.7 (79) (SCG) StK 14.4 (88) vs. WB 7.7 (49) (OS) (N)

ROUND 3 Rich 5.9 (39) vs. Haw 11.5 (71) (MCG) (N) Friday, June 19

WB 8.9 (57) vs. GWS 4.9 (33) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, June 20

NM 8.12 (60) vs. Syd 10.11 (71) (MRVL) Coll 12.9 (81) vs. StK 5.7 (37) (MCG) (T) Geel 11.11 (77) vs. Carl 12.7 (79) (GMHBA) (N) BL 10.14 (74) vs. WCE 6.8 (44) (G) (N) Sunday, June 21

GCS 12.10 (82) vs. Adel 4.5 (29) (MS) Ess vs. Melb (MCG) – rescheduled to round 18 Frem 6.5 (41) vs. PA 10.10 (70) (MS) (N)

ROUND 4

Monday, July 20

Adel 8.7 (55) vs. StK 12.6 (78) (AO) (N)

ROUND 8

GCS 6.10 (46) vs. WB 7.9 (51) (MS) (N)

Syd 5.9 (39) vs. WB 10.7 (67) (SCG) (N) Friday, June 26

GWS 10.6 (66) vs. Coll 9.10 (64) (GS) (N) Saturday, June 27

PA 13.11 (89) vs. WCE 6.5 (41) (MS) StK 15.3 (93) vs. Rich 10.7 (67) (MRVL) (T) Ess 8.3 (51) vs. Carl 7.10 (52) (MCG) (N) GCS 10.4 (64) vs. Frem 8.3 (51) (MS) (N) Sunday, June 28

BL 10.23 (83) vs. Adel 7.4 (46) (G) Melb 6.8 (44) vs. Geel 7.5 (47) (MCG) Haw 8.10 (58) vs. NM 8.6 (54) (MRVL) (N)

ROUND 5 Carl 8.7 (55) vs. StK 11.7 (73) (MRVL) (N) Friday, July 3

Coll 7.6 (48) vs. Ess 10.3 (63) (MCG) (N) Saturday, July 4

WCE 11.11 (77) vs. Syd 6.7 (43) (MS) Geel 13.11 (89) vs. GCS 8.4 (52) (GMHBA) (T) WB 13.9 (87) vs. NM 5.8 (38) (MRVL) (N) BL 12.13 (85) vs. PA 6.12 (48) (G) (N) Sunday, July 5

Adel 4.10 (34) vs. Frem 8.6 (54) (MS) Melb 8.4 (52) vs. Rich 12.7 (79) (MCG) GWS 13.5 (83) vs. Haw 7.7 (49) (GS) (N)

WB 16.15 (111) vs. Adel 8.6 (54) (MS) StK 10.8 (68) vs. Ess 5.3 (33) (G) WCE 12.9 (81) vs. Haw 7.7 (49) (OS) (T) Monday, August 17

Rich 8.5 (53) vs. GCS 4.8 (32) (G) (N)

ROUND 13

Friday, August 21

Saturday, July 25

Saturday, August 22

GWS 9.8 (62) vs. Rich 6.14 (50) (GS) (N) NM 9.3 (57) vs. Carl 9.10 (64) (G) Syd 9.6 (60) vs. Haw 7.11 (53) (SCG) PA 6.8 (44) vs. StK 12.1 (73) (AO) (N) Sunday, July 26

Adel 8.11 (59) vs. Ess 9.8 (62) (AO) WCE 18.3 (111) vs. Coll 6.9 (45) (OS) Melb 7.7 (49) vs. BL 7.11 (53) (MS) (N) Monday, July 27

Frem 2.4 (16) vs. Geel 6.12 (48) (OS) (N)

ROUND 9

WB 7.7 (49) vs. Rich 13.12 (90) (MS) (N) Thursday, July 30

Melb 4.8 (32) vs. PA 12.11 (83) (G) (N) Friday, July 31

Carl 9.4 (58) vs. Haw 14.5 (89) (OS) Ess 3.10 (28) vs. BL 14.7 (91) (MS) (N) Saturday, August 1

NM 19.5 (119) vs. Adel 7.8 (50) (MS) StK 15.11 (101) vs. Syd 6.12 (48) (G) (T) WCE 11.7 (73) vs. Geel 10.4 (64) (OS) (N) Sunday, August 2

GCS 4.11 (35) vs. GWS 9.7 (61) (MS) Frem 10.1 (61) vs. Coll 7.7 (49) (OS) (T)

ROUND 10

Monday, August 3

Thursday, July 2

Sunday, August 16

Friday, July 24

Wednesday, July 29

Thursday, June 25

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Carl 9.7 (61) vs. PA 9.10 (64) (G) Haw 7.6 (48) vs. Melb 14.7 (91) (GS) Frem 5.2 (32) vs. WCE 9.8 (62) (OS) (T)

Thursday, July 23

Thursday, June 18

Sunday, July 19

Saturday, August 15

PA 8.7 (55) vs. WB 5.12 (42) (AO) (N) Tuesday, August 4

Rich 12.10 (82) vs. BL 4.17 (41) (MS) (N) Wednesday, August 5

Geel 13.12 (90) vs. NM 9.3 (57) (G) (T) Adel 5.7 (37) vs. Melb 13.10 (88) (AO) (N) Thursday, August 6

Coll 6.14 (50) vs. Syd 6.5 (41) (G) (T) GCS 11.8 (74) vs. StK 12.6 (78) (MS) (N) Friday, August 7

Ess 8.7 (55) vs. GWS 8.11 (59) (MS) (N) Byes: Fremantle, West Coast Eagles, Hawthorn, Carlton

GCS 4.3 (27) vs. Carl 7.18 (60) (TIO) (N) WB 12.8 (80) vs. Melb 7.10 (52) (MS) PA 9.14 (68) vs. Haw 9.4 (58) (AO) (T) Ess 10.1 (61) vs. Rich 10.13 (73) (TIO) (N) Frem 7.8 (50) vs. Syd 2.7 (19) (OS) (N) Sunday, August 23

Adel 5.7 (37) vs. Geel 9.11 (65) (AO) BL 6.14 (50) v StK 7.6 (48) (G) WCE 9.7 (61) v GWS 7.7 (49) (OS) (T) Monday, August 24

Coll 10.5 (65) v NM 5.5 (35) (G) (N)

ROUND 14

Thursday, August 27

Haw 10.11 (71) vs. Ess 13.9 (87) (AO) (T) Rich 14.4 (88) vs. WCE 9.7 (61) (MS) (N) Friday, August 28

WB 9.7 (61) vs. Geel 10.12 (72) MS (N) Saturday, August 29

PA 11.7 (73) vs. Syd 7.5 (47) (AO) Frem 8.5 (53) vs. GWS 14.7 (91) (OS) Melb 8.4 (52) vs. StK 7.7 (49) (TP) (N) Sunday, August 30

Carl 7.6 (48) vs. Coll 10.12 (72) (G) GCS 12.19 (91) vs. NM 4.4 (28) (MS) (N) Byes: Adelaide Crows, Brisbane Lions

ROUND 15

Tuesday, September 1

Haw 7.6 (48) vs. Adel 12.11 (83) (AO) (T) WCE 9.6 (60) vs. Ess 6.9 (45) (G) (N) Wednesday, September 2

Rich 8.8 (56) vs. Frem 4.5 (29) (MS) (N) Thursday, September 3

Syd 10.7 (67) vs. Melb 6.10 (46) (CS) (T) GWS 6.12 (48) vs. Carl 5.9 (39) (MS) (N) Friday, September 4

BL 6.6 (42) vs. Coll 5.4 (34) (G) (N) Byes: Geelong Cats, Gold Coast Suns, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs

Saturday, September 12

Sunday, September 13

Carl 8.8 (56) vs. Adel 10.12 (72) (MS) Haw 6.4 (40) vs. WB 11.10 (76) (AO) Syd 6.5 (41) vs. BL 11.7 (73) (CS) (N) Monday, September 14

Coll 10.8 (68) vs. GCS 6.10 (46) (G) (N)

ROUND 18

Thursday, September 17

NM 4.10 (34) vs. WCE 7.7 (49) (MS) (N)

Friday, September 18

StK 12.10 (82) vs. GWS 3.12 (30) (G) (N) Saturday, September 19

Ess 7.7 (49) vs. Melb 10.8 (68) (MS) Adel 4.9 (33) vs. Rich 12.5 (77) (AO) (T) BL 11.12 (78) vs. Carl 10.1 (61) (G) (N) Sunday, September 20

Haw 17.6 (108) vs. GCS 8.9 (57) (AO) Syd 9.9 (63) vs. Geel 10.9 (69) (MS) Frem 6.8 (44) vs. WB 11.8 (74) (CS) (N) Monday, September 21

Coll 7.3 (45) vs. PA 9.7 (61) (G) (N)

2020 TOYOTA AFL FINALS SERIES

September 25-27

Pre-finals bye October 1-3

PA 9.4 (58) vs. Geel 5.12 (42) (AO) (N) BL 10.9 (69) vs. Rich 8.6 (54) (G) (N) StK 10.7 (67) vs. WB 9.10 (64) (G) (T) WCE 11.9 (75) vs. Coll 12.4 (76) (OS) (N) October 9-10

Richmond vs. St Kilda (MS) (N) Geelong Cats vs. Collingwood (G) (N) October 16-17

Week 3 – Preliminary Finals (2) October 24

Week 4 – Toyota AFL Grand Final (T) Twilight match; (N) Night match; (AO) Adelaide Oval; (BA) Blundstone Arena, Hobart; (CS) Cazalys Stadium, Cairns; (G) Gabba, Brisbane; (GMHBA) GMHBA Stadium, Geelong; (GS) Giants Stadium, Sydney; (MARS) Mars Stadium, Ballarat; (MRVL) Marvel Stadium, Melbourne; (MCG) Melbourne Cricket Ground; (MS) Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast; (OS) Optus Stadium, Perth; (SCG) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; (TIO) TIO Stadium, Darwin; (TP) TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs; (UNSW) UNSW Canberra Oval, Canberra; (UTAS) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston.

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SCOREBOARD FINALS WEEK 1 FIRST QUALIFYING FINAL Port Adelaide 2.1 4.2 7.4 9.4 (58) Geelong Cats 1.4 3.7 4.8 5.12 (42) BEST: Port Adelaide – Rockliff, Powell-Pepper, Ebert, Motlop, Wines, Hartlett, Butters. Geelong Cats – Parfitt, Selwood, Dangerfield, C. Guthrie, Duncan, Taylor. GOALS: Port Adelaide – Motlop 3, Ebert 2, Dixon, Rozee, Ladhams, Marshall. Geelong Cats – Stanley 2, Tuohy, Selwood, Dangerfield. Umpires: N. Foot, R. Chamberlain, C. Fleer. Venue: Adelaide Oval

LEADING GOALKICKERS MAGPIE MIRACLE: Brody Mihocek and Jaidyn Stephenson celebrate a goal.

SECOND QUALIFYING FINAL Brisbane Lions 3.1 7.2 9.6 10.9 (69) Richmond 4.1 5.1 6.3 8.6 (54) BEST: Brisbane Lions – McCluggage, Rich, Cameron, J. Lyons, Neale, Zorko. Richmond – Prestia, Short, Lambert, Cotchin, Martin. GOALS: Brisbane Lions – Cameron 3, Bailey, McCluggage, McInerney, McStay, Neale, Rayner, Rich. Richmond – Riewoldt 2, Rioli 2, Baker, Castagna, Cotchin, McIntosh. Umpires: S. Ryan, A. Gianfagna, J. Mollison. Venue: Gabba SECOND ELIMINATION FINAL St Kilda 2.2 5.4 9.6 10.7 (67) Western Bulldogs 3.1 4.3 5.6 9.10 (64) BEST: St Kilda – Geary, Hannebery, Ryder, Clark, Howard, Membrey, Carlisle. Western Bulldogs – B. Smith, Bontempelli, Williams, Crozier, Daniel. GOALS: St Kilda – King 2, Ryder 2, Membrey 2, Geary 2, Lonie, Butler. Western Bulldogs – Daniel, Hunter, Liberatore, Crozier, Johannisen, Dunkley, Wallis, Bruce, Naughton. Umpires: M. Stevic, H. Gavine, N. Williamson. Venue: Gabba

FIRST ELIMINATION FINAL Collingwood 4.0 6.1 9.4 12.4 (76) West Coast Eagles 1.2 5.4 7.6 11.9 (75) BEST: Collingwood – Adams, Treloar, Mihocek, Cox, Pendlebury, Mayne. West Coast Eagles – Naitanui, Ryan, Kennedy, Duggan, Gaff, Darling. GOALS: Collingwood – Cox 3, Mihocek 3, De Goey 2, Adams, Noble, Elliott, Hoskin-Elliott. West Coast Eagles – Kennedy 3, Darling 3, Allen 2, Ainsworth, Cripps, Ryan. Umpires: C. Deboy, S. Meredith, R. Findlay. Venue: Optus Stadium

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Player Tom Hawkins Josh Kennedy Charlie Dixon Jack Gunston Jack Riewoldt Jack Darling Charlie Cameron Matt Taberner Tom Lynch Dan Butler Tom Papley Liam Ryan Ben King Mitch Wallis Jeremy Cameron Eric Hipwood Brody Mihocek Bayley Fritsch Max King Harry McKay Tim Membrey Gary Rohan

Club Goals Behinds % (Geel) 42 30 58.3 (WCE) 34 22 60.7 (PA) 33 21 61.1 (Haw) 31 21 59.6 (Rich) 30 17 63.8 (WCE) 30 12 71.4 (BL) 29 22 56.9 (Frem) 29 13 69.1 (Rich) 28 20 58.3 (StK) 28 12 70.0 (Syd) 26 27 49.1 (WCE) 26 16 61.9 (GCS) 25 20 55.6 (WB) 25 14 64.1 (GWS) 24 13 64.9 (BL) 23 18 56.1 (Coll) 23 9 71.9 (Melb) 22 24 47.8 (StK) 22 17 56.4 (Carl) 21 15 58.3 (StK) 20 9 69.0 (Geel) 19 15 55.9

Note: totals include finals

STATE LEAGUE

TSL ROUND 13

Clarence 3.1 4.2 8.7 9.12 (66) North Hobart 2.5 3.7 7.7 8.7 (55) BEST: Clarence – Smith, Nield, Lewis-Johnson, Banks, Howlett, Davis. North Hobart – Williams, Reeves, Charlton, Ireland, McGinniss, Dobosz. GOALS: Clarence – Bailey 2, Green 2, Nield 2, Holmes, Gardner, Howlett. North Hobart – Dobosz 2, Norton 2, Menzie 2, McCulloch, Peppin. North Launceston 8.4 11.6 14.8 17.11 (113) Glenorchy 0.0 1.1 2.3 3.7 (25) BEST: North Launceston – Whitford, van Buuren, Rushton, Burt, Cox-Goodyer, Walsh. Glenorchy – Joseph, Cleary, Arnold, Rundle, Conway, Rainbird. GOALS: North Launceston – Burt 4, Avent 3, Rushton 3, Whitford 2, Cox-Goodyer 2, Edmunds, Egger, Sanders. Glenorchy – Daly, Roberts, Rainbird. Lauderdale 3.3 4.9 6.11 8.13 (61) Tigers 4.1 6.4 8.8 8.10 (58) BEST: Lauderdale – Siggins, Oakes, McGuinness, Richmond, Nelson, Tilley. Tigers – Lovell, Campbell, Graham, Davies, Reardon, Burrows-Cheng. GOALS: Lauderdale – Richmond 4, Nelson 2, McGuinness, Havea. Tigers – Burrows-Cheng 2, Lovell, Davies, Graham, Carter, Bilson, Collidge. Bye: Launceston

QAFL GRAND FINAL SANFL FINALS FIRST SEMI-FINAL South Adelaide 4.2 7.8 11.11 14.12 (96) Glenelg 2.2 4.3 6.8 10.11 (71) BEST: South Adelaide – Karpany, Hunter, Wilkinson, Horne, Sampson, Broadbent. Glenelg – Scharenberg, Curran, Partington, Bailey, Agnew. GOALS: South Adelaide – Karpany 4, Overall 2, Wilkinson 2, McCreery 2, Schwarz, Bogle, Horne, Sampson. Glenelg – Bailey 3, Reynolds 2, McBean, Kluske, Agnew, Motlop, Slade. SECOND SEMI-FINAL North Adelaide 4.5 7.6 10.10 11.11 (77) Eagles 3.1 6.6 6.7 9.8 (62) BEST: North Adelaide – W. Combe, Harvey, C. Combe, Moore, Lebois, Hewett. Eagles – Jones, N. Hayes, Rowe, Rowland, J. Hayes, McNeil. GOALS: North Adelaide – W. Combe 3, Lebois 3, Hender 2, Barns, Hewett, Ramsey. Eagles – Von Bertouch 2, Rowe 2, N. Hayes 2, Tsitas, McNeil, Goldsworthy.

WAFL GRAND FINAL South Fremantle 1.1 2.7 4.10 6.10 (46) Claremont 1.1 2.4 5.6 6.7 (43) BEST: South Fremantle – Z. Strom, Higgins, Dragovich, Main, Schloithe, Miller, Blechynden. Claremont – Bolton, J. Hardisty, Rogers, Mountford, Waterman, Busher, Morgan. GOALS: South Fremantle – Z. Strom 2, Miller, Shaw, Main, Donaldson. Claremont – Waterman 3, D. Hardisty, Edwards, England. SIMPSON MEDAL: Jye Bolton (Claremont)

Morningside 2.2 6.3 7.6 8.11 (59) Broadbeach 1.1 5.1 6.5 7.8 (50) BEST: Morningside – Unavailable. Broadbeach – Searl, Armitage, Fyfe, Chadwick, Lower, Nutting. GOALS: Morningside – William 3, Hammelmann 2, Coleman 2, Colenso. Broadbeach – Gore 2, Erickson, Gilmore, Sheers, Chadwick, Cameron.

AFL SYDNEY FINALS PRELIMINARY FINAL Sydney University 1.3 3.4 6.8 12.11 (83) North Shore 1.0 6.0 7.1 11.2 (68) BEST: Sydney University – Ayton, Hiscox, Williams, Johnson, Bartholomaeus, Gowers. North Shore – Unavailable. GOALS: Sydney University – Hiscox 4, Day 2, Stevenson, Bartholomaeus, Lees, Gilfedder, Ayton, Dunlop. North Shore – Barling 2, Hebron 2, Rayner 2, Campbell, Loone, Devlin, Thomas, Mudge.

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