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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: Eddie Betts is set to finish his career this week when he plays his 350th game.

FEATURES

DOWN TO THE WIRE

FOUR TO JOIN AFLW

The final round has thrown up an epic finish with first versus second and third playing fourth. ASHLEY BROWNE reports.

In a boost for the women’s game, the AFLW competition will expand to 18 teams from the 2022-23 season. NIC NEGREPONTIS reports.

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If you are going to have a Tassie side, let’s get it cracking from scratch ALASTAIR CLARKSON MAKES A CASE FOR AN AFL TEAM TO BE LOCATED IN TASMANIA

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LONG MEMORIES: Christian Petracca and the Demons are aiming to finish on top for the first time since 1964 – the last time Melbourne won the flag.

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iven that so much of the AFL season has been reduced to a series of made-for-TV specials, with no fans able to attend, it is more than fitting that every game this weekend – except for one – either will or has the potential to shape the final eight and will be compulsive viewing. Only the Adelaide-North Melbourne clash has no bearing on who plays finals, with the Roos unable to move off the bottom and the Crows looking to finish anywhere between 15th and 17th. Otherwise, it is as captivating a finish to a home and away season as fans could wish. The top two clubs Geelong (second) and Melbourne (first) will clash, as will the fourth-placed Western Bulldogs and third-placed Port Adelaide. Depending on not just the result, but the margins, any of the Demons, Cats or Power could win the minor premiership. In the case of Melbourne, that hasn’t happened since 1964 and long-suffering Demons fans need no reminding that that was the year the club last won a premiership. The Bulldogs, who have picked the worst possible time to lose key players to injury and to suffer a form slump, could drop to fifth if they lose to Port and Brisbane defeats West Coast by just a few goals.

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u The 2021 home and away season is about to end – mercifully for some clubs and not before time for those at the AFL charged with fixturing games. How will history record the second pandemic-affected season? Unlike 2020, at least the League did not have to put a halt to proceedings and made it through 23 rounds with every game completed.

Depending on how the weekend stacks up, we could see a repeat of these two match-ups in the opening week of the finals in just one week’s time. In a move that has been welcomed by many, and is hoped might become permanent, the AFL has scrapped the pre-finals bye, which was first introduced in 2016. It can instead use the spare weekend before either the preliminary finals or the Grand Final in order to move teams around the country and to fulfil quarantine requirements if required. As the ladder stands, two spots in the finals remain up for grabs. It will take surprise results to dislodge GWS (seventh) and Essendon (eighth), given both

It took a herculean effort from the AFL to navigate through various state lockdowns, border closures and rescheduled games to make it, but the fact the League did is a great credit to all concerned. There were even contingencies in place for unforeseen events such as the lightning strike at Optus Stadium a couple of weeks ago.

have found form at the right time, especially the Giants who in successive weeks have knocked over Geelong and Richmond. Both clubs face opponents who are fading fast. The Giants play Carlton, which conceded the last 19 goals in its clash against Port Adelaide last week and will probably be looking for yet another new coach next week. The Bombers take on Collingwood, which has been playing kids for several weeks and is also marking time until a new coach is appointed. West Coast and Fremantle sit immediately outside the eight. The Eagles are in freefall and their loss to the Dockers in a

So here we are at round 23 breathing a huge sigh of relief. It’s also curtains for some of the game’s greats, starting at the top with Alastair Clarkson. Not since Kevin Sheedy has there been a more influential and forthright coaching figure than Clarkson, whose legacy is not just at Hawthorn where he is a four-time premiership coach. He kept the League’s decision-makers on their toes,

but the bad news for them is they haven’t heard or seen the last of ‘Clarko’. This week, senior writer ASHLEY BROWNE pays tribute to Clarkson and Carlton pair Marc Murphy and Eddie Betts. The Record looks forward to bringing you all the latest finals news, features and stats over the next month. If you can’t get to a game, you can order copies by emailing info@aflrecord.com.au AFL.com.au AFL RECORD 5

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ONE WEEK at a TIME pulsating derby – bringing an 11-game winning streak to an end – was their third straight. The Lions have found form in the past fortnight and it is tough to see West Coast turning things around. As for the Dockers, their clash with St Kilda is big. They need to win and hope two of the Giants, Bombers and Eagles lose. The Saints have a miniscule chance of getting in, but would need a mammoth win over Fremantle and for some of those above them to lose by similarly gargantuan margins. Richmond is also looking for a miracle, but its golden era is just about done after a listless loss to the Giants last week. The Tigers have been magnificent since 2017, but are finally paying the price for those three flags in four seasons. They close their season against Hawthorn, a side whose late-season form has been as good as any in the competition with wins over Sydney, the Giants, Lions and Bulldogs and a draw with Melbourne since the bye. The Hawks seem determined to send off departing coach Alastair Clarkson and retiring champion Shaun Burgoyne in fine style.

TIMING THEIR RUN: The Lions are finding their best form again, with Charlie Cameron on fire last week with six goals.

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t’s all starting to fall into place for Melbourne as the Demons prepare to enter the finals top of the ladder. With several Demons in line for All-Australian selection and possibly the Brownlow Medal given the form of Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver, they will also have a major hand in this year’s NAB AFL Rising Star award. Teenager Jake Bowey became the club’s fourth nominee in 2021, joining Luke Jackson, who is hot favourite to take it out, James Jordon and Trent Rivers. Bowey earned the round 22 nomination after an 18-disposal performance in Melbourne’s 41-point victory over Adelaide at the MCG last Sunday. The No. 21 selection in the 2020 NAB AFL Draft, Bowey is the son of former St Kilda rover Brett Bowey, who played 85 games from 1988-94. Like many contemporaries in his draft year, Bowey did not play any meaningful football in 2020, but he impressed in 16 games for the Sandringham Dragons in the NAB League in 2019 and starred in the AFL Futures game on Grand Final day with 22 disposals. MICHAEL LOVETT

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What is your favourite ice cream flavour? Lemon and lime gelato What is your favourite TV show? Operation Ouch! What is the best thing about NAB AFL Auskick? At the last day of Auskick, I loved being able to play games of kids versus parents … and the kids won the game! I even kicked the winning goal this year! What would you spend the $5000 prizemoney on if you were named the 2021 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year? I would save some money for when I get older. I also really want to get a passport and go on a holiday to New Zealand. I also want to donate to a charity that looks after the environment Who do you want to present a premiership medal to at the 2021 Toyota AFL Grand Final? Lachie Neale! I really hope the Brisbane Lions can win the Grand Final and Lachie can win the Norm Smith Medal

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HISTORIC: Hawthorn is one of the four remaining clubs set to enter the AFLW; (inset) Melbourne star Daisy Pearce.

he AFLW competition will expand to 18 teams from the 2022-23 season. The four remaining sides – Hawthorn, Essendon, Sydney and Port Adelaide – have been granted a licence for the season starting in December next year. All four teams were asked to submit applications earlier in the year, with the expectation they would be granted a licence for the 2022-23 season. The coming AFLW season begins in December with the existing 14 teams. Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce hopes the four new teams will

improve the standards set by the existing sides. “It’s exciting that it is full steam ahead and the competition continues to grow, even with everything we have had to endure,” Pearce told SEN’s Whateley last week. “There’s some trepidation because I don’t think we’re nailing it exactly in the resourcing and the actual structure and what life as an AFLW player or staff member looks like right now.

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Report is out and it confirms what those in Tasmania have long believed to be so – that in addition to being morally right, the case for a Tasmanian-based AFL team has financial merit. The dollars and cents stack up. But as Carter wrote, there are three options to be considered. The first is for a Victorian team to relocate. The next is for a joint venture between the state and a Melbourne-based club. Option three is a 19th standalone AFL club. The disappointment among Tasmanian football fans, from state Premier Peter Gutwein down, was palpable. They were hoping for one option, not three, and that it might even include an indicative timeline for

a standalone Tasmanian team to enter the AFL. “I’m annoyed,” Gutwein said. “This is 30 years of frustration … from a community … once again it appears to have been treated with disrespect in my view.” In some respects, not much has changed. None of the Melbourne-based clubs have any desire to move to Tasmania, nor become part of a joint venture. But Gutwein’s displeasure might have some immediate ramifications. He has threatened to not roll over the state’s agreements with North Melbourne and Hawthorn for their games in Hobart and Launceston. That is an issue for the AFL and clubs that now warrants immediate attention.

“So I just hope that in the ask to resubmit their applications, that those sides when they wanted to get back in and be part of the expansion, part of that was how are you going to manage and resource your program knowing what we know now. “They’ve got the benefit of knowledge and a bit of hindsight to resource it well. Let’s hope these four teams quickly become the leaders in that space, given they can design it from now.” AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan made the announcement just over a week ago. “I think today is a pretty defining day in the history of Australian Football. After five successful seasons, our competition is on the cusp of changing forever and for the better,” he said. “I’m incredibly proud of all the people involved who have been part of the first five seasons. Our players, coaches, umpires, administrators and particularly our supporters. “We received four high-quality applications from each club … the applications were assessed by the Commission and following that assessment I’m pleased to announce all four remaining clubs will join the AFLW competition in 2022-23, ready for season seven. “Simply, the competition is now whole. To have 18 AFLW clubs is to send a message to every female playing footy that they now can play for any one of our 18 AFLW teams.”

ANNOYED: Tasmanian premier Peter Gutwein.

But while lockdowns across Australia continue to wreak havoc and the League haemorrhages several million dollars a week, there is likely to be little enthusiasm among the clubs to admit a new team into the competition any time soon. Sadly for Tasmania, that means the wait continues.

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For Hawthorn fans, it’s farewell to Alastair Clarkson this weekend. He will be back somewhere else, but for now it’s goodbye. ASHLEY BROWNE reflects on the legacy Clarkson has left with the brown and gold.

t started with the ambition. For most of Alastair Clarkson’s 134-game career with North Melbourne and Melbourne, he worked as a schoolteacher at Prahran campus of Wesley College. That’s how it was in the late 1980s and early 1990s when League football was a part-time vocation. But he ditched the teaching and spent 1995 and 1996 – the tail end of his playing career – studying full-time for his Master of Business Administration (MBA). It was there that the path to greatness started. Clarkson was a restless soul with boundless energy and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and self-improvement. Yet when he completed the degree – no mean feat when playing League footy – he stunned his wife Caryn by declaring that, after all that time and expense ($20,000), corporate life would not be for him. Instead, he wanted to coach. He started as Melbourne’s fitness coach and in late 2004 was appointed to the senior job at Hawthorn. He was included in the coaching process almost

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as an afterthought and stared down a field of more high-profile candidates, including some with strong Hawthorn pedigrees, to win the job. Still, he was such an unknown that his new players went straight to Google to learn something about the low-profile Port Adelaide assistant. He took immediate pay cuts so that he could poach the Power’s premiership-winning fitness coach Andrew Russell and bring across biomechanist David Rath from the Australian Institute of Sport. Under Clarkson, the Hawks went from perennial butchers of the footy to the best field-kicking team in the modern era. Initially, Clarkson surrounded himself with former teammates and acquaintances from his days at North Melbourne, Melbourne and Port Adelaide to fill out his coaching and support staff. Hawthorn, based at the antiquated Glenferrie Oval and mired near the bottom of the ladder, was nobody’s idea of a destination club. But as Clarkson’s reputation grew, especially after the 2008 premiership, all roads led to Waverley Park.

Left-field thinking has been a Clarkson trademark

HAPPY HAWKS: Alastair Clarkson after the 2014 premiership (above) and with skipper Luke Hodge and Hawthorn legend Peter Knights after the 2015 triumph (below).

Clarkson established what Chris Fagan would come to call a “university of football” as some of the game’s brightest minds came to learn from and collaborate with Clarkson. Future premiership coaches Damien Hardwick, Luke Beveridge and Adam Simpson were former Hawthorn assistants, as were Leon Cameron and Brett Ratten. Fagan was director of coaching and general manager of football at the Hawks before moving to Brisbane as coach. Stuart Dew played in that 2008 premiership side. Hawthorn’s footy boss Mark Evans later held the same job at the AFL. Clarkson and his assistants travelled the world every off-season to learn and glean from the best. Soon he would become part of their networks. Keen watchers of an English Premiership League match once spotted him on the sidelines parked near his mate Sam Allardyce, then managing Bolton Wanderers. England manager Gareth Southgate quoted Clarkson when discussing a fixture clash in the Nations League. Clarkson once travelled unannounced to the Philadelphia home of ‘Gridiron Guru’ Mike Lombardi just to pick his brain about Lombardi’s close friend, the legendary NFL coach, Bill Belichick. There is not a ball sport or a contact sport thats tactics and strategies Clarkson has not mined to establish whether they could be adapted to Australian Football. In 2008, Clarkson’s ‘cluster’, a rolling 15-player zone, was designed to protect the middle of the ground

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when the Hawks didn’t have the ball. Teams were forced to chip the ball around the flanks, but eventually they came unstuck. On Grand Final day in 2008, it brought down Geelong, which had lost just one match for the season. Such left-field thinking has been a Clarkson trademark from the get-go at Hawthorn. It started with his very first draft, in which the Hawks gave every indication of selecting Richard Tambling with their first selection, only to head-fake everyone and take Jarryd Roughead. Within the first seven selections, Hawthorn had also secured Lance Franklin and Jordan Lewis, and with Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell already at the club, the

foundations for a golden era had been established. After the 2012 Grand Final, a game Hawthorn dominated but lost after missing a litany of easy shots for goal, Clarkson travelled to the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs and returned with a slew of basketball innovations that would easily translate into football to help the Hawks’ goalkicking woes and spotty record in close finishes. They won the next three flags. It was around this time that Clarkson was at his strategic best. As expansion clubs Gold Coast and GWS Giants were pre-selecting the best young talent in the country and picking the eyes out of successive national drafts, Clarkson brought in players such as Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne, Jack Gunston, David Hale, Brian Lake, Ben McEvoy and James Frawley from rival clubs, through trade and free agency, and they became critical pieces of the three-peat puzzle. Of course, there is the reasonable argument that Clarkson rolled the dice a few times too many in that respect and that the Hawks should have hit the draft harder and earlier after the three-peat instead of trading for Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O’Meara, Chad Wingard and others. Clarkson was also the master motivator. The 2008 Grand Final was about “killing the shark”, an idea he came upon only after reading Jake Niall’s article in The Age that morning about the Cats. Before the Kennett Curse-busting preliminary final win against the Cats in 2013, there was the line of flour on the floor of the meeting room at Waverley, urging the players to harden their minds once they crossed the white line. There were guest speakers, dress ups, role-playing and, famously, his guitar strumming that were

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ALASTAIR CLARKSON Born: April 27, 1968 Coaching debut: Round 1, 2005 Games: 389 Wins: 228 Losses: 158 Draws: 3 Winning percentage: 58.6 Premierships: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015.

FAMILY CLUB: Clarkson with son Matthew in 2013 (above left); with a young 'Buddy' Franklin and Brad Sewell in 2007 (above right); lining up for a final in 2013 (below).

used as motivational devices over the journey. As the legend of Clarkson grew, he became an influencer. Rules weren’t changed but were often enforced more strongly at his urging. The internet and sports talk radio went into meltdown when he was once spotted having breakfast with AFL boss Gillion McLachlan while showing him match vision on a laptop. He had a temper and whiteboards, walls inside coach’s boxes and interchange benches were left worst for wear after his outbursts. He had to be physically restrained from going after Essendon players after the fiery final game of 2009. But there are few more compassionate people in the game. Bushfire relief, mental health and Kokoda awareness are just three causes to which he has attached his name and there were countless more well away from public eyes. John Kennedy snr will always be the godfather of Hawthorn, but Clarkson became its greatest coach. Kennedy has his statue outside the club’s Waverley Park headquarters, but once that is relocated to the club’s future home at Dingley, one of Clarkson will surely sit alongside him. By that time, there is every chance he will be sporting a different set of colours. Be it next year, or after a well-deserved sabbatical, some other club will be lifted out of the mire by the genius of Alastair Clarkson. For those players and supporters, like those at Hawthorn for the past 17 years, will be in for one hell of a ride.

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AFL RECORD XXXXX TRIBUTE XXXX TO EDDIE XXXX XXX BETTS | 350 GAMES GREAT ENTERTAINER: Revered at both Carlton and Adelaide, Eddie Betts is one of the game’s most beloved figures.

E D D I E ’ S A major milestone and looming farewell won’t be shared with his adoring fans, but Carlton star Eddie Betts’ career deserves a standing ovation. ASHLEY BROWNE

eason 5816 that footy in a time of COVID stinks to high heaven? Eddie Betts will this weekend play his 350th and quite possibly final AFL game, and nobody will be there to see it. Not only is he one of the best small forwards of the modern era, but he is also one of the great entertainers of the game and a four-time winner of the AFL Goal of the Year Award. He is one of the game’s most beloved figures, especially adored by supporters of Carlton and Adelaide. It is no idle boast to be able to walk through the doors of two AFL clubs and be equally revered. And he has courageously stood at the front line when it comes to the scourge of racism in football. He has not once flinched, nor has he ever backed down from this fight, when after years and years, episode after episode, he would be well within his rights to retreat into the background and hand the gloves to someone else. But that wouldn’t be his style.

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Betts overcame significant hardship and disadvantage to forge his career. He navigated Melbourne’s bus and train network to play junior football and to work his way through the searching AFL pathway network. He was overlooked at the 2004 NAB AFL Draft and joined Carlton the following year through the Pre-Season Draft. He played 19 games in his first year at Ikon Park and over the next five seasons would invariably play between 17 and 22 games a year. He became an instant fan favourite, playing primarily as a small forward. He was Carlton’s leading goalscorer in 2010 and 2012 and second in the best and fairest in 2012. But for reasons best known to the coaching staff at the time, he was deemed expendable, and as much as Betts loved the Blues, he wisely took the four years on offer from Adelaide at the end of 2013. He went from good to great at the Crows, where he won three Goal of the Year awards and was a three-time All-Australian. At the peak of his powers in Adelaide, he was as popular a player as the Crows have ever had and the scoreboard pocket at Adelaide Oval was ‘named’ the ‘Eddie Betts Pocket’. But it fell apart for him, and the Crows to be fair, after the 2017 Grand Final and the

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EDDIE BETTS

Born: November 26, 1986 Recruited from: Templestowe (Vic)/ Calder U18/Carlton/ Adelaide Debut: Round 1, 2005, v North Melbourne Height: 174cm Weight: 75kg Games: 349 (Carl 217, Adel 132) Goals: 638 (Carl 328, Adel 310) Honours: Carl 2nd best and fairest 2012; Adel 2nd best and fairest 2016; Adel 3rd best and fairest 2015; All-Australian 2015, 2016, 2017; All-Australian nominee 2014; Carl leading goalkicker 2010, 2012; Adel leading goalkicker 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017; International Rules Series 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017; Carl pre-season premiership 2007. Brownlow Medal: career votes 45.

B E S T disastrous Gold Coast training camp that followed. The magical moments became more fleeting and it was best for both parties that he returned to Carlton in 2020 to finish his career. In an interview with the AFL Record in 2019 on the eve of his 300th game, Betts spoke about his motivation to do his best for his people and to achieve what his extended family before him could not. “My uncles used to tell me, ‘I could have done this and I could have done that,’ but I look at them and say, ‘I didn’t woulda, coulda, shoulda …’ I was determined that I wanted to do something with my life,” he said. That he has done. Many times over. In addition to becoming a champion footballer and a father of five, Betts was a primary figure in the revealing Amazon Prime Making Their Mark documentary that was released earlier this year. He has also been a pitchman for Google and an author of children’s books, not bad for someone who grew up unable to read or write. Every door in the land will be thrown open to Betts once he retires, but let’s hope that AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan makes the first call. His highlights reel will always leave most players in his wake, but football still needs him. @hashbrowne

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TRIBUTE TO MARK MURPHY | 300 GAMES AFL RECORD

FAREWELL TO A TRUE BLUE

Champion midfielder Marc Murphy has been the definition of loyalty throughout his 16 seasons with Carlton. Last week he played the 300th and final game of his decorated career. ASHLEY BROWNE

hichever way you look at it, Marc Murphy easily fits the criteria of a champion of Carlton. For 16 seasons, he was a loyal and hard-working foot soldier of the club. An important and prolific midfielder on the field, and a leader and shaper of culture off it. But the true mark of Murphy’s greatness was that he was able to play 300 games for the old, dark, navy Blues at a time that history might suggest was the darkest period for the club. He played in only six finals. But as he enters retirement, Murphy can take pride in joining John Nicholls, Bruce Doull, Craig Bradley, Stephen Silvagni and Kade Simpson as the only 300-game players in Carlton’s history. Last Saturday’s game against Port Adelaide was Murphy’s 300th and last for the club. And he deserved better than a 95-point defeat. It was a limp to the line for the first pick at the 2005 NAB AFL Draft, with a calf injury derailing his season and a sprinkling of games as the medical sub over the past few weeks to help him get there. “When I did my calf six weeks ago, I thought that was probably

it,” he said at his retirement announcement last week. “I didn’t know the severity of the injury until I was speaking to the doctors after the scan. They were more positive than what I was, given the way it was feeling. “I thought I was probably done, but I managed to get back in different circumstances and being the medical sub a few times. To finally get there, it’s pretty special. I’m pretty lucky to get there.” Loyalty to Carlton was always his strong suit. Murphy played under six coaches – Denis Pagan, Brett Ratten, Mick Malthouse, John Barker, Brendon Bolton and David Teague – and must have looked enviously towards his counterparts at clubs such as Hawthorn, Geelong and Collingwood, who had one or two coaches in that time. His father John was a champion 214-game player for Fitzroy, but finished his career with one season at both South Melbourne and North Melbourne. With the wisdom of hindsight, he wishes he’d been a one-club player. But Murphy never contemplated leaving the Blues, even when Geelong, with its premiership

BLUEBLOOD: Marc Murphy has been a much-loved figure at Carlton, right from his debut season in 2006 (top right).

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MARC MURPHY Born: July 19, 1987 Recruited from: Beverley Hills (Vic)/ Whitefriars College (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 Debut: Round 1, 2006, v Melbourne Height: 180cm Weight: 81kg Games: 300 Goals: 197 Honours: best and fairest 2011, 2017; 2nd best and fairest 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015; 3rd best and fairest 2010; All-Australian 2011; NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2006; pre-season premiership side 2007; International Rules Series 2008; AFLCA Player of the Year 2011; captain 2013-18. Brownlow Medal: career votes 114.

window wide ajar, approached him at the end of 2019. His best season came in 2011, when he averaged almost 30 possessions a game. He was named the AFLCA Player of the Year and won the first of his two club best and fairests. It was also the year the Blues rolled their old enemy Essendon by 62 points in an MCG elimination final in front of 90,000 fans. A week later, they lost to West Coast by three points at Subiaco to be knocked out of the finals. They had a handy team that year. Who knows what might have happened in an MCG preliminary final against Geelong? Twelve months later, after an injury-riddled season, Carlton sacked Brett Ratten and replaced him with Mick Malthouse. It started a difficult period for Murphy who, as skipper, had to toe the club line at all times, while clearly uncomfortable at some of what was taking place around him. “I think we had a bit of bad luck with injuries over that period from 2012,” he said. “You can’t get that back – we were building quite nicely, but we decided to take a different path and, unfortunately, that didn’t quite work out for us. “It’s been an up-and-down 16 years. Obviously, I would have loved to have won a premiership and had some success at this football club where I would have loved to have hung my hat on a flag … but, unfortunately, that is not a part of my story.”

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BAYLEY FRITSCH KEY STATS GOALS 7 MARKS 5 DISPOSALS 16 SCORE INVOLVEMENTS

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Melbourne forward Bayley Fritsch eventually dined out on Adelaide with a career-best haul of seven goals. Fritsch, 24, did not touch the ball in the first quarter and had one goal to half-time, but rallied after the main break with two in the third term and four in the fourth quarter. He kicked the Demons’ last five goals to see them over the line by 41 points and into pole position for their first minor premiership since 1964. It was the AFL’s third recent bag of seven following North Melbourne’s Nick Larkey (round 19) and Essendon’s Peter Wright (round 21). Aside from his seven straight majors, Fritsch had 16 disposals, took five marks and had 10 score involvements. Coach Simon Goodwin was full of praise for Fritsch, who leads the way at the Demons for goals and marks inside 50, while adding defensive elements to his game. “I’m not sure whether he’s underrated externally or not, but I do know is he highly rated internally,” Goodwin said. “He’s clearly got some talent and hits the scoreboard, but he’s really worked hard at the defensive side of his game. “That’s a much-improved area of his game that we love about him. “He’s a quality player, he’s got a lot of talent, he’s a tough match-up for opposition teams and he kicks straight. “His game is in really good shape.” ANDREW SLEVISON

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oel Selwood has set the standard for the modern-day AFL captain. The Geelong skipper, who was elevated to the top job in 2012 after 2011 premiership captain Cameron Ling retired, leaves nothing in the tank every time he leads the Cats out. And now he is on the verge of becoming the AFL’s No. 1 captain. Last weekend, Selwood moved into equal third place with former St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt for most games played as captain (220). In a few weeks, he could reach Essendon legend Dick Reynolds (224) in second place and then early next year he will sit atop the list when he overhauls ex-Carlton premiership skipper Stephen Kernahan (226). There was never any doubt Selwood would lead the Cats from the very first day he walked into training after being selected at No. 7 in the 2006 NAB AFL Draft. Former teammates say the teenager from Bendigo set high standards, was vocal in his encouragement and led by example. He threw himself into contest after contest from his first game in 2007, a memorable season in Geelong’s history. The Cats won the flag, breaking a 44-year premiership drought,

Selwood took out the NAB AFL Rising Star Award as the League’s best young player and a champion was born. More premierships followed in 2009 and 2011 and then came more individual awards, starting in 2010 when he won the first of his three best and fairests. Selwood was runner-up in the 2013 Brownlow Medal, beaten by one vote by former teammate Gary Ablett who was then with Gold Coast. And to cap it off, he’s a six-time All-Australian and was named captain on three of those occasions. He’s certainly been the one to lead Geelong through a great era.

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JOEL SELWOOD Born: May 26, 1988 Recruited from: Sandhurst (Vic)/ Bendigo U18 Debut: Round 1, 2007, v Western Bulldogs Height: 183cm Weight: 84kg Games: 330 Goals: 166 Brownlow Medal: career votes 201

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u Stringer takes the ball and

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handballs out wide to Sam Durham, who recovers the ball after it takes a wicked bounce, and sells candy to Bulldog Bailey Smith.

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u Durham’s kick spots up Wright

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QUESTIONS?

Ask Col via email at col.hutchinson@afl.com.au or write to him at AFL House, PO Box 1449, GPO, Melbourne, VIC 3001

ANSWER MAN Earlier this season, Bulldog Bailey Smith played his 50th match without a miss, after making his debut in the opening round of 2019. Do you know which Bulldog has the longest sequence of games from his debut? I’m a passionate member of the red, white and blue.

with COL HUTCHINSON FLYING START: Former Swan Jared Crouch played 194 games in a row from his debut; Steve Wallis (inset) holds the record for the Dogs with 113.

P. HENRY, HEIDELBERG, VIC MG: Since the AFL/VFL competition began in 1897, nine players have played their first 100 or more matches uninterrupted by injury, illness, lack of form, etc. Two of them are current players based in Perth – David Mundy and Jack Redden. The first to do so was Melbourne star Dick Taylor, towards the end of the 1928 season. Quite often from the 1920s until the 1970s, state matches were played on the same weekend as club encounters. Anyone selected to represent his state consequently could not play for his club on the same day. However, those state games are regarded as part of the relevant sequences. Steve Wallis, father of current player Mitch, is the only Bulldog to appear on the list below, achieving a sequence of 113 games from the start of the 1983

season until the club’s last game in 1987. If everything slots into place, Bailey Smith could reach a special unbroken century in about two years time. Perhaps Steve and Mitch could chair him from the field in recognition of his achievement.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES FROM DEBUT CLUB/S

DEBUT

END OF SEQUENCE

194 Jared Crouch

SM-Syd

R7, 1988

R12, 2006 1998-2009

223

158* John Murphy

Fitz/SM-Syd/NM R1, 1967

R12, 1974

248

373

130 Sam Gibson

NM/Adel

R12, 2012 R23, 2017 2012-18

135

127 Dick Taylor

Melb/NM

R18, 1922 R16, 1929

1922-35

204

125

124 David Mundy

Frem

R6, 2005 R16, 2010

2005-21

353

156

113 Steven Wallis

Foots-WB

R1, 1983

R22, 1987 1983-96

261

112 Jack Redden

Bris/WCE

R15, 2009 R15, 2014

242

GAMES PLAYER

CAREER SPAN

1967-80

2009-21

CAREER CAREER GAMES GOALS

110* Allan Woodley

Haw

R1, 1954

R18, 1959

1954-59; 1963

130

107 Shane Woewodin

Melb/Coll

R1, 1997

R13, 2001

1997-2005

200

62 Bailey Smith

Foots-WB

R1, 2019

2019-

62 Callum Wilkie

StK

R1, 2019

2019-

60 Sam Walsh

Carl

R1, 2019

2019-

CURRENT SEQUENCES

* Murphy’s total includes two state games; Woodley’s total includes one state game.

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CAN YOU ASSIST? u The AFL is seeking information on the following past players – Bill Aldag (Footscray/Collingwood 1928-31), Jock Cordner (Footscray /Fitzroy/North Melbourne 1931-41), Les Dayman (Footscray 1932-34), Bill Findlay (Footscray/North Melbourne 1931-41), Horrie Bullen (Hawthorn/Carlton 1926-37), Jim Francis (Hawthorn/ Carlton 1929-43), Jack Y. Anderson (Richmond/North Melbourne 1932-39), Dave Baxter (Richmond 1934-36), Bill Benton (Richmond 1928-32), Jack Broadstock (Richmond 1943-46), Stewart Anderson (St Kilda/North Melbourne 1933-38), Harry Comte (St Kilda 1930-37), Jack Connelly (St Kilda 1942-44) and Jack A. Davis (St Kilda 1930-38).

u In the final home and

away round of the 1947 VFL season, Geelong hosted ladder leader Carlton at Kardinia Park. The Cats couldn’t make the final four, but were on a three-game winning streak, with star forward Lindsay White kicking two successive bags of nine goals. At three-quarter time, the Blues led by 24 points, but Geelong, with White dominating, kicked four goals in quick succession. The Cats hit the lead, but the Blues came again to snatch it back. In the closing stages, White lined up from the boundary line in front of the old Press Box, with estimates he was between 55-69 metres out. His glorious dropkick sailed high through the goalposts to give Geelong the lead and it held on gamely to win by two points. White finished with 10 goals and there’s some dispute whether he kicked six or seven in the last quarter. Normally, White’s performance would have been the highlight of the round, but on the same afternoon at the Junction Oval, Melbourne’s Fred Fanning kicked a League-record 18 goals against St Kilda.

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FANTASY PIG OF THE WEEK u After being a late withdrawal for the round 21 clash, Josh Kelly (141) showed no signs of the quad injury that ruled him out. He was instrumental in GWS claiming victory against the Tigers with 32 disposals and five marks, but it was his 11 tackles that elevated his score. Kelly has been a popular Fantasy selection this season after picking up dual-position status in round six and had a hand in plenty of teams making their Grand Final.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

u More than 1600 coaches traded for Jarryd Lyons (139) this week and 2.6 per cent who made him captain would have been stoked with his 29 disposals, six marks, nine tackles and goal. Sam Menegola (132), Cameron Guthrie (131) and Jack Macrae (128) were the best midfielders, while Daniel Howe (139) enjoyed a day out at UTAS Stadium as the best

JOSH KELLY

GWS GIANTS

FWD/MID, $773,000

Fantasy defender. Fantasy MID/FWD Matthew Kennedy (131) has relished his midfield time to average 111 during the Fantasy finals.

TOP ROUND 22 SCORERS PLAYER

SCORE

Josh Kelly GWS

141

Jarryd Lyons BL

139

Daniel Howe HAW

139

Sam Menegola GEEL

132

Cameron Guthrie GEEL

131

Matthew Kennedy CARL

131

Jack Macrae WB

128

Ed Langdon MELB

127

Andrew Gaff WCE

126

Caleb Serong FREM

123

CASH COWS OF THE WEEK MICHAEL BARLOW MEDAL VOTES

JAI NEWCOMBE HAW, MID – 111 u With 12 per cent of the competition still holding ‘Duke’ on their bench, his timely inclusion provided some much-needed cover during carnage round. Like his record-breaking debut, Newcombe was a tackling machine, laying 11. Some coaches decided to use the loophole to take his emergency score off the bench for some guaranteed points in his first game since round 15. MILES BERGMAN PA, DEF/FWD – 92 u Took seven marks off half-back, but also pushed forward to kick two goals.

LACHLAN BRAMBLE HAW, MID/FWD – 83

SAM DURHAM ESS, DEF/MID – 78

u Continued to provide cash-strapped coaches with a decent F6 score through the Fantasy finals.

u Best return in his five games for the mid-season draftee in a week of need with so many DEFs out.

JEREMY SHARP GCS, MID – 74

u Has made the Suns’ wing his own and has been a handy M8. Racked up 19 disposals and eight marks against the Bombers.

LEADERBOARD: 26 – James Jordon; 18 – Errol Gulden; 17 – Jeremy Sharp; 15 – Tom Powell, Miles Bergman; 14 – Lachlan Bramble; 13 – Chad Warner; 12 – Matt Flynn; 11 – Deven Robertson; 10 – Caleb Poulter; 9 – Nik Cox, Sam Flanders.

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HOLD LACHIE WHITFIELD

GWS GIANTS

DEF/MID, $681,000

SELL TIM KELLY

WEST COAST EAGLES

MID, $571,000

u If you were like me and traded the Giants star out when he was a late withdrawal two weeks ago, you would understand what it felt like watching him dominate last week – 141 points from 32 disposals and 11 tackles.

u The running machine was disappointing, given his prime match-up and GWS’s dominance. Despite his trademark work ethic, found himself as the second-best option or ignored as the Giants attacked out of the back half.

u The frustrating season continued for the Eagle star and his coaches, ending on a disastrous score of 28 after finally succumbing to a knee injury. His availability is unlikely for this round and he is worth moving on.

CALEB SERONG

TOUK MILLER

WESTERN BULLDOGS

FREMANTLE

MID, $624,000 u If cash is an issue but you need some scoring punch for your GF, the young Docker star may be your man. He has been outstanding, taking full advantage of the extra responsibilities through the midfield with scores of 118 and 117.

CHAD WINGARD

HAWTHORN

MID/FWD, $656,000

GOLD COAST SUNS

MID, $917,000 u Unfortunately, ‘Mr Reliable’ let his coaches down in the prelim with his lowest score since round one – just 82 despite collecting 30 possessions. It was a season-low zero marks and just three tackles. Should bounce back, given his average of 122.

NICK HIND

ESSENDON

DEF/FWD, $548,000

LACHIE HUNTER FWD/MID, $592,000

u The star Dog has been a far cry from last year when he was one of the top-averaging players in the game. Despite a dream match-up against the Hawks last week, he seemingly packed up shop after an impressive first quarter to score just 58.

JACK ZIEBELL

NORTH MELBOURNE

DEF/FWD, $648,000

u The Hawks have found form to finish the year and Wingard has been one of the big drivers with a three-game average of 115,including his season-high 147. This week he plays the Tigers, who have been giving up plenty of points. ALSO CONSIDER: Darcy Parish, Jarryd Lyons, Dayne Zorko

u Although a prized recruit from the start of the year, his recent form has been a source of frustration with many coaches trading him out. He bounced back and rewarded coaches who held last week with 115. ALSO CONSIDER: Rowan Marshall, Zach Merrett, Dan Houston

Warnie

Roy

Calvin

ROUND 22 – 2237 PTS

ROUND 22 – 2205 PTS

ROUND 22 – 2198 PTS

u There was carnage across the last round as coaches faced a slew of injuries, especially in the backline, for the preliminary finals. Anyone without forced trades was lucky!

u My favourite Fantasy player of all-time, Tom Rockliff, announced his retirement last week. He has the record for the highest season average of 134.8 points a game in 2014.

u A disappointing end to my season, losing the preliminary final in Classic by just 16 points. I’m not sure I’ll be inviting my captain Touk Miller on the end-of-season trip.

WARNE DAWGS

DESTROY

u The Roos defender has had an outstanding season, but he has dropped off, failing to reach triple figures in the past six weeks. Last weekend he scored a season-low 58, which wasn’t helped by calf tightness. ALSO CONSIDER: Trent Bianco, Jeremy Sharp, Finlay Macrae

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Can you find the SURNAMES of these players who wear No. 23? Charlie Cameron Jordan Roughead Liam Henry Lance Franklin Alex Witherden Gary Rohan Jack Bytel Sean Lemmens Harrison Jones Jesse Hogan Kane Lambert Tim O’Brien

Laitham Vandermeer James Jordon Shane McAdam Ben McKay Dylan Williams Jacob Weitering

FFAACCEE MAASSHH M Can you name the two players who have been merged to create these new faces?

Hint: A – Western Bulldogs B – St Kilda

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Lion Daniel McStay’s right sock is all blue; the lion emblem on teammate Charlie Cameron’s guernsey has changed colour; Cameron’s right foot has disappeared; Docker James Aish’s headband has been removed; the AFL logo on teammate Adam Cerra’s guernsey has disappeared. FACE OFF: LEFT – Bailey Smith and Tom Liberatore. RIGHT – Zak Jones and Max King.

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MATCH CENTRE ROUND 23 | AUGUST 20-22, 2021 Note: Fixture subject to change

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2021 LEAGUE LEADERS DISPOSALS

KICKS

Disposing of the ball via a handball or kick.

PLAYER

HANDBALLS

Disposing of the ball by foot.

MTS AVE EFF %

PLAYER

STATS PROVIDED BY

MARKS

Disposing of the ball by hand.

MTS AVE EFF %

PLAYER

Catching a kicked ball that has travelled 15m.

MTS AVE EFF %

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 T.Mitchell (Haw)

21 34.2

74.1

1 D.Rich (Bris)

21 21.5

76.9

1 T.Mitchell (Haw)

21 19.6

82.0

1 T.Stewart (Geel)

20 8.9

2 J.Macrae (WB)

21 34.0

76.3

2 A.Hall (NM)

19 20.8

72.4

2 J.Macrae (WB)

21 17.7

86.3

2 J.Rotham (WCE)

18 8.5

3 O.Wines (PA)

21 32.0

67.9

3 J.Ziebell (NM)

21 20.3

84.7

3 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 17.5

80.3

3 D.Moore (Coll)

13 8.2

4 R.Laird (Adel)

20 31.8

69.8

4 T.Stewart (Geel)

20 18.9

84.4

4 R.Laird (Adel)

20 17.4

81.6

4 H.Andrews (Bris)

21 8.1

5 Z.Merrett (Ess)

20 31.8

74.8

5 J.Short (Rich)

21 18.7

78.3

5 O.Wines (PA)

21 16.6

84.8

5 J.Lukosius (GCS)

20 8.0

6 T.Miller (GCS)

19 31.6

71.2

6 J.Lloyd (Syd)

20 18.3

84.4

6 S.Walsh (Carl)

21 16.1

84.3

6 C.Mayne (Coll)

16 7.7

7 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 31.6

70.7

7 S.Docherty (Carl)

14 18.0

78.6

7 D.Parish (Ess)

20 15.8

81.6

7 S.Docherty (Carl)

14 7.6 19 7.6

8 D.Parish (Ess)

20 30.6

71.8

8 J.Lukosius (GCS)

20 17.6

71.5

8 Z.Merrett (Ess)

20 15.6

86.9

8 A.Hall (NM)

9 C.Guthrie (Geel)

19 29.9

73.8

9 S.Hurn (WCE)

15 17.3

85.8

9 A.Brayshaw (Frem)

19 15.3

88.3

9 J.Weitering (Carl)

21 7.6

10 S.Walsh (Carl)

21 29.9

75.0

10 D.Zorko (Bris)

20 17.3

62.0

10 T.Miller (GCS)

19 15.3

76.9

10 T.Barrass (WCE)

14 7.5

SCORE INVOLVEMENTS

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

PLAYER

AFL PLAYER RATINGS

As seen on AFL.com.au. The most advanced metric of player performance available using data from 2021.

MTS AVE

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.Greene (GWS)

16 8.3

1 N.Naitanui (WCE)

20 11.7

1 D.Parish (Ess)

20 4.1

1 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 4.8

2 D.Zorko (Bris)

20 8.2

2 M.Bontempelli (WB) 21 17.5

2 B.Grundy (Coll)

19 10.7

2 T.Adams (Coll)

13 3.7

2 T.Liberatore (WB)

20 4.8

3 C.Petracca (Melb)

20 8.0

3 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 17.1

3 M.Gawn (Melb)

20 10.6

3 B.Cunnington (NM) 15 3.7

3 N.Naitanui (WCE)

20 4.5

4 T.Walker (Adel)

17 7.8

4 H.Greenwood (GCS) 15 4.0

20 18.3

4 J.Macrae (WB)

21 16.9

4 S.Darcy (Frem)

19 10.2

4 J.Stringer (Ess)

16 3.3

5 M.Bontempelli (WB) 21 7.7

5 T.Liberatore (WB)

20 16.8

5 M.Pittonet (Carl)

13 9.9

5 T.Liberatore (WB)

20 3.3

5 .Hopper (GWS)

6 D.Parish (Ess)

6 J.Stringer (Ess)

16 16.7

6 T.Goldstein (NM)

21 9.3

6 J.Macrae (WB)

21 3.0

6 B.Cunnington (NM) 15 3.9

20 7.6

20 4.0

7 N.Fyfe (Frem)

15 7.6

7 D.Martin (Rich)

16 16.6

7 O.McInerney (Bris)

20 9.3

7 R.Laird (Adel)

20 3.0

7 J. Lyons (Bris)

8 T.Hawkins (Geel)

21 7.3

8 D.Parish (Ess)

20 16.5

8 P.Ryder (StK)

12 8.9

8 T.Boak (PA)

20 3.0

8 J. Macrae (WB)

21 3.9

9 Z.Merrett (Ess)

20 7.2

9 T.Miller (GCS)

19 16.3

9 S.Mumford (GWS)

12 8.2

9 J.Simpkin (NM)

21 3.0

9 R. Laird (Adel)

20 3.9

10 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 7.2

10 D.Zorko (BFC)

20 16.0

10 R.O'Brien (Adel)

20 8.2

10 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 2.9

10 L. Dunstan (StK)

12 3.8

METRES GAINED

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

PLAYER

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

MTS AVE

PLAYER

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.

PLAYER

MTS AVE

21 3.9

TACKLES

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

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 J.Lukosius (GCS)

20 638

1 H.McKay (Carl)

19 2.6

1 C.Petracca (Melb)

1 H.Greenwood (GCS) 15 67.2

1 H.Greenwood (GCS) 15 8.7

2 A.Hall (NM)

19 634

2 C.Dixon (PA)

21 2.6

2 M.Bontempelli (WB) 21 6.7

2 J.Steele (StK)

21 64.9

2 J.Steele (StK)

3 D.Rich (Bris)

21 622

3 M.Gawn (Melb)

20 2.5

3 D.Zorko (Bris)

20 6.6

3 J.Viney (Melb)

11 63.1

3 J.Viney (Melb)

11 7.3

4 B.Smith (Adel)

20 616

4 A.Naughton (WB)

20 2.5

4 D.Parish (Ess)

20 6.1

4 W.Drew (PA)

21 62.0

4 T.Miller (GCS)

19 7.2

5 P.Seedsman (Adel)

20 606

5 M.King (StK)

20 2.4

5 Z.Merrett (Ess)

20 6.0

5 T.Miller (GCS)

19 61.7

5 W.Drew (PA)

21 6.6

6 M.Bontempelli (WB) 21 557

6 D.Cameron (Coll)

17 2.2

6 P.Seedsman (Adel)

20 5.6

6 D.Zorko (Bris)

20 61.4

6 J.Rowbottom (Syd)

15 6.3

7 J.Short (Rich)

21 557

7 M.Flynn (GWS)

12 2.1

7 B.Keays (Adel)

20 5.3

7 J.Graham (Rich)

21 61.0

7 D.Zorko (Bris)

20 6.2

20 7.0

21 8.5

8 C.Petracca (Melb)

20 532

8 R.Marshall (StK)

12 2.1

8 D.Martin (Rich)

16 5.3

8 T.Liberatore (WB)

20 60.4

8 J.Lyons (Bris)

21 6.1

9 B.Dale (WB)

21 529

9 D.McStay (Bris)

17 2.1

9 C.Oliver (Melb)

20 5.2

9 J.Lyons (Bris)

21 60.0

9 B.Keays (Adel)

20 5.8

10 D.Zorko (Bris)

20 520

10 H.Andrews (Bris)

21 2.0

10 O.Wines (PA)

21 5.2

10 B.Keays (Adel)

20 59.4

10 R.Laird (Adel)

20 5.8

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OFFICIAL 2021 TOYOTA AFL

PREMIERSHIP SEASON LADDER AFTER ROUND 22, 2021 P

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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 22 1st Yr Qtrs 4th W L pts pts used 2020 Players Won Qtrs W

1 Melbourne

21 16 4

258 259 1807 199

172 1366 132.28

7 3 1 9 1 0

128

2 Geelong Cats

21 16 5

257

226 1768 193

217 1375 128.58

9 1 0 7 4 0

136

3 Port Adelaide

21 16 5

267

216 1818 200 228 1428

8 3 0 8 2 0

140

167

142

127.31

4 Western Bulldogs

21 15 6

278

199 1435 134.49

7 3 0 8 3 0

5 Brisbane Lions

21 14 7

294 242 2006 218

204 1512

132.67

8 2 0 6 5 0

6 Sydney Swans

21 14 7

272

221 1607

115.12

8 2 0 6 5 0

125

7 GWS Giants

21 10 10

246 203 1679 244 234 1698

98.88

4 7 0 6 3 1

107

8 Essendon

21 10 11

271

225 1851 252

214 1726 107.24

4 6 0 6 5 0

143

9 West Coast Eagles

21 10 11

244

201 1665 255

225 1755

94.87

7 4 0 3 7 0

132

10 Fremantle

21 10 11

213

251 1529 248 230 1718

89.00

7 4 0 3 7 0

108

11 Richmond

21 9 12 0

241

214 1660 246

221 1697

97.82

6 4 0 3 8 0

134

12 St Kilda

21 9 12 0

220

217 1537 254

223 1747

87.98

4 6 0 5 6 0

128

13 Carlton

21 8 13 0

239

237 1671

227 1883

88.74

3 7 0 5 6 0

123

14 Hawthorn

227

184 1546 270 209 1829

84.53

4 7 0 3 6 1

102

15 Gold Coast Suns

7 14 0

195

211

245 1727

79.97

4 7 0 3 7 0

113

16 Collingwood

21 6 15 0

216

197 1493 253

198

87.00

1 10 0 5 5 0

106

262 1930 206

218 1850 231

1381

276

247

1716

17 Adelaide Crows

21 6 15 0

217

216

279

243 1917

79.19

4 6 0 2 9 0

109

18 North Melbourne

21 4 16

202

192 1404 286

261 1977

71.02

1 9 1 3 7 0

116

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AFL UMPIRES 2021 1

Chris Donlon

Games 350 Finals 15

Dean Margetts

Games 377 Finals 12

Curtis Deboy

Games 128 Finals 4

Brendan Hosking

Games 186 Finals 2

Simon Meredith

Games 410 Finals 36

Craig Fleer

Paul Rebeschini

Games 20 Finals 0

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Nick Foot

Games 170 Finals 2

Jeff Dalgleish

Games 236 Finals 6

Andrew Stephens

Games 150 Finals 3

John Howorth

Games 41 Finals 0

Nathan Williamson

Games 107 Finals 2

Games 160 Finals 5

Andre Gianfagna

Games 63 Finals 1

Jacob Mollison

Games 278 Finals 4

Leigh Fisher

Games 173 Finals 1

Brett Rosebury

Games 454 Finals 44

Nick Brown

Games 82 Finals 0

Ray Chamberlain

Games 351 Finals 29

Robert Findlay

Games 275 Finals 8

Cameron Dore

Games 40 Finals 0

Brent Wallace

Games 84 Finals 0

Justin Power

Games 43 Finals 0

Matt Stevic

Games 422 Finals 45

Hayden Gavine

Games 90 Finals 1

Alex Whetton

Games 53 Finals 0

David Harris

Games 153 Finals 1

Andrew Heffernan

Games 17 Finals 0

Games 82 Finals 0

Robert O’Gorman

Games 147 Finals 1

Mathew Nicholls

Games 378 Finals 27

Jamie Broadbent

Games 23 Finals 0

Nathan Toner

Games 5 Finals 0

Dan Johanson

Games 21 Finals 0

Eleni Glouftsis

Games 50 Finals 0

ROOKIES: Andrew Adair, Matthew Baigent, Peter Bailes, Tom Bryce, Jordan Fry, Dean Garroway, Courtney Gibson, Louis Jago, Nicholas Jankovskis, Giles Lewis, Nicholas McGinness, Chris Melin, 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, 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, Jason Yazdani (rookie).

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2021 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 1

ROUND 7

Thursday, March 18 Rich 15.15 (105) v Carl 11.14 (80) (MCG) (N) Friday, March 19 Coll 7.11 (53) v WB 10.9 (69) (MCG) (N) Saturday, March 20 Melb 11.14 (80) v Frem 8.10 (58) (MCG) Adel 15.13 (103) v Geel 13.13 (91) (AO) (T) Ess 13.13 (91) v Haw 14.8 (92) (MRVL) (N) BL 14.10 (94) v Syd 19.11 (125) (G) (N) Sunday, March 21 NM 9.11 (65) v PA 17.15 (117) (MRVL) GWS 11.12 (78) v StK 13.8 (86) (GS) WCE 12.11 (83) v GCS 8.10 (58) (OS) (T)

Friday, April 30 Rich 11.11 (77) v WB 7.13 (55) (MCG) (N) Saturday, May 1 Coll 7.13 (55) v GCS 12.7 (79) (MCG) Adel 4.15 (39) v GWS 15.16 (106) (AO) StK 19.14 (128) v Haw 9.5 (59) (MRVL) (T) BL 13.15 (93) v PA 5.14 (44) (G) (N) Syd 14.6 (90) v Geel 12.16 (88) (SCG) (N) Sunday, May 2 NM 11.7 (73) v Melb 16.7 (103) (BA) Ess 16.11 (107) v Carl 19.9 (123) (MCG) WCE 20.12 (132) v Frem 11.7 (73) (OS)

ROUND 2

Friday, May 7 Rich 9.9 (63) v Geel 19.12 (126) (MCG) (N) Saturday, May 8 GWS 16.11 (107) v Ess 16.9 (105) (GS) GCS 7.12 (54) v StK 8.15 (63) (MS) NM 11.10 (76) v Coll 14.10 (94) (MRVL) (T) Melb 10.7 (67) v Syd 8.10 (58) (MCG) (N) PA 12.15 (87) v Adel 5.8 (38) (AO) (N) Sunday, May 9 Haw 8.12 (60) v WCE 14.14 (98) (MCG) WB 16.11 (107) v Carl 13.13 (91) (MRVL) BL 14.11 (95) v Frem 10.11 (71) (G)

Thursday, March 25 Carl 13.7 (85) v Coll 16.10 (106) (MCG) (N) Friday, March 26 Geel 12.9 (81) v BL 11.14 (80) (GMHBA) (N) Saturday, March 27 Syd 18.13 (121) v Adel 11.22 (88) (SCG) PA 18.11 (119) v Ess 9.11 (65) (AO) (T) St K 11.7 (73) v Melb 12.19 (91) (MRVL) (N) GCS 14.14 (98) v NM 5.9 (39) (MS) (N) Sunday, March 28 Haw 7.7 (49) v Rich 11.12 (78) (MCG) WB 14.16 (100) v WCE 14.9 (93) (MRVL) Frem 11.21 (87) v GWS 7.14 (56) (OS) (T)

ROUND 3

Thursday, April 1 Coll 11.6 (72) v BL 11.7 (73) (MRVL) (N) Friday, April 2 NM 5.9 (39) v WB 25.17 (167) (MRVL) (T) Adel 14.11 (95) v GCS 12.13 (85) (AO) (N) Saturday, April 3 Rich 10.12 (72) v Syd 17.15 (117) (MCG) Ess 22.11 (143) v StK 9.14 (68) (MRVL) (T) WCE 16.12 (108) v PA 11.5 (71) (OS) (N) Sunday, April 4 Carl 16.13 (109) v Frem 9.10 (64) (MRVL) GWS 11.2 (68) v Melb 15.12 (102) (MO) (N) Monday, April 5 Geel 10.9 (69) v Haw 9.10 (64) (MCG)

ROUND 4

Thursday, April 8 Syd 11.17 (83) v Ess 12.8 (80) (SCG) (N) Friday, April 9 PA 11.13 (79) v Rich 11.11 (77) (AO) (N) Saturday, April 10 WB 10.13 (73) v BL 8.6 (54) (MARS) StK 15.12 (102) v WCE 13.4 (82)(MRVL) (T) GCS 8.11 (59) v Carl 9.16 (70) (MS) (N) Coll 9.6 (60) v GWS 14.6 (90) (MCG) (N) Sunday, April 11 NM 10.8 (68) v Adel 16.13 (109) (MRVL) Melb 12.13 (85) v Geel 9.6 (60) (MCG) Frem 13.18 (96) v Haw 12.9 (81) (OS) (T)

ROUND 5

Thursday, April 15 StK 7.6 (48) v Rich 20.14 (134) (MRVL) (N) Friday, April 16 WCE 16.7 (103) v Coll 11.10 (76) (OS) (N) Saturday, April 17 WB 17.16 (118) v GCS 8.8 (56) (MRVL) Syd 10.9 (69) v GWS 9.17 (71) (SCG) Carl 9.14 (68) v PA 15.6 (96) (MCG) (N) BL 15.12 (102) v Ess 6.9 (45) (G) (N) Sunday, April 18 Adel 11.6 (72) v Frem 12.12 (84) (AO) Haw 8.6 (54) v Melb 15.14 (104) (MCG) Geel 10.17 (77) v NM 7.5 (47) (GMHBA) (T)

ROUND 6

Friday, April 23 GWS 9.11 (65) v WB 15.14 (104) (MO) (N) Saturday, April 24 Geel 21.10 (136) v WCE 5.9 (39) (GMHBA) GCS 15.10 (100) v Syd 9.6 (60) (MS) Carl 12.13 (85) v BL 15.13 (103) (MRVL) (T) Melb 12.10 (82) v Rich 6.12 (48) (MCG) (N) Frem 14.15 (99) v NM 6.12 (48) (OS) (N) Sunday, April 25 Haw 15.12 (102) v Adel 16.3 (99) (UTAS) Coll 13.7 (85) v Ess 16.13 (109) (MCG) PA 14.9 (93) v StK 5.9 (39) (AO) (N)

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ROUND 8

ROUND 9

Friday, May 14 StK 5.17 (47) v Geel 10.8 (68) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, May 15 Syd 10.12 (72) v Coll 5.12 (42) (SCG) Haw 12.8 (80) v NM 13.9 (87) (UTAS) GCS 7.9 (51) v BL 19.10 (124) (MS) (T) Rich 13.9 (87) v GWS 12.11 (83) (MRVL) (N) PA 12.5 (77) v WB 15.6 (96) (AO) (N) Sunday, May 16 Ess 10.8 (68) v Frem 8.13 (61) (MRVL) Melb 13.16 (94) v Carl 10.8 (68) (MCG) WCE 16.10 (106) v Adel 11.10 (76) (OS)

ROUND 10

Friday, May 21 BL15.12 (102) v Rich 11.8 (74) (G) (N) Saturday, May 22 Carl 13.8 (86) v Haw 9.9 (63) (MCG) Geel 14.7 (91) v GCS 8.9 (57) (GMHBA) Adel 15.6 (96) v Melb 14.11 (95) (AO) (T) WB 21.18 (144) v StK 5.3 (33) (MRVL) (N) Frem 12.14 (86) v Syd 13.6 (84) (OS) (N) Sunday, May 23 GWS 13.15 (93) v WCE 11.11 (77) (GS) Coll 8.10 (58) v PA 8.11 (59) (MCG) Ess 22.9 (141) v NM 10.9 (69) (MRVL) (T)

ROUND 11

Friday, May 28 WB 8.11 (59) v Melb 13.9 (87) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, May 29 Coll 6.15 (51) v Geel 8.13 (61) (MCG) BL 19.15 (129) v GWS 10.5 (65) (G) StK 12.16 (88) v NM 10.8 (68) (MRVL) (T) GCS 17.11 (113) v Haw 11.10 (76) (SCG) (N) WCE 11.5 (71) v Ess 12.15 (87) (OS) (N) Sunday, May 30 Rich 17.9 (111) v Adel 12.11 (83) (GS) Syd 15.10 (100) v Carl 11.12 (78) (SCG) PA 18.7 (115) v Frem 9.15 (69) (AO) (T)

ROUND 12

Friday, June 4 Melb 14.13 (97) v BL 11.9 (75) (GS) (N) Saturday, June 5 Syd 13.14 (92) v StK 12.11 (83) (SCG) Adel 10.13 (73) v Coll 12.6 (78) (AO) T Ess 12.12 (84) v Rich 19.9 (123) (OS) (N) Sunday, June 6 Carl 10.13 (73) v WCE 14.11 (95) (SCG) Frem 9.11 (65) v WB 13.15 (93) (OS) (T) Byes: Geelong Cats, Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide

ROUND 13

Thursday, June 10 PA 14.7 (91) v Geel 17.10 (112) (AO) (N) Friday, June 11 Syd 7.9 (51) v Haw 14.5 (89) (SCG) (N)

Saturday, June 12 Frem 11.10 (76) v GCS 6.13 (49) (OS) (T) StK 8.12 (60) v Adel 9.12 (66) (CS) (N) Sunday, June 13 NM 14.10 (94) v GWS 14.10 (94) (BA) WCE 13.7 (85) v Rich 12.9 (81) (OS) (N) Monday, June 14 Melb 9.9 (63) v Coll 11.14 (80) (SCG) Byes: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Western Bulldogs

ROUND 14

Friday, June 18 Geel 12.11 (83) v WB 11.12 (78) (GMHBA) (N) Saturday, June 19 GCS 4.7 (31) v PA 12.9 (81) (MS) NM 6.9 (45) v BL 9.14 (68) (BA) (T) GWS 16.6 (102) v Carl 9.12 (66) (GS) (N) Sunday, June 20 Haw 10.13 (73) v Ess 13.8 (86) (UTAS) Byes: Adelaide Crows, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles

ROUND 15

Thursday, June 24 BL 13.16 (94) v Geel 7.8 (50) (G) (N) Friday, June 25 Rich 2.10 (22) v StK 9.8 (62) (MCG) (N) Saturday, June 26 NM 9.18 (72) v GCS 9.9 (63) (BA) Coll 12.7 (79) v Frem 14.7 (91) (MRVL) (T) PA 12.9 (81) v Syd 10.11 (71) (AO) (N) Ess 8.9 (57) v Melb 9.14 (68) (MCG) (N) Sunday, June 27 GWS 11.6 (72) v Haw 13.12 (90) (MCG) WCE 6.7 (43) v WB 13.20 (98) (OS) Carl 12.11 (83) v Adel 10.13 (73) (MRVL) (T)

ROUND 16

Thursday, July 1 GCS 10.17 (77) v Rich 10.7 (67) (MRVL) (N) Friday, July 2 Geel 15.8 (98) v Ess 8.9 (57) (GMHBA) (N) Saturday, July 3 Melb 7.13 (55) v GWS 9.10 (64) (MCG) Adel 8.11 (59) v BL 17.9 (111) (AO) Haw 7.11 (53) v PA 13.9 (87) (MRVL) (N) Frem 8.16 (64) v Carl 12.8 (80) (MCG) (N) Sunday, July 4 Syd 18.10 (118) v WCE 3.8 (26) (GMHBA) Coll 8.13 (61) v StK 10.10 (70) (MCG) WB 16.12 (108) v NM 11.13 (79) (MRVL) (T)

ROUND 17

Thursday, July 8 PA 8.7 (55) v Melb 12.14 (86) (AO) (N) Friday, July 9 Ess 11.18 (84) v Adel 2.9 (21) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, July 10 Haw 6.10 (46) v Frem 16.12 (108) (UTAS) Carl 5.14 (44) v Geel 10.10 (70) (MCG) (T) BL 8.15 (63) v StK 14.11 (95) (MS) (N) Sunday, July 11 GWS 9.10 (64) v GCS 10.5 (65) (MARS) WB 8.12 (60) v Syd 11.13 (79) (MRVL) Rich 11.5 (71) v Coll 13.9 (87) (MCG) (T) Monday, July 12 WCE 8.12 (60) v NM 10.10 (70) (OS) (T)

ROUND 18

Thursday, July 15 Frem 3.13 (31) v Geel 14.16 (100) (OS) (N) Friday, July 16 Rich 16.10 (106) v BL 13.8 (86) (MS) (N) Saturday, July 17 StK 8.13 (61) v PA 10.14 (74) (MRVL) GCS 11.13 (79) v WB 14.6 (90) (MS) (T) Melb 11.13 (79) v Haw 12.7 (79) (MCG) (T) Sunday, July 18 NM 11.8 (74) v Ess 13.14 (92) (MS) Coll 9.8 (62) v Carl 13.13 (91) (MCG) Adel 8.8 (56) v WCE 14.14 (98) (AO) (T) GWS 11.6 (72) v Syd 15.8 (98) (MS) (N)

ROUND 19

Friday, July 23 PA 14.13 (97) v Coll 10.9 (69) (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, July 24 Carl 11.11 (77) v NM 18.8 (116) (MRVL) BL 17.18 (120) v GCS 10.11 (71) (G) WCE 14.10 (94) v StK 13.8 (86) (OS) Melb 9.11 (65) v WB 13.7 (85) (MCG) (N) Adel 16.6 (102) v Haw 13.5 (83) (MRVL) (N) Sunday, July 25 Syd 14.14 (98) v Frem 8.10 (58) (MS) Geel 15.5 (95) v Rich 8.9 (57) (MCG) Ess 7.11 (53) v GWS 9.12 (66) (MS)

ROUND 20

Friday, July 30 StK 12.9 (81) v Carl 18.4 (112) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, July 31 WB 15.15 (105) v Adel 8.8 (56) (MARS) NM 6.6 (42) v Geel 8.14 (62) (BA) Coll 14.6 (90) v WCE 6.9 (45) (MCG) (T) Sunday, August 1 GCS 4.6 (30) v Melb 18.20 (128) (MRVL) Haw 14.8 (92) v BL 12.8 (80) (UTAS) Ess 16.6 (102) v Syd 17.7 (109) (MCG) GWS 11.7 (73) v PA 15.10 (100) (MRVL) (T) Frem 7.13 (55) v Rich 6.15 (51) (OS) (T)

ROUND 21

Friday, August 6 Geel 8.17 (65) v GWS 13.6 (84) (GMHBA) (N) Saturday, August 7 Carl 8.9 (57) v GCS 11.10 (76) (MRVL) Rich 13.11 (89) v NM 8.8 (56) (MCG) (T) Adel 7.9 (51) v PA 7.13 (55) (AO) (N) StK 14.9 (93) v Syd 10.4 (64) (MRVL) (N) Sunday, August 8 Haw 15.7 (97) v Coll 12.6 (78) (MCG) WB 12.12 (84) v Ess 15.7 (97) (MRVL) Frem 8.6 (54) v BL 18.10 (118) (OS) Monday, August 9 WCE 9.9 (63) v Melb 10.12 (72) (OS) (N)

ROUND 22

Friday, August 13 GWS 16.10 (106) v Rich 10.7 (67) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, August 14 Haw 9.10 (64) v WB 5.7 (37) (UTAS) Geel 13.7 (85) v StK 11.5 (71) (GMHBA) (T) PA 21.14 (140) v Carl 5.15 (45) (AO) (T) BL 22.10 (145) v Coll 8.9 (57) (G) (N) NM 12.5 (77) v Syd 13.13 (91) (MRVL) (N) Sunday, August 15 Melb 16.8 (104) v Adel 9.9 (63) (MCG) GCS 4.6 (30) v Ess 14.14 (98) (GMHBA) Frem 12.7 (79) v WCE 9.10 (64) (OS)

ROUND 23

Round begins Friday, August 20* Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne (AO) Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles (G) Carlton v GWS Giants (MRVL) Essendon v Collingwood (MCG) Geelong Cats v Melbourne (GMHBA) Richmond v Hawthorn (MCG) St Kilda v Fremantle (MRVL) Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns (SCG) Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide (MRVL)

2021 TOYOTA AFL FINALS SERIES

Begins Friday, August 27 Week One – Qualifying & Elimination Finals (4) Date TBC Week Two – Semi-Finals (2) Date TBC Week Three – Preliminary Finals (2) September 25 Toyota AFL Grand Final *Matches in rounds 23 are listed alphabetically with timeslots to be determined. Fixture is subject to change.

(T) Twilight match; (N) Night match; (AO) Adelaide Oval; (BA) Blundstone Arena, Hobart; (CS) Cazalys Stadium; (G) Gabba, Brisbane; (GMHBA) GMHBA Stadium, Geelong; (GS) Giants Stadium, Sydney; (MO) Manuka Oval, Canberra; (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; (UTAS) UTAS Stadium, Launceston.

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SCOREBOARD – ROUND 22 GWS Giants 7.3 12.5 15.8 16.10 (106) Richmond 2.2 4.3 6.4 10.7 (67) BEST: GWS Giants – Kelly, Taranto, Hopper, Cumming, Whitfield, Haynes. Richmond – Baker, Short, D. Rioli, Graham, Prestia. GOALS: GWS Giants – Taranto 4, Himmelberg 3, de Boer 2, Lloyd 2, Hogan, Hopper, Mumford, Perryman, Ward. Richmond – Baker 2, Bolton 2, Lynch 2, Cole-man-Jones, Edwards, M. Rioli, Riewoldt. Substitutes: GWS Giants – Riccardi (unused). Rich-mond – Aarts (unused). Umpires: J. Mollison, B. Rosebury, A. Stephens. Crowd: No crowd permitted at Marvel Stadium. Hawthorn 0.2 3.7 7.8 9.10 (64) Western Bulldogs 1.3 2.4 5.6 5.7 (37) BEST: Hawthorn – Howe, Koschitzke, O’Brien, New-combe, T. Mitchell, Wingard. Western Bulldogs – Lib-eratore, Bontempelli, Macrae, Dale, Weightman. GOALS: Hawthorn – Koschitzke 2, McEvoy, Bramble, Hanrahan, T. Mitchell, Lewis, Wingard, Howe. Western Bulldogs – Weightman 2, Hannan, Naughton, Garcia. Substitutes: Hawthorn – Morris (unused). Western Bulldogs – Scott (unused). Umpires: L. Fisher, M. Stevic, B. Wallace. Crowd: 7822 at UTAS Stadium. Geelong Cats 2.0 6.2 10.5 13.7 (85) St Kilda 5.1 7.2 10.3 11.5 (71) BEST: Geelong Cats – Dangerfield, Menegola, C. Guth-rie, Cameron, Selwood, Higgins. St Kilda – Steele, Crouch, Sinclair, Membrey, Howard, King. GOALS: Geelong Cats – Cameron 4, Hawkins 3, Stan-ley, Menegola, Close, Simpson, Smith, Dangerfield. St Kilda – Membrey 3, King 2, Crouch 2, Sharman 2, Jones, Higgins. Substitutes: Geelong Cats – Narkle (replaced Ratugo-lea). St Kilda – Clavarino (replaced Joyce). Umpires: H. Gavine, J. Howorth, M. Nicholls. Crowd: No crowd permitted at GMHBA Stadium.

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Port Adelaide 2.2 8.6 12.11 21.14 (140) Carlton 2.6 5.9 5.12 5.15 (45) BEST: Port Adelaide – Boak, Aliir, Amon, Wines, Bergman, Byrne-Jones, Rozee. Carlton – Walsh, Ken-nedy, Murphy, Dow. GOALS: Port Adelaide – Dixon 4, Gray 3, Marshall 2, Georgiades 2, Fantasia 2, Bergman 2, Boak, Lycett, Rozee, Ladhams, Mayes, Houston. Carlton – Honey 2, McGovern, Kennedy, Casboult. Substitutes: Port Adelaide – Mayes (replaced Lycett). Carlton – Petrevski-Seton (unused). Umpires: C. Fleer, A. Gianfagna, A. Heffernan. Crowd: 13,943 at Adelaide Oval. 4.2 11.4 18.6 22.10 (142) Brisbane Lions Collingwood 3.2 5.3 6.7 8.9 (57) BEST: Brisbane Lions – Neale, Zorko, McCluggage, Bailey, Daniher, Ah Chee. Collingwood – Crisp, Adams, De Goey, Sidebottom. GOALS: Brisbane Lions – Cameron 6, Daniher 3, McStay 3, Cockatoo 2, McCarthy 2, Ah Chee, Bailey, Birchall, Lyons, McCluggage, Neale. Collingwood – Ginnivan 2, Thomas 2, Cameron, De Goey, Henry, Mihocek.

DESPERATE DOCKER: Caleb Serong was outstanding in Fremantle’s pulsating derby win over West Coast.

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Substitutes: Brisbane Lions – Mathieson (unused). Collingwood – Noble (replaced Ruscoe). Umpires: C. Deboy, N. Foot, E. Glouftsis. Crowd: 15,146 at the Gabba. Sydney Swans 5.2 8.4 10.8 13.13 (91) North Melbourne 2.2 3.3 7.4 12.5 (77) BEST: Sydney Swans – Parker, Hayward, Hewett, Rowbottom, Cunningham, Kennedy, Hickey. North Melbourne – Simpkin, Anderson, Hall, Davies-Uniacke, Zurhaar, Phillips. GOALS: Sydney Swans – Hayward 3, Papley 2, Heen-ey, Wicks, Campbell, Parker, McLean, Dawson, Gul-den, Florent. North Melbourne – Zurhaar 3, Larkey 2, Ford 2, Stephenson, Taylor, Anderson, Thomas, Comben. Substitutes: North Melbourne – Young (unused). Sydney Swans – O’Riordan (replaced Blakey). Umpires: R. Chamberlain, J. Power, N. Williamson. Crowd: No crowd permitted at Marvel Stadium. Melbourne 3.3 7.4 12.7 16.8 (104) Adelaide Crows 1.6 3.7 8.8 9.9 (63) BEST: Melbourne – Fritsch, Gawn, Petracca, Langdon, Salem, Jackson. Adelaide Crows – Seedsman, Keays, Sloane, Fogarty, Lynch, Sholl. GOALS: Melbourne – Fritsch 7, B. Brown 2, Jackson 2, Petracca 2, Melksham, Pickett, Spargo. Adelaide Crows – Fogarty 3, McAdam 2, Lynch, Mackay, Murphy, Seedsman. Substitutes: Melbourne – vandenBerg (unused). Adelaide Crows – Sholl (replaced Himmelberg). Umpires: C. Donlon, R. Findlay, L. Haussen. Crowd: No crowd permitted at the MCG.

AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Votes

Player

Club

104

Clayton Oliver

Melbourne

101

Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs

Touk Miller

Gold Coast Suns

Ollie Wines

Port Adelaide

Sam Walsh

Carlton

Jack Steele

St Kilda

Zach Merrett

Essendon

Christian Petracca

Melbourne

Essendon 2.2 8.8 12.12 14.14 (98) Gold Coast Suns 2.2 3.4 3.6 4.6 (30) BEST: Essendon – Stringer, Parish, Draper, Merrett, Hind, Laverde, Ridley. Gold Coast Suns – Miller, Anderson, Collins, Ballard. GOALS: Essendon – Stringer 5, Guelfi 2, Waterman 2, Clarke, Durham, Hind, Perkins, Smith. Gold Coast Suns – Corbett, Fiorini, Jeffrey, Townsend. Substitutes: Gold Coast Suns – Atkins (replaced Lemmens). Essendon – Gleeson (unused). Umpires: J. Broadbent, S. Meredith, R. O’Gorman. Crowd: No crowd permitted at GMHBA Stadium. 8.3 10.2 11.2 12.7 (79) Fremantle West Coast Eagles 3.2 4.7 7.9 9.10 (64) BEST: Fremantle – Serong, Ryan, Mundy, Darcy, Taberner, Cerra. West Coast Eagles – Naitanui, Redden, Gaff, Ryan, Witherden, Shuey. GOALS: Fremantle – Taberner 3, Schultz 2, Serong 2, Mundy, Cerra, Darcy, Colyer, Treacy. West Coast Eagles – Ryan 3, Kennedy 3, Darling 2, Witherden. Substitutes: Fremantle – Bewley (replaced Blakely). West Coast Eagles – Langdon (replaced Kelly). Umpires: N. Brown, J. Dalgleish, D. Margetts. Crowd: 51,692 at Optus Stadium.

Darcy Parish

Essendon

Rory Laird

Adelaide

Max Gawn

Melbourne

Jarryd Lyons

Brisbane Lions

David Mundy

Fremantle

Jack Macrae

Western Bulldogs

Tom Mitchell

Hawthorn

Nic Naitanui

West Coast Eagles

Hugh McCluggage

Brisbane Lions

Tom Stewart

Geelong

Jordan De Goey

Collingwood

Note: Leaderboard after the completion of Round 21. Votes from round 22 and 23 will not be released until the announcement of the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award winner.

LEADING GOALKICKERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Player Club Goals Behinds % Harry McKay (Carl) 58 33 63.7 Tom Hawkins (Geel) 50 33 60.2 Jack Riewoldt (Rich) 48 29 62.3 Taylor Walker (Adel) 48 29 62.3 Josh Bruce (WB) 48 21 69.6 Charlie Dixon (PA) 46 22 67.7 Bayley Fritsch (Melb) 46 18 71.9 Charlie Cameron (BL) 44 30 59.4 Ben King (GSC) 43 24 64.2 Lance Franklin (Syd) 42 21 66.7 Toby Greene (GWS) 41 37 52.6 Joe Daniher (Bris) 41 29 58.6 Josh Kennedy (WCE) 41 21 66.1 Aaron Naughton (WB) 39 38 50.7 Jack Darling (WCE) 39 17 69.6 Nick Larkey (NM) 39 15 72.2 Max King (StK) 38 30 55.9 Tom Papley (Syd) 38 26 59.4 Jake Stringer (Eess) 37 16 69.8 Matt Taberner (Frem) 36 16 69.23 Brody Mihocek (Coll) 34 34 50.0 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (Ess) 34 14 70.8 Cale Hooker (Ess) 33 24 57.9 Luke Breust (Haw) 33 11 75.0

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SANFL ROUND 17

STATE LEAGUE

Norwood 3.1 5.3 6.10 9.15 (69) West Adelaide 3.1 4.2 5.3 6.4 (40) BEST: Norwood – Rokahr, Hamilton, Wilkins, Heard, Shenton, Douglas. West Adelaide – P. Fairlie, Murphy, Ryan, Squire, Duval, Karpany. GOALS: Norwood – Boyd 2, Douglas 2, Shenton, McKenzie, Nelligan, Pedro, Binder. West Adelaide – Beech 2, Stevens, Squire, Haysman, Keough. Glenelg 4.5 10.6 14.9 18.13 (121) Central District 2.0 3.1 5.4 10.7 (67) BEST: Glenelg – Proud, McBean, Motlop, Landt, Curran, Turner. Central District – Barreau, Grant, J. Schiller, Weaver, Hoskin. GOALS: Glenelg – McBean 7, Motlop 4, Allen 2, Turner, Bailey, Hannath, Wanganeen-Milera, Reynolds. Central District – Grant 2, Hoskin 2, Barreau 2, Habel, Grace, J. Schiller, East. Sturt 4.3 9.7 12.8 14.12 (96) Port Adelaide 1.2 3.3 5.10 10.12 (72) BEST: Sturt – Illman, Fahey-Sparks, Slimming, Lochowiak, Battersby, Lewis. Port Adelaide – Powell-Pepper, McEntee, Lienert, Westbrook, Garner, Sutcliffe. GOALS: Sturt – Lochowiak 4, Burrows 2, Dakin, Thiele, Penfold, Slimming, Hone, Grivell, Davis, Illman. Port Adelaide – Garner 3, Woodcock 2, McEntee 2, Lienert, Powell-Pepper, Sutcliffe. North Adelaide 5.3 7.5 12.9 17.10 (112) South Adelaide 3.1 6.3- 7.3 8.6 (54) BEST: North Adelaide – C. Combe, Spina, A. Young, Wigg, Hartung, Hender. South Adelaide – Skinner, Haines, Gibbs, Broadbent. GOALS: North Adelaide – A. Young 4, Hender 3, Wilsdon 3, McInerney 2, Ramsey 2, Wigg, Moore, Mercovich. South Adelaide – Gibbs 2, Fitt, Bogle, Heaslip, Overall, Tarca, Draper. Eagles 4.4 10.5 12.10 17.13 (115) Adelaide Crows 2.0 2.0 6.2 8.2 (50) BEST: Eagles – Hayes, T. Menzel, Pudney, Knight, Stengle, Tsitas. Adelaide Crows – Rowe, Borlase, Worrell, Gollant, Wright, Boyle, Hodges. GOALS: Eagles – D. Menzel 4, Stengle 3, Hayes 2, Von Bertouch 2, T. Menzel 2, Haylock, Knight, Comitogianni, Thompson. Adelaide Crows – Gollant 3, Clarke 2, McAsey, Newchurch, Salt.

TSL ROUND 20

WAFL ROUND 17

North Hobart 3.3 5.6 7.7 10.10 (70) Glenorchy 2.2 4.3 4.5 8.8 (56) BEST: North Hobart – McCulloch, Caswell, McGinniss, Splann, Walker, Elphinstone. Glenorchy – Howard, Patterson, Brown, Nicholson, Gunther, Reibelt. GOALS: North Hobart – Splann 5, McCulloch 2, Williams, Sandric, Caswell. Glenorchy – Daly 2, Brown 2, Kamaric, Oakley, Gunther, Dilger.

East Fremantle 1.6 4.7 11.8 16.12 (108) 4.5 6.9 6.9 9.10 (64) Subiaco BEST: East Fremantle – Marsh, Meade, Strnadica, Dixon, Tassone. Subiaco – Harris, Braut, Heal, Delahunty, Hickmott. GOALS: East Fremantle – Marsh 3, Dixon 3, Bennett 2, Strnadica 2, Burton 2, O’Reilly 2, English, Holmes. Subiaco – Mayo 2, Kennedy, Marsh, Sokol, Harris, Martin, Bailey Matera, Clinch.

Clarence 5.3 8.3 12.4 13.7 (85) Launceston 3.6 5.9 9.12 11.17 (83) BEST: Clarence – Wylie, Buechner, Holmes, McCallum, Gardner, Borsboom. Launceston – Thorp, Boyd, Holt, Seymour, Smith, Woolley. GOALS: Clarence – J. Green 3, Smith 3, Garland 2, Barwick 2, Penwright, Harper, Gardner. Launceston – Thorp 5, Taylor 2, Gillow, Harper, Donnellan, Groenewegen.

Swan Districts 6.2 8.6 10.8 14.11 (95) 1.2 3.3 6.5 8.6 (54) East Perth BEST: Swan Districts – Clarke, Noble, Jones, Turner, Erceg. East Perth – Schumacher, Msando, Scott, Lynch, McGuire. GOALS: Swan Districts – Clarke 4, Noble 3, Ireland 2, Wilson 2, Palmer, Fisher, Riggio. East Perth – McGuire 3, Wright 2, Schumacher, Hille, Jones.

North Launceston 4.1 6.4 7.6 16.8 (104) Tigers 1.5 2.8 8.10 9.12 (66) BEST: North Launceston – Walsh, Stingel, Sanders, Cox-Goodyer, Sulzberger, Whitney. Tigers – Gadomski, Clifford, Collidge, Cole, Reynolds, Gardner. GOALS: North Launceston – Cox-Goodyer 3, Burt 2, Bennett 2, Leary 2, Pearce 2, Rushton, Griffiths, R. Sanders, O. Sanders, Avent. Tigers – Gardner 3, Duigan 2, Campbell, Graham, Wright, Cole. Bye: Lauderdale

NAB LEAGUE ROUND 15

1.1 7.4 9.6 11.10 (76) Claremont 2.3 3.4 5.6 10.8 (68) Perth BEST: Claremont – Rogers, Edwards, Baldwin, Miller, Barton. Perth – Coniglio, Brogan-Henry, Giblett, Gray, Avery. GOALS: Claremont – Bolton 3, House 3, Barton 2, Buller, England, Miller. Perth – Richardson 2, Cary 2, Edmonds 2, Bird, Stubbs, Giblett, Sanderson. 4.4 7.8 12.8 16.10 (106) West Perth 0.0 1.0 1.3 5.5 (35) West Coast Eagles BEST: West Perth – Keitel, Black, Shane Nelson, Hobley, Guadagnin, Murray, Pegoraro, Peirce. West Coast Eagles – Brayshaw, Brander, Ainsworth, Rotham, Sears, Winder. GOALS: West Perth – Keitel 7, Murray 2, Riddoch 2, Knott, Peirce, Todd, Pegoraro, Kernutt. West Coast Eagles – Waterman, Jones, Brander, Hug, Nitschke. Byes: South Fremantle, Peel Thunder.

Geelong Falcons 9.13 (67) Bendigo Pioneers 2.15 (27) BEST: Geelong Falcons – Whyte, Knevitt, Conway, Clark, Barrow, Hollard. Bendigo Pioneers – Hickman, Bennett, Stevens, Smith, Conforti, Hosking. GOALS: Geelong Falcons – Hollard 3, Annandale 2, Clark, Northam, Young, Knevitt. Bendigo Pioneers – Hamilton, Gallagher. Gippsland Power 3.0 6.0 6.5 8.7 (55) GWV Rebels 2.5 4.7 5.9 6.12 (48) BEST: Gippsland Power – D’Angelo, Konstanty, Brinker-Ritchie, Galvin, Serong, Humphrey. GWV Rebels – Molan, Stevens, Marris, Rentsch, Lockett, Hobbs. GOALS: Gippsland Power – Noblett 3, Konstanty 2, Serong, Burgiel, Humphrey. GWV Rebels – Lohmann 2, Molan, Rentsch, Lockett, Hobbs.

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Crows v Kangaroos

ROUND

HEAD to HEAD Played 46: Adelaide Crows 24, North Melbourne 22. Since 2016: Adelaide Crows 4, North Melbourne 4. Most recent game: round 4, 2021, Adelaide Crows d North Melbourne by 41 points at Marvel Stadium. Highest attendance: 94,431, Grand Final, 1998, at the MCG.

ADELAIDE CROWS

FULL COMMITMENT: Lachlan Murphy attempts a spectacular mark in the Crows’ easy win over the Roos in round four.

Match Preview

u It may be a battle between 17th and 18th on the ladder, but it might just be the most interesting bottom-of-the-table clash we have seen for some time. Both North Melbourne and Adelaide have lost their past three games, but have shown a capacity to take big scalps this year and have performed admirably despite their ladder positions. Their performances, particularly in the back half of the season, have been encouraging. The Roos defeated West Coast in Perth, drew with GWS and smashed Carlton recently, while Adelaide beat Melbourne and St Kilda in the middle part of the season. When these teams meet, it tends to blow out one way or

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Highest score: 28.12 (180), round 24, 1991, at Football Park. Lowest score: 5.19 (49), round 18, 2004, at Football Park. Home record: 16-6 Away record: 8-16 Greatest winning margin: 77 points, round 1, 2015, at Adelaide Oval. Longest winning sequence: 8, round 18, 2004, to round 12, 2009. Most goals in a game: 10, Tony Modra, round 8, 1993, at Football Park.

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Highest score: 23.14 (152), round 5, 1996, at the MCG. Lowest score: 3.6 (24), round 12, 2009, at Football Park. Away record: 6-16 Home record: 16-8 Greatest winning margin: 80 points, round 12, 1994, at Princes Park. Longest winning sequence: 5, round 5, 1996, to round 21, 1998. Most goals in a game: 6, John Longmire, round 9, 1991, at the MCG; Craig Sholl, round 7, 1999, at the MCG; Wayne Carey, round 9, 2000, at Football Park; Leigh Brown, round 1, 2004, at the MCG; Jarrad Waite, round 7, 2017, at Blundstone Arena.

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Coach Luke Beveridge Captain Marcus Bontempelli

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Tom JONAS Sam POWELL-PEPPER Ryan BURTON Todd MARSHALL Dan HOUSTON Steven MOTLOP Xavier DUURSMA Hamish HARTLETT Robbie GRAY Travis BOAK Tom ROCKLIFF Trent McKENZIE Orazio FANTASIA Miles BERGMAN Karl AMON Ollie WINES Tom CLUREY Zak BUTTERS Mitch GEORGIADES Connor ROZEE Aliir ALIIR Charlie DIXON Dylan WILLIAMS Kane FARRELL Sam HAYES Riley BONNER Joel GARNER Willem DREW Scott LYCETT Ollie LORD Trent BURGOYNE Sam MAYES Darcy BYRNE-JONES Lachie JONES Boyd WOODCOCK Taj SCHOFIELD Peter LADHAMS Jarrod LIENERT Jed McENTEE Jackson MEAD Martin FREDERICK Jake PASINI Tyson GOLDSACK

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What I’m thinking with Ashley Browne

Couch remains a comfy setting On The Couch has set the standard for TV football viewing over the past 20 years.

e’ve been talking about footy, expansively and at length, seemingly forever. Be it at the pub, the office, on the tram or walking around the park, just about everything in footy is worthy of some sort of thorough examination. The more extreme, the hotter the take, the more enlightening the discussion. The deep dives into all things footy have long been a part of radio and TV broadcasting. Go to The Age archive on Google News, click on the old TV/Radio Guide (now the Green Guide) and you will find weekends full of programming about VFL football. But the operative word here is ‘weekends’. So much of the football chat across the electronic media was game-centric. From Monday morning to Friday night, there was radio – and TV – silence. That changed in 1994 when The Footy Show came along on Channel Nine and, while it was a game-changer in so many ways, it was more based around banter surrounding the game than anything too earnest. And while Seven, which had the AFL’s broadcast rights, was roundly criticised for handing Thursday

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TALKING FOOTY: With Gerard Healy in the driver’s seat, On The Couch has been compulsive viewing for two decades.

nights over to a rival channel that didn’t have the broadcast rights, it nevertheless conceived its own show that became a staple of the AFL media landscape. Talking Footy made its debut in early 1994 on Monday nights. It let the events of the weekend breathe for 24 hours before tackling what was happening in the game – on and off the field – in a calm, measured and usually erudite fashion. With Bruce McAvaney in the driver’s seat and the likes of Malcolm Blight, Terry Wallace and Leigh Matthews sitting on the couch, it couldn’t help but be anything else. It was a winner for Seven and remained so until 2004. It even kept the show going for three seasons after losing the broadcast rights, although by then it had lost some of its lustre. Thankfully, a full-time AFL channel came along in 2002 and with imitation being the greatest form of flattery – this is football after all – the first iteration of Fox Footy started its own show – On The Couch – and it has been pretty much compulsive viewing ever since on both versions of Fox Footy and Fox Sport in the interim. Brownlow medallist and commentator Gerard Healy was given the host’s chair and has not moved for 20 years. Mike Sheahan took a place on the couch, having been a regular on the Seven show for many years,

We take the viewers where they have never been before ON THE COUCH HOST GERARD HEALY

and stayed there for 12 years. Others to have rolled through include James Hird, Jason Dunstall, Paul Roos and David King, while Healy’s co-hosts for the past two years have been Jonathan Brown, Nick Riewoldt and Garry Lyon. The beauty of On The Couch – and Healy as the driver of the show has always been big on this – is to better inform the viewer about how the game is played. On The Couch has always had plenty to say about all the big AFL issues, but increasingly it has left the off-field news and the big interviews to AFL 360, which precedes it by an hour. “We take the viewers where they have never been before, be it through comment, statistics or visualisation,” said Healy, who doesn’t puff his chest all that often, but is justifiably proud of the show’s body of work over the past two decades. Indeed, it was On The Couch that introduced, named and then explained premiership-winning tactical ploys such as ‘Clarko’s Cluster’ and the ‘Weagles Web’. In an increasingly crowded AFL media landscape, with many of the same talking heads repeating themselves over and over again across various platforms, On The Couch has kept itself fresh and relevant and remains mandatory viewing for those who want a weekly lesson in football theory. Here’s to the next 20 years.

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