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CONTENTS FINALS WEEK 2 • SEPTEMBER 15-16 • 2023 FEATURES DEES MUST DELIVER For the second successive year, Melbourne faces the prospect of a straight-sets finals exit. ASHLEY BROWNE reports. PORT’S GIANT TASK After a poor opening week to the 2023 finals, Port Adelaide must overcome the rampant Giants. LAURENCE ROSEN reports. 5 8 One Week At A Time 5 Opinion: Ashley Browne 34 Team line-ups 50 Kids’ section 90 Answer Man 96 Footy Quiz 98 REGULARS aflrecord.com.au He has been compared to a young Dustin Martin SEN’S DRAFT EXPERTS ON NO. 1 DRAFT PROSPECT HARLEY REID – PAGE 84 AFL Record Editor Michael Lovett Production Editors Gary Hancock, Brendan Rhodes Senior Writer Ashley Browne Writers Lachlan Geleit, Jack Makeham, Seb Mottram, Nic Negrepontis, Laurence Rosen, Andrew Slevison Statisticians Col Hutchinson, Lachlan Essing THIS WEEK’S COVERS There are dedicated covers for both finals. Finals editions are available at games or order at aflrecord.com.au. The Record would also like to thank Carlton Media for providing images for last week’s Carlton v Richmond ri v alry feature. OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE DIVIDED LOYALTY: Footy icon Ron Barassi will have a foot in both camps when the Demons take on the Blues on Friday night. 10 Scan to shop now! 2023_Final Round 3_QRTRPGAD_ChargeUp Prime.indd 1 8/09/2023 8:54:07 AM Owned and produced by Sports Entertainment Network Production Manager Amahl Weereratne Cover Design Rich Grealish Creative & Studio Director Rich Grealish Photo Retoucher Jayden McFarlane Photography Michael Willson, Dylan Burns aflphotos.com.au Photos Manager Celia Drummond CEO – BallPark, Rainmaker & Publishing Richard Simkiss Publications Commercial Manager, SEN Charlie Lennon Printed By IVE Address correspondence to The Editor, AFL Record, Level 5, 111 Coventry St, Southbank, Victoria, 3006. (03) 8825 6600 michael.lovett@sen.com.au AFL Record, Vol. 112, Finals Week 2, 2023 Copyright. ACN No. 004 155 211. ISBN 978-0-6456573-0-2 Print Post approved PP320258/00109

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DÉJÀ VU FOR DEMONS?

Melbourne is staring firmly at some unwanted football history as it heads into Friday night’s cut-throat semi-final against Carlton at the MCG.

A loss would mean the Demons become the first team since the final eight was reconfigured to its current system in 2000 to suffer a straight-sets exit in consecutive years.

They were bounced out last season after losing to Sydney (22 points) and Brisbane (13), both at the MCG.

And they have endured a difficult lead-up to this week’s game after an emotionally-taxing seven-point qualifying final loss to Collingwood last Thursday.

Amid frenzied scenes at the MCG, Melbourne playmaker Angus Brayshaw was stretchered from the ground after being collected by the shoulder of Magpie Brayden Maynard, who had leapt from the ground and was attempting to smother Brayshaw’s kick.

Maynard was roundly jeered by the Melbourne fans for the rest of the evening and was suspended for three games by AFL Match Review Officer Michael Christian, at the behest of new AFL footy boss Laura Kane.

But after a marathon three-hour Tribunal hearing on Tuesday night, which followed five days of divisive debate and scrutiny across the country, Maynard was cleared.

Brayshaw will not line up against the Blues. Nor will

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forward Jacob van Rooyen, who was suspended for one match for striking Daniel McStay.

It continues the revolving door in Melbourne’s forward line, which has already lost Harrison Petty and Jake Melksham to season-ending injuries.

Coach Simon Goodwin has had eight days to rejig things.

The Demons made some dreadful decisions forward of centre and were woefully inefficient.

They won the inside-50 count 69-37, without winning the game.

Skipper Max Gawn, who was wonderful as he kept Melbourne in the game, will play despite a broken bone in his foot.

u At this time of the year, c ompeting clubs and their fans don’t like to get too far ahead of themselves.

But here at the AFL Record we must do precisely that as we approach our busiest week of the year.

The Record team has been hard at it preparing for next week’s preliminary final edition, which will be on sale at the MCG next Friday night and the Gabba on Saturday.

It was a nervy night for the Blues

Apart from dissecting the two big games which will feature Collingwood against either Port Adelaide or GWS and the Brisbane Lions, who will take on Carlton or Melbourne, there will be an in-depth look at the Brownlow Medal.

We will assess the main chances from every club, including their season stats, and senior writer ASHLEY BROWNE looks at the Western Bulldogs

and their incredible record in the Brownlow Medal.

Then it’s on to our premier publication of the year – the Grand Final Record There will be a round-by-round review of the 2023 season, statistical analysis of all 18 teams, a comprehensive match preview and a detailed look at the two competing teams.

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Carlton outlasted Sydney by six points the following night, also at the MCG, to win its first final in 10 years.

It was a nervy night for the Blues, who twice pushed their lead out to more than four goals, only for the feisty Swans to work their way back into the game.

It was a win marked by the contribution of some lesser lights, with Matthew Cottrell, Blake Acres and Jack Martin all outstanding. However, Martin was reported and will serve a one-match suspension, while spearhead Harry McKay will miss through concussion.

The Demons won by 17 points in round 12, while the Blues won in controversial circumstances in round

MICHAEL WILLSON and his team will share the best images of a memorable season and we look back at some great Grand Finals, including the ‘Baby Bombers’ of 1993.

The retail edition will be available in newsagents in Grand Final week and the match-day edition can be bought at the MCG on Grand Final day. You can also pre-order your copy at aflrecord.com.au.

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D-DAY: The Demons are looking down the barrel of another straight-sets exit from the finals.

22 after Christian Petracca’s kick with 41 seconds remaining was ruled to have been touched on the line.

The winner will head to the Gabba for a preliminary final meeting with the Brisbane Lions.

The GWS Giants are riding their hot hand into Saturday night’s semi-final against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.

Since starting the season with a 3-7 record, they have won 11 of 14 and they could not have been more impressive against St Kilda at the MCG last Saturday, especially when they kicked eight straight goals from late in the first term to lead by 43 points shortly before half-time.

The Giants move the ball with breakneck speed from half-back and their spread from the contest was too difficult for the Saints to manage. The final margin was 24 points.

Making the win even more meritorious was that key midfielder Stephen Coniglio was a late withdrawal because of an eye injury, but he should return to face the Power.

And even though the Giants lost by 51 points to Port at Adelaide Oval in round 22, they will be itching to return. The win over the Saints meant they have won at a record AFL 11 venues for the season.

The Power face an unsettled week.

They were on the wrong end of an eight-goal hiding from the Lions at

the Gabba last Saturday night, with the game getting away from them in the third term.

They were a bit undermanned.

Moments after substituting Darcy Byrne-Jones out for tactical reasons, defenders Dylan Williams (hamstring) and Trent McKenzie (ankle) were injured and forced from the ground.

Both will be given every opportunity to play this week, as will talismanic key forward Charlie Dixon, who has been out since a foot injury in round 20.

Saturday night also shapes as the last home game for Port icon Travis Boak, who has been the sub on four occasions this year.

He is reportedly keen to play on, but indications are the club believes that after a magnificent 347-game career, the 35-year-old should finish up at the end of this season, rather than as a mainly SANFL player in 2024.

Since winning 13 successive games through the middle of the season, the Power have lost five of their past eight and looked jittery and well off the pace against the Lions.

Coach Ken Hinkley was at his reassuring best afterwards saying: “We’ll be OK. We earnt the opportunity to play again, worked really hard all year to get that opportunity.

We earnt the opportunity to play again

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“Obviously we would have preferred to not use it, but we now get to use it and we’ll be ready to go and looking forward to the opportunity to play.”

Saturday night’s winner will be at the MCG next week to play Collingwood in a preliminary final.

The opening weekend of the 2023 finals smashed the AFL’s week one attendance record, with 289,147 attending the four games.

In addition to crowds of more than 92,000 for the Thursday and Friday night games, there were 68,465 back at the MCG on Saturday afternoon and 36,020 at the Gabba that night.

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FINAL FLING?: Power champion Travis Boak could be playing his last home game for the club.
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POWER FACING A GIANT CHALLENGE

Port Adelaide’s predicament heading into the second week of finals is a fascinating prospect. Using a theme around the box office hit movie Oppenheimer – which Power teammates Ryan Burton and Ollie Wines spoke about on SEN last week – the start of the finals did not go as planned after Port was comprehensively beaten by the Brisbane Lions in the qualifying final at the Gabba last Saturday night.

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While the Power were competitive in the first half, their stoppage game – which has been their strength this year – was exposed as the Lions found plenty of joy in front of goal from stoppage plays.

Port is nursing several injury issues heading into Saturday night’s do-or-die semi-final against GWS at Adelaide Oval, headlined by Trent McKenzie who ended the game against Brisbane on crutches with an injured ankle.

Power coach Ken Hinkley flagged his intentions that he wanted to move on quickly from the defeat.

“We’ll have to do with what we have available and I’m optimistic that’s still strong enough and good enough, I don’t think that’s a problem,” he said post-match.

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“We’ll be OK. We earnt the opportunity to play again, worked really hard all year to get that opportunity.

“Obviously we would have preferred to not use it, but we now

get to use it and we’ll be ready to go and looking forward to the opportunity to play.

“We played GWS at Adelaide Oval not that long ago and we had a nice strong win.”

The question remains just how much can be taken from that round 22 game, where the Power prevailed easily by 51 points.

The Giants were irresistible in their win over St Kilda in last

week’s elimination final and will fancy themselves as they head to Adelaide Oval where they have a not-too-shabby 7-9 win-loss record and are 3-3 there against Port Adelaide.

Fresh off a contract extension, Hinkley’s immediate future is secure.

But a win on Saturday night would stamp this season as a successful one for Port Adelaide.

SKILTON HONOURED

u Former Swans champion Bob Skilton has been elevated to Legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

The Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend is a three-time Brownlow medallist (1959, 1963, 1968) who played 237 games for South Melbourne, kicking 412 goals during his career that spanned from 1956 to 1971.

He won the Swans’ club best and fairest nine times, equal record for a player from any club with Fitzroy’s Kevin Murray, and was named as first rover in the AFL Team of the Century.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan congratulated Skilton on his recognition by Sport Australia.

“As just the fourth player in our game’s history to be recognised with Legend status, Bob is among the greatest small men to have played footy,” McLachlan said.

“His incredible list of honours speak to his skills and brilliance, but Bobby has also been a lifetime ambassador for the game.

“He has been the bridge to the growth of the Swans in Sydney and the inspiration for so many thousands who love our game and cherish the red and white.”

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Set to play career game No. 348, passing Jack Riewoldt and Tom Hawkins in outright 23rd position on the AFL/VFL games played list. Set to play game No. 228 for Port Adelaide, drawing level with Domenic Cassisi in equal ninth most games played for the club. Needs two goals to equal Brett Ebert in sixth spot on Port Adelaide’s goalkicking list. He is on 238 goals. kicked 99 goals for GWS. Set to become the ninth player to kick 100 goals for the Giants. POSITIVE THINKING: Power coach Ken Hinkley is confident Port can bounce back from a disappointing defeat.

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1. Goal umpires c onfirm scores are identical;

2. There is a six-minute break for coaches to speak to their players;

3. Te ams change ends;

4. Thre e minutes of additional time, plus time-on will be played;

5. Af ter the first extra-time period, the siren sounds and teams immediately change ends without a break;

6. The ball will be bounced (or thrown up) in the centre and a further three minutes of play (plus time-on) will start;

7. At the end of this period, the siren will sound and the team with the highest score is declared the winner;

8. If s cores are still tied, steps 3-7 are repeated until a result is determined.

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u Clubs will receive 10 interchanges for each two three-minute periods. Any leftover interchanges from each two-period section of extra time do not carry over into a subsequent period.

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RON BARASSI

Playing career: 1953-69 (Melb 1953-64, Carl 1965-69)

Games: 254 (Melb 204, Carl 50) Goals: 330 (Melb 295, Carl 35).

Player honours: Melb best and fairest 1961, 1964; Melb leading goalkicker 1958 (equal), 1959; Melb captain 1960-64; Melb premierships 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964; AFL Team of the Century; Melb Team of the Century (captain); All-Australian 1956, 1958, 1961 (captain); Victoria (19 games, 26 goals); also played Port Melbourne (VFA) 1972 (3 games, 1 goal).

Coaching record: Carl 1965-71 (147 games, 99 wins, 47 losses, 1 draw), premierships 1968, 1970; NM 1973-80 (198 games, 130 wins, 65 losses, 3 draws), premierships 1975, 1977; Melb 1981-85 (111 games, 34 wins, 77 losses); Syd 1993-95 (59 games, 13 wins, 46 losses).

It looks like it could be a date, or even a banking PIN, but 17410 just happens to be one of the most famous five-digit codes in football.

It represents 17 Grand Finals ‘4’ (as in for) 10 premierships.

It is the number proudly emblazoned underneath the signature of Ronald Dale Barassi, one of the 12 inaugural Legends of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, the ruck-rover in the AFL and Melbourne Teams of the Century (Demon captain) and a man who would probably be known as ‘Mr Football’ if the great E.J. Whitten didn’t get the moniker first.

Barassi is arguably the biggest football name of all-time – he certainly is at two different clubs, having led Melbourne and Carlton to multiple premierships, while there is an argument he could have the same mantle at a third, having

coached North Melbourne to its first two VFL flags.

And then there’s Sydney, where he came out of an eight-year retirement to save a beleaguered club from extinction and be similarly revered as a messiah, even if the on-field success didn’t follow until after his departure.

His name stands alone (with apologies to Norm Smith) at the Demons, where he was part of the club since birth (his father Ronald snr played 58 games, including the 1940 flag, before being killed in action in World War II as a Rat of Tobruk).

Barassi jnr played in six premierships from 1955-64, captaining two, winning two best and fairests, two leading goalkicker awards and three All-Australian blazers.

So it was dubbed “the most audacious signing in League history” when the 1964 premiership

captain and 204-game champion’s appointment as captain-coach of the Blues for 1965 dropped later that year.

He went on to play another 50 games for Carlton and was playing coach of the 1968 premiership team before masterminding the Blues’ record-breaking comeback against Collingwood in the 1970 Grand Final from the coach’s box.

His stints in charge at North Melbourne (1973-80), Melbourne (1981-85) and then Sydney (1993-95) changed the course of history of all three clubs.

Given the supporters of four clubs would bow down to his greatness if they got the chance, who will he be supporting when two of them –the Demons and the Blues – fight for their seasons at the MCG on Friday night?

As they say in the classics, ‘Every Heart Beats True’.

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DEMON WITH WINGS: The most famous image of one of the most famous football names – Ron Barassi launches a long bomb towards goal during his playing days before becoming a coaching luminary at Carlton (left).

This is Footy Country.

It’s Wednesday night. Under 18’s training. But it’s not just the Under 18’s out there. It’s the little brothers and sisters weaving between their legs on the first lap of the field and a couple of oldies following half a length behind. It’s the vice president stocking the canteen fridge.

It’s the same surnames that appear generation after generation, gold gilt on wood. The same golden locks in team photo after team photo.

It’s uniforms getting washed. Programs going to press. Fresh lines marked. And finals and rivals debated over tinnies.

You know it’s not just the Under 18’s out there. Because come Saturday, Everyone in town turns up to play.

Don’t be mistaken,

This isn’t country footy. This is Footy Country.

Supporting footy at the highest level for 20+ years. And now we’re backing the heart of the game, because there’s no footy without country footy.

COACHING RANKS TAKE SHAPE

The annual coaching carousel has one last stop to make in 2023, with Richmond set to announce its replacement for Damien Hardwick sometime around the Grand Final.

Andrew McQualter, who led the Tigers to a 7-6 record after replacing Hardwick, is in the running, together with Melbourne senior assistant Adem Yze, who narrowly missed the Essendon and GWS Giants jobs 12 months ago.

The shuffling of the assistant coaching decks is well underway and Hardwick, now the coach of Gold Coast, has made his first hire, poaching Shaun Grigg from Geelong to join him at the Suns.

Grigg, a premiership player at the Tigers in 2017 under Hardwick, was highly rated for his midfield work at the Cats and is considered a future senior coach. The Cats released him despite having him under contract.

Elsewhere, major turnover is coming to the coaching staffs at two underperforming clubs.

The Western Bulldogs are following the lead of clubs such as Richmond, Collingwood and Geelong of recent times by retaining the senior coach but shaking up the surrounding staff.

Luke Beveridge remains in charge but will be replacing long-time Bulldogs player and assistant coach Rohan Smith as well as Marc Webb and development coach Travis Varcoe.

Alastair Clarkson is also making significant changes ahead of his second season at North Melbourne.

Brett Ratten, who filled in as senior coach mid-season while Clarkson took a mental health break, will not be returning to Arden St.

He wants to remain in football but is reportedly seeking a director of coaching position rather than an assistant role.

The Roos have also released long-time development coach Gavin Brown, a former Collingwood premiership player and captain, and John Blakey, a Roos flag winner.

Brent Harvey will also not retain his part-time development role.

The Kangaroos are looking to freshen up their coaching staff and bring in younger assistant coaches more recently out of the game.

West Coast is another club to keep an eye on.

Adam Simpson kept his job despite the club’s 18th-place finish, but big changes are afoot with the highly-regarded Matthew Inness moving from the Western Bulldogs as high performance manager.

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ASHLEY BROWNE REUNITED: Shaun Grigg has been poached from Geelong by new Suns coach Damien Hardwick; (inset) long-time development coach Gavin Brown has been let go by North Melbourne.
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u After waiting a decade to run out in a final for the first time, Patrick Cripps now knows what it feels like to win one. The Carlton captain and reigning Brownlow medallist was kept under wraps by Sydney counterpart Callum Mills in the elimination final, but still did some important things as the Blues built a five-goal lead at half-time and held on desperately until the final siren to win by a goal. The victory was thanks mainly to the heroics of unheralded wingman Blake Acres, who wouldn’t be listed in the club’s top 10 players but was its most important in front of 92,026 roaring fans at the MCG last Friday night.

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THE BIRTH OF

The AFL Players Association is celebrating its 50th birthday. It is now a key partner with the AFL in the growth of the game, but its origins were humble and even hostile.

ASHLEY BROWNE revisits those times and talks to some who were up for the fight.

The dusty books of football history record that Subiaco’s Peter Eakins was the best player in Australia in 1969, winner of the prestigious Tassie Medal for the best player at the national carnival held in Adelaide that year.

What they don’t tell us is his decision to move to Collingwood the next year was the first act that led to a push towards player empowerment, which in turn led to the players forming their own union (which they called an ‘association’ because it seemed less militant), and which today has led to the players being equal partners with the AFL in the growth, development and prosperity of the game.

But it started with Eakins and the unwitting role he played in all this.

He was the first big-name recruit in Collingwood’s history and, when

the erstwhile parsimonious Magpies offered him a $5000 bonus on top of a healthy weekly wage, longstanding Magpie champions Des Tuddenham and Len Thompson went on strike when their demands for an increase in pay went unheeded.

Tuddenham wanted $8000 for the next three seasons. Thompson wanted $30,000 over five years.

Their beef wasn’t with Eakins, but instead with belligerent Magpie officials, including one who claimed when things became a bit heated: “We own you”.

The pair returned to the Magpies after three weeks amid promises from the club that it would loosen the purse strings. But both were stripped of their leadership roles.

Eakins ended up playing 32 games in three years for Collingwood before returning to Western Australia.

But the entire episode didn’t sit well with the VFL playing cohort.

We were just the pawns in a game THEN-GEELONG

It certainly got their attention. Meanwhile, the unrest shifted to Essendon where five senior players – Barry Davis, Geoff Gosper, Don McKenzie, Geoff Pryor and Darryl Gerlach – chose to miss the final practice match against South Adelaide. Their demands were not especially exorbitant, especially when compared with Tuddenham and Thompson.

The ‘Essendon Five’ wanted $3 a training session (an increase from $1) and $40 a match (up from $25) until reaching 100 games, with another slight increase thereafter.

Unlike Collingwood, the Bombers claimed it was the League’s strict rules that prevented them from upping the payments.

The dispute dragged on for another week, with the five players not selected for the 1970 season-opener against Carlton.

In a recent interview with the AFL Record, Pryor, who played 137

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games for the Bombers, said the growing agitation of and by the players reflected the times.

By the late 1960s, the Vietnam War was raging, but Australia’s involvement was being greeted with increased scepticism and eventually hostility.

Support for the governments of the day, usually conservative, was also starting to wane.

Younger Australians were leading advocates for societal change and the VFL playing cohort was caught up in it.

“What was really happening was a change in the way football was being played because of the social context surrounding it,” Pryor said.

“And it’s not so different from today in many respects.

“They were young people at the time who were beginning to see the world in a different way ... I mean, the 1960s was quite a different environment than the ’50s.

“And yet the people who were managing clubs were the people who actually came through the Second World War and were actually still behaving as if they were managing very hierarchical organisations.

“That clash led eventually to people saying, ‘Look, we’re not going to put up with this’.”

The pay dispute was the last of several sticking points between the players and Essendon.

By the late 1960s, training was starting to ramp up. Pre-season

training started earlier in the summer and another weeknight was being added to the usual Tuesday and Thursday night training regimen.

The home and away season also increased in length from 18 games in 1967 to 20 for the next two seasons and 22 from 1970, all of which meant a greater risk of injury for the players.

“It really started probably a couple of years before when we actually talked to the club about the lack of any health insurance and the concern that we had about what happened if we actually were injured,” Pryor said.

“People forget that at that stage we were fully employed (elsewhere).

“And so as time went on, the demands from the football club became more intense.”

It was a difficult time for all at Essendon.

Pryor recalled being grilled by club legend Bill Hutchison, who wanted to know why he was making things “difficult” for the club.

“I said, ‘Well, it’s actually quite the reverse. What I’m trying to do is work with the other players and with the club to make it part of an organisation fit for its time.’

“It was a response to the changed circumstances in which we found ourselves and the demands being made on us as players.

“The way we trained was pretty intense and we didn’t have any protection.

“We needed to be able to say to the club, look after us and if we work this through, we’ll all get there together and we’ll be a stronger club.

“I didn’t have any difficulty at all in continuing to support the club.”

There was some name calling and the animosity grew to the stage where well-connected club officials were threatening the livelihood of players in their jobs away from football.

But then came that opening game of the season. The below-strength Bombers went down to the Blues at Princes Park by 49 points and looked miles off being competitive against one of the best teams in the League.

The five striking players were at the game and visible with their support for their teammates.

After all, their grievance was not with them.

But the scoreboard didn’t lie, and it came as no surprise that negotiations between the players and the club resumed the following morning. By the following Saturday, they were back in the team.

But the ground had shifted.

Players from across the competition looked at what took place at Collingwood and Essendon and understood that their club might be next, so the conversations began in earnest.

Pryor was a driver and, despite his Wesley College education, was known for his left-wing politics.

His biggest beef was the game was starting to make a serious amount of money, especially off the back of media rights deals.

But he had an unusual partner in the very early days, Geelong defender Gareth Andrews, who said, “I was more right-leaning, but the issue for me was all about just misusing players.

“We were just the pawns in a game and the behaviour of the people in the game was pretty horrific.”

Carlton star David McKay, who was also instrumental in the players finding their voice, said: “Players from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, they funded VFL infrastructure at the time, such as VFL Park and VFL House.

“A lot of the money that was coming into the game was actually being used to develop the infrastructure of the competition.

“I don’t think it was ever recognised that players of those earlier eras had basically a fairly big investment in the game.”

Many of the early conversations about the formation of some sort of players union took place in and around Queen’s College at Melbourne University.

Look after us and ... we’ll all get there together and be a stronger club

revealing the VFLPA’s support from future Prime Minister Bob Hawke, and another (right) announcing the creation of the association.
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And by early 1973, Pryor and Andrews were joined by McKay as well as Barry Davis, Ray Smith, Des Meagher and Doug Wade.

Davis and Wade were among the biggest names in the game and, interestingly, were the beneficiaries of the short-lived 10-year rule, which basically gave full free agency rights to players who had played for 10 years at the same club.

Davis had recently joined North Melbourne from Essendon, while Wade crossed to the Kangaroos from Geelong.

Their involvement was seen as a big plus as the player movement started to take hold.

As the players moved closer to forming a union, they received help from outside.

The Trades Hall Council provided guidance around the creation of the first Articles of Association.

A chap named Ron Jordan, from the bootmakers union, also helped with the initial paperwork.

Noted South Melbourne supporter Bob Hawke, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, reached out to offer whatever support he could.

But what they didn’t do was call the new entity a union.

“We decided against the word ‘union’ because it really looked then too much like we were all about the money,” Andrews said.

“Which is interesting when you look at the CBA discussions today, which really is all about the money.”

The VFL Players Association came into being on December 10, 1973, at Melbourne University’s Union House.

Newspaper reports said players from all clubs except Carlton were in attendance, but journalists were locked out of the meeting and unable to see who signed the attendance book.

Pryor was named the inaugural president and told reporters waiting outside that some players feared victimisation from their clubs for being at the meeting.

As it turned out, 10 of the 12 VFL clubs were satisfied enough to recognise the association and the Blues were among them.

The recalcitrant clubs?

To the surprise of nobody in football at the time, they were North Melbourne and Richmond, whose respective powerbrokers, Ron Joseph and Graeme Richmond, were as old school as they came.

“Their basic thinking was, ‘We don’t need anybody that would

represent our players. You keep your nose out of it,’ sort of thing,” McKay said.

At one stage, Joseph wrote to the association after rejecting another request for formal recognition, saying, “If your main complaint is that this club is disinterested in your association, then you are quite correct.”

Andrews actually joined the Tigers in the middle of 1974 and had to stand down from the association’s executive for the first six months.

But the Tigers won the flag and Graeme Richmond grudgingly recognised that the association was there to stay and allowed Andrews to renew his involvement.

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BRANDING: Carlton star and VFLPA vice-president David McKay helps model the T-shirts promoting the new association; (left) a letter to president Geoff Pryor by VFL administrative director Eric McCutchan; and (below) the VFLPA magazine for the players. Thanks to the AFLPA for several photos used in this feature.

The initial meeting between the VFLPA and the League did not take place until August 16, 1974.

It came as no surprise that VFL administrative director Eric McCutchan had as little enthusiasm for the concept of a players’ union as some club leaders did.

“It was incredibly frustrating that, one, we just couldn’t get any sort of recognition and, two, get any answers to the issues we were raising,” McKay said.

And those issues were hardly earth-shattering.

Among the early achievements for the association was a T-shirt and a magazine, The Footballer, which was put together with the help of Bob Parsonage, who worked on the sports desk at The Age.

All the players were after in the early days were better arrangements for match-day parking, better seating at games for family members as well as creches for their children, and basic improvements to changerooms.

They had yet to turn their attention to meatier issues such as injury insurance, workers’ compensation, minimum player contracts and superannuation.

But they were emboldened, and on the eve of the 1976 season, they were addressed by Hawke.

It was just before the Victorian state election and such were the demands on his time that he had fallen ill and cancelled all speaking engagements.

But with one exception, so on a memorable night at a pub in North Melbourne, the future Australian Prime Minister rallied the players, telling them, “I don’t want to suggest that you become a bunch of wild firebrands or radicals.

“But I would like my affiliated unions to have the power you fellows have. You have an enormous amount of power … it’s incredible.”

Those who were there still tell stories of the supposedly “ill” Hawke drinking with the players until well into the night.

Eventually progress would be made.

And once the VFL became the AFL in 1990, the relationship between the League and the rebadged AFL Players Association became more collaborative, albeit with some hiccups along the way.

Standard playing contracts were introduced and the players held firm when the AFL, on a couple of occasions, tried to strike them down and force the players to negotiate individual agreements with their clubs.

The 1993 meeting at Melbourne’s Radisson Hotel, attended by just about every player in the League, was seen as the turning point.

It sent an unmistakably clear message to the AFL that the AFLPA meant business.

After that came collective bargaining agreements, free agency and, in more recent times, revenue sharing.

AFLW players were immediately welcomed into the association’s fold.

The players of today are incredibly well compensated, with their health and welfare at the forefront of every major decision in the game, while those of the past who are experiencing hardship are taken care of.

The pie might never be quite large enough, but everyone gets to take a bite.

AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield and chief executive Paul Marsh are now among the most powerful figures in the game, with Dangerfield even touted as a future AFL Commissioner, while still being a player.

Fifty years on, Pryor approves of what he has seen and what the AFLPA has become.

“Sport certainly has been financialised and one might argue about that. I probably might,” he said.

“But the fact is that it’s a community product and actually requires different way of managing it.

“And I think the ability of the players and the players association and their representatives to get to where they are now is just an absolutely stupendous effort.”

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BULLDOG BONT ONE OF THE BEST

One of the few surprises about Marcus Bontempelli’s career is that he hasn’t already won a Brownlow Medal, although that could easily change on Monday week.

The ‘Bont’, who was earmarked as a future star before he was even picked up at No. 4 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft (behind Tom Boyd, Josh Kelly and Jack Billings), recently won his second Leigh Matthews Trophy for the AFL Players Association’s Most Valuable Player, presented by Snaffle.

After finishing second in the Rising Star to Lewis Taylor in a first year that saw him average 15.9 disposals and kick 15 goals in 16 games (the Brisbane Lion played 22 games, averaged 16.9 touches and kicked 12 majors), he has been on an upward trajectory almost ever since.

Bontempelli lifted his disposal average to 21.1 in 2015 and 24.4 in 2016, when he received a premiership medal in the Western Bulldogs’ drought-breaking result, and hasn’t dipped below 22.9 since, apart from the truncated 2020 season.

It’s hard to believe he has already played 10 years of AFL footy, racking up 216 games and averaging 23.7 disposals, 3.9 marks, 5.1 clearances and 5.1 inside-50s while kicking 200 goals and proving his defensive skills with 5.2 tackles a game as well.

And, at just 27, there is plenty more ahead of the man who has become an inspirational captain since taking on the role in 2020.

His honour roll is already as long as your arm – the two Leigh Matthews Trophies and AFLPA Best Captain awards in 2021 and 2023, five All-Australian blazers (two as vice-captain), five 22under22 selections (three as captain), four Charlie Sutton Medals for the Bulldogs’ best and fairest, the AFLPA Best First-Year Player in 2014 and the AFL Coaches Association’s Best Young Player the following year.

But you just know there is plenty more to come – this season alone he had at least 20 disposals in all but one match (against Hawthorn in round seven), the most consistent year of his career.

It took Bontempelli 44 matches before he broke through for his first 30-plus disposal game – 30 against Adelaide in round seven, 2016 – but he has achieved the feat 37 times in his past 172 matches, which is better than once every five weeks, with a personal best of 37 against Carlton in round 22, 2018 – and he has topped 20 on another 131 occasions.

And nobody has been immune to his prolific form – he has done it at least once against all 17 rival clubs, with Adelaide and the Blues copping it four times apiece.

Even more impressively, Bontempelli can impact games even when he is not racking up big numbers – of the 17 times he has kicked three or more goals in a game, only four have come in 30-plus disposal matches, and four times he had fewer than 20 touches.

It is why he is one of the best, if not the best, players in the competition and why many pundits are suggesting he could eventually surpass the immortal E.J. Whitten and the legendary Doug Hawkins as the most revered Bulldogs of all time.

THE BONT: BY THE NUMBERS

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TOP DOG: Marcus Bontempelli, who recently won his second AFLPA MVP, is being hailed as one of the greatest Bulldogs in history.
AVERAGES TOTALS YearGames DMT Cl I50 GB BM 2014 16 15.9 2.9 3.4 2.2 4.2 15 10 4 2015 21 21.1 3.3 5.5 5 4.9 17 1013 2016 26 24.4 3.8 4.7 4.24.3 26 17 20 2017 22 22.9 4 6.3 4.24.3 20 29 19 2018 19 24.1 3.33.8 4.54.5 22 16 9 2019 23 26.4 4.1 56 5.3 15 27 22 2020 1820.9 3.3 4.8 5.2 4.3 11 7 10 202126 26.7 4 4.9 5.5 6.6 31 19 33 2022 22 23.5 5.35.25.2 5.6 24 21 10 202323 27.6 4.4 7.57.6 5.7 19 14 ? Totals 216 23.7 3.95.2 5.15.1 200 170 140 D=disposals,
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NOTHING HALF-BAKED ABOUT THE SEMIS.

This weekend is the half-way mark of the Final Series and, for two teams, the point of no return. There’ll be no half-measures, no half-hearted efforts and for fanatical followers like you, things will get pretty full-on. Luckily, there’s plenty of sustenance in the form of footy’s golden flaky familiarity, Four’N Twenty. In the heat of the battle, our pies are the friendly fire every fan welcomes. So good luck to the semi final combatants, because whoever emerges victorious is definitely half a chance to go all the way.

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ST KILDA v GWS GIANTS

MCG, September 9

u There’s a big, big sound coming from the west of the town, and Tom Green is beating the drum as loud as anyone at the GWS Giants.

In just his second final (and first winning one), Green was one of the best players on the ground in a performance of a midfielder hungry for more.

Already one of the best ball-winners in the competition, 35 possessions (17 contested) for the 22-year-old wasn’t a surprise.

But his output of a game-high nine inside 50s, eight score involvements and five clearances speaks to a beast made for finals.

A game-high 705 metres gained and two goal assists saw Green as the No. 1 attacking on-baller for the game, while his five tackles was the best defensive effort of any midfielder.

Teammate Josh Kelly did most of the damage in the first half with 19 disposals and two goals, but as the Giants held off the Saints impressively in the second half, Green ran the game out best.

Apart from some efforts with ball in hand – to be expected for a contested midfielder – Green simply has no deficiencies in his game.

Some players just scream September, and Green would love to make good on that promise in the coming weeks.

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WHO’S FLYING

Each week throughout the 2023 season we will present Who’s Flying, a series of stories which will encapsulate everything that is good about our great game. It could be a star player, a coach who has inspired his men or a team that is – pardon the pun – flying. BRENDAN RHODES looks at Blake Acres’ heroics for Carlton last Friday night.

Playing good footy on a regular basis is one thing, but the best way to earn the respect of your coaches, teammates and fans is to do it when it matters the most.

It’s why the term ‘big game player’ isn’t bandied about loosely and must be earned by standing up when the chips are down.

And Carlton recruit Blake Acres is doing just that.

After six seasons at St Kilda and two more at Fremantle, the hard-running wingman did not play a final until his ninth AFL season and 119th game when the Dockers lined up for their 2022 elimination final against the Western Bulldogs.

Far from being overawed, he turned in a terrific performance, winning 24 disposals, five marks, six inside-50s and 544 metres gained to help Fremantle overturn a 41-point second-quarter deficit to win by 13 points.

Acres went even better the next week in the 20-point semi-final loss to Collingwood, picking up 27 possessions, nine marks, five inside-50s and 569 metres gained.

And if that wasn’t enough, the West Perth product did it again for his third club Carlton last Friday night.

Having crossed to the Blues during last year’s trade period, Acres was the match-winner in his third final against Sydney,

gathering 26 touches, four marks, five clearances, eight inside-50s and 570 metres gained.

His desperate efforts to push back and get a goalsquare fingertip on two separate shots for goal from the surging Swans kept Carlton in front before he got on the end of a late forward push at the other end to kick what proved to be the winning goal, making him the most influential player on the ground given the six-point final margin.

Acres’ two most prolific games of his career came in consecutive weeks earlier this season –

36 against St Kilda in round six and 34 against West Coast in round seven – but his finals output of 27, 26 and 24 disposals sits comfortably in the top 25 games he has played in a career that now spans 10 seasons and 143 matches.

Heading into Friday night’s semi-final against Melbourne, he is averaging 25.7 disposals, 6.0 marks, 6.3 inside-50s and 561 metres gained in finals football. Big game player?

It’s hard to deny him that accolade.

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BIG GAME PLAYER: Carlton recruit Blake Acres enhanced his finals reputation with a match-winning performance for the Blues last week.

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AWAKENING THE SLEEPING GIANT

It had been a tough start to life for the GWS Giants in their inaugural season of 2012.

Hammered by 63 points (Sydney), 129 (North Melbourne) and 81 (West Coast) in their first three outings, the fledgling club was receiving a series of lessons in what AFL football was all about.

There had been one bright spark – a 27-point win over fellow newcomer Gold Coast at Canberra’s Manuka Oval in round seven – but as the season drew on, the losing margins continued to grow.

As GWS prepared for its round 19 clash against Port Adelaide at Giants Stadium, it was 1-16 and coming off consecutive defeats of 78 (Melbourne), 94 (Sydney), 162 (Hawthorn), 119 (Adelaide), 95 (Fremantle) and 120 (Collingwood).

The Power weren’t flying either, having lost six of their previous seven, but were still expected to take care of the new kids on the block.

Somebody, however, forgot to tell Kevin Sheedy’s babes.

Tomas Bugg kicked the first two goals, and when he snagged his third shortly after Devon Smith and Jon Giles had also hit the target, the home team was 32 points up after just 25 minutes and people around the country were tuning TVs to Sydney’s inner west.

Jay Schulz got one back for Port on the siren, but the first two goals of the second quarter put GWS 44 points up at the 13-minute mark.

The more-seasoned Power line-up rallied with seven of the next eight goals to get back within five points in the shadows of three-quarter time.

Surely coach Matthew Primus’ men would run over the tiring rookies?

No.

Jeremy Cameron booted his first goal in the 29th minute to restore a 12-point lead and the Giants piled on six goals to two in the last quarter to win by 34 points for their first victory in Sydney.

It was delirium for a Giants team featuring only five players still at the club today – Callan Ward (29

disposals), Phil Davis (16), Toby Greene (31), Stephen Coniglio (27) and Adam Kennedy (11), although Cameron (three goals), Adam Treloar (26 disposals), Taylor Adams (10), Sam Frost (16) and substitute Will Hoskin-Elliott (5) are still playing elsewhere.

“We learnt a lot playing against Adelaide, Hawthorn and Sydney … (this win) is great for the Western Sydney fans,” Sheedy said.

But it wasn’t great for Primus, who had already been the first coach to lose to the Suns the previous year.

“We were as bad as we’ve been,” he said. “The group has come on in leaps and bounds this year, but today just wipes that all out.”

The Power effectively sacked him two days later, with Garry Hocking coaching out the season before Ken Hinkley took over in 2013.

ROUND 19, AUGUST 4, 2012

GIANT RAMIFICATIONS: Coach Kevin Sheedy celebrates GWS’ first win in Sydney, resulting in vanquished Power coach Matthew Primus (inset) being sacked two days later.

GWS Giants 5.4 8.6 10.9 16.11 (107)

Port Adelaide 1. 2 4.5 8.9 10.13 (73)

BEST: GWS Giants – Giles, Ward, Coniglio, Smith, Treloar, Cameron, Greene.

Port Adelaide – Cornes, Hartlett, Pearce, Boak, Brett Ebert.

GOALS: GWS Giants – Bugg 3, Cameron 3, Giles 2, Smith 2, Treloar 2, Adams, Cornes, Hoskin-Elliott, Patton. Port Adelaide – Brett Ebert 3, Schulz 2, Brad Ebert, Hartlett, Moore, P. Stewart, Westhoff.

Umpires: C. Fleer, T. Pannell, D. Harris.

Crowd: 6811 at Giants Stadium.

GWS GIANTS

B: Kennedy, Frost, Hampton

HB: Bugg, Davis, Townsend

C: Coniglio, Treloar, Adams

HF: Cornes, Cameron, Greene

F: Smith, Patton, Giles

FOLL: Brogan, Ward, Scully

IC: Power, Buntine, Miles, Hoskin-Elliott (sub)

PORT ADELAIDE

B: P. Stewart, Carlile, Logan

HB: Jonas, Trengove, Cassisi

C: Cornes, Hartlett, Brad Ebert

HF: Wingard, Westhoff, Pearce

F: Brett Ebert, Schulz, D. Stewart

FOLL: Lobbe, Boak, Broadbent

IC: Thomas, McCarthy, Moore, Young (sub)

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Giants flagging success

It was by no means a big, big sound, but it was most certainly a sound as the “Giants” chant rang around the MCG in the dying moments of last Saturday’s elimination final at the MCG.

GWS came to town and left not just with a 24-point win to set up a semi-final clash with Port Adelaide, but the further respect of pretty much everyone in the AFL.

In addition to wins at their home grounds at Giants Stadium and Manuka Oval, the Giants arrived at and conquered Norwood Oval, the SCG, GMHBA Stadium, Blundstone Arena, Traeger Park, Adelaide Oval, Mars Stadium, Marvel Stadium and the MCG in 2023.

That’s 11 venues all up and it’s an AFL record.

“We enjoy playing away,” said coach Adam Kingsley in what might be the understatement of the year.

The Giants have always been laden with talent. They tend to draft early and they draft well.

And they have always been well coached.

Kevin Sheedy and Mark Williams created a blueprint when the club was formed, which Leon Cameron and now Kingsley have followed.

The club achieved most of its success under Cameron and history should regard him as a giant of the Giants. He just remained as coach perhaps one season too long. Footy history is littered with similar such examples.

But what was clear from talking to Giants officials amid the jubilant mood in the MCG

rooms post-match was how thrilled they are with Kingsley.

A premiership player with Port Adelaide and twice a premiershipwinning assistant coach at Richmond, he understands what a successful football program looks like.

But nobody believed the turnaround in the club’s fortunes would be as quick and impressive as it has been.

They started their season 3-7, but have lost just three games since.

Kingsley had belief that the wins would come once the game-plan became embedded and the ‘Orange Tsunami’ has been a sight to behold.

With their speed and brave ball movement, the Giants sliced and diced their way through St Kilda last Saturday. A Saints outfit that under Ross Lyon was supposed to be hard to score against.

No team played a more attractive and entertaining brand of football on the opening weekend of the finals than the Giants and they will head into the clash with the Power full of confidence, despite losing to them by 51 points at Adelaide Oval little more than a month ago.

Take away their first three seasons, during which foundations were laid and bodies grew, the Giants have made finals in six of the subsequent eight seasons. They have twice made the preliminary final and once a Grand Final.

They were humiliated in that 2019 decider by Richmond, but there was extra satisfaction last Saturday evening after turning on that sort of

performance at their next opportunity in a final at the MCG. It slayed a few, if not most, of the demons from that embarrassing afternoon.

The Giants continue to raise the bar for Gold Coast, the other expansion club which pre-dates them by one year.

The Suns have led a mainly sorry existence and have yet to make the finals in 12 seasons.

But help is on the way. Damien Hardwick – Kingsley’s former boss –is now in charge with a mandate to make the Suns (a) relevant and (b) successful.

He’s had some small wins already. He’s convinced highly-rated Geelong midfield coach Shaun Grigg – a 2017 premiership player under him at Richmond – to join the Suns, while all it took was a 30-minute chat over a coffee for Sam Flanders to abandon any plans to move back to Victoria.

And he might be making a long play for Dustin Martin.

The pair have been spotted catching up on the Gold Coast and, while Martin is likely to see out the 12 months remaining on his contract at the Tigers – and play his 300th game for the club while he’s at it – it seems quite possible he will finish his career in yellow and red instead of yellow and black.

Hardwick is too good a coach and there is too much talent already at the club for his move to the Suns not to be successful.

But as to which club might win that breakthrough flag first?

My money is on the Giants.

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TIGER TALK: Former Richmond assistant Adam Kingsley is making giant strides with GWS, while star Tiger Dustin Martin (inset) was spotted recently catching up with new Suns coach Damien Hardwick.
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Demons v Blues

THRILLER: Clayton Oliver eludes a George Hewett tackle in round 22, but the Blues emerged victorious by four points.

HEAD to HEAD

Past five: Melbourne 4, Carlton 1.

Most recent game: round 22, 2023, Carlton d Melbourne by 4 points at the MCG.

Highest attendance: 82,773, first semi-final, 1962, at the MCG.

MELBOURNE

Home record: 51-51

Away record: 46-68-2

Highest score: 25.10 (160), round 6, 2004, at the MCG.

Lowest score: 2.4 (16), round 17, 1899, at Princes Park.

Greatest winning margin: 109 points, round 9, 2018, at the MCG. Longest winning sequence: 8, round 2, 1954, to round 12, 1958; round 2, 2017, to round 12, 2023.

Most goals in a game: 13, Harry Davie, round 14, 1925, at Princes Park.

SNAPSHOT

FORM: Melb – WLWWL Carl – WWWLW

IN FINALS: Melb 6, Carl 2

KEY OUTS: Melb – Brayshaw (concussion), Melksham (knee), Petty (foot), van Rooyen (suspension); Carl – C. Durdin (hamstring), Martin (suspension), McKay (concussion), Silvagni (knee), Williams (knee)

WAIT AND SEE: Melb – Brown (knee), Harmes (hamstring)

WATCH OUT FOR: How the Demons look forward of centre. They will be missing three of their first-choice forwards – Jacob van Rooyen, Jake Melksham and Harrison Petty – so they will need to be inventive and purposeful to kick a winning score. They had 32 more inside-50 entries last week, but with nothing to show for it.

Talking points

u Angus Brayshaw ’s concussion last week meant more midfield time for Christian Petracca than the Demons might have anticipated. Where will he figure tonight?

u With Jack Silvagni “not ready” to play according to Michael Voss, the Blues have gone small and turned to Matthew Kennedy and Jesse Motlop to replace Jack Martin and Harry McKay u Max Gawn will play despite a broken bone in his foot. He was inspirational last week and almost single-handedly got Melbourne back in the game.

u Blake Acres was superb for Carlton last week. Hard to believe Fremantle thought he was surplus to requirements 12 months ago. u Carlton last beat Melbourne in a final in 1962. The three subsequent wins to the Demons in 1988, 1994 and 2000 were considered as upsets.

ASHLEY BROWNE

Prediction: Carlton by eight points

CARLTON

Away record: 51-51

Home record: 68-46-2

Highest score: 25.15 (165), round 10, 1986, at the MCG.

Lowest score: 1.2 (8), round 7, 1903, at the MCG.

Greatest winning margin: 116 points, round 10, 1986, at the MCG. Longest winning sequence: 16, round 6, 1905, to round 18, 1911. Most goals in a game: 8, Horrie Clover, round 15, 1920, at the MCG; Paul Schmidt, round 10, 1942, at Princes Park; Mil Hanna, round 4, 1991, at Waverley Park.

EAGLES CEO TO STAND DOWN

u West Coast’s Trevor Nisbett, the second longest-serving current club chief executive, will be stepping down from his position at the end of next season at the expiration of his contract. Nisbett has filled the role at the Eagles since 2000, having been the club’s football manager for 10 years before then.

He has been a key figure at West Coast for all four premierships

and has helped drive it to its position as the wealthiest club in the competition and one of the largest and most respected organisations in Western Australia.

The Eagles have had more than 100,000 members for the past four years and by any measure are the most successful expansion club in the AFL. West Coast chairman Paul Fitzpatrick said: “No one in the history

of our club has matched the impact that Trevor has had on our club and we will forever be indebted to him.

“The strong on-field performances are an obvious barometer, but he has been a visionary with so many of the off-field initiatives of our club.”

The Eagles have promised a national search to find his replacement.

40 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au
Played 218: Melbourne 97, Carlton 119, draws 2.
CLAYTON OLIVER 13

POCKET PROFILE 11 Max Gawn

Nickname: Dougy

Which current AFL player gave you the biggest bath in junior footy: Levi Casboult

Which teammate will become an AFL coach one day: Adam Tomlinson

What time should the Grand Final start: 1.10pm on Sunday

Ideal length of the home and away season: 22 rounds

Do you get your hair cut before a big game on TV: LOL

How do you pass the time before a night game when you’re on the road: Have a nap

What sport do you suck at:

Basketball

Favourite subject at school: Maths

Former footballer you admire most:

Clinton King

Dream job after AFL footy: Work for my mum

Sporting event you cannot miss:

Le Tour (Tour de France)

Hobbies or interests outside football: Cycling, eating

What advice would you give a first-year player: Don’t smoke

What’s something you admire about your club: Proud to belong

Best advice your mum gave you:

Don’t rock up late to work

Espresso or cold brew: Espresso

Favourite Shapes flavour: Savoury

Uber Eats or DoorDash: Uber Eats

Home delivery or pick-up: Home delivery

Dog person or cat person: Dog

First concert you attended: Hanson at Frankston shopping centre

Your go-to karaoke song: Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Favourite podcast: Mine (Gus and Gawny with Angus Brayshaw) or Stanley St Social

Three things on your bucket list: Le Tour, dinner with Miley Cyrus, win Tattslotto

Last book you read: Chased By Pandas

Favourite holiday destination: Bormio in Italy or San Sebastián in Spain

Who should play your coach in a movie: Tom Brady – he talks about him enough

44 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au GOALS / BEHINDS SCORE ASSISTS SCORE INVOLVEMENTS CONTESTED POSS. UNCONTESTED POSS. INTERCEPT POSS. DISPOSALS KICKS MARKS HANDBALLS POSSESSION OTHER BALL USE SCOREBOARD GAMES GOALS NAME NO. HT.WT. DOB DEBUTACQUIRED PREVIOUS CLUB 2022 2023 TOTAL THIS CLUB 2023 TOTAL Acquired = How player arrived at this club 1/2000 = National Draft number/year LTA = Local talent access selection MD = Mid-Season Rookie Draft PD = Pre-Season Draft PDN = Previous Draft nomination PDS = Pre-Draft selection P SS = Pre-Season Supplemental selection RD = Rookie Draft RE = Rookie elevation TR = Traded to this club UPS = Uncontracted player selection 17YO = 17-year-old access UFA = Unrestricted free agent RFA = Restricted free agent DFA = Delisted free agent # = Category A Rookie (eligible for AFL selection) * = Category B Rookie (only eligible for AFL selection as long-term injury replacement) TIR = Trade Incentive Rule
CLEARANCES TACKLES INSIDE 50s Christian Petracca 4 3 Kade Chandler 2 7 Kysaiah Pickett 24 Jack Viney 2 2 Alex Neal-Bullen 2 2 Christian Petracca 2 04 Kysaiah Pickett 124 Jack Viney 115 Alex Neal-Bullen 108 Kade Chandler 104 Christian Petracca 143 Jack Viney 112 Clayton Oliver 9 8 Max Gawn 9 2 Angus Brayshaw 8 0 Jack Viney 138 Alex Neal-Bullen 114 Christian Petracca 9 8 Clayton Oliver 9 2 Kysaiah Pickett 9 1 Christian Petracca 13 9 Jack Viney 123 Lachie Hunter 8 7 Alex Neal-Bullen 8 0 Clayton Oliver 78 Bayley Fritsch 3 6.22 Kysaiah Pickett 3 5.27 Jacob van Rooyen 28.9 Christian Petracca 2 7.34 Kade Chandler 24.12 Christian Petracca 6 71 Jack Viney 5 84 Angus Brayshaw 5 48 Lachie Hunter 513 Trent Rivers 4 80 Christian Petracca 3 34 Steven May 3 05 Jack Viney 3 00 Lachie Hunter 2 96 Trent Rivers 2 96 Jake Lever 121 Steven May 118 Trent Rivers 115 Christian Petracca 10 2 Max Gawn 9 8 Christian Petracca 3 37 Jack Viney 284 Angus Brayshaw 2 69 Clayton Oliver 2 17 Lachie Hunter 2 17 Christian Petracca 3 35 Jack Viney 2 71 Max Gawn 2 35 Clayton Oliver 2 04 Angus Brayshaw 2 01 Lachie Hunter 3 48 Angus Brayshaw 3 44 Christian Petracca 3 42 Jack Viney 3 15 Ed Langdon 3 15 Jake Lever
Trent Rivers 156 Steven May 1
Jake Bowey
Judd McVee
PLAYER LIST
191
47
131
130
ADAMS Jed 2 6 196 9 1 14/5/2004 * *** 3 8/2022 South Mandurah (WA)/Peel Thunder (WAFL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 BOWEY Jake 17 175 7 2 12/9/2002 2 021 2 1/2020 Highett (Vic)/Sandringham U18 17 2 2 4 6 4 6 4 6 BRAYSHAW Angus 10 188 9 0 9/1/1996 2 015 3/2014 Hampton Rovers (Vic)/Sandringham U18 24 24 167 167 2 4 9 BROWN Ben 5 0 2 00 100 2 0/11/1992 2 014 T R/2020 Devonport (Tas)/Tasmania U18/Werribee (VFL)/North Melb 19 7 169 3 9 11 3 53 CHANDLER Kade 37 175 7 9 13/1/2000 2 019 R D/2019 Western United (SA)/Prince Alfred College (SA)/Norwood (SANFL) 4 2 2 32 32 24 24 DUNSTAN Luke 2 7 185 8 5 2 9/1/1995 2 014 UFA/2021 South Clare (SA)/Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)/St Kilda 5 0 121 5 0 4 6 FARRIS-WHITE Kyah # 4 3 2 06 9 1 2 /1/2004 * *** R D/2023 Rossmoyne (WA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 F RITSCH Bayley 3 1 188 8 6 6/12/1996 2 018 3 1/2017 C oldstream (Vic)/Casey (VFL) 24 16 125 125 36 2 09 GAWN Max 11 2 09 110 30/12/1991 2 011 3 4/2009 Ormond (Vic)/Sandringham U18 2 2 2 1 2 02 2 02 10 9 8 GRUNDY Brodie 6 2 02 105 15/4/1994 2 013 T R/2022 Unley (SA)/Sturt (SANFL)/Collingwood 6 17 194 17 10 70 HARMES James 4 186 8 6 5/10/1995 2 015 R D/2014 Devon Meadows (Vic)/Dandenong U18 2 1 9 152 152 1 78 HIBBERD Michael 14 187 9 4 3/1/1990 2 011 T R/2016 Somerville (Vic)/Dandenong U18/Frankston (VFL)/Essendon 12 12 197 113 0 14 HOWES Blake 2 2 191 82 7/4/2003 * *** 3 9/2021 Mordialloc-Braeside (Vic)/St Bede’s Coll (Vic)/Sandringham U18 0 0 0 0 0 0 HUNTER Lachie 12 183 82 13/12/1994 2 013 T R/2022 Williamstown Juniors (Vic)/St Kevin’s College (Vic)/Western U18/WB 10 23 196 23 6 7 9 JEFFERSON Matthew 2 1 195 8 6 8/3/2004 * *** 15/2022 A shburton (Vic) /Wesley College (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 0 0 0 0 0 0 JORDON James 23 187 82 2 0/12/2000 2 021 R E/2021 Yarrawonga (Vic)/Caulfield Grammar (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 2 2 17 6 4 6 4 4 17 LANGDON Ed 15 182 78 1/2/1996 2 015 T R/2019 Glen Iris (Vic)/Melb Grammar (Vic)/Sandringham U18/Fremantle 23 24 156 8 8 5 6 6 LAURIE Bailey 16 179 7 9 24/3/2002 2 023 2 2/2020 Beverley Hills (Vic)/Caulfield Grammar (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 0 5 5 5 0 0 L EVER Jake 8 194 9 4 5/3/1996 2 015 T R/2017 Romsey (Vic)/Calder U18/Adelaide 19 23 159 103 0 4 M AY Steven 1 193 101 10/1/1992 2 011 T R/2018 Southern Districts (NT)/Melbourne Grammar (Vic)/NT U18/GCS 2 2 2 2 2 15 9 2 0 23 McDONALD Tom 25 195 101 18/9/1992 2 011 5 3/2010 Edenhope-Apsley (Vic)/North Ballarat U18 9 7 2 09 2 09 9 166 McVEE Judd # 41 185 76 7/8/2003 2 023 R D/2022 Geraldton (WA)/Geraldton Senior HS (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL) 0 24 24 24 0 0 MELKSHAM Jake 18 186 8 5 2 9/8/1991 2 010 T R/2015 Oak Park (Vic)/PEGS (Vic)/Calder U18/Essendon 11 13 2 21 107 2 0 180 MONIZ-WAKEFIELD Andy * 4 5 182 78 2 6/10/2003 * *** R D/2021 Nightcliff (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEAL-BULLEN Alex 30 182 8 0 9/1/1996 2 015 4 0/2014 Plympton (SA)/Glenelg (SANFL) 23 24 152 152 19 107 OLIVER Clayton 13 189 8 8 2 2/7/1997 2 016 4/2015 Mooroopna (Vic)/Bendigo U18/Murray U18 23 14 161 161 6 51 PETRACCA Christian 5 187 9 4 4/1/1996 2 016 2 /2014 Beverley Hills (Vic)/Eastern U18 24 24 175 175 2 7 169 PETTY Harrison 3 5 197 9 4 12/11/1999 2 018 37/2017 Wudinna United (SA)/Rostrevor College (SA)/Norwood (SANFL) 18 14 6 2 6 2 12 19 PICKETT Kysaiah 36 171 73 2 /6/2001 2 020 12/2019 Port District (SA)/Prince Alfred Coll (SA)/Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) 23 2 2 8 4 8 4 3 5 123 RIVERS Trent 24 188 87 30/7/2001 2 020 32/2019 W illetton (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL) 18 24 76 76 2 7 SALEM Christian 3 184 8 1 15/7/1995 2 014 9/2013 Hampton Rovers (Vic)/Sandringham U18 13 15 158 158 0 25 SCHACHE Josh 19 199 9 4 2 1/8/1997 2 016 T R/2022 Seymour (Vic)/Murray U18/Brisbane/Western Bulldogs 7 2 74 2 1 7 9 SESTAN Oliver # 3 8 188 9 1 15/4/2004 * *** R D/2023 Mansfield (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic) 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMITH Deakyn # 3 4 181 78 2 2/8/2002 * *** P SS/2021 Doveton (Vic)/Caulfield Grammar (Vic)/Dandenong (U18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMITH Joel 2 9 191 9 0 25/2/1996 2 017 R E/2017 Maribyrnong Park (Vic) 7 13 41 41 8 9 SPARGO Charlie 9 172 7 5 25/11/1999 2 018 2 9/2017 Albury (NSW)/Murray U18 24 13 9 6 9 6 11 6 3 SPARROW Tom 32 183 8 5 3 1/5/2000 2 019 2 7/2018 Bridgewater-Callington (SA)/South Adelaide (SANFL) 23 2 2 73 73 11 28 TOMLINSON Adam 2 0 194 9 5 10/8/1993 2 012 UFA/2019 C anterbury (Vic)/Trinity Grammar (Vic)/Oakleigh U18/GWS 8 8 176 36 0 3 5 TURNER Daniel # 42 194 87 28/1/2002 2 022 MD/2021 Albury (NSW)/Murray U18 1 2 3 3 0 0 T URNER Kye # 3 3 193 78 6/2/2002 * *** P SS/2023 Beaumaris (Vic)/Sandringham U18/Old Haileybury (Vic)/Frankston (VFL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 VAN ROOYEN Jacob 2 193 9 6 16/4/2003 2 023 19/2021 Wembley Downs (WA)/Claremont (WAFL) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 28 28 VERRALL Will # 28 199 9 5 11/3/2004 * *** R D/2023 Christies Beach (SA)/South Adelaide (SANFL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 V INEY Jack 7 179 9 3 13/4/1994 2 013 2 6/2012 A shburton (Vic)/Carey Grammar (Vic)/Oakleigh U18/Casey (VFL) 2 2 23 195 195 8 5 6 WOEWODIN Taj 4 0 182 8 1 2 6/3/2003 2 023 6 5/2021 Booragoon (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL) 0 4 4 4 2 2
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46 AFL RECORD SEN.com.au MTs from Ball Use Possessions Other AFL RUCKS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC H O H AD H AD% R anking M.Gawn 2 1 16.9 10.6 6.3 51.4 6 1.4 272.7 6 5.1 3 4.9 25.2 7.8 31.0 30 B.Grundy 17 14.3 5.9 8.4 6 0.0 67.5 152.6 5 3.9 4 6.1 20.5 6.2 30.4 279 AFL average 12.6 6.5 6.1 55.1 66.5 157.0 60.4 39.6 24.1 7.1 29.3 MTs from Ball UsePossessionsOther AFL MIDFIELDERS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC I 50 C L TA R anking C.Petracca 24 28.0 13.9 14.0 5 5.7 67.1 470.8 4 9.5 50.5 5.8 6.0 4.1 4 J.Viney 23 25.4 13.0 12.3 4 9.0 6 0.8 381.8 4 6.2 5 3.8 5.3 4.9 6.0 70 A.Brayshaw 24 2 2.8 11.6 11.2 6 5.9 73.4 300.6 36.9 6 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.3 87 L.Hunter 23 2 2.3 12.9 9.4 56.4 6 6.5 391.4 32.0 6 8.0 3.8 2.1 1.7 257 E.Langdon 24 19.6 10.9 8.7 62.8 7 1.9 326.0 32.5 67.5 3.2 1.8 2.3 2 10 C.Oliver 14 30.5 15.0 15.5 52.4 67.4 4 60.1 47.6 52.4 5.6 7.0 6.6 2 T.Sparrow 2 2 17.0 9.0 8.0 6 1.1 7 1.7 277.3 3 5.0 6 5.0 2.8 2.6 3.5 204 J.Jordon 17 13.2 6.4 6.9 6 3.9 7 7.3 203.9 2 9.5 70.5 2.5 1.2 2.1 273 J.Harmes 9 12.3 5.6 6.8 4 8.0 67.6 154.6 39.5 6 0.5 2.3 1.8 3.4 305 AFL average 20.1 10.7 9.4 61.3 71.2 306.1 38.6 61.4 3.3 3.2 3.7 MTs from Ball Use Possessions Scoring AFL FORWARDS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC G B S C% R anking B.Fritsch 16 11.1 8.0 3.1 5 5.5 6 0.7 249.0 39.0 6 1.0 36 2 2 62.1 131 K.Pickett 2 2 11.4 8.4 3.0 5 3.0 59.6 213.8 4 6.8 5 3.2 3 5 27 56.5 147 J.van Rooyen 20 8.7 4.5 4.2 74.4 78.2 113.2 47.5 52.5 28 9 7 5.7 4 38 K.Chandler 2 2 12.0 6.6 5.4 6 5.8 73.6 176.8 3 3.1 6 6.9 24 12 6 6.7 369 J.Melksham 13 7.9 6.5 1.5 4 5.2 50.5 177.6 38.2 6 1.8 20 11 6 4.5 4 37 A.Neal-Bullen 24 15.4 9.1 6.3 5 4.3 6 4.0 278.8 39.2 6 0.8 19 10 6 5.5 180 C.Spargo 13 9.7 6.2 3.5 67.9 73.8 146.0 23.8 76.2 11 5 6 8.8 3 51 B.Brown 7 9.4 6.3 3.1 70.5 74.2 168.9 4 4.6 5 5.4 11 4 73.3 320 T.McDonald 7 9.4 5.6 3.9 7 1.8 7 5.8 146.8 4 6.5 5 3.5 9 4 6 9.2 420 J.Smith 13 6.2 4.2 2.0 6 0.0 7 1.6 96.3 47.6 52.4 8 4 6 6.7 4 98 T.Woewodin 4 9.3 4.5 4.8 5 5.6 67.6 152.9 37.8 62.2 2 1 6 6.7 6 47 J.Schache 2 5.0 3.5 1.5 57.1 70.0 7 5.8 4 0.0 6 0.0 1 1 50.0 581 B.Laurie 5 7.2 2.8 4.4 42.9 6 3.9 76.0 50.0 50.0 0 1 0.0 6 50 AFL average 11.5 7.1 4.5 59.4 67.3 193.0 41.7 58.3 51.3 MTs from Ball Use Possessions Stoppage AFL DEFENDERS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC R50 SPL TA R anking T.Rivers 24 20.0 12.3 7.7 7 1.6 7 5.4 384.7 32.0 6 8.0 3.9 1.5 2.3 173 S.May 2 2 17.0 13.9 3.2 8 3.6 8 3.2 419.9 3 3.7 6 6.3 6.4 5.7 1.7 119 J.Bowey 2 2 16.3 11.4 5.0 74.8 76.9 298.3 38.1 6 1.9 3.6 0.8 1.8 24 4 J.Lever 23 14.1 8.0 6.1 8 3.2 86.2 235.5 39.8 6 0.2 3.3 4.6 1.1 141 J.McVee 24 12.8 7.5 5.3 6 8.9 78.8 179.3 36.4 6 3.6 2.4 1.9 1.4 3 44 C.Salem 15 18.9 12.5 6.4 6 8.6 70.1 307.8 32.2 67.8 3.3 0.7 3.7 3 36 H.Petty 14 10.1 5.6 4.6 76.9 8 3.8 133.9 39.3 6 0.7 0.9 2.9 2.2 24 6 M.Hibberd 12 11.1 6.9 4.2 80.7 82.7 213.6 42.9 57.1 3.4 3.3 0.9 4 06 A.Tomlinson 8 13.5 10.0 3.5 8 5.0 80.6 250.8 3 5.1 6 4.9 4.4 3.9 1.6 517 D.Turner 2 10.0 8.5 1.5 58.8 6 5.0 233.5 27.8 72.2 2.5 2.5 3.0 6 59 AFL average 16.0 10.6 5.4 76.2 79.2 284.8 31.7 68.3 3.4 2 .9 1.9 AFL Ranking Official AFL Player Rating B Behinds CL Clearances CONT Av. Contested D Av. disposals DE% Disposal efficiency G Goals H Av. handballs HAD Av. hit-outs to advantage HAD% Percentage of hit-outs to advantage HO Av. hit-outs I50 Av. inside 50s K Av. kicks KE% Kicking efficiency MG Av. metres gained R50 Av. rebounds from 50 SC% Scoring accuracy SPL Av. spoils TA Av. tackles UNC Av. Uncontested
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games

HIGHEST SCORE

28.14 (182) v North Melbourne, R21, 1986, MCG; v North Melbourne, R5, 1991, MCG

LOWEST SCORE

0.2 (2) v Fitzroy, R16, 1899, Brunswick St Oval

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN

141 points v Hawthorn, R9, 1926, MCG

BEST WINNING SEQUENCE

19 games – R15, 1955 to R13, 1956

WORST LOSING SEQUENCE 20

AFL TEAM OF THE CENTURY

Ron Barassi (ruck-rover), Norm Smith (coach)

INDIGENOUS TEAM OF THE CENTURY

Byron Pickett (interchange)

LEADING GOALKICKER MEDALLISTS

1897: Jack Leith (22)

1904: Vince Coutie (39)

1911: Harry Brereton (46)

1912: Harry Brereton (56)

1943: Fred Fanning (62)

1944: Fred Fanning (87)

1945: Fred Fanning (67)

1947: Fred Fanning (97)

JOHN COLEMAN MEDALLIST

2002: David Neitz (75)

NORM SMITH MEDALLIST

Christian Petracca* (2021)

PREMIERSHIP COACH MEDALLISTS

Bert Chadwick (1926), Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes (1939, 1940, 1941, 1948)

JOCK McHALE MEDALLISTS

Norm Smith (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964), Simon Goodwin* (2021)

AFL RISING STAR AWARD

Jared Rivers (2004), Jesse Hogan (2015), Luke Jackson (2021)

AFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION

MVP AWARD

Jim Stynes (1991)

AFL COACHES ASSOCIATION

MVP AWARD

Max Gawn* (2018), Clayton Oliver* (2021), Clayton Oliver* (2022)

PREMIERSHIPS

1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021

RUNNERS-UP 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000

McCLELLAND TROPHY

MOST GOALS IN FINALS Jack

HIGHEST SCORE IN A FINAL

25.16 (166) v Collingwood, PF, 1948

LOWEST SCORE IN A FINAL

0.8 (8) v Essendon, Final, 1897

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN IN A FINAL

118 points v North Melbourne, EF, 1987

GREATEST LOSING MARGIN IN A FINAL

96 points v Hawthorn, GF, 1988

MOST GOALS IN A FINAL

10 G arry Lyon (v W Bulldogs, SF, 1994)

BEST FINALS WINNING STREAK

Six games (1940-46)

WORST FINALS LOSING STREAK

Three games (1897; 1936-37; 1961-62; 2002-05; 2022-)

PRE-SEASON/NIGHT SERIES

101 games – 47 wins, 54 losses

Premierships 1971, 1987, 1989

CLUB MEMBERSHIP

RECORD AT CURRENT

1955, 1956, 1958, 1990, 2021

WOODEN SPOONS

1905, 1906, 1919, 1923, 1951, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1997, 2008, 2009

FINALS

93 games – 54 wins, 37 losses, 2 draws

MOST FINALS

1984 (6297), 1985 (5801), 1986 (4511), 1987 (3122), 1988 (10,078), 1989 (8184), 1990 (10,111), 1991 (10,153), 1992 (8681), 1993 (10,097), 1994 (10,648), 1995 (9544), 1996 (12,964), 1997 (15,350), 1998 (17,870), 1999 (19,713), 2000 (18,227), 2001 (21,409), 2002 (20,152), 2003 (20,555), 2004 (20,647), 2005 (24,805), 2006 (24,698), 2007 (28,077), 2008 (32,600), 2009 (31,506), 2010 (33,358), 2011 (36,937), 2012 (35,459), 2013 (33,177), 2014 (35,911), 2015 (35,953), 2016 (39,146), 2017 (42,233), 2018 (44,275), 2019 (52,421), 2020 (40,571), 2021 (53,188), 2022 (66,484), 2023 (70,785)

TOP

PERFORMANCES

18 Fred Fanning (v St Kilda, R19, 1947, Junction Oval)

13 Harry Davie (v Carlton, R14, 1925, Princes Park)

12 Norm Smith (v Footscray, R17, 1941, MCG)

12 G eorge Margitich (v North Melbourne, R17, 1931, MCG)

12 B ob C. Johnson (v Hawthorn, R11, 1933, MCG)

BROWNLOW MEDALLISTS

Ivor Warne-Smith (1926, 1928), Don Cordner (1946), Brian Wilson (1982), Peter Moore (1984), Jim Stynes (1991), Shane Woewodin (2000)

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

LEGENDS: Ron Barassi (also Carl, coach Carl, NM, Melb, Syd), Norm Smith (also playing coach Fitz, coach Melb, S Melb)

INDUCTEES: Allan La Fontaine (also coach Melb), Bert Chadwick (also Haw, coach Melb, Haw), Bill McClelland (admin), David Christy, Henry Harrison (admin), Ivor Warne-Smith (also coach Melb), Jack Mueller, Percy Beames (also coach Melb), Frank Hughes (coach Melb, also Rich, coach Rich), Vic Cumberland (also StK), Robert Flower, Gerard Healy (also Syd), Jim Stynes, Stuart Spencer, Peter Moore (also Coll), Tom Wills (admin), Carl Ditterich (also StK, coach Melb), Johnny Lewis (also NM, coach NM), Brian Dixon (also coach NM), Stan Heal, Bob B. Johnson, Hassa Mann, Simon Goodwin (coach Melb, also player Adel), David Neitz

48 AFL RECORD SEN.com.au Venue PWLD MCG 1259 652 5 97 10 Marvel Stadium 70 2 9 41 0 GMHBA Stadium 6 2 19 42 1 SCG 2 9 12 17 0 Gabba 28 12 16 0 Adelaide Oval 17 10 7 0 Heritage Bank Stadium 14 7 7 0 TIO Stadium 10 4 6 0 Manuka Oval 8 3 5 0 Optus Stadium 10 7 3 0 TIO Traeger Park 9 4 5 0 Blundstone Arena 5 2 3 0 Giants Stadium 5 3 2 0 Mars Stadium 0 0 0 0 Uni of Tas Stadium 0 0 0 0 Head-to-head v PWLD
VENUES
games
1981
1982 MOST GAMES David Neitz 3 06 Nathan Jones 3 02 Robert Flower 2 72 Adem Yze 2 71 Jim Stynes 2 64 Steven Febey 2 58 Brad Green 2 54 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES Jim Stynes 244 Adem Yze 2 26 Don Cordner 144 Billy Deans 135 Christian Petracca* 131 – current seq. Greg Wells 131 AFL GAMES RECORDS HELD IN GUERNSEY NUMBERS 47 A lan Jarrott 170 – NM & Melb 50 B en Brown* 169 – NM & Melb MOST GAMES AS CAPTAIN David Neitz 175 Nathan Jones 130 Robert Flower 127 Garry Lyon 119 Allan La Fontaine 119 Ron Barassi 9 2 MOST GAMES AS COACH Norm Smith 3 07 Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes 2 58 Neale Daniher 2 23 John Northey 167 Simon Goodwin* 15 8 MOST GOALS David Neitz 6 31 Norm Smith 5 46 Russell Robertson 428 Garry Lyon 426 Fred Fanning 411
– R4,
to R1,
FIVE GOALKICKING
2 2
Barassi 2 1 Jim Stynes 19 Bob B. Johnson 18 Laurie Mithen 18 Jack Mueller 18
Frank Adams
Ron
Mueller 6 2 Norm Smith 3 6 Ron Barassi 3 0 Bob B. Johnson 2 8 Percy Beames 2 7 David Neitz 2 7
Lyon 2 6
Garry
* denotes current player or coach –1151 wins, 1338 losses, 22 draws GRAND FINALS: 19 PREMIERSHIPS: 13 Adelaide 4 5 19 26 0 Brisbane Lions 5 4 30 24 0 C arlton 2 18 97 119 2 C ollingwood 244 8 5 154 5 Essendon 2 19 86 131 2 Fitzroy 179 8 8 8 8 3 Fremantle 4 3 18 25 0 Geelong 2 24 8 8 134 2 Gold Coast Suns 17 14 3 0 GWS Giants 17 9 8 0 Hawthorn 170 82 87 1 North Melbourne 167 8 9 7 7 1 Port Adelaide 3 9 16 23 0 Richmond 196 86 108 2 St Kilda 2 20 125 9 4 1 Sydney Swans 2 15 9 6 117 2 University 14 11 3 0 West Coast Eagles 57 20 37 0 Western Bulldogs 173 9 2 80 1
DAVID NEITZ
CLUB HISTORY

BACKS

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BACKS FORWARDS
FORWARDS HALF-FORWARDS HALF-FORWARDS CENTRES CENTRES HALF-BACKS HALF-BACKS MELBOURNE CARLTON
IN: Tomlinson, Jordon, Spargo OUT: Hibberd, van Rooyen, Brayshaw, Laurie
INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE EMERGENCIES EMERGENCIES P W L D % P ts 1 C ollingwood 23 18 5 0 1 26.97 7 2 2 B ris Lions 2 3 1 7 6 0 1 23.09 6 8 3 P ort Adelaide 2 3 1 7 6 0 1 12.75 6 8 4 M elbourne 2 3 16 7 0 1 25.24 6 4 5 C arlton 2 3 13 9 1 1 13.26 5 4 6 S t Kilda 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 07.77 5 2 7 G WS 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 07.06 5 2 8 S ydney 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 10.04 5 0 9 W B ulldogs 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 08.66 4 8 10 Adelaide 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 16.84 4 4 11 Essendon 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 8 9.66 4 4 12 Geelong 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 12.56 42 13 R ichmond 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 9 3.60 42 14 Fremantle 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 9 6.68 4 0 15 G old Coast 2 3 9 1 4 0 9 1.67 3 6 16 Hawthorn 2 3 7 1 6 0 8 0.25 2 8 17 N orth Melb 2 3 3 2 0 0 7 1.48 1 2 18 West Coast 2 3 3 2 0 0 5 3.03 1 2 u 2023 LADDER PRELIMINARY FINAL (DATE TBC) Brisbane Lions v winner of Melbourne v Carlton PRELIMINARY FINAL (DATE TBC) Collingwood v winner of Port Adelaide v GWS Giants 1 27 32 22 Simon MEREDITH Andre GIANFAGNA Jacob MOLLISON Nathan WILLIAMSON u NEXT WEEK: PRELIMINARY FINALS u UMPIRES u LEADING GOALKICKERS C LUB G B % Charlie Curnow* C arl 79 41 6 5.8 Taylor Walker A del 7 6 3 4 6 9.1 Nick Larkey N M 7 1 24 74.7 Toby Greene* G WS 6 1 3 3 6 4.9 Joe Daniher* B L 5 6 3 5 6 1.5 Charlie Cameron* B L 5 5 24 6 9.6 Jeremy Cameron G eel 5 3 3 4 6 0.9 Oscar Allen W CE 5 3 2 3 6 9.7 Kyle Langford E ss 5 1 2 3 6 8.9 Tom Hawkins G eel 4 9 2 6 6 5.3 Luke Breust H aw 47 2 3 6 7.1 Brody Mihocek* C oll 4 5 24 6 5.2 Aaron Naughton W B 4 4 3 3 5 7.1 Jesse Hogan* G WS 4 4 24 6 4.7 Oliver Henry G eel 41 2 0 6 7.2 Jye Amiss Frem 41 1 7 7 0.7 Eric Hipwood* B L 4 0 2 7 5 9.7 Ben King G CS 4 0 2 1 6 5.6 Jack Lukosius G CS 3 9 2 2 6 3.9 Jeremy Finlayson* PA 3 8 3 8 5 0.0 Jamie Elliott* C oll 3 8 2 5 6 0.3 EM Field: Robert Findlay (23) Boundary: Michael MARANTELLI, Joshua FURMAN, Damien MAIN, Chris ESLER Goal: Steven PIPERNO, Matthew DERVAN EM: Adam WOJCIK * Include finals 11 M.GAWN 7 J.VINEY 36 K.PICKETT 8 J.LEVER 20 A.TOMLINSON 17 J.BOWEY 41 J.McVEE 1 S.MAY 3 C.SALEM 12 L.HUNTER 13 C.OLIVER 15 E.LANGDON 23 J.JORDON 31 B.FRITSCH 5 C.PETRACCA 32 T.SPARROW 25 T.McDONALD 30 A.NEAL-BULLEN 8 L.FOGARTY 30 C.CURNOW 3 J.MOTLOP 15 S.DOCHERTY 12 T.DE KONING 44 M.OWIES 13 B.ACRES 9 P.CRIPPS 46 M.COTTRELL 39 A.CINCOTTA 11 M.McGOVERN 42 A.SAAD 17 B.KEMP 23 J.WEITERING 24 N.NEWMAN 9 C.SPARGO 24 T.RIVERS 29 J.SMITH 37 K.CHANDLER 22 C.MARCHBANK 29 G.HEWETT 28 D.CUNINGHAM 7 M.KENNEDY 6 B.GRUNDY 14 M.HIBBERD 16 B.LAURIE 19 J.SCHACHE 2 P.DOW 14 O.HOLLANDS 25 Z.FISHER 38 S.DURDIN M.PITTONET A.CERRA S.WALSH 27 5 18
IN: Kennedy OUT: Martin, McKay
Artwork 26/6/2023 11:46 am www.buymystock.com.au Webuystockthatyoucan’tmove 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR FINAL GOALS BEHINDS 1 Steven MAY 3 Christian SALEM 5 Christian PETRACCA 6 Brodie GRUNDY 7 Jack VINEY 8 Jake LEVER 9 Charlie SPARGO 11 Max GAWN 12 Lachie HUNTER 13 Clayton OLIVER 14 Michael HIBBERD 15 Ed LANGDON 16 Bailey LAURIE 17 Jake BOWEY 19 Josh SCHACHE 20 Adam TOMLINSON 23 James JORDON 24 Trent RIVERS 25 Tom McDONALD 29 Joel SMITH 30 Alex NEAL-BULLEN 31 Bayley FRITSCH 32 Tom SPARROW 36 Kysaiah PICKETT 37 Kade CHANDLER 41 Judd McVEE RUSHED
Simon Goodwin Captain Max Gawn
1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR FINAL GOALS BEHINDS 2 Paddy DOW 3 Jesse MOTLOP 5 Adam CERRA 7 Matthew KENNEDY 8 Lachie FOGARTY 9 Patrick CRIPPS 11 Mitch McGOVERN 12 Tom DE KONING 13 Blake ACRES 14 Ollie HOLLANDS 15 Sam DOCHERTY 17 Brodie KEMP 18 Sam WALSH 22 Caleb MARCHBANK 23 Jacob WEITERING 24 Nic NEWMAN 25 Zac FISHER 27 Marc PITTONET 28 David CUNINGHAM 29 George HEWETT 30 Charlie CURNOW 38 Sam DURDIN 39 Alex CINCOTTA 42 Adam SAAD 44 Matthew OWIES 46 Matthew COTTRELL RUSHED
Coach
MELBOURNE
Patrick Cripps CARLTON
Coach Michael Voss Captain

POCKET PROFILE 29 George Hewett

Nickname: Georgey

Which current player gave you the biggest bath in junior footy:

Patrick Cripps

Which teammate will become an AFL coach one day: Jack Martin

What time should the Grand Final start: 2pm

Ideal length of the home and away season: 25 rounds

What sport do you suck at: Curling

How do you pass the time before a night game when you’re on the road: Read a book, watch a show

Do you get your hair cut before a big game on TV: Sometimes

Favourite subject at school: PE

Former footballer you admire most: Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett

Dream job after AFL footy: Own lots of property and shares

Sporting event you cannot miss:

First session of Boxing Day Test and AFL Grand Final Hobbies or interests outside football: Family and reading

What advice would you give a first-year player: Work hard and don’t put too much pressure on yourself

What’s something you admire about your club: The facilities and steam room

Best advice your mum gave you: Treat people the way you want to be treated (Dad also says this)

Espresso or cold brew: Cup of tea

Favourite Shapes flavour: BBQ

Uber Eats or DoorDash: Uber Eats

Home delivery or pick-up: Home delivery

Dog person or cat person: Dog

First concert you attended: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Favourite podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience

Three things on your bucket list: Take a hanger, my son sleeps through the night, see my brothers more

Last book you read: The Spy And The Traitor

Favourite holiday destination: Hawaii

Who should play your coach in a movie:

52 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au GOALS / BEHINDS SCORE ASSISTS SCORE INVOLVEMENTS CLEARANCES TACKLES INSIDE 50s CONTESTED POSS. UNCONTESTED POSS. INTERCEPT POSS. DISPOSALS KICKS MARKS HANDBALLS POSSESSION OTHER BALL USE SCOREBOARD GOALS NAME NO. HT.WT. DOB DEBUTACQUIRED PREVIOUS CLUB 2022 2023 TOTAL THIS CLUB 2023 TOTAL Acquired = How player arrived at this club 1/2000 = National Draft number/year LTA = Local talent access selection MD = Mid-Season Rookie Draft PD = Pre-Season Draft PDN = Previous Draft nomination PDS = Pre-Draft selection P SS = Pre-Season Supplemental selection RD = Rookie Draft RE = Rookie elevation TR = Traded to this club UPS = Uncontracted player selection 17YO = 17-year-old access UFA = Unrestricted free agent RFA = Restricted free agent DFA = Delisted free agent # = Category A Rookie (eligible for AFL selection) * = Category B Rookie (only eligible for AFL selection as long-term injury replacement) TIR = Trade Incentive Rule
GAMES ACRES Blake 13 193 9 2 7/10/1995 2 014 T R/2022 Edgewater-Woodvale (WA)/West Perth (WAFL)/St Kilda/Fremantle 2 0 23 143 23 8 4 5 AKUEI Domanic * 41 194 8 6 12/5/2002 * *** R D/2022 St Marys, Greensborough (Vic)/Loyola College (Vic)/Northern U18 0 0 0 0 0 0 BINNS Jaxon 32 183 7 2 2 9/10/2004 * *** 32/2022 Berwick (Vic)/Caulfield Grammar (Vic)/Dandenong U18 0 0 0 0 0 0 BOYD Jordan # 37 182 8 1 2 2/9/1998 2 022 MD/2021 Spotswood (Vic)/Footscray (VFL) 7 8 15 15 0 0 C ARROLL Jack 16 188 8 3 2 0/12/2002 2 022 41/2020 Chapman Valley (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL) 5 1 6 6 0 1 C ERRA Adam 5 188 87 7/10/1999 2 018 T R/2021 Norwood (Vic)/Wesley College (Vic)/Eastern U18/Fremantle 18 2 0 114 3 8 9 30 CINCOTTA Alex # 3 9 187 8 6 17/12/1996 2 023 P SS/2023 Newtown & Chilwell (Vic)/Carlton (VFL) 0 17 17 17 3 3 C OTTRELL Matthew # 4 6 184 8 3 2 9/2/2000 2 020 R D/2022 Pearcedale (Vic)/Dandenong U18 18 15 52 52 10 24 COWAN Lachlan 2 6 188 82 1/12/2004 2 023 30/2022 Devonport (Tas)/Tasmania U18 0 7 7 7 0 0 C RIPPS Patrick 9 195 9 3 18/3/1995 2 014 13/2013 Northampton (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL) 2 1 2 2 181 181 7 9 4 CUNINGHAM David 28 183 8 3 30/3/1997 2 016 23/2015 C anterbury (Vic)/Melbourne Grammar (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 0 11 52 52 6 2 9 CURNOW Charlie 30 194 9 4 3/2/1997 2 016 12/2015 Torquay (Vic)/Geelong U18 2 2 24 108 108 7 9 2 22 CURNOW Ed # 3 5 181 87 7/11/1989 2 011 R D/2023 Modewarre (Vic)/Geel College (Vic)/Geel U18/Adel Rks/Box Hill (VFL) 0 17 2 21 2 21 3 5 3 DE KONING Tom 12 2 01 102 16/7/1999 2 018 30/2017 M t Martha (Vic)/Padua College (Vic)/Dandenong U18 19 17 5 8 5 8 7 19 DOCHERTY Sam 15 187 87 17/10/1993 2 013 T R/2013 Phillip Island (Vic)/Gippsland U18/Brisbane Lions 2 2 2 1 165 152 7 24 DOW Paddy 2 184 8 3 16/10/1999 2 018 3/2017 Swan Hill (Vic)/Geelong Grammar (Vic)/Bendigo U18 4 10 73 73 2 2 1 DURDIN Corey 19 173 76 14/4/2002 2 021 37/2020 Golden Grove (SA)/Central District (SANFL) 2 1 11 3 4 3 4 11 2 7 DURDIN Sam # 3 8 199 100 6/6/1996 2 017 MD/2022 East Murray (SA)/West Adelaide (SANFL)/North Melbourne/Glenelg (SANFL) 1 0 23 1 0 1 FISHER Zac 25 175 76 15/6/1998 2 017 2 7/2016 York Roos (WA)/Guildford (WA)/Perth (WAFL) 2 2 12 107 107 4 5 3 FOGARTY Lachie 8 180 76 1/4/1999 2 018 T R/2020 Spotswood (Vic)/St Kevin’s College (Vic)/Western U18/Geelong 3 10 5 3 30 4 16 HEWETT George 2 9 187 87 2 9/12/1995 2 016 R FA/2021 Broughton-Mundoora (SA)/North Adelaide (SANFL)/Sydney 15 2 0 155 3 5 3 3 9 HOLLANDS Oliver 14 184 7 2 16/1/2004 2 023 11/2022 Wodonga (Vic)/Geelong Grammar (Vic)/Murray U18 0 17 17 17 2 2 HONEY Josh 36 185 8 6 17/10/2001 2 020 R E/2021 Keilor (Vic)/Maribyrnong College (Vic)/Western U18 5 6 17 17 3 10 KEMP Brodie 17 192 8 9 1/5/2001 2 021 17/2019 Echuca (Vic)/Geelong Grammar (Vic)/Bendigo U18 4 16 2 2 2 2 1 1 K ENNEDY Matthew 7 188 9 1 6/4/1997 2 016 R E/2021 C ollingullie-Glenfield Park (NSW)/NSW-ACT U18/GWS 17 14 9 2 73 4 4 0 LEMMEY Harry 3 1 2 01 9 5 30/1/2004 * *** 47/2022 Flagstaff Hill (SA)/West Adelaide (SANFL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 M ARCHBANK Caleb 2 2 193 9 2 7/12/1996 2 015 T R/2016 Benalla (Vic)/Murray U18/GWS 4 6 5 8 51 0 0 M ARTIN Jack 2 1 186 82 2 9/1/1995 2 014 P D/2020 Towns (WA)/Claremont (WAFL)/Gold Coast 12 12 147 5 0 15 128 McGOVERN Mitch 11 190 8 8 11/10/1994 2 016 T R/2018 North Albany (WA)/Claremont (WAFL)/Adelaide 7 2 0 108 6 0 2 106 McKAY Harry 10 2 00 106 24/12/1997 2 017 10/2015 Warragul (Vic)/Gippsland U18 19 2 0 106 106 2 7 2 01 MIRKOV Alex # 4 5 2 10 105 17/11/1999 * *** MD/2021 Sydney Uni (NSW)/ GWS (VFL)/Old Ivanhoe (Vic)/Carlton (VFL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOTLOP Jesse 3 180 8 1 23/11/2003 2 022 2 7/2021 Wanderers (NT)/S Coogee (WA)/Aquinas Coll (WA)/S Fremantle (WAFL) 12 19 3 1 3 1 2 2 34 NEWMAN Nic 24 186 8 0 15/1/1993 2 017 T R/2018 Mornington (Vic)/Frankston (VFL)/Sydney 19 2 2 108 7 7 3 17 O’BRIEN Lochie * 4 184 82 18/9/1999 2 018 R D/2022 South Mildura (Vic)/Bendigo U18 19 6 6 6 6 6 0 16 O’KEEFFE Hudson # 4 0 2 02 9 4 16/12/2004 * *** P SS/2023 C amberwell (Vic)/ Camberwell High (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 0 0 0 0 0 0 OWIES Matthew 4 4 179 8 1 19/3/1997 2 020 R D/2019 C amberwell (Vic)/St Kevin’s College (Vic) 17 17 4 8 4 8 2 6 5 5 PHILP Sam 3 4 186 8 4 4/8/2001 2 020 2 0/2019 St Marys, Greensborough (Vic)/Loyola College (Vic)/Northern U18 0 0 2 2 0 1 PITTONET Marc 2 7 2 02 107 3/6/1996 2 016 T R/2019 Kew Comets (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic)/Oakleigh U18/Hawthorn 8 16 57 5 0 0 5 P LOWMAN Lachie 2 0 191 8 9 11/9/1994 2 013 T R/2015 Macedon (Vic)/Calder U18/GWS 15 1 145 125 0 2 SAAD Adam 42 178 7 9 23/7/1994 2 015 T R/2020 West Coburg (Vic)/Calder U18/Coburg (VFL)/GCS/Essendon 2 1 23 175 6 6 0 10 SILVAGNI Jack 1 194 9 2 17/12/1997 2 016 5 3/2015 Greythorn (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 2 1 16 115 115 14 87 WALSH Sam 18 184 8 4 2 /7/2000 2 019 1/2018 St Joseph’s, Geel (Vic)/St Joseph’s College, Geel (Vic)/Geel U18 2 0 16 97 97 4 3 5 WEITERING Jacob 23 195 102 23/11/1997 2 016 1/2015 M t Martha (Vic)/Peninsula Grammar (Vic)/Dandenong U18 18 24 157 157 0 11 WILLIAMS Zac 6 186 8 5 2 0/9/1994 2 013 R FA/2020 Albury (NSW)/NSW-ACT U18/Murray U18/GWS 9 0 136 23 0 32 YOUNG Lewis 3 3 2 02 9 9 2 0/12/1998 2 017 T R/2021 Mitcham (SA)/Sturt (SANFL)/Western Bulldogs 19 15 5 8 3 4 0 2
PLAYER LIST
Ivan Drago Patrick Cripps 28 Charlie Curnow 2 6 Sam Docherty 24 Sam Walsh 2 2 Jack Silvagni 2 0 Charlie Curnow 191 Patrick Cripps 141 Adam Cerra 128 Sam Docherty 116 Sam Walsh 111 Patrick Cripps 149 Adam Cerra 9 0 George Hewett 7 3 Tom De Koning 6 4 Sam Walsh 6 3 Patrick Cripps 118 Adam Cerra 9 6 George Hewett 9 3 Sam Docherty 8 2 Nic Newman 78 Adam Cerra 101 Blake Acres 8 7 Charlie Curnow 8 5 Patrick Cripps 7 9 Sam Walsh 7 2 Charlie Curnow 7 9.41 Harry McKay 2 7.27 Matthew Owies 2 6.12 Jesse Motlop 2 2.7 Jack Martin 15.9 Patrick Cripps 5 56 Sam Docherty 5 48 Blake Acres 5 41 Adam Cerra 520 Nic Newman 5 08 Nic Newman 3 41 Sam Docherty 3 37 Adam Saad 3 18 Blake Acres 3 04 Jacob Weitering 289 Jacob Weitering 192 Charlie Curnow 171 Nic Newman 168 Harry McKay 135 Blake Acres 130 Patrick Cripps 3 49 Adam Cerra 2 65 Sam Walsh 2 57 George Hewett 240 Blake Acres 2 37 Patrick Cripps 3 06 Adam Cerra 2 01 George Hewett 19 2 Blake Acres 178 Sam Walsh 171 Sam Docherty 4 02 Blake Acres 3 68 Nic Newman 3 38 Adam Cerra 3 29 Sam Walsh 283 Jacob Weitering 181 Adam Saad 168 Nic Newman 152 Mitch McGovern 111 Blake Acres 110

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56 AFL RECORD SEN.com.au MTs from Ball Use Possessions Other AFL RUCKS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC H O H AD H AD% R anking M.Pittonet 16 9.8 5.1 4.7 3 5.8 59.0 72.0 6 5.8 3 4.2 25.5 9.2 36.0 329 T.De Koning 17 12.1 5.9 6.1 58.4 6 5.9 171.7 6 6.2 3 3.8 18.4 5.2 28.4 137 AFL average 12.6 6.5 6.1 55.1 66.5 157.0 60.4 39.6 24.1 7.1 29.3 MTs from Ball UsePossessionsOther AFL MIDFIELDERS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC I 50 C L TA R anking P.Cripps 22 25.3 9.4 15.9 5 3.6 6 9.4 265.0 5 4.6 4 5.4 3.6 6.8 5.4 25 S.Docherty 21 26.1 16.0 10.0 6 8.0 7 5.5 427.7 24.4 7 5.6 3.2 2.3 3.9 126 B.Acres 23 23.5 13.2 10.3 62.2 73.8 433.8 32.6 67.4 3.8 2.3 2.5 151 A.Cerra 20 26.0 12.8 13.3 67.1 7 5.2 389.6 37.9 62.1 5.1 4.5 4.8 4 5 S.Walsh 16 27.9 11.9 16.1 62.6 73.4 313.1 37.7 62.3 4.5 3.9 4.6 67 G.Hewett 20 20.4 8.4 12.0 6 5.9 78.1 196.4 4 6.7 5 3.3 2.6 3.7 4.7 8 4 M.Kennedy 14 19.4 10.5 8.9 6 5.3 7 1.7 265.1 42.4 57.6 3.4 3.4 3.1 168 O.Hollands 17 14.8 9.0 5.8 6 0.1 70.5 288.4 27.0 73.0 2.5 1.2 2.6 516 E.Curnow 17 13.2 8.3 4.9 5 5.3 6 6.7 167.8 30.2 6 9.8 1.9 1.2 2.5 5 32 M.Cottrell 15 14.6 9.8 4.8 6 1.2 70.8 258.3 32.6 67.4 2.8 0.7 2.1 308 P.Dow 10 15.9 9.6 6.3 5 3.1 6 4.8 346.7 4 0.5 59.5 4.2 4.2 2.5 4 97 L.O’Brien 6 7.2 5.0 2.2 6 3.3 6 9.8 148.1 26.8 73.2 0.8 0.3 0.8 477 J.Carroll 1 4.0 1.0 3.0 100.0 100.0 41.4 50.0 50.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 6 37 AFL average 20.1 10.7 9.4 61.3 71.2 306.1 38.6 61.4 3.3 3.2 3.7 MTs from Ball Use Possessions Scoring AFL FORWARDS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC G B S C% R anking C.Curnow 24 14.1 11.3 2.9 6 5.6 67.8 351.5 4 9.9 50.1 79 41 6 5.8 16 H.McKay 20 11.9 9.0 2.9 6 0.6 6 4.1 243.7 4 5.0 5 5.0 27 27 50.0 255 M.Owies 17 9.0 5.9 3.1 5 3.5 6 6.0 136.1 4 3.0 57.0 26 12 6 8.4 2 93 J.Motlop 19 10.1 5.9 4.2 58.4 6 3.5 179.4 4 0.6 59.4 2 2 7 7 5.9 319 J.Martin 12 11.0 5.9 5.1 6 9.0 7 7.3 130.3 41.5 58.5 15 9 62.5 424 J.Silvagni 16 13.6 8.1 5.5 57.4 6 8.7 228.9 4 5.4 5 4.6 14 12 5 3.8 188 C.Durdin 11 8.8 6.0 2.8 6 8.2 73.2 142.6 42.3 57.7 11 7 6 1.1 3 33 D.Cuningham 11 14.3 5.5 8.8 50.0 6 9.4 171.2 3 5.6 6 4.4 6 4 6 0.0 526 Z.Fisher 12 20.8 11.3 9.6 57.8 72.8 287.2 26.8 73.2 4 5 4 4.4 241 L.Fogarty 10 12.8 6.8 6.0 58.8 70.3 171.3 41.7 58.3 4 3 57.1 521 J.Honey 6 7.3 4.5 2.8 5 5.6 6 8.2 122.7 30.4 6 9.6 3 3 50.0 590 AFL average 11.5 7.1 4.5 59.4 67.3 193.0 41.7 58.3 51.3 MTs from Ball Use Possessions Stoppage AFL DEFENDERS RD1 2023 D K H K E% D E% M G C ONT U NC R50 SPL TA R anking N.Newman 22 23.1 15.5 7.6 78.9 80.9 384.8 2 9.7 70.3 3.6 1.3 3.5 130 A.Saad 23 20.3 13.8 6.4 7 5.2 79.6 385.3 3 4.6 6 5.4 4.7 2.0 2.0 6 1 J.Weitering 24 15.3 12.0 3.2 76.1 79.0 282.4 36.0 6 4.0 4.7 5.9 0.9 108 M.McGovern 20 16.8 13.2 3.6 81.1 80.9 375.6 32.9 67.1 5.0 2.9 2.6 325 B.Kemp 16 15.9 10.7 5.3 73.1 76.1 236.7 2 9.0 7 1.0 2.9 4.2 1.6 421 A.Cincotta 17 12.8 6.1 6.8 6 8.0 79.8 190.7 36.4 6 3.6 1.6 1.3 1.8 4 47 Le.Young 15 13.3 7.6 5.7 7 1.1 76.0 158.3 37.7 62.3 2.9 7.4 1.1 165 J.Boyd 8 11.9 8.8 3.1 70.0 73.7 243.5 30.7 6 9.3 3.0 1.9 2.1 528 C.Marchbank 6 13.2 8.7 4.5 6 5.4 70.9 203.8 28.4 7 1.6 2.2 3.7 2.5 592 L.Cowan 7 9.9 7.0 2.9 73.5 78.3 207.7 30.0 70.0 1.4 0.4 1.9 6 19 L.Plowman 1 12.0 9.0 3.0 7 7.8 7 5.0 9 6.7 3 3.3 6 6.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 473 AFL average 16.0 10.6 5.4 76.2 79.2 284.8 31.7 68.3 3.4 2 .9 1.9 AFL Ranking Official AFL Player Rating B Behinds CL Clearances CONT Av. Contested D Av. disposals DE% Disposal efficiency G Goals H Av. handballs HAD Av. hit-outs to advantage HAD% Percentage of hit-outs to advantage HO Av. hit-outs I50 Av. inside 50s K Av. kicks KE% Kicking efficiency MG Av. metres gained R50 Av. rebounds from 50 SC% Scoring accuracy SPL Av. spoils TA Av. tackles UNC Av. Uncontested
PLAYER PERFORMANCE SEASON SNAPSHOT

CLUB HISTORY

HIGHEST SCORE

30.30 (210) v Hawthorn, R2, 1969, Ikon Park

LOWEST SCORE

0.6 (6) v Collingwood, R5, 1898, Victoria Park

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN

140 points v St Kilda, R2, 1985, Moorabbin

BEST WINNING SEQUENCE

18 games – R10, 1995 to R2, 1996

WORST

AFL TEAM OF THE CENTURY

Stephen Silvagni (full-back), John Nicholls (back pocket), Bruce Doull (half-back), Alex Jesaulenko (half-forward), Ron Barassi (ruck-rover), Greg Williams (interchange)

INDIGENOUS TEAM OF THE CENTURY

Syd Jackson (half-forward flank)

LEADING GOALKICKER MEDALLISTS

1906: Mick Grace (45)

1918: Ern Cowley (35)

1922: Horrie Clover (54)

1931: Harry Vallence (72)

WOODEN SPOONS

2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018

FINALS

140 games – 66 wins, 72 losses, 2 draws

MOST FINALS Bruce Doull

OVERALL

MOST

JOHN COLEMAN MEDALLISTS

1961: Tom Carroll (54)

2006: Brendan Fevola (84)

2009: Brendan Fevola (86)

2021: Harry McKay* (58)

2022: Charlie Curnow* (64)

2023: Charlie Curnow* (78)

NORM SMITH MEDALLISTS

Wayne Harmes (1979), Bruce Doull (1981), David Rhys-Jones (1987), Greg Williams (1995)

PREMIERSHIP COACH MEDALLISTS

Jack Worrall (1906-08), Norman Clark (1914-15), Brighton Diggins (1938), Percy Bentley (1945, 1947)

JOCK McHALE MEDALLISTS

Ron Barassi (1968, 1970), John Nicholls (1972), Alex Jesaulenko (1979), David Parkin (1981-82, 1995), Robert Walls (1987)

MICHAEL TUCK MEDALLISTS

Craig Bradley (1997), Brendan Fevola (2005), Nick Stevens (2007)

JIM STYNES MEDALLISTS

Stephen Silvagni (1998), Kade Simpson (2008)

AFL RISING STAR AWARD

Sam Walsh* (2019)

AFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION

MVP AWARD

HIGHEST SCORE IN A FINAL

28.9 (177) v Richmond, GF, 1972

LOWEST SCORE IN A FINAL

3.5 (23) v Collingwood, SF, 1903

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN IN A FINAL 88 points v Collingwood, SF, 1931

GREATEST LOSING MARGIN IN A FINAL 97 points v Brisbane, SF, 1996

MOST GOALS IN A FINAL

11 Harry Vallence v Collingwood, SF, 1931; v Collingwood, PF, 1932

BEST FINALS WINNING STREAK

Eight games (1906-09)

WORST FINALS LOSING STREAK

Five games (1916-19; 1921-28; 1949-59; 1973-76)

PRE-SEASON/NIGHT SERIES

126 games – 67 wins, 59 losses

Premierships 1983, 1997, 2005, 2007

RECORD AT CURRENT VENUES

TOP GOALKICKING PERFORMANCES

13 Horrie Clover (v St Kilda, R12, 1921, Junction Oval)

12 Greg Kennedy (v Hawthorn, R21, 1972, Princes Park)

12 Ross Ditchburn (v St Kilda, R6, 1982, Waverley Park)

BROWNLOW MEDALLISTS

Bert Deacon (1947), John James (1961), Gordon Collis (1964), Greg Williams (1994), Chris Judd (2010), Patrick Cripps* (2022)

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

LEGENDS: Ron Barassi (also Melb, coach Melb, Carl, N Melb, Syd), John Nicholls (also coach Carl), Alex Jesaulenko (also coach Carl, also player/coach StK), Ian Stewart (coach Carl, also StK, also Rich, coach S Melb)

INDUCTEES: George Coulthard, Harry Vallence, Horrie Clover (also coach Carl), Rod McGregor, Bruce Doull, Geoff Southby, Stephen Kernahan, Stephen Silvagni, David Parkin (also Haw, coach Haw, Carl, Fitz), Craig Bradley, Robert Walls (also Fitz, coach Carl, Fitz, Bris, Rich), Ken Hands (also coach Carl), Peter Bedford (also S Melb), Peter McKenna (also Coll), Greg Williams (also Geel, Syd), Jack Worrall (coach Carl, also Fitz, coach Ess), Dan Minogue (coach Carl, also Coll, Rich, Haw, coach Rich, Haw, StK, Fitz), Sir Kenneth Luke (admin), Ern Henfry, Anthony Koutoufides, Wayne Johnston, Ken Hunter, Mick Malthouse (coach Carl, also StK, Rich, coach WB, WCE, Coll), Chris Judd (also WCE), Mike Fitzpatrick

Greg Williams (1994), Anthony Koutoufides (2000), Chris Judd (2011), Patrick Cripps* (2019)

PREMIERSHIPS

1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995

RUNNERS-UP

1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999

McCLELLAND TROPHY

1969, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1995

(81,302), 2022 (88,776), 2023 (95,277)

* denotes current player or coach # equal with Corey Enright (Geel)

58 AFL RECORD SEN.com.au Venue PWLD MCG 4 62 2 16 240 6 Marvel Stadium 168 6 3 105 0 GMHBA Stadium 4 5 24 2 1 0 SCG 32 11 2 1 0 Gabba 26 9 17 0 Heritage Bank Stadium 19 9 10 0 Optus Stadium 9 5 4 0 Adelaide Oval 7 0 7 0 Giants Stadium 7 2 5 0 TIO Stadium 2 1 1 0 Uni of Tas Stadium 2 0 2 0 Blundstone Arena 1 0 1 0 Manuka Oval 0 0 0 0 Mars Stadium 0 0 0 0 TIO Traeger Park 0 0 0 0 Head-to-head v PWLD
games
R12,
2008
LOSING SEQUENCE 14
– R6, 1901 to R2, 1902;
2007 to R3,
GAMES Craig Bradley 3 75 Bruce Doull 3 56 Kade Simpson 3 42 John Nicholls 328 Stephen Silvagni 3 12 Marc Murphy 3 00
CONSECUTIVE GAMES Bruce Doull 162 Kade Simpson 158 Jim Francis 142 Simon Beaumont 13 3 AFL GAMES RECORDS HELD IN GUERNSEY NUMBERS
John Nicholls 328 11 Bruce Doull 329 21 C raig Bradley 3 75 28 Peter Jones 249 42 Robert Walls 2 18 43 A nthony Koutoufides 2 78 44 Justin Madden# 3 32 – Ess & Carl MOST GAMES AS CAPTAIN Stephen Kernahan 2 26 John Nicholls 188 Craig Bradley 116 Marc Murphy 111 Chris Judd 105 MOST GAMES AS COACH David Parkin 3 55 Percy Bentley 2 81 Norman Clark 150 Ron Barassi 147 Jack Worrall 144 MOST GOALS Stephen Kernahan 738 Harry Vallence 7 22 Brendan Fevola 575 Alex Jesaulenko 424
MOST
2
2 9 Stephen
2 6 Rod
2 5
Silvagni
McGregor
6 5 Harry
5 3
4 0
MOST GOALS IN FINALS Stephen Kernahan
Vallence
Alex Jesaulenko
(9227), 1988 (11,936), 1989 (10,600), 1990 (10,978), 1991 (12,736), 1992 (12,354), 1993 (14,445), 1994 (18,308), 1995 (18,032), 1996 (23,278), 1997 (24,984), 1998
1999 (25,719), 2000 (27,571), 2001
2002 (26,385), 2003 (33,525), 2004 (32,095), 2005 (33,534), 2006 (28,756), 2007 (35,431), 2008 (39,360), 2009 (42,408), 2010 (40,480), 2011 (43,791), 2012 (45,800), 2013 (50,564), 2014 (47,485), 2015 (47,305), 2016 (50,130), 2017 (50,326), 2018 (56,005), 2019
2020
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 1984 (12,774), 1985 (13,317), 1986 (14,905), 1987
(25,402),
(27,725),
(64,269),
(67,035), 2021
– 1471 wins, 1092 losses, 35 draws GRAND FINALS: 29 PREMIERSHIPS: 16 Adelaide 4 4 21 23 0 Brisbane Lions 5 5 2 9 26 0 C ollingwood 264 129 131 4 Essendon 252 127 119 6 Fitzroy 197 120 72 5 Fremantle 4 0 19 2 1 0 Geelong 2 24 119 103 2 Gold Coast Suns 18 11 7 0 GWS Giants 16 6 10 0 Hawthorn 171 106 6 5 0 Melbourne 2 18 119 97 2 North Melbourne 160 100 6 0 0 Port Adelaide 37 15 2 1 1 Richmond 2 26 126 97 3 St Kilda 2 26 165 5 9 2 Sydney Swans 234 132 9 6 6 University 14 13 1 0 West Coast Eagles 50 24 26 0 Western Bulldogs 152 9 0 5 8 4
RECORD: 2598 games
CRAIG BRADLEY
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HOW YOUR TEAM RATES IN 2023

KICKING EFFICIENCY SHOT-AT-GOAL ACCURACY

KYSAIAH PICKETT

u Pickett had a game-high six shots at goal last week against the Magpies – but he was off target with 1.3 and two misses. He won 12 of his 13 disposals in the forward half and was involved in six scoring chains.

SCORES PER INSIDE 50

CENTRE CLEARANCES DIFFERENTIAL

STOPPAGE CLEARANCES DIFFERENTIAL

PATRICK CRIPPS

u Since round 20, Cripps has won 28 around-the-ground stoppage first possessions –ranked No. 1 at the Blues. He has generated an equal team-high 19 stoppage clearances, alongside George Hewett.

PRESSURE

FACTOR DIFFERENTIAL

60 AFL RECORD SEN.com.au
TEAM KICK EFF % TEAM ACC % TEAM % TEAM PF TEAM CNT CLR CC % TEAM STP CLR SC % Percentage of kicks that were effective. Goals per shot at goal, including missed shots. Scoring shots generated
forward 50 entry.
per
A team’s pressure points* per 100 opportunities to apply pressure. The first kick or effective handball in a chain that clears the ball-up or throw-in area. The first kick or effective handball in
a chain that clears the centre bounce area.
STATS PROVIDED BY *3.75 points for physical pressure, 2.25 for closing, 1.5 for chasing, 1.2 for corralling, 1.0 for no pressure and 0.75 for opposition set position disposals 1 E ssendon 6 8.9 2 Fremantle 6 8.8 3 West Coast Eagles 6 8.0 4 Hawthorn 6 7.2 5 C ollingwood 6 6.8 6 B risbane Lions 6 6.8 7 N orth Melbourne 6 6.6 8 Ad elaide Crows 6 6.5 9 Port Adelaide 6 5.9 10 C arlton 6 5.8 11 GWS Giants 6 5.7 12 S t Kilda 6 5.6 13 S ydney Swans 6 5.1 14 G old Coast Suns 6 5.1 15 G eelong Cats 6 4.9 16 Western Bulldogs 6 4.9 17 Melbourne 6 3.7 18 R ichmond 6 3.3 1 C ollingwood 7.1 2 S ydney Swans 5.5 3 GWS Giants 4.6 4 Ad elaide Crows 4.3 5 E ssendon 3.9 6 S t Kilda 2 .9 7 Fremantle 2 .8 8 Port Adelaide 1.2 9 C arlton 0.1 10 R ichmond - 0.8 11 Melbourne - 0.8 12 B risbane Lions -1.7 13 Western Bulldogs -3.0 14 G eelong Cats -3.2 15 West Coast Eagles - 4.3 16 N orth Melbourne - 5.5 17 Hawthorn - 6.7 18 G old Coast Suns -7.0 1 Ad elaide Crows 47.6 2 B risbane Lions 4 5.9 3 G eelong Cats 4 5.6 4 C ollingwood 4 5.4 5 Port Adelaide 4 5.3 6 S ydney Swans 4 5.1 7 C arlton 4 4.0 8 R ichmond 4 3.8 9 E ssendon 4 3.4 10 Western Bulldogs 4 3.4 11 G old Coast Suns 4 3.1 12 GWS Giants 42.5 13 Fremantle 41.5 14 N orth Melbourne 41.0 15 Melbourne 4 0.7 16 H awthorn 4 0.5 17 West Coast Eagles 3 9.9 18 S t Kilda 3 9.7 1 C ollingwood 5 3.5 2 N orth Melbourne 51.2 3 G eelong Cats 5 0.2 4 Fremantle 4 9.6 5 B risbane Lions 4 9.3 6 Melbourne 4 8.8 7 E ssendon 4 8.7 8 GWS Giants 4 8.7 9 S ydney Swans 4 8.5 10 S t Kilda 47.8 11 Western Bulldogs 47.5 12 Ad elaide Crows 47.3 13 G old Coast Suns 47.2 14 C arlton 47.0 15 Port Adelaide 4 6.0 16 Hawthorn 4 5.8 17 West Coast Eagles 4 5.0 18 R ichmond 4 4.6 1 H awthorn 2 .2 24.5 2 B risbane Lions 2 .1 2 0.7 3 Port Adelaide 1.0 2 6.8 4 Western Bulldogs 0.9 2 1.3 5 Melbourne 0.8 2 2.7 6 S t Kilda 0.5 2 3.2 7 G eelong Cats 0.3 24.7 8 G old Coast Suns 0.3 2 2.4 9 Fremantle 0.3 2 6.3 10 C arlton 0.2 2 7.2 11 E ssendon 0. 2 2 8.9 12 C ollingwood - 0.1 2 8.9 13 Adelaide Crows - 0.1 2 7.6 14 N orth Melbourne -1.0 19.5 15 GWS Giants -1.3 2 3.5 16 S ydney Swans -1.5 2 8.7 17 R ichmond -2.0 2 3.5 18 West Coast Eagles -2.7 2 5.4 1 B risbane Lions 4.1 2 5.3 2 Western Bulldogs 4.0 2 0.4 3 C arlton 2 .4 2 4.9 4 G old Coast Suns 2 .2 2 5.6 5 Melbourne 1. 2 2 5.2 6 Port Adelaide 0.9 2 9.1 7 N orth Melbourne 0.4 2 2.0 8 Adelaide Crows 0.1 24.4 9 GWS Giants 0.0 2 5.3 10 R ichmond 0.0 2 5.4 11 C ollingwood - 0.2 2 3.9 12 Fremantle -1.1 2 2.7 13 H awthorn -1.2 2 0.9 14 E ssendon -1.3 19.4 15 S ydney Swans -2.1 2 2.1 16 G eelong Cats -2.8 2 6.4 17 S t Kilda -2.9 19.4 18 West Coast Eagles - 4.0 18.9

DIFFERENTIAL EXPLAINED

A statistical value is expressed relative to opposition teams. This is calculated as ‘For’ minus ‘Against’ within a game. For example, if Carlton has 15 centre

SCORE FROM OPPOSITION TURNOVERS SCORE CONCEDED FROM TURNOVERS

Points scored from chains after winning the ball off the opposition.

Points conceded to the opposition from chains after turnovers.

clearances to Essendon’s 12, Carlton’s centre clearances differential for the game is 15-12 = +3, while Essendon’s is 12-15 = -3.

DEFENSIVE-50 REBOUND TO INSIDE 50

u McVee has turned the ball over 57 times this season – the equal 14th most of any Demon. The side has conceded a score from 28.1 per cent of his turnovers – the highest percentage of the top 15 turnover players.

TACKLES IN FORWARD 50

UNCONTESTED POSSESSIONS DIFFERENTIAL

Possessions gained while under no physical pressure, either from a teammate’s disposal or an opposition’s clanger kick.

CONTESTED POSSESSIONS DIFFERENTIAL

SAM DOCHERTY

u Docherty has posted an uncontested-possession rate of 75.6 per cent this season – the highest percentage of any Carlton player. He kicked the first goal of the match in last week’s final and tallied 14 uncontested possessions.

AFL.com.au AFL RECORD 61
TEAM PTS TEAM PTS TEAM REB TO IN50 TEAM TKL TEAM UNC
Average tackles per game laid in the forward 50.
Percentage of defensive-50 rebounds that led to a forward-50 entry within the same chain of possessions.
1 B risbane Lions 5 4.8 2 Ad elaide Crows 5 3.9 3 GWS Giants 5 3.3 4 G eelong Cats 52.9 5 S ydney Swans 52.7 6 C ollingwood 52.0 7 Melbourne 52.0 8 Port Adelaide 5 0.5 9 Western Bulldogs 4 9.3 10 E ssendon 4 8.2 11 S t Kilda 47.3 12 R ichmond 4 6.6 13 Fremantle 4 3.9 14 C arlton 4 3.3 15 G old Coast Suns 42.2 16 Hawthorn 42.2 17 N orth Melbourne 4 0.0 18 West Coast Eagles 3 2.2 1 N orth Melbourne 6 0.9 2 West Coast Eagles 57.6 3 Hawthorn 5 4.7 4 G old Coast Suns 52.3 5 E ssendon 51.2 6 R ichmond 51.0 7 Fremantle 5 0.9 8 Port Adelaide 4 6.4 9 G eelong Cats 4 5.8 10 GWS Giants 4 5.4 11 Western Bulldogs 4 5.0 12 C arlton 4 5.0 13 S ydney Swans 4 4.9 14 Ad elaide Crows 4 4.0 15 S t Kilda 42.2 16 Melbourne 41.0 17 B risbane Lions 4 0.8 18 C ollingwood 4 0.7 1 S t Kilda 2 6.9 2 B risbane Lions 2 5.7 3 Hawthorn 2 5.6 4 E ssendon 2 5.4 5 Port Adelaide 2 5.0 6 S ydney Swans 24.3 7 Ad elaide Crows 2 3.7 8 G old Coast Suns 2 3.7 9 C ollingwood 2 3.5 10 GWS Giants 2 3.0 11 C arlton 2 2.7 12 Melbourne 2 2.7 13 G eelong Cats 2 2.2 14 R ichmond 2 2.2 15 N orth Melbourne 2 1.3 16 Western Bulldogs 2 1.1 17 Fremantle 2 0.7 18 West Coast Eagles 19.2 1 GWS Giants 12.9 2 Melbourne 12.3 3 Port Adelaide 12 .1 4 Ad elaide Crows 11.5 5 B risbane Lions 11.5 6 S ydney Swans 11.3 7 G old Coast Suns 11.0 8 Western Bulldogs 11.0 9 H awthorn 10.9 10 C arlton 10.6 11 R ichmond 10.6 12 Fremantle 10.4 13 West Coast Eagles 10.4 14 E ssendon 10.3 15 S t Kilda 10.3 16 C ollingwood 9.4 17 G eelong Cats 9.3 18 N orth Melbourne 9.1 1 Hawthorn 24.3 2 Ad elaide Crows 18.8 3 GWS Giants 14.5 4 Fremantle 14.1 5 C arlton 11.3 6 Western Bulldogs 8.9 7 S ydney Swans 6.3 8 S t Kilda 4.5 9 Melbourne 4 .3 10 E ssendon 4.3 11 C ollingwood 2 .9 12 Port Adelaide - 6.0 13 R ichmond -14.0 14 G eelong Cats -15.7 15 West Coast Eagles -16.3 16 B risbane Lions -17.3 17 N orth Melbourne -20.3 18 G old Coast Suns -25.4
TEAM CONT POS A possession which has been won when the ball is in dispute. 1 C arlton 11.0 2 Melbourne 10.1 3 Western Bulldogs 6.7 4 B risbane Lions 4.5 5 S t Kilda 2 .9 6 Hawthorn 2 .8 7 G old Coast Suns 2 .4 8 Ad elaide Crows 2 .0 9 C ollingwood 1.3 10 GWS Giants 0.1 11 G eelong Cats 0.0 12 R ichmond -1.8 13 E ssendon -2.8 14 Port Adelaide -3.9 15 Fremantle - 4.0 16 S ydney Swans - 4.4 17 N orth Melbourne - 9.3 18 West Coast Eagles -18.2
JUDD McVEE

2023 LEAGUE LEADERS

DISPOSALS KICKS HANDBALLSMARKS

Disposing of the ball via a handball or kick.Disposing of the ball by foot. Disposing of the ball by hand.

SCORE INVOLVEMENTS AFL PLAYER RATINGS

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

As seen on AFL.com.au. The most advanced metric of player performance available using data from 2023.

Catching a kicked ball that has travelled 15m.

HIT-OUTS TO ADVANTAGE STOPPAGE CLEARANCES

A hit-out that reaches an intended teammate.

CENTRE CLEARANCES

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.

1 J.Witts (GCS) 21 12.4

2 R.O’Brien (Adel) 23 11.3

3 S.Darcy (Frem) 15 11.1

INSIDE 50s

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

1 E.Gulden (Syd) 24 562

2 J.Short (Rich) 16 546

3 L.Ryan (Frem) 23 534

4 B.Smith (Adel) 22 520

5 C.Rozee (PA) 24 518

6 T.Stewart (Geel) 22 513

7 J.Dawson (Adel) 23 510

8 K.Amon (Haw) 21 504

9 J.Sinclair (StK) 24 501

10 Ch.Warner (Syd) 21 485

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

PRESSURE POINTS

METRES GAINED TACKLES CONTESTED

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

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

1 M.Rowell (GCS) 23 72.2

2 T.Atkins (Geel) 23 70.7

3 J.Dunkley (BL) 22 68.6

4 T.Liberatore (WB) 21 66.1

5 J.Rowbottom (Syd) 24 65.0

6 T.Taranto (Rich) 23 63.8

7 M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 62.3

8 J.Steele (StK) 21 61.0

9 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 60.0

10 Z.Merrett (Ess) 22 57.7

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

PLAYER MTS AVE EFF % PLAYER MTS AVE EFF % PLAYER MTS AVE EFF % PL AYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE PLAYER MTS AVE
STATS PROVIDED BY
1 T.Green (GWS) 20 32.3 67.4 2 N.Daicos (Coll) 20 31.3 75.5 3 D.Parish (Ess) 18 30.8 68.6 4 C.Serong (Frem) 22 30.7 67.4 5 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 30.5 67.4 6 A.Treloar (WB) 19 29.3 70.4 7 A.Brayshaw (Frem) 23 29.2 74.4 8 R.Laird (Adel) 22 29.0 72.8 9 J.Sinclair (StK) 24 28.9 77.5 10 Z.Merrett (Ess) 22 28.8 74.1 1 L.Ryan (Frem) 23 19.6 88.9 2 J.Sinclair (StK) 24 19.6 72.8 3 E.Gulden (Syd) 24 19.3 59.3 4 T.Stewart (Geel) 22 18.5 81.9 5 J.Ziebell (NM) 22 17.7 80.7 6 N.Wanganeen-Milera (StK) 24 17.5 72.1 7 J.Short (Rich) 16 17.4 78.9 8 J.Dawson (Adel) 23 17.4 65.1 9 B.Dale (WB) 23 17.1 75.3 10 J.Sicily (Haw) 19 17.1 82.1 1 T.Green (GWS) 20 18.4 75.5 2 R.Laird (Adel) 22 17.0 82.7 3 S.Walsh (Carl) 16 16.1 81.3 4 A.Treloar (WB) 19 16.0 85.2 5 P.Cripps (Carl) 22 15.9 78.8 6 D.Parish (Ess) 18 15.8 80.3 7 T.Mitchell (Coll) 24 15.5 80.6 8 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 15.5 82.0 9 C.Serong (Frem) 22 15.4 81.1 10 A.Brayshaw (Frem) 23 15.2 89.4 1 J.Sicily (Haw) 19 9.9 2 C.Wilkie (StK) 24 8.6 3 T.Stewart (Geel) 22 8.3 4 L.Ryan (Frem) 23 8.2 5 J.Weitering (Carl) 24 8.0 6 H.Andrews (BL) 24 7.9 7 N.Newman (Carl) 22 7.6 8 L.Duggan (WCE) 22 7.6 9 B.Cox (Frem) 20 7.6 10 J.Ridley (Ess) 17 7.4
23 10.5
T.Goldstein (NM) 20 9.8
O.McInerney (BL) 23 9.3 7 M.Pittonet (Carl) 16 9.2 8 N.Reeves (Haw) 21 8.7 9 K.Briggs (GWS) 15 8.6 10 T.Nankervis (Rich) 15 8.6
6.0 4 P.Dangerfield (Geel) 18 5.9 5 C.Petracca (Melb) 24 5.8 6 Ch.Warner (Syd) 21 5.8 7 M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 5.7 8 J.Dawson (Adel) 23 5.7 9 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 5.6 10 S.Bolton (Rich) 23 5.4
D.Parish (Ess) 18 3.6 2 L.Neale (BL) 24 3.5
M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 3.3 4 C.Serong (Frem) 22 3.2 5 R.Laird (Adel) 22 3.1 6 J.Worpel (Haw) 23 3.0 7 T.Liberatore (WB) 21 3.0 8 P.Dangerfield (Geel) 18 2.9 9 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 2.7 10 N.Anderson (GCS) 23 2.7 1 C.Petracca (Melb) 24 8.5 2 T.Greene (GWS) 22 8.2 3 C.Curnow (Carl) 24 8.0 4 T.Walker (Adel) 22 7.9 5 J.Cameron (Geel) 20 7.7 6 D.Martin (Rich) 20 7.7 7 M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 7.7 8 S.Coniglio (GWS) 23 7.4 9 T.Green (GWS) 20 7.3 10 G.Miers (Geel) 23 7.2 1 M.Rowell (GCS) 23 5.0 2 T.Liberatore (WB) 21 5.0 3 L.Neale (BL) 24 4.5 4 L.Davies-Uniacke (NM) 14 4.5 5 C.Serong (Frem) 22 4.4 6 M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 4.3 7 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 4.3 8 P.Cripps (Carl) 22 4.2 9 D.Parish (Ess) 18 4.2 10 O.McInerney (BL) 23 4.0 1 M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 18.7 2 Z.Butters (PA) 24 17.0 3 T.Liberatore (WB) 21 16.8 4 C.Oliver (Melb) 14 16.6 5 C.Petracca (Melb) 24 16.5 6 T.English (WB) 23 16.5 7 N.Anderson (GCS) 23 16.2 8 J.Sinclair (StK) 24 16.0 9 Z.Merrett (Ess) 22 15.9 10 N.Daicos (Coll) 20 15.8 1 M.Rowell (GCS) 23 8.3 2 R.Laird (Adel) 22 8.0 3 T.Atkins (Geel) 23 7.6 4 M.Bontempelli (WB) 23 7.5 5 J.Rowbottom (Syd) 24 7.3 6 J.Steele (StK) 21 7.1 7 J.Dunkley (BL) 22 7.1 8 W.Drew (PA) 24 6.8 9 T.Liberatore (WB) 21 6.7 10 T.Taranto (Rich) 23 6.7 1 C.Dixon (PA) 13 2.7 2 C.Curnow (Carl) 24 2.6 3 M.Gawn (Melb) 21 2.3 4 H.McKay (Carl) 20 2.2 5 D.Moore (Coll) 22 2.1 6 N.Balta (Rich) 23 2.0 7 S.Taylor (GWS) 16 2.0 8 J.Hogan (GWS) 21 2.0 9 C.Ballard (GCS) 23 1.9 10 T.Walker (Adel) 22 1.9 62 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au
4 T.English (WB)
5
6
1 E.Gulden (Syd) 24 6.1 2 D.Parish (Ess) 18 6.1 3 C.Rozee (PA) 24
1
3

2023 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON

ROUND

Sunday, June 11 NM 11.9 (75) v GWS 15.13 (103) (BA)

Carl 6.16 (52) v Ess 13.8 (86) (MCG) (N)

Monday, June 12

Melb 8.18 (66) v Coll 9.8 (62) (MCG)

Byes: Geelong Cats, Gold Coast Suns ROUND 14

Thursday, June 15 PA 16.14 (110) v Geel 11.6 (72) (AO) (N)

Friday, June 16

BL 13.19 (97) v Syd 12.9 (81) (G) (N)

Saturday, June 17

GWS 16.10 (106) v Frem 5.6 (36) (GS) (T)

Rich 13.12 (90) v StK 11.4 (70) (MCG) (N)

Sunday, June 18

Carl 18.12 (120) v GCS 8.13 (61) (MCG)

NM 13.6 (84) v WB 15.15 (105) (MRVL) (T)

Byes: Adelaide Crows, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast Eagles

ROUND 15

Thursday, June 22

Geel 11.12 (78) v Melb 8.15 (63) (GMHBA) (N)

Friday, June 23

StK 8.8 (56) v BL 12.12 (84) (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, June 24

Syd 31.19 (205) v WCE 5.4 (34) (SCG) (T)

Frem 14.9 (93) v Ess 9.7 (61) (OS) (T)

Sunday, June 25

Coll 12.10 (82) v Adel 11.14 (80) (MCG)

GCS 14.17 (101) v Haw 5.4 (34) (HBS) (T)

Byes: Carlton, GWS Giants, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs

ROUND 16

Thursday, June 29

BL 20.14 (134) v Rich 7.11 (53) (G) (N)

Friday, June 30

Syd 6.18 (54) v Geel 7.12 (54) (SCG) (N)

Saturday, July 1

WB 16.6 (102) v Frem 11.7 (73) (MRVL) (N)

Adel 21.12 (138) v NM 11.6 (72) (AO)

GCS 5.12 (42) v Coll 18.12 (120) (HBS) (T)

Ess 10.14 (74) v PA 11.12 (78) (MCG) (N)

Sunday, July 2

Haw 7.10 (52) v Carl 17.10 (112) (MCG)

Melb 5.15 (45) v GWS 7.5 (47) (TIO)

WCE 12.5 (77) v StK 12.13 (85) (OS)

ROUND 17

Thursday, July 6 Rich 12.16 (88) v Syd 11.9 (75) (MCG) (N)

Friday, July 7

WB 11.11 (77) v Coll 13.11 (89) (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, July 8

BL 16.20 (116) v WCE 5.5 (35) (Gabba)

GWS 12.13 (85) v Haw 10.12 (72) (GS)

StK 8.10 (58) v Melb 12.7 (79) (MRVL) (N)

PA 16.10 (106) v GCS 11.7 (73) (AO) (N)

Sunday, July 9

Geel 19.11 (125) v NM 9.9 (63) (GMHBA)

Ess 17.13 (115) v Adel 15.7 (97) (MRVL)

Frem 6.9 (45) v Carl 14.14 (98) (OS) (T)

ROUND 18

Thursday, July 13

Syd 11.12 (78) v WB 11.10 (76) (SCG) (N)

Friday, July 14

Melb 16.9 (105) v BL 16.8 (104) (MCG) (N)

12.5 (77) (AH)

Ess 15.14 (104) v Melb 11.11 (77) (AO)

PA 10.10 (70) v WB 8.8 (56) (AO) (N)

Sunday, April 16

Geel 21.10 (136) v WCE 13.11 (89) (AO)

GWS 10.17 (77) v Haw 11.9 (75) (NO)

Coll 10.10 (70) v St K 9.10 (64) (AO) (T)

ROUND 6

Friday, April 21

Frem 10.9 (69) v WB (OS) 17.16 (118)(N)

Saturday, April 22

PA 16.13 (109) v WCE 10.9 (69) (AO)

GWS 13.9 (87) v BL16.12 (108) (MO) (T)

Geel 20.10 (130) v Syd 5.7 (37) (GMHBA) (N)

Sunday, April 23

Haw 11.10 (76) v Adel 11.13 (79) (UTAS)

Carl 8.12 (60) v St K 12.10 (82) (MRVL)

Friday, August 4

19.12 (126) v Rich 10.11 (77) (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, August 5

14.13 (97) v PA 12.13 (85) (GMHBA) (N)

12.13 (85) v Syd 15.6 (96) (GS) (N)

Sunday, August 6

10.11 (71) v Melb 15.13 (103) (BA)

8.6 (54) v Carl 10.13 (73) (MRVL)

11.8 (74) v BL 11.11 (77) (OS) (T)

ROUND 22

Friday, August 11 Coll 16.13 (109) v Geel 15.11 (101) (MCG) (N)

Saturday, August 12

12.5 (77) v Ess 13.8 (86) (MRVL) Syd 18.6 (114) v GCS 13.12 (90) (SCG)

15.9 (99) v Adel 13.15 (93) (G) (T) Carl 9.6 (60) v Melb 8.8 (56) (MCG) (N) WCE 4.9 (33) v Frem 20.14 (134) (OS) (N)

Sunday, August 13

Haw 9.13 (67) v WB 9.10 (64) (UTAS) StK 14.9 (93) v Rich 8.9

ROUND

12.16 (88) v Geel 8.7 (55) (MRVL) (N)

10.13 (73) v Syd 11.8 (74) (AO) (N)

Sunday, August 20

12.13 (85) v WCE 14.8 (92) (MRVL)

13.9 (87) v Haw 9.6 (60) (MCG)

8.10 (58) v PA 11.8 (74) (OS)

ROUND 24

Friday, August 25 Ess 3.13 (31) v Coll 16.5 (101) (MCG) (N)

Saturday, August 26

Haw 8.8 (56) v Frem 14.9 (93) (MCG)

NM 20.12 (132) v GCS 14.13 (97) (BA)

BL 9.18 (72) v StK 9.6 (60) (Gabba) (T)

Geel 11.13 (79) v WB 16.8 (104) (GMHBA) (N)

WCE 12.6 (78) v Adel 17.21 (123) (OS) (N)

Sunday, August 27

PA 13.16 (94) v Rich 8.15 (63) (AO)

Syd 7.14 (56) v Melb 11.11 (77) (SCG)

Carl 11.7 (73) v GWS 16.9 (105) (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, July 15

Coll 18.5 (113) v Frem 10.7 (67) (MCG)

GCS 11.11 (77) v StK 8.3 (51) (HBS)

Carl 18.14 (122) v PA 10.12 (72) (MRVL) (T)

Geel 18.14 (122) v Ess 7.3 (45) (GMHBA) (N)

Adel 8.9 (57) 6.4 (40) v GWS 10.11 (71) (AO) (N)

Sunday, July 16

NM 6.4 (40) v Haw 12.16 (88) (MRVL)

WCE 8.12 (60) v Rich 14.14 (98) (OS) (T)

ROUND 19

Friday, July 21

Ess 7.7 (49) v WB 13.12 (90) (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, July 22

Rich 14.12 (96) v Haw 15.5 (95) (MCG)

Carl 21.14 (140) v WCE 10.9 (69) (MRVL) BL 9.10 (64) v Geel 7.11 (53) (G) (T)

PA 12.11 (83) v Coll 13.7 (85) (AO) (N)

Frem 12.4 (76) v Syd 16.9 (105) (OS) (N)

Sunday, July 23

GWS 15.13 (103) v GCS 9.9 (63) (MO) Melb 14.13

2023 TOYOTA AFL FINALS SERIES

Thursday, September 7

1st QF – Coll 9.6 (60) v Melb 7.11 (53) (MCG) (N)

Friday, September 8

1st EF – Carl 11.8 (74) v Syd 9.14 (68) (MCG) (N)

Saturday, September 9

2nd EF – StK 11.11 (77) v GWS 15.11 (101) (MCG)

2nd QF – BL 19.9 (123) v PA 11.9 (75) (G) (N)

Friday, September 15

1st SF – Melbourne v Carlton (MCG) (N)

Saturday, September 16

2nd SF – Port Adelaide v GWS Giants (AO) (N)

September 22-23

Week Three – Preliminary Finals

Saturday, September 30

Week Four – Toyota AFL Grand Final

64 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au ROUND 1 Thursday, March 16 Rich 8.10 (58) v Carl 8.10 (58) (MCG) (N) Friday, March 17 Geel 16.7 (103) v Coll 19.11 (125) (MCG) (N) Saturday, March 18 NM 12.15 (87) v WCE 12.10 (82) (MRVL) PA 18.18 (126) v BL 11.6 (72) (AO) (T) Melb 17.13 (115) v WB 9.11 (65) (MCG) (N) GCS 9.7 (61) v Syd 16.14 (110) (HBS) (N) Sunday, March 19 GWS 15.16 (106) v Adel 12.18 (90) (GS) Haw 9.11 (65) v Ess 19.10 (124) (MCG) St K 10.7 (67) v Frem 7.10 (52) (MRVL) (T) ROUND 2 Thursday, March 23 Carl 13.12 (90) v Geel 12.10 (82) (MCG) (N) Friday, March 24 BL 14.9 (93) v Melb 13.4 (82) (G) (N) Saturday, March 25 Coll 21.9 (135) v PA 9.10 (64) (MCG) Adel 10.16 (76) v Rich 17.6 (108) (AO) (T) WB 5.11 (41) v StK 14.8 (92) (MRVL) (N) Frem 10.12 (72) v NM 11.7 (73) (OS) (T) Sunday, March 26 Syd 17.16 (118) v Haw 4.13 (37) (SCG) Ess 16.12 (108) v GCS 11.14 (80) (MRVL) WCE 14.16 (100) v GWS 11.15 (81) (OS) ROUND 3 Thursday, March 30 WB 10.7 (67) v BL 7.11 (53) (MRVL) (N) Friday, March 31 Coll 8.15 (63) v Rich 7.7 (49) (MCG) (N) Saturday, April 1 Haw 11.14 (80) v NM 9.7 (61) (UTAS) GWS 9.10 (64) v Carl 9.20 (74) (GS) (T) St K 14.8 (92) v Ess 11.8 (74) (MCG) (N) PA 13.8 (86) v Adel 18.9 (117) (AO) (N) Sunday, April 2 GCS 10.13 (73) v Geel 7.12 (54) (HBS) Melb 21.8 (134) v Syd 12.12 (84) (MCG) Frem 16.12 (108) v WCE 9.13 (67) (OS) ROUND 4 Thursday, April 6 BL 18.8 (116) v Coll 11.17 (83) (G) (N) Friday, April 7 NM 11.18 (84) v Carl 16.11 (107) (MRVL) (T) Saturday, April 8 Adel 17.9 (111) v Frem 10.12 (72) (AO) Rich 12.12 (84) v WB 12.17 (89) (MCG) (T) St K 17.11 (113) v GCS 8.12 (60) (MRVL) (N) Syd 9.10 (64) v PA 9.12 (66) (SCG) (N) Sunday, April 9 Ess 11.22 (88) v GWS 11.9 (75) (MRVL) WCE 9.9 (63) v Melb 19.12 (126) (OS) Monday, April 10 Geel 19.13 (127) v Haw 6.9 (45) (MCG) ROUND 5 Thursday, April 13 Adel 18.10 (118) v Carl 9.8 (62) (AO) (N) Friday, April 14 Frem 15.10 (100) v GCS 13.12 (90) (NO) (T) Rich 11.12 (78) v Syd 18.14 (122) (AO) (N) Saturday, April 15 BL 22.20 (152) v NM
GCS 14.13 (97)
7.12 (54) (HBS) (T) Monday, April 24 Melb 15.6 (96) v Rich 11.12 (78) (MCG) (N) Tuesday, April 25 Coll 13.12 (90) v Ess 11.11 (77) (MCG)
v NM
7 Friday, April 28 St K 11.10 (76) v PA 12.11 (83) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, April 29 BL 17.13 (115) v Frem 10.7 (67) (G) Syd 16.10 (106) v GWS 17.5 (107) (SCG) WB 14.10 (94) v Haw 9.11 (65) (MRVL) (T) Melb 22.7 (139) v NM 7.7 (49) (MCG) (N) WCE 6.8 (44) v Carl 23.14 (152) (OS) (T) Sunday, April 30 Ess 16.8 (104) v Geel 20.12 (132) (MCG) Rich 6.12 (48) v GCS 11.6 (72) (MRVL) Adel 7.16 (58) v Coll 8.11 (59) (AO) (T) ROUND 8 Friday, May 5 Carl 11.8 (74) v BL 15.10 (100) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, May 6 Rich 15.14 (104) v WCE 8.10 (58) (MCG) Geel 14.14 (98) v Adel 11.6 (72) (GMHBA) GCS 13.7 (85) v Melb 13.12 (90) (HBS) (T) GWS 10.11 (71) v WB 13.8 (86) (MO) (N) Frem 18.9 (117) v Haw 7.6 (48) (OS) (T) Sunday, May 7 PA 12.20 (92) v Ess 13.9 (87) (AO) Coll 11.11 (77) v Syd 6.12 (48) (MCG) NM 4.10 (34) v StK 8.16 (64) (MRVL) (T) ROUND 9 Friday, May 12 Rich 16.6 (102) v Geel 11.12 (78) (MCG) (N) WCE 6.7 (43) v GCS 16.17 (113) (OS) (N) Saturday, May 13 Syd 13.8 (86) v Frem 16.7 (103) (SCG) NM 10.5 (65) v PA 20.15 (135) (BA) Haw 7.7 (49) v Melb 15.13 (103) (MCG) (T) BL 12.15 (87) v Ess 6.9 (45) (G) (N) Carl 8.11 (59) v WB 11.13 (79) (MRVL) (N) Sunday, May 14 Adel 19.7 (121) v StK 10.9 (69) (AO) Coll 18.12 (120) v GWS 7.13 (55) (MCG) (T) ROUND 10 Friday, May 19 PA 11.14 (80) v Melb 11.10 (76) (AO) (N) Saturday, May 20 NM 14.6 (90) v Syd 14.9 (93) (MRVL) WB 11.19 (85) v Adel 5.10 (40) (MARS) Frem 16.10 (106) v Geel 11.11 (77) (OS) BL 16.11 (107) v GCS 9.10 (64) (G) (N) Ess 10.11 (71) v Rich 10.10 (70) (MCG) (N) Sunday, May 21 Haw 22.10 (142) v WCE 4.2 (26) (UTAS) Carl 7.15 (57) v Coll 13.7 (85) (MCG) GWS 12.8 (80) v StK 13.14 (92) (GS) (T) ROUND 11 Friday, May 26 Syd 11.11 (77) v Carl 6.15 (51) (SCG) (N) Saturday, May 27 StK 12.6 (78) v Haw 12.16 (88) (MRVL) Melb 10.12 (72) v Frem 12.7 (79) (MCG) Geel 10.14 (74) v GWS 12.9 (81) (GMHBA) (T) GCS 13.6 (84) v WB 11.11 (77) (TIO) (N) WCE 6.10 (46) v Ess 14.12 (96) (OS) (T) Sunday, May 28 Rich 9.13 (67) v PA 10.17 (77) (MCG) Coll 16.9 (105) v NM 10.10 (70) (MRVL) Adel 14.11 (95) v BL 10.18 (78) (AO) (T) ROUND 12 Friday, June 2 Melb 8.13 (61) v Carl 6.8 (44) (MCG) (N) Saturday, June 3 PA 23.13 (151) v Haw 14.12 (96) (AO) WCE 8.9 (57) v Coll 18.12 (120) (OS) WB 10.15 (75) v Geel 15.7 (97) (MRVL) (N) GCS 16.16 (112) v Adel 13.9 (87) (TIO) (N) Sunday, June 4 GWS 15.14 (104) v Rich 16.14 (110) (GS) Ess 16.9 (105) v NM 15.9 (99)
Sydney
June 8 Syd 9.12 (66) v StK 12.8 (80)
Friday, June 9 WB 13.7 (85) v PA 16.11 (107) (MRVL)
Saturday, June 10 Haw 15.8 (98) v BL 11.7 (73) (MCG) Adel 27.12 (174) v WCE 8.4 (52)
Frem 10.10 (70) v Rich
(OS) (T)
(MRVL) (T) Byes: Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, St Kilda,
Swans ROUND 13 Thursday,
(SCG) (N)
(N)
(AO) (T)
12.13 (85)
(97) v Adel 13.15 (93) (MCG) StK 9.15 (69) v NM 9.7 (61) (MRVL) (T)
20 Friday, July 28 Coll 10.16 (76) v Carl 14.9 (93) (MCG) (N) Saturday, July 29 Geel 9.10 (64) v Frem 10.11 (71) (GMHBA) WB 10.13 (73) v GWS 11.12 (78) (MARS) GCS 15.6 (96) v BL 7.13 (55) (HBS) (T) Ess 15.9 (99) v Syd 15.11 (101) (MRVL) (N) Adel 16.16 (112) v PA 9.11 (65) (AO) (N) Sunday, July 30 Haw 14.9 (93) v StK 19.8 (122) (MRVL) Rich 15.8 (98) v Melb 20.10 (130) (MCG) WCE 10.12 (72) v NM 10.7 (67) (OS) (T) ROUND 21
ROUND
WB
Ess
Haw
Geel
GWS
10.13 (73) v WCE 11.6 (72) (MRVL) Adel 13.11 (89) v GCS 9.7 (61) (AO)
16.9 (105) v Coll 11.7 (73) (MCG) (T)
Frem
NM
StK
NM
BL
(57) (MRVL) PA 21.10 (136) v GWS 13.7 (85) (AO) (T)
23
August 18 Coll 15.10 (100) v BL 19.10 (124) (MRVL) (N) Saturday, August 19 Rich 14.17 (101) v NM 10.12 (72) (MCG) GCS 13.9 (87) v Carl 13.13 (91) (HBS) GWS 25.12 (162) v Ess 5.6 (36) (GS) (T) StK
Friday,
Adel
WB
Melb
Frem

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SECOND ELIMINATION FINAL

Melbourne

BEST: Collingwood – Sidebottom, Crisp, Quaynor, Hill, Moore, De Goey.

Melbourne – Petracca, Gawn, Oliver, Viney, Pickett.

GOALS: Collingwood – Hill 3, McStay 2, Mihocek, De Goey, Crisp, Cameron.

Melbourne – Fritsch 2, Sparrow, Smith, Pickett, Neal-Bullen, McDonald.

Substitutes: Collingwood – Ginnivan (replaced Cameron);

Melbourne – Laurie (replaced Brayshaw).

Umpires: C. Deboy, H. Gavine, A. Stephens, M. Stevic.

Crowd: 92,636 at the MCG.

BEST: Carlton – Walsh, Acres, Cerra, Cottrell, Saad, Hewett, Newman.

Sydney Swans – Gulden, McLean, T. McCartin, Mills, Parker, Blakey, Lloyd.

GOALS: Carlton – Cottrell 2, Martin 2, Owies, Docherty, C. Curnow, Cuningham, Cripps, Cerra, Acres. Sydney Swans – McDonald 2, Gulden 2, Parker 2, Hayward, Amartey, Hayward.

Substitutes: Carlton – Motlop (replaced McKay); Sydney Swans – Fox (replaced Amartey).

Umpires: J. Broadbent, R. Findlay, J. Mollison, M. Nicholls.

Crowd: 92,026 at the MCG.

AFLW – ROUND 2

Best: Adelaide – Ponter, Marinoff, Allen, Gould, Biddell. Richmond – Conti, Seymour, Sheerin, Dempsey.

Goals: Adelaide – Gould 3, Martin, Ponter, Jones. Richmond – Conti, Kelly.

Best: Gold Coast – Rowbottom, Whitfort, Stanton, Dupuy, Bohanna. West Coast – Lewis, Roberts, Swanson, Gibson.

Goals: Gold Coast – Stanton 6, Bohanna 4, Dupuy 3, Whitfort, Membrey. West Coast – Gibson 3, Smith.

Best: Brisbane Lions – Anderson, Davidson, Dawes, Hodder, Conway, Svarc. Port Adelaide – Scholz, Foley, Phillips, Dowrick, Ballard.

Goals: Brisbane Lions – Davidson 4, Conway 2, McKee 2, O’Dwyer, Smith, Svarc. Port Adelaide – Foley, Houghton, Tahau, Teakle. Geelong

Best: Geelong – Scheer, Morrison, Parry, Amy McDonald, Prespakis, Emonson. Sydney – Gardiner, Molloy, Morphett, Newman, Heads.

Goals: Geelong – Scheer 5, Parry 3, Morrison, Amy McDonald. Sydney – Newman 3, Morphett, Molloy. Hawthorn

Best: Hawthorn – Lucas-Rodd, Bates, Ashmore, Bodey, Stratton. Western Bulldogs – Pritchard, Blackburn, Lamb, Fitzgerald, McLeod.

Goals: Hawthorn – Bodey 2, McDonagh, Lucas-Rodd, Hipwell, Gilroy. Western Bulldogs – McLeod 2, Newton, McFarlane, Hartwig.

Collingwood

Fremantle

Best: Collingwood – Sheridan, Davey, Bonnici, Rowe, Sansonetti. Fremantle – Bowers, O’Driscoll, Miller, Stannett, Strom.

Goals: Collingwood – Morris-Dalton 2, Rowe, Morris, Campbell, Davey, Frederick. Fremantle – Antonio, Stannett, Lally.

BEST: GWS Giants – Green, Kelly, Whitfield, Ash, Briggs, Bedford, Idun. St Kilda – Steele, Sharman, Marshall, Wanganeen-Milera, Hill.

GOALS: GWS Giants – Riccardi 3, Bedford 2, Brown 2, Hogan 2, Kelly 2, Callaghan, Greene, Daniels, Lloyd. St Kilda – King 3, Sharman 2, Hill 2, Higgins, Marshall, Owens, Wanganeen-Milera.

Substitutes: St Kilda – Stocker (replaced Caminiti); GWS Giants – Haynes (replaced Cumming).

Umpires: C. Donlon, N. Foot, R. O’Gorman, B. Rosebury.

Crowd: 68,465 at the MCG.

SECOND QUALIFYING FINAL

BEST: Brisbane Lions – Daniher, McCluggage, Rayner, Dunkley, Fletcher, McInerney. Port Adelaide – Rozee, Butters, Houston, Aliir, Lord, Lycett.

GOALS: Brisbane Lions – Daniher 5, Rayner 3, Fletcher 3, Cameron 2, Zorko, McCluggage, McCarthy, Lyons, Hipwood, Bailey. Port Adelaide –Lord 4, T. Marshall 2, Powell-Pepper 2, Byrne-Jones, Rozee, Rioli.

SUBSTITUTES: Brisbane Lions – Lyons (replaced Robertson); Port Adelaide – Boak (replaced Byrne-Jones).

Umpires: A. Gianfagna, B. Hosking, S. Meredith, N. Williamson.

Crowd: 36,020 at the Gabba.

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North Melbourne – Garner, Riddell, Randall, Eddey, Kearney. Carlton – Hill, McKay, Cordner, Sherar, Pound.

Melbourne

2, Garner, Eddey. Carlton – Fitzpatrick.

Best: Essendon – Prespakis, Toogood, Gee, Walker, Alexander, Vogt. St Kilda – Xenos, Lambert, Smith, Vesely, Patrikios, McDonald.

Goals: Essendon – Vogt, Clarke, Gee, Toogood, Wuetschner, Radford. St Kilda – Xenos, Stevens, Lambert, Vesely.

Best: Melbourne – Hore, Lampard, Hanks, Pearce, Purcell. GWS Giants – Barr, Eva, Evans, Parker, Beeson.

Goals: Melbourne – Hore 5, Bannan 3, Purcell 2, Lampard 2, Zanker, Mackin, Mithen. GWS Giants – Garnett, Doyle, Eva.

LADDER: North Melbourne 8 (554.5%), Melbourne 8 (324.5%), Adelaide 8 (247.5%), Geelong 8 (229.3%), Essendon 8 (153.4%), Gold Coast 4 (218.3%), Brisbane Lions 4 (166.7%), Hawthorn 4 (86.4%), Sydney 4 (80.7%), Fremantle 4 (80.0%), Collingwood 4 (78.6%), Richmond 4 (69.3%), Carlton 4 (40.8%), Western Bulldogs 0 (50.5%), St Kilda 0 (45.8%), GWS 0 (45.3%), Port Adelaide 0 (40.3%), West Coast 0 (35.7%).

THIS WEEK: Friday, September 15: Geelong v North Melbourne (5.05pm, GMHBA Stadium).

Saturday, September 16: GWS v Richmond (1.05pm, Blacktown International Sports Park); Adelaide v Essendon (2.35pm, Wigan Oval, Unley); Melbourne v Western Bulldogs (3.05pm, Casey Fields); Fremantle v Hawthorn (3.05pm, Fremantle Community Bank Oval).

Sunday, September 17: St Kilda v Port Adelaide (1.05pm, RSEA Park); West Coast v Carlton (1.05pm, Mineral Resources Park); Collingwood v Gold Coast (3.05pm, Victoria Park); Brisbane Lions v Sydney (5.05pm, Michael Voss Oval, Brighton Homes Arena). * All times local.

UNDER THE PUMP: Fremantle’s Madeleine Scanlon gets a kick away just before she is brought down by Collingwood’s Alana Porter.

JOE’S HANDFUL: Brisbane Lion Joe Daniher boots one of his five goals in the qualifying final thrashing of Port Adelaide.

LEADING GOALKICKERS

* Includes finals

66 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au
Player Cl ub Go als B ehinds % Ch arlie Curnow* Carl 79 41 65.8 Taylor Walker Adel 76 34 69.1 Nick Larkey NM 71 24 74.7 Toby Greene* GW S 61 33 64.9 Joe Daniher* BL 56 35 61.5 Charlie Cameron* BL 55 24 69.6 Jeremy Cameron Ge el 53 34 60.9 Oscar Allen WC E 53 23 69.7 Kyle Langford Es s 51 23 68.9 Tom Hawkins Ge el 49 26 65.3 Luke Breust Haw 47 23 67.1 Brody Mihocek* Coll 45 24 65.2 Aaron Naughton WB 44 33 57.1 Jesse Hogan* GW S 44 24 64.7 Oliver Henry Ge el 41 20 67.2 Jye Amiss Fr em 41 17 70.9
QUALIFYING FINAL
4. 2 5.3 9.4 9.6 (60)
FIRST
Collingwood
1.0 2.4 4.9 7.11 (53)
FIRST ELIMINATION FINAL Carlton 3. 2 7.5 10.6 11.8 (74) Sydney Swans 1.5 2.6 7.9 9.14 (68)
GWS Giants 5.3 10.5 13.9 15.11 (101) St Kilda 2.3 6.6 9.8 11.11 (77)
Brisbane Lions 3.3 8.4 16.5 19.9
(123) Port Adelaide 1.4 5.6 9.9 11.9 (75)
Votes Player Club 109 Zak Butters Port Adelaide 102 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 99 Nick Daicos Collingwood 98 Christian Petracca Melbourne 91 Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 88 Errol Gulden Sydney Swans 87 Connor Rozee Port Adelaide 86 Caleb Serong Fremantle 77 Toby Greene GWS Giants 77 Jack Sinclair St Kilda 76 Noah Anderson Gold Coast Suns 76 Zach Merrett Essendon
Adelaide Crows 1.1 3.1 5. 2 6.5 (41) Richmond 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (12)
Gold Coast Suns 4. 2 8.5 10.8 15.9 (99) West Coast Eagles 0.0 0. 2 1. 2 4. 2 (26)
Brisbane Lions 4.3 6.3 8.6 11.10 (76) Port Adelaide 1.0 1. 2 3. 2 4.
2 (26)
5.0 6.1 8.6 10.8
Sydney
0.4 2.6 4.8
(68)
Swans
5.11 (41)
1.3 3.6 4.9 6.10
Western
2. 2 2.3 5.6 5.
(46)
Bulldogs
9 (39)
3.1 4.3 7.4 7.4 (46)
0.0 1.3 1.3 3.7 (25)
North Melbourne 1.1 3.1 5.4 10.6 (66) Carlton 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 (6)
Goals:
4,
2, E.King
Essendon 3.1 3.3 6.4 6.4 (40) St Kilda 1. 2 2.4 4.4 4.4 (28)
Best:
North
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Melbourne 4.1 7.5 8.7 15.9 (99)
Giants 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.4 (22)
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QAFL – FINALS

Best: Redland-Victoria Point – Hammelmann, Aston, O’Sullivan, William, Huddy, Johnson. Wilston Grange – Martyn, Fidler, Baker, Bowles, McFadyen.

Goals: Redland-Victoria Point – Hammelmann 7, Brown 2, Huddy 2, Benson, Johnson, Lemana-Pakau, Matthews. Wilston Grange – Budarick, Derksen, Fazldeen, Martyn, McFadyen, Richardson.

THIS WEEK: Saturday, September 16: Grand Final: Aspley v Redland-Victoria Point (2.30pm, Giffin Park). Reserves: Broadbeach v Aspley (11.30am). Colts: Maroochydore v Palm Beach-Currumbin (9am).

VFL – FINALS

Best: Box Hill Hawks – Bramble, Mascitti, Greene, Koschitzke, Ramsden, Arundell. Footscray – Sullivan, Khamis, Sweet, Drummond, McComb, Macpherson.

Goals: Box Hill Hawks – Greene 3, Ryan 3, Arundell 2, Bennetts, Bramble, Butler, Koschitzke, Long, Ramsden. Footscray – Khamis 5, Goater 2, Clarke, Darcy, Macpherson.

SECOND SEMI-FINAL

Best: Brisbane Lions – Mathieson, Prior, Buzza, Gardiner, Tunstill, Rich. Williamstown – McDonald, Jones, Hore, Andrews, Triffett, Toner.

Goals: Brisbane Lions – Buzza 3, Cockatoo 2, B. Coleman 2, Barry, Dunkley, Fullarton, Lohmann, Sharp. Williamstown – Pickess 2, Andrews, Cox, Ebinger, McDonald, Ottavi.

THIS WEEK: Saturday, September 16: 2nd Preliminary Final: Werribee v Brisbane Lions (12pm, Avalon Airport Oval). 1st Preliminary Final: Gold Coast v Box Hill Hawks (3pm, Heritage Bank Stadium).

AFL SYDNEY – GRAND FINAL

UNSW-Eastern

COATES TALENT LEAGUE – SEMI-FINALS

Best: Tasmania Devils – Vandam, Depaoli-Kubank, Schoenmaker, McCormack, Callinan, Payne. Gippsland Power – Craven, Hoghton, Esler, Ward, Smith, Reid.

Goals: Tasmania Devils – Callinan 3, Douglas 2, Depaoli-Kubank, Leake, L. Ling, Schoenmaker. Gippsland Power – Campbell, Donohue, W. Duursma, Z. Duursma, Serong.

Best: Eastern Ranges – Sruk, Windsor, Weatherill, Anderson, George, Trembath. Oakleigh Chargers – Lorenz, Hartman, Elliott, Walker, Hicks, Gross.

Goals: Eastern Ranges – Weatherill 3, George 2, Hider, Macdonald, Ryan, Tanzimat, Watson, Windsor. Oakleigh Chargers – Brown 2, Elliott 2, Hicks 2, Gross, Smith, Thomas, Walker.

SANFL – FINALS

Best: Sturt – McFadyen, Lewis, Mathews, Battersby, Dakin. Central District – Little, Hoskin, Schiller, Munn, McCormack.

Goals: Sturt – McFadyen 4, Hone 2, Mathews 2, Burrows, Lewis, Richards, Shute, Thiele. Central District – Grace 2, Linke 2, Barreau, Dudley, Hoskin, Larkins. SECOND

Best: Glenelg – Snook, Scharenberg, Proud, McBean, Pink. Adelaide –Berry, Cook, Hamill, Madgen, Gollant.

Goals: Glenelg – Hosie 3, McBean 3, Allen 2, Reynolds 2, Turner 2, Bell, Lovelock, Partington, Snook. Adelaide – Cook 3, Gollant 3, McKenzie 2, Coleman, Dowling, Newchurch.

THIS WEEK: Sunday, September 17: Preliminary Final: Adelaide v Sturt (3.15pm, Adelaide Oval).

8 6.10 (46)

Best: UNSWES – Thorne, Spencer, Foote, Baxter, Unger, Hawkins. North Shore –Crisafulli, Brewer, Campbell, Dillon, Veale, Chalmers.

Goals: UNSWES – Emery 5, Baxter, Foster, Jack, Rider, Spencer. North Shore – Campbell, Grace, Hopkins, Rayner, Rogers, Thomas.

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Best: Geelong Falcons – Murray, McLachlan, Pike, Hastie, Burke, Hughes. GWV Rebels – Rantall, Hannaford, Faull, Byrne, Renfree, Stevens.

Goals: Geelong Falcons – Anastasopoulos 3, Burke 3, McLachlan 3, Hughes, Ivisic, Rudd, Ward. GWV Rebels – Lloyd 2, Ough 2, Byrne, Charleson, Faull, Jess, Unwin.

Best: Sandringham Dragons – McGee-Galimberti, Visentini, Dear, Sanders, Lord, Voss. Northern Knights – Ferronato, Naish, Caddy, Lawson, Green, Heatley.

Goals: Sandringham Dragons – Brown 2, Dear 2, Lloyd 2, Ashcroft, Dolan, Edwards, Johnston, Lord, May, Reid. Northern Knights – Caddy 2, Galgano 2, McKenzie, Gresham.

THIS WEEK: Sunday, September 17: Preliminary Finals: Tasmania Devils v Eastern Ranges (11.30am, Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo); Sandringham Dragons v Geelong Falcons (2pm, QEO).

TSL – FINALS

Best: Clarence – Preshaw, Bealey, Green, Wylie, Smith, Alomes. Launceston – Tyrrell, Madden, House, Faulkner.

Goals: Clarence – Alomes 4, J. Preshaw 2, O. Preshaw 2, Holmes, Howlett, Norton. Launceston – Jake Hinds, Riley.

Kingborough – L. Clifford, Tomkinson, Cole,W. Clifford, Zeitzen, Carter. North Launceston – Avent, Bennett, Chugg, Mitchell, Young, Sulzberger.

Goals: Kingborough – Carter 3, Zeitzen 3, Williams 2, Cole, Collidge. North Launceston – Cox-Goodyer 2, Griffiths, Ives, Simpson.

THIS WEEK: Sunday, September 17: Preliminary Final: North Launceston v Clarence (1.30pm, UTAS Stadium).

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PRELIMINARY FINAL Redland-Victoria Point 3. 2 7.5 12 .5 16.9 (105)
2.3 4.4 7.6 7.10 (52)
Tasmania Devils 1.0 3.3 5.5 9.8 (62) Gippsland Power 2.4 4.10 4.13 5.15 (45)
Eastern Ranges 3.6 6.9 9.14 11.18 (84) Oakleigh Chargers 2. 2 4.10 7.15 10.17 (77)
Geelong Falcons 2. 2 4.5 10.5 13.5 (83) GWV Rebels 2.1 4.5 9.8 9.11 (65)
Sandringham Dragons 4.7 6.9 9.14 14.18 (102) Northern Knights 1.3 3.5 6.7 6.14 (50)
SEMI-FINAL Box Hill Hawks 4.3 5.7 8.10 14.11 (95) Footscray 3.3 3.9 6.12 10.15 (75)
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FIRST SEMI-FINAL Sturt 3. 2 5.4 8.7 13.11 (89) Central District 2.1 5.7 7.9 8.9 (57)
SEMI-FINAL Glenelg 5.0 7.4 12 .7 16.8 (104) Adelaide 5. 2 7.4 7.5 11.6 (72)
FIRST SEMI-FINAL Clarence 4.1 5.5 7.10 11.13 (79) Launceston 0.0 2.1 2. 2 2.5 (17)
SECOND SEMI-FINAL Kingborough 2.3 2.5 10.8 10.11 (71) North Launceston 1. 2 3.3 3.3 5.5 (35) Best:
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70 AFL RECORD aflrecord.com.au For Against Mtch Home Away Form Scores Av margin W < 7 pts L < 7 pts Pls used Rnd 23 2022 1st Yr Players Qtrs Won 4th Qtrs W PWLD Gls Beh Pts Gls Beh Pts % pts WLDWLD W/L High Low WL 1 Collingwood 23 18 50 317 240 2142 239253 1687 126.97 72 10 20830 1W 135 59 31 22 41 37 42 54 13 2 Brisbane Lions 23 17 60 316 284 2180 260 211 1771 123.09 68 12 00560 4W 152 5333 25 21 35 62 56 11 3 Port Adelaide 23 17 60 310 289 2149 280226 1906 112.75 68 10 20740 3W 151 64 26 35 41 37 11 2 52 12 4 Melbourne 23 16 70 305 249 2079 240 220 1660 125.24 64 920750 2W 139 45 30 10 43 34 24 60 17 5 Carlton 23 13 91 275 272 1922 243 239 1697 113.26 54 560831 1L 152 44 37 29 20 37 93 47 11 6 St Kilda 23 1310 0 260 215 1775 235 237 1647 107.77 52 650750 1L 122 51 25 20 01 32 10 3 46 13 7 GWS 23 1310 0 294 254 2018 269 271 1885 107.06 52 660740 2W 162 47 27 22 41 36 16 5 47 16 8 Sydney 23 12 10 1 299 2562050 271 237 1863 110.04 50 551750 1L 205 37 36 25 42 36 35 47 8 9 Western Bulldogs 23 12 11 0 276 263 1919 256230 1766 108.66 48 560750 1W126 41 29 17 13 37 83 53 13 10 Adelaide 23 11 12 0 319 279 2193 272 245 1877 116.84 44 840380 1W 174 4046 15 15 37 14 2 49 15 11Essendon 23 11 12 0 267 236 1838 300 250 2050 89.66 44 750470 2L 124 31 22 38 33 34 15 2 42 11 12 Geelong 23 10 12 1 306 252 20 8 8268 247 1855 112.56 42 840281 3L 136 53 46 19 00 38 15 45 13 13 Richmond 23 10 12 1 265266 1856 287 261 1983 93.60 42 651470 1L 110 4822 29 22 36 76 40 11 14 Fremantle 23 1013 0 271 209 1835 279 224 1898 96.68 40 570560 1W 134 36 35 31 02 36 54 42 12 15 Gold Coast 23 9 14 0 265 249 1839 294 242 2006 91.67 36 7402 10 0 4L 113 42 35 34 02 40 12 4 42 7 16 Hawthorn 23 7 16 0 243 228 1686 311 235 2101 80.25 28 5602 10 0 2L 142 34 36 41 13 38 13 7 41 8 17 North Melbourne 23 3 20 0 243 199 1657 338290 2318 71.48 12 2901 11 0 1W 132 34 13 35 23 43 18 5 25 6 18 West Coast 23 3 20 0 204 194 1418 393 316 2674 53.03 12 2901 11 0 1L 100 26 10 64 12 40 17 6 21 5
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PIES HOLD FIRM AFTER EARLY MAYHEM

The MCG was heaving as Melbourne playmaker

Angus Brayshaw was stretchered from the ground less than 10 minutes into last Thursday night’s qualifying final against Collingwood.

Magpie Brayden Maynard had leapt into the air in an attempt to smother, but instead cannoned into Brayshaw with his shoulder.

What followed was several minutes of mayhem as the Demons hunted Maynard every chance they could.

Brayshaw’s absence left the Demons short-sticked through the midfield and meant Christian Petracca, who coach Simon Goodwin had hoped to deploy primarily as a match-winning forward, had to spend more time in the engine room.

Petracca is a superstar, but could not be in two places at once.

The Demons held the edge 154-130 in contested possessions and 44-40 in clearances, but rarely has such a dominance in inside 50s – 69-37 – not led to a win.

They won many key indicators, yet lost the game by seven points,

QF1 QUALIFYING FINAL 1

WHAT THE COACHES SAID COLLINGWOOD

CRAIG McRAE

“To be able to hang in there and fight against the masses and the wave of ball in our defensive 50, I thought our backs were enormous. Keeping them to something like 28 per cent scoring inside-50, that’s a huge effort and a collective from our team defence. We’re really proud, winning your first final doesn’t come around too often.”

MELBOURNE

SIMON GOODWIN

“We dominated the game, post quarter-time, for a big part of it, and we were wearing them down. But the start was poor, and I thought we were pretty average in the contest early, and Collingwood made us pay. They hit the scoreboard, and from that moment on, we were chasing the scoreboard the whole game.”

9.6 (60) to 7.11 (53), sending them to a semi-final on Friday night against Carlton and the prospect of a straight sets exit for the second successive year.

And they lost the game in that frantic, fiery opening 33 minutes during which Collingwood jumped to a 20-point lead.

In a game where time and space were at a premium, Bobby Hill slipped away for two first-quarter goals. He was electrifying.

Thereafter the Magpies managed just five goals and, for the most part, the Demons played the game on their terms. Their backline was generally outstanding.

But the fear going into the finals series was how their forward line would function and those concerns were largely realised.

Melbourne’s attack has had a wretched year – Harrison Petty and Jake Melksham emerged as the answer at various stages alongside the ascending Jacob van Rooyen, but were cut down by season-ending injuries.

Tom McDonald stepped in and kicked a goal, but had just seven touches; Bayley Fritsch was the

only multiple goalkicker, but his radar was wonky as Melbourne paid a heavy price for its inefficiency.

The Magpies held their nerve in the second half as the Demons started to come hard with Clayton Oliver, Max Gawn and Petracca imposing themselves on the game.

But Darcy Moore, Nathan Murphy, Will Hoskin-Elliott and Maynard held firm against ferocious pressure.

Daniel McStay, who crossed from the Brisbane Lions, kicked two important goals in the third term, one after a courageous mark while running with the flight of the ball as the Demons mounted their charge.

And former Swan and Hawk Tom Mitchell won some key touches and kept surging the ball forward in that challenging third term.

They and the rest of the Magpies did enough to win, albeit just.

But that’s the beauty of finals football – percentage is irrelevant and style points count for zero.

We’ll see the Magpies next week in a preliminary final.

Oh, and somebody called Nick Daicos will be back.

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THUMBS UP: Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw reacts to the crowd as he is stretchered off last week.
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LIONS ROAR INTO HOME PRELIMINARY FINAL

The Brisbane Lions put themselves in the box seat to advance to the AFL Grand Final after comfortably handling Port Adelaide in the second qualifying final at the Gabba last Saturday night.

The Lions outmuscled the Power 19.9 (123) to 11.9 (75) to book their spot in a third preliminary final in four seasons.

The Power were right in the game for a half before the decision to sub Darcy Byrne-Jones out was quickly followed by injuries to Dylan Williams (hamstring) and Trent McKenzie (knee).

McKenzie hobbled back on to the field in the fourth term, but was clearly limited.

The successive injuries zapped the energy out of Port as Chris Fagan’s Lions took control of the game with 11 goals to six in the second half.

The home team booted eight goals in the third quarter as Charlie Cameron broke free from Ryan Burton for a moment, firing home two quick majors in his 200th game.

Lachie Neale was well held by Willem Drew, but it didn’t stop the Lions from maintaining full

QUALIFYING FINAL 2

WHAT THE COACHES SAID BRISBANE LIONS

CHRIS FAGAN

“I’ve always felt we’ve gradually been getting better and I sensed this year we’ve taken another little step. I don’t know if it’s a big enough step to say we’ll go the whole way, but we’re certainly better equipped to do that and take the opportunity that presents itself.”

PORT ADELAIDE

KEN HINKLEY

“We’ll be OK. We earnt the opportunity to play again, worked really hard all year to get that opportunity. Obviously we would have preferred to not use it, but we now get to use it and we’ll be ready to go and looking forward to the opportunity to play.”

midfield control, kicking 13 goals from stoppages.

First-year father-son midfielder Jaspa Fletcher kicked three goals and provided a spark all night in a breakout performance, while Hugh McCluggage was dominant through the middle with 26 disposals and nine clearances.

But the major damage was done by Joe Daniher, who helped himself to five goals – his equal-best finals return – and Cam Rayner, who starred with three goals of his own.

The promising Ollie Lord, 21, broke out for the Power with four goals in just his 12th AFL match, but the success inside forward 50 was few and far between for the visitors.

Their efforts in front of goal, particularly from Todd Marshall, left a lot to be desired and put them on the back foot early.

While the Lions eventually won comfortably, the Power were competitive early but failed to get a full return for their efforts as they kicked 1.6 before booting their second goal.

Port Hall of Famer and former 300-game star Kane Cornes singled out several easy misses that he felt

the Power’s forwards would have nailed in the home and away season. He believes the pressure simply got to those Power players on the big stage.

“I thought it was men against boys kind of stuff last night,” Cornes said on Channel Nine.

“The Lions kicked 13 goals from stoppage and that had been Port Adelaide’s strength.

“What also hurt Port Adelaide early was easy misses. Todd Marshall is usually an excellent set shot for goal.

“This is the thing about finals, some players can cope with it (the pressure), others can’t. You could almost see the blood draining out of their faces when they were missing.

“This doesn’t probably happen in a home and away game. They weren’t able to cope with that pressure in front of goal. The routine deserted them.

“To miss by that far in a big game like that is a real concern.”

Port Adelaide returns home to Adelaide Oval to face a barnstorming GWS in a Saturday night semi-final.

Meanwhile, the Lions have the weekend off and will host the winner of the Melbourne v Carlton semi-final in a home preliminary final. NIC

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JOE SHOW: Lions forward Joe Daniher mauled the Power with five goals.
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BLUES HOLD OUT PLUCKY SWANS IN A THRILLER

Alarge part of Carlton’s rise from perennial cellar-dweller to a team that this year will finish in the top six at a minimum has been some individual brilliance from some of the most exciting players in the competition.

Brownlow medallist Patrick Cripps. No.1 draft picks Jacob Weitering and Sam Walsh. Coleman Medal winners Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow

But the feature of last Friday night’s excruciating 11.8 (74) to 9.14 (68) elimination final win over Sydney at the MCG was the outstanding performances from some of the Blues’ lesser lights.

There was the tireless running of Matthew Cottrell, the desperate defensive goalsquare acts from Blake Acres and the smarts of Jack Martin at both ends of the ground.

Without them, the Blues might now be hitting the beach.

The Swans broke even in the first term, but were let down by some wayward finishing.

Their solitary poor quarter came next, and it wasn’t helped by being smashed at the contest

by Carlton, which had 20 more contested possessions.

But they largely got themselves going and were the better team after half-time.

There were significant momentum swings in their direction and they managed to draw within a goal with 33 seconds remaining.

But the Blues negated the next two stoppages to seal a nervy and, to be fair, deserving win.

Fan favourite Sam Docherty electrified the 92,026 fans at the MCG when he snapped the opening goal inside the first two minutes.

When the Blues surged forward from the next centre bounce and got the ball to McKay, who found Curnow to snap truly, a rout seemed on the cards.

But the Swans did as they so often do and worked their way back into the game.

Callum Mills blanketed Cripps for much of the game, Tom McCartin ensured a rare quiet game for the erstwhile mercurial Curnow and big man Hayden McLean played his breakout game.

WHAT THE COACHES SAID CARLTON

MICHAEL VOSS

“We won on defence at the end of the game. We didn’t have momentum at all, it was completely against us and we certainty weren’t winning it through ball use. In behind all that was a desperate will to win. We probably won on heart.”

SYDNEY SWANS

JOHN LONGMIRE

“What I’d rather do is try to climb the mountain and fail than never get to the base and not have a crack at it. If it doesn’t work or we don’t end up succeeding, then you get up next week and try again. I’d rather do that than not have a crack at all.”

Carlton’s second-term dominance looked set to continue in the third term when McKay marked at the top of the goalsquare with a chance to put the Blues 35 points ahead.

But he somehow missed and the Swans took full advantage, quickly kicking the next three goals.

Carlton then kicked the next three, although it was on the right end of a score review that denied a goal to Sydney’s Braeden Campbell thanks to a lunging save from Acres.

There were some brilliant individual acts from the Blues, especially from Martin, who fed the ball to Acres for the goal that ultimately sealed the game and also took two important defensive intercept marks as the Swans were pressing.

Martin came to the Blues from Gold Coast on a big money deal and has delivered mixed results, but he was magnificent when it mattered.

He won’t play in Friday night’s semi-final after taking Nick Blakey high and receiving a one-match suspension.

But you can bet coach Michael Voss – who knows a thing or two about finals footy – will be showing Martin’s sizzle reel in the lead-up to the Melbourne game.

It’s the blueprint for winning in September.

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The Swans did as they so often do and worked their way back into the game
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GIANTS MAKE A BIG SOUND AS SAINTS SINK

The Greater Western Sydney fairytale lives on for another week while Ross Lyon’s dreams for an unlikely first premiership with St Kilda in 2023 are over.

It was an elimination final that lived up to all the billing at the MCG last Saturday afternoon, with the stars taking centre stage and momentum swings aplenty.

But it was the speed of Adam Kingsley’s men and their conversion in front of goal that allowed their story to live on.

This time last year, the Giants were on an off-season break having finished 16th on the ladder.

Twelve months on, they’ve fought and scrapped their way to the final six after finding themselves sitting 15th with a 3-7 record after round 10.

They have won 11 of 14 since.

The 15.11 (101) to 11.11 (77) victory was just the second time in 2023 that St Kilda had conceded more than 100 points, and in a common theme to this year’s finals series, the Saints had more inside 50s than the Giants (56-54).

However, they simply couldn’t control Kingsley’s new ‘Orange Tsunami’ on transition.

The visitors got on a roll early and edged away towards the first break before kicking on hard after quarter-time, putting the Saints in a position they had not found themselves in in 2023.

GWS was the first team to kick eight straight goals against St Kilda this year, with the margin exceeding 40 points at one point in the second term.

The Saints were leading clearances and contested possessions but still found themselves down by a significant margin.

Callum Wilkie played a pivotal role in St Kilda going into half-time with some chance, as did Max King at the other end.

King kicked two majors late in the second quarter and went on to finish with three, while Wilkie showed his All-Australian prowess as a calming influence down back.

But players such as Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield, Tom Green and others simply tore St Kilda to shreds on transition, with the

WHAT THE COACHES SAID GWS GIANTS

ADAM KINGSLEY

“As the year has progressed, we’ve improved significantly. We started to play a recognisable brand that I thought would stack up against quality opponents. Towards the end of the season, when we were up and going pretty well, I thought it was possible around then.”

ST KILDA

ROSS LYON

“Our weakness came to the fore, which we know and understand what we need to try and build out in there. It was never going to be a one-year build. We’ve got to build it up over a period of time. I think we’ve grown a lot. I’m proud of our growth. I’m proud of our mindset and our fight.”

Saints’ lack of speed consistently exposed in defence.

Kelly, who gathered 19 disposals and kicked two goals in the first half, copped a Marcus Windhager tag in the second half.

Three goals in the dying minutes of the third term took the clash from an inevitable St Kilda loss to a wave of Saints momentum in the blink of an eye, a burst that continued early into the last term.

But for the 60,000-plus St Kilda fans who turned the MCG red, black and white underneath a picturesque Melbourne sky, that comeback petered out.

For all that Lyon has achieved in his first year back at Moorabbin, it felt a hollow way for it to come undone.

A lengthy review of how St Kilda failed to defend the wide expanses of the MCG looms.

GWS will be a tough match-up for Port Adelaide in Saturday night’s semi-final at the Adelaide Oval.

There were few weaknesses in the Giants’ system or personnel and they’re well and truly in the premiership hunt.

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IRREPRESSIBLE: Josh Kelly was part of a Giants midfield that constantly put the Saints’ defence under pressure.
They simply couldn’t control Kingsley’s new ‘Orange Tsunami’
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THE NEXT BIG THINGS

u The 2023 NAB AFL Draft is looming ominously, with the fate of hundreds of talented youngsters set to be known in the coming weeks, and as the draft date nears, the nerves, anxiety and excitement will become palpable for these players.

The 2022 draft group was full of quality. North Melbourne’s Harry Sheezel was a standout, battling it out with Brisbane Lion Will Ashcroft for the Rising Star award for much of the campaign before a knee injury cut short the Lion’s season.

Sheezel’s teammate George Wardlaw showed glimpses, as did Ashcroft’s colleague Jaspa Fletcher, while Gold Coast’s Bailey Humphrey, St Kilda’s Mattaes Phillipou, Hawthorn pair Cameron Mackenzie and Josh Weddle, West Coast duo Reuben Ginbey and Elijah Hewett, Carlton’s Ollie Hollands and Adelaide’s Max Michalanney all had a significant impact in their debut campaigns.

The talk of the 2023 draft crop has undoubtedly centred around Harley Reid,

who has long been touted as the No. 1 selection. The hype is also plentiful on several other youngsters expected to go at the pointy end on the November 20 and 21 draft nights. Read on to discover more about some of these remarkably talented up-and-comers.

We have cast our eye over a select few names who are being billed as potential top-10 picks in this year’s NAB AFL Draft.

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ANDREW SLEVISON BUDDING STARS: Harley Reid (left) and Nick Watson are among the group of top prospects in the 2023 NAB AFL Draft.

NATE CADDY

NORTHERN KNIGHTS/VIC METRO

KEY FORWARD

DOB: 14/7/2005 HGT: 192 cm WGT: 91kg

u Caddy is a strong Victorian key forward with the ability to fly high and take big marks and appears to have natural key forward craft. He is the nephew of Richmond premiership player Josh Caddy, who built a solid career across stints with Gold Coast, Geelong and the Tigers. Caddy has the same strong build as his uncle, but stands at 192cm and plays well above his height as a key forward. He impressed in a VFL outing for Carlton, kicking two goals and having three inside-50s. He is seen as a first-round prospect and has had a strong year, especially given he suffered a fractured leg at the start of the season.

NIC NEGREPONTIS

JORDAN CROFT

CALDER CANNONS/VIC

KEY FORWARD

DANIEL CURTIN

METRO

DOB: 12/5/2005 HGT: 200 cm WGT: 80 kg

u The highly-touted father-son prospect looks set to follow in his father Matthew’s footsteps and don the red, white and blue of the Western Bulldogs. The 200cm key forward played 11 games for the Calder Cannons and three for Vic Metro in the Under-18 Championships and has emerged as a potential top-15 draft prospect. Croft kicked 21 goals for the Cannons, including a five-goal haul against Northern Territory in round four. He also had a standout performance for Vic Metro when he booted three goals against South Australia. With Croft likely to head to Whitten Oval, it will be intriguing to see what happens to the likes of Sam Darcy, Aaron Naughton and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with another talented key forward added to the mix.

CLAREMONT/WESTERN AUSTRALIA

KEY POSITION/MIDFIELDER

DOB: 8/3/2005 HGT: 195 cm WGT: 94 kg

u Curtin has drawn comparisons with former Fremantle star Matthew Pavlich and looms as the best West Australian of the 2023 draft class. Likely to be selected inside the first five picks, Curtin starred in the Under-18 Championships playing in every position across the ground. Despite being named at centre half-back in the All-Australian team, the 195cm product proved he had the makings of an elite midfielder and presented a unique versatility with his forward craft as well. In August, draft expert Mick Ablett declared: “I think he could be Matthew Pavlich. His ability to play at either end of the ground as well as roll through the midfield, I think this kid is very, very special.” With West Coast at the top of the draft, the Eagles will heavily consider drafting Curtin, who could be the face of the club for years to come.

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ZANE DUURSMA

GIPPSLAND POWER/VIC COUNTRY

MID/FORWARD

DOB: 28/8/2005 HGT: 189 cm

WGT: 80 kg

u The brother of Port Adelaide wingman Xavier, he looks certain to be an early pick in the 2023 NAB AFL Draft. Duursma is a wiry midfield/forward option with plenty of athleticism and plenty of tricks. On top of his penetrating kicking, Duursma is more than capable above his head, which could have him play AFL football early next season as a flank option. Duursma has been dominant in the Coates Talent League for Gippsland and franked his form for Vic Country in the Under-18 Championships when he booted four goals against Vic Metro to go with 10 marks and 22 disposals. There’s every chance Duursma will go inside the top five. Fans of one lucky club will have plenty of fun watching him develop.

COLBY McKERCHER

TASMANIA/LAUNCESTON/ALLIES

MIDFIELDER

DOB: 12/4/2005 HGT: 182 cm

WGT: 76 kg

u It has been a big year for Tasmanian football, and that’s set to continue with a Tassie local tipped to be one of the hottest prospects in this year’s draft. McKercher is a gun onballer, starring in 2023 for the Allies team that won the Under-18 Championships for the first time. Alongside his fellow Taswegian Ryley Sanders – who will also be taken early in the draft –McKercher has been lighting it up in the middle in underage football. The 182cm midfielder was best-on-ground in the Allies’ winner-takes-all game against Vic Country, kicking two goals in the crucial third term which saw his team cruise to victory. McKercher is all but guaranteed to be taken within the top 10 of the draft. He’s one to watch.

ETHAN READ

GOLD COAST ACADEMY/ALLIES

RUCK

DOB: 7/7/2005 HGT: 202 cm WGT: 87 kg u Likely the first ruckman to be taken off the board in this year’s draft, Read is highly touted due to his tremendous upside. Incredibly mobile for a ruckman, the 18-year-old frequently serves as an extra midfielder with his surprisingly strong foot skills providing a unique dynamic to the engine room. Read has also shown the ability to drift forward, using his athletic frame to provide another attacking option. He was dominant in the Under-18 Championships, claiming All-Australian honours as the primary ruckman for the title-winning Allies. He was no slouch in his VFL debut either, with 12 disposals and multiple shots at goal. With the potential to end up as a top-five player in this draft crop, the Suns will have to dig deep into their pockets to hold on to their Academy prospect.

HARLEY REID

BENDIGO PIONEERS/VIC

MIDFIELDER

COUNTRY

DOB: 17/4/2005 HGT: 185 cm WGT: 85 kg u Reid is the headline player of this year’s crop. The Bendigo Pioneers midfielder has power and can burst from stoppages and hit the scoreboard if played forward. He has been compared to a young Dustin Martin given his strength and goalkicking prowess. Reid not only dominated the under-18 level in 2023, but also had three outings in the VFL (two for Carlton, one for Essendon) and looked immediately at home against the bigger bodies. He not only excels in stoppages, but has shown the ability to take big, contested marks. The question will be whether West Coast uses the No. 1 draft pick on the Victorian or whether it targets a local talent, leaving him available to North Melbourne. What is certain is that he enters the draft as the clear No. 1 ranked player in the pool.

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RYLEY SANDERS

TASMANIA/SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS/ALLIES

MIDFIELDER

DOB: 21/1/2005 HGT: 186 cm WGT: 85 kg

u The Tasmanian midfielder has shone for both the Sandringham Dragons and the Allies in the Under-18 Championships, emerging as one of most consistent midfielders in this year’s draft crop. Sanders won the Larke Medal as the best player across the championships, averaging 35 disposals, five clearances and a goal. A player who has been rated well inside the top 10 of phantom drafts, Sanders could even end up at North Melbourne as a Next Generation Academy player. While clubs are now unable to match bids inside the top 40 selections for Academy prospects, the Roos could receive access to the Tasmanian if the AFL allows them priority draft assistance – something the club has asked for. He’s a born ball-winner and could make an immediate impact.

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JED WALTER

GOLD COAST ACADEMY/ALLIES

KEY FORWARD

DOB: 8/6/2005 HGT: 195 cm WGT: 94 kg

u The adulation and hype surrounding Walter has only been dwarfed by the fact Harley Reid is also in this draft class. The Palm Beach-Currumbin local is a unique player in that he stands as a key forward, yet he is athletic on the ground and applies an abundance of pressure when the ball hits the deck. Walter has been developing nicely in the Gold Coast Suns Academy and was dominant in the

NICK WATSON

EASTERN RANGES/VIC METRO

MIDFIELDER/SMALL FORWARD

DOB: 24/2/2005 HGT: 170 cm WGT: 76 kg

Under-18 Championships as the Allies claimed their first title. He made the All-Australian team at centre half-forward for the second successive season. Walter is expected to hear his named called early on draft night with rival clubs set to bid on his services, but the Suns will likely match anything that comes for him and provide him a home at Carrara.

ANDREW SLEVISON

u Watson is a genuine top-10 draft prospect. The Caulfield Grammar product has had a terrific year at all levels and is one of the most talented players eligible to be drafted this year. Standing at 170cm, he can play in the midfield and in attack. Watson has dominated for the Eastern Ranges and Vic Metro for the past two years. In 2022, he played as a

small forward but he has been working on his midfield craft this year. It will be interesting to see where Watson goes on draft night, but clubs certainly should not be deterred by his size. Watson is a mix of Tom Papley, Josh Rachele and Izak Rankine. He has match-winning ability you can’t teach and will definitely become a fan favourite.

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HEALTHY BODY

The importance of exercise in our daily lives in order to maintain a strong and healthy body. Participants will partake in a range of group cardio fitness activities and challenges.

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To keep our body and mind healthy, we need to fuel ourselves with a range of nutritious and delicious foods. Participants’ knowledge will be challenged in multiple food activities that will test andproblem-solvingtheirskills understanding of food.

HEALTHY TEAM

Theimportanceofworking together,supportingone anotheranddeveloping relationships.Participants willplayarangeof team-buildinggames, with the inclusionofcompetitions andchallenges.

4 HEALTHYMIND needTotrulybehealthy,wetocareforourmind justasmuchasourbody. ParticipantswilllearnBox tacticsBreathingstrategiesand tohelpregulatetheiremotions.

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Coles Healthy Kicks aims to educate, activate and motivate students to become more physically active, eat nutritious foods and develop a healthy mind while having fun with others.

The program is built on four key pillars – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Heathy Food and Healthy Team.

Healthy Food is all about helping kids make the right choices.

Fuelling growing bodies with the right foods and nutrients is critical to development.

Coles Healthy Kicks aims to make preparing and cooking simple healthy food fun for the whole family.

GREEK CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH LEMON & OREGANO

Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 700g chicken breast, trimmed, cut into 2cm cubes

• 1 lemon, half zested, half cut into thin rounds

• 2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• Sea salt and pepper to taste

• ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil

• 2 medium green zucchinis, sliced into 1cm rounds

• 2 medium red capsicums, cut into 2cm squares

• 1 large red onion, sliced into 2cm squares

• ¼ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped

Method

Place the chicken into a large mixing bowl along with the lemon zest, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper and oil. Toss well so the chicken is evenly coated in the marinade.

Thread a cube of chicken on to a skewer, then a round of zucchini, a square of capsicum, a piece of onion and then another piece of chicken. Repeat again so each skewer is full. Repeat this process until all the chicken and vegetables are used.

Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the skewers in two batches for 3-4 minutes each side, turning occasionally so all the outside of the skewers are caramelised and the chicken is cooked through. Set aside to rest for two minutes. Grill the rounds of lemon in the pan for one minute each side, or until charred.

Place the skewers on to a serving plate with the grilled lemon. Garnish with parsley then serve warm.

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Can you unscramble these letters to reveal the AFL players’ names?

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WORD FIND

Can you find the surnames of these Toms who play in the AFL?

Tom Atkins Tom Barrass

Tom Campbell

Tom Emmett

Tom Fullarton

Tom Green

Tom Hawkins

Tom Highmore

Tom Liberatore

Tom McCallum

Tom McCartin

Tom McDonald

Tom Papley

Tom Powell

Tom Sparrow

Tom Stewart

Tom Mitchell

Tom Wilson

Tom Jonas

Tom Cole

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FACE FACE FACEMASH MASH MASH

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

Carlton

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A B C D E F
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UNSCRAMBLE: A:
B:
C:
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FACE MASH: A: Trent
Jake
B:
Callan Ward
Christian Salem
Zak Butters
Darcy Moore
Blake Acres
Lachie Neale
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Tom De Koning, Adam Cerra
A B
Hint: A – Melbourne, B –

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GOOD LUCK

Extend and crook index fingers of both hands, thumbs tucked in, palms facing away from body.

Place edges of index fingers together then simultaneously twist hands around in a circle, so that edges of little fingers meet.

Extend index finger and thumb of dominant hand. Place index finger on nose, then move formation forward, closing index finger.

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE TO FIND

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: There is an extra ‘N’ in the word SHERRIN on the football; the Puma logo on Giant Callum Brown’s guernsey is reversed; teammate Daniel Lloyd has lost a finger on his right hand; Saint Hunter Clark’s headband is thicker; the MOSH logo is misssing from Clark’s guernsey.

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Which players hold the record for most finals at each club?

BRAD WILLIS, PERTH, WA

LE: Geelong’s Joel Selwood holds the record for most finals in AFL/VFL history with 40. Selwood is also one of three players to have featured in the most finals series with 15, along with Collingwood’s Dick Lee and Hawthorn’s Michael Tuck Tuck was the previous League record-holder for most finals with 39 before Selwood overtook him in last year’s finals series. Defender Nick Haynes is the only GWS Giants player to have played in all 14 of the club’s finals. Collingwood star Scott Pendlebury is on 29 finals and could equal the club record held by Gordon Coventry (31), providing he doesn’t get injured and the Magpies make it to the Grand Final. Coventry has held the record since 1937. He also holds the AFL/VFL record for most goals in finals with 111. At other end of the scale, St Kilda legend Trevor Barker holds the record for most games (230) without ever playing a final.

CAN YOU ASSIST?

u Giants youngster Xavier

O’Halloran is the grandson of former Footscray premiership player Ron McCarthy, who played 42 games and kicked three goals for the Dogs between 1953-56. O’Halloran has played 46 games and kicked 17 goals for the Giants.

If you know of other examples of recent AFL players who have ancestors with a different surname who also played League football, please contact Col.hutchinson@afl.com.au.

FINALS W2, 2022

SEPTEMBER STARS – MOST FINALS BY CLUB

u The Brisbane Lions and Collingwood advanced to the preliminary finals after knocking out Melbourne and Fremantle respectively from the 2022 premiership race. The Lions, who were 0-11 at the MCG since 2015 and had lost their previous four encounters to the Demons, recorded a stirring victory. Without key forward Joe Daniher, who remained in Brisbane for the birth of his daughter, the Lions recovered from a 22-point half-time deficit to win by 13 points. Led by Eric Hipwood (four goals) and prolific midfielders Lachie Neale (27 disposals), Jarrod Berry (26) and Hugh McCluggage (25), Brisbane kicked 11.4 to 5.5 in the second half. In good news for the Lions, Berry’s one-match suspension for an alleged eye-gouge was overturned on appeal. More than 90,000 fans saw the Magpies continue their fairytale rise with a solid 20-point win over the Dockers.

Jordan De Goey (24 disposals) starred again for Collingwood as Fremantle farewelled 376-game veteran David Mundy. A minute’s silence was held before both games to honour the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

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LACHLAN
CAT SUPERSTAR: Former Geelong champion Joel Selwood played a record 40 finals in his celebrated career.
Club Name Finals Goals Career Adelaide Simon Goodwin 23 10 1997-2010 Brisbane Lions Nigel Lappin 23 19 1994-2008 Justin Leppitsch 23 16 1993-2006 Carlton Bruce Doull 29 1 1969-86 Collingwood Gordon Coventry 31 111 1920-37 Essendon Bill Hutchison 28 35 1942-57 Fitzroy Percy Parratt 19 22 1909-17; 1920-23 Fremantle David Mundy 16 4 2005-22 Geelong Joel Selwood 40 20 2007-22 GWS Nick Haynes* 14 1 2012Hawthorn Michael Tuck 39 15 1972-91 Melbourne Frank Adams 22 17 1953-64 North Melbourne Wayne Schimmelbusch 29 23 1973-87 Port AdelaideKane Cornes 19 5 2001-15 Richmond Kevin Bartlett 27 62 1965-83 St KildaNick Dal Santo 17 7 2002-16 Robert Harvey 17 10 1988-2008 Nick Riewoldt 17 41 2001-17 Sydney Adam Goodes 28 33 1999-2015 Jarrad McVeigh 28 9 2004-19 West Coast Dean Kemp 25 19 1990-2001 Western Bulldogs Brad Johnson 21 18 1994-2010
*Current Player. Note: University never played a final and Gold Coast is yet to play a final.

AFL

1

Which unlucky Magpie was dropped for the qualifying final despite playing every game this year?

A J ohn Noble B Finlay Macrae

C Is aac Quaynor D Brody Mihocek

2

3

Which player kicked the first two goals of the game?

A C hristian Petracca B Kysaiah Pickett

C Bo bby Hill D Brody Mihocek

Which Demon was knocked out in the first quarter in a collision with his Collingwood opponent?

A B ailey Laurie B Angus Brayshaw

C Ja cob van Rooyen D Bayley Fritsch

4

Which Carlton player twice touched Sydney goal-scoring attempts in the goalsquare to save the game?

A B lake Acres B Jacob Weitering

C Mitch McGovern D Caleb Marchbank

Wereyou payingattention?

5

Sydney’s loss stretched its losing streak against Carlton at the MCG to how many years?

A 1 0 B 22 C 38 D 105

6

7

Who took a game-high 12 marks for the match last Friday night?

A J acob Weitering B Tom McCartin

C Hayden McLean D Charlie Curnow

Who had 35 disposals and 705 metres gained to lift GWS to victory over St Kilda?

A Toby Greene B Tom Green

C La chie Ash D Callan Ward

8

Who went through two weeks of uncertainty about whether he would be able to play due to a round 24 report?

A J ake Riccardi B Lachie Ash

C To by Bedford D Toby Greene

Blastfrom thepast

WITH LACHLAN ESSING

Name: Brad Johnson

Games: 364

Goals: 558

Club: Western Bulldogs 1994-2010

Player honours: best & fairest 1999, 2002, 2006; 2nd best & fairest 2003, 2007; 3rd best & fairest 2000, 2004; leading goalkicker 2001 (48), 2005 (42), 2006 (74), 2007 (59), 2008 (50); All-Australian 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 (capt), 2007; Bulldogs Team of the 20th Century; Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2014.

Which Saints star did his best to turn the tide with a game-high 38 touches?

A J ack Steele B Brad Crouch

C Bradley Hill D Jack Sinclair

How long in total did Port Adelaide hold the lead during the match against Brisbane Lions (to the nearest minute)?

A 0 B 7 C 14 D 21

Who kicked four goals in a near lone hand up forward for the Power?

A Todd Marshall B Sam Powell-Pepper

C Willie Rioli D Ollie Lord 12

Who booted five goals for the Lions?

A C harlie Cameron B Eric Hipwood

C Ca m Rayner D Joe Daniher 13

Which Melbourne player announced his impending retirement last Sunday night?

A Mi chael Hibberd B Ben Brown

C Steven May D Luke Dunstan 14

When was the last time Melbourne played Carlton in a final?

A 20 10 B 2000 C 1990 D 1980 15

When was the last time Carlton defeated Melbourne in a final?

A 2 000 B 1994 C 1988 D 1962

whoamI?

6pts: Born in Adelaide in 1979, I played in the SANFL for Glenelg.

5pts: Drafted in the top 10 in 1997, I went on to play 239 AFL matches for my first club over 13 seasons.

4pts: I became a premiership player and a first-time All-Australian in my sixth year of senior football.

3pts: I retired in 2011 due to injury, but was lured back to play two seasons with my second club, adding another 16 games.

2pts: Finishing as a dual All-Australian, Showdown medallist, SANFL and club Hall of Fame inductee, I ended up in coaching roles at both clubs I played at.

1pt: My brother played 300 AFL games and shared the premiership with me, and my two clubs will face off in a semi-final on Saturday night.

Recruited from Williamstown and Western Jets under-18s, Johnson was one of the most durable players of any era. He played a club-record 364 games and kicked 558 goals, the second most for the Bulldogs, behind Simon Beasley (575). Johnson was a six-time All-Australian and captained the Bulldogs from 2006-10, winning three best and fairest awards. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

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ANSWERS: 1 A; 2 C; 3 B; 4 A; 5 D; 6 C; 7 B; 8 C; 9 A; 10 B; 11 D; 12 D; 13 A; 14 B; 15 D.
Who Am I?: Chad Cornes 9
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Tender portion of fish

Zesty tartar sauce

Melted cheese

Steamed bun

“Does things a little differently”

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“Executes the simple things right”

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