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ROUND 2, JUNE 11-14, 2020

BRING IT ON: All eyes were on the contest as Port Adelaide prepared for this week’s Showdown.

FEATURES

WELCOME BACK

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DANGER’S GAME

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Buckle yourself in for at least three blockbusters as footy finally returns.

ASHLEY BROWNE reports.

Patrick Dangerfield finally gets to play his 250th game. What makes the Geelong star so good?

ASHLEY BROWNE reports.

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He’ll go down as one of the best midfielders of all time ADELAIDE CAPTAIN RORY SLOANE ON EX-TEAMMATE PATRICK DANGERFIELD, AHEAD OF THE GEELONG STAR’S 250TH GAME – PAGE 8

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ONE WEEK at a TIME ROUND

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News from in and around the AFL

I’ve gone as the Karate Kid TOBY GREENE ON HIS OUTFIT FOR LAST MONDAY’S BIG FREEZE SLIDE

Box office fixture kick off

HEAVYWEIGHTS: Footy returns with a bang this week, headlined by blockbuster clashes between Collingwood and Richmond at the MCG and Geelong and Hawthorn at GMHBA Stadium.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

he 2020 season is here for a good time, not necessarily a long time, so it was a no-brainer for the AFL to load up the revamped, pandemic-affected fixture with blockbuster prime-time games.

And this weekend’s restart is a beauty, starting with Collingwood and Richmond on Thursday night, followed by Geelong-Hawthorn on Friday night and a Port Adelaide-Adelaide Crows Showdown on Saturday night.

With apologies to the GWS Giants, Thursday night’s clash of the Victorian heavyweights is the premiership-decider we should have had last season had the Pies inexplicably not left their run too late in the preliminary final.

Collingwood has won two of its past five clashes against Richmond, which makes Nathan Buckley’s outfit pretty much the best performed team against the competition powerhouse of the past three years.

And the Pies were arguably the most impressive team in round one – even if it was 11 weeks ago – in belting the highly-rated Western Bulldogs by 52 points at Marvel Stadium.

The Tigers handled Carlton comfortably – as always – in u Like many in the football

the traditional season-opener that was played the night before and appear to be as strong as ever.

But the beauty of this clash to reopen the shortened season is that with every team playing the other just the once, Thursday night’s winner might be regarded as the premiership favourite.

With crowds not able to attend games for the foreseeable future, the Cats justifiably requested some home games at GMHBA Stadium against large-drawing clubs

industry, the AFL Record has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but we have soldiered on during the shutdown with an online edition.

Thanks to everyone who has downloaded the weekly online edition over the past few months via the SEN and AFL digital platforms.

The Record has not missed an edition since the very first one rolled off the presses in 1912 and, even with reduced resources, that tradition has continued.

The online version will continue for the rest of the season, but there is exciting news this week with the release of an expanded print edition which will be available in

newsagents across Victoria at the regular price of $5.

All nine games will be covered in the one issue, plus there will be regular features such as the Red Energy footy quiz, Fantasy Football and Answer Man with leading stats experts.

News stories and milestone acknowledgements, such as Patrick Dangerfield’s 250th game this week, will also keep

readers up to date. However, due to earlier print deadlines, we are unable to produce the team line-ups in time for a Thursday night start.

We trust our loyal readers understand that situation and it should be a temporary measure until crowds are allowed back.

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ONE WEEK at a TIME which haven’t travelled down the highway for years.

The AFL delivered and first up they get the Hawks, their erstwhile Easter Monday opponents who haven’t played there for 14 years.

Two things to consider in handicapping this game is that Hawthorn traditionally plays well there, having won nine of its past 12 games and, given its large number of imported players (12 of the team that knocked over Brisbane in round one originally played for other clubs), just about every Hawk has played there before, be it for their original clubs or at VFL or pathway level, so it’s not all that foreign.

It remains to be seen whether not having fans at Adelaide Oval will detract from the magic of the Showdown.

The build-up has been mired in the silly discussion about whether the Power should be permitted to wear their traditional black and white ‘prison bar’ jumper.

Port says it should be allowed to wear it for every home Showdown, but no AFL club should

have a monopoly on any combination of colours.

The bigger issue for both clubs is getting a win in what will be their last match on home soil for several weeks.

The Crows and Power are relocating to hubs in southeast Queensland because of the South Australian government travel restrictions that preclude sporting teams from travelling there without undergoing a 14-day quarantine period.

Port Adelaide has expectations of a big season and swept aside Gold Coast in an impressive win in round one. Adelaide blew a winnable game at home to Sydney and has since had to deal with distractions such as player isolation issues and a dust-up with favourite son and dual Norm Smith medallist Andrew McLeod.

Every club will be happy to be back playing footy this weekend, but perhaps the Crows more than most.

Adelaide blew a winnable game at home

FAMILIAR LOOK: Power speedster Karl Amon sports the traditional Port ‘prison bar’ guernsey.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 11

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

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BRISBANE LIONS v FREMANTLE

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GEELONG CATS v HAWTHORN

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GIANTS Stadium 1.05pm EST – Foxtel

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GEELONG CATS v CARLTON

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

SYDNEY SWANS v ESSENDON

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SCG 3.35pm EST – Seven

WESTERN BULLDOGS v GWS GIANTS Marvel Stadium 7.50pm EST – Seven

ST KILDA v WESTERN BULLDOGS Marvel Stadium 6.05pm EST – Foxtel

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25

SUNDAY, JUNE 28

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

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SYDNEY SWANS v WESTERN BULLDOGS

PORT ADELAIDE v WEST COAST EAGLES

ESSENDON v CARLTON

SCG 7.40pm EST – Seven

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

v GWS GIANTS v COLLINGWOOD

GIANTS Stadium 7.50pm EST – Seven

Metricon Stadium 1.45pm EST – Foxtel

MCG 7.40pm EST – Seven

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v

ST KILDA v RICHMOND

GOLD COAST SUNS v FREMANTLE

Marvel Stadium 4.35pm EST – Foxtel

Metricon Stadium 7.40pm EST – Foxtel

v BRISBANE LIONS v ADELAIDE CROWS The Gabba 1.05pm EST – Foxtel

v MELBOURNE v GEELONG CATS

MCG 3.35pm EST – Seven

v HAWTHORN v NORTH MELBOURNE Marvel Stadium 6.05pm EST – Foxtel

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

RICHMOND v HAWTHORN

MCG 7.40pm EST – Seven

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GMHBA Stadium 7.50pm EST – Seven

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

THURSDAY, JULY 2

v WEST COAST EAGLES v RICHMOND Metricon Stadium 7.40pm EST – Seven

FRIDAY, JULY 3

v COLLINGWOOD v ESSENDON

MCG 7.50pm EST – Seven

Marvel Stadium 1.45pm EST – Foxtel

GMHBA Stadium 7.40pm EST – Foxtel

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v

COLLINGWOOD v ST KILDA

BRISBANE LIONS v WEST COAST EAGLES

20 20 MCG 4.35pm EST – Foxtel

The Gabba 7.40pm EST – Seven

SATURDAY, JULY 4

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CARLTON v ST KILDA

WESTERN BULLDOGS v NORTH MELBOURNE

MCG 1.45pm EST – Foxtel

Marvel Stadium 7.40pm EST – Seven

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GEELONG CATS v GOLD COAST SUNS

BRISBANE LIONS v PORT ADELAIDE

GMHBA Stadium 4.35pm EST – Foxtel

The Gabba 7.40pm EST – Foxtel

v GOLD COAST SUNS v ADELAIDE CROWS Metricon Stadium 1.05pm EST – Foxtel

v ESSENDON v MELBOURNE

MCG 3.35pm EST – Seven

v FREMANTLE v PORT ADELAIDE

Metricon Stadium 6.05pm EST – Foxtel

SUNDAY, JULY 5

v ADELAIDE CROWS v FREMANTLE Metricon Stadium 1.05pm EST – Foxtel

v SYDNEY SWANS v MELBOURNE

SCG 3.35pm EST – Seven

v GWS GIANTS v HAWTHORN

GIANTS Stadium 6.05pm EST – Foxtel

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All matches will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and the AFL Live Official App.

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EVERYWHERE THERE’S DANGER THEN AND NOW: Patrick Dangerfield has been a star from day one as a Crow (left) and now as a Cat.

Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield plays his 250th AFL game on Friday, another milestone in a storied career in which he has achieved almost everything on the field and fair bit off it. He spoke to ASHLEY BROWNE to unpack it all.

THE CROW

u Dangerfield gave Adelaide

magnificent service for eight seasons and 154 games, from the day he walked into the club while still a schoolboy in 2008 as the 10th draft selection.

It didn’t take long for the speed, strength and game sense, three of his absolute major weapons, to become evident and he became an instant fan favourite.

Dangerfield loved his time in Adelaide.

“You go across with about eight other guys in that age bracket and you grow up together, spend every day with each other at the club, or going out for dinner or to the movies, you’re in each other’s pockets,” he said.

“They’re some of the most meaningful relationships you have.

You play AFL footy together and

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you experience the highs and the lows. If they’re the lows you console each other and if it’s the highs you get around each other. That was the special part about being there.”

THE CAT

u Once he left Adelaide at the end

of 2015, Dangerfield was never going to play for anyone other than Geelong, the club he grew up watching from atop a milk crate on the Moorabool St wing.

He fitted in from day one. “Like a glove,” said fellow midfielder Mitch Duncan. “He’s phenomenal to play with. What he can do on the field is to a really high standard and not many can do it.”

He was immediately Geelong’s best player and won a Brownlow Medal in his first season. Initially he played through the midfield, but over time the Cats have not been afraid to move him closer to goals when they felt they needed a spark.

“I love playing around the ball,” he said. “You play the game, to get the footy in your hands and certainly as a midfielder that’s why I love playing. But having said that, as I get older it will be more the forward line than the midfield. Hopefully that’s a few years away.”

u FACT FILE

PATRICK DANGERFIELD

Born: April 5, 1990 Recruited from: Anglesea (Vic)/ Geelong U18/ Adelaide Debut: Round 20, 2008 Ht: 189cm Wt: 92kg Games: 249 (Adel 154, Geel 95) Goals: 284 (Adel 163, Geel 121) Honours: Brownlow Medal 2016; 2nd Brownlow Medal 2019; Adel best and fairest 2015; Geel best and fairest 2016, 2017, 2019; Geel 2nd best and fairest 2018 (equal); Adel 2nd best and fairest 2012; Adel 3rd best and fairest 2013 (equal) 2014; All-Australian 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; IRS 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017; AFLPA MVP 2016; AFLCA Player of the Year 2016; NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2009; Adelaide pre-season premiership side 2012.

THE OPPONENT

u Intimidation. Ruthless. A physical

freak. The plaudits come thick and fast when longtime opponents are asked to scout Dangerfield.

“He’s got weapons that no other player has, a unique mix of raw power and ruthless competitiveness,” Nat Fyfe said.

“I love the challenge of playing on him and I’d like to think he likes the challenge of playing on me. There’s a fair bit of ego swinging going on when we play each other.”

“There’s not many players like him in the League,” added Collingwood’s Scott Pendlebury.

“He’s 6’ 3” (189cm), probably the quickest player, powerful and fearless. He’s a hard guy to play on because he can take you forward, take you back, beat you in the air and on the ground.

“The number one rule is not to let him get behind you or you’ll never catch him. Number two is not to let him get behind you (when you have the ball) because he’ll run you down! It’s hard.”

Added Adelaide skipper and former teammate Rory Sloane, “He’ll go down as one of the best midfielders of all time. His speed and power is unstoppable.”

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ROUND 2 MILESTONES Geelong media staffers worried at first when he said yes to everything and everyone, particularly the much-hyped week ahead of his first game back in Adelaide in enemy colours.

He then proceeded to play the media – both Victorian and South Australian – on a break.

His attitude is instructive, whether giving an interview as a player or taking part in a match broadcast as a host or in a special comments role.

Given he has polled 112 Brownlow votes in his four seasons at Geelong, who could argue?

it is and you’ve got to look forward.

There’s no point reflecting on what you can’t make a difference to or change, so yeah, it’s not ideal but wallowing in self-pity isn’t going to change anything,” he said.

“And besides, it’s about what you do and how you prepare to win one.”

THE FUTURE

u Dangerfield, 30, is extremely

durable, having missed just two games in four years at Geelong and only a handful in his time with the Crows before then.

450 COMBINED PLAYER/COACH GAMES

Adam Simpson

NORTH MELBOURNE/ WEST COAST EAGLES 306 games with North Melbourne and has coached the West Coast Eagles for 143 games

250 GAMES Patrick Dangerfield GEELONG/ADELAIDE

150 GAMES Neville Jetta

THE PRESIDENT

u The rave reviews for Dangerfield

also apply to his role as president of the AFL Players Association, which he has held since 2018.

“He’s an incredibly strong leader,” AFLPA chief executive Paul Marsh said. “He’s very considered, highly intelligent and a real support for me in my role but also our entire group.”

In times of need and action – and there has been no shortage of that in 2020 with the bushfires and now the coronavirus – Dangerfield has been visible and active.

“It’s something I take really seriously. There’s a legacy play about leaving the game in a better place than when you came to it,” Dangerfield said. “We’re all fortunate that the players who came before us paved the way for better working conditions. I’m mindful of that.”

The players themselves back him strongly. “He’s very strong in his opinions on how the AFL and the AFLPA operate and our role in the game. He’s been a great president so far,” Marsh said.

THE PERFORMER

u Dangerfield has always been one

of the better-performed AFL stars in front of a camera. He was terrific while at the Crows and has taken it to another level at the Cats.

LIFE BALANCE: Dangerfield as head of the AFLPA (above left) and with son George.

THE FAMILY MAN

u Playing his footy in front of family

and friends was a big reason why he returned from Adelaide. “He has a great sense of family,” his manager Paul Connors said.

“Yeah, it’s the best,” Dangerfield admitted, telling a story about how he regularly brings his son George to the club, even on days off, just to have a bounce on the trampoline.

“Family is everything,” he said.

“It’s just so important and a special part of our game. I am so blessed because they’re so embracing of that here as I’m sure they are at other clubs.”

THE UNFULFILLED

u If there is one blemish in an

otherwise fantastic career, it is Dangerfield’s 0-4 record in preliminary finals. He has never graced the MCG on the biggest day of the year.

“That’s the reason you play and I’d give it all away tomorrow for a win on Grand Final day,” he said.

But he’s also pragmatic. “You can’t sit and be sombre, it is what

He could easily play another five or so seasons and the good news is he plans to play as long as he can despite a future post-football that those in his circle believe is limitless.

“Form will tell the story,” he said. “I don’t want to play any longer than I think I can be one of the best players in the game.

“I want to be really impactful and when I can’t be any longer, that’s the time to think about giving it away and passing the baton to someone else.”

Footy has been great to Dangerfield and still has so much to offer.

“Yeah, I love what I do, so I can’t complain too much. I’ve been fortunate enough to play with two great organisations that have treated me really well. I’ve met some wonderful people and some really great operators,” he said.

“I look at it and think I’ve been incredibly blessed and lucky.”

Footy can say the same thing about him.

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ONE WEEK at a TIME ON THE HOP: The Roos were sitting eighth on the ladder with 11 wins after 17 games in 2016.

Shock as top Roo is culled

The need for speed ASHLEY BROWNE

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t is regularly said of the AFL home and away season that it is a marathon and not a sprint, and over 22 rounds and 198 games, that is a fair call.

So how do you describe a 17-round, 153-game season during which there will likely be no mid-season bye? Not a sprint, but a comfortable middle-distance race in which speed will be required throughout.

While the date and time of the Grand Final remain unclear, depending on when South Australia and Western Australia open their borders, the AFL has made it clear the finals system won’t change and nor will there be a wildcard game between teams seven to 10th on the ladder.

So what will it take to get into the finals in 2020? History would suggest that based on a final eight and every team having played at least 17 games, it will take nine wins and a decent percentage to be in finals contention, while 10 wins should just about be enough.

The final eight was introduced in 1994, but it was only the following season, after Fremantle’s introduction into the competition,

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that all teams had played 17 games by the same time.

In that year, Melbourne was in eighth place on the ladder with nine wins and a percentage of just over 110.

A more accurate comparison can be made after 2012, when the GWS Giants entered the AFL to complete the full complement of 18 teams.

Since then it has taken between nine and 11 wins to be in eighth place after every team has played 17 games.

North Melbourne had the best win-loss record of any eighth-placed club after 17 games, with 11 wins in 2016.

That was the season Brad Scott’s men flew from the gates with nine straight wins to start the season.

Conversely, in 2014, Adelaide held a 9-8 record with a percentage of 109 and was in eighth place on percentage ahead of Collingwood (105) and Gold Coast (96).

The tightest was in 2017, when Essendon was in the eight with 36 points and a percentage of 109.7, ahead of West Coast (101.4), the Western Bulldogs (98.2) and St Kilda (96.7).

EIGHTH PLACE AFTER 17 GAMES SINCE 2012 WINS YEAR/S 11 2016 10 2013 10* 2012,

2018 9 2019 9* 2014,

2015#,

2017 * Plus percentage # Adelaide and Geelong had played only 16 games and held a 9-7 record because of the cancelled game following the passing of Crows coach Phil Walsh.

Both teams were awarded two premiership points.

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orth Melbourne last week made the surprising decision to part ways with AFLW head coach Scott Gowans.

Citing the financial pressures of COVID-19, the Kangaroos decided to assign men’s talent scout and long-time assistant coach Darren Crocker to the role.

Gowans has been highly successful in his time with the Roos, holding an 11-3 record and taking his team to a home preliminary final before the 2020 season was cancelled.

He admits he’s disappointed, but understands the changing AFL landscape.

“It’s not a personal thing, it’s definitely an economics decision, but it did come as a shock and of course I’m disappointed, but I understand,” he said.

Meanwhile, it has been announced the AFLW trade period will run from August 3-21.

This usually happens immediately after the season, but teams will now be able to shape their lists of 27, including rookies, before heading into the draft at the end of the year.

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Cat villain turns hero ASHLEY BROWNE

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uch has been written about the epic 1989 Grand Final and mainly from the Hawthorn perspective. And that’s fair enough. To the victors go the spoils, as they say.

But the beauty of the superbly-written history of that game, 1989 The Great Grand Final, is that the Geelong version of the brutal and one of the most thrilling of all premiership-deciders in League history is also well represented.

And that’s where author Tony Wilson, a Hawthorn-obsessive whose father Ray Wilson was a 1971 Hawks premiership player, deserves all the credit.

So while we hear plenty from two of the unquestioned Hawthorn heroes of the day, tough men Robert DiPierdomenico and Dermott Brereton, who both risked body (and in ‘Dipper’s’ case nearly his life) for the cause that was their club’s first back-to-back premiership, several others emerge triumphantly and they wear blue and white.

The most notable is Mark Yeates.

The Geelong defender is regularly painted as the villain of the 1989 Grand Final after coming off his line and cleaning up Brereton at the opening bounce.

But we learn from Yeates that it was payback for a violent clash between he and Brereton from the equally epic clash between the sides at Princes Park earlier that year, one during which the Hawks stormed back from more than 10 goals behind to win.

BRUTAL AFFAIR: The shattered Cats lick their wounds after the epic 1989 Grand Final and (right) Hawk Gary Ayres embraces teammate Robert DiPierdomenico, who suffered a punctured lung in the six-point win.

Yeates and Brereton have long made their peace and indeed it is Yeates’ willingness to speak openly and, over time, his embrace of what a special game it was – despite the result – that makes him a hero of the book.

Coach Malcolm Blight and players such as Yeates, Bruce Lindner, Darren Flanagan and Tim Darcy add a richness to the tale and, dare it be said, even the most diehard Hawthorn supporter would now think it an outright shame the Geelong of Blight’s time did not win a premiership, certainly not in 1989, but absolutely one of the several close calls that followed. u 1989 The Great Grand Final,

by Tony Wilson, published by Hardie Grant Books. RRP $32.99

It was payback for a violent clash

u FOOTY FUNNIES – Bob Dikkenberg

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#1 PRESSURE PLAYER

JOSH KELLY GWS GIANTS v GEELONG Giants Stadium, March 21, 2020

u Greater Western Sydney

was mightily impressive in its opening round triumph over Geelong as the Giants started on their journey to redemption.

Last season’s runners-up started the process of putting their 2019 Grand Final defeat in the past with a superb showing at Giants Stadium, comfortably beating the Cats by 32 points.

Usually a prolific ball-winner, gun midfielder Josh Kelly picked up 18 disposals, slightly below his best, but his pressure game was at a completely different level .

According to Champion Data’s numbers, Kelly led his team and the AFL with 75.3 pressure points ,which was made possible by a League-high 30 pressure acts plus seven tackles.

It was a quality performance in trying times in the middle of a strange round one.

Another player high on the pressure charts in the opening round was Adelaide captain Rory Sloane.

In his 200th game, he amassed 64.2 pressure points through 24 pressure acts and seven tackles in the Crows’ narrow loss to Sydney.

ROUND

1

PRESSURE POINTS PRESSURE ACTS

75.3 30

TACKLES 7 TIME ON GROUND

93 mins

TACKLE EFFICIENCY 53.8%

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We know Fred Fanning has kicked the most goals in an AFL/VFL match, but who has kicked the most in a WAFL game?

MIRIAM LANG, BASSENDEAN, WA

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MOST GOALS IN A WAFL MATCH Player

Club

Round

Team score

Bernie Naylor George Doig George Moloney Bernie Naylor Bernie Naylor Ted Tyson Eric McIntosh Bert Gook Allan Watts Warren Ralph

South Fremantle East Fremantle Claremont South Fremantle South Fremantle West Perth East Fremantle Perth East Perth Claremont

R16, 1953 R19, 1934 R16, 1940 R18, 1952 R2, 1953 R20, 1938 R17, 1944 R2, 1939 R1, 1944 R18, 1983

35.18 (228) 22.15 (147) 33.22 (220) 24.9 (153) 30.17 (197) 18.7 (115) 33.23 (221) 22.17 (149) 41.30 (276) 7.19 (241)

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KEVAN CARROLL

mature-age ruck recruit Darcy Fort is the first of that surname to play senior AFL/VFL football. While the origin of his surname may indicate someone born near a fort or who worked in one, Darcy and Geelong would no doubt prefer another more probable origin – that the name derives ultimately from Latin fortis meaning “strong” and/or “brave”, with Fort being a nickname for a person with those qualities. Who would not want a strong, brave ruckman?

Interestingly, one of the possible origins of Darcy is from Fort de Bois-d’Arcy, one of several 19th century forts built to defend Paris.

WA LEGEND: George Doig once kicked 19 goals in a game for East Fremantle.

23 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 16 16

HOLDING THE FORT

u Geelong’s

DUAL STATE STAR: George Moloney kicked bags of goals in the WAFL (Claremont) and VFL (Geelong).

MG: Fred Fanning does hold the record for the most goals in an AFL/VFL match with 18.1 for Melbourne against St Kilda in round 19, 1947. There have been five instances in the WAFL where a player has kicked 18 or more goals in a match. South Fremantle’s Bernie Naylor kicked 23.6 against Subiaco at Fremantle Oval in round 16, 1953. He booted 12 goals in the third quarter.

Earlier in the season in round two, he also had a big day out against Subiaco when he kicked 18.3. In round 18, 1952, Naylor kicked an accurate 19.1 against East Fremantle.

Goalkicking legend George Doig’s best effort was 19 for East Fremantle against Claremont in round 19, 1934.

Claremont’s George Moloney kicked 19.9 against Swan Districts in round 16, 1940. Moloney played 88 games for Geelong (1931-34) and his best VFL effort was a 12-goal haul in his second match in round two, 1931, at Corio Oval against St Kilda.

Goals

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on the following former players: Bob W. Taylor (Ess 1955-57), Fred G. Anderson (Fitz 1951-53), Kevin Tame (Fitz 1952), John T. Ford (Fitz 1953), Graham Knight (Fitz 1953-60), Alan Krause (Melb 1951-53), John K. Ferguson (Melb/SM 1951-57), Tom H. McLean (Melb/NM 1951-52; 1954-55), Keith Carroll (Melb 1952-58), Maurie Lehmann (Melb 1952), Dale Anderson (Melb 1953-54), Ken Melville (Melb 1953-56), Don Cameron (Melb 1953), Bill Byrne (Melb 1957), Kevin Corcoran (NM 1952), Len Gardner (Rich 1951), Bob Gleeson (Rich 1951), Arthur Hurst (StK 1951-55), Ivor Smith (StK 1952-54), Bruce Lundgren (StK 1952) and Bill Linger (StK 1953-54).

u If you have knowledge of any

of these players, please contact Col Hutchinson via email on col.hutchinson@afl.com.au.

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THE TRADERS

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BUY

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BAILEY SMITH

BRODIE SMITH

WESTERN BULLDOGS

FWD/MID, $537,000 The young Dog gave us plenty of warning that he was set for a big year and he didn’t disappoint, leading the way for his side with 95.

He has a break-even (BE) of just 26.

SAM NAISMITH

FOCUS ON

SHORTER QUARTERS AND FANTASY

DEMON DELIVERS: Jack Viney was the top scorer in round one.

u In round one, we had

our first taste of shortened quarters and it brought about a new way of thinking for AFL Fantasy coaches.

The reduction of game-time means a reduction in scoring.

Sixteen fewer minutes saw a rejig of what was an acceptable score.

For almost two decades, coaches would celebrate a score over 100. Now, 80 is the equivalent to a Fantasy ton.

Without boring you with the maths behind it, astute coaches have been multiplying 2020 scores by 1.25.

This gives a general indication of what scores look like compared with years past.

The term ‘BCV’ (before coronavirus) simplifies the comparison, hence 80 is the new ton.

Jack Viney was the top scorer for the opening weekend with 132, or 165 BCV. This saw the

mid-priced midfielder increase the most value post-round one.

It is important to note that price changes, and in turn break-evens, are relative to the points scored in any given round.

The competition’s most expensive player, Brodie Grundy, had a break-even of 122 before round one, however his 114 (142.5 BCV) saw his price increase by $9000.

In round one, a total of 22,424 points were scored throughout the nine games.

In the opening round of last season, 27,509 points were scored.

Therefore, we saw roughly the same rate of scoring as 81.5 per cent of points were scored in 80 per cent of game-time.

While it isn’t perfect, if your brain wants to think about how a 2020 score compares with last year’s numbers, multiply by 1.25.

TOP 10 SCORES FROM ROUND ONE PLAYER

CLUB

Jack Viney (MID, $652,000) Dylan Shiel (MID, $756,000) Ben Cunnington (MID, $640,000) Luke Shuey (MID, $770,000) Brodie Grundy (RUC, $915,000) Luke Parker (MID, $752,000) Jeremy Howe (DEF, $549,000) Lachie Neale (MID, $791,000) Andrew Gaff (MID, $835,000) Steele Sidebottom (MID, $748,000)

Melb Ess NM WCE Coll Syd Coll BL WCE Coll

ROUND 1 SCORE 132 122 117 116 114 113 110 108 107 107

BCV 165 152.5 146.25 145 142.5 141.25 137.5 135 133.75 133.75

SYDNEY RUC,$314,000 The Swans big man didn’t miss a beat in his long-awaited return, playing sole ruck and recording 28 hit-outs on his way to 78.

He is a bargain with a BE of -2.

JACK VINEY

MELBOURNE

MID, $652,000 The former skipper looked like a man on a mission with a point to prove. He dominated with 34 possessions and a round-high 132. He has a BE of just 18.

ALSO CONSIDER

Jeremy Howe, Christian Petracca, Chad Wingard

ADELAIDE DEF, $623,000 It is understandable that many coaches rage-traded Smith as soon as lockout lifted following his sub-par 35. Now the dust has settled, the poor bloke was injured, keep him.

JACK CRISP

COLLINGWOOD DEF, $712,000 After starting the first quarter on fire, Crisp went missing until late in the final quarter to scrape together 59. He will bounce back hard against the Tigers.

DYLAN ROBERTON

SELL DARCY PARISH

ESSENDON FWD/MID, $572,000,000 After being touted as one of the main men in the midfield for the Dons, Parish played just 66 per cent game-time for 12 possessions and his team’s second-lowest score of 37.

LACHIE WHITFIELD

GWS GIANTS FWD/MID, $829,000 The Giants running machine is still the best forward available, but the strategy has changed with 16-minute quarters and the gap has shortened between him and some cheaper options.

JAKE LLOYD

ST KILDA DEF, $317,000

SYDNEY SWANS DEF, $775,000

The former premium defender had a slow start in his long-awaited return with just eight possessions and one mark for 20 points.

Expect him to bounce back strongly against the Dogs.

The lack of slow play in the shortened quarters didn’t work well for Lloyd or his owners. He managed only an uncharacteristic 17 disposals and four marks for 55, giving him a BE of 104.

ALSO CONSIDER

Josh Dunkley, Andrew Brayshaw, Patrick Dangerfield

ALSO CONSIDER

Jack Ziebell, Darcy MacPherson, Bryce Gibbs

Warnie

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Three trades are available for Fantasy Classic coaches for each week ahead of rounds two-five. The regular two trades a week, every week will follow for the remainder of the season.

It’s not too late to play AFL Fantasy. The best way is by starting a Draft league. Get a group of mates together and hold an iso-draft and follow your team for the next 16 weeks.

I pride myself on my captain research and advice. I’ll be looking at the players who not only have favourable fixtures, but those who will be spending plenty of time on the ground.

WARNE DAWGS

DESTROY

CALVINATOR

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LEAGUE LEADERS DISPOSALS

KICKS

Disposing of the ball via a handball or kick.

HANDBALLS

Disposing of the ball by foot.

PLAYER

MTS AVE EFF %

1 D.Shiel (Ess)

1 35.0 77.1

2 J.Viney (Melb)

1 34.0 70.6

3 P.Cripps (Carl)

PLAYER

STATS PROVIDED BY

Disposing of the ball by hand.

MTS AVE EFF %

PLAYER

1 E.Langdon (Melb)

1 23.0 65.2

2 D.Shiel (Ess)

1 21.0 66.7

1 31.0 64.5

3 J.Polec (NM)

4 E.Langdon (Melb)

1 31.0 71.0

5 L.Parker (Syd)

1 30.0 73.3

MARKS

Catching a kicked ball that has travelled 15m.

MTS AVE EFF %

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 J.Viney (Melb)

1 20.0 75.0

1 M.Hurley (Ess)

1 11.0

2 P.Cripps (Carl)

1 16.0 75.0

2 J.Howe (Coll)

1 9.0

1 18.0 50.0

3 C.Mayne (Coll)

1 16.0 87.5

3 S.Sidebottom (Coll)

1 9.0

4 L.Shuey (WCE)

1 18.0 33.3

4 N.Fyfe (Frem)

1 16.0 75.0

4 M.Redman (Ess)

1 9.0

5 S.Docherty (Carl)

1 17.0 58.8

5 S.Sidebottom (Coll)

1 15.0 86.7

5 J.Ridley (Ess)

1 9.0 1 9.0

6 A.Gaff (WCE)

1 30.0 86.7

6 N.Haynes (GWS)

1 17.0 58.8

6 M.Murphy (Carl)

1 14.0 71.4

6 N.Haynes (GWS)

7 C.Mayne (Coll)

1 29.0 93.1

7 S.Hurn (WCE)

1 17.0 94.1

7 D.Shiel (Ess)

1 14.0 92.9

7 M.Hibberd (Melb)

1 9.0

8 A.Saad (Ess)

1 28.0 82.1

8 D.Rich (BL)

1 16.0 81.3

8 T.Mitchell (Haw)

1 14.0 92.9

8 T.Barrass (WCE)

1 9.0

9 L.Shuey (WCE)

1 27.0 48.1

9 T.Adams (Coll)

1 16.0 50.0

9 D.Prestia (Rich)

1 14.0 78.6

9 S.Hurn (WCE)

1 9.0

10 L.Neale (BL)

1 26.0 76.9

10 J.Howe (Coll)

1 16.0 81.3

10 J.Steele (StK)

1 14.0 78.6

10 A.Keath (WB)

1 9.0

SCORE INVOLVEMENTS

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

PLAYER

AFL PLAYER RATINGS

As seen on AFL.com.au.

The most advanced metric of player performance available using data from 2020.

MTS AVE

PLAYER

1 R.Gray (PA)

1 11.0

1 T.Lynch (Adel)

1 23.1

2 J.Martin (Carl)

1 10.0

2 L.Neale (BL)

1 22.1

3 L.Breust (Haw)

1 10.0

3 R.Sloane (Adel)

1 21.4

4 P.Cripps (Carl)

1 9.0

4 C.Wingard (Haw)

5 B.Grundy (Coll)

1 9.0

5 P.Cripps (Carl)

6 B.Ebert (PA)

1 9.0

7 D.Rioli (Rich)

1 9.0

8 L.Ryan (WCE)

CENTRE CLEARANCES

STOPPAGE CLEARANCES

A hit-out that reaches an intended teammate.

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

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

MTS AVE

PLAYER

1 T.Goldstein (NM)

1 15.0

2 S.Jacobs (GWS)

1 13.0

3 B.Grundy (Coll)

1 12.0

1 21.1

4 T.Bellchambers (Ess)

1 21.1

5 S.Lycett (PA)

6 J.Kennedy (Syd)

1 20.4

7 L.Breust (Haw)

1 20.2

1 9.0

8 D.Shiel (Ess)

9 E.Hipwood (BL)

1 8.0

10 J.Lyons (BL)

1 8.0

METRES GAINED

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

PLAYER

MTS AVE

HIT-OUTS TO ADVANTAGE

MTS AVE

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 P.Cripps (Carl)

1 8.0

1 L.Parker (Syd)

1 7.0

2 T.Adams (Coll)

1 6.0

2 R.Sloane (Adel)

1 6.0

3 D.Shiel (Ess)

1 6.0

3 T.Adams (Coll)

1 6.0

1 11.0

4 L.Neale (BL)

1 5.0

4 T.Mitchell (Haw)

1 6.0

1 11.0

5 P.Dangerfield (Geel)

1 5.0

5 T.Goldstein (NM)

1 6.0

6 D.Fort (Geel)

1 10.0

6 L.Parker (Syd)

1 5.0

6 Z.Jones (StK)

1 6.0

7 J.Ceglar (Haw)

1 10.0

7 N.Naitanui (WCE)

1 5.0

7 J.Kennedy (Syd)

1 6.0

1 20.0

8 S.Naismith (Syd)

1 10.0

8 J.Selwood (Geel)

1 4.0

8 S.Jacobs (GWS)

1 5.0

9 J.Viney (Melb)

1 19.9

9 R.O’Brien (Adel)

1 8.0

9 S.Coniglio (GWS)

1 4.0

9 J.Viney (Melb)

1 5.0

10 H.Perryman (GWS)

1 19.8

10 J.Witts (GCS)

1 7.0

10 M.de Boer (GWS)

1 4.0

10 S.Martin (BL)

1 4.0

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

MTS AVE

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 E.Langdon (Melb)

1 798

1 R.Lobb (Frem)

1 4.0

2 M.Hibberd (Melb)

1 676

2 D.McStay (BL)

1 3.0

3 S.Docherty (Carl)

1 584

3 J.Howe (Coll)

4 D.Prestia (Rich)

1 547

PLAYER

INSIDE 50s

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

PLAYER

PRESSURE POINTS

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

MTS AVE

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 M.Hibberd (Melb)

1 9.0

1 J.Kelly (GWS)

2 D.Prestia (Rich)

1 9.0

2 L.Dunstan (StK)

1 3.0

3 E.Langdon (Melb)

1 8.0

4 J.Townsend (Ess)

1 3.0

4 J.Polec (NM)

1 3.0

TACKLES

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

PLAYER

MTS AVE

1 75.3

1 L.Neale (BL)

1 10.0

1 69.2

2 L.Dunstan (StK)

1 9.0

3 L.Neale (BL)

1 68.6

3 A.McGrath (Ess)

1 8.0

1 8.0

4 R.Sloane (Adel)

1 64.2

4 D.Butler (StK)

1 8.0

5 C.Wingard (Haw)

1 538

5 M.Taberner (Frem)

5 C.Rozee (PA)

1 8.0

5 T.Thomas (NM)

1 60.8

5 R.Sloane (Adel)

1 7.0

6 J.Polec (NM)

1 520

6 S.Collins (GCS)

1 3.0

6 P.Cripps (Carl)

1 7.0

6 D.Prestia (Rich)

1 60.8

6 J.Kelly (GWS)

1 7.0

7 O.Florent (Syd)

1 514

7 J.Riewoldt (Rich)

1 3.0

7 L.Shiels (Haw)

1 7.0

7 L.Shiels (Haw)

1 60.6

7 B.Cunnington (NM)

1 7.0

8 J.Short (Rich)

1 512

8 R.Marshall (StK)

1 3.0

8 T.Rockliff (PA)

1 7.0

8 D.Houston (PA)

1 60.5

8 T.Thomas (NM)

1 7.0

9 G.Ablett (Geel)

1 506

9 A.Keath (WB)

1 3.0

9 B.Crouch (Adel)

1 6.0

9 B.Smith (WB)

1 60.2

9 H.Crozier (WB)

1 7.0

10 D.Byrne-Jones (PA)

1 504

10 J.Kelly (Adel)

1 2.0

10 Z.Bailey (BL)

1 6.0

10 B.Cunnington (NM)

1 59.3

10 B.Smith (WB)

1 7.0

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PREMIERSHIP SEASON LADDER AFTER ROUND 1, 2020 P

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1 Port Adelaide

1

1

0

0

10

16

76

4

5

29

262.07

4

- - -

1 0 0

1W

76

76

47

-

0

0

22

6

1

4

1

2 Collingwood

1

1

0

0

13

8

86

5

4

34

252.94

4

- - -

1 0 0

1W

86

86

52

-

0

0

22

11

1

4

0

3 West Coast Eagles

1

1

0

0

12

6

78

7

9

51

152.94

4

1 0 0 - - -

1

- -

1W

78

78

27

-

0

0

22

16

0

2

-

1 0

4 Hawthorn

1

1

0

0

14

6

90

9

8

62

145.16

4

1 0 0

1W

90

90

28

-

0

0

22

4

1

3

5 GWS Giants

1

1

0

0

17

3

105

11

7

73

143.84

4

1 0 0 - - -

1W

105

105

32

-

0

0

22

1

0

4

6 Richmond

1

1

0

0

16

9

105

12

9

81

129.63

4

1 0 0 - - -

1W

105

105

24

-

0

0

22

5

1

2

1

7 Essendon

1

1

0

0

9

9

63

8

9

57

110.53

4

1 0 0 - - -

1W

63

63

6

-

1

0

22

18

0

2

0

8 Sydney Swans

1

1

0

0

11

8

74

11

5

71

104.23

4

- - -

1 0 0

9 North Melbourne

1

1

0

0

8

8

56

7

12

54

103.70

4

1 0 0 - -

1W

74

74

3

-

1

0

22

12

3

2

0

-

1W

56

56

2

-

1

0

22

17

1

2

1

0 1 0

1L

54

54

-

2

0

1

22

9

0

2

1

-

1L

71

71

-

3

0

1

22

15

2

2

1

-

0 1 0

1L

57

57

-

6

0

1

22

2

0

1

1

-

0 1 0

1L

81

81

-

24

0

0

22

14

1

2

1

10 St Kilda

1

0

1

0

7

12

54

8

8

56

96.43

0

- -

11 Adelaide Crows

1

0

1

0

11

5

71

11

8

74

95.95

0

0 1 0 - -

12 Fremantle

1

0

1

0

8

9

57

9

9

63

90.48

0

- -

13 Carlton

1

0

1

0

12

9

81

16

9

105

77.14

0

- -

-

14 Geelong Cats

1

0

1

0

11

7

73

17

3

105

69.52

0

- -

-

0 1 0

1L

73

73

-

32

0

0

22

8

0

0

0

15 Brisbane Lions

1

0

1

0

9

8

62

14

6

90

68.89

0

- -

-

0 1 0

1L

62

62

-

28

0

0

22

3

1

1

0

16 Melbourne

1

0

1

0

7

9

51

12

6

78

65.38

0

- -

-

0 1 0

1L

51

51

-

27

0

0

22

13

0

2

0

17 Western Bulldogs

1

0

1

0

5

4

34

13

8

86

39.53

0

0 1 0 - -

-

1L

34

34

-

52

0

0

22

7

0

0

0

18 Gold Coast Suns

1

0

1

0

4

5

29

10

16

76

38.16

0

0 1 0 - -

-

1L

29

29

-

47

0

0

22

10

1

0

0

5

Leigh Haussen

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Chris Donlon

Games 311 Finals 15

6

Dean Margetts

Games 346 Finals 12

11

Curtis Deboy

Brendan Hosking

Games 154 Finals 2

21

Simon Meredith

Games 369 Finals 33

26

Craig Fleer

31

Paul Rebeschini

Games 0 Finals 0

umpire.afl

7

Jeff Dalgleish

Games 211 Finals 6

Andrew Stephens

Games 112 Finals 3

17

John Howorth

Games 7 Finals 0

22

Nathan Williamson

Games 70 Finals 2

27

Games 121 Finals 1

Nick Foot

Games 135 Finals 1

12

Games 90 Finals 2

16

2

Andre Gianfagna

Games 33 Finals 0

32

Jacob Mollison

Games 239 Finals 2

3

Leigh Fisher

Games 136 Finals 1

8

Brett Rosebury

Games 418 Finals 44

13

Nick Brown

Games 51 Finals 0

18

Ray Chamberlain

Games 314 Finals 27

23

Robert Findlay

Games 235 Finals 5

28

Cameron Dore

Games 13 Finals 0

33

Brent Wallace

Games 62 Finals 0

4

Justin Power

Games 15 Finals 0

9

Matt Stevic

Games 381 Finals 41

14

Hayden Gavine

Games 52 Finals 0

19

Alex Whetton

Games 28 Finals 0

24

David Harris

Games 136 Finals 1

29

Andrew Heffernan

Games 5 Finals 0

34

Games 50 Finals 0

10

Games 110 Finals 1

15

Mathew Nicholls

Games 354 Finals 27

20

Jamie Broadbent

Games 1 Finals 0

25

Shaun Ryan

Games 331 Finals 38

30

Dan Johanson

Games 1 Finals 0

Eleni Glouftsis

Games 29 Finals 0

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Coach Nathan Buckley Captain Scott Pendlebury

Coach Damien Hardwick Captain Trent Cotchin GOALS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48

BEHINDS

Jaidyn STEPHENSON Jordan DE GOEY Isaac QUAYNOR Brodie GRUNDY Jamie ELLIOTT Tyler BROWN Adam TRELOAR Tom LANGDON John NOBLE Scott PENDLEBURY Dayne BEAMS Matthew SCHARENBERG Taylor ADAMS Darcy CAMERON Lynden DUNN Chris MAYNE Callum BROWN Travis VARCOE Levi GREENWOOD Ben REID Tom PHILLIPS Steele SIDEBOTTOM Jordan ROUGHEAD Josh THOMAS Jack CRISP Josh DAICOS Will KELLY Nathan MURPHY Tim BROOMHEAD Darcy MOORE Flynn APPLEBY Will HOSKIN-ELLIOTT Rupert WILLS Trent BIANCO Jay RANTALL Brayden SIER Brayden MAYNARD Jeremy HOWE Trey RUSCOE Atu BOSENAVULAGI Brody MIHOCEK Anton TOHILL Jack MADGEN Max LYNCH Mason COX Mark KEANE Tom WILSON

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Nick VLASTUIN Dylan GRIMES Dion PRESTIA Dustin MARTIN Jack ROSS Patrick NAISH Liam BAKER Jack RIEWOLDT Trent COTCHIN Shane EDWARDS Jason CASTAGNA David ASTBURY Jack HIGGINS Bachar HOULI Jayden SHORT Daniel RIOLI Alex RANCE Tom LYNCH Ivan SOLDO Noah BALTA Josh CADDY Kane LAMBERT Toby NANKERVIS Riley COLLIER-DAWKINS Thomson DOW Fraser TURNER Shai BOLTON Oleg MARKOV Luke ENGLISH Kamdyn McINTOSH Jack GRAHAM Nathan BROAD Will MARTYN Noah CUMBERLAND Jake AARTS Callum COLEMAN-JONES Mabior CHOL Ryan GARTHWAITE Derek EGGMOLESSE-SMITH Sydney STACK Hugo RALPHSMITH Ben MILLER Bigoa NYUON Marlion PICKETT

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Coach Chris Scott Captain Joel Selwood

Coach Alastair Clarkson Captain Ben Stratton GOALS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

BEHINDS

GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

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FREMANTLE

Coach Chris Fagan Captain Dayne Zorko

Coach Justin Longmuir Captain Nat Fyfe GOALS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

BEHINDS

GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

Brock SMITH Deven ROBERTSON Allen CHRISTENSEN Callum AH CHEE Mitch ROBINSON Hugh McCLUGGAGE Jarrod BERRY Ely SMITH Lachie NEALE Daniel RICH Lincoln McCARTHY Stefan MARTIN Thomas BERRY Grant BIRCHALL Dayne ZORKO Cam RAYNER Jarryd LYONS Keidean COLEMAN Jacob ALLISON Cedric COX Sam SKINNER Mitchell HINGE Charlie CAMERON Marcus ADAMS Daniel McSTAY Connor McFADYEN Darcy GARDINER Cameron ELLIS-YOLMEN Alex WITHERDEN Eric HIPWOOD Harris ANDREWS Tom JOYCE Zac BAILEY Toby WOOLLER Ryan LESTER Rhys MATHIESON Brandon STARCEVICH Connor BALLENDEN Corey LYONS Jack PAYNE Matt EAGLES James MADDEN Noah ANSWERTH Archie SMITH Jaxon PRIOR Oscar McINERNEY Tom FULLARTON

Jesse HOGAN Griffin LOGUE Brandon MATERA Sean DARCY Adam CERRA Reece CONCA Nat FYFE Andrew BRAYSHAW Blake ACRES Michael WALTERS James AISH Mitch CROWDEN Luke RYAN Nathan WILSON Ethan HUGHES David MUNDY Hugh DIXON Darcy TUCKER Connor BLAKELY Matt TABERNER Joel HAMLING Caleb SERONG Cam McCARTHY Tom NORTH Alex PEARCE Hayden YOUNG Sam STURT Lachie SCHULTZ Luke VALENTE Lloyd MEEK Liam HENRY Stephen HILL Travis COLYER Brett BEWLEY Jason CARTER Brennan COX Rory LOBB Isaiah BUTTERS Sam SWITKOWSKI Bailey BANFIELD Stefan GIRO Michael FREDERICK Taylin DUMAN Tobe WATSON Dillon Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;REILLY Jarvis PINA Leno THOMAS

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Coach David Teague Co-captains Patrick Cripps /Sam Docherty GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 47

Coach Simon Goodwin Captain Max Gawn BEHINDS

Jack SILVAGNI Paddy DOW Marc MURPHY Lochie O’BRIEN Sam PETREVSKI-SETON Kade SIMPSON Matthew KENNEDY Matthew KREUZER Patrick CRIPPS Harry McKAY Mitch McGOVERN Tom DE KONING Liam STOCKER Liam JONES Sam DOCHERTY Darcy LANG Brodie KEMP Sam WALSH Eddie BETTS Lachie PLOWMAN Jack MARTIN Caleb MARCHBANK Jacob WEITERING Nic NEWMAN Zac FISHER Harrison MACREADIE Marc PITTONET David CUNINGHAM Cameron POLSON Charlie CURNOW Tom WILLIAMSON Jack NEWNES Sam RAMSAY Sam PHILP Ed CURNOW Josh HONEY Ben SILVAGNI Finbar O’DWYER Fraser PHILLIPS Michael GIBBONS Levi CASBOULT Will SETTERFIELD Matthew OWIES Hugh GODDARD Matthew COTTRELL Callum MOORE

GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 46 48

Steven MAY Nathan JONES Christian SALEM James HARMES Christian PETRACCA Luke JACKSON Jack VINEY Jake LEVER Charlie SPARGO Angus BRAYSHAW Max GAWN Toby BEDFORD Clayton OLIVER Michael HIBBERD Ed LANGDON Kade KOLODJASHNIJ Harley BENNELL Jake MELKSHAM Mitch HANNAN Adam TOMLINSON Braydon PREUSS Aaron VANDENBERG James JORDON Trent RIVERS Tom McDONALD Sam WEIDEMAN Aaron NIETSCHKE Oscar McDONALD Jayden HUNT Alex NEAL-BULLEN Bayley FRITSCH Tom SPARROW Oskar BAKER Marty HORE Harrison PETTY Kysaiah PICKETT Kade CHANDLER Mitch BROWN Neville JETTA Corey WAGNER Jay LOCKHART Josh WAGNER Joel SMITH Austin BRADTKE Kyle DUNKLEY

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GOLD COAST SUNS

WEST COAST EAGLES

Coach Stuart Dew Co-captains David Swallow /Jarrod Witts GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52

Coach Adam Simpson Captain Luke Shuey 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Pearce HANLEY Anthony MILES Jack BOWES Brandon ELLIS Jarrod HARBROW Alex SEXTON Will BRODIE Brayden FIORINI Ben AINSWORTH Charlie BALLARD Touk MILLER Sam DAY Jack LUKOSIUS Lachie WELLER Noah ANDERSON Rory THOMPSON Corey ELLIS Matt ROWELL Josh CORBETT Jack HOMBSCH Hugh GREENWOOD Izak RANKINE Sean LEMMENS David SWALLOW Sam COLLINS Sam FLANDERS Wil POWELL Jarrod WITTS Chris BURGESS Peter WRIGHT Jordan MURDOCH Zac SMITH George HORLIN-SMITH Ben KING Connor BUDARICK Josh SCHOENFELD Jeremy SHARP Jesse JOYCE Nick HOLMAN Jacob HERON Malcolm ROSAS Patrick MURTAGH Jez McLENNAN Darcy MACPHERSON Jacob DAWSON Caleb GRAHAM Sam FLETCHER Matt CONROY Mitch RIORDAN Jy FARRAR Luke TOWEY RUSHED

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Liam RYAN Jake WATERMAN Andrew GAFF Dom SHEED Brad SHEPPARD Elliot YEO Jack REDDEN Nic NAITANUI Jarrod BRANDER Tim KELLY Oscar ALLEN Luke SHUEY Liam DUGGAN Jamie CRIPPS Tom HICKEY Josh KENNEDY Daniel VENABLES Nathan VARDY Jeremy McGOVERN Jack PETRUCCELLE Hamish BRAYSHAW Lewis JETTA Xavier O’NEILL Shannon HURN Francis WATSON Jack DARLING Tom COLE Luke FOLEY Jackson NELSON Will SCHOFIELD Bailey WILLIAMS Brayden AINSWORTH Mark HUTCHINGS Josh ROTHAM Tom BARRASS Ben JOHNSON Jarrod CAMERON Callum JAMIESON Brendon AH CHEE Harry EDWARDS Anthony TREACY Willie RIOLI Mitch O’NEILL Nic REID Jamaine JONES RUSHED

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PORT ADELAIDE

ADELAIDE CROWS

Coach Ken Hinkley Captain Tom Jonas

Coach Matthew Nicks Captain Rory Sloane GOALS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 44 45 47 48 50

BEHINDS

GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Tom JONAS Sam POWELL-PEPPER Ryan BURTON Todd MARSHALL Dan HOUSTON Steven MOTLOP Brad EBERT Hamish HARTLETT Robbie GRAY Travis BOAK Tom ROCKLIFF Trent McKENZIE Wylie BUZZA Miles BERGMAN Karl AMON Ollie WINES Tom CLUREY Zak BUTTERS Mitch GEORGIADES Connor ROZEE Xavier DUURSMA Charlie DIXON Jack WATTS Kane FARRELL Sam HAYES Riley BONNER Joel GARNER Willem DREW Scott LYCETT Joe ATLEY Trent BURGOYNE Sam MAYES Darcy BYRNE-JONES Dylan WILLIAMS Boyd WOODCOCK Jake PATMORE Peter LADHAMS Justin WESTHOFF Jarrod LIENERT Riley GRUNDY Jackson MEAD Martin FREDERICK Tobin COX Jake PASINI Cam SUTCLIFFE

Chayce JONES Brad CROUCH Riley KNIGHT Lachlan MURPHY Matt CROUCH Bryce GIBBS Jordan GALLUCCI Jake KELLY Rory SLOANE Myles POHOLKE Paul SEEDSMAN Daniel TALIA Taylor WALKER David MACKAY Kyle HARTIGAN Luke BROWN Will HAMILL Tyson STENGLE Ben CROCKER Rory ATKINS Billy FRAMPTON Shane McADAM Josh WORRELL Ned McHENRY Harry SCHOENBERG Tom LYNCH Ben KEAYS Rory LAIRD Wayne MILERA Patrick WILSON Darcy FOGARTY Brodie SMITH Elliott HIMMELBERG Fischer McASEY Andrew McPHERSON Ronin O’CONNOR Lachlan SHOLL Tom DOEDEE Ben DAVIS Jordon BUTTS Ayce TAYLOR Reilly O’BRIEN Lachlan GOLLANT Kieran STRACHAN

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ESSENDON

Coach John Longmire Co-captains Josh Kennedy /Luke Parker /Dane Rampe GOALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 48

Coach John Worsfold Captain Dyson Heppell

BEHINDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49

Chad WARNER Kaiden BRAND Dylan STEPHENS Ryan CLARKE Isaac HEENEY Jackson THURLOW Harry CUNNINGHAM James ROWBOTTOM Will HAYWARD Sam NAISMITH Tom PAPLEY Josh KENNEDY Oliver FLORENT Callum MILLS Sam GRAY Zac FOOT Will GOULD Callum SINCLAIR Matthew LING Sam REID Jack MAIBAUM Nick BLAKEY Lance FRANKLIN Dane RAMPE Ben RONKE Luke PARKER Justin McINERNEY Lewis TAYLOR George HEWETT Tom McCARTIN Harry REYNOLDS James BELL Ryley STODDART Jordan DAWSON Barry O’CONNOR Aliir ALIIR Elijah TAYLOR Colin O’RIORDAN Brady ROWLES Hayden McLEAN Robbie FOX Lewis MELICAN Jake LLOYD Sam WICKS Joel AMARTEY Michael KNOLL RUSHED

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Andrew McGRATH Tom BELLCHAMBERS Darcy PARISH Kyle LANGFORD Devon SMITH Joe DANIHER Zach MERRETT Martin GLEESON Dylan SHIEL Aaron FRANCIS David ZAHARAKIS Tom CUTLER Orazio FANTASIA Jordan RIDLEY Jayden LAVERDE Josh BEGLEY James STEWART Michael HURLEY Kobe MUTCH Jacob TOWNSEND Dyson HEPPELL Irving MOSQUITO Harrison JONES Nick BRYAN Jake STRINGER Cale HOOKER Mason REDMAN Ned CAHILL Patrick AMBROSE Brandon ZERK-THATCHER Noah GOWN Brayden HAM Andrew PHILLIPS Matt GUELFI Lachie JOHNSON Dylan CLARKE Sam DRAPER Ross McQUILLAN Will SNELLING Cian McBRIDE Adam SAAD Anthony McDONALD-TIPUNGWUTI Shaun McKERNAN Conor McKENNA Mitch HIBBERD Henry CRAUFORD Tom HIRD RUSHED

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NORTH MELBOURNE

Coach Leon Cameron Captain Stephen Coniglio

Coach Rhyce Shaw Captain Jack Ziebell GOALS

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What I’m thinking with Ashley Browne

Footy, it’s great to be back After months of heavy lifting, the AFL has cleared the way for a 2020 season restart.

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nd we’re back. The 2020 football season, which because of the coronavirus pandemic was supposed to be cancelled altogether, start in the spring (with a New Year’s Eve Grand Final) or launched as a two-week late-July nightly extravaganza to fill Channel Seven’s Tokyo Olympics void, instead returns in the middle of June, initially to our TV screens only.

All who are heavily invested in the game deserve praise for getting it back so quickly after the most significant disruption in history.

It starts with the AFL and, with 80 per cent of the staff at its Docklands HQ laid off, those who were left had to do some serious heavy lifting.

In the Herald Sun last weekend, League chief executive Gillon McLachlan spoke of the 80-hour weeks he has been putting in since the game shut down on March 22.

Fuelled by a daily head-clearing run, two beers and Uber Eats, he has charted the path for the game’s return.

The clubs have battened down the hatches admirably, faced with similar difficult calls to stand down long-serving, valuable members of staff.

The players have been magnificent on so many fronts. They agreed to a significant pay cut and West Coast, Fremantle, Adelaide and Port Adelaide agreed to relocate to the Gold Coast, most likely for several weeks, to help get the game going again.

With only very few exceptions, AFL players have been at the

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forefront of social distancing, they’ve kept themselves in the peak of condition despite their isolation and have engaged with fans superbly through traditional and social media.

The hope is they will continue to do so as the games resume but with the fans still locked out.

The government and health authorities also deserve praise.

Football, quite rightly, was not at the front of the queue, but there was recognition early on, both in Canberra and Spring St, that restoring the game in some shape or form as early as possible would serve as a meaningful distraction and a leading indicator that things would one day to return to some kind of normality for so many whose lives have been turned upside down by this pandemic.

The fans have been incredible.

So many have stuck by their clubs and have chosen to continue their financial support, often despite hardship of their own.

As the AFL explores when and how fans will again be allowed to attend games, it is they who should get the first opportunity to walk through the gates.

The return of AFL football this weekend is only the first of several hurdles the game needs to overcome.

Millions of dollars have been removed from the game’s bottom line through the loss of broadcasting income, gate receipts, events and sponsorship.

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Ancillary industries, such as catering, hospitality, security and even AFL Record sellers have been wiped out for much of the season.

Grassroots and junior football has also been severely impacted.

Vital pathway competitions such as the NAB League and the Associated Public Schools in Victoria might get abbreviated seasons going.

Grassroots competitions around Australia are still debating the merits of starting seasons that might last as little as two months.

The women’s game needs to remain a priority after the cancellation 2020 AFLW season during the finals series.

The financial impact of COVID-19 will be felt for several years. The game will likely never be the same.

The long days and longer nights for McLachlan and and his team won’t be stopping any time soon.

But he will pause to watch on Thursday night as the MCG lights up and Collingwood hosts Richmond.

A million or so of us will gleefully be doing the same.

@hashbrowne

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