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getseriouser · 5 years

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20 THOUGHTS: Spud

1. Far greater and more important tributes will be paid for Danny Frawley on fair greater and more important platforms by far greater and more important people.

But whilst it will not go undersold here that he was a cherished, beloved and legendary father, husband, friend, captain, teammate, coach, leader, colleague, commentator, analyst, he was also a great and important personality in so many of our lives.

Chances are, and it helps I know the vast majority of this column’s recipients, that most who read this would at some stage have engaged in the weekend Triple M football coverage, be it a must-have outlet in consuming their footy media or as a knockabout way to unwind on a weekend.

The week is for work but the weekend is to rest and to play and for so many of us it meant the Saturday Rub and their self-deprecating, piss-taking, barley football-themed banter that we all enjoyed and got a lot from.

Spud was paramount to that. We may not fully at the time but now can appreciate how much his work on the wireless gave to our lives. To this day we could all remember how memorable, funny and enjoyable all of that was.

For me I think to when he spent ten minutes giving Garry Lyon a complete once over on his demeanour in his return to rescue Melbourne, it was some of his best work. “The Sheriff’s back in town!” Or any of their 360 feedback session were great, too when he christened Tony Jones as Chompers or went for ‘Haircut’ Timms, the list goes on. Hit up YouTube or the Triple M footy podcast and reminisce.

So for us, we remember Spud for many things, be it Bounce, Richmond coach, or St Kilda legend. But in amongst that and so much more we pause, remember and thank Spud for the laughs, memories and outlet his personality provided us all every weekend. A tough day was always lightened by the humour Spud brought every single time.

The last ten years may have been tougher than Spud deserved but he leaves behind a legacy to be proud of. Not just in terms of football and then entertaining so many of us, but with regard mental health too.

RUOk day is this Thursday and Spud was an ambassador for it. But one day is never enough. Every day and any day is a day to check in with someone. And perhaps don’t literally ask them if they’re ok, have a longer chat than usual with someone you cherish, get a sense of where they’re at. Or better still, have a conversation with someone you only just know that you otherwise wouldn’t. Get a read. And if you think something’s off – you’re probably right.

And if nothing else this Thursday, or Friday, or later today – do it because Spud would want us too.

So to Spud, please rest easy now big fella, you’ve earned it. The troubles are behind you but the impressions you’ve left on many, those who knew you or many like us that only felt like we did, will live on for eternity.

Rest up now, mate.

The rest of this seems trivial but let’s drift elsewhere...

2. Patrick Dangerfield. Looked immense in that second half, in fact it appeared he was single-handedly dragging his team within a sniff, and given the margin in the end was just the ten points credit it to him for that. But in the first half, going the other way, he was to blame as anyone in a hooped jumper. Danger had as many tackles for the game as De Goey did. In the first half where the Pies were running ragged, it was the Geelong midfield who weren’t up to stopping them, and no.35 was one of the main culprits. Sure. When you’re that good running ‘that way’ then you might be forgiven. But in a big final, where the game was lost in the first 40 or so minutes, not running ‘the other way’ kinda makes all that jazzy, sexy, look at me stuff in the second half all a bit redundant for mine; it’s the reason he is playing this Friday and not having a weekend off, really.

3. Silver lining to the De Goey injury – this column isn’t sold he, Elliott and Stephenson are ready to click in the same team. Sure, they’re all clearly best 22 so on talent alone no De Goey is a net loss, no question. But the impact, negatively, of not getting the best out of one or two of that trio because the meshing, the chemistry, the most effective structure to play them in doesn’t exist, or exist yet, is one worth avoiding. Doesn’t mean De Goey’s injury is a good thing, doesn’t mean their premiership chances are assisted, if anything they’re worse off. But it’s a problem that goes away, at the same time, which is a silver lining for sure.

4. Six of Darcy Moore’s intercept marks were contested. Not six of all his marks, but six of his intercept marks. That’s phenomenal. And how many gooses in the media wouldn’t have played him. Please be serious.

5. Blicavs into the ruck on Friday changed the game? Yeah nah. Lets look at this properly. Firstly, the weather decision was trash because anyone with a weather app saw the forecast rain was never turning up. But don’t forget how small the Pies forwardline is. Brody Mihocek is barely a tall and that’s all the Maggies have. If anything have a go at the Cats for not dropping Harry Taylor on matchups, but that’s another point. Blicavs in defence wasn’t going to change a thing, and if anything is fractionally more trustworthy as a ruck than Rhys Stanley. But Stanley, Blicavs, Brad “Pill” Ottens, its up against Grundy so the point is moot anyway. Either way, the game was over because the Cats midfield didn’t work hard enough and the game plan stank.

6. Brett Deledio is a star and what a bit of teamwork that was in his final game. Cooked the calf really early on but kept going to honour rotations for his teammates. A tremendously talented player crueled by injury and no Tigers fan forgets he left only 12 months before the premiership drought was broken. And no hard feelings at all for seeking success elsewhere, it would have been richly deserved. Onya Lids.

7. Geez Shane Edwards was good on Saturday night, but its all about Dusty. Yes, Martin was a total freak show when he touched the ball, but it was six snags, predominantly from inside 50 groundball, hardly a hard-working performance. He had as many disposals on the night as David Astbury, so lets be sensible.

8. But back on Titch, 29 touches, six tackles, eight clearances and a goal. The coaches gave Martin nine votes in the Gary Ayers Medal, sure, but Edwards as well got nine too. Did he get a mention anywhere Sunday morning? Hardly.

9. Riddle me this. Jeremy McGovern threw Matt Guelfi into a Bunnings chair on the boundary at Optus a few months ago. Got a week. Nic Naitanui with similar if not a tad more force throws Zach Merrett into the fence, gets off. If Merrett’s head hits the edge of the fence that’s properly serious. So would the penalty then be more? Or does Nic Nat get off because Merrett was fine, despite the action? Or does hair-pulling allow such a reaction? Don’t get that.

10. And, lets not forget, in the AFLW there are rules saying long-hair must be tied up, to avoid hair-pulling deliberately or accidentally. But Nic Nat, who looks great by the way, love the dreads, can free-flow to his heart’s content.

11. And further again, hair in the NFL is considered part of your uniform. So technically pulling Nic Nat’s hair might be a high tackle but if you get a bit below the neck you might be alright.

12. The Toby Greene one confuses me. He mustn’t have eye-gouged. If he did, give him life, but if he hasn’t, fair enough. Now it all looked very rough and getting close to line-crossing, but a hefty fine just confuses me. It’s a free kick or its lots of weeks. Not some contrived in the middle result. Then again, for mine, what would’ve been better was some greater flag-flying from Bont’s teammates, Greene had a week to do whatever he liked to Bont and that grub shouldn’t have had such a luxury.

13. Still rated the Dogs’ season, bitterly disappointing end but that lineup, keeping fit, has fourteen plus wins written all over them next year. A ‘buy’.

14. Giants, play like that again they are a show. But would you trust them? Last time these teams met, in Sydney, the GWS rolled over, but can look like worldbeaters otherwise. No idea.

15. Brissy, yeah, just got spooked, had enough pill to probably keep that thing closer a lot longer but stuffed their chances and made a right mess of it. Sudden death footy now so they might have another win or two in them but they’re cutting it fine.

16. Richmond still wins the flag for mine. Their toughest game will be Friday week. West Coast wins this Friday, say, and does it really well, the Eagles are probably the best chance this comp has of preventing a second Tiger flag in three. Because if not, the Tigs will be very difficult for the Pies or Lions (or Giants) the week after, making amends for the lost year last year. West Coast are a tricky team to play against, in good form, anywhere in the country. I still think Richmond wins that prelim matchup though, but not as easily as the odds may say.

17. How good is Steve Smith. The fact he is averaging over 100 in first innings since his first test century? That if he had played Headingley he’d be the first ever to score 1000 runs in a series during this Oval test match? Or that remarkably his average in the last Ashes over there was actually higher than this one? Freak. Total freak.

18. And Steve Harmison can sod off the salty prick. Says no matter what Smith will always be remembered as a cheat. Now Steven. We only remember you for your accurate line and length to second slip and your wobbly guts that used to shift side to side in your run up. If you’ve got nothing nice to say then stick to your Weight Watches program and aim for the stumps next time my old mate.

19. And yes, we cut it fine with the test going to the last hour, threatened by a draw caused by bad light, but we have been the far better team. Australia has declared three times this series, England only once, Australia has two scores over 400, England only one, Australia has only one all out score under 200, England has three. And total wickets so far, England 67, Australia 74. Clear to me.

20. Rafa Nadal wins number 19, one within Federer. Last two years now, has made five finals, won three, Fed, two finals, won one. Djokovic, who is on 16, only four finals but won them all. Federer is seen as the GOAT (if its not Laver) but five years older than Nadal, so surely finishes up before, likely to be overtaken by the Spainard, and is 4-10 to Nadal in Grand Slam matches, 10-14 to Nadal in Finals and 3-6 to Nadal in Grand Slam Finals. If Federer is better than Laver, and Nadal ends up with more Slams than Federer, surely Nadal is the GOAT?

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sportsrepo · 3 years

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AFL: AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Big Freeze before Melbourne take on Collingwood in Queen’s Birthday clash

Jordan De Goey has been instrumental in the Magpies’ taking a 16-point lead into the main break. Whether it be finding Brodie Mihocek by foot, with the latter converting, or through handball to Beau McCreery, with the latter snapping successfully, De Goey, with four clearances and 12 uncontested touches, was in the thick of the action, as the Magpies booted five goals in the second term. Tagger…

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tylerblackabycurtin-blog · 6 years

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Match Report - 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final - West Coast Eagles vs. Collingwood

The 2018 AFL Grand Final was one of the best we've seen for a long time. The best grand final of all time is open for debate and is down to individual interpretation, but 2018 was undoubtedly up there with the great finals of 2005, 2006 and 2009.

At quarter time, the game almost looked over already. The 2015 demons that West Coast were supposed to have put to rest had returned, and returned big time. Josh Kennedy missed a regulation set shot by his lofty standards.

What followed can only be described as a black and white barrage. Travis Varcoe streamed through the arc in signature style to kick the opening goal of the match. Jaidyn Stephenson, Jordan De Goey and Will Hoskin-Elliot piled on a further 4 goals before the first break.

At this point, West Coast fans could be forgiven for thinking this was going to be a repeat of their 2015 nightmare.

Enter William Rioli.

The latest instalment of the Rioli show kicked his first ever grand final goal when he bundled the ball over the line off his shin.

Kennedy snapped truly with less than a minute to the first break, providing his side with some much needed lift.

The 2nd quarter was an arm wrestle. It was an endless onslaught of high pressure finals football, with neither team giving. Jordan De Goey launched from outside 50 and split the middle to kick the first goal of the quarter after 20 minutes of stagnation.

Two quick goals from the Eagles cut the margin back to within 3 kicks, with Hutchings and Shuey both converting before the main break.

If the Eagles were hanging on at quarter time, they were right back in the contest at the main break.

And they couldn't have started the premiership quarter in better fashion.

Luke Shuey started the 3rd as he finished the 2nd by breaking free from the first bounce and hoofing the ball inside 50 to find Kennedy, who this time made no mistake, calmly slotting from 45 metres.

Mason Cox was finally able to shake Tom Barrass and take his first meaningful mark of the game. The Texan went back and calmly slotted his first goal of the day from 30 metres.

Jack Darling shook his early nerves to take contested marks in the quarter and goaled to put the Eagles back within a kick for the first time since the ten minute mark of the first quarter.

Then came the moment that had all Collingwood fans choking on their pies.

Taylor Adams tried to pickout Jaidyn Stephenson, but the young gun had his run at the footy blocked by his own runner, leaving Elliot Yeo to take an uncontested mark 50 from home.

And boy, did he make the most of it.

Yeo calmly slotted from beyond the arc, following it up with a celebration that would've made Goku proud.

The Eagles weren't just back in the contest, they were in front.

When the final break rolled around, the scores were locked at 55 a piece. But now, it felt like the Pies were the ones holding on, with the Eagles on the charge.

Two minutes later however, most Eagles fans would've had their hearts in their mouths.

Collingwood blasted out of the gates in the last quarter and kicked two goals in the first two minutes, with Brody Mihocek snapping truly. Then, Steele Sidebottom found Jordan De Goey, who once again blasted home one of the great grand final goals from beyond the arc.

Stunned, the Eagles found themselves playing catch up once again. But they weren't about to pack up and go home.

Scott Lycett launched the ball inside 50 for the Eagles. Nathan Vardy stood tallest, taking one of the best contested grabs of his career. He went back and converted from 40 metres. It was game on once again.

Brayden Maynard bombed the ball inside 50, Cox managed to wrestle his way in front of Barrass and take a great contested mark 40 metres from home. It looked beyond his range, but Cox looked confident as ever. It wobbled its way home and re-established a two goal break for the Pies.

This could well have been the sealer against a lesser side, but this resilient Eagles outfit still had something left in the tank.

Liam Ryan was able to break free and deliver an inch perfect pass down the throat of Josh Kennedy deep in the pocket. He was calm under pressure and was able to slot his 3rd major of the match from close range to put his side back within a kick.

The next ten minutes saw the ball camped in West Coast's forward half, but the Eagles failed to convert. Liam Ryan missed a simple dibble and then he, along with Chris Masten and Josh Kennedy, all missed very getable set shots that would've put the game to bed.

You felt that these misses from the Eagles were costly, and if Collingwood got out the back they would punish them.

They so very nearly did.

Will Hoskin-Elliot was able to slam a long bomb on the boot, and it rolled through for what looked like the goal that would win the flag.

But Tom Barrass had one last act of heroics left in store, with the replay showing he got a finger to the ball.

The next five minutes were some of the most pulsating in grand final history.

The Eagles were under siege, but this was the best defensive unit in the AFL, and they weren't going to let this game slip now.

Adam Treloar pumped the ball inside 50 from the wing, it looked dangerous.

But it was going to take something special to get past the best intercept defender the AFL has ever seen.

With 2:39 left on the clock, Jeremy McGovern took an enormous pack mark over teammate Lewis Jetta.

What followed can only be described as the best passage of play for the entire 2018 season.

McGovern quickly played on, and found Nathan Vardy at centre wing. Vardy stopped for a moment, before sending the ball towards Liam Ryan.

Ryan was able to take a fantastic contested mark in a pack of four players. He wasted no time, quickly playing on and delivered the ball inside 50 for the Eagles.

Brayden Maynard and Willie Rioli sat under the ball, jostling with each other. In terms of infringements, it was six of one, half a dozen of the other.

All eyes fell on umpire Brett Rosebury and, more importantly, his whistle.

It remained unmoved, which set the stage for Dom Sheed to float across the front of the pack and take a mark with just 2:15 to play.

This was it. The entire 2018 campaign for both the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood came down to this moment.

Sheed went back and, cold as ice, slotted one of the great match winning goals. His goal put the Eagles up by 4 points under 2 minutes to play.

He turned to the black and white faithful and puffed out his chest. He had just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

The Eagles would go on to lock the footy in their forward half for the remaining minute and 45 seconds, Luke Shuey was able to break free of a contest and put the ball on a platter for an unmanned Jack Darling in the goal square, who dropped an absolute sitter.

The ball wouldn't leave the Eagles forward half for the remaining minute, and when the final siren sounded the MCG erupted with blue and gold.

It was a Grand Final for the ages, and it saw the West Coast Eagles win their 4th premiership in their short but fruitful 32 year history.

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goldcoastdreams · 6 years

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Lance Franklin fires for Sydney Swans against GWS, Hawthorn Hawks edge out St Kilda

Updated August 18, 2018 22:33:14 Map: Australia The Swans secure an AFL final berth with a win against the Giants and the Hawks scrape home against the Saints, as the Magpies, Cats and Lions also post victories. Quick navigation Buddy Franklin fires as Swans down Giants

Photo: Lance Franklin (L) and Daniel Hannebery show their delight in the win against the Giants. (AAP: Brendon Thorne) A barnstorming Lance Franklin has lifted Sydney to a 20-point victory over GWS, booting five goals and spearheading a second-half comeback that could have major ramifications in the race to the finals. The Swans trailed for most of the derby in Homebush and were behind by 21 points during the third term of the low-scoring scrap when they lifted, inspired by Franklin for the umpteenth time this season. Franklin kicked the sealer and consistently troubled GWS, as he did while earning the three Brownlow Medal votes last year at the same venue. The Swans' yips threatened to prove costly but their speed and slick ball movement in the final quarter, in sharp contrast to an undermanned GWS outfit reeling from more injuries, meant they bagged the premiership points. Sydney, written off as finals contenders three weeks ago, is now in the mix for a top-four spot after triumphing 11.14 (80) to 8.12 (60). External Link:Giants v Swans summary GWS co-captain Phil Davis, who played on Franklin during the first term, limped off the ground and into the rooms during the second quarter after being crunched in a marking contest by teammate Rory Lobb. It proved a match-defining moment. Davis played on after halftime despite the painful hip injury but was stationed up forward because he was so badly restricted, leaving Franklin to torment Jeremy Finlayson. Franklin lifted his career tally to 917 goals to overtake Leigh Matthews and clamber into eighth spot on the VFL/AFL's list of all-time goalkickers. External Link:Giants v Swans stats Franklin, who was awarded the Brett Kirk Medal, has struggled to train this year because of a sore heel but continues to stand up in clutch moments for the Swans. Davis, Ryan Griffen (hamstring), Jeremy Finlayson (foot) and Daniel Lloyd (cut eye) kept GWS's medical department, overworked throughout an injury-cursed season, busy. The Giants, pushed to exhaustion during the past fortnight after finishing with no fit players on the bench against Carlton then one fit man on the bench against Adelaide, ran out of puff in the final term. The rivals forecast a finals-like contest and they did not disappoint, piling on immense pressure and rattling each other in a series of big collisions. Hawks hold off brave Saints

Photo: Ben McEvoy (R) and Lewis Pearce contest the ball in the Hawks' defeat of the Saints. (AAP: Daniel Pockett) Hawthorn has held off an outstanding challenge from St Kilda to win by four points at Docklands, setting up a massive clash next week with Sydney. The Saints rallied from a week of intense scrutiny to nearly pull off one of the season's biggest upsets, though the Hawks won 12.8 (80) to 11.10 (76). St Kilda kicked the only goal of the last quarter as the two teams defended grimly. Hawks pair Jack Gunston and Jarman Impey took crucial marks late in the match as the Saints pressed hard. Hawthorn stayed fourth and is level on points with the fifth-placed Swans, who beat GWS earlier on Saturday night. The winner of the Sydney-Hawthorn SCG clash next Saturday night will finish in the top four. Hawthorn lost veteran key defender James Frawley in the third term with a back injury. External Link:Saints v Hawks summary Jarryn Geary, who was outstanding on Hawks playmaker Isaac Smith, was forced off the field in the last term because of a head knock. Gunston was best afield, kicking four goals and then going into defence late in the match, while the poise of veteran Shaun Burgoyne was crucial. Midfielder Jack Steele was best for the Saints and Jack Lonie kicked a career-best four goals. The game went according to script in the first quarter, with Hawthorn kicking four goals to one. While the Saints were on top in clearances and had more possessions, Hawthorn was more efficient and looked ready to break the game open. But the momentum swung dramatically in the second term as the Saints hit back. External Link:Saints v Hawks stats The lead changed six times and Hawthorn only led by five points at the main break. St Kilda was well on top in clearances 28-17 and was up in contested possessions as well, as they put the Hawks under mounting pressure. But the Saints have had a bad habit of dropping away through the middle of games. The signs were bad when Hawthorn went on a four-goal run to lead by a game-high 24 points in the third quarter. But Lonie kicked three goals late in the third term and the Saints were only nine points down at the last break. Jade Gresham, another of the Saints' best players, kicked a goal two minutes into the last quarter - but it proved the last goal of the game. Magpies zero in on top four with win over Port

Photo: Travis Varcoe (R) celebrates with Brody Mihocek after kicking a goal for the Magpies. (AAP: David Crosling) Port Adelaide's season is hanging by a thread, while a top-four finish is within Collingwood's reach after it stormed home to down the Power by 51 points at the MCG. The Magpies held a narrow lead at the final break on Saturday afternoon before booting seven goals to one to run out 17.13 (115) to 10.4 (64) winners. The thumping victory lifts the Magpies to third on the ladder and should be enough to secure a double-chance with lowly Fremantle awaiting in round 23. Ruckman Brodie Grundy starred with 41 hitouts, 25 disposals and a goal, Mason Cox (eight marks) was imposing in the air and Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom and Chris Mayne were prolific ball winners. A week after losing to West Coast with a goal after the siren, the Power were again found wanting in a high-stakes game, squandering a promising start and managing just one goal after five minutes of the third quarter. External Link:Magpies v Power summary The Power have now lost five of their past six games and while the Magpies continue to find a way despite a growing injury toll, Ken Hinkley's men look ill-prepared for the September cauldron. They must beat Essendon at Adelaide Oval next Friday night and hope Melbourne lose both their remaining games to stand any chance of making the eight. The Power had the early ascendancy, restricting Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom with hard tags but the Pies turned the tables with the first three goals of the second quarter. Off-contract Port wingman Jared Polec showed why rivals are queuing to secure his services, weaving through traffic and kicking truly from 40 metres to break Collingwood's run. External Link:Magpies v Power stats But the Magpies were dominating the midfield battle, led by Adams who had 16 disposals and a goal during a brilliant second quarter. Missing spearhead Charlie Dixon to a season-ending leg injury, the Power looked disorganised in their forward half and reluctant to take the game on. A chance to take the lead went begging when the Power dropped their bundle in front of goals, handballing among themselves until Collingwood rushed a behind. The game descended into a scrap after half-time and while the Power trailed by just 13 points at the final break, it took a matter of minutes for a fast-finishing Collingwood to put the result beyond doubt. Ruckman Paddy Ryder booted three majors despite being hampered by a hip injury while Ollie Wines and Steven Motlop fought hard in the midfield. Pies forward Jordan De Goey finished the game on the bench with ice on his calf. Cats smash woeful Dockers by 133 points

Photo: The Cats and Dockers contest the ball as hail comes down at Kardinia Park. (AAP: Julian Smith) Ruthless Geelong kicked a record 23 successive goals against lamentable Fremantle at Kardinia Park to record a 133-point victory that propelled the Cats back into the top eight. The 13th-placed Dockers actually had the best of the opening exchanges and led by nine points at quarter-time on a cold, wet day in Geelong, It turned out to be falsest of false dawns as the visitors were held goalless for the remaining three quarters in what ended up being the heaviest defeat in club history. External Link:Cats v Freo summary The Cats blew the match wide open by kicking 10 goals to nil in the second quarter, with even a heavy rainstorm midway through the term failing to stem the onslaught. The carnage continued in the second half as the Cats powered away to a 24.14 (158) to 3.7 (25) win. All Geelong need to do to guarantee a finals berth for the 11th time in the past 12 years is win again at Kardinia Park next weekend against a Gold Coast team that has recorded only one victory since round five. The Cats replaced Port Adelaide in the top eight after the Power faded badly in a 51-point loss to Collingwood earlier in the day. External Link:Cats v Freo stats Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins kicked a game-high six goals to close within four majors of Richmond's Jack Riewoldt in the Coleman Medal race. Youngster Brandan Parfitt chimed in with a career-high four goals and Tim Kelly continued his remarkable debut season, tallying 26 possessions and three goals. But the biggest cheer of the day was reserved for returning hero Gary Ablett, who kicked his 400th career goal late in the final term with a brilliant curling snap from the left forward pocket. Captain Nat Fyfe and veteran David Mundy were a small handful of Dockers who kept plugging away all day. Lions beat Suns in fiery QClash

Photo: Mitch Robinson (C) has a heated exchange with Sean Lemmens (R) in the QClash. (AAP: Darren England) Brisbane has narrowly prevailed over the Gold Coast, with Queensland's AFL rivalry continuing to grow in the four-point win. The Lions rallied from nine points down in the final term to pip the Suns 10.18 (78) to 11.8 (74) and overturn a five-point QClash loss earlier this season in another fiery contest in Carrara. The lead fluctuated in a sloppy but hard-fought second half as the young Suns, led by Alex Sexton (four goals) and Brayden Fiorini (32 disposals) threatened a boilover. But Brisbane withstood the pressure and did enough in the final 20 minutes to consign the Suns to a seventh loss and winless campaign at home this season. The derby fire was sparked on Thursday when Brisbane defender Nick Robertson said the Suns were soft. External Link:Suns v Lions summary And, after a bit of general niggle, that fire erupted in the second term when Sean Lemmens' collected young Lion Brandon Starcevich with a high spoil. Players came from all corners in front of 11,907 spectators, with Dayne Zorko sent flying in the chaos by his chief antagonist Touk Miller. The Suns had edged back into the contest prior to the incident, helped by the first-quarter exit of Lions defender Alex Witherden (hamstring). Sexton scored from both pockets before Jack Bowes also threaded the needle as the young Suns midfield held their own. Brisbane's inaccuracy cost them, with Eric Hipwood missing his first five shots at goal and Daniel Rich missing from in front before the Suns hit the lead for the first time in the third term. External Link:Suns v Lions stats Cameron Rayner did his best to improve their ratio with a booming 60-metre effort, while Luke Hodge was a brick wall with five first-quarter intercepts. Brisbane took an early 20-point lead but the Suns lifted their workrate and took their chances as the game grew in intensity. Gold Coast got within six at the main break and had the lead soon after the restart. Harris Andrews' goal - the Lions' sole major for the quarter - put the Lions in front by three after a sloppy third term. Gold Coast, again through some Sexton brilliance, regained the lead before the Lions made the most of their luck to land the final blow. First Allen Christensen kicked straight after being gifted a 50-metre penalty, before a stray kick off the deck went straight to an unmarked Dayne Beams (38 touches) for what would be the decisive goal. AFL ladder External Link:AFL 2018 ladder AAP/ABC Topics:australian-football-league,sport,australia,st-kilda-3182,hawthorn-3122,fremantle-6160,geelong-3220,port-adelaide-5015,collingwood-3066,carrara-4211,brisbane-4000,homebush-2140,sydney-2000 First posted August 18, 2018 12:53:24 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-18/afl-scorecentre-saturday-round-22/10126172

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'The funny thing is he came in as a defender': Mature-age rookie Brody Mihocek saves Collingwood from choking

WHEN Collingwood dropped its first two games, few would have thought they would play finals let alone finish in the top four.

And no one would have predicted a mature-age rookie would be the one to book the Magpies’ double chance, especially one who was recruited to plug a hole in defence if they lost a few down back.

But that’s what happened at Optus Stadium.

After being completely out hustled by Fremantle for most of the game, 25-year-old defender-turned-forward, Brody Mihocek, saved Collingwood’s blushes by kicking two late goals to secure the double chance.

Round 23

(60 points, 2nd)

Source: https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/live-afl-round-23-fremantle-v-collingwood/news-story/15e1fbb75b796b74e1fc76fd40d4cec6

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fazcinatingblog · 1 year

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NO YOU'RE CRYING

#ollie henry #brody mihocek #jack crisp

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tones09 · 6 years

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Tigers surge to another MCG victory

RICHMOND has won a record 18th consecutive game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, defeating a gallant Collingwood outfit by 23 points on Saturday afternoon. The Magpies trailed by just four points at three-quarter time, but as has so often been the case in season 2018 the Tigers found another gear in the final stanza, kicking away to a 16.9 (105) to 12.5 (77) win. The result sees the reigning premier supersede the record set by Melbourne all the way back in the 1950's. Collingwood's cause wasn't helped when they lost star defender Jeremy Howe to concussion in the first-quarter, while Matt Scharenberg suffered what appeared to be a season-ending knee injury in the third term. As is the hallmark of a great team, Richmond had an even spread of contributors with 16 players gathering 15 or more possessions. Shane Edwards led the way with 22 disposals, one goal and six inside 50s, while Brandon Ellis (22 touches) was also prolific. Dion Prestia led the way at the contest for the Tigers with seven clearances among his 21 possessions and one goal, while emerging star Jack Higgins was also strong contributor with 20 disposals, five clearances and two majors, including a contender for goal-of-the-year, however, there was controversy surrounding whether he actually threw the ball as he wheeled around to kick it.

DION Prestia provided Richmond with plenty of drive through the midfield as the Tigers defeated Collingwood by 28 points at the MCG. Dustin Martin worked his way through a Levi Greenwood tag to finish with 19 possessions and three goals, while Jack Riewoldt put in a solid day at the office, tallying three goals and 11 score involvements and Jayden Short was also influential with 19 disposals and two majors. For Collingwood, Brodie Grundy (23 possessions and 48 hit-outs) provided his midfield with first use, the Magpies winning the clearances 44 to 34. Skipper Scott Pendlebury was enormous in the clinches with 13 clearances among his 36 disposals. He was well-supported by Taylor Adams who collected 30 possessions, including seven clearances, while Steele Sidebottom (38 touches) and Tom Phillips (32 and 10 marks) were prolific on the outside. Josh Thomas continued his break-out season with four goals, while Will Hoskin-Elliott chipped in with three majors. Jason Castagna ended a run of eight successive behinds to kick the first goal of the game, and when Higgins slotted one home as a result of some brilliant forward defensive pressure things were looking ominous for the Magpies. But, they steadied through their two father-son selections in Josh Daicos and Callum Brown. Collingwood were enjoying a period of dominance in terms of the territory battle, however, they didn't manage any further majors for the term, and a lapse in concentration would see them trailing by a fair margin at the first change. Short, the rebounding defender renowned for his long kicking, was twice allowed to sidle up to a team mate who had marked 50m out from goal, accept a handball and drill a long-range major as the Tigers headed into quarter-time with a 19-point advantage. Collingwood had to lift their rating if they were to remain in the contest and they did just that. The Magpies controlled the midfield battle and moved the football better in the second as they managed to kick five goals to win the quarter, with two coming from key tall Mason Cox. Martin was growing increasingly frustrated with the attention paid to him by Greenwood, but you can't keep a champion player down all day, with the Tigers superstar taking his smaller opponent to full-forward and marking over him, converting after the siren to give Richmond an eight-point edge at the main break. The reigning Brownlow medallist snapped his second to get the Tigers rolling in the second half and it appeared as if Richmond may begin to run away with the contest. But, the Pies' ramped up their tackling pressure and with Grundy wielding his sizeable influence in the ruck the men in black and white fired back with four of the next six majors to set up a grandstand finish. Leading by four points at three-quarter time, Richmond once again lived up to their billing as the best final term side in the competition. The Tigers kicked five goals to one in the last-quarter to give the contest that had been worthy of a final across the first three terms a one-sided finish. If Nathan Buckley's men, who were already without dynamic midfielders Jordan De Goey and Adam Treloar, can restore their best 22 and the two teams cross paths come September the sequel promises to be a rip-snorting battle. Next on the schedule for Richmond is a Friday night tussle at the MCG with another challenger to its throne in Geelong, while Collingwood will lock horns with Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a match that holds major ramification for both teams' top-four aspirations. RICHMOND: 5.2 8.3 11.6 16.9 (105) COLLINGWOOD: 2.1 7.1 11.2 12.5 (77) GOALS RICHMOND: Martin 3, Riewoldt 3, Higgins 2, Short 2, Castagna, Caddy, Townsend, Edwards, Rioli COLLINGWOOD: Thomas 4, Hoskin-Elliott 3, Cox 2, Daicos, Brown, Mihocek BEST RICHMOND: Edwards, Ellis, Prestia, Higgins, Astbury, Riewoldt COLLINGWOOD: Grundy, Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Phillips, Adams, Thomas INJURIES RICHMOND: Nil COLLINGWOOD: Howe (concussion), Mihocek (ankle), Scharenberg (knee) REPORTS: Nil ATTENDANCE: 88,180 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Read the full article

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Veteran to debut for Magpies: Brody's long road to the AFL

The son of Jack Mihocek, a ruck-rover who played 13 games for Essendon in the mid-seventies, Brody came to Victoria from Tasmania after being overlooked in successive drafts as a teenager. He played at Werribee but they were aligned with North Melbourne at the time and senior opportunities for him there were limited as AFL-listed players were preferred. Port coach Gary Ayres had been watching him closely and pestered him to join Port Melbourne. I tried for two years to get him and eventually he came over. He settled in defence and won the best and fairest in his first year in 2016, Ayres said. He has unbelievable courage, very very committed to the ball in the air. His is a very good contested mark and a very brave contested ball winner. We had to improve his attacking game his confidence and disposal coming out of the back half but he did that. He was disappointed at the end of 2016 not to be selected because Collingwood was looking at him but he committed again in 2017 and got his chance at the end of the year. Its just a great story. Mihocek arrived at Collingwood as a back-up defender. Recruiter Derek Hine said the Pies looked seriously at him in 2016 but opted instead for Lynden Dunn. When they delisted Henry Schade at the end of last year they looked to Mihocek to come in as the back-up key defender with scope to play forward. He elevated his game to another level last year, Hine said. He is a strong bugger, he holds himself well in the contest. He played most of this year as a defender but was swung forward in recent weeks as an attacking target as Ben Reids fitness and form became a concern and with uncertainty continuing over the returns of Jamie Elliott and Darcy Moore. We moved him forward for a half and had to put him back because of injuries and he played all of last week forward, Collingwood VFL coach Jared Rivers said. He reads the ball really well and he is strong in the air, he doesnt get worked out of the contest.His ability to read the ball in the air and mark should not matter whether he is in attack or defence. After years waiting to make it on an AFL list and another half a season waiting for his debut when his first game comes it will not be in the position he has predominantly played for the last eight years. Hell play forward, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said. Hes played there the last couple of weeks and looked really good. I said to the boys, the chances of him playing a senior game were at a certain level and the chances of him playing a senior game as a forward in his first game were probably going to be pretty slim, but thats exactly what hes going to be.

Michael Gleeson is a senior AFL football writer and Fairfax Media's athletics writer. He also covers tennis, cricket and other sports. He won the AFL Players Association Grant Hattam Trophy for excellence in journalism for the second time in 2014 and was a finalist in the 2014 Quill Awards for best sports feature writer. He was also a finalist in the 2014 Australian Sports Commission awards for his work on Boots for Kids. He is a winner of the AFL Media Association award for best news reporter and a two-time winner of Cricket Victorias cricket writer of the year award. Michael has covered multiple Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships and 15 seasons of AFL, He has also written seven books - five sports books and two true crime books. Most Viewed in Sport Loading Morning & Afternoon NewsletterDelivered MonFri. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/veteran-to-debut-for-magpies-brody-s-long-road-to-the-afl-20180531-p4ziq1.html?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Veteran to debut for Magpies: Brody's long road to the AFL

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Richmond star Shai Bolton snubbed for mark of the week as Collingwood’s Brody Mihocek gets the nod

It’s been lauded as one of the great marks of the past decade, but Richmond star Shai Bolton’s hanger against Geelong on Friday night has spectacularly been snubbed for the AFL’s mark of the week. Bolton produced one of the great marks when he leapt on the back of Cats defender Mark Blicavs in the Tigers’ goal square early in the first quarter of their blockbuster clash last round. The stunning…

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20 THOUGHTS: Black Eyed Dees

RIGHTO.

We all saw that coming didn’t we?

The team we gave little chance tore the game to shreds Friday night and then the one we thought might be close, if not favouring the visitor was as close Bill Cosby is to immediate freedom.

The least likely Grand Final matchup got up and whilst we can all hope for a close one this column will only be happy if its close going one particular way.

Either way an enthralling end to a season ensues in a year where the goal square has clearly been too short, the most important exciting thing about our summer was a Zooper Goal and that if you’re a Swans player the club is happy to let go, you might win a Brownlow one day..

But we’ve still got four quarters in us.... unless there’s extra time, and after a full week of anxiously consuming strawberries without cutting them first my nerves are well too fried for anything else.

1. We said that it would take the Hawks, Pies or Dees to stop the Tigers, one of the trio would stop the back to back. Well the Hawks munted it but the Pies saluted. The glimpses they'd shown in the prior two matchups came to the fore and sure, Martin was a little sore and Astbury had a testing week, but the Pies nailed it. Consider that a tick for this column.

2. We also had flagged we feared a "Dees get spooked" moment and hoped for their sake it was two weeks ago when the Hawks were coming hard and just didn't convert their chances to make it real close. We were wrong. Max Gawn has denied it in the press but just look at Jordan Lewis, a four-time premiership player, who in the first five minutes hit a bloke behind play for a free kick against off the ball and then directly handballed to an Eagle which resulted in a goal. They may have not won that game anyway as the Eagles weren't going to lose to them twice in a month at home, but to go goalless in a half of football, final or not, is somewhat about the opposition and how good a nick they are in, but its way more about how off or spooked Melbourne was. Fail.

3. The Qualifying Final repeats itself, and let’s be honest, the Eagles started the better but the Pies got it back to parity and then led by three quarter time, the last was all West Coast Five goals to one, 16 inside 50s to 10, +14 for contested possession. That quarter has to be their catalyst for Saturday. Whereas the Pies, that second and third terms combined, they were +13 contested ball, had 199 disposals to 173, kicked 8.6 to 4.8. That footy, in the guts of that game, showed how they can do it. Write the start off as the Eagles getting the jump, and the last for just a nightmare on the road, the Pies had their host’s measure for 60 minutes of finals football.

4. Pretty even sides in terms of experience, both teams will have four players under 50 games, 10 players under 100 games, the only difference is the Pies have six who have played 150 games or more, the Eagles nine, but in reality there's nothing in that. These are coincidentally at very similar points in their journey despite appearances.

5. Eagles have 12 blokes who have GF experience, all from 2015, the Pies have three from their 2010-11 Grand Finals left, Goldsack, Pendlebury and Sidebottom, with the ex-Cat Travis Varcoe and ex-Docker Chris Mayne bringing the Pies tally to only five, that could be a factor.

6. It will come down to composure. The Pies settled and started better than the Tigers and once things starting going bad for the reigning premier, it went from bad to worse as fumbling and mistakes, not seen for 18 months, came into their game when they found themselves in unknown waters. Likewise, whilst we think the Dees never really made the trip over, the Eagles started far too hot for the visitors to ever settle and that set the tone. If one side can settle far better than the other, it's the flag to lose. Who settles the quickest might be enough.

7. The burning question for mine: does the fact the Pies have played the extra game help or hinder? One way it might help is to look back at last years Septembers for both grand finalists.

The final margins in both teams' first two games all look big but the Tigers had a much bigger test in week one and three compared to the Crows. Look at the half time margins, the Crows were up by 44 points over the GWS and were already up by 35 points over Geelong halfway through their prelim, both games were over super quick. Conversely, whilst the margins blew out by the final siren eventually, Richmond only lead Geelong by one point at half time and then were only ahead by seven points in the Preliminary Final against the Giants. They had to work harder for their victories, the Crows waltzed in on their side of the draw, and that probably made a difference. Come the big dance, the Tiges were up for it, they had to really 'win' both their games, they were hardened, whereas the Giants and then Cats didn't test the Crows enough. So, on one side of the coin, maybe having to rebound from the week one loss, to then have to tussle with the Giants most of the way, to also withstand the Richmond onslaught in second half last week, it might set the Pies up well.

8. The other side of the coin, might it hinder? We know Jeremy Howe is sore, we know Jeremy McGovern too is sore, they were publicly hurt during games so its conscious in our minds. What we don't see is the numerous things others would be most definitely carrying. We've already learnt that Clayton Oliver, despite his blistering finals form in the first two weeks, now needs reco’s on both shoulders, so going into the Prelim he must have been carrying something properly significant. The extra rest you can find not just before finals but during to reduce the impact on those injuries your carrying is gold. The Eagles players who are destined for off-season surgeries go into Saturday feeling just that little bit better and fresh as opposed to the Pies who have an extra four quarter of knocks and kilometres in that Giants game. In a game of inches that may make a difference.

9. Qualifying Final, the Pies literally looked to put it right on Mason Cox's head, to use an old expression. Didn't work, it meant that during the flight of the ball Cox was far too stationary and he could be easily knocked off the drop zone. Clearly corrected since then and the fruit of their labour was seen in the way they delivered the ball last Friday, half and three-quarter kicks well in front to remove the ability of Rance and Astbury interfering Cox like Barrass and McGovern did. Worked a treat. Cox will get a better chance to have a greater influence than in Week One for that adjusted ball movement, no doubt. Will he replicate last week, no chance. Will he get better chances than Week One though, almost certainly.

10. Josh Kennedy kicked 2.4 in the Qualifying Final, but looked well rusty for a half, Jeremey Cameron kicked 1.3 in the Semi Final and then Jack Riewoldt kicked 5.1 last Friday. The Pies have kept their opponents to 86, 59 and then 58 points in their three finals but Tyson Goldsack, whilst beyond meritorious in his return to footy, is allowing the big forwards to have five or six shots on goal. If Kennedy salutes and kicks 4.2, 5.1 this Saturday, could almost be game over in itself, he could win his team the cup on his own.

11. Before he got injured in the middle part of the year, Jack Darling was averaging seven marks and three goals a game. He is looking like he is close to regaining that form, if not hitting that mark in the Prelim, so the Pies back six will be up against containing his influence as well.

12. Chris Judd hit the nail on the head last night on Footy Classified. He expects, as we all do, Mark Hutchings to apply a hard tag to Steele Sidebottom. Judd's ploy for Nathan Buckley to respond to that would be sending the Brownlow runner-up to half back to disrupt the tag and too the Eagles forward line structure at the same time. This is pertinent because for large portions of last Friday, especially in the first half, Sidebottom actually did play behind the ball a bit, coming off the back of the square and not playing a traditional onball role. So the way the Pies structured up last week might actually really hinder tagging the Brownlow runner-up successfully in the first place.

13. The Pies had great success with ball movement but also in holding their shape on Friday, also notably in the second and third quarters of the Qualifying Final as well as the first half against the GWS two weeks back. Jordan De Goey had tonnes of space, Mason Cox could run and jump and clunk, even Brody Mihocek or Josh Thomas could swoop around and make defenders nervous, which is just as advantageous as looking for a teammate in itself. If De Goey can have moments, even doesn’t need to be four quarters, where he can get space to lead and move around, he can be the difference by himself. Three goals as a permanent forward against the Giants, four goals last week against an even better backline, he just needs a quarter or two, or a few ten-minute patches, and if he kicks straight do all the damage the Pies might need.

14. Let's not forget though, yes the Pies had an enormous first half, but Richmond showed up after half time. A 44-point margin at the main break, but in the last ten minutes of the third term the Tigers kicked two to make the margin 33, before kicking two goals in the first seven minutes of the last to get the margin under four goals. In front of a 60-40 split Richmond crowd, a 21-point margin that was a game high 53 points late in the second quarter now seemed not just gettable but the comeback win was on the cards, such was the momentum.

15. And this is Mason Cox's almost most important moment that the media is largely missing. Yes, three goals in no time at all in that second, but you know what, the Pies were going to score heavily that quarter be it from the Yank or others, it was just a tsunami to the City end. But with 15 minutes to go in the fourth stanza, the Tigers really coming hard and if they had got the next one would have seen the margin drop to just over two goals with so much time left. The Pies were struggling to get the ball, let alone get it out of their backline, but had an opportunity on the southern wing. With little option up ahead the bailout to Cox at half forward was the only choice. Not only did he mark it remarkably, one grab, on four Tigers opponents, but it then allowed a rare inside 50 entry where Adam Treloar ended up with a ground ball, he turned and snapped accurately on his left, the margin is now 27 points and the Richmond surge was halted. Cox doesn't mark that ball and the Tigers rebound it the other way for a score that would have been advantage Richmond with so much time left, no question.

16. Dustin Martin was always going to play, but clearly a bad corkie that he got, what, against Hawthorn two weeks prior maybe, and if it was a home and away game might have missed. Jeremy Howe copped a bad corkie too last month and he ended up on the sidelines for three weeks as it required surgery. Jeremy McGovern copped something in the realms as bad as the ones suffered by Martin and Howe - now, like Martin, McGovern is no chance of missing but you'd have to think he will play affected and if he can put in a performance befitting his calibre it would be beyond heroic. Mind you, given how well Chris Mayne played on him for the final three quarters last time, if he is having an influence there's a Plan B, or Plan A even should they chose, that has worked in nullifying that reasonably effectively. But whilst no-one is 100% this time of year, he would be one of the least fit of the 44 running out for sure.

17. Quick one on the Brownlow, we love the fact the AFL invited five Melbourne players yet Angus Brayshaw wasn't one of them. The league wouldn't have had to really sweat as Mitchell always look good but gee, the panic backstage if the eventual winner might not be in the room. We also liked that Michael Rischitelli was included in the retirees montage, um, he hasn't retired. There’s bad ways to dump someone, text, facebook status, internal letter to fellow ABC employees, but to advise your delisted via the montage on Brownlow night, that’s progressive.

18. No priority picks for Carlton or Gold Coast. Good. Its not about high draft picks or extra draft picks, the Gold Coast already had its fair share of that and look where that got them. It’s about people. Chris Fagan and his assistants have single handedly turned what was a crisis in Qld into a footy club that could attract star South Australian midfielders who are still contracted at Freo. Priority picks should never exist again.

19. Carlton gets access to state league players, confusing decision, confusing mechanism, but, Mitch Grigg, played 20 games for the Crows between 2013 and 2015, has since gone from strength to strength at Norwood, winning back to back Magarey Medals last season and this. And whilst the controversial North Adelaide (the 19 players team from the week before) won the SANFL Grand Final last Sunday, the 25-year-old won the Jack Oatey Medal best-on-ground for 32 disposals and six goals. Question is, would he walk into the Blues' starting midfield Round One next year? Without doubt.

20. Let's whack the NRL twice in our last thought of the week, firstly, whilst as a biased Victorian I'm rapt Billy Slater will run out Sunday night, he should not be there. The AFL equivalent is someone getting off for choosing to bump and making high contact and the Tribunal somehow calling it accidental and overturning the MRO. Whilst the spirit of that shoulder charge rule probably should change for that incident, its as black and white a rule, much like high contact for those who bump in our code. Beyond farcical. And just a check in, so there's been five NRL finals in Sydney, average crowd of 30k, the AFL has had five finals in Melbourne, an average of 88k. Sin-City can stick to their Prohibition rules in pubs and clubs and continue to serve crap ice cream in Coogee (literally crap, it was 100% someone's poo), we'll stick to excellent audiences and big sporting events.

(originally published 26 September)

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