Collingwood’s Day (DT of Grand Final #2)

Let’s just let the names speak for themselves.

Captain: Scott Pendlebury*
Vice-Captain: Dane Swan*

Pendlebury and Swan both scored 141, as Pendlebury is a cheaper player, he is selected. Also, the Norm Smith medalist!

B: Alan Toovey (95), Sam Gilbert (85), James Gwilt (95)
HB: Brendon Goddard (110), Nick Maxwell (97) , Heath Shaw (109)
C: Nick Dal Santo (126), Lenny Hayes (123), Steele Sidebottom (113)
HF: Alan Didak (92), Leigh Brown (69), Dale Thomas (112)
F: Adam Schneider (73), Nick Riewoldt (71), Brent Macaffer (73)
Foll: Darren Jolly (110), Dane Swan (141), Scott Pendlebury (141)
Inter: Harry O’Brien (79), Sharrod Wellingham (106), Ben McEvoy (64), Chris Dawes (51)

Special apologies to Luke Ball – who scored 103 – but as only 6 midfielders can be selected, he unfortunately missed out.

Collingwood: 14
St. Kilda: 8

Drawn Agony! (DT of FIRST GF)

OMG!!

Captain: Lenny Hayes
Vice-Captain: Dale Thomas

B: Nick Maxwell (72), Alan Toovey (70), Jason Blake (70)
HB: Heath Shaw (104), Sam Fisher (102), Brendon Goddard (128)
C: Leigh Montagna (105), Lenny Hayes (153), Dane Swan (86)
HF: Dale Thomas (135), Nick Riewoldt (96), Alan Didak (71)
F: Brent Macaffer (76), Travis Cloke (79), Adam Schneider (78)
Foll: Darren Jolly (85), Steele Sidebottom (84), Nick Dal Santo (83)
Inter: Sean Dempster (69), Scott Pendlebury (70), Michael Gardiner (20), Andrew McQualter (68)

Gardiner has to make the team because there were only 2 recognised ruckmen playing!!

My poor heart might not be able to take it lol

Swan’s Prelim Heroes (DT of Prelim finals)

Who would have thought that two unknown players such as Dane Swan and Gary Ablett would be the top 2 scores of the preliminary finals? Amazing.

Captain: Dane Swan
Vice-Captain: Gary Ablett jnr

B: Alan Toovey (85), Matthew Scarlett (80), Ryan Hargrave (92)
HB: Heath Shaw (81), Sam Fisher (97), Brendon Goddard (98)
C: Leigh Montagna (116), Dane Swan (141), Jimmy Bartel (117)
HF: Alan Didak (104), Nick Riewoldt (104), Paul Chapman (92)
F: Dale Thomas (105), Mitch Hahn (97), Steve Johnson (101)
Foll: Ben McEvoy (72), Gary Ablett jnr (122), Scott Pendlebury (113)
Inter: James Kelly (78), Daniel Cross (109), Michael Gardiner (67), Travis Varcoe (79)

Collingwood: 6
Geelong: 7
St. Kilda: 6
Western Bulldogs: 3

How is it that Geelong still manage to have more players in the team despite being absolutely smashed?

Semi-Final Heroes (DT of Semi-Finals)

Cast an eye on the performances of the semi-finalists, could be great knowledge for the 2011 season.

Captain: Jimmy Bartel
Vice-Captain: Steve Johnson

B: James Kelly (104), Michael Johnson (108), Corey Enright (91)
HB: Paul Duffield (108), Tadgh Kennelly (96), David Wojcinksi (83)
C: Cameron Ling (122), Jimmy Bartel (136), David Mundy (111)
HF: Steve Johnson (129), Matthew Pavlich (125), Paul Chapman (127)
F: Robert Murphy (99), Adam Goodes (111), Matthew Stokes (99)
Foll: Brad Ottens (88), Gary Ablett jnr (122), Joel Selwood (111)
Inter: Jarrod Harbrow (83), Josh P. Kennedy (106), Ben Hudson (64), Travis Varcoe (96)

Fremantle – 4
Geelong – 12
Sydney – 3
Western Bulldogs – 3

Geez, a massive 12 Cats in that side.

Finals Watch (DT of Week 1 Finals)

Long way to go until 2011, here is how the players are faring in the 2010 finals. Always good to know the big-game players! And these scores do not count in price calculations for next year, so an advantage could be had.

Dane Swan and Nick Riewoldt are superstars. Seriously. How elite are those two?

Captain: Dane Swan
Vice-Captain: Ben Johnson

B: Nick Malceski (105), Sam Fisher (92), Greg Broughton (122)
HB: James Kelly (101), Brendon Goddard (100), Paul Duffield (92)
C: Ben Johnson (134), Dane Swan (157), Ryan Griffen (125)
HF: Paul Chapman (97), Nick Riewoldt (129), Adam Goodes (97)
F: Stephen Milne (127), Jarryd Roughead (97), Dale Thomas (112)
Foll: Sam Jacobs (98), Nick Dal Santo (125), Luke Ball (123)
Inter: Heath Shaw (91), Jimmy Bartel (122), Ben Hudson (85), Matthew Pavlich (95)

Carlton: 1
Collingwood: 4
Fremantle: 3
Geelong: 3
Hawthorn: 1
St. Kilda: 6
Sydney: 2
Western Bulldogs: 2

The Unique Norm Smiths (DT of R22)

Captain: Travis Boak
Vice-Captain: Levi Greenwood

Well, whoda funk it. Congratulations to all who walked away with a premiership cup!

But look at the best performing 22 from the weekend? Does it seem strange? Would you have chosen Blake or Grant or Brogan or MIKE PYKE to be your grand final hero?

I call this team the Norm Smiths. Remember their names. Could be good to know the decent round 22 players come next year.

Travis Boak wins the best performed player of the week, and the only ‘usual’ suspects in this team are Lake, Milburn, Swan, Harvey, Mitchell and Franklin.

Cya next year!

B: Levi Greenwood (139), Brian Lake (112), Andrew Mackie (116)

HB: James Kelly (126), Jason Blake (117), Darren Milburn (131)

C: Brad Green (135), Travis Boak (148), Dane Swan (133)

HF: Jarrad Grant (134), Robert Murphy (113), Brent Harvey (109)

F: Mitch Morton (124), Lance Franklin (114), Jarred Brennan (114)

Foll: Dean Brogan (129), Sam Mitchell (128), Kieran Jack (128)

Inter: Scott D. Thompson (110), James McDonald* (127), Mike Pyke (110), Leroy Jetta (108)

• McDonald and Gary Ablett both scored 127, as McDonald is cheaper he is selected

GOOD LUCK ALL!

Has been a fantastic season with some special stories.

• ossie85

Injury report – Round 22- GRAND FINAL :D

The GF post , sorry about the fact that i didnt make a post last week i was busy at university.

This will just be a quick post of the players who where injured/reported and will miss or are in doubt for this week.

Injuries

Jobe Watson

A 50-50 chance to play so MAKE sure you have cover, if not and you have a trade or 2 left, may want to trade him away to make sure you have someone playing.

Adam Cooney

Hamstring in the first Quarter of the game on the weekend and will now miss the rest of the season, if you trades, MAKE SURE you trade him!

Shane Mumford

Injured his knee in their win over the dogs and will now miss the last game trade out if you have the trades, but if you dont hope you have cover :O

Grant Birchall

Injured his hamstring in the slaughter of Freo on the weekend and is listed as TBC so wait on news about Grant.

Luke Hodge

May be rested this week after he looked to injure a knee on the weekend, make sure you can cover for Hodge if he does go out.

Reports

James Podsiadly

Suspended for 3 weeks, and got it knocked down to 2, but it makes zero difference because he will still miss the Grand Final bench him or TRADE him out.

Josh Hunt

Got 2 weeks for a “wreckless tackle” so will miss the last round most people wouldnt have Hunt playing anymore so all is well

Goodbye and good luck for your finals.