West Coast- 3 in a row

written by Robert Walls, Yes He's Still Alive

the new figure down at the west coast eagles


Alot has happened in the west coast camp over the past few months, heres what you missed.

The west coast eagles have made a stunning signing. They have decided to sack coach john Worsfold, after he took them to premierships in 2006 and 2007, there replacement, none other than football personality Brian Strauchn.
amongst signing Brian said to the media " if this is anything like me down at collingwood, then we can win 10 flags", " mick still dosnt know, should've probably told him, and mum, but shes Asian, wouldn't understand"

It has been a signing that has shocked the football world and Caroline Wilson, who recently married football head Robert walls had to say that "it is absolutely the downfall of the afl, to see this character to coach a professional afl team". Brian strauchn was quick to dismiss those claims by claiming "carro isnt a superstar"

As if that wasn't enough drama for the west coast over the break, j west coast chairman trevor nisbett announced that they have suspended roughster daniel chick indefinitely, and there are already suspicions in the media that his career is over and he is willing to be traded off at trade week, which is approaching this week. however Strauchn was quick to dismiss any rumors about chickeys future "chickey could play until hes 78, he wont, but he could" strauchn told hutchy who broke yet another exclusive on the footy show the other day.

Another shocking story over the break was the return of ashley sampi, the fallen eagle. over the summer he signed up for a enraging fitness program were he lost over 150 kilograms, but realized he weighed as much as a twig, so he put on 100 more kilograms. also during the break, we've seen chad fletcher admit that he and anthony callea are a "item"

so its been a big few months in football, and with trade week just around the corner, things are certain to hot up.

well what a trade week it has been

the eagles only did to trades, as strauchn called it "playing cool, or something like that". however strauchn was quick to remove his comments made last week about daniel chicks future after the eagle was traded off for geelongs travis varcoe.

"i defintly did not say that....., chickey never had a future here anyway...he needs a haricut so we told him to go" were just some of strauchns comments about the situation.

he also commented about the arrival of john hinge and ian perrie, at the cost of the number one draft pick

" yeh bucks should add versitility to our midfield....what we didnt get bucks, oh i was told we got buckely and hird, who'd we get instead?
"hinge and perrie, who the f**** are they"

also eagles off loaded star eagle ashley sampi, stragiht after he lost 50 kgs and dedicated himself to the club.the eagles gained 30 year old david rodan once again brian struachn was forced to defend himself
" let me set the record straight, i am not racist, but we had to let go of sampi cause theres to many abo's here.
Reporter:well why did you get david rodan who is also aboriginal
"oh shit is he, they told me he was italian"

so now to have a look at the rest of the completed trades and there are some shocks, with names like andrew carazzo moving, and nathan carrol

TRADE WEEK SUMMARY:

Cats get:
Daniel Chick
Eagles get:
Travis Varcoe
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Power get:
Ashley Sampi
(Draft Pick) Round: 1 Year: 2008
Eagles get:
David Rodan
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Eagles get:
Ian Perrie
John Hinge
Crows get:
(Draft Pick) Round: 1 Year: 2008
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Bulldogs get:
Andrew Mackie
Cats get:
Sam Power
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Crows get:
Barry Brooks
Saints get:
Richard Douglas
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Lions get:
Stephen Tiller
Bulldogs get:
Cameron Wood
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Blues get:
Matt Thomas
Power get:
Andrew Carrazzo
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Bulldogs get:
Ryley Dunn
Dockers get:
Andrew McDougall
Peter Street
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Bulldogs get:
Raphael Clarke
Saints get:
Cameron Faulkner
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Kangaroos get:
Nathan Carroll
Demons get:
Daniel McConnell

the national draft is next week, and boy should that get intresting

well the eagles have really blown it now. they had to many players on there list to compete in the national draft, so therfore picking up no players

the coach said " well someone should have done a head count eariler"

robert walls called it a disgrace, and no one cared

here is the players that they picked up in the rookie draft

martin clarke
jarred harbrow
rhan hooper
daniel jackson
scott mcmahon

2007 list
Adam Hunter
Adam Selwood
Andrew Embley
Ashley Hansen
Beau Waters
Ben Cousins
Ben Mckinley
Brent Staker
Brett Jones
Chad Fletcher
Chris Judd
Daniel Jackson
Daniel Kerr
Darren Glass
David Wirrpanda
Dean Cox
Eric Mckenzie
Ian Perrie
Jarred Harbrow
John Hinge
Jaymie Graham
Mark Lecras
Mark Nickoski
Mark Seaby
Martin Clarke
Matthew Priddis
Matthew Rosa
Micheal Braun
Mich Morton
Michtell Brown
Quinten Lynch
Rhan Hooper
Rowan Jones
Sam Butler
Scott Mcmahon
Shannon Hurn
Steven Armstrong
Travis Varcoe
Tyson Stenghlin




ROOKIE LIST
Will Schofield
Tim Houlihan
James Thomson
Eric Mckenzie
Ben Mckinley


CAPTANCY

2008 captain.......Ben Cousins



vice captain- chris judd



leadership group
dean cox


daniel kerr


david wirrpanda

haha looks great keep it up

Round 1 results

St kilda 24 14 168
def
richmond 9 8 62

Saints best: hayes, dal santo, koschitze, riewoldt
tigers best: simmonds, n.g brown, n foley

pre match odds
saints 1.70 - tigers 2.00


brisbane 9 13 67
def
power 8 10 68

lions best: power, black, brown, adcock
Powers best: c.cornes, b.symes, b.ebert, salopek


geelong 11 19 85
def
carlton 11 12 78

geelongs best: j.corey, d.chick, p.chapman, j.hunt
caltons best:murphey, waite, stevens, betts


bulldogs 23 8 146
def
bombers 15 16 106

bullldogs best: johson, ray, walsh, everitt
bombers best: ryder, monfries, davey, welsh

west coast vs freo

west coast line up
B:graham--hurn--stenghlin
HB:rosa---braun---priddis
C:armstrong--jackson---morton
HF:nickoski---staker---varcoe
FF:lecras---lynch---hooper
R:seaby---rodan---mcmahon
INT:houlihan, morton, jackson, armstrong

fremantle 18 25 133
def
west coast 2 4 16
fremantle best: pavlich, longmuir, johnson, crowly
west coast best: stenghlin, brown. lecras, graham

coaches thoughts: "well they were terrible today wernt they, but what can i do about it"


hawthorn 13 22 100
def
sydney 10 14 74
hawks best:roughhead, croad,mitchell,sewell
swans best:barry, kirk, mcveigh,ablett

kangaroos 13 10 100
def
crows 10 17 77
kanagaroos best: harris, sincalir, sansbury, grant
crows best: biglands, johncock, goodwin, vince

collingwood 19 10 124
def
melbourne 9 5 59
pies best: shaw, swan, burns,cloke
demons best:davey, bruce, hunt bate

well there have been some shocks in round 1, the biggest was west coast losing by over 100 points

tribunal news

it has been a very busy week in the tribunal

port adelaide's brendan lade has been given a one match ban for kneeing brisbanes josh drummond in the powers narrow win over the lions. the pannel described it as deliberate and told him to apologise,

mitch hahn from the bulldogs also recieved a one match ban for wrestling with essendons jobe watson. hahn says he does not regret what he has done but will miss a week of football.

more trouble at the bulldogs as nathan eagleton was also given a 3 match ban for rough play on mathew lloyd and making him cry.

scot burns has also accepted his 3 week ban for striking melbournes cameron bruce.

luke mcpharlin was lucky to get off his striking charge on eagle quinten lynch, whilst rhet biglands escaped with a reprimand for his hit on josh gibson.

You traded Pick #1 for Ian Perrie and John Hinge?

Pie 4 Life said:

You traded Pick #1 for Ian Perrie and John Hinge?

Click to expand...

it was a first round pick, and thats the way strauchnie coaches

fixtures and results for quarter finals

st kilda 17 18 120
def
brisbane 9 8 62

saints best: blake, riewoldt. baker, hayes
lions best:tyler, moody, proud, stiller

geelong 20 30 150
def
bulldogs 9 6 50

cats best: milburn, rooke, junt, ling
buldogs best:cross, grant, gilbee, boyd

fremantle 12 10 93
def
hawthorn 4 15 39

fremantle best: pavlich, bell, longmuir, mcpharlin
hawks best: lewis, croad, guerra, ellis

collingwood 12 19 91
def
kangaroos 5 10 40

pies best:fraser, reid, johnson, swan
kangaroos best:archer, harris, grant, jones

INJURY NEWS

there were a few casualty's after round 2 of the nab cup

dixon - left foot fracture- out for 9 games
jamar- left groin- out for 10 weeks
howard- right groin- out for 10 weeks
gilbert- osteitis pubis- out for season


TRIBUNUAL NEWS

there were only 2 cases heard this week

geelongs matthew egan was fined 2 matches for kicking bulldogs brad johnson

and kangaroos shannon grant was given one week for charging at collingwoods shane wakelin

semi finals

geelong 16 10 100
def
saints 14 14 98

cats best: burns, harley, hawkins, hunt
saints best:riewoldt, fiora, gram, baker

magpies 13 10 88
def
fremantle 9 6 60

pies best: pendlebury, thomas, reid, swan
freos best:j.carr, gilmore, mundy, dodd

final of nab cup

geelong
vs
collingwood

tribunal news

there were 2 cases herd in the tribunal this week, and both swan and enright copping 2 match bans, corey for kneening bulldogs cameron faulkner, and dane swan for rough play on ryan crowley.

pre match odds

geelong 1.70
collingwood 2.70

geelong lineup
harley---scarlett----rooke
wojoinski---mooney----hunt
corey----ablettjnr---ling
byrnes---ottens----gardiner
milburn---hawkins---johnson
ullmer----bartel----chapman

pies lineup
adkison----n.j brown---lonie
wakelin----clement---holland
johnson----didak----pendlebury
thomas----reid----o'bree
lockyer---fraser---cloke
bryan----shaw---buckley

FINAL RESULT

COLLINGWOOD 14 16 100
DEF
GEELONG 12 15 87

pies best:
didak 39 posessions, 1 goal (best on ground medal)
heath shaw 29 possesions
brad dick, 3 goals
travis cloke,3 goals, 20 possesions
tarkyn lockyer 22 possesions, and 8 tackles

geelongs best:
bartel 30 possessions
ablett 27 possesions, 8 tackles
hunt, 25 possesions
byrnes- 15 possesions and 3 goals

COACHES THOUGHTS

MICK MALTHOUSE: "we're just happy to look forward to the future, and judging by tonights effort, i am confident that we have a promosing future ahead, with alot of young kids coming through"

MARK THOMPSON: "yeh, well we were a bit dissapointed, but at the end of the day it was only pre season and im proud and excited at what our young kids have showed us throughout the competition, and were ready for round 1.

ROUND 1

st kilda vs kangaroos
odds:
st kilda 1.70
kangaroos 2.00
thoughts: saints should win on paper, but dont ride off the kangas

blues vs dockers
odds:
dockers 1.30
blues 3.30
thoughts: its just a matter of how much dockers win by

bombers vs eagles
odds
bombers 1.70
eagles 2.00
thoughts: will be tough for the eagles to win

WEST COAST SELECTION TABLE
waters---glass---wirrpanda
b.jones--hunter--hurn
fletcher--cousins-embley
perrie---hansen--varcoe
hooper--lynch---rodan
cox----judd-----kerr

braun---r.jones---lecras---selwood


power v crows
odds:
power 1.80
crows 1.80
thoughts: nothing in this one, will be a thrilling darby

cats vs swans
odds:
geelong 1.60
swans 2.10
thoughts: should be a win to the cats in this one

tigers vs demons
odds:
tigers 1.80
demons 1.80
thoughts: both teams wont want to lose 10 in a row again

lions vs hawks
odds:
hawks 1.70
lions 2.00
thoughts: franklin vs brown, hoo will win

bulldogs vs collingwood
odds:
bulldogs 1.80
collingwood 1.80
thoughts: will be a cracking game, both teams expect success this year.

Round 1 results

saints 16 11 107
def
kangaroos 10 5 65
saints best: riewoldt, hayes, watts, s.fisher
kangaroos best: grant, c.jones, simpson, harvey

media votes
3- riewoldt
2- grant
1- watts

Crowd- 23,114


carlton 10 17 77
def
fremantle 10 16 76
carltons best: bentick, simpson, fevola, gibbs
freos best: johnson, longmuir, tarrant, pavlich

media votes
3- johnson
2- longmuir
1- bentick

bombers vs eagles
essendon 11 19 85
def
eagles 5 10 40

eagles best:hunter cox, hurn, glass
bombers best: lloyd,davey, mcphee, gumbleton

coaches thoughts: " we were never in that game, was dissapointed"

best and fairest votes
8- hunter
7- cox
6- hurn
5- glas
4-jones
3- kerr
2-lynch
1- hansen

media votes
3- lloyd
2- hunter
1- davey

crowd- 26,688

power 14 16 100
def
crows 11 10 76
power best: k.cornes, motlop, pearce, c.cornes
crows best: hentschell, edwards, hudson, johncock

media votes
3- hentschell
2- k.cornes
1- pearce

crowd- 41249

cats 13 18 96
def
swans 10 12 72

cats best: bartel, rooke, ablett, scarlett
swans best: barry, scheinder, o'keefe, crouch

media votes
3- jim rooke (he changed his name again)
2- bartel
1- o'keefe

crowd- 24,654

tigers 20 16 136
def
meblourne 9 15 69

tigers best: j.bowden, n.brown, hyde, tivendale
melbourne best:

media votes
3- bruce
2- bowden
1- bate

crowd- 17332


hawks 11 20 86
def
lions 12 12 84

hawks best: young, clark, thorpe, mitchell
lions bestower, drummond, borwn, lappin

media votes
3- j.brown
2-power
1- young

crowd- 26,267


collingwood 12 13 85
def
bulldogs 11 12 78

collingwood best:didak, shaw, lockyer, burns
bulldogs best: gilbee, boyd, ladson, west

media votes
3- didak
2- ladson (bulldogs)
1- h.shaw

crowd- 36,553

LADDER
Team------------ P----W----L------%------PTS
1. BOMBERS-------1----1----0------ 210-----4
2. RICHMOND------1----1---0------ 197------4
3. ST KILDA -------1----1---0------165 -----4
4. GEELONG--------1----1---0------133-----4
5. POWER ---------1----1---0 ------132---- 4
6. MAGPIES--------1---- 1---0------109-----4
7.HAWKS----------1---- 1---0------102 -----4
8.BLUES---------- 1-----1---0------- 101-----4

9. DOCKERS------1------0---1-------99-------0
10. LIONS ------1------0----1-------98-------0
11.BULLDOGS----1-----0-----1------92-------0
12. CROWS------1-----0-----1------76-------0
13. SWANS-------1---- 0----1------75-------0
14.KANGAS--------1----0-----1-----61-------0
15. DEMONS ------1----0---- 1-----51-------0
16.EAGLES--------1----0-----1-----47-------0



TRIBUNUAL ROUND 1

it has been a pretty quiet opening round of the afl as far as the tribunal goes, with only 3 players contesting charges

carltons david teague only escaped with a 2,000 fine, after he was caught wrestling with fremantles justin longmuir in carltons 1 point win over fremantle

teague said that he was dissapointed the matter was taken this far, all it was was a push and shove

the west coast eagles have suffered a major blow, as speedstar and pre season brownlow favourite daniel kerr has been fined for 2 matches for stricking essendons jobe watson. this ruins his chances of winning yet another brownlow medal. he has apologised to the club for letting them down.

the other case heard in the tribunal was cats skipper tom harleys charge of striking sydneys amon buchanon. tom harley will recieve a 2 match ban in a incident which he said shamed him alot.

INJURIES
it was a long and painfall week, as far as injuries are concernd, here are just some of the casualties as of round 1

lenny hayes- left arm- 5 weeks
adam simpson- right acl knee- season
richard cole- right acl knee- season
lance whitnall- right hamstring- 3 weeks
anthony kotafidies- back- 1 week
ryan crowley- concussion- test

COLEMAN MEDAL
7- henschtell
5- watts
- ladson
4- ebert
- loyd
3- chapman
- hamil
- didak

MEDIA VOTES
3- bruce
- henschell
- didak

DISPOSALS
1. bruce- 51 (219 dream team points )
2. bowdem- 41
3. power- 37

BROWNLOW ODDS
L.Hayes- 10.40
D.Swan 14.20
C.Enright- 20.68

Friday
kangaroos vs demons
odds:
kangaroos 2.00
demons 1.70
thoughts: both teams will want to get a win on the board this week

swans vs power
swans 1.70
power 2.00
thoughts: both teams had close losses last week, would both be hungry

dockers vs lions
odds:
docker 1.60
lions 2.10
thoughts: wouldnt put it past the lions to cause a upset

magpies vs bombers
bombers 1.70
magpies 2.00
thoughts: anzac day brings out the best in the pies, watch out

bulldogs vs blues
odds:
bulldogs 1.40
blues 2.70
thoughts: would back the blues for a uposet with those odds

crows vs tiger
odds:
richmond 1.70
crows 2.00
thoughts: must be the first game that richmond have gone in as favorites

geelong vs eagles
odds:
geelong 1.50
eagles 2.20
thoguhts: no ones giving the reigning premiers a chance WTF????

WEST COAST SELECTION TABLE
waters---glass---wirrpanda
b.jones--hunter--hurn
rosa--cousins-embley
perrie---hansen--varcoe
staker--lynch---rodan
cox----judd-----stenghlin

braun---r.jones---lecras---selwood

in: stenghlin, rosa, staker
out: kerr (suspended), hooper, fletcher (omitted)

the coach said hes looking for more talls inside 50 by saying,"we dont need a team of jeff farmers, not being racist"

hawks vs saints
odds:
hawks 1.70
saints 2.00
thoughts: will be a absolute cracker

ROUND 2 MATCH DAY RESULTS

kangaroos 10 28 88
def
demons 10 8 68

kangaroos best: harvey, petrie, c.jones, l.brown
kangaroos goals: 2:sansbury, petrie, c.jones, gibson, 1:grima, harris

demons best: bruce, dowler, frawly, ferguson
demons goals: 4:bruce, 3:dowler, 2:neitz, 1:miller,

media votes
3- bruce (189 dream team points )
2- harvey
1- frawly

crowd- 23,977


swans 18 28 136
def
power 10 13 73

swans best: kirk, hall, o'keefe, c.bolton
swans goals:6: hall, 3'keefe, 2: j.mcveigh, davis

powers best:b.symes, k.cornes, m.pettigrew, c.cornes
powers goals:3: d.white, 2:k.cornes, m.pettigrew


media votes
3-hall
2- symes
1- k.cornes

crowd- 17971


dockers 20 11 131
def
lions 16 13 109

dockers best: tarrant , pavlich , m.johnson, m.carr
dockers goals: 10:tarrant, 8: pavlich 1:longmuir, crowley

lions best: power, merrit, lappin, adcock, black
lions goals: 4:merrit, 3: moody, 2:notting


media votes
3-tarrant
2- power
1- tarrant

crowd- 19023

magpies 18 19 67
def
bombers 7 12 54

magpies best: didak, swan, clement, holland
magpies goals: 2: didak, fraser 1: brusn, davis, thomas

bombers best: lovett, mcphee, hille, lucas
bombers goals: 2: lloyd, 1:stanton, lucas,ryder

media votes
3-didak (anzac day medal)
2- hille
1- lovett

crowd- 90313


bulldogs 25 13 151
def
carlton 10 5 65

bulldogs best: murphey, west, gianserracuse, cross
bulldogs best:7:murphey, 4:grant,3:johnson, 2:griffen

carltons best: houlihan, scotland, stevens, bradley
carltons goals:3: houlihan, 2:fevola, 1: scotland

media votes
3- murphey
2- west
1- giansirracusa

crowd- 28078


crows 15 19 109
def
tigers 9 8 62

crows best:burton, hensctell, matner, goodwin
crows goals:5: henstchell, 2:brooks, edwards, 1:stevens, mcgregor

tigers best:n.g brown, pattison, collins, hall
tigers goals:3: p.bowden, pattison, 2:tambling, 1:foley

media votes
3-pattison (39 hitouts )
2- henshtell
1- n.g brown

crowd- 26546


eagles vs cats

cats 15 11 101
def
eagles 10 8 68

eagles best: judd, cox, hunter, braun
eagles goals: 3:lynch, 2errie, 1:rodan,hansen

cats best:corey, ablett, milburn, byrnes
cats goals:3:byrns 2:bartel, ablett jnr, corey

west coast best and fariest votes
8- judd
7- stenghlin
6- perrie
5- wirrpanda
4- hansen
3- lynch
2- hunter
1- cox

media votes
3- corey
2- ablett
1- milburn

crowd- 31917


hawks 11 15 81
def
saints 11 6 72

hawks best:williams, sewell, hodge, mitchell
hawks goals: 3:williams, franklin, 1;lewis, mitchell, birchall

saints best: l.fisher, watts, gram ,dal santo
saints goals:4:watts, 3:hamil, 1:harvey, mcguire, dal santo

media votes
3- l.fisher
2. gram
1. m.williams

crowd- 35655

BIG STORIES

AFL TARGETS ATTENDANCE LEVELS
written by mike sheehan

today, afl boss andrew demetrio targeted club fans, and urged them to attend club matches, and not just watch them on tv.

he said that the fans are a vital part of the games future, and if fans didnt go then the game would have serious problems.

in other news channel 7's ratings have skyrocketed over the past month

DEMETRIO RULES OUT ORIGIN RETURN
written by caroline wilson

football fans often try to find a goldne moment for there club, one moment that has shaped there club forever. some people also try to find the greatest moments ever in the afl, however i believe i have found thew lowlight of the history of our game. yesterday andrew demetrio said that state of origin will not be played this year. his excuse for killing football was that the players were to busy and would not want to compete in such a event.

the AFLPA have quickly fired back at this by saying, as a playing group, we would be delighted to play state of origin. so it is obvious, Andrew Demitrio is cancer to australian rules football and he must get the sack, before he ruins what was a once a good game to watch, and it is actions like this that angers football fans and i should be running the afl.

EAGLES COACHING BLUES
written by Robert Walls

A month after the eagles had won there second premiership in a row, star eagles chris judd and ben cousins had signed new contracts, it seemd as though nothing could go wrong at the eagles, however it did.

they suprisngly brought in a new coach, none other than football personality and comedian brian strauchn. it was a risky move that shocked the football world, and eagles fans and the board were hoping it would pay off.

however it hasnt, the eagles have lost there first 2 matches by massive margins, and after strauchn traded off players like ashley sampi and daniel chick, who have all been in career form since leaving, he picked up players in rhan hooper, ian perrie and travis varcoe, who have had absolutely no impact on the club, and could be the reason for the poor form of what was the reigning premiers.

and what does the coach have to say about this. in a recent conference brian strauchn said "its not my fault there s***" and followed it up by saying "SSSSTTTTRRRAAAUUUCCCHHHNNNIIIEEE".

i can only say what a shame it is to see the reigning premiers on the verge of extinction and in such a fertile position.


AFL'S DRUG POLICY
written by Jason Akermanis

MICHEAL BRAUN SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING FOOTBALL

the end

LADDER
Team------------ P----W----L------%------PTS
1. GEELONG--------2----2----0------141-----8
2. MAGPIES--------2----2---0------115------8
3. HAWKS ---------2----2---0------107------8
4. BULLDOGS--------2----1---1------153-----4
5. BOMBERS---------2----1---1 ------130---- 4
6.ST KILDA---------2---- 1---1------123-----4
7.-SWANS----------2---- 1---1------123 -----4
8.CROWS---------- 2-----1---1-------114-----4

9. DOCKERS------2------1---1-------111------4
10.RICHMOND ----2------1----1-------111-----4
11.KANGAS-------2-----1-----1------88-------4
12. POWER ------2------1-----1------82------4
13. BLUES---------2---- 1----1------63-------4
14.LIONS ----------2----0-----1-----89-------0
15. DEMONS -------2----0---- 1-----61-------0
16.EAGLES--------2----0-----1-----58-------0


INJURY WATCH
wirtten by matt whatshisnameagain

it has been a pretty toiling round of injuries in the afl and its only round 2. here are the list of injuries

lenny hayes- left arm- 4 weeks
adam simpson- right acl knee- season
richard cole- right acl knee- season
lance whitnall- right hamstring- 2 weeks
anthony kotafidies- back- test
xavier ellis- left foot fracture- 8 weeks
nathan d brown- left hamstring- 3 weeks
paul haselby- back- 5 weeks
josh kennedy- left quad- 4 weeks
graham polak- corked thigh- avalible






TRIBUNUAL NEWS
it has been a productive night at the tribunal again, with three cases being heard, but only 1 player was given a match penalty

port adelaides damon white (what a coincidence ), was found guilty of striking sydneys nick davis and will recieve a one match ban.

it was better news down at the cattery, with gun forward tom hawkins escaping with a $1,000 fine for his wrestle with west coasts matthew rosa.

in better news for the cats, matthew egans charge of striking tyson stenghlin was thrown out.


STATS LEADERS

Kicks
luke power- 55
cameron bruce- 54
alan didak- 45
robert murphey- 41
trent henschtell- 40

Handballs
Cameron Bruce- 41
Jim Rooke- 40
Scott West- 36
Simon Black- 34
Garry Ablett Jnr- 33

Marks
Cameron Bruce- 33
Adam Mcphee- 24
Alan Didak- 22
Adam Pattison- 22
Chris Tarrant- 22

Clearences
Simon Black- 17
Scott West- 14
Adam Schinder- 14
Cameron Bruce- 12
Luke Power- 12

Disposals
Cameron Bruce- 95
Luke Power- 76
Gary Ablett Jnr- 67
Brent Harvey- 64
Scott West- 63

Hitouts
Dean Cox- 72
Adam Pattison- 55
Robert Campbell- 52
Dylan Mclaren- 50
Peter Everit- 46

Tackles
Jason Gram- 12
Kayne Petifer- 11
Matthew Lloyd- 10
Josh Drummond- 10
Cameron Bruce- 10

Media Votes
6- Didak
- Bruce
5 - Henschtel
4- Power
3- M.Johnson
- A.Pattison

Brownlow Odds
L.Hayes- 9.27
S.Fisher- 27.27
S.Crawford- 27.27
M.Nickoski- 27.27
S.Butler- 27.27

Trent Hentshel going well

ROUND 3 PREVIEW

lions vs bulldogs
odds:
lions 1.70
bulldogs 2.00
thoughts: lions need a win, bulldogs going well. lions by 25

kangaroos vs crows
odds:
crows 1.60
kangaroos 2.10
thoughts:both teams have got a win, and will wont momentum, kangaroos by 10

power vs eagles
odds:
power 2.10
eagles 1.60
thoughts: must win game for both teams. eagles by 30

WEST COAST SELECTION TABLE
waters---glass---wirrpanda
b.jones--hunter--hurn
rosa--cousins-embley
perrie---hansen--varcoe
staker--lynch---rodan
cox----judd-----stenghlin

braun---c.fletcher---lecras---selwood

in: chad fletcher
out: rowan jones


tigers vs swans
odds:
swans 1.50
tigers 2.20
thoughts:both teams equal, should be a good game, swans by 15


blues vs magpies
odds:
magpies 1.30
blues 2.60
thoughts: no ones giving the blues any chance in this long rivalry, blues by 3.

cats vs bombers
odds:
cats 1.80
bombers 1.80
thoughts: both teams getting flying starts to the season, cats by 10

saints vs dockers
odds:
dockers 1.70
saints 2.00
thoughts: how will saints keep pav and tarrant quiet, dockers by 45

demons vs hawks
odds:
demons 2.00
hawks 1.70
thoughts: hawks going well, demons need a win, demons by 20

ROUND 3 RESULTS


lions 13 11 89
def
bulldogs 6 8 44

lions goals:3roud, brown, 1:johnson, power, stiller, moody
lions bestower, adcock, selwood moody

bulldogs best west, gilbee, mcmahon, griffen
bulldogs goals:1: gilbee, muprhey, west, hahn

media votes
3- power
2- west
1- murphey

crowd- 20676


crows 12 12 84
def
kangaroos 8 14 62

crows goals:2:henstchell, 1:biglands, mattner, burton
crows best: rutten, shirley, groundsten, johncock

kangaroos goals: 3: jones, 2: wells 1:smith, urch, gibson
kangaroos best:harvey, wells, sinclair, gibson

media votes
3-b.harvey
2- rutten
1- wells

crowd-22993


west coast vs power

qtr time
power 2 2 14
eagles 3 3 21

half time
power 3 10 28
eagles 4 4 28

3qtr time
power 7 15 57
eagles 8 7 55

full time
eagles 13 12 90
def
power 9 18 72

eagles best:cox, selwood, perrie, lynch
eagles goals:3:lecras, lynch, 2errie, hansen, 1:fletcher, embley, varcoe

port goals:3:motlop, 2ttens, 1:nash,pettigrew
port best:motlop, pearce, brainscomb, ottens

eagles best and fairest voting
8- cox
7- selwood
6- perrie
5- lynch
4- hunter
3- glass
2- waters
1- lecras

coaches thoughts"that was bloody awesome, sssttrraauucchhnniiee"

media votes
3- cox
2- selwood
1- perrie

crowd- 31662


tigers 16 15 111
def
swans 13 15 93

tigers best:raines, polak, n.g brown, petifer
tigers goals: 4etefer 2: simmonds, n.g brown, bradshaw, p.bowden

swans best: goodes,o'keefe, kennelly, buchanon
swans goals:5: hall 1: goodes, LRT, dempster, crouch

magpies 17 16 118
def
blues 6 6 42

magpies best: holland, didak, johnson, h.shaw
magpies goals: 3:didak, burns 2: lockyer,cloke, holland

blues best: thornton, houlihan, lappin, wigiins
blue goals: 1: kenedy, murphey, stevens, teague


cats 16 22 118
def
bomners 9 7 61

cats goals:3: milburn, gardiner 2:byrnes, ablett jnr 1: corey, bartel
cats best:hunt, ablett jnr, bartell, ling

bombers goals:3: lloyd, davey 1: lovett, lucas, hille
bombers besteverill, lovett-murray, mcveigh, mcphee

meda votes
3- hunt
2- ablett jnr
1- bartell

crowd- 38713

saints 10 18 78
def
dockers 9 12 66

saints goals 2: faulkner, 1:gram, montagna, fiora
saints best:s.fisher, maguire, riewoldt, goddard

dockers goals: 3: crowley, 1:tarrant, drum, johnson
docker best: m.johnson, crowley, gilmore, sandilands

media votes
3- crowley
2- m.johnson
1- s.fisher

crowd- 14285


demons 10 21 81
def
hawks 5 12 42

demons goals:2: bruce, green, dowler 1:bate, sylvia, johnstone
demons best:bruce, green, bate ,kardish

hawks goals:1: sewell, bateman, young, williams, croad
hawks best: hodge mitchell, birchall, sewell

media votes
3- green
2- bruce
1- hodge

crowd- 33887

FRASER GEHRIG CHARGED IN NIGHTCLUB INCIDENT

The St Kilda football club and fraser gherig, have yet another reason to be dsiapointed this season, with full forward fraser gehrig arrested in a Melbourne nightclub last night, for apparently assaulting to security guards and harassing to female patrons of the night club.

A police report filed this morning, showd that a extreemly drunk fraser gherig was the person in question, and that witness's firstly saw fraser approaching to women and forcing himself apon them, and amongst the womens refusal, he got quite angry and began to harass and act inappropriate towards them.

it has been reported that then two men, who were later identified as security officers at the night club came over to see what the fuss was, and told fraser to go away. fraser then got angry and began to hit one of the guards across the face, and hit and kicked the other. eventully he was taken out of the nightclub and police were called, and he was charged with assault.

it has also been reported that fraser was not only out over the clubs curphew, but he also had a blood alcohol limit of 0.8 which is a dangerous ammount of alcohol for a professional footballer to consume. there are no reasons or reports as to why he reacted with such rage

Fraser has been in poor form throughout the season, only managing 1 goal in his first 3 games.

the st kilda football club have yet to adress the matter, and give fraser a punnishment

Give Gehrig 4 weeks