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[RW]

Emma Quayle is bringing out an updated version of her book The Draft covering the careers of the 5 players* since their drafting.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/draft-tales-boys-becoming-men-20130329-2gz0g.html

Really looking forward to this one also, all five of the players should have interesting stories to tell

 

[S120]

Campbell Heath just capped off a belting of Melbourne by kicking the first goal of his career.

By the by, how the f*** were Melbourne favourites for that? I saw yesterday they were at $2 at one point. If I was a betting man I'd have been all over that.

 

[RW]

I'm not surprised Port won at all, but more the way they won, as I was expecting this to be a close one. Two bottom sides with a point to prove, you'd expect both would be pretty keen to start the new season with a win. Went for Melbourne only because they were playing at home. Bad weekend for tipsters.

 

[grimlock]

Bevan kicked six goals and Reimers four as the Demons held off South Fremantle by 13 points at Brownes Stadium to start the WAFL season with consecutive wins.
And Perth displayed a level of intensity and ferocity that augers well for their prospects this year.
Captain Bevan, in his second year at the club, and newcomers Reimers and Chance Bateman have added extensive experience to a team that is attempting to build a new culture under coach Damien McMahon.

Woah.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/16477744/demons-double-to-start-season/

 

[ShaySwannies]

Really liked Heath's performance yesterday. He looked calm with the ball, like he had all the time in the world. It was a great moment seeing him kick that last goal.

 

[grimlock]

AFL

• Sean Dempster (St Kilda) - injured
• Trent Dennis-Lane (St Kilda) - subbed on donuts all round
• Campbell Heath (Port Adelaide) - 9 kicks 1 handball 6 marks 2 tackles 2 1%s 1 inside50 1.0 1 assist
• Darren Jolly (Collingwood) - 4 kicks 6 handballs 6 marks 22 hitouts 2 clearances 2 tackles 1 1% 1 inside50
• Adam Schneider (St Kilda) - injured

NEAFL

• Ryan Bottin-Noonan (Sydney Uni) - played
• Ryan Brabazon (Eastlake Demons) - 4th best
• Aaron Bruce (Eastlake Demons) - played
• Amon Buchanan (Hills Eagles) - BOG
• Eugene Kruger (Hills Eagles) - played
• Matthew O'Dwyer (Eastlake Demons) - 6th best
• Mitch Thompson (Sydney Uni) - 1 goal

SANFL

• James Brain (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 7 kicks 4 handballs 2 marks 3 tackles 2 clearances 1 inside50 1 rebound50
• Nathan Gordon (North Adelaide) - bye
• Andrew Hayes (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 5 kicks 4 handballs 7 marks 1 tackle 1 rebound50
• Lewis Johnston (North Adelaide)- bye
• James Meiklejohn (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 3 kicks 3 handballs 2 tackles 33 hitouts 2 clearances 1 rebound50
• Kane Murphy (Norwood) - 12 kicks 3 handballs 2 marks 2 tackles 1 clearance 4 inside50s 1.1 2nd best
• Dylan McNeil (Glenelg) - 7 kicks 1 handball 2 marks 1 tackle 5 clearances 1 inside50 0.1
• Simon Phillips (Norwood) - ???
• Jackson Potter (Central Districts) - ???
• Byron Sumner (Woodville West-Torrens) - 15 kicks 6 handballs 3 marks 6 tackles 6 clearances 6 inside50s 1 rebound50 0.1 2nd best
• Josh Thewlis (South Adelaide) - 9 kicks 2 handballs 2 marks 2 tackles 1 clearance 3 rebound50s

SANFL Reserves

• Ben Haren (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 11 kicks 2 handballs 8 marks 2 tackles 6 hitouts 1 clearance 4 inside50s 1.1

Sydney AFL

• Jack Lynch (Manly Warringah) - preseason

VFL

• Daniel Currie (Werribee Tigers) - 14 disposals 20 hitouts
• Brett Meredith (Werribee Tigers) - played
• Jarred Moore (Werribee Tigers) - 27 disposals 5th best
• Max Otten (Box Hill Hawks) - preseason
• Sam Rowe (Carlton) - preseason
• Jonathan Simpkin (Hawthorn) - preseason
• Matthew Spangher (Hawthorn) - preseason
• Dean Terlich (Casey Scorpions) - preseason
• Patty Veszpremi (Williamstown) - 1 goal

WAFL

• Paul Bevan (Perth Demons) - 19 kicks 8 handballs 14 marks 1 tackle 4 inside50s 6.2
• Peter Faulks (Peel Thunder) - 7 kicks 7 handballs 4 marks 3 tackles 1 inside50
• Daniel Hunt (West Perth) - Bye
• Mark Seaby (Claremont) - 7 kicks 6 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 26 hitouts 4 inside50s

 

[CAS79]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Have some mail that Terlich was good for Casey and is a fair chance for a call up this week for the Demons.

 

[grimlock]

Was that a practice match CAS? I can't find any info on it

 

[bedford]

Might be another one at Peel Thunder

 

[CAS79]

Was that a practice match CAS? I can't find any info on it

Yes, all bar one of the VFL games were practice games.

 

[J_Moore]

Woah.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/16477744/demons-double-to-start-season/

onya Bevo

 

[Sanecow]

Really looking forward to this one also, all five of the players should have interesting stories to tell

Quayle writes of ... Veszpremi's tortuous time in Sydney. ''I didn't feel like I was there to play football,'' he says. ''It was all fitness and weight, fitness and weight.''


Poor baby.

 

[grimlock]

Dean Terlich to debut for Melbourne

 

[S120]

Quayle writes of ... Veszpremi's tortuous time in Sydney. ''I didn't feel like I was there to play football,'' he says. ''It was all fitness and weight, fitness and weight.''


Poor baby.

Yeh, not a great show of an attitude change from him although I have to think that is as 'controversial' as his comments get given they were used for the this paper article to sell the book.

I never got round to reading the first one, might be time I did it.

 

[grimlock]

You definitely should read the first book, made me a little more sympathetic to Vesz's situation.

Cotchin
Rioli
McEvoy
(Brad) Ebert
Veszpremi

Spot the odd man out

 

[Bonz]

Cotchin
Rioli
McEvoy
(Brad) Ebert
Veszpremi

Spot the odd man out

Yeah McEvoy really is a lot taller than the the rest of them.

 

[RW]

Quayle writes of ... Veszpremi's tortuous time in Sydney. ''I didn't feel like I was there to play football,'' he says. ''It was all fitness and weight, fitness and weight.''

To be fair, the Bloods culture ain't for everyone (just ask his lookalike Nick Davis) but I am more curious to find out what happened when he made contact with his estranged dad, it's tough on a kid growing up without a strong father figure.

 

[CAS79]

You definitely should read the first book, made me a little more sympathetic to Vesz's situation.

Cotchin
Rioli
McEvoy
(Brad) Ebert
Veszpremi

Spot the odd man out

Ebert, His surname name begins with a vowel

 

[Sanecow]

To be fair, the Bloods culture ain't for everyone (just ask his lookalike Nick Davis)

I think it's reasonably standard in professional sports now to shy away from chubby asthmatics.

 

[Bonz]

Cotchin
Rioli
McEvoy
(Brad) Ebert
Veszpremi

Spot the odd man out

I could also make an argument about Rioli but I feel as if it may be a bit off-colour...

 

[grimlock]

AFL

• Sean Dempster (St Kilda) - 13 kicks 3 handballs 6 marks 8 rebound50s 2 tackles 2 1%s
• Campbell Heath (Port Adelaide) - 13 kicks 6 handballs 5 marks 1 clearance 6 rebound50s 2 tackles 4 1%s 1 bounce 2 inside50s
• Darren Jolly (Collingwood) - subbed out. 1 kick 1 handball 1 inside50
• Sam Rowe (Carlton) - 7 kicks 4 handballs 4 marks 1 mark50 8 hitouts 1 clearance 1 rebound50 1 tackle 4 1%s 3 inside50s 1.0
• Adam Schneider (St Kilda) - subbed in. 7 kicks 6 handballs 5 marks 1 hitout 1 rebound50 1 inside50
• Dean Terlich (Melbourne) - 9 kicks 3 handballs 4 marks 1 clearance 3 rebound50s 2 tackles 5 1%s

NEAFL

• Ryan Bottin-Noonan (Sydney Uni) - 3rd best
• Ryan Brabazon (Eastlake Demons) - hurt, stretchered off
• Aaron Bruce (Eastlake Demons) - 1 goal 5th best
• Amon Buchanan (Hills Eagles) - 3rd best
• Eugene Kruger (Hills Eagles) - 6th best
• Jay Lewis (Redland) - Bye
• Matthew O'Dwyer (Eastlake Demons) - played
• Mitch Thompson (Sydney Uni) - played

SANFL

• Nathan Gordon (North Adelaide) - 19 kicks 8 handballs 9 marks 3 tackles 6 clearances 3 inside50s 1 rebound50 2.1 4th best
• Andrew Hayes (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 6 kicks 6 handballs 5 marks 1 clearance 1 inside50 1 rebound50 0.1
• Lewis Johnston (North Adelaide) - 9 kicks 2 handballs 6 marks 2 tackles 2 inside50s 3.4
• James Meiklejohn (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 3 kicks 3handballs 1 mark 1 tackle 18 hitouts 2 clearances 1 inside50 0.1
• Kane Murphy (Norwood) - 9 kicks 11 handballs 4 marks 6 tackles 3 inside50s 1 rebound50 1.2 6th best
• Dylan McNeil (Glenelg) - 6 kicks 6 handballs 2 marks 3 tackles 1 clearance 2 inside50s
• Simon Phillips (Norwood) - ???
• Jackson Potter (Central Districts) - ???
• Byron Sumner (Woodville West-Torrens) - ???
• Josh Thewlis (South Adelaide) - Bye

SANFL Reserves

• James Brain (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 2 kicks 1 handball
• Ben Haren (Port Adelaide Magpies) - 4 kicks 1 handball 3 marks 1 inside50 1.1

Sydney AFL

• Blake Guthrie (St George) - 6th best
• Nathan Kenny (St George) - played
• David Lycakis (St George) - played
• Jack Lynch (Manly) - played
• Jason Saddington (St George) - 4 goals
• Tim Wales (Pennant Hills) - played
• Stephen Wray (Pennant Hills) - 6th best

VFL

• Daniel Currie (Werribee Tigers) - Played
• Trent Dennis-Lane (Sandringham) - 5 goals 3rd best
• Brett Meredith (Werribee Tigers) - 1 goal
• Jarred Moore (Werribee Tigers) - 2nd best
• Max Otten (Box Hill Hawks) - ???
• Jonathan Simpkin (Box Hill Hawks) - 3rd best
• Matthew Spangher (Box Hill Hawks) - 2 goals 4th best
• Patty Veszpremi (Williamstown) - 1 goal

WAFL

• Paul Bevan (Perth Demons) - 9 kicks 5 handballs 6 marks 2.3
• Peter Faulks (Peel Thunder) - Bye
• Daniel Hunt (West Perth) - 7 kicks 3 handballs 3 marks 1 tackle 1 inside50
• Mark Seaby (Claremont) - 9 kicks 9 handballs 8 marks 1 tackle 24 hitouts 1 inside50 2.1 BOG
• Kristin Thornton (Peel Thunder) - Bye

 

[Sanecow]

Slightly old news but Jason Love has done his time and has been cleared to coach again.

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2012/11/23/236740_print-version.html

Bring back the biff!

 

[J_Moore]

I see TDL is back to kicking big hauls of goals in sub-AFL comps. Poor bloke. Must be tough to be right on the cusp of the elite level like that, but not able to take the next step.

 

[S120]

He still doesn't seem to have the ability to be a factor anywhere other than in a pocket. And given that, St.Kilda wasn't the best spot to end up in with Milne, Milera, Saad and Schneider all established or well on their way to that point.

I feel sorry for him but I just can't see how he will get a regular senior gig with his game as it is.

 

[bedford]

He still doesn't seem to have the ability to be a factor anywhere other than in a pocket. And given that, St.Kilda wasn't the best spot to end up in with Milne, Milera, Saad and Schneider all established or well on their way to that point.

I feel sorry for him but I just can't see how he will get a regular senior gig with his game as it is.

That about sums him up