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[Perrip]

Harry Sharp will debut for Melbourne this weekend.

Debutant frenzy | Six get their chance

 

[M Malice]

Congratulations to former Lions legend Luke Hodge on being inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

 

[M Malice]

I visit the QAFL board regularly, noted today that Matt Hammelmann has kicked 85 goals in 14 games this season.

Over the last 4 seasons he has kicked 355 goals in 70 games, an average of a smidgen over 5 goals per game.

Levi Casboult

30

Levi Casboult

Age

35

Ht

199cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.7

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.1

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.3

2star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.4

5star

73 goals in 16 games this season and another x Lion Jono Freeman 39 goals in 17 games.

 

[Nathan Barley]

I visit the QAFL board regularly, noted today that Matt Hammelmann has kicked 85 goals in 14 games this season.

Over the last 4 seasons he has kicked 355 goals in 70 games, an average of a smidgen over 5 goals per game.

Levi Casboult 73 goals in 16 games this season and another x Lion Jono Freeman 39 goals in 17 games.

Should we draft him?

 

[M Malice]

Should we draft him?

Nah too old(29) and didn't want it enough apparently, which is fine, the level of dedication required for professional sport is not for everyone, some just like playing with their mates.

I like to keep an eye on x lions players, thought it might be of some interest to a few on here.

 

[dlanod]

Should we draft him?

Rumour is he's knocked back a few clubs that have enquired about him returning to the AFL as a mature age option.

 

[scoman]

Rumour is he's knocked back a few clubs that have enquired about him returning to the AFL as a mature age option.

Thats what I have been told also. I used to bang on about his goal kicking exploits on here, utterly perplexed as to why he wasn't getting a second crack. Happy with his career and playing local footy was the explanation given to me.

 

[Nathan Barley]

How many goals did Gallop kick last year?

 

[M Malice]

How many goals did Gallop kick last year?

Only played 9 games in the QAFL in 2024, kicked 30 goals, he did win the QAFL rising star as well.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Only played 9 games in the QAFL in 2024, kicked 30 goals, he did win the QAFL rising star as well.

Kind of puts things in perspective when a kid can do that

 

[Miller1971]

Hammelman was also the leading goalkicker in the VFL in a side that got the wooden spoon in 2021.

He was also back to back leading goalkicker in the NEAFL in 2018-2019 in a team that didn't play finals.

Essendon chased him pretty hard, but he decided against it.

To put Gallop's numbers from 2024 in perspective, he kicked 30 in 9 games. But he kicked 20 of them in 3 games, 2 of those games against the bottom sides and 1 in the final round when Morningside rested half their team as their ladder position coudn't change.

He's also kicked 26 in the VFL this year, so isn't a slouch

 

[3KZ is Football]

Rumour is he's knocked back a few clubs that have enquired about him returning to the AFL as a mature age option.

I’ve had to knock them back as well.

 

[Miller1971]

Finished the H&A season with 93 goals from 15 games to win the goalkicking for the 4th consecutive year.

Bit of a shootout in the Top of the table clash with Hammelman kicking 9 and Casboult kicking 8 (who finished 3rd in the goalkicking, on 80 goals from 17 games)

 

[briztoon]

Finished the H&A season with 93 goals from 15 games to win the goalkicking for the 4th consecutive year.

Bit of a shootout in the Top of the table clash with Hammelman kicking 9 and Casboult kicking 8 (who finished 3rd in the goalkicking, on 80 goals from 17 games)

What I take away from this, is that Casboult has retired to the Goldy and his kids will be in their academy.

 

[Miller1971]

There are lots of ex AFL players living on the GC who might have decent kids as players.

Buddy Franklin probably the biggest name of them all.

Casboult does have 3 sons....

 

[briztoon]

Might have to rethink these academy rorts in 15 years.

 

[Mr Ripper]

What I take away from this, is that Casboult has retired to the Goldy and his kids will be in their academy.

Keep them away from Robbo's kids https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/c...e/news-story/d3806a19a03d8318b19c79bd8ca73577

 

[braddsey]

Keep them away from Robbo's kids https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/c...e/news-story/d3806a19a03d8318b19c79bd8ca73577

Bring's back fond memories... back in uni-days we organised a booze cruise on the Yarra with the night ending with me depositing a mate at St. Vincents Hospital at about 1am after falling between the boat and the dock and splitting his chin. He spewed in the taxi on the way to the hospital, and was comfortably lying on the Nicholson Street in the rain while I threw a handful of cash and apologies to the taxi driver. My mate then walked out of the hospital at about 5:30am and somehow got himself home in Brunswick.

Good times!

(and thank goodness kids of today don't have the same binge drinking culture we did back in the day!).

 

[Mr Ripper]

JL makes the All (South) Australian team

 

[Mr Ripper]

Um, what's with displaying the team from the FF line down - its backwards, but hardly surprising given its come out of SA

Wait till you see their ladder

 

[BuntonRules]

JL makes the All (South) Australian team

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and Casey Voss

 

[Mr Ripper]

Forgot to mention Kalin Lane has recovered from his ACL and played his first game back for Claremont seniors in the WAFL last week, after a couple of months in the reserves. Unfortunately he was dropped for the start of the finals today.

 

[Mr Ripper]

JL makes the All (South) Australian team

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Finished =5th in the Magarey Medal.

 

[Darren Downunder]

I hope this works. This appeared on my YouTube feed.
Trent Cotchin

9

Trent Cotchin

Age

35

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.4

5star

K

13.8

5star

HB

9.5

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

5.2

5star

D

19.0

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

9.5

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.3

5star

CL

3.5

4star

D

16.6

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.0

3star

interviewing Luke Hodge about retiring from Hawthorn and joining Brisbane.

 

[Gadzorks]

I hope this works. This appeared on my YouTube feed.
Trent Cotchin interviewing Luke Hodge about retiring from Hawthorn and joining Brisbane.

We owe hodge so much. And fagan for asking obviously, but even with fagan we would not have had the success we have without hodge.

The timing might not work, but I'd happily have him as our next coach.