Footy Tragic
Round 1 – 2010
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Dans Draftees
Toby’s Team Summaries
Tuney’s Tuition
Weekend Wrap-Up
RICHMOND v CARLTON
Richmond
B: Shane Edwards, Kel Moore, Chris Newman
HB: Mitch Farmer, Luke McGuane, Will Thursfield
C: Dustin Martin, Brett Deledio, Ben Nason
HF: Tom Hislop, Jack Riewoldt, Richard Tambling
F: Relton Roberts, Mitch Morton, Robin Nahas
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Daniel Jackson, Trent Cotchin
I/C: Ty Vickery, Ben Cousins, Daniel Connors, Adam Thomson
Emg: Dean Polo, Graham Polak, Matthew White
New: Mitch Farmer (Port Adelaide), Dustin Martin (Bendigo), Ben Nason (Central District), Relton Roberts (NT Thunder)
Carlton
B: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Paul Bower, Jarrad Waite, Jordan Russell
C: Ryan Houlihan, Marc Murphy, Heath Scotland
HF: Andrew Carrazzo, Lachie Henderson, Kade Simpson
F: Setanta O’hAilpin, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts
Foll: Robert Warnock, Bryce Gibbs, Brock McLean
I/C: Joe Anderson, Mitch Robinson, Andrew Walker, Chris Yarran
Emg: Shaun Grigg, Sam Jacobs, Kane Lucas
Friday March 26
Geelong v Essendon
MCG @ 7.40pm
GEELONG
B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Harry Taylor
HB: Corey Enright, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie
C: James Kelly, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey
HF: Steve Johnson, Tom Hawkins, Paul Chapman
F: Gary Ablett, Cameron Mooney, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Brad Ottens, Cameron Ling, Joel Selwood
Int: Mark Blake, Mitch Duncan, Darren Milburn, David Wojcinski
Emg: James Podsiadly, Steve Motlop, Nathan Djerrkura
New: Mitch Duncan (East Perth)
ESSENDON
B: Henry Slattery, Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Heath Hocking, Tayte Pears, Courtenay Dempsey
C: Ricky Dyson, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton
HF: Brent Prismall, Scott Gumbleton, Angus Monfries
F: Mark Williams, Patrick Ryder, Alwyn Davey
Foll: David Hille, Jason Winderlich, Andrew Welsh
Int: Kyle Reimers, Jay Neagle, David Zaharakis, Ben Howlett
Emg: To be announced
New: Ben Howlett (Peel Thunder), Mark Williams (Hawthorn)
Saturday March 27
Melbourne v Hawthorn
MCG, 2.10pm
MELBOURNE
B: Jamie Bennell, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers
HB: Jack Grimes, James Frawley, Joel MacDonald
C: Aaron Davey, Cameron Bruce, Nathan Jones
HF: James McDonald, Matthew Bate, Ricky Petterd
F: Brad Green, Brad Miller, Jack Trengove
Foll: Mark Jamar, Lynden Dunn, Brent Moloney
Int: James Strauss, Jake Spencer, Jordie McKenzie, Tom Scully
Emg: Addam Maric, Rohan Bail, Clint Bartram
HAWTHORN
B: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Tom Murphy
HB: Brent Guerra, Gibson, Rick Ladson
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis
HF: Michael Osborne, Ryan Schoenmakers, Rhan Hooper
F: Jarryd Morton, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Garry Moss
Int: Jarrod Kayler-Thomson, Carl Peterson, Liam Shiels, Matt Suckling
Emg: Taylor Duryea, Ben Stratton, Jordan Williams
New: Carl Peterson (St Mary’s), Jarrod Kayler-Thomson (Perth)
Sydney Swans v St Kilda
ANZ Stadium @ 7.10pm
SYDNEY
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Rhyce Shaw
HB: Tadhg Kennelly, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Lewis Jetta
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn
F: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarrad Moore
Foll: Mark Seaby, Josh Kennedy, Jude Bolton
Int: Kieren Jack, Martin Mattner, Shane Mumford, Ted Richards
Emg: Paul Bevan, Gary Rohan, Nick Smith
ST KILDA
B: Jason Gram, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna, Clint Jones, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
F: James Gwilt, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Ben McEvoy, David Armitage, Farren Ray
Int: Steven King, Brett Peake, Lenny Hayes, Jarryn Geary
Emg: Alistair Smith Robert Eddy Adam Pattison
New: Brett Peake (Fremantle)
Brisbane Lions v West Coast
Gabba @ 7.10pm
BRISBANE LIONS v WEST COAST
Brisbane Lions
B: Joel Patfull, Daniel Merrett, Ashley McGrath
HB: Josh Drummond, Matt Maguire, Jed Adcock
C: Justin Sherman, Daniel Rich, Michael Rischitelli
HF: Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, Jack Redden
F: Amon Buchanan, Brendan Fevola, Todd Banfield
Foll: Mitchell Clark, Jared Brennan, Simon Black
I/C: Travis Johnstone, Andrew Raines, Matthew Leuenberger, Brent Staker
Emg: Cheynee Stiller,Tom Rockliff, James Hawksley
New: Todd Banfield (Swan Districts), Amon Buchanan (Sydney Swans), Brendan Fevola (Carlton), Matt Maguire (St Kilda), Andrew Raines (Richmond), Brent Staker (West Coast)
West Coast
B: Eric Mackenzie, Darren Glass, Brett Jones
HB: Beau Waters, Mitch Brown, Shannon Hurn
C: Andrew Embley, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood
HF: Mark Nicoski, Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey
F: Nic Naitanui, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Chris Masten
I/C: Sam Butler, Brad Ebert, Pat McGinnity, Tom Swift
Emg: Bradd Dalziell, Will Schofield, Matt Spangher
New: Luke Shuey (Oakleigh)
Sunday, March 28
PORT ADELAIDE v NORTH MELBOURNE
Port Adelaide
B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Andrew Moore
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Robbie Gray, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
F: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, Daniel Motlop
Foll: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
I/C: Jackson Trengove, Mitch Banner, Justin Westhoff, Paul Stewart
Emg: Scott Harding, Nick Salter, Matt Thomas
New: Mitch Banner (Western Jets), Cameron Hitchcock (Glenelg), Andrew Moore (Eastern Ranges), Jay Schulz (Richmond), Jackson Trengove (Calder)
North Melbourne
B: Gavin Urquhart, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Michael Firrito, Lachie Hansen, Scott McMahon
C: Ryan Bastinac, Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright
HF: Daniel Wells, Todd Goldstein, Brent Harvey
F: Leigh Harding, David Hale, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Liam Anthony, Andrew Swallow
I/C: Lindsay Thomas, Leigh Adams, Ben Ross, Matt Campbell
Emg: Nathan Grima, Corey Jones, Robbie Tarrant
New: Ryan Bastinac (Dandenong)
WESTERN BULLDOGS v COLLINGWOOD
Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Daniel Cross, Matthew Boyd, Josh Hill
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Shaun Higgins
F: Jason Akermanis, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C: Liam Picken, Will Minson, Brad Johnson, Andrejis Everitt
Emg: Brodie Moles, Dylan Addison, Callan Ward
Collingwood
B: Alan Toovey, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Heath Shaw
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, Ben Johnson
HF: Josh Fraser, John Anthony, Alan Didak
F: Paul Medhurst, Travis Cloke, Leon Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Shane O’Bree, Sharrod Wellingham, Steele Sidebottom, Leigh Brown
Emg: Dayne Beams, Nathan Brown, Brent Macaffer
New: Luke Ball (St Kilda), Darren Jolly (Sydney Swans)
FREMANTLE v ADELAIDE
Fremantle
B: Alex Silvagni, Chris Tarrant, Garrick Ibbotson
HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Anthony Morabito, David Mundy, Adam McPhee
HF: Michael Johnson, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
F: Jay van Berlo, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
I/C: Des Headland, Nick Suban, Paul Hasleby, Ryan Crowley
Emg: Byron Schammer, Steven Dodd, Kepler Bradley
New: Michael Barlow (Werribee), Anthony Morabito (Peel Thunder), Alex Silvagni (Casey)
Adelaide
B: Andrew McLeod, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens
HB: Brent Reilly, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Myke Cook, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay
HF: Bernie Vince, Trent Hentschel, Tyson Edwards
F: Richard Douglas, Kurt Tippett, Taylor Walker
Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Nathan van Berlo, Scott Thompson
I/C: Tony Armstrong, Patrick Dangerfield, Jared Petrenko, Rory Sloane
Emg: Jarrhan Jacky*, Ivan Maric, Will Young
New: Tony Armstrong (Calder)
*Jacky took Graham Johncock’s place in the squad after he was ruled out on Friday morning with a broken thumb.
17 Comments on Round 1 – 2010
Well i guess if we are looking at important news out of this, it would be:
-Dustin Martin debut (as if there was a doubt!)
-Ben Nason named on a wing for his debut (proving he will not line up in the backline)
-No Webberley
-No Polak
-Relton Roberts (elevated rookie) debuting – could be a good pick.
-Warnock first game in the Blue
-Murphy and Waite named
-Kane Lucas emergency (even tho Judd is missing – to me this says NO)
-Henderson named at CHF
-Kruezer named full forward BUT Warnock is the only other ruckman playing, suggesting Kruez will play time in the ruck,
-Bower a smokey as designated rebounder out of defence…
Still in 2 minds with Murphy.. Are we reading into this injury/fitness thing too much? By every account he seems good to go. I am desperately anxious to squeeze him into my team before tomorrow’s lockout if he is!
Ultimately he will average very highly for the year. How much (if at all) he will go down early on is unclear but you need to work out if he is worth a trade(may cost 2 to get the cash) during the first 10 rounds. My thoughts would be to probably select him knowing he could have a down turn early on, however he won’t average much less than in 2009 early in the season.
I think the risk of a little loss of price in the short term is worthwhile in the long term when you don’t have to burn the trade or two to pick him up. He played a half of the VFL last week – ran very well and played well apparently – so he picked up more fitness and touch.
Footytragic – can you get back to me on the defenders advice article? im not usually impatient but… it does start tonight. thanks :)
Just wondering if you think Banner is in Ports best 22. And also what you think of Kayler-Thomson, will he be pushed out in the next few weeks by players returning from injury?
Yeah, I’m really suss about JKT keeping his spot with the amount of quality players Hawks have to come back soon.
Banner is so touch and go. He had a great pre-season and looked really impressive. I never liked him as a junior, but he won me a bit in the NAB. Very touch and go if he’s best 22 and I don’t like the idea of having a fringe kid in the hands of the DT antichrists Choco AND Laidley!
I loved JKT’s game against the Dogs, but im gonna agree with Dan, he probably aint best 22 – especially with the likes of Burgoyne etc to return!
Also worried about Howlett for similar reasons…
Man – Got to re-organise my forward rookies
Rockliff and Pods not being selected puts a spanner in the works
Not sure I want to start the season with Gumby in my side and Duncan’s position in Geelongs side far from secure.
Probably go for Gumby or keep Rockliff – Gumby is in the best 22 when fit but Rockliff is a better cash cow when he gets his chance.
Stress attack! I hate Geelong and Brisbane for their selections!! argh!
here is the decision i face for my final forward spot.
pods (1st emg, job security) / gumbleton (doesnt have a body) / petereson (job security)/ robbie tarrant ( unknown) / duncan ( job security) / hitchcock (wade thompson nightmares) / rockliff (1st emg, job security)
Who would you pick, in what order, and why??
Also still very unsure on my 3rd defender around the 370k mark. Very touch and go
I have settled on Hitchcock at the moment, he adds a little livewire up front for the power. Surely he doesnt follow Wade’s example last year. Only concern is Motlop to come back into the side but he should get early games to prove himself.
Still undecided on Rockliff or Pods and whether it’s worth holding them until they get the opportunity to play enough games!? And just cant bring myself to get on Gumby.
the way i have it at the moment is hitchcock> gumbleton ( just) > duncan/peterson > rockliff > pods.
Can the footytragic team give us some info on tarrant?
How does he play, will the Roos give him every opportunity, etc?
He could potentially solve all these dilemmas. Petrie out for 6 weeks (susp/broken bones) so will he get at least 6 matches barring injury?
Tarrant probably brings slightly more job security than the other forwards, but he’ll be a very low scorer. They seem to be playing him in a key defensive post and he’s looking very dour in that role. I never rated him too highly – certainly not as high as the first round pick they used on him!
I’ve got the same dilemma due to havig one starting forward rookie and two on the bench… I am starting Hitchcock and belive he is pretty safe… The other two are pods and rockliff… I’m counting on injuries to get these two into their side, but I hate countig on players that I’m only selecting because they were named round one…
I don’t want gumby because of his injuries, Peterson is far from safe with rioli, Franklin and Burgoyne to come back. Tarrant is an interesting one- I’ve liked his preseason, and whilst he does fit under the same injury bracket at gumby, his injuries haven’t been quite so severe. He played a defensive role in the nab cup, but in the last two games, Scott asked him to play more attacking, equalling in a much better output. With kids the priority at north, and the injury to Petrie and greenwood, he is more than safe in the squad. I would probably chop rockliff from your rookies due to his price and the fact Geelong are currently playing lonergan in their squad- no chance he will keep his spot!! I even smell a late change! Hope this helps evryone!!
Oh, and for what it’s worth, I have kept my team unchanged- risky, but the I have been burned two years in a row selecting players on round one selection and not form…
27, 6 and 54 are Tarrants three nab scores.
Hitchcock has been averaging roughly 50 a game.
Such a difficult choice.
What do you make on the Gray injury? Will he play?
I hope you picked Murphy, Tits Mcgee. Murphy picked up 93 points from just 71% game time. When he is fully fit he plays at least 10% more than that. Huge upside!
Yeah good call murph! I had Gibbs, so I’m happy he stepped up in the second quarter! Final teams now released and no tarrant, beams, moles or ward!! Some coaches will be pulling their hair out! Those with moles should look at howlett from essendon. Persoanlly, I’ve been out all day and will be all night, so no changing my team at all! It’s scary and frustrating, but at least it will stop me from making silly last minute decisions! So far my stupidest may be dropping buddy from my team at 1am this morning!
Nah, couldn’t bring myself to do it Murph, didn’t have the balls. I will somehow work him into my team in due course i guess, but i don’t see him coming down enough to be considered a ‘bargain’ at any point.
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