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2013 FREE AGENTS

ADELAIDE

Jason Porplyzia

Brent Reilly

Ben Rutten

Nathan van Berlo

BRISBANE LIONS

Simon Black

Jonathan Brown

Joel Patfull

CARLTON

Eddie Betts

Andrew Carrazzo

Heath Scotland

COLLINGWOOD

Alan Didak

Ben Johnson

Nick Maxwell

Dale Thomas

ESSENDON

Dustin Fletcher

David Hille

Nathan Lovett-Murray

Jobe Watson

Jason Winderlich

FREMANTLE

Michael Johnson

GEELONG

Paul Chapman

Joel Corey

Corey Enright

Mathew Stokes

HAWTHORN

Max Bailey

Xavier Ellis

Lance Franklin

Luke Hodge

Sam Mitchell

Michael Osborne

MELBOURNE

Aaron Davey

Colin Sylvia

NORTH MELBOURNE

Michael Firrito

Brent Harvey

Scott McMahon

Drew Petrie

Daniel Wells

PORT ADELAIDE

Alipate Carlile

Kane Cornes

RICHMOND

Daniel Jackson

Luke McGuane

Chris Newman

Shane Tuck

Matt White

ST KILDA

Jason Blake

Lenny Hayes

Justin Koschitzke

Stephen Milne

SYDNEY SWANS

Jude Bolton

Adam Goodes

WEST COAST

Dean Cox

Andrew Embley

Darren Glass

Mark LeCras

Mark Nicoski

Adam Selwood

Beau Waters

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Adam Cooney

Daniel Cross

Daniel Giansiracusa

Dale Morris

Just thought this would be an interesting fun thing while we wait for the actual season to start!

My best 22:

Backs-

Chris Newman- Would bring unbelievable leadership, selflessness and courage to the team

Dustin Fletcher- everlasting, still an incredibly smart player and a great defender

Heath Scotland- Such a smart player, always uses the ball well, must have

Half-Backs:

Beau Waters- The most courageous player in the game, great hands and boot

Darren Glass- another legend, still performs on oppositions best forward and does great

Corey Enright- Great rebounding player, always uses ball well

Centres-

Jobe Watson- Reigning Brownlow Medalist, great player and must have

Sam Mitchell- A near complete player, can kick on both sides and hit targets superb, one of the best in game

Andrew Carrazzo- Fills the role as tagger, would always take opponents best midfielder

Rucks-

Dean Cox- Premier ruckman in the game still, always hit well to teammates and great mark, clutch player

Lenny Hayes- The heart and soul of St. Kilda, courageous, selfless player needed in the team

Luke Hodge- Absolute champion, courageous, fast and great kick, would fit well

Half-Forwards:

Eddie Betts- One of if not the best small forward in the league, does incredible things and always scores goals

Jonothan Brown- What a man, courageous, inspiring, tough, and a great player

Mark LeCras- Player capapble of scoring big and got a lot of skill and agility

Forwards:

Drew Petrie- Great mark and can always score big bags, could also play second ruck

Lance Franklin- The games biggest player, will be talked about until he signs, absolute beast, incredible record and is an absolute freak!

Stephen Milne- Class player, always gets goals on the board and does some freaky stuff

Interchange-

Adam Goodes- Mr. Versatile, in my opinion the greatest ever Swan and a legend of the game, can play anywhere and as support to big Cox

Brent Reilly- Taken his game too another level running off half back, can defend and create chances

Simon Black- Great player, great with the ball and gets it done when needed

SUB:

Jude bolton- Great player, great user of the footballl and a smart player

Your team?

Very enjoyable year on Y!A, hope everyone has a good day. Ciao bello's

Some of you may remember a while ago when i asked for help to make a video about the season we just witnessed. Well now that video is up

It's a very long video, 15 minutes, but I put a lot of effort into it and personally think i did a pretty decent job. Please watch it and let me know what you think, and if you have youtube, chuck me a like, comment and a subscription. I know we all hate people asking for youtube views on here and that, but i made this for you guys mainly, so yeah enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d7-M6uMCDw&feature...

This was posted on the Swans wall, too good not to share aahahaha

So you've picked up Tippett. Careful, he may get home sick and request to be traded to Fremantle

3-2-1 for 3 best players on gf day in your opinion. I will announce the winners of the Season when this question expires.

My votes

3- Dan Hannebery

2- Brad Sewell

1- Ryan O Keefe

I asked this question mid way through 2012 and what to see how opinions have changed and add in some new players

Updated list

1. Brendan Goddard

2. Brent Moloney

3. Steven Salopek

4. Kurt Tippett

5. Troy Chaplin

6. Angus Monfries

7. Danyle Pearce

8. Shannon Byrnes

9. Steven Salopek

10. Jordan Russell

11. Bret Thornton

12. Ricky Dyson

13. David Hille

14. Jared Rivers

15. Thomas Murphy

16. Jayden Post

17. Quinten Lynch

18. Hamish McIntosh

In my personal brown low count, I had:

Gary Ablett (35)

Dane Swan (33)

Josh P. Kennedy (31)

Scott Thompson (27)

Dayne Beams (24)

Im sure the votes were way off but i reckon i could be on the money with the top 5

My semi finals question got deleted so can you please do semi final voting here as well, but seperate from preliminaries, or just do one week if you want, im not a cop.

My votes:

Semi:

3- Taylor Walker

2- Dale Thomas

1- Dane Swan

Preliminaries:

3- Ryan O'Keefe

2- Cyril Rioli

1- Kurt Tippett

Awarded to the best player between Port and Collingwood. Do you think this is a good idea ?

I'm the inside guy, you heard it from me

I have decided to run this award until GF Day

My votes

3- Adam Goodes

2- Matthew Pavlich

1- Ryan O'Keefe

The final round before we find out the winner of this amazing award!

My votes

3 Patrick Dangerfield 36 touches and dominated the game

2 Travis Cloke back to his best, equal most marks of his career and 5 goals

1 Jack Riewoldt Kicked 6 and worked for his goals. Earned the coleman

LIAM JURRAH has quit Melbourne as he prepares to fight a court battle next year.

The injured 23-year-old has been on indefinite leave in recent weeks, staying with family in South Australia.

"It's his decision," Jurrah's friend and mentor Bruce Hearn Mackinnon told AFL.com.au on Monday.  

"He still wants to be an AFL player, he still loves footy, he just needs to spend time with his family and focus on his own welfare," he said.

"He'd still like to play AFL, unfortunately that won't be with Melbourne.

"His focus now is just to spend time with his family in Adelaide and sort own his own issues."

Jurrah's manager Ned Guy told The Age his player realised walking away from Melbourne could mean the end of his career.

"Liam has decided he needs to be close to his family," Guy said.

"At this point in time family is number one for Liam and they are based in Adelaide. We know things can change over time.

"Does he want to continue playing football? Yes he does. He is still very passionate about footy because he loves the game and he understands it can make a difference to his people and culture.

"But at the moment his happiness and well-being are the more important thing and for that he needs to be in Adelaide."

Jurrah now needs to be selected by Port Adelaide or Adelaide to keep his AFL career alive.

More to come...

I am making an AFL video based on the unforgettable moments (on and off the field) of the 2012 AFL Season.

But I need some suggestions: I mainly need marks, hits and goals but anything else i have forgot on this list would be appreciated. thanks guys

What i've got:

AFL 2012 - The Moments you won't forget

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Games

Karmichael Hunt Goal after siren v Richmond

Hamish macintosh miss after siren v Essendon

tom Hawkins goal after siren v hawthorn

port win v st. Kilda

Adelaide win v Sydney

hawthorn win v Sydney

Carlton win v Richmond

Gold Coast win v Carlton

GWS win v gold coast

GWS win v port

Collingwood win v sydney

Adelaide win v Essendon

richmond win v st. Kilda

Collingwood win v essendon

sydney win v Geelong

Collingwood win v west coast

Dempsey play on v Sydney

Melbourne win v Essendon

Brisbane win v west coast

port comeback v north

Geelong win v hawthorn rd 2

Fremantle win v Geelong

coaches

Primus sacking

Ratten sacking

Off the Field

Broadcast Deal

Judd suspension

Jim Stynes Death

Travis Cloke contract saga

Liam Jurrah

Minson sledge

Dane Swan suspended

Daniel Connors and Dustin Martin

Buddy Franklin 6 weeks

Social Media

Hits

Hayes tackle V bulldogs

Wellingham bump V Carlton

Retirements

Cameron Bruce

Brad Green

Brad Miller

Kelvin W. Moore

Lindsay Gilbee

Ryan Hargrave

Chris Tarrant

Antoni Grover

Mark McVeigh

Michael Doughty

Marks

Rioli Mark Rd 1 V Collingwood

Eddie Betts two marks Rd 2 V Brisbane

Chris Mayne Rd 3 V Brisbane

Jeremy Howe two marks Rd 4 V bulldogs

Cyril Rioli Rd 4 V West Coast

Beau Waters Rd 5 V Richmond

Andrew Walker Rd 6 V GWS

Mitch Clark Rd 6 V Geelong

Heath Shaw Rd 7 V Brisbane

Jeremy Howe Rd 8 V Sydney

Nic Naitnuai Rd 9 V Fremantle

Jack Riewoldt Rd 9 V hawthorn

Andrew Walker Rd 11 V Geelong

Sharrod Wellingham Rd 11 V Melbourne

Out of the top 5 sides, only one side doesn't play another top 4 team in the last month. Guess who that is? And their fans are obsessed that they dont have the easiest draw in AFL history. If they don't win the minor premiership it will be an underachievement. As their record shows, only 4 of their wins have been against the top 8 sides. To compare, they have 5 wins against the bottom 3 sides. Crows final 4 games are against 9th, 13th, 16th and 17th. Atrocious by the AFL, but if you think about it, winning the minor premiership but not the GF will be just as sweet.

I'm not sure if he made this or stole it, but honestly, what are your thoughts on that? It's absolutely pathetic in my view.

Kev? Brutal? Meth maybe?

3-2-1 system for three best of round 22

My votes

3 Josh Kennedy - The Sydney one, 35 touches and a great game

2 Dayne Zorko - lifted at crunch time to deliver a great win for the Lions

1 Charlie Dixon - inspirational in upset of the round

At the beginning of 2012?

This was my preseason prediction.

1. 1. Geelong 19W 1D 2L

2. Hawthorn 18W 4L

3. West Coast 17W 5L

4. Sydney 16W 6L

5. Carlton 16W 6L

6. Collingwood 12W 10L

7. Fremantle 12W 10L

8. Adelaide 11W 1D 10L

9. North Melbourne 10W 12L

10. Gold Coast 8W 14 L

11. Bulldogs 8W 14L

12. Brisbane 7W 15L

13. Richmond 7W 15L

14. GWS 6W 16L

15. St. kilda 6W 16L

16. Essendon 6W 16L

17. Port Adelaide 4W 18L

18. Melbourne 2W 20L

FINALS:

112 Geelong V Sydney 89

88 Hawthorn V West Coast 81

95 Carlton V Adelaide 103

80 Collingwood V Fremantle 67

Wk 2

121 Sydney V Adelaide 77

128 West Coast V Collingwood 54

Wk 3

85 Geelong V West Coast 81 (1st Season Superstar Shane Kersten (Pick 34) to goal after siren)

100 Hawthorn V Sydney 90

Wk 4

86 Geelong V Hawthorn 102

Norm Smith:

Brad Sewell 31T 2G

Coleman:

Franklin 104 (that's right)

Podsiadly 83

Cloke 78

Brownlow

Thompson 28

Mitchell 26

Goodes 25

Rising Star

Brad Hill (Hawthorn)

Shane Kersten (Geelong)

Stephen Coniglio (GWS)

(My mark on my prediction)

Ladder: I got pretty close. Tipped 7 of the top 8, had Carlton in and North out. (9)

Finals: The final six seems about right, maybe dfferent match ups. Also, Shane Kersten never got a game. (7)

Coleman: Way off on Podsiadly and Cloke, Franklin also nowhere near 100 (5)

Brownlow: Thompson good odds. Mitchell a smoky. Goodes out all year (7)

Rising Star: None of them deserve it (1)

Ie. Steven Baker targeting Stevie J's hand a couple of years back.

My thoughts

If a player comes back on, he is running the risk of getting injured, if you can't take any more hits to your injured part, don't come back on.

That being said, if the contact being made is illegal. Ie hitting a player in the face because of a sore nose, then that should be punished.

What are you thoughts on this matter

Lenny Hayes collision with Taylor Hunt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btkCGLGaJvk&feature...

I think he will probably cop a week for this

Daniel Kerr striking

(I can't find a video)

I Haven't seen the incident

Campbell Brown bump on Ben Stratton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpLvZ72Az4&feature...

bad record may hurt him but should be safe.

Anything else I missed?