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Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Cale Hooker, Heath Hocking
C: Kyle Reimers, Ricky Dyson, Brent Prismall
HF: Angus Monfries, Scott Lucas, Jason Winderlich
F: Andrew Welsh, Matthew Lloyd, Alwyn Davey
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton
I/C: Sam Lonergan, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Andrew Lovett, Hayden Skipworth
Emg: Bachar Houli, Michael Hurley, David Zaharakis

In: Silvester
Out: Adam Pattison

Carlton
B: Michael Jamison, Mark Austin, Paul Bower
HB: Nick Stevens, Bret Thornton, Dennis Armfield
C: Kade Simpson, Aaron Joseph, Bryce Gibbs
HF: Ryan Houlihan, Brad Fisher, Mitch Robinson
F: Setanta O’hAilpin, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy
I/C: Steven Browne, Jeff Garlett, Shaun Hampson, Jordan Russell
Emg: Joe Anderson, Richard Hadley, Chris Yarran

In: Fisher, Garlett, Houlihan, O’hAilpin
Out: Richard Hadley, Jarrad Waite (knee), Simon Wiggins (hamstring), Chris Yarran

West Coast
B: Mitch Brown, Darren Glass, David Wirrpanda
HB: Mark Nicoski, Eric Mackenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Andrew Embley, Daniel Kerr, Matt Rosa
HF: Tom Swift, Josh Kennedy, Scott Selwood
F: Adam Hunter, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Chris Masten, Adam Selwood
I/C: Brad Ebert, Jamie McNamara, Ben McKinley, Tyson Stenglein
Emg: Sam Butler, Mark Seaby, Matt Spangher

In: Hunter, LeCras, McNamara, Stenglein, Swift
Out: Matt Priddis (groin), Sam Butler, Adam Cockie, Brett Jones, Mark Seaby

Western Bulldogs
B: Liam Picken, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Tom Williams, Ryan Hargrave
C: Nathan Eagleton, Ryan Griffen, Daniel Cross
HF: Josh Hill, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jason AKermanis, Will Minson, Scott Welsh
Foll: Ben Hudson, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney
I/C: Daniel Giansiracusa, Shaun Higgins, Stephen Tiller, Callan Ward
Emg: Tim Callan, Dylan Addison, Jarrod Harbrow

In: Hargrave, Tiller
Out: Tim Callan, Jarrod Harbrow

Sydney Swans
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Jared Crouch
C: Adam Goodes, Brett Kirk, Amon Buchanan
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Ted Richards, Kieren Jack
F: Jarred Moore, Barry Hall, Michael O’Loughlin
Foll: Darren Jolly, Jarrad McVeigh, Jude Bolton
I/C: Luke Ablett, Paul Bevan, Nick Malceski, Jesse White
Emg: Craig Bird, Mike Pyke, Kristin Thornton

In: Roberts-Thomson
Out: Craig Bird

North Melbourne
B: Nathan Grima, Scott Thompson, Gavin Urquhart
HB: Brady Rawlings, Michael Firrito, Leigh Harding
C: Ben Ross, Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright
HF: Daniel Wells, Drew Petrie, Ben Warren
F: Lindsay Thomas, David Hale, Scott McMahon
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Levi Greenwood, Andrew Swallow
I/C: Adam Simpson, Todd Goldstein, Aaron Edwards, Josh Gibson
Emg: Corey Jones, Daniel Harris, Josh Smith

In: Greenwood
Out: Sam Power (hamstring)

Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Joel Macdonald, James Polkinghorne
HB: Sam Sheldon, Jared Brennan, Josh Drummond
C: Scott Harding, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Justin Sherman
F: Cheynee Stiller, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Foll: Mitch Clark, Rhan Hooper, Jed Adcock
I/C: Tim Notting, Albert Proud, Lachlan Henderson, Matt Austin
Emg: Tom Collier, Aaron Cornelius, Travis Johnstone

In: Proud, Hooper, Henderson
Out: Aaron Cornelius, Travis Johnstone, Tom Collier

St Kilda
B: Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Zac Dawson
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Raphael Clarke, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
F: Lenny Hayes, Justin Koschitzke, Sam Gilbert
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Clint Jones, Leigh Montagna
I/C: Jarryn Geary, James Gwilt, Steven King, Andrew McQualter
Emg: Jason Gram, David Armitage, Luke Miles

No change

Melbourne
B: Matthew Whelan, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers
HB: James Frawley, Stefan Martin, Aaron Davey
C: Jack Grimes, Cale Morton, Brock McLean
HF: Colin Sylvia, Brad Miller, Daniel Bell
F: Brad Green, Matthew Bate, Cameron Bruce
Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, James McDonald
I/C: Paul Johnson, Addam Maric, Nathan Jones, Jamie Bennell
Emg: Kyle Cheney, Lynden Dunn, Ricky Petterd

In: Jamar, Bell
Out: Ricky Petterd, Russell Robertson

Fremantle
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Antoni Grover
HB: Nic Suban, Luke McPharlin, Steven Dodd
C: Stephen Hill, Paul Hasleby, Garrick Ibbotson
HF: Paul Duffield, Michael Johnson, Andrew Foster
F: Brett Peake, Matthew Pavlich, Dean Solomon
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Byron Schammer, David Mundy
I/C: Josh Head, Matt de Boer, Des Headland, Scott Thornton
Emg: Hayden Ballantyne, Ryan Murphy, Clayton Hinkley

In: Foster, Broughton, Head
Out: Roger Hayden (leg), Ryan Murphy, Clayton Hinkley

Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Dean Polo
HB: Joel Bowden, Luke McGuane, Will Thursfield
C: Andrew Collins, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Richard Tambling, Jack Riewoldt, Nathan Brown
F: Adam Pattison, Mitch Morton, Robin Nahas
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Foley
I/C: Trent Cotchin, Ben Cousins, Matthew White, Kayne Pettifer
Emg: Jordan McMahon, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Adam Thomson

In: Cousins, Thursfield, Riewoldt
Out: Andew Raines (knee), Daniel Connors, Mark Coughlan

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Michael Doughty, Scott Stevens, Andrew McLeod
C: Chris Knights, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay
HF: Nathan van Berlo, Patrick Dangerfield, Bernie Vince
F: Jason Porplyzia, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas
Foll: Kurt Tippett, Tyson Edwards, Scott Thompson
I/C (from): Brad Moran, Brent Reilly, Brad Symes, Ivan Maric, James Sellar, Jared Petrenko, Nathan Bock

In: Bock, Petrenko, Sellar
Out: -

Hawthorn
B: Campbell Brown, Tom Murphy, Brent Guerra
HB: Brendan Whitecross, Grant Birchall, Xavier Ellis
C: Liam Shiels, Sam Mitchell, Beau Muston
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
I/C (from): Robert Campbell, Stuart Dew, Beau Dowler, Ben McGlynn, Jarryd Morton, Brent Renouf, Travis Tuck

In: Dew, Ellis, Renouf, Shiels, Tuck
Out: Garry Moss (knee), Cameron Stokes (hamstring)

Essendon
B: Henry SLattery, Tayte Pears, Bachar Houli
HB: Brent Stanton, Adam McPhee, Cale Hooker
C: Ricky Dyson, Heath Hocking, David Zaharakis
HF: Angus Monfries, Jay Neagle, Andrew Lovett
F: Alwyn Davey, Matthew Lloyd, Sam Lonergan
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Jobe Watson, Jason Winderlich
I/C (from): David Myers, Jay Nash, Leroy Jetta, Mark McVeigh, Hayden Skipworth, Tom Bellchambers, Scott Lucas

In: Skipworth, Myers, Nash, McVeigh, Lucas
Out: Courtenay Dempsey (ankle), Nathan Lovett-Murray (susp)

Geelong
B: Andrew Mackie, Matthew Scarlett, David Johnson
HB: Joel Corey, Tom Harley, Darren Milburn
C: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, David Wojcinski
HF: James Kelly, Cameron Mooney, Gary Ablett
F: Shannon Byrnes, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Cameron Ling
I/C (from): Shane Mumford, Nathan Djerrkura, Harry Taylor, Max Rooke, Travis Varcoe, Ryan Gamble, Kane Tenace

In: Djerrkura, Tenace, Mooney, Byrnes, Milburn
Out: Mathew Stokes (susp), Paul Chapman (finger)

Collingwood
B: Harry O’Brien, Simon Prestigiacomo, Leigh Brown
HB: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Shannon Cox
C: Alan Toovey, Tarkyn Lockyer, Dale Thomas
HF: Scott Pendlebury, John Anthony, Leon Davis
F: Alan Didak, Cameron Wood, Heath Shaw
Foll: Josh Fraser, Dane Swan, Shane O’Bree
I/C (from): Martin Clarke, Ryan Cook, Brad Dick, Tyson Goldsack, Ben Reid, Steele Sidebottom, Sharrod Wellingham

In: Didak, Thomas, Reid
Out: -

Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Steven Salopek, Troy Chaplin, Peter Burgoyne
C: Domenic Cassisi, Chad Cornes, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, Matt Thomas
F: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Daniel Motlop
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Hamish Hartlett, Tom Logan, Marlon Motlop, Matt Westhoff, Nathan Krakouer, David Rodan, Toby Thurstans

In: Krakouer, Rodan, Thurstans, M. Westhoff
Out: Josh Carr

Carlton (23-12-150) defeated Richmond (9-13-67)

Geelong (15-21-111) defeated Hawthorn (16-7-103)

Adelaide (13-12-90) defeated Collingwood (13-8-86)

Brisbane (14-11-95) defeated West Coast (13-8-86)

St Kilda (12-8-80) defeated Sydney (9-11-65)

North Melbourne (15-11-101) defeated Melbourne (10-7-67)

Port Adelaide (15-17-107) defeated Essendon (9-12-66)

Western Bulldogs (25-7-157) defeated Fremantle (13-16-94)

RICHMOND v CARLTON
Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Andrew Raines
HB: Joel Bowden, Luke  McGuane, Jordan McMahon
C: Shane Edwards, Shane Tuck, Matthew White
HF: Nathan Brown, Matthew Richardson, Jack Riewoldt
F: Ben Cousins, Jay Schulz, Richard Tambling
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Brett Deledio, Nathan Foley
I/C: Will Thursfield, Andrew Browne, Mitch Morton, Daniel Jackson
Emg: Andrew Collins, Dean Polo, Alex Rance

Carlton
B: Paul Bower, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Jordan Russell, Bret Thornton, Heath Scotland
C: Kade Simpson, Marc Murphy, Chris Johnson
HF: Ryan Houlihan, Jarrad Waite, Jeff Garlett
F: Cameron Cloke, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Bryce Gibbs, Chris Judd
I/C: Richard Hadley, Sam Jacobs, Mitch Robinson, Simon Wiggins
Emg: Dennis Armfield, Shaun Hampson, Andrew Walker

HAWTHORN v GEELONG
Hawthorn
B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Brent Guerra
HB: Luke Hodge, Tom Murphy, Grant Birchall
C: Clinton Young, Sam Mitchell, Brendan Whitecross
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Stuart Dew
F: Mark Williams, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman
I/C: Brent Renouf, Ryan Schoenmakers, Matt Suckling, Travis Tuck
Emg: Josh Kennedy, Cameron Stokes, Mitch Thorp

Geelong
B: Darren Milburn, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Joel Corey, Harry Taylor, Max Rooke
C: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, Cameron Ling
HF: James Kelly, Cameron Mooney, Ryan Gamble
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Lonergan, Steve Johnson
Foll: Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C: Mark Blake, Mathew Stokes, Travis Varcoe, David Wojcinski
Emg: Simon Hogan, Tom Hawkins, Shannon Byrnes

COLLINGWOOD v ADELAIDE
Collingwood
B: Shannon Cox, Simon Prestgiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nathan Brown, Nick Maxwell
C: Martin Clarke, Alan Didak, Alan Toovey
HF: Dale Thomas, Traivs Cloke, Paul Medhurst
F: John Anthony, Ben Reid, Shane O’Bree
Foll: Josh Fraser, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Leon Davis, Ben Johnson, Dane Swan, Chris Bryan
Emg: Leigh Brown, Dayne Beams, Danny Stanley

Adelaide
B: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Brent Reilly, Nathan Bock, Andrew McLeod
C: Myke Cook, Simon Goodwin, Chris Knights
HF: Richard Douglas, Trent Hentschel, David Mackay
F: Taylor Walker, Kurt Tippett, Jason Porplyzia
Foll: Ivan Maric, Bernie Vince, Tyson Edwards
I/C: Nathan van Berlo, Scott Stevens, Patrick Dangerfield, Jared Petrenko
Emg: Jonathan Griffin, Jarrhan Jacky, Robert Shirley

BRISBANE LIONS V WEST COAST EAGLES
Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Luke Power, Joel Macdonald, Josh Drummond
C: Bradd Dalziell, Simon Black, Jed Adcock
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Justin Sherman
F: Travis Johnstone, Daniel Bradshaw, Mitch Clark
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Scott Harding, Daniel Rich
I/C: Rhan Hooper, Cheynee Stiller, Tom Collier, Troy Selwood
Emg: Jamie Charman, Tim Notting, James Polkinghorne

West Coast
B: Brett Jones, Darren Glass, David Wirrpanda
HB: Mark Nicoski, Eric Mackenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Daniel Kerr, Matt Spangher
HF: Brent Staker, Ashley Hansen, Sam Butler
F: Mitch Brown, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Matt Priddis, Chris Masten
I/C: Brad Ebert, Andrew Embley, Mark Seaby, Tyson Stenglein
Emg: Chad Fletcher, Ben McKinley, Scott Selwood

ST KILDA V SYDNEY SWANS
St Kilda
B: Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Zac Dawson
HB: Jarryn Geary, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Jason Gram, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
F: Andrew McQualter, Justin Koschitzke, Sam Gilbert
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Clint Jones, Leigh Montagna
I/C: Steven Baker, Raphael Clarke, James Gwilt, Steven King
Emg: Colm Begley, Ben McEvoy, Robert Eddy

Sydney Swans
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Kieren Jack
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Jared Crouch
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Ted Richards, Luke Ablett
F: Paul Bevan, Barry Hall, Jarred Moore
Foll: Darren Jolly, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
I/C: Craig Bird, Amon Buchanan, Nick Malceski, Jesse White
Emg: Ed Barlow, Matt O’Dwyer, Mike Pyke

MELBOURNE v NORTH MELBOURNE
Melbourne
B: Jared Rivers, Matthew Warnock, Clint Bartram
HB: Colin Garland, James Frawley, Brad Green
C: Aaron Davey, Brock McLean, Brent Moloney
HF: Cameron Bruce, Paul Johnson, Cale Morton
F: Brad Miller, Matthew Bate, Ricky Petterd
Foll: Jake Spencer, James McDonald, Simon Buckley
I/C from: Jamie Bennell, Kyle Cheney, Nathan Jones, Neville Jetta, Stefan Martin, Lynden Dunn,John Meesen

North Melbourne
B: Daniel Pratt, Michael Firrito, Scott McMahon
HB: Leigh Harding, Lachlan Hansen, Josh Gibson
C: Brady Rawlings, Adam Simpson, Liam Anthony
HF: Ed Lower, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
F: Matt Campbell, David Hale, Brent Harvey
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Daniel Wells, Jack Ziebell
I/C (from): Daniel Harris, Sam Power, Andrew Swallow, Gavin Urquhart, Scott Thompson, Nathan Grima, Josh Smith

PORT ADELAIDE V ESSENDON
Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Troy Chaplin, Domenic Cassisi
C: Shaun Burgoyne, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
HF: Robert Gray, Justin Westhoff, Peter Burgoyne
F: Brett Ebert, Warren Tredrea, Daniel Motlop
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C from: Travis Boak, Josh Carr, Brendon Lade, Tom Logan, David Rodan, Wade Thompson, Toby Thurstans

Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Michael Hurley, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Heath Hocking, Paddy Ryder, Courtenay Dempsey
C: Bachar Houli, Brent Stanton, Andrew Lovett
HF: Alwyn Davey, Jay Neagle, Adam McPhee
F: Angus Monfries, Matthew Lloyd, Scott Lucas
Foll: David Hille, Jobe Watson, Jason Winderlich
I/C (from): Tom Bellchambers, Hayden Skipworth, Sam Lonergan, Tayte Pears, Ricky Dyson, Jarrod Atkinson, Jay Nash

FREMANTLE V WESTERN BULLDOGS
Fremantle
B: Roger Hayden, Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin
HB: Josh Head, Antoni Grover, Steven Dodd
C: Rhys Palmer, Paul Hasleby, Garrick Ibbotson
HF: Paul Duffield, Chris Tarrant, Byron Schammer
F: Brett Peake, Ryan Murphy, Matthew Pavlich
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy
I/C (from): Marcus Drum, Scott Thornton, Nic Suban, Kepler Bradley, Stephen Hill, Daniel Gilmore, Andrew Browne

Western Bulldogs
B: Dylan Addison, Brian Lake, Stephen Tiller
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Dale Morris, Ryan Hargrave
C: Daniel Cross, Ryan Griffen, Josh Hill
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Shaun Higgins, Will Minson, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney
I/C (from): Tim Callan, Nathan Eagleton, Andrejs Everitt, Jarrod Harbrow, Daniel Giansiracusa, Callan Ward, Tom Williams

Rank	Past Rank	Difference	Team	Record (W-L)
1	2	+1	Geelong	0 – 0

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2009

Well January is coming to a close and I want to wish all the fans (or is that fan) of the Machination a Happy New year and a successful 2009 (just only Premiership success if you follow the Hawks).

2008 was a pretty good year that saw a great year of footy, not just because the Hawks won, but because the footy was tight, some great stories came out, some boneheads acted like boneheads, two players where racing to kick the ton in the last round of footy, the final 8 ended in a way no one would have predicted on the last game of the season and although the finals were probably a bit of a disappointment, the Grand Final was a classic with arguably the two best sides fighting off. Champ vs Challenger. Huge Favorite vs Young underdog. Apollo Creed vs Rocky and in the end Rocky put away the Champ when the champ stumbled (perhaps the better boxing analogy would be Foreman vs Ali and the rope-a-dope with the Hawks surviving the Cats barrage and coming back late).

This site had a lot of changes last year with me trying to write more and failing miserably! This attempt dictated that I tried to change the site to have a more magazine/newspaper look to it and with the lack of content, it just didn’t work. So this year, my hope is to change again and get back to what I enjoy most and that is recording stuff instead of writing it! So I hope have more podcasts a week and maybe reintroduce the Video Edition. So the thinking is that I want to record the Machination Thoughts on the game Monday or Tuesday. Maybe a review of the round Monday or Sunday. I want to (with my co-host, Monty (don’t forget to go to FanFooty for all your Dream Team news and strategies) approval) throw in the Coaches Box Fantasy Football podcast show in on Wednesday. Thursday have the teams show and Friday, we will see. Now of course these probably won’t come out like this in the end (heck I having trouble coming back after such a long layoff already) but this is the sort of goal for the show.

What do you guys think? Are you happy to have more shows turn up, even if you don’t want them? Do you want video of me sitting in my room or should I stick to audio? Would a team show, with the teams be useful?

The other thing I am going to do is bug people I find to either write or talk to me. Perhaps bug someone to come on a talk the Dream Team. If people are out there with a Computer, a Headset and Skype and a love of the other 15 teams, do they want to come on and talk about them? If you are in the category, let me know. We will see how this thing plays out. Perhaps it will work, perhaps it will be a complete failure. Time will tell.

On and finally, I set up the sight so now you can link in your Facebook profile for commenting. I don’t get any control over your profile and you can delink it at anytime! So don’t hesitate to use that to let me know what you think!

35. Melbourne – Jamie Bennell
36. West Coast – Ashley Smith
37. Fremantle – Zachary Clarke
38. Port Adelaide – Matthew Broadbent
39. Geelong – Steven Motlop
40. Carlton – Mitch Robinson
41. Brisbane – Todd Banfield
42. Port Adelaide – Mitchell Banner
43. North Melbourne – Liam Anthony
44. Adelaide – Rory Sloane
45. Collingwood – Jarrad Blight
46. Collingwood – Luke Rounds
47. Saints – Rhys Stanley
48. Saints – Nicholas Heyne
49. Geelong – Taylor Hunt
50. Hawthorn – Jordan Lisle

19. Melbourne – James Strauss
20. West Coast – Tom Swift
21. Fremantle – Hayden Ballantyne
22. Port Adelaide – Jackson Trengove
23. Essendon – David Zaharakis
24. Fremantle – Nicholas Suban
25. Brisbane – Jack Redden
26. Tigers – Jaydyn Post
27. North Melbourne – Samuel Wright
28. Adelaide – Shaun McKernan
29. Collingwood – Dayne Beams
30. Sydney – Daniel Hannebery
31. Western Bulldogs – Jordan Roughead
32. Western Bulldogs – Liam Jones
33. Hawthorn – Liam Shiels

Its been a while since the last show and so I started off going through the results of the 2008 finals and looking back at the Brownlow winner, Adam Cooney and the Grand Finalist, Geelong and Hawthorn. The Premiership cup was raised be Sam Mitchell and Alastair Clarkson of the Mighty Hawks.

I then discussed trade week. The rant of the show was saved for my ideas on how to get Trade week to work (starting with extending it longer then a week).

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How to stop the threat of players leaving and entering the Preseason Draft (PSD), namely by scraping it. And also how to avoid a dangerous Free Agent implementation and instead make all players not selected in the draft Free Agents. This is to make the Player Agents (like Ricky Nixon) happy that the fringe players have a chance to get to the teams they want/need too. I also suggest that Free agency should continue into the season.

What do you think? Leave me a comment or vote on the poll!

SYDNEY are in negotiations with star forward Ryan O’Keefe’s in a bid to talk him out of considering a return home to Melbourne, which would prompt a fierce recruiting contest between several Victorian AFL clubs. O’Keefe, 27, is out of contract and keen to return home after nine seasons with the Swans, the Ten Network reported. The Swans have offered the half-forward a three year-deal, but he is yet to sign.

Ryan O’Keefe set to fly the nest | Herald Sun

On the same night, 5AA host, Graham Cornes put out the rumour that Collingwood forward, Alan Didak, has told the club that he wants out even though he has a new 2 year contract. Could this be the perfect interchange? RoK (as Ryan is known in fan circles) wants to come home and wants to come to a contender. Collingwood have an exciting young side that need help up forward and the leadership that RoK could add.

Didak has had an interesting last two years on and off the field. Was almost All Australian himself this year. Had big off-field incidents over the last two years and its fair to say that he is a marked man in the Melbourne media. Any slightly false move will be reported in the papers here in Melbourne, some what harshly. Even his President, Eddie McGuire, not knowing he was doing so said there was “a time in your life when you have to get rid of scaly mates, let me tell you.” (source)

So what if Didak escape the scrutiny of Melbourne for the anonymity of Sydney for AFL footballers? It has worked for other bad boys/reluctant stars like Hall, Lockett and Spider Everitt. Perhaps the change of scene could be exactly what Didak needs to put these hard years behind him and allow him to show off those silky skills of his that makes our mouths drop at times. For Collingwood, O’Keefe would be just what the doctor ordered. Great talent, great character and most of all, great leader. The pies have lost two captains in two years and also lost a guy that probably would have been captain if he didn’t retire last year. Chris Judd showed that it is possible to step into a new club and take on the key on field leadership position and thrive. Could Ryan be the guy for the Pies.

If it comes that O’Keefe moves and doesn’t get traded for Didak, then a high price game of chicken starts! If Ryan and his preferred club want a bargain for him, then they O’Keefe has to be willing to go to one of the Bottom 5 clubs if Sydney call their bluff.  O’Keefe has the right to veto any trade because and as he is out of contract can threaten to walk out on the club with the Swans getting nothing. So if he can handle playing for Melbourne, West Coast, Freo, Port or Essendon, he can push for his club of choice. If the Swans want anywhere near the best deal for them, they have to be willing to let him walk away for nothing. They have to put a line in the sand and say we won’t be pushed around. Hawthorn did this in the past with Jade Rawlings, forced him into the draft to the club that wanted him the most and was willing to trade for him and this set them up as hard traders. The following two years they got great deals for Nathan Thompson and Jonathan Hay that set them up for their 2008 flag.

So trade week is almost upon us and its going to be big. Stay tuned for all the news on trade week and the podcast will return soon.

For those that missed it, here it is. What do you think? Leave comments below!

Will have more on MRP (Match Review Panel) when it comes to hand.

Update:

AFL Match Review panel saw the incident as this:

The match day report against Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell for making forceful contact from front-on against Geelong’s Gary Ablett was reviewed. It was the view of the panel that Mitchell’s bump was caused by circumstances outside the control of the player, which could not be reasonably foreseen, in that Mitchell was pushed by Geelong’s Cameron Ling into the contact with Ablett. On the viewing of further vision that was made available today, Mitchell tried to reduce the impact by attempting to slow down before contact was made. Mitchell did not turn side-on to bump Ablett. It was the view of the panel that the bulk of the contact was between Mitchell’s ribs and Ablett’s right shoulder. There was some contact between Mitchell’s forearm and Ablett’s head but that was seen as self-protection by Mitchell by the panel. No further action was taken.

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