Round 1 | AFL Teams | 24 Mar - 01 Apr

DoctorGonzo08 · 29-03-2012 10:50am #1

GWS V SYD | ANZ | Sat 24 Mar

Greater Western Sydney

B: Tomas Bugg, Phil Davis, Adam Kennedy
HB: Jack Hombsch, Tim Mohr, Will Hoskin-Elliot
C: Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward, Chad Cornes
HF: Nathan Wilson, Israel Folau, Stephen Coniglio
F: Curtly Hampton, Jeremy Cameron, Devon Smith
Foll: Jonathan Giles, Dylan Shiel, James McDonald
I/C: Jacob Townsend, Toby Greene, Adam Tomlinson, Dom Tyson
Emg: Steve Clifton, Sam Reid

Sydney
B: Nicholas Smith, Heath Grundy, Martin Mattner
HB: Andrejs Everitt, Ted Richards, Alex Johnson
C: Nick Malceski, Kieren Jack, Craig Bird
HF: Jarrad McVeigh, Adam Goodes, Luke Parker
F: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Sam Reid, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Josh P. Kennedy
I/C: Daniel Hannebery, Gary Rohan, Lewis Jetta, Harry Cunningham
Emg: Nathan Gordon, Mitch Morton

RICH V CARL | MCG | Thu 29 Mar

Richmond
B: Steven Morris, Alex Rance, Dylan Grimes
HB : Bachar Houli, Jayden Post, Chris Newman
C : Brandon Ellis, Dustin Martin, Brett Deledio
HF : Trent Cotchin, Tyrone Vickery, Robin Nahas
F : Brad Miller, Jack Riewoldt, Addam Maric
Foll : Ivan Maric, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Foley
I/C : Shane Tuck, Shane Edwards, Shaun Grigg, Reece Conca
Emg: Jeromey Webberley, Jake Batchelor, Bradley Helbig

Carlton
B: Christopher Yarran, Lachlan Henderson, Bret Thornton
HB : Dennis Armfield, Paul Bower, Zach Tuohy
C : Heath Scotland, Kade Simpson, Jordan Russell
HF : Jeffrey Garlett, Jarrad Waite, Bryce Gibbs
F : Eddie Betts, Shaun Hampson, Mitch Robinson
Foll : Matthew Kreuzer, Marc Murphy, Chris Judd
I/C : Andrew Carrazzo, Kane Lucas, Jeremy Laidler, Edward Curnow
Emg: Brock McLean, Marcus Davies, Andrew Collins

HAW V COLL | MCG | Fri 30 Mar

Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Josh Gibson, Jarrad Boumann
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Benjamin Stratton
C: Isaac Smith, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Shaun Burgoyne, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
F: Luke Breust, David Hale, Jack Gunston
Foll: Broc McCauley, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
I/C: Michael Osborne, Brendan Whitecross, Shane Savage, Matt Suckling
Emg: Xavier Ellis, Jarryd Roughead, Cameron Bruce
Milestones: David Hale – 150 games

Collingwood
B: Heritier O’Brien, Lachlan Keeffe, Heath Shaw
HB: Alan Toovey, Ben Reid, Tyson Goldsack
C: Dane Swan, Luke Ball, Martin Clarke
HF: Dale Thomas, Jackson Paine, Ben Sinclair
F: Travis Cloke, Chris Dawes, Alex Fasolo
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
I/C: Luke Rounds, Jarryd Blair, Paul Seedsman, Peter Yagmoor
Emg: Cameron Wood, Dayne Beams, Tom Young
Milestones: Travis Cloke – 150 games

MEL V BL | MCG | Sat 31 Mar

Melbourne
B: Joel Macdonald, James Frawley, Clint Bartram
HB: Rohan Bail, Jared Rivers, Colin Garland
C: Jack Watts, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones
HF: Jack Trengove, Brad Green, Jeremy Howe
F: Aaron Davey, Mitchell Clark, Stefan Martin
Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, James Magner
I/C: Matthew Bate, Sam Blease, Jordie McKenzie, Josh Tynan
Emg: Lynden Dunn, James Sellar, Thomas Couch

Brisbane
B: Niall McKeever, Daniel Merrett, Ashley McGrath
HB: Mitchell Golby, Matt Maguire, Daniel Rich
C: Tom Rockliff, Jed Adcock, Pearce Hanley
HF: Jared Polec, Joel Patfull, Todd Banfield
F: James Polkinghorne, Matthew Leuenberger, Ryan Lester
Foll: Ben Hudson, Simon Black, Jack Redden
I/C: Cheynee Stiller, Sam Sheldon, Claye Beams, Rohan Bewick
Emg: Ryan Harwood, Jesse O’Brien, Billy Longer

GCFC V ADEL | MS | Sat 31 Mar

Gold Coast

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Matthew Warnock, Seb Tape
HB: Jared Brennan, Steven May, Jeremy Taylor
C: Michael Rischitelli, Gary Ablett, Harley Bennell
HF: Josh Caddy, Tom Lynch, Luke Russell
F: Campbell Brown, Daniel Gorringe, Aaron Hall
Foll: Zac Smith, Karmichael Hunt, David Swallow
I/C: Brandon Matera, Sam Iles, Tom Hickey, Dion Prestia
Emg: Maverick Weller, Josh Fraser, Alex Sexton

Adelaide
B: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Daniel Talia
HB: Graham Johncock, Andy Otten, Brent Reilly
C: David Mackay, Patrick Dangerfield, Ricky Henderson
HF: Rory Sloane, Tom Lynch, Bernie Vince
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Taylor Walker
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo
I/C: Richard Douglas, Jared Petrenko, Brodie Smith, Ian Callinan
Emg: Sam Shaw, Matthew Wright, Sam Kerridge

FRE V GEEL | PS | Sat 31 Mar

Fremantle
B: Garrick Ibbotson, Zac Dawson, Adam McPhee
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, Stephen Hill
C: Michael Barlow, Ryan Crowley, Matthew de Boer
HF: Paul Duffield, Matthew Pavlich, Tendai Mzungu
F: Christopher Mayne, Kepler Bradley, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nathan Fyfe, Greg Broughton
I/C: Nick Suban, Zachary Clarke, Clancee Pearce, Josh Mellington
Emg: Antoni Grover, Jay Van Berlo, Jayden Pitt

Geelong
B: Matthew Scarlett, Tom Lonergan, Billie Smedts
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: James Kelly, Paul Chapman, Taylor Hunt
HF: Steve Johnson, Tom Hawkins, Mathew Stokes
F: Steven Motlop, James Podsiadly, Trent West
Foll: Orren Stephenson, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel
I/C: Joel Corey, Mitch Duncan, Allen Christensen, Cameron Guthrie
Emg: Shannon Byrnes, Mitch Brown, Tom Gillies

NMFC V ESS | ES | Sat 31 Mar

North Melbourne
B: Scott McMahon, Scott Thompson, Shaun Atley
HB: Daniel Wells, Michael Firrito, Jamie Macmillan
C: Leigh Adams, Andrew Swallow, Samuel Wright
HF: Matt Campbell, Robert Tarrant, Ryan Bastinac
F: Aaron Edwards, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Brent Harvey
I/C: Hamish McIntosh, Liam Anthony, Kieran Harper, Aaron Mullett
Emg: Levi Greenwood, Cruize Garlett, Luke Delaney
Milestones: Drew Petrie – 200 games

Essendon
B: Mark McVeigh, Dustin Fletcher, Michael Hibberd
HB: Jake Melksham, Cale Hooker, Tayte Pears
C: Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson, Courtenay Dempsey
HF: Stewart Crameri, David Hille, David Zaharakis
F: Leroy Jetta, Michael Hurley, Kyle Hardingham
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Heath Hocking, Dyson Heppell
I/C: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Angus Monfries, David Myers, Ben Howlett
Emg: Sam Lonergan, Tom Bellchambers, Jake Carlisle
Milestones: Cale Hooker – 50 games

WB V WCE | ES | Sun 01 Apr

Western Bulldogs
B: Robert Murphy, Brian Lake, Dylan Addison
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Lukas Markovic, Christian Howard
C: Daniel Cross, Clay Smith, Easton Wood
HF: Daniel Giansiracusa, Liam Jones, Adam Cooney
F: Tory Dickson, Jordan Roughead, Shaun Higgins
Foll: William Minson, Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken
I/C: Jarrad Grant, Mitchell Wallis, Thomas Liberatore, Luke Dahlhaus
Emg: Matthew Panos, Patrick Veszpremi, Nathan Djerrkura

West Coast Eagles
B: Beau Waters, Darren Glass, Will Schofield
HB: Scott Selwood, Eric Mackenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Chris Masten, Matthew Priddis, Matthew Rosa
HF: Josh Hill, Quinten Lynch, Andrew Gaff
F: Jack Darling, Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey
Foll: Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Daniel Kerr
I/C: Andrew Embley, Josh Kennedy, Ashley Smith, Ashton Hams
Emg: Sam Butler, Patrick McGinnity, Gerrick Weedon

PORT V STK | AS | Sat 31 Mar

Port Adelaide
B: Ben Jacobs, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Danyle Pearce, Troy Chaplin, Hamish Hartlett
C: Cameron O’Shea, Domenic Cassisi, Paul Stewart
HF: Travis Boak, John Butcher, Justin Westhoff
F: Chad Wingard, Jay Schulz, Daniel Stewart
Foll: Jarrad Redden, Bradley Ebert, John McCarthy
I/C: Kane Cornes, Matt Thomas, David Rodan, Matthew Broadbent
Emg: Tom Logan, Aaron Young, Darren Pfeiffer

St Kilda
B: Brett Peake, Sam Gilbert, Jarryn Geary
HB: Jamie Cripps, Sam Fisher, Sean Dempster
C: Nick Dal Santo, Lenny Hayes, Brendon Goddard
HF: Jack Steven, Nick Riewoldt, Tom Ledger
F: Stephen Milne, Justin Koschitzke, Rhys Stanley
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Clinton Jones, Leigh Montagna
I/C: Jason Blake, David Armitage, Dean Polo, Terry Milera,
Emg: Farren Ray, Arryn Siposs, Beau Wilkes
Milestones: Jason Blake – 200 games

DoctorGonzo08 · 29-03-2012 11:08am

Some very good odds on Hawks, Cats & Eagles for a nice treble this weekend. Was going to throw in Kilda's and the Crows, but that's probably greedy. Already off to a nice start with GWS +90.5 last week

DoctorGonzo08 · 03-04-2012 8:46am

Quite a good Round 1 Review:

http://dreamteamtalk.com/2012/04/03/the-numbers-round-1/

2 – Rounds that James ‘junior’ McDonald will miss due to his ‘rough conduct’ charge for his hit on young Swan, Luke Parker. Many will think the suspension is justification for the fact Parker himself will miss 3 weeks from his broken jaw; however I thought it was a great shot and looked okay – but unfortunately I’m not the one who decides that. As a result, he’ll be warming my bench for the next few weeks while he thinks about what he’s done. During his year off maybe he’s forgotten that the AFL is quite soft when it comes to contact charges. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt – just this once.

4 – Final winning margin in a highly entertaining Subiaco showdown between Lyon’s Dockers and Scott’s Cats. Ironically, the club Lyon left in the summer (St Kilda) also had a close game on Sunday, instead going down to Port Adelaide by… 4 points. This alone raises some interesting questions – such as: Can Freo push for the finals? Are the Cats finally on the wane? And is St Kilda’s premiership window definitively ‘closed’? All will be answered come September…

7 – Number of ‘salads’ on show in the Richmond v Blues game. In a questionable new trend, several players (Blues in particular) sported some interesting hairstyles that seem to pay homage to the ‘Caesar of Salads’, Mr. Stephen Coniglio from the ‘Isle of GWS’. One player (not to be named) even sported a newly crowned ‘FroHawk’ to be different. Safe to say it wasn’t my proudest moment as a Blues supporter.

13.8 – % of coaches (myself included) who have yet again been sucked into the rollercoaster that is Greg Broughton. After spruiking him as a midfielder all summer; training him in the mids; even NAMING him on the ball; Ross Lyon has proved to be no better than his predecessor at this game. Whilst I understand he’s an elite shutdown defender, surely without Mundy he was a shoe in for a full game in the middle. For the record, I do not apologise in advance for the several negative mentions of him in this article.

26 – Number of ‘panic’ trades I made in the last 24 hours prior to Thursday’s lockout. In textbook paranoia, it seemed that I kept seeing my side from a different perspective each time I looked. After considering some pretty wild and crazy strategies, I finally steadied and remembered all of the preseason research I’d done. I ended up with a balanced team of which I’m confident. I’m still pissed that I didn’t pick up Bugg or Kennedy though, especially after they were in my team for weeks prior to lockout.

32 – Amount of debutantes that took the field in R1 over the past 2 weeks. Compared to 24 from R1 last year, 2012 should once again be a great year for cash cows. We shouldn’t take this for granted however, with these figures sure to drop drastically from next year (unless there’s a 19th team in the works Demetriou hasn’t told us about?)

63 – Final winning margin of Sydney over GWS. In a positive display that will have brought a smile to Kevin Sheedy’s face, the Giants didn’t back down and gave the game a real shake until the 3rd quarter, where the more seasoned team kicked 5 goals to nil; and saw them run away for a comfortable first up win.

77 – Sticking to the Giants theme – this is the amount of points lone GWS ruckman Jon Giles scored against Swans big man Shane Mumford. Showing he is not prepared to back down against the AFL’s best, he accumulated 26 hitouts and 12 touches in an encouraging performance; that also saw him miss much of Q3 with a head gash. Considering he also only had 77% time on ground – he was set for a 100 score if he hadn’t been injured. This performance alone is enough to justify his selection as my #2 ruck this year.

157,000 – Combined total of fans that turned up to see Thursday night’s Blues v Tigers clash and Friday’s Hawks v Pies match. In a great sign for the game, the AFL continues to set the benchmark for Australian Sports in terms of team membership and game attendance. With more than 78,000 at each of these games; plus 38,000 at last week’s inaugural Sydney Derby – it’s great to see the fans getting down to the grounds and supporting the game. If the close and competitive nature of Round 1 is anything to go by – these numbers should continue long into Season 2012.

2 Million – Amount of people happy to see Freo pest Hayden Ballantyne get knocked off his perch on the weekend. Okay, so maybe 2 million is a bit excessive, but even some Dockers supporters no doubt believe he deserved it – however the headlines will paint Matthew Scarlett as the bad guy no doubt; and rightly so. No matter whom it is; and however much the ‘victim’ deserves it; the AFL simply cannot tolerate striking. The one good thing I can see coming out of this is – Buddy will play the Cats in R2 without Scarlett! I can feel another 5 goals coming on…

DoctorGonzo08 · 04-04-2012 1:46pm

Team of the Week: Round 1

Well done to Pearce Hanley

"The Irishman can play just about anywhere and against the hapless Demons on Saturday it seemed that he was filling three or four spots at any one time. He caught the eye with a 60m drop punt goal in the second quarter before dodging most of Melbourne’s backline from just inside the boundary line to slot a contender for goal of the week. His 26 disposals and nine marks added substance to his best game for the Lions."