2009 Time Capsule

[Jaded No More 68,965]

With only 6 sleeps remaining until our first match of season 2009, the excitement is building, and you either think we're a finals chance, you're looking forward to some priority picks, or you are simply a sucker for pain.

Regardless of which one of the above categories you fall into, everyone has an opinion about what exactly is going to happen to our beloved club in 2009.

So Watts yours?

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 40 points (we'll put in a couple of shockers which will bring up the average)

Average winning margin: 10 points

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Garland 3. Green

Leading goal-kicker: Miller (42 goals)

All Australian representatives: Garland

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bail (will get the most game time)

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Frawley

Disappointment of the year: Grimes missing the majority of the season through injury

Biggest area of improvement: Kick-ins

Surprise packet of 2009: Buckley learns how to properly harness his skills for good instead of evil

Headline of the year: Watts a debut! (Jack delivers the Dees a birthday present on Queens Birthday)

Best win of the year: Rd. 11 vs. Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: Rd 9 vs. Hawthorn

Final membership numbers: 31,230

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 10,845

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 6

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 4

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 2

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 13

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 59

[Maric Legend 0]

With only 6 sleeps remaining until our first match of season 2009, the excitement is building, and you either think we're a finals chance, you're looking forward to some priority picks, or you are simply a sucker for pain.

Regardless of which one of the above categories you fall into, everyone has an opinion about what exactly is going to happen to our beloved club in 2009.

So Watts yours?

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 40 points (we'll put in a couple of shockers which will bring up the average)

Average winning margin: 10 points

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Garland 3. Green

Leading goal-kicker: Miller (42 goals)

All Australian representatives: Garland

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bail (will get the most game time)

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Frawley

Disappointment of the year: Grimes missing the majority of the season through injury

Biggest area of improvement: Kick-ins

Surprise packet of 2009: Buckley learns how to properly harness his skills for good instead of evil

Headline of the year: Watts a debut! (Jack delivers the Dees a birthday present on Queens Birthday)

Best win of the year: Rd. 11 vs. Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: Rd 9 vs. Hawthorn

Final membership numbers: 31,230

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 10,845

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 6

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 4

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 2

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 13

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 59

Heres my take:

Number of wins: 5

Average losing margin: 30 points

Average winning margin: 15 points

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Green 3. Garland

Leading goal-kicker: Maric (35 goals)

All Australian representatives: None... yet

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean (obvious choice)

Best first year player: Jetta

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Paul Johnson

Disappointment of the year: Jamar coming back from injury

Biggest area of improvement: Work at the clearances

Surprise packet of 2009: Maric winning the Rising Star (one can dream...)

Headline of the year: something Jack Watts related, no doubt

Best win of the year: Rd. 11 vs. Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: Rd 9 vs. Hawthorn

Final membership numbers: 33,170

And as for the rest...

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 6

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 13

Don't even joke about the first one... and that would mean 13 goals for Aussie throughout the year? I'm thinking closer to 30.

[Trisul 664]

Cracking post Jaded!

[Yze_Magic 3]

Number of wins: 12

Average losing margin: 27 points

Average winning margin: 18

B&F top 3: 1. Sylvia 2. McLean 3. Garland

Leading goal-kicker: Sylvia (47 goals)

All Australian representatives: Sylvia, Garland, McLean, Rivers

Top votes at the Brownlow: Sylvia

Best first year player: Leroy Jetta

Breakthrough year: Ricky Petterd

Disappointment of the year: Michael Newton

Biggest area of improvement: Everything will improve tenfold.

Surprise packet of 2009: Youngsters all rise to the occasion simultaneously, and the Demons take the comp by storm.

Headline of the year: Colin-oscopy - Sylvia rams it up Pies with 10 goal haul

Best win of the year: There will be many, but beating Hawthorn will be the best.

Worst loss of the year: Any heartbreaking loss decided by under a goal or two.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Best first year player: Leroy Jetta

I don't think so, even he played for Melbourne and was a first year player I still wouldn't think so.

[Little Goffy 14,579]

Number of wins: 9

Average losing margin: 20 points

Average winning margin: 12 points

B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. Mclean 3. Bate!

Leading goal-kicker: Bate, 47 goals

All Australian representatives: Green, Mclean

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bail (will get the most game time)

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Obiovusly from above, Bate, but the other will be Dunn.

Disappointment of the year: Grimes missing the majority of the season through injury

Biggest area of improvement: Forward pressure, some progress on clearances (esp around the ground)

Surprise packet of 2009: Jordie Mckenzie. But also, Robbo, who will rub our noses in it for forgetting him.

Headline of the year: Demons tear apart top four (after knocking Blues and then Saints down in rnd 21/22)

Best win of the year: Round 21, Carlton, to deny them a top four finish, after which they exit in an insipid elimination final.

Worst loss of the year: North Melbourne at the dome in round 19.

Final membership numbers:

And some extra for fun:

Debuts: 9

in order: Spencer, Bail, Cheney, Bennell, Strauss, Meesen, Watts, Blease, Jurrah

Delistings: Just 4.

Meesen (contracted or not), Wheatley, Newton, Cheney (redrafted as rookie)

If Newton is lucky he'll get traded (for a token pick) to a club in even more need of a forward prospect than us at the end of this year, e.g. Sydney, Adelaide, Essendon.

We're holding trade stock for 2010 Gold Coast entry, and we have so many players who it would be unfair to dispose of before they've had a proper go, 2009 will be a pretty stable year. Robbo, Whelan and McDonald will all be fighting fit for another year anyway.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Number of wins: 9

Average losing margin: 34

Average winning margin: 26

B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. McLean 3. Davey

Leading goal-kicker: Bate (53)

All Australian representatives: Davey

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bennell

Breakthrough year: Wonaeamirri

Disappointment of the year: Miller

Biggest area of improvement: Defence

Surprise packet of 2009: Valenti

Headline of the year: Dees look better with Jetta

Best win of the year: Round 2 v Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: Round 1 v Kangaroos

[jacey 333]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 25

Average winning margin: 6

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Bate 3. Garland

Leading goal-kicker: Bate (47 goals)

All Australian representatives: None

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bennell

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Nathan Jones

Disappointment of the year: Meesen crashes into Rivers.

Biggest area of improvement: Cale Morton's kicking

Surprise packet of 2009: Jake Spencer

Headline of the year: Michael Newton wins another car and drives far far away.

Best win of the year: Pick 1 + 2

Worst loss of the year: Rd 22 100+

Final membership numbers: 30,467

[Cards13 9,117]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 20 points (we'll be "competive for longer")

Average winning margin: 40 points

B&F top 3: 1. Moloney 2. Bruce 3. Maric

Leading goal-kicker: Maric (38 goals)

All Australian representatives: Moloney, Col Garland, Bruce, Wonna

Top votes at the Brownlow: Bruce

Best first year player: Jetta

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Rivers

Disappointment of the year: Missing out on the finals

Biggest area of improvement: Skills by hand and foot

Surprise packet of 2009: Very few injuries

Headline of the year: All the Rivers Run! (Rivers rackes up 38 possies with 20 marks as we beat Carl^$*@ton by 98 points) or Bl-ease Does it (Blease wins the last game of the year with kick after siren

Best win of the year: Rd. 21 vs. Carlscum

Worst loss of the year: Rd 6 vs. Cats

Final membership numbers: 31,113

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 8,000

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 20

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 11, after playing Pies he and Did's go out on another spree

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: Never

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 9

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: hundreds.

[FitZ 0]

Number of wins: 7

Average losing margin: 28 points

Average winning margin: 22 points

B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. Bruce 3. Jmac

Leading goal-kicker: Sylvia - 48 Goals

All Australian representatives: Green

Top votes at the Brownlow: Bruce

Best first year player: Bennell

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Sylvia

Disappointment of the year: A few close losses

Biggest area of improvement: "Competitiveness"

Surprise packet of 2009: Buckley

Headline of the year:Collingwood Crashes (100 point loss vs us)

Best win of the year: Queens birthday

Worst loss of the year: Carlton

Final membership numbers: 32,210

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: Atleast 6 after each match, ~132

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 8

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 110

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0, reprimand

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 26

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 8

[titan_uranus 25,020]

Number of wins: 7

Average losing margin: 30

Average winning margin: 20

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Green 3. Davey

Leading goal-kicker: Miller (46)

All Australian representatives: Davey, McLean

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bail

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Moloney

Disappointment of the year: Newton (I'm not sure if this can count as a disappointment because I haven't got high hopes in the first place)

Biggest area of improvement: Less handballing to players under pressure

Surprise packet of 2009: Moloney

Headline of the year: Malthouse blames the AFL for 10-goal thrashing on Queen's Birthday

Best win of the year: Rd. 11 vs. Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: Rd. 6 vs. Geelong

Final membership numbers: 32,666 (bringing back the Demon)

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

Number of wins: 6

Average losing margin: 31

Average winning margin: 23

B&F top 3: 1. Brad Green, 2. Col Sylvia, 3. Simon Buckley

Leading goal-kicker: Matthew Bate (44 goals)

All Australian representatives: None

Top votes at the Brownlow: Col Sylvia (13 votes)

Best first year player: R. Bail

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Simon Buckley

Disappointment of the year: Injuries to key midfielders by Rnd 6 (I had a dream and it was too real)

Biggest area of improvement: F50 entries and backline strength

Surprise packet of 2009: Simon Buckley

Headline of the year: Buckley praises Buckley (Nathan writes an article on Simon tearing the filth a new one on QB)

Best win of the year: QB (12 point come from behind win against the Pies.... Buckley 38 pos.)

Worst loss of the year: Rnd 2 (Collingwood by 10 goals)

Final membership numbers: 31,009

[pringle 42]

Number of wins: 8

Average losing margin: 27 points

Average winning margin: 18 points

B&F top 3: 1. Garland 2. McLean 3. Bruce

Leading goal-kicker: Wonaemirri 28

All Australian representatives: Nil

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Spencer

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Martin

Disappointment of the year: Robbo struggling to make it back into the side late in the season only to retire after battling injury all year

Biggest area of improvement: Forward potency

Surprise packet of 2009: Nathan Jones' resurgence

Headline of the year: (After QB victory over Collingwood) 'Demons kasperski hankook pies to hungry fans' (doesn't quite work, but if you use a bit of imagination...)

Best win of the year: Happy with any win but the look on CJ's face as the siren sounds with the Dees beating Carlton by 57 points will be gold.

Worst loss of the year: Geelong by 98 points.

Final membership numbers: 33,211

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 1,314,594

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 1/2 time vs. Nth Melb

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: Those days are over (unless you count kissing CJ after outmarking him and scoring his 7th for the day to bury the hapless Blues being a tool).

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0 - will not whack.

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 0 - I'm tipping Aussie has been planning a new celebration... Stay tuned.

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 1 per week from after this round - 21.

[Gippy Dee 48]

Number of wins: 7

Average losing margin: 36

Average winning margin: 22

B&F top 3: 1. Brad Green, 2. Brock McLean 3. Matthew Bate

Leading goal-kicker: Brad Green (47)

All Australian representatives: Brad Green

Top votes at the Brownlow: Brock McLean (15 Votes)

Best first year player: Cheney

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Matthew Bate

Disappointment of the year: Robbo retires mid season due to injury.

Biggest area of improvement: Midfield Efficiency and our defence in attack.

Surprise packet of 2009: Jake Spencer

Headline of the year: Master Bate! (Bate kicks a bag against the Pies at QB Match!)

Best win of the year: QB (A drubbing I am hoping in our favour)

Worst loss of the year: A single digit loss against StKilda at the Gold Coast.

Final membership numbers: 33 698

[Go the Biff 3,434]

Headline of the year: Colin-oscopy - Sylvia rams it up Pies with 10 goal haul

Some of your best work. How long have you been waiting to use that line Y_M ?

[Lord Travis 10,740]

Number of wins: 6

Average losing margin: 34 points

Average winning margin: 11 points

B&F top 3: 1. Mclean 2. Green 3. Bruce

Leading goal-kicker: Robertson - 31 Goals

All Australian representatives: none

Top votes at the Brownlow: Bruce

Best first year player: Jetta

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Frawley

Disappointment of the year: Rivers breaking down with injury again

Biggest area of improvement: intensity

Surprise packet of 2009: Moloney

Headline of the year: Dees hand out a Queens Bday bloodbath

Best win of the year: Queens Birthday

Worst loss of the year: Adelaide

Final membership numbers: 31,849

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 94

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: Rivers to play 6 games, Moloney to play 17

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 1

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 4, as he gets told to calm down by Bailey

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 9

[QueenC 74]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 25-35 points

Average winning margin: 10 points

B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. McLean 3. Garland

Leading goal-kicker: Miller (40'ish goals)

All Australian representatives: None (this year but there could be a few on the way)

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean or Green

Best first year player: Spencer

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Grimes (hopefully) or Petterd or Maric (hedging my bets)

Disappointment of the year: Robertson breaking down again mid season and having to retire.

Biggest area of improvement: Sticking the tackles & playing until the end of a match

Surprise packet of 2009: Buckley (all fingers crossed here)

Headline of the year: The Demons Reversal of Fortune - How Baileys babies begin a dynasty

Best win of the year: Queens Birthday v Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: Geelong

Final membership numbers: 32 000'ish

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 250 (not counting what he has already said)

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 12 (but we pray for more, many, many more)

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 5 (but we can hope for never, right?)

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0 (reprimand which will come back to bite him later)

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 22

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: Too many!!!

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

Number of wins: All of them

Average losing margin: nil

Average winning margin: 62pts

B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. Garland 3. McLean/Rivers

Leading goal-kicker: Newton 75 (he finally worked out why he was getting paid)

All Australian representatives: The whole team

Top votes at the Brownlow: Rivers and wins it

Best first year player: Spencer

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Miller (58 goals)

Disappointment of the year: Dees have no more room on the jumper for 15th major sponser

Biggest area of improvement: Crowds top 80,000 each home game

Surprise packet of 2009: Sylvia 53 goals and 2nd in brownlow

Headline of the year: The real fairytail - Spooners to Premiers

Best win of the year: Grand Final

Worst loss of the year: n/a

Final membership numbers: 65,000

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: once - Colling@#$% were competitive until quater time in the GF

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: n/a

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: he will become a responsible member of society.

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0 (the umpies will fall in love with him)

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: lots

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: Won't matter - we won't need him this year.

Ahhh, a man can dream can't he?

[H_T 3,049]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 34 points (we'll be "competive for longer")

Average winning margin: 15 points

B&F top 3: 1. DAVEY 2. SYLVIA 3. McLEAN

Leading goal-kicker: BATE (31 goals)

All Australian representatives: Nil.

Top votes at the Brownlow: Davey

Best first year player: Bennell

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Sylvia

Disappointment of the year: Queens Birthday

Biggest area of improvement: Membership

Surprise packet of 2009: Sylvia

Headline of the year: Grimes wins Rising Star.

Best win of the year: against Tigers

Worst loss of the year: QB v Collingwood

Final membership numbers: 31,565

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: 295

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: N/A

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: N/A

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: N/A - won't happen

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: None. Will put that all behind him. New culture at the club. I hope Robbo does the same.

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: Still calculating.......

Edited July 7, 2009 by High Tower

[Kit Walker 225]

Number of wins: 6

Average losing margin: 37 points

Average winning margin: 21 points

B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. McLean 3. Bruce

Leading goal-kicker: Green (29 goals)

All Australian representatives: none

Top votes at the Brownlow: Green

Best first year player: Jetta

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Petterd

Disappointment of the year: Missing out on bonus draft picks

Biggest area of improvement: Centre clearances

Surprise packet of 2009: Newton develops a centre of gravity

Headline of the year: Buddy Awful (after Franklin gets dragged without touching the ball to 3/4 time playing the dees)

Best win of the year: Rd. 9 vs. Hawthorn

Worst loss of the year: Rd 3 vs. Port Adelaide (It's always bad in bloody Adelaide)

Final membership numbers: 32,852

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: the counter will break before he finishes

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: refuse to answer on the grounds of jinx

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: As above

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: He'll only get a reprimand

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 19

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 17 (He'll eventually start this year)

[Gorgoroth 12,964]

With only 6 sleeps remaining until our first match of season 2009, the excitement is building, and you either think we're a finals chance, you're looking forward to some priority picks, or you are simply a sucker for pain.

Regardless of which one of the above categories you fall into, everyone has an opinion about what exactly is going to happen to our beloved club in 2009.

So Watts yours?

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 32

Average winning margin: 10 points

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Green 3. Morton

Leading goal-kicker: Maric (37 goals)

All Australian representatives: None

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Cheney

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Petterd

Disappointment of the year: still finishing last

Biggest area of improvement: Bruces kicking

Surprise packet of 2009: We discover a backline

Headline of the year: Dee-lightful (not very imaginative) Dee's hit 35,000 members and a profit to boot

Best win of the year: Rd. 11 vs. Collingwood

Worst loss of the year: whenever we play the cats

Final membership numbers: 35,173

And just for fun...

Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: Can't count that high, actually is there even a number for it???

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: Moloney 7, Rivs will play the year!

Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: 2 minutes

Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0

Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: 1 when we [censored] the filth and he does it with the winning goal in front of their filth squad

Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: 23

[JJJ 1,301]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 33

Average winning margin: 7

B&F top 3: 1. McLean 2. Morton 3. Sylvia

Leading goal-kicker: Bate (44 goals)

All Australian representatives: you're kidding, right?

Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

Best first year player: Bennell the kid is all class

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Petterd

Disappointment of the year: Collingwood making the finals

Biggest area of improvement: The backline

Surprise packet of 2009: Spencer finishing the job that Setanta started

Headline of the year: Mega Watts: Jack kicks 11 goal against a hapless Xavier College

Best win of the year: Against the Blues

Worst loss of the year: All of them

Final membership numbers: 34,683

And just for fun...

Number of times Demonland posters wrongly refer to Sylvia as lazy in 2009: 45,876

Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: 1

Number of weeks until McLean makes headlines for being an early brownlow favourite: 3

Number of weeks suspension served by Newton for whacking someone in the Casey reserves: 4

[Demon3 2,541]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 39 points

Average winning margin: 17 points

B&F top 3: 1 - Mclean, 2 - Green - 3 - Davey

Leading goal-kicker: Bate - 32

All Australian representatives: Mclean

Top votes at the Brownlow: Bruce

Best first year player: Jetta

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Bate

Disappointment of the year: Sylvia - to much teasing...

Biggest area of improvement: Clearances - Spencer becomes very important tap ruckman

Surprise packet of 2009: Rivers - 18 = game season

Headline of the year: MASTER BATE - after 6 goal haul and queens birthday win

Best win of the year: Queens birthday

Worst loss of the year: Carlton

Final membership numbers: 31987

[Demon3 2,541]

Number of wins: 4

Average losing margin: 39 points

Average winning margin: 17 points

B&F top 3: 1 - Mclean, 2 - Green - 3 - Davey

Leading goal-kicker: Bate - 32

All Australian representatives: Mclean

Top votes at the Brownlow: Bruce

Best first year player: Jetta

Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Bate

Disappointment of the year: Sylvia - to much teasing...

Biggest area of improvement: Clearances - Spencer becomes very important tap ruckman

Surprise packet of 2009: Rivers - 18 = game season

Headline of the year: Demons saved by garland and wizard of Aus.. (garland and Aussie tear the pise apart on queens bday!)

Best win of the year: Queens birthday

Worst loss of the year: Carlton

Final membership numbers: 31987

[Jaded No More 68,965]

Headline of the year: Michael Newton wins another car and drives far far away.

Best one so far!