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I seem to recall that through the late 80s and early 90s we would always have a mid season slump before coming home strong. Probably cost us a flag.

The next Round 2 matchup sees Todd Viney take on Aaron Davey. You can either vote by going to our Facebook or Twitter pages or for convenience you can vote in the poll above. Todd Viney: 233 Games 92 Goals 2 x Keith Bluey Truscott Trophy MFC Captain 1998-1999 MFC Team of the Century MFC Hall of Fame 1998 All Australian Aaron Davey: 178 Games 174 Goals 2009 Keith Bluey Truscott Trophy Tournament Fixture:

And Paxman named Captain

The next Round 2 matchup sees Max Gawn take on Stephen Tingay. You can either vote by going to our Facebook or Twitter pages or for convenience you can vote in the poll above. Max Gawn: 121 Games 58 Goals 2 x Keith Bluey Truscott Trophy 3 x All Australian Stephen Tingay: 162 Games 84 Goals 1994 All Australian Tournament Fixture:

The AFLPA are waiting for the AFL to provide more information on quarantine hubs amid concerns among players about the mental health challenges of being in such locations, and the potential impact on their families if they are away for an extended period of time. Although the quarantine hubs are seen as the most viable way to start the season the issue has not been discussed in detail with the full cohort of 840 players.

Melbourne Pick 1. Dustin Martin What could’ve been Melbourne fans…Fyfe AND Dusty!? It was damn tough separating the star duo, but we went with the once-in-a-generation type talent. The face of this Tigers dynasty, Martin is close to winning every accolade a midfielder could dream of. The two-time Norm Smith, two-time premier and two-time Gary Ayres medallist knows when to show up. September. That’s not to say he hasn’t performed as consistently in the home and away season, as Martin broke the record for most Brownlow votes in a season with 36 in 2017. Martin hasn’t played less than 20 games or dropped below an average of 20 disposals a game in each of his 10 seasons with Richmond, stacking up to 5,707 touches and 251 goals from his 225 game career. Dusty is our pick of the 2009 AFL draft. Melbourne Pick 2. Nat Fyfe Look away now Dees fans. The steal of the draft at pick 20, Fyfe has fashioned a career like no other. Fyfe’s debut season was off to a flyer, having polled five Brownlow votes from his 18 matches in 2010. The Freo skipper soon went onto with the AFLCA’s Young Player of the Year award and a spot in the All-Australian squad in the following season after averaging 25 touches and four tackles per match. From then on he has won two Brownlow medals, three All-Australian selections and three Best and Fairests at Fremantle. Fyfe has polled a staggering 174 votes from 162 eligible games and sits eighth overall for three-vote performances. He boasts career averages of 25.7 disposals, 4.5 marks, 4.0 tackles, 5.7 clearances and 14.4 contested possessions a game. Simply amazing. Richmond Pick 3. Max Gawn One of the biggest risers in our list, Gawn comes into third overall after originally being selected by the Demons at 34th in the draft. The 208cm tall bearded ruckman was another to slowly bloom into their stride, Gawn spent seven years in the system before collecting any major accolade. Come 2016, he was given All-Australian honours and would eventually find himself within the side on two more occasions. Gawn also went on to win back-to-back best and fairests for Melbourne between 2018 and 2019, with the former year also seeing him crowned as the AFLCA’s Player of the Year. Gawn currently holds the record for most hitouts in a season with 1,119 in 2018 and holds the top three hitout seasons in Demons history. Fremantle Pick 4. Jack Gunston North Melbourne Pick 5. Daniel Talia Sydney Pick 6. Ben Cunnington West Coast Pick 7. Mitch Duncan Port Adelaide Pick 8. Ben Stratton Port Adelaide Pick 9. Davis Astbury Essendon Pick 10. Lewis Jetta Melbourne Pick 11. Brad Sheppard Originally taken one selection after Rohan at 7th overall in 2009, Sheppard holds the bragging rights in our list after a prolonged career with the Eagles so far. A season-ending hamstring injury meant Sheppard missed his side’s Grand Final victory in 2018, but he looked to bounce back the next year with a selection in the All-Australian 40-man squad. Carlton Pick 12. Tom Scully The first name called out on draft night, Scully looked prepared to lead his draft class after his debut season. Having polled the most votes in the rising star award between the 2009 selections and falling second overall to Dan Hannebery, Scully looked a great chance to be the new face of the Demons. Scully’s highly-anticipated move to the then-newcomers in Greater Western Sydney sparked an uproar from Melbourne fans after he departed at the end of his two-year contract. He has since shown why he was so rated highly for his run and carry game and silky delivery of the ball for both the Giants and Hawthorn. Adelaide Pick 13. Jake Carlisle Sydney Pick 14. Sam Reid Western Bulldogs Pick 15. Gary Rohan Port Adelaide Pick 16. Allen Christensen Geelong Pick 17. Jamie Macmillan

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The next Round 2 matchup sees Adem Yze take on Jeff Farmer. You can either vote by going to our Facebook or Twitter pages or for convenience you can vote in the poll above. Adem Yze: 271 Games 234 Goals 2001 Keith Bluey Truscott Trophy 2002 All Australian Jeff Farmer: 118 Games 259 Goals 3 x MFC Leading Goal Kicker 2000 All Australian Tournament Fixture: