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St Kilda are next up to play Gold Coast. It might not be so lucky for them because often teams play better first up with a new coach.

On the eve of the Collingwood vs Fremantle game it’s heartening to see the Dockers’ first pick listed at #5 in the current draft order from Zero Hanger.

The current draft order from Zero Hanger.

The oldest club in the land was born 165 years ago today. Club Timeline

Cream rises to the top as Allies claim maiden title VIC COUNTRY 3.2.20 6.4.40 7.5.47 10.10 (70) 
ALLIES 2.3.15 5.4.34 10.8.68 12.9 (81) GOALS: Vic Country: Z. Duursma 2, M. Rudd 2, D. Wilson 2, G. Stevens, S. Lalor, A. Read, F. O’Sullivan 
Allies: J. Walter 2, P. Gothard 2, C. McKercher 2, O. Turner 2, J. Glanvill, J. Callinan, T. Gander, C. McCormack BEST: Vic Country: F. O’Sullivan, A. Hastie, A. Reid, W. Dawson, G. Stevens, D. Wilson 
Allies: C. Cleary, C. McKercher, R. Sanders, E. Read, J. Rogers, C. O’Sullivan VICTORIA METRO 5.1.31 10.5.64 14.10.94 19.13 (127) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1.3.9 2.5.17 5.6.36 6.10 (46) GOALS: Victoria Metro: N. Watson 5, L. Morris 4, N. Caddy 3, C. Harrop 2, K. Brown, T. Hotton, R. Weatherill, C. Windsor, H. Johnston Western Australia: K. Sanchez 3, K. Dehavilland, E. Logan, R. Torrent BEST: Victoria Metro: L. Morris, N. Watson, W. Brown, K. Brown, H. Johnston, C. Windsor 
Western Australia: D. Curtin, K. Sanchez, C. Hall, K. Tholstrup, A. O’Driscoll, R. Torrent

Noah Gown - surely, you of all people would know that? 😀

The goal kicker is Ray Biffin’s grandson.

This week’s Mystery Injury of the Week. A bit of a worry because it’s not the first time.

Slightly off topic perhaps but there are a couple of VFL games in progress at the moment, both involving the Queensland teams. These are the scores as of a couple of minutes ago - Both Brisbane and Gold Coast are supported by the Academy system and the clubs have virtually unfettered access to players who qualify for their respective academies. GCS have three members who are potential top 10 draft picks this year. It shouldn’t be too long before people are calling for an end to this advantage.

Yes - it does say something about the respective teams’ defences but it also shows what you can achieve with better scoring efficiency. The differences really show up our scoring deficiencies of late.

The Casey Demons played the Giants at Casey Fields this afternoon. Their 60 inside 50s to 44 resulted in 34 scoring shots to 18 and a 96-point win. Later in the day at Alice Springs Melbourne played the Giants. Their 73 inside 50s to 46 gave them 20 scoring shots to 12 and resulted in a 2-point defeat. At one point in the Eagles vs Saints game today (just before three quarter time) the combined number of inside 50s of both sides was 59 from which WCE had scored 12.2.74 against the Saints’ 9.5.59, a total of 21.7.133. Even allowing for the difference in weather conditions, this is a monumental indication of how poor Melbourne’s forward 50 inefficiency was today. And it’s been only marginally better for four or five weeks before this.

ah ...the value of accuracy in front of goal.

Darcy Fritsch has just kicked his first goal for the Northern Bullants vs Carlton.

Vic Country survives late scare to hold off WA "It was the Harley Reid and Daniel Curtin show as the pair put on a clinic for their respective sides and gave fans a glimpse into the best overall player and best key utility in this year’s draft crop." WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2.1.13 4.5.29 5.8.38 8.11 (59) 
 VIC COUNTRY 3.6.24 5.8.38 6.11.47 8.13 (61) GOALS:
 WA: L. Collard 2, E. Smith, K. Smith, S. van Rooyen, C. Livingstone, K. Dehavilland, D. Curtin 
VC: M. Rudd 3, H. Reid 2, A. Reid, A. Day-Wicks, Z. Duursma BEST: 
WA: D. Curtin, C. Hall, L. Kelly, K. Sanchez, O. Hine-Baston 
VC: H. Reid, A. Day-Wicks, L. Charleson, H. De Mattia, M. Rudd

The annual Breast Cancer Network Australia match -

CASEY DEMONS vs GWS GIANTS Sunday 2 July, 12:05pm, Casey Fields Head-to-head: GWS Giants 1-0. At Casey Fields: GWS Giants 1-0. Streak: GWS Giants 1 CASEY DEMONS B: J. Adams (26), A. Tomlinson (20), T. Freeman (67) HB: D. Smith (34), D. Turner (42), B. Howes (22) C: R. Steele (54), L. Dunstan (27), T. Woewodin (40) HF: C. Spargo (9), J. Schache (19), A. Moniz-Wakefield (45) F: J. Melksham (18), J. van Rooyen (2), B. Laurie (16) R: W. Verrall (28), M. White (52), J. Jordon (23) INT: N. Moodie (74)*, J.Munro (47), G. Grey (68), O. Sestan (38), M.Jefferson (21) EMG: R. Baldi (56), J. Bell (73), T. Edwards (58), H. Neocleous (75), R. Koo (61), R. Valentine (65), T. McRae (76) IN: T. Freeman, J. Jordon, J. van Rooyen OUT: J. Bowey, B. Brown, J. Harmes (AFL) GWS GIANTS B: W. Clark (56), P. Davis (1), J. Wehr (10) HB: J. Anderson (51), C. Fleeton (29), L. Aleer (21) C: J. Gillbee (42), C. Stone (18), J. Peatling (20) HF: J. Pavlidis (48), T. McMullin (31), A. Cadman (5) F: W. Derksen (45), M. Gruzewski (35), W. Shaw (55) R: M. Flynn (30), B. O'Connor (52), H. Rowston (24) INT: D. Edmends (50), D. Posthuma (67)*, N. Madden (41), J. Creighton (54), R. Hebron (47) EMG: B. Romensky, A. Mathieson, G. Varagiannis, D. Jones-Hughes, B. Rauter, W. Sabolch, N. Wardius IN: A. Cadman, P. Davis, J. Gillbee, T. McMullin, D. Posthuma OUT: I. Cumming, J. Fahey (AFL), J. Glanvill (achilles), T. McCaffrey (finger), M. Ryan (shoulder)

The AFLW game that was supposed to follow the VFL at Casey Fields on Sunday has been switched to the Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham due to the wet ground at Casey. Could be interesting.

Nice of Steve Smith to score his ton during half time.

Farris-White is learning ruck craft (progress slow but good at Dandy Stingray’s last weekend) and at getting his hands on the football (2 touches at the Stingrays - slow progress).

In my preview about Melbourne’s game vs GWS Giants this Sunday, I bemoan the team’s current forward line woes. However, SEN’s The Ultimate Forward puts three Demon players in the AFL’s top 20 forwards - Christian Petracca (8th), Bayley Fritsch (10th) and Kysaiah Pickett (12th). The full list with their ratings is ~ 1 - Toby Greene (GWS): 58.4 2 - Charlie Curnow (CAR): 54.9 3 - Mitch Lewis (HAW): 51.25 4 - Jeremy Cameron (GEE): 51.21 5 - Taylor Walker (ADE): 50.9 6 - Tom Hawkins (GEE): 49.3 7 - Jeremy Finlayson (PA): 44.7 8 - Christian Petracca (MEL): 44.1 9 - Joe Daniher (BRI): 43.9 10 - Bayley Fritsch (MEL): 43.1 11 - Charlie Cameron (BRI): 43.07 12 - Kysaiah Pickett (MEL): 42.9 13 - Izak Rankine (ADE): 41.67 14 - Kyle Langford (ESS): 41.64 15 - Aaron Naughton (WB): 41.60 16 - Jack Lukosius (GCS): 41.4 17 - eq Nick Larkey (NM): 41.2 17 - eq Eric Hipwood (BRI): 41.2 19 - Todd Marshall (PA): 40.4 20 - Oscar Allen (WCE): 40.3 So why aren’t we scoring freely at the moment? One reason could be that Clayton Oliver’s injury is forcing Christian Petracca to spend more time in the middle. However, it’s still got us more than a bit stumped about the recent run of inaccuracy in kicking for goal and the dramatic decline in scoring over the past five rounds.

On the other hand, SEN’s The Ultimate Forward puts three Demon players in the AFL’s top 20 forwards - Christian Petracca (8th), Bayley Fritsch (10th) and Kysaiah Pickett (12th). So why aren’t we scoring freely at the moment?

Sad news …

Bringing you up to date: ROUND ONE 1. West Coast Eagles 2. North Melbourne 3. Hawthorn 4. Carlton 5. GWS Giants 6. Sydney Swans 7. GWS Giants 8. Melbourne 9. Gold Coast Suns 10. Geelong 11. Adelaide 12. Western Bulldogs 13.Essendon 14. St Kilda 15. Melbourne 16. Western Bulldogs 17. North Melbourne 18. Collingwood ROUND TWO 19. West Coast Eagles 20. Adelaide 21. Fremantle 22. Sydney Swans 23. Collingwood 24. Adelaide 25. Sydney Swans 26. Richmond 27. Melbourne 28. Gold Coast Suns 29. Brisbane Lions 30. Gold Coast Suns 31. Hawthorn 32. Essendon 33. St Kilda 34. Melbourne 35. Western Bulldogs 36. West Coast Eagles 37. Port Adelaide ROUND THREE 38. West Coast Eagles 39. North Melbourne 40. Fremantle 41. Sydney Swans 42. Fremantle 43. GWS Giants 44. Sydney Swans 45. Richmond 46. Port Adelaide 47. Gold Coast Suns 48. Brisbane Lions 49. Gold Coast Suns 50. Hawthorn 51. Essendon 52. St Kilda 53. North Melbourne 54. Brisbane Lions 55. West Coast Eagles 56. Gold Coast Suns ROUND FOUR 57. West Coast Eagles 58. Fremantle 59. North Melbourne 60. Carlton 61. GWS Giants 62. Essendon 63. Richmond 64. Brisbane Lions 65. Gold Coast Suns 66. Western Bulldogs 67. Gold Coast Suns 68. Western Bulldogs 69. Carlton 70. Gold Coast Suns 71. Western Bulldogs 72. GWS Giants 73. Port Adelaide 74. Collingwood ROUND FIVE 75. West Coast Eagles 76. North Melbourne 77. Hawthorn 78. Carlton 79. GWS Giants 80. Sydney Swans 81. Richmond 82. Fremantle 83. Gold Coast Suns 84. Geelong 85. Adelaide 86. Western Bulldogs 87. Essendon 88. St Kilda 89. Melbourne 90. Brisbane Lions 91. Port Adelaide 92. Collingwood * compensation pick The order will continue to change as the ladder positions change with each round.