THEY SAID IT: “If you’re doing it to put him off his game … well, clearly it doesn’t work, which is good for the kid, so maybe don’t boo him.” Coach Ross Lyon to St Kilda followers after they booed Port Adelaide star Jason Horne-Francis, who starred in Friday night time’s win.
PLAYER OF THE ROUND: Charlie Curnow. The Carlton ahead kicked a career-best 9 objectives in his facet’s 108-point demolition of West Coast, setting a person goalkicking file at Perth’s Optus Stadium. Gets the nod simply forward of Geelong’s Tom Hawkins who additionally bagged a career-best haul – eight objectives, together with 4 of the sport’s first six, towards Essendon.
THE MOMENT: Brisbane’s Will Ashcroft, hemmed in a pocket, produces a surprising aim of the 12 months contender. The rookie Lion faucets the ball overhead along with his proper hand after which, in a single movement simply contained in the boundary line, grabs it, plonks it on the skin of his proper boot, and the ball sails via. Honorary point out to GWS captain Toby Greene for his match-winning aim towards Sydney and to Steele Sidebottom for the behind that gave Collingwood yet one more tight win, this time over Adelaide.
TALKING POINT: The entry of a Tasmanian workforce to the AFL is now a formality after the federal authorities pledged $240 million in direction of a brand new $715m multi-purpose stadium at Macquarie Point. Club presidents and the AFL fee are anticipated to quickly rubber-stamp the Tassie membership after which the haggling begins over points together with when they may enter and what start-up draft concessions they obtain.
STATS THAT MATTER: 257. The variety of video games Sydney champion Lance Franklin has kicked a number of objectives, eclipsing the earlier VFL/AFL benchmark of Collingwood legend Gordon Coventry’s 256.
TRIBUNAL WATCH: Fremantle midfielder Matthew Johnson has a two-game ban for his harmful deal with on Brisbane’s Dayne Zorko. As if West Coast aren’t in sufficient strife, Sam Petrevski-Seton additionally has a one-game suspension for the deal with he laid on Carlton newcomer Alex Cincotta.
INJURIES: X Duursma (PA, knee), D Zorko (Bris, hamstring), D Rich (Bris, calf), S Petrevski-Seton (WC, corked thigh), R Bazzo (WC, concussion), C Comben (NM, leg), C Coleman-Jones (NM, concussion), T Powell (NM, ankle), J Bowes (Geel, calf), N Kreuger (Coll, knee)
WHAT’S NEXT: Carlton host Brisbane in a Friday night time opener to a spherical that includes a juicy preliminary closing re-match between Collingwood and Sydney on Sunday. On Saturday, Geelong host Adelaide, struggling West Coast journey to play Richmond, Gold Coast host Melbourne, GWS meet the Western Bulldogs in one other grudge match for the Giants and Fremantle host Hawthorn. Sunday’s video games are the Pies-Swans, Port Adelaide versus Essendon, and North Melbourne towards St Kilda.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
