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Managing injury, life

after theBrownlow

and an encounter with a bull

Guy McKennaThe art of the multi-tasking coach

What makes Gary Ablett so good

AFL grantsGold Coast 17th licence

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F E AT U R E S

58 Adam CooneyIt’s been life in the fast lane for a star Dog.

64 Gary Ablett The Geelong champ is the complete package.

R E G U L A R S

7 The BounceViews, news, fi rst person, facts, data, culture.

22 The InterviewGuy McKenna on the Gold Coast challenge.

25 MatchdayStats, history and line-ups.

53 Dream Team70 Ask Col74 Testing your knowledge

Things to keep you amused at the footy.

76 NAB AFL Rising Star78 Talking Point

Beware, there is a new Eddie in town.

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Building the new Gold Coast Football Club from scratch is a daunting task, but one coach Guy McKenna is revelling in.

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Change part of the game

The fact we’ve known for �some time that a new club would likely be added to AFL ranks in 2011 shouldn’t diminish the signifi cance of the decision earlier this week to offi cially award the Gold Coast Football Club the 17th licence.

We know of the dynamic nature of football and the fact change is constant, but expansion is as big as it gets. The addition of the Gold Coast club to the League will impact signifi cantly on every aspect of the industry.

How will the fi xture be organised? Will a new scheduling ‘slot’ (a second Friday night or even a Monday night game) be needed? How will clubs deal with the likelihood of byes? How will current club lists be aff ected? What are the implications for the draft?

These are but a handful of questions among many that already have been or are being addressed over the next 12-18 months as the AFL and the 16 playing clubs prepare for the Gold Coast’s debut. It’s certainly a challenging time for the game and those who run it.

Readers who provided feedback on our team pages should note that player names and numbers have been reformatted accordingly. Starting this week, the AFL Record is also running the votes for the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year award on the scoreboard pages.PETER DI SISTO

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Happy HawkI’ve been a Hawthorn supporter for 29 years, and I can honestly say I have never been more satisfi ed after a loss than last week against Geelong. A moral victory over the shaky Cats – bring on round 17 and September.

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CrowingWhy does Adelaide always get written off? Without fail every pre-season, the Crows are always one of the teams the media predicts will slide down the ladder, and even after they beat Collingwood last Saturday all the talk was about how unlucky the Pies were with the free kick count. The Crows have a much better list than most give them credit for,

it was very encouraging. First-gamers Kyle Cheney, Jake Spencer, Jamie Bennell and Neville Jetta looked the goods, and when we can add Jack Watts and some of our other draft picks, all of a sudden we’re not too far off the pace. Keep up the good work, Dean Bailey.

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they’re well coached and, injuries permitting, should play in the fi nals again. Open your eyes, people!

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Fast and furiousThe death-by-zoning doomsayers have gone noticeably quiet after a cracking opening round of footy. Fremantle versus the Bulldogs was the modern game at its best.

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Dees on track As a Melbourne supporter, I am delighted to say I can fi nally see some light at the end of the tunnel. While round one brought another loss, compared to some of the Dees’ efforts in the past two seasons,

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T he AFL will expand to a 17-team competition. On Tuesday, the AFL Commission

announced it had granted a provisional licence to the Gold Coast Football Club, which will start playing at AFL level in 2011.

This marks the fi rst new club to join the competition since Port Adelaide in 1997 and just the sixth new admission since the Commission was formed in 1985. And while the licence is conditional on a land transfer agreement from the Gold Coast City Council to the Queensland Government and a decision on a funding application to the

Federal Government, it would seem the major hurdles have been cleared.

Since North Melbourne declined a $100 million offer to relocate to the Gold Coast in December, 2007, the AFL, with the backing of clubs, has worked hard to research and clear the way for a presence in the fast-growing south-east Queensland market.

The Gold Coast club, known as GC17 while it sought its licence, presented a submission to the AFL Commission on November 18 last year, outlining the commitment of more than 42,000 local supporters,

the backing of 111 businesses and a community strategy.

Following lengthy negotiations, the AFL reached agreement with the Queensland Government for the state to contribute $60 million towards the redevelopment of Gold Coast Stadium at Carrara, as well as altering the Gabba contract to allow the new club to play home games at the venue.

Gold Coast City Council has committed $20 million and the AFL $10 million to the facility.

AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick said the decision was reached after an exhaustive process made even more challenging by the global economic crisis.

“It is not a decision that the Commission has made lightly, and it has been made after a

Gold Coast confi rmed as AFL’s 17th club A NDREW WA LL ACE

VIEWS NEWS FIRST PERSON FACTS DATA CULTURE

It is not a decision the Commission has

made lightly, and has been made after a long

period of investment in Queensland

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DONE DEAL: Queensland premier Anna Bligh and AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou at Tuesday’s historic signing and, left, the new mascot.

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One Chad, two worldsMICHEL A NGELO RUCCI

I n that parallel universe on the other side of the galaxy, Chad Cornes is playing lead guitar in a rock band. And

he is being politically correct by not smashing the guitar to make a statement.

Back in the real world, Cornes might not have secured the captaincy tag at Port Adelaide, but he remains its spiritual leader. He will write the tune as a player without a set position and he will happily let others do the talking – or baiting – at Alberton.

Cornes is this weekend due to play his 200th game1. He will not be at home in front of the Port fans who have come

to adore his family name after decades of torment from Chad’s father Graham, as a Glenelg player and coach, Crows coach and now media commentator.

But Fremantle supporters are best advised not to heckle, not even from the cheap seats.

“I keep reading articles that I am the most hated player in the AFL – and I like that stuff,” Cornes says. “It spurs me on. If the opposition wants to boo me, they’ll fi re me up, get me in the zone – and the more passion there is, the more pressure I feel to perform … and deliver.”

Had Cornes not followed his father’s well-paved path to elite football, he suspects he would today be taking the bait of critics in the art world.

“I never knew what I’d do when I was in school other than play footy – and, until I was 17, I never thought I’d be good enough,” Cornes says. “I had a dream of being in a band, a rock

band with me at lead guitar.” He would be loud and now

getting mellow. “I hate being quoted in boring clichés,” says Cornes, whose throwaway lines – particularly baiting Crows supporters – have become a staple of back pages in Adelaide. “But the way footy is now, teams will use everything you say to claim an advantage. I can’t get away with it anymore. Those headlines are now coming back as extra pressure on us, not the opposition.”

The two galaxies have collided for Cornes. After a clash against the Crows – where Cornes can always guarantee himself a giggle as the Adelaide fans take issue with him and “losing my hair” – he found in his email box a note from devoted Adelaide fan and music man Greg Champion.

“He was very complimentary about me,” Cornes says. “Having grown up listening to his music in the 1990s, to think he would take the time out to send me an email was very humbling.”

Michelangelo Rucci is a reporter with The Advertiser in Adelaide.

1 He will become the fourth Port Adelaideplayer to reach the mark and the 628th inLeague history. Fremantle’s Chris Tarrant isset to become the 627th - his match starts some three hours before Port’s.

R E C R U I T I N G

Clubs punt on rookiesPAUL DAFFEY

I n 2003, ’04 and ’06, the Western Bulldogs had one rookie on their list. In 2004, the Kangaroos had no

rookies – not one. St Kilda and Hawthorn this

year have nine rookies each, while Carlton and Fremantle have eight. Even the Bulldogs and North Melbourne have six.

NEWS TRACKER Former Collingwood captain Nathan Buckley to coach Vic Country at the NAB AFL Under-16 Championships in Sydney in July.

I keep reading articles that I am the most hated player in the AFL – and I like that stuff . If the opposition want to boo me, they’ll fi re me up

UNFAZED: Chad Cornes loves the attention that comes his way.

long period of investment in Queensland and a rigorous process over the last two years,” he said.

“The Gold Coast football, business and wider communities have made clear their support for and ability to sustain an AFL team.”

AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou made the historic announcement at a jumper presentation for the Gold Coast TAC Cup team, which will play its fi rst game against the Eastern Ranges on Saturday night.

The team, which will play in the VFL in 2010 before its AFL admission the following year, is coached by former West Coast champion Guy McKenna, with ex-Brisbane Lions Marcus Ashcroft and Shaun Hart recently appointed assistants.

Respected former Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs recruiter Scott Clayton will be in charge of building the Gold Coast playing list.

An independent economic report by Queensland economist Dr Christopher Hunn found that the creation of an AFL team on the Gold Coast would generate an additional $34 million in spending – 92 per cent of which will go to non-AFL businesses – as well as an extra 120,000 “visitor nights” (one person staying one night in accommodation facilities) to the city each year.

Demetriou said the stadium redevelopment would create about 350 construction jobs, while the club would support 440 direct and indirect jobs when fully operating.

Gold Coast will wear red, gold and blue and its mascot is a surf lifesaver-inspired character.

The club believes its choice of colours (symbolising the sun, sand, ocean and sky) and mascot are appropriate refl ections of the Gold Coast community and lifestyle.

In its pitches to the AFL and the Gold Coast business and sporting communities, the club has indicated it will take a “progressive, innovative and cheeky” approach to aspects of its operations.

See page 22 for interview with Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna ➡



NEWS TRACKER The round one attendance of 349,054 was the fi fth-best single round in League history.

tends to happen when you tear the muscle off the bone.” How does it happen?

In general, Brukner cites “problems in the lower back and tightness in the gluteal muscles” as factors which can predispose athletes to hamstring injuries.

There also seems to be the perception that the growing speed of the modern game is placing an increased strain on the muscle, and Brukner does see fatigue as being a signifi cant issue.

“When the muscle is tired, it may not contract in the organised fashion that it does when the body is fresher,” he says.

Recurrence is another problem and, despite signifi cant advances in sports medicine, 22 per cent of hamstring injuries in 2007 were repeat cases. “Every time you tear it, you increase the chances of injuring it again,” Brukner says.Can it be prevented?

In a word: no. “We don’t really understand why, at a particular moment, a player’s hamstring will give out,” Brukner says.

Building up core stability, improving endurance, strengthening leg muscles and stretching regularly are important for all athletes, yet none of these strategies can be considered empirical preventative measures.

How is it treated?While it’s important to rest,

ice, compress and elevate an injured hamstring, Brukner points to some recent changes in treatment.

“We get the players moving a lot earlier, rather than doing nothing until the pain goes. We get them jogging, to a level of discomfort, and we do lots of it to get endurance into the muscle.”

Although Tiger Mark Coughlan and Cat Max Rooke have trialled more radical treatments in Germany, Brukner maintains the need for a steady rehabilitation process.

“The techniques in Germany involve a lot of injections and homeopathic treatment, and I’m not convinced they offer any great advantage; rather, they just present an alternative.”

For an injury that can occur so quickly, the best solution is patience – Cousins will need plenty over the next month.

R E D E M P T I O N

Issues behind him, Hooper enjoys fresh startNICK BOWEN

W hen Michael Voss refl ected on his fi rst home and away match as

Brisbane Lions coach, one of the most pleasing aspects would have been Rhan Hooper’s key role in the win against West Coast.

With the Lions down by 25 points at half-time last Saturday night at the Gabba, Hooper helped spark a third-quarter revival, kicking three of his team’s nine goals for the term, as its surged ahead.

HERO: Rhan Hooper

celebrates one of his

four goals.


So what’s happened? Why have rookie lists exploded?

John Peake, St Kilda’s recruiting manager, last year made a presentation to the club board seeking approval for the Saints to draft the full quota of players at the 2008 NAB AFL Rookie Draft.

He gave three reasons: the draft pool was exceptional, the onset of draft concessions for Gold Coast would mean that future drafts would be thin, and the Saints had to do everything possible to develop a key defender to replace Max Hudghton.

Before the rookie draft in December, the AFL increased rookie lists by two as compensation for the Gold Coast concessions, allowing clubs to have eight rookies, or seven rookies and one veteran, or six rookies and two veterans.

Clubs can also have up to three players picked via the NSW scholarship scheme. These players must turn 18 during their fi rst year on the rookie list.

The Saints put Hudghton on the veterans’ list and selected seven rookies. They also chose two players who had progressed from the NSW scholarship scheme.

The selection of rookies is a punt. Generally, these are players who were deemed not good enough to be taken at the main draft. But the Saints believe all their rookies have the potential to develop into long-term AFL players.

Steve Gaertner, Tom Simpkin and former Hawk Zac Dawson (who played last week) are potential key defenders. Of the NSW players, Blake McGrath is a developing ruckman (208cm) and Khan Haretuku (198cm) looms as ruckman or forward.

Karetuku’s parents are New Zealanders. He was a rugby union player until he joined friends who were Australian footballers, and decided to stick with the game.

McGrath and Haretuku both come from Sydney. Neither has played much footy, but clearly they have the physical capabilities to make an impression.

Hawthorn has eight rookies and one NSW scholarship

I N J U R I E S

The curse of the hamstringTOM MINE AR

H amstring strains and tears are the most common injuries in elite level football.

The AFL Injury Report released last year found each club had players missing a combined average of 24.3 games in 2007, the highest level in a decade.

No one needs to remind Richmond’s Ben Cousins, who sustained one late in last week’s match against Carlton. After a year out of the game, he is likely to be sidelined for at least another four weeks. What is a hamstring injury?

According to experienced sports physician Dr Peter Brukner, there are three general forms of hamstring injuries.

“Grade one is where a few fi bres of the hamstring are torn, but the majority of the muscle is still intact,” he says, using this description to classify Cousins’ injury.

“Grade two is where a signifi cant part of the muscle is torn; grade three is a complete tear, which is very unusual and

product, Will Sierakowski from Sydney’s Riverview College, which has links to Melbourne’s Xavier College. The Hawks’ 2008 premiership team included fi ve players who started as rookies: Brad Sewell, Clinton Young, Robert Campbell, Stephen Gilham and Michael Osborne.

West Coast ruckman Dean Cox is perhaps the most ‘famous’ rookie. The Eagles last year became the fi rst club to choose a product of its NSW scholarship scheme for a senior game. Ryan Davis from North Shore made his debut against the Brisbane Lions at Carrara, just before his 18th birthday. He played 11 games as a half-back in an exceptional debut season.




NEWS TRACKER Hawk Lance Franklin has kicked at least one goal in his past 59 matches, dating back to round 12, 2006.

T R A C K I N G A P O T E N T I A L D R A F T E E

Jonno Nash was not drafted �last year. He likened the feeling to someone having failed their last year of secondary school and having to go back the next year to complete the mission.

Initially, he felt uncomfortable and uneasy. But he thought about his past and what he wants to achieve, and understood it was the best thing to do.

Nash will play for Sandringham in the TAC Cup as an over-age player, starting this weekend.

He turns 19 in June – a veteran of sorts at TAC Cup level, having already played for two seasons. This year will likely be the last chance he has to impress scouts. He knows it’s not going to be easy.

Nash’s relationship with football has been far from smooth. At 15, he seriously injured his knee in a tackling mishap, leading to 12 weeks on the sidelines. He suff ered other knee injuries and he’s missed 18 months of football all up.

“It has made me more resilient and determined to be my best and to strive for success,” he says.

“It’s been more a mental battle than physical. You become more hesitant, it changes the way you play. I always said the hardest thing when you’re injured is watching other

people develop when you can’t do anything about it.”

Growing up alongsidethe likes of draftees Jack Watts (Melbourne) and Tom Lynch (St Kilda) and having played with and captained North Melbourne’s Jack Ziebell at Caulfi eld Grammar last year, Nash is aware of what’s required.

Tall and strong, he anticipates playing in the midfi eld and wants to be a team leader. He’s focusing on his weakness by trying to increase his speed with the help of specialist fi tness and running trainer Bohdan Babijczuk.

He’s already seeing improvement. At a TAC Cup

testing day last month, Nash ran a personal best over 20 metres and completed a 15.1 beep test, third best in the competition.

With a wise head and an excellent

grasp of the game, Nash is channelling former Hawthorn coach John Kennedy in his quest to be drafted.

“I’m trying to do this new

thing where I don’t think about it too much and just do it, like John Kennedy’s old line, ‘Don’t think, do!’ I want to be

consistent. “That’s the

driving point. I know I’m ready, and

it’s just a matter of doing it.”CALLUM TWOMEY

In one of his best games for the club, Hooper, 21, fi nished with four goals for the match, including a freakish soccer-style effort from deep in a pocket in the third quarter.

But the small forward’s performance would have been even more pleasing for Voss, given it followed a diffi cult pre-season when the rookie coach suspended Hooper for 28 days and fi ned him $40,000 for disciplinary breaches.

Presumably, it would have given Voss hope that Hooper was fi nally ready to show the commitment necessary to make it as a regular senior player.

Just how important that is for the Lions can’t be overestimated. Don’t forget Anthony Corrie was traded to Collingwood at the end of last season, while Ashley McGrath now plays predominantly in the backline, leaving the Lions light on for quick, small forwards.

Hooper played the perfect small forward’s game, combining attack with defensive pressure – he had fi ve tackles for the game.

Hooper’s defensive qualities have never been in question, since his debut against Essendon in round two of 2006, when he laid seven tackles (three more than any other player on the ground).

But while Hooper was fi fth at the club for tackles last year (89), he managed just 19 goals from 20 games, a far cry from the output of the competition’s leading small forwards such as Stephen Milne (60 goals from 24 games) and Paul Medhurst (50 from 24).

Voss, not one to shower praise on individuals, was predictably guarded in his

assessment of Hooper’s round one performance.

“We spoke about getting more goals out of our small forwards and we got a lot more crumbing efforts,” Voss said.

“I enjoy seeing players like Rhan get rewarded for their efforts. But we’re all about consistency and performing well every week.”

R E C O G N I T I O N

Crows will have one extraA NDREW WA LL ACE

A delaide is set to fi eld a ‘19th man’ at AAMI Stadium matches this season, but

will avoid any breach of AFL interchange regulations.

The Crows will fl y a giant blue fl ag bearing the No. 19 above its soon-to-be-completed $19 million facility. Visible from a kilometre away, the fl ag recognises the club’s supporter base, its ‘extra man’ when it takes the fi eld.

To support the concept, the club has retired the No. 19 guernsey, while the No. 19 locker has been dedicated to fans.

Before each game, a Crows ambassador and supporter will raise the fl ag. This week, the club will hand out 10,000 19th man fl ags at its fi rst home game.

Youngster Patrick Dangerfi eld was the last Crow to wear the No. 19 – this year, he is sporting the No. 32 last worn by former captain Mark Ricciuto.


Nash won’t think, he’ll simply do The AFL Record will follow Jonno Nash this season as he works towards being drafted by an AFL club.

level, having already played for two seasons. This year willlikely be the last chance he has to impressscouts. He knows it’snot going to be easy.

Nash’s relationship with football has been far from smooth.At 15, he seriouslyinjured his knee in a tacklingmishap,leading to12 weeks on the sidelines.He suff ered other knee injuries andhe’s missed 18 months offootball all up.

““It hasmade me moreresilient anddetermined to be my best and to strive for success,” he says.

“It’s been morea mental battlethan physical. You become morehesitant, it changesthe way you play. I always said the hardest thing whenyou’re injured iswatching other

Bohdan Babijczuk.He’s already seeing

improvement. At a TAC Cup testing day last month,Nash ran a personal best over 20 metres and completed a 15.1beep test, third best inthe competition.

With a wise head and an excellent

grasp of thegame, Nash is channelling formerHawthorn coach John Kennedy inhis quest tobe drafted.

“I’m trying to do this new

thing whereI don’t thinkabout it toomuch and justdo it, like John Kennedy’s old line, ‘Don’tthink, do!’ I want to be

consistent. “That’s the

driving point. Iknow I’m ready, and

it’s just a matter ofdoing it.”CALLUM TWOMEY

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NEWS TRACKER Melbourne Football Club renews formal relationship with the Melbourne Cricket Club after a break of 19 years.

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We love the action photo from your playing days. You were obviously a high fl ier.SIMON OVERLAND: I don’t know about that. But I do know that people won’t recognise me – I actually had hair back then.You played 117 games for Eastlake in the ACT league as a ruckman described as a strong mark, athletic, and a team man. Is that a fair assessment?SO: I’d say I was a big bloke who was just good at gettingin the way.

Did you resemble any AFL players in style?SO: I don’t think anyone who kicked like me ever made it to the highest level. I had a unique style. (Rod) ‘Curly’ Austin was similar, but he was a far better and more stylish kick.You won the ACT league best and fairest, the Mulrooney Medal, in 1985. You must have starred?SO: I just happened to fi nd myself in the right place quite often. I have no other explanation for it.Did you enjoy any team success?SO: No. We played in three successive Grand Finals and lost them all. It was a pretty sad run.

Was representing the ACT some consolation?SO: That was a great thrill. We actually won a minor states’ series against Queensland, NSW and Tasmania. That was the pinnacle of my very average football career. I retired at 27 because of family, work and study.Is it true you were also a fi ery fast bowler for the ACT under-21 cricket side?SO: I thought I was quick at the time but, on refl ection, I was only a pie-chucker.You’re a proud Hawks supporter. How did that come about?SO :I come from an underprivileged background – a family of Collingwood supporters.

But I didn’t want to go with the fl ow, so I went for Hawthorn, and it proved a pretty astute decision because in that time Hawthorn has won 10 fl ags while Collingwood has only one. . You also sit on an advisory board with Football Victoria, focusing on community and game development. What does that involve?SO: It combines two passions of mine. I love the game and, from a professional perspective, football clubs deal with the very people we (the police) are most interested in reaching – young men between 15 and 25, who are over-represented as both victims and off enders. BEN COLLINS

A M O M E N T W I T H . . .

IN GOOD HANDS: Victorian police

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NEWS TRACKER North Melbourne players to help the Heart Foundation promote its healthy living campaign.

accompanied the team. Like the Kangaroos, the Bulldogs came away with new ideas on strength training (including how best to develop younger players) and warm-up exercises.

“It was all about exposing our players – and the coaching staff – to new ideas, and then looking to see how we can incorporate them into our training regime here,” Davoren said.

“Our big aim was improving our one-percenters throughout the pre-season – how can we improve a whole series of little things that collectively will improve us on the fi eld? The trip was just one of those things.”

T H E G A M E A B R O A D

AFL wild about South African chancesMICHAEL LOV ETT

A ustralian Football is widening its boundaries and if an ambitious but

meticulously planned program in South Africa succeeds, a new and legitimate football frontier could be established.

Those charged with developing the game here and abroad are saying it’s not a case of ‘if’ a South African will be playing AFL football, rather ‘when’.

“I have no doubt a South African player will be playing in the AFL in the near future,” AFL youth and high performance coordinatorJason McCartney said.

“When we (the AFL) fi rst opened up in South Africa some time back, it was all about participation but now we are at the stage where we can identify the best young talent and bring them out here.”

The AFL and four of its clubs are supporting a program that


college’s gridiron coaches. Turk said while Australian Football had far greater endurance demands than gridiron, aspects of the American game’s training could benefi t AFL players.

“At North Melbourne, we are trying to make every training session game-specifi c, which means more power running and less longer running,” he said.

“At UCLA, we didn’t pick up any amazing new ideas about running, but they did show us specifi c exercises in the gym that can also build power.

“Their program focuses on getting the right strength-power transition; it’s not just about being strong, but being powerful and explosive.

“You’ve got to incorporate the overall body movements, make it sport-specifi c, which often means getting away from the machines in the gym that isolate a few muscles only.”

In November, the Bulldogs travelled to Arizona, training at Athletes’ Performance, an elite training centre regularly used by professional baseball, gridiron and basketball players in their off-seasons.

The Dogs’ head of physical performance, Bill Davoren,

T R A I N I N G

Roos, Dogs looked stateside for adviceNICK BOWEN

T he search for an edge, however small, is endless in the AFL.

As the pace of the game continues to quicken, clubs are increasingly looking overseas to learn from other sporting codes to help players keep up.

If a club wants to increase its players’ explosive power, it seems it should consider an off-season trip to the home of power-based sports, the United States.

That’s where North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs headed during pre-season to investigate power and agility training techniques, an area in which the Americans are acknowledged as world leaders.

Roos strength and conditioning coach Paul Turk spent three days at UCLA in October, working with the

ON YOUR BIKE: Young Roo Matt Riggio goes

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A round for stars

Round one debutants �naturally grab our attention, but some of the game’s genuine stars played their fi rst matches in the second

week of a season.From modern-day superstars Chris Judd (left, 2002) and Dean Cox (2001) to

Collingwood icon Bob Rush (1899),

round two ‘starters’ have included a host of the elite.

The roll call is football royalty, with the likes of Jack Dyer, Gary Ablett snr, Bill Hutchison and Peter Hudson leading the charge, ably supported by Brownlow winners Ross Smith, Peter Bedford, Malcolm Blight and Gavin Wanganeen, and goalkicking machine Jason Dunstall.

Carlton’s legendary Horrie Clover (1920) and the captain-coach of Fitzroy’s fi nal premiership team, Fred Hughson (1938), are also in the club, while Bulldog immortal Charlie Sutton (1942) made his debut in the same gameas Hutchison.

Other club favourite sons and cult heroes to have emerged this round include Barry Davis, Terry Waters, Dick Clay, Barry Price, Robert Walls and Ian ‘Bluey’ Hampshire, who played their fi rst games in the 1960s; Michael Moncrieff , David Cloke, Trevor Barker, Geoff Cunningham and Paul and Tony Morwood (1970s); Maurice Rioli (1982), Mick Martyn and Damian Monkhorst (both 1988) and Leon Cameron, Dustin Fletcher, Chris Johnson, David King, Warren Tredrea and Luke Power (1990s).BRUCE EVA

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A G U I D E T O F A N D O M

PASSIONATE PARTISAN As the name suggests, they �

obsessively want their team to win. They form the hardcore support base of the competition, and become despondent when their team loses. However, they will endure a wet day or long trip to a ground for the chance of success. THEATREGOER

Like the afi cionado, they seek �entertainment and comfort, but usually prefer a signifi cant or themed match, the participation of star performers and a close contest. They follow a specifi c team but are not passionate. Thus frequent losses by that team will cause them to lose interest, although they still may attend other games.

The demise of the average fanIn football, we love to classify. The modern vernacular sees us label players specifi cally: inside midfi elders, run-with types, defensive forwards. But when it comes to typecasting supporters, we rarely diverge from sweeping generalisations: the fair-weathers or the die-hards.

Sometimes, reference is made to the mysterious “average fan”, but associate professor Bob Stewart from Victoria University is adamant this does not exist.

From extensive research dating back to 1999, Stewart and colleague Aaron Smith have categorised fi ve types of Australian Football fans.

Next time you are at a game, study those around you. Stewart contends there are three kinds of parochial supporter (passionate partisan, champ follower and reclusive partisan), and a further two (afi cionado and theatregoer) whose reasons for attending are more entertainment-based. You might want to consider where you fi t in. A NDREW WA LL ACE

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CHAMP FOLLOWER Their level of loyalty is �

determined by team success, and allegiance can change according to performance. Alternatively, they will remain hidden until their favourite team starts winning, but quickly become active and vocal when it does.

AFICIONADO Shows only moderate concern �

about who wins and loses. Major motivation is watching high skill levels, tactical complexity and athleticism – not necessarily a close result. More likely to attend games at a quality venue, as it enhances the spectacle.

RECLUSIVE PARTISAN While opinionated and �

apparently loyal to their team, this is not always translated into attendance. They may pledge to become passionate partisan again if the game reverts to its old values and skills, or if friends and partners showed more interest.

HAVE YOUR SAYLet us know what you think of these fan categories. Are there any others that might be appropriate? Write to us at afl [email protected] or AFL Record, Slattery Media Group, 140 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, VIC, 3008.

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I N C A S E Y O U M I S S E D I T

Dogs, Cousinsin the news

Herald Sun � chief football writer Mike Sheahan lauded the slick Bulldogs for their 63-point win over Fremantle. “Now that’s the way to play footy.”

Andrew Capel from � The Advertiser reported on the Adelaide Crows’ desire to capitalise on their great start against Collingwood. “Neil Craig’s summer-long emphasis on creating an impenetrable zone has paid instant dividends.”

In � The Age, Andrea Petrie reported on Hawthorn star Lance Franklin’s pledge to remain a Hawk for life. “With his contract up at the end of 2010 and speaking on the same day the AFL granted a licence for the Gold Coast team, Franklin said he would gladly re-sign with Hawthorn this year.”

In � The West Australian, Craig O’Donoghue wrote about an injury cloud over Fremantle captain Matthew

Pavlich. “Mystery surrounds

the fi tness of Pavlich following his

inauspicious start to the

season ... (His) usual explosive nature was nowhere to be seen.”

Foxtel’s � On the Couch introduced panelist James Hird and analysed the comments of Collingwood president Eddie McGuire on Tiger coach Terry Wallace, and Richmond president Gary March’s response. Channel Nine’s Footy Classifi ed debated Ben Cousins’ decision to write for the Herald Sun, while Network Ten’s new program One Week at a Time discussed Carlton’s projected rise with coach Brett Ratten.A NDREW WA LL ACE

NEWS TRACKER Simon Wiggins, Darren Jolly and Justin Koschitzke are the round one nominees for the Hungry Jack’s AFL Mark of the Year.

will fast-track a South African player into the AFL and the early signs are encouraging.

Several years ago, the AFL started making inroads into South Africa using the FootyWILD program (based on the successful Auskick system) and this year the AFL, together with West Coast, Fremantle, Carlton and Collingwood, have expanded that program to help identify talented players coming out of FootyWILD.

ROAR Talent has been created to further develop talented players in four South African provinces: Gauteng, North West Province, Western Cape and Kwa Zulu Natal.

Former Geelong under-19s player Stuart Edge has been appointed by AFL South Africa as talent manager and he will be identifying the best youngsters in South Africa over a four-month period.

Part of Edge’s role over the next two months will include high performance testing of 30 players from each of the four provinces.

“We want to look at their make-up as athletes and we will be tapping into other sports,” McCartney said.

“A lot of these players have backgrounds in cricket, touch rugby and soccer and we are getting good support from those sports because if they stay with football over winter, then they will also remain with their other sports during summer.”

When the 24-man AIS-AFL Academy squad heads to South Africa later this month, three South African players will be added to play in games in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

“They might come on and play for shorter periods but they will be lining up alongside the best young talent from Australia,” McCartney said.

The journey from South Africa to possible AFL player will move a step closer after the South African national championships in September.

A four-day camp will be held after the championships and the four most talented players will be selected to attend an AIS camp in December.

Last year’s average was just over six a game, up from 2007 (5.7) and 2006 (5.1).

“All the clubs were well briefed after the rule was trialled in the NAB Cup so we were pleased with how players and the umpires dealt with it,” he said.

The rule penalising players who dump or interfere with an opponent after an act of play also proved successful, according to Gieschen.

“There were a couple of unwarranted ones paid but, by and large, players adapted well and there were fewer instances of players being pulled down or interfered with,” he said.

The new rule awards a 50-metre penalty as well as a free kick to the player who has been interfered.

In the opening round, nine free kicks were paid against players who transgressed in six of the eight games.

In other assessments from the opening round, there were two instances of umpire contact but no free kicks were paid as they were referred to the AFL match review panel after the game.

Sydney’s Adam Goodes was the only player found guilty and he was fi ned $1950 – a fi rst offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2600 fi ne. He accepted an early plea, which reduced the sanction by 25 per cent.

The umpiring department also backed the decision of rookie fi eld umpire Sam Hay to award a behind to Essendon during the last quarter of the match against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium when Bomber Alwyn Davey thought he had kicked a goal.

“The goal umpire was unclear whether Davey’s shot had been touched by a Port defender so he instigated our consultation process,” Gieschen said.

“He checked with the fi eld umpire (Hay) and the two boundary umpires and none of

Those players could potentially be listed by an AFL club under the international scholarship scheme.

“It’s big picture stuff at the moment, but the potential to discover some serious talent there is very exciting,” McCartney said.

R U L E S

Smooth fi rst week for rulesMICHAEL LOV ETT

T he rushed behind rule, which some had been predicting might be the most contentious

of the new rules introduced for the home and away season, had a seamless introduction, with no free kicks awarded for a deliberately rushed behind in round one.

“Defenders made every effort to keep the ball in play, which was the main purpose of the rule,” AFL director of umpiring Jeff Gieschen said.

There were 23 rushed behinds – all legal – in the eight games played last weekend, at an average of about 2.9 a game.

There were 23 rushed behinds – all legal – in the eight games played last weekend

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them knew for certain whether the ball had been touched.

“When that occurs, the fi eld umpire will make the call to revert to the lower score.” Gieschen said.

Hay, who was an emergency umpire, made the correct call. “He’d only just come on to replace Scott Jeffrey who injured his calf so it was his fi rst really big decision but he got it right,” Gieschen said.

Interestingly when the video was slowed down in freeze-frame, it showed the ball was touched.

Year Kicks Handballs TOTAL

1999 189 121 310

2000 203 110 313

2001 199 102 301

2002 185 111 296

2003 197 104 301

2004 188 105 293

2005 193 112 305

2006 213 133 346

2007 200 138 338

2008 198 146 344

2009 197 172 369

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T H E C O M P A R I S O N

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K evin Bartlett, the former Richmond champion, jokes

that his Tigers coach Tom Hafey would tell him not to worry about handballing because he thought it

was “going to be a fad and won’t take off”.

Bartlett, now a commentator and member of the AFL Laws of the Game committee, played 403 matches from 1965-83, an era when kicking dominated. Barlett developed a reputation for

rarely handballing – maybe because he was so good

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Last weekend, the 16 teams handballed 18 per cent more than they did in the corresponding round last season, edging the game closer to a scenario where handballs could outnumber kicks across the board.

The Western Bulldogs’ statistics highlight the changing nature of football.

In their 63-point drubbing of Fremantle, the Bulldogs amassed 234 handballs and ‘only’ 212 kicks, playing a lightning-quick brand of football that saw them post the round’s highest score – 25.7 (157).

Matthew Boyd, Shaun Higgins, Daniel Cross, Dale Morris, and Daniel Giansiracusa combined for 90 handballs, nine more than the Bulldogs had as a team in their fi rst game of the 2001 season.

When Bartlett was going to games as a youngster, “players would handball in the backline and people would scream out and abuse them”.

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Finals and two fl ags (1953 and 1958). Kyne might have been favoured over Smith, which would have forced Smith to pursue coaching elsewhere.

It’s irresistible not to ponder the prospect of Smith coaching Collingwood instead of Melbourne in the 1950s and ’60s. He was more of a thinking coach than Kyne, who often relied upon the ‘bleed-for-Collingwood’ theme.

Without Smith at the helm, Melbourne likely would have kept La Fontaine in charge, a potentially precarious position for him, considering he did not have the respect of all the players. Smith did.

In fact, many of Smith’s former players rate him as one of the greatest infl uences in their lives, not just football, and

Renowned Sporting Globe football writer Hec de Lacy regarded him as the greatest forward between the two world wars – better than Coventry and Bob Pratt.

Smith coached Fitzroy from 1949-51, Melbourne from 1952-67 for six premierships (1955-56-57, 1959, 1960 and 1964) and South Melbourne from 1969-72. He was named coach of the AFL Team of the Century and has Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. The medal for the best player in the AFL Grand Final is also named in his honour.

WHAT IF? Collingwood lost three straight Grand Finals after being rejected by Smith, including in 1939 to Melbourne by 53 points (with Smith kicking one goal).

An unselfi sh player who always promoted ‘team’ before individual, it’s fair to assume he would have the made the Pies a more potent team, his addition complementing a talented attack boasting Coventry (for one season only) and young stars Ron Todd and Des Fothergill.

A Smith-less Melbourne might still have enjoyed similar levels of glory, particularly in the 1939-41 period when Smith was the focus of its forward line but the club also boasted numerous avenues to goal. Without him, Melbourne might not have upset Essendon in 1948, when Smith was close to best-afi eld in both the drawn Grand Final and the replay.

Away from Melbourne, Smith would not have been exposed to the minds of coach ‘Checker’ Hughes and club great Ivor Warne-Smith, great infl uences on him.

At Collingwood, he would have played under a decent substitute – Jock McHale, who generally vies with Smith for the title of the greatest coach ever, although McHale was not as tactically astute as Hughes. But, there is no certainty Smith would have been given an opportunity to coach the Magpies.

McHale was replaced at the end of 1949 by Phonse Kyne, who held the job for 14 years for nine fi nals campaigns, six Grand

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W H AT I F ?

Pondering alternate history *

BEN COLLINS

R ivals Collingwood and Melbourne meet for the 222nd time this weekend. Melbourne

icon Norm Smith enjoyed tremendous success as a player and coach at Melbourne, but how might things have turned out had he joined the enemy?

THE SCENARIO In 1936, Collingwood won its sixth premiership in 10 years, but with the game’s greatest goalkicker Gordon Coventry in the twilight of his career, the Magpies tried to lure promising young forward Norm Smith from Melbourne. Just 12 months earlier, the Demon had rejected an approach from Essendon after the Dons refused to also take his older brother Len in a package deal.

THE REALITY It’s unknown just how much consideration Smith, then 20, gave to the Collingwood option, but it must have been tempting.

He’d worshipped the Magpies as a boy and would have had the chance to play with many of his idols, including his favourite, Albert Collier. Victoria Park was also closer to home and work.

It was an offer he probably would have accepted a year or two earlier. Although working-class Smith had been ostracised by those he considered toffs at Melbourne, he stayed out of loyalty to boyhood buddies Ron Baggott and Richie Emselle, and Ron Barassi snr.

Smith ultimately played 210 games and kicked 546 goals for Melbourne from 1935-48, winning four premierships (1939-40-41 and 1948), two best and fairests and four club goalkicking awards and was named full-forward in the club’s Team of the Century.

even the great Ron Barassi (jnr) doubted the Demons would have won more than three of their six fl ags without him.

Smith’s infl uence looms large over Melbourne. As Lionel Frost observed in his 2005 book Immortals, Melbourne won 10 premierships in the 30 years Smith was actively involved as a player or coach, but has won just two other fl ags. No coincidence there. The man was a winner.

Ben Collins is the author of The Red Fox: The Biography of Norm Smith.

* One of the great facets of our game is that it allows for plenty of debate about the merits of players and teams and the chance to test crazy, never-to-be-proven theories. Send your alternate history scenarios to [email protected]

PIE IN THE SKY: Norm Smith went on to become a Melbourne legend but Collingwood tried to lure him to Victoria Park in the 1930s.


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do something to commemorate a win for their team, that it would be fi ne. That way it avoided any salary cap issues.”

The fi rst thing the players knew about the Grand Final bonus was when staff from Gary Holloway Jewellers came to the premiership celebrations at Glenferrie Oval the day after the Grand Final. All team members and the coach were measured for rings, which they received at the best and fairest function.

Kennett would not reveal the value of the rings, but said “they are not inconsiderable, I can assure you”.

“We, at Hawthorn, are always looking ahead,” he said “If we were to win another premiership, and one of the boys from last year is playing in it, the question is, ‘Do you strike another ring or do you put something in the eye of the Hawk (emblem)?’

“So if you see a guy with just a gold ring, you will know he has played in one premiership, and if he has got a diamond in the eye of the Hawk, then he has played in two.”

So did Kennett’s plan to discourage tattoos work? Premiership captain Sam Mitchell, who wears his ring proudly, says it did for the most part.

“The rings are a great gesture from the club,” Mitchell said. “I think there are a couple of tattoos around the place, but it is not my place to say who got them.”

Glenn McFarlane is a reporter with the Sunday Herald Sun.

NEWS TRACKER Sydney Swan Patrick Veszpremi placed on the long-term injury list after fi nger tendon injury.

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A ring to remind themGLENN McFAR L A NE

J eff Kennett doesn’t like tattoos. So when the Hawks president was contemplating the

possibility during last year’s fi nals series that a host of Hawthorn players might feel the need to ink themselves up to mark a premiership, the president immediately set to work on a plan to provide a more fi tting reminder.

In doing so, he might have started a new Grand Final tradition.

Coach Alastair Clarkson and the 22 players who secured Hawthorn’s 10th premiership last September were presented with specially designed premiership rings, paid for by the club.

They were not the gaudy ‘bling-rings’ usually associated with American sports culture, particularly the NFL, but a more appropriate 18-carat ring complete with the Hawk emblem and a simple inscription: Premiers 2008.

“I was trying to discourage tattoos because I am not a great supporter of them, and I think we managed to do that,” Kennett said.

“The ring is a concept that exists in many other parts of the world for successful teams. We wanted to give them something that would be cherished and could be worn proudly.”

An initial roadblock stood in Kennett’s path when it was deemed the rings would have to be included as part of the AFL salary cap, but that was soon overcome in the lead-up to the Grand Final against Geelong.

“We spoke to the AFL and they said it would be a salary cap issue,” Kennett said.

“They went to Geelong and told them that if they wanted to

Consider the contrastThe Sydney Swans team that played St Kilda at Docklands last week featured players with the fi rst names Jude, Amon, Jared, Kieren, Jarrad, Jarred, Lewis and Jesse. When the Swans beat Geelong at Corio Oval in the opening round of the 1909 season, they fi elded a team including three Jims and the likes of Bob, Des, Vic, Dick, Bert, Ted and Len.

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Short run gets longerBRUCE EVA

It was Richard Hadley’s 26th birthday last Sunday, but the real cause for celebration was three days earlier when

the Carlton midfi elder made a successful return to the AFL.

In just his 21st match since playing in the 2004 Grand Final for the Brisbane Lions, and fi rst since round eight last season, Hadley’s 22 disposals, a goal and a game-high 12 tackles in the season-opener against Richmond was another positive on a night full of them for the Blues.

He’s still to double his age in games – this weekend he’s due to play only his 49th, against his former club, at Docklands. The slow pace is courtesy of two full seasons (2005-06) on the sidelines recovering from knee reconstructions while a Lion, and groin problems that restricted him to six games last season, his fi rst as a Blue.

Moreover, Hadley’s fi rst three years in the system coincided with Brisbane’s premiership campaigns of 2001-03 and, while he was a member of the 2003 team, his three fi nals that September took his total games to just four.

For the trivia buffs, aside from the two lead acts – Ben Cousins and Chris Judd – he was the only other premiership player on the MCG in the season’s fi rst match.

Yet Hadley’s comeback, and importance to Carlton’s running brigade, is anything but trivial. His determination to get back to playing regularly at the highest level is matched only by his tenacity on the fi eld, and he is a vital link between the established (Judd and Nick Stevens) and emerging (Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs) stars.

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G uy McKenna knew when he took the Gold Coast coaching job that it came with an element

of risk. He knew it would be tough. He knew he would have to get back to basics. But he didn’t know it would also involve cooking lunches and washing dishes.

“What you think is ahead of you is not quite what it is in reality,” McKenna says, days before his fi rst offi cial game as coach of the fl edgling club, an under-18 TAC Cup match this weekend against the Eastern Ranges at Gold Coast Stadium.

“It’s certainly been a case of rolling up the sleeves, and rolling them up further than what I thought I might have to. It’s been quite remarkable – having to get down and dirty, cooking lunches for the boys and doing the dishes. But it’s been great,” he says.

McKenna is on the Gold Coast primarily in a developmental role, having signed a two-year contract that runs to the end of 2010.

Despite urgings from friend and mentor Mick Malthouse that he push for a three-year deal to ensure he would become the club’s fi rst AFL coach, McKenna is confi dent that by putting in the right work now, the rest will come together – he knows “it’s all about the now”.

“In the end, as you do in life,

you’ve got to take chances. What I’m doing is making sure my fi rst two years are that good that the board sees that and gives me a chance to take on the group in 2011,” McKenna says.

“It’s like building a house and making sure the foundations are rock solid. If we rush through it and make poor decisions, all of a sudden there are cracks in the foundations, cracks in the walls and soon enough the roof comes tumbling down.”

The Gold Coast squad consists of eight contracted players, with the club able to sign another 12 from Queensland or the Northern Territory. There are 33 players training full-time, and another 15 on a part-time basis.

McKenna predicts the club will trial about 50 players this season, giving a diverse group the chance to impress and fi ll the 12 contracted spots up for grabs. He also nominates developing ruckmen Zac Smith and Charlie Dixon as two likely to attract signifi cant attention this season. Smith is 204cm and Dixon 202cm.

McKenna’s fi ve years as an assistant to Malthouse at Collingwood, coupled with signifi cant experience as a player at West Coast (267 games from 1988-2000, a two-season stint as captain and two premierships) has him loaded with experience, knowledge and wisdom, which he’ll need to help develop his players.

“It’s been very easy for me to coach them because if you say it’s black, it’s black to them. If you say it’s white, it’s white to them. They’re a very compliant bunch of boys,” he says.

“They’re certainly appreciating their part in history, and it will be history. We’ll look back on this in 20, 30, 40 years’ time if we’re all still alive, and they’ll know they played a part in building Gold Coast Football Club by basically rising out of the sands of the Gold Coast. They’re living that spirit, and certainly enjoying being part of it.”

McKenna seems to be revelling in the job. Respected as a hard but fair player, he appears to be taking the same approach into his coaching. McKenna speaks openly and enthusiastically about the challenges ahead, yet sounds more than ready.

“If you’d asked me 20 years ago if I’d be coach of a 17th club potentially, on the Gold Coast, I’d have thought you’d have rocks in your head. But that’s the fascinating and great

thing about football. If you’re prepared to work hard, you can go as far as you like,” he says.

With his experience from West Coast (which he describes as a “business-like club”) and Collingwood, with its rich history, McKenna is aiming to build a club culture somewhere in between these two extremes. And he knows the trick.

The club submitted its bid for the 17th licence last year, with the AFL confi rming last Tuesday that the bid had been accepted, albeit with provisions relating primarily to the stadium slated to become the club’s home ground.

McKenna, however, is adamant that if even the club had to wait longer for the go-ahead, it would not have altered his approach.

“From day one, it’s been about providing the best environment for the players. Ultimately what we’re delivering to the players is not going to change a great deal,” he said.

“It’s all about discipline. It’s not sacrifi ce,” he says. “I heard someone from the rugby league talk about sacrifi ce, but it’s not a sacrifi ce. It’s a choice you want to make. You choose to be the best player and you choose to become the best coach. It’s part of it.

“It’s your choice. If you think you’re missing out on something, then go and do it. But you’re not going to have the career you want to have.”

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Adam Cooney hardly had time to think over the pre-season as he juggled a growing family, injury concerns and a burgeoning television career. A NDREW WA LL ACE

C onsidering the off-season is supposed to be a less eventful time in a footballer’s life,

it’s been a crazy six months for Bulldog Adam Cooney.

The wild ride started with end-of-season festivities on the Monday following the Dogs’ preliminary fi nal loss to Geelong, which happened to land on the day of the Brownlow Medal count.

Arriving at Melbourne’s Crown in less-than-peak condition, Cooney was astonished to claim the game’s highest individual honour with 24 votes, one clear of Brisbane Lion Simon Black.

While the majority of Palladium room had been behind the charge of Tiger cult fi gure Matthew Richardson, Cooney cleared his head in time to win over guests – and a national television audience – with a memorable acceptance speech that detailed a Burger Ring proposal to his fi ancée Haylea MacCann and an apology to his grandmother for not calling her.

The laconic nature and deadpan wit of the star Bulldog earned him a spot on Channel Nine’s Footy Show for the start of season 2009, an experience that gave the 23-year-old a bigger bellyful of butterfl ies than any packed house at the Docklands.



TOP DOG: Adam Cooney is not expecting increased pressure or expectation

after winning the Brownlow Medal last season.

F A C T F I L E

ADAM COONEYBorn: September 30, 1995Recruited from: West Adelaide (SA) Debut: 2004Height: 186cm Weight: 90kgGames: 113 Goals: 114Player honours: Brownlow Medal 2008; 2nd best and fairest 2008; All-Australian 2008; NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2004

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He remains tight-lipped about exactly how the stunt was executed, other than the fact that the bull was indeed real.

However, the aftermath of the Brownlow Medal and off-fi eld activities overshadowed Cooney’s struggle to prepare for the 2009 season.

A fractured kneecap, which he believes occurred in the club’s qualifying fi nal loss to Hawthorn, limited his output to 15 and 16 possessions respectively in the subsequent semi and preliminary fi nals.

Surgery to clean up the knee in October put the fi rst dent in pre-season training, before a recurrence of osteitis pubis prevented Cooney from participating in early NAB Cup and NAB Challenge matches.

“I’ve missed a lot of training,” Cooney said. “I had an achilles problem as well, so there’s been quite a few dramas.”

Thankfully, Cooney was declared fi t enough for the

Bulldogs’ round one win over Fremantle last week, where he accumulated 20 disposals despite spending only 57 per cent of the game on the ground.

He is undergoing a range of therapies including acupuncture and doing pilates in order to overcome the groin problems and rates himself 85-90 per cent fi t.

“I’m not really where I’d like to be at this stage, but I’m slowly building up my match fi tness.”

Cooney predicts he will be at full capacity in three to four weeks’ time, until which he will play a limited role rotating off the bench in short bursts.

Cooney does not want to make bold statements so early in the piece, but shows the mentality at the Whitten Oval by emphasising that the club was disappointed, rather than satisfi ed, with last year’s third place fi nish.

“We’ve got a really good team to attack it this year,” he said.

According to Cooney, the improvement should come from

the availability of injury-prone key defender Tom Williams – who has played 20 of a possible 94 games since arriving via the 2004 NAB AFL Draft – and the move up the fi eld of talented youngster Shaun Higgins.

“Brian Lake does a great job down back, but he needs a bit of a chop-out sometimes, while Shaun has already shown he adds an extra dimension to our midfi eld,” Cooney said.

Despite carrying the title of reigning Brownlow medallist, Cooney does not expect to receive any additional attention from opposition run-with players this year, because it’s probably not possible.

“I copped a fair bit last year in terms of taggers, so I would have thought it would just be the same,” he said.

While believing it shouldn’t be necessary, Cooney has the wisdom of Akermanis, the 2001 Brownlow medallist, to fall back on should he need advice on handling increased pressure or expectations.

The Bulldogs will be more than happy if Cooney can match

“I didn’t know what to expect or what mood Sam (Newman) was going to be in, but the guys were very supportive out there and I really enjoyed it,” Cooney said, noting that the Bulldogs were also approving of his exploits.

“The club is happy to get a bit of exposure, as long as you don’t create too many headlines, like ‘Aker’ (Jason Akermanis) tends to do!” he said laughing.

The South Australian’s newfound stardom is not confi ned to one television

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his 2008 output, which saw him average 25 touches and boot 23 goals, including fi ve against the Sydney Swans in round seven.

In his sixth season at Whitten Oval, Cooney said he has tried to follow the lead set by club legend and now Melbourne assistant coach Scott West, who fi nished his playing career last year after 324 games.

“I’d like to think I’m my own player, but you do look to others for inspiration, and Scotty was one of those,” Cooney said.

An expert on handling rival shadows, West taught Cooney the art of playing in the midfi eld, instructing his protégé to use taggers to his advantage.

“He played there for so long he knew all the ins and outs of getting tagged, which is just something you’ve got to get used to. Scotty said that the good thing is you can dictate the terms, and over time it does become easier.”

While focused on success and fi ercely competitive, Cooney admits that the inner larrikin sometimes get the better of him.

“I’m pretty jovial and like to have a joke now and then,” he said. “I probably need to fi ne tune

the balance between mucking around and being serious, so that’s something I can work on.”

Unlike AFL colleagues such as Chris Judd, who captained his former club West Coast at 22, Cooney does not see himself as a leader, preferring to focus on his own game.

“I’m not that loud on the fi eld, but when a couple of the older guys retire, there’s going to be a gap that needs to be fi lled. I’m probably not that comfortable with it at this stage.”

Cooney is certainly OK with a leadership role off the park, happily raising children Ashlea (eight) and Jackson (11 months) with Haylea.

“It’s been really good for me,” he said. “I’ve grown up a lot in the last couple of years with looking after the kids. It gives you a sense of belonging and I love coming home every day.”

One of Cooney’s favourite pastimes is watching episodes of Family Guy with Ashlea, which gives an insight into his offbeat sense of humour. Along with pack-busting breakaways and telling goals, this funny side is something we will be seeing a lot more of in 2009. No bull.

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The Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne and the AFL will recognise members of the Victorian State Emergency Service by hosting them at this weekend’s match at the MCG.

Volunteers who gave their time during the recent Victorian bushfi res have also been invited.

Before the match, representatives from each organisation will be invited onto the arena to be acknowledged. The pre-match party will include Victorian

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Defining Gazzaskills analysis GARY ABLETT

He’s almost universally recognised as the best in the business, but what makes Gary Ablett so good? TOM MINE AR

COMPLETE PACKAGE: Gary Ablett’s greatest

strength is that he doesn’t have any weaknesses,

according to Cats assistant coach Brenton

Sanderson.

When Ablett has possession, good things happen. Like most great players, he knows how to get teammates involved

Who’s the best player in the AFL? It’s a perennial question and one that almost

always creates heated debate. Just ask Mike Sheahan, the

Herald Sun writer whose task twice a year is to rank the game’s 50 best.

Right now, on the back of some masterful performances, it’s pretty easy to mount a case for Geelong’s Gary Ablett.

But only a short while ago, this wouldn’t have seemed possible. At the end of a disastrous 2006 for the Cats, Ablett faced his teammates as part of the club’s in-depth review of all operations.

Then a 22-year-old mop-haired and fl ashy young forward, Ablett was brimming with natural talent but struggling for consistency, burdened perhaps by the weight of his name and the expectations that come with it.

The review was based on honest feedback. Ablett was shocked to hear teammates tell him he was wasting his talent, that he didn’t train hard enough and that he was coasting. He wasn’t making the most of his talent.

A move to the midfi eld at the start of 2007 has seen Ablett go to another level. He has transformed himself into one of the League’s most damaging midfi elders.

Last year, he fi nished second in the best and fairest and third in the Brownlow Medal, averaging 28 touches a game. He was superb in the Grand Final and would have been a worthy Norm Smith medallist.

This year, he went close to winning the Michael Tuck Medal as the best player in the NAB Cup Grand Final and was outstanding last week in

Geelong’s win over the Hawks. Here we break down the key aspects of his game.

Strengths“Gary’s greatest strength is that he doesn’t have any noticeable weaknesses,” assistant coach Brenton Sanderson says.

Ablett’s coming of age has coincided with shaking his reputation as a one-trick pony. Now, he can do pretty much everything, which makes him such a dangerous player.

As a midfi elder, his success begins and ends with his instinctive ability to fi nd the ball.

Ablett generally starts at right-angles to the ruckmen at stoppages, and tries to position himself close to the drop of the ball – much like the way he gets front and square when hunting for goals.

Occasionally, he’ll take possession by swooping quickly through a pack, but he’s particularly strong in contested situations where his brilliant hand-eye coordination allows him to snatch the ball while others scramble.

When Ablett has possession, good things happen. Like most great players, he knows how to get teammates involved. Such is his reputation, Ablett attracts a gaggle of defenders and, when he wins the ball in this situation, he’s able to release fellow midfi elders with sharp handballs into space that only few others have the vision to spot.

If he has more time, Ablett can turn on the jets and break the lines, a trait that clearly impresses. “He’s very good at making the fi rst tackler miss with that core strength through the hips,” Sanderson says, acknowledging Ablett’s tremendous balance.


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Super speed – combined with a rugby player’s nous for dummying and side-stepping – allows him to explode into space. When confronted, Ablett can stop instantly or change direction without losing his momentum.

Of course, others also possess this type of agility and athletic ability, but rarely is it combined with exquisite disposal skills. Aside from effective handball skills, Ablett is an excellent kick on both feet.

A slightly crouched running style allows him to get his head over the ball and guide passes expertly to teammates, and he has exceptional perception of space, mixing up stinging kicks with fl oated lob-like passes that guide forwards into advantageous areas.

Complementing Ablett’s excellent vision is his ability to read the game.

A genuine threat at stoppages because of his ability to win possession, Ablett can also work over a defender in the forward line.

He knows how to create space and make leads, while being able to out-position opponents and gain front spot in marking contests.

Ablett is a small player but has ‘good hands’ in overhead marking contests and the strength to hold off his man.

Having spent long periods playing mainly as a forward – and having grown up watching

dad Gary, a freakish and prolifi c goalkicker, as closely as anyone – Ablett knows where the goals are and can convert from most positions and circumstances, from diffi cult set shots to crumbing snaps on the run.

Obviously, he’s a dynamic attacking player, but his aggressive instincts are not nullifi ed when the opposition has the ball.

Ablett is an excellent tackler – he anticipates where the ball is going, and ferociously attacks his opponents by pinning their arms and using his powerful shoulders to wrestle them to the ground.

His tackling wins him plenty of free kicks and, more importantly, often provides inspirational momentum shifts for his team.

Role in the teamAblett is Geelong’s fi rst-choice rover. It’s a role in which he excels, not only because of his ball-winning ability, but also because of the way his creativity meshes with Geelong’s frantically aggressive style.

Ablett gets to plenty of contests and wins possession, but it’s his work without the ball that is central to Geelong’s success.

Regularly, he takes a risk and runs ahead of the ball carrier, working to provide the next option, receive the ball and execute the fi nal pass to the forward line.

His decision-making under pressure is almost always sound. As Sanderson acknowledges, Ablett is “the cog that makes the team run so smoothly”.

With the ongoing development of Joel Selwood – and the consistency of Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Cameron Ling and Paul Chapman – Geelong’s midfi eld is fl ush with ball-winners, which could allow coach Mark Thompson to be more fl exible or daring with Ablett this season.

Although likely to remain inside the square at most centre bounces, Ablett could spend time on a wing or across half-forward, where he can be more creative with his disposal or fi nish off the work of other midfi elders.

WeaknessesCan Ablett be stopped? He’s been harassed by most taggers in the competition, faced glaring media attention, fought through injury and still managed to perform at a consistently high level.

FREAKISH TALENTS: Gary Ablett’s agility, balance and core strength through his hips make him almost impossible to tackle and he then has the accelaration to speed away and set his team up with exquisite disposal skills by hand or foot.

His decision-making under pressure is almost always sound. As Sanderson acknowledges, Ablett is “the cog that makes the team run smoothly

skills analysis GARY ABLETT

1 2 3 4Numbers manAccording to Champion Data’s assessment, Ablett took his game to another level last season, becoming one of the most damaging players in the competition. In 22 matches since the start of the 2008 season, Ablett has averaged more than 29 disposals per outing (about 14 kicks and 15 handballs), with an average of about fi ve clearances and tackles. He is also a favourite of Dream Team players, with more than 96,000 players having him in their round one teams, behind only Hawthorn’s Lance Franklin. Last week, he scored 123 points – 16th highest in the League. Last year, Ablett averaged 111.7 points in 18 home and away matches, second to teammate Jimmy Bartel.

Even as Hawthorn steamrolled to last year’s premiership, Ablett was relentless, collecting 34 possessions and booting two goals.

Sanderson says Ablett is the complete package “with no discernable weakness”.

But there’s evidence to suggest a taller opponent can exploit Ablett one-out.

Also, Ablett often leaves his man, which can open up the game for his opponent.


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But because opposition coaches and players are usually so concerned with trying to stop him, they rarely aim to set up play through his direct opponent, such is Ablett’s ability to read the play and the Cats’ commitment to team-fi rst football that almost always sees players cover for one another.

There appears to be no single legal tactic that can be used to curb Ablett’s infl uence.

Last season, North Melbourne chose to not tackle him and instead tried to corral his run – he responded by claiming 39 possessions, kicking two goals and setting up another four.

Perhaps the best way to go is to harass him as much as possible: scrap, restrain, nudge, push and prod him until he cracks.

Ablett has shown in the past he can become frustrated when taggers have bent the rules to keep him out of the game, and he can struggle to work his way back in.

As Sanderson points out, it’s not like the Cats run plays specifi cally for Ablett. His teammates will stick up for him, but they aren’t necessarily instructed to block or create space just to get him a touch –

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the Geelong midfi eld works as a team.

And what if a team successfully curtails Ablett? Doing it requires so much effort that, in all likelihood, Geelong’s other midfi elders will end up controlling the game.

VerdictAt 24, Ablett is younger than Carlton skipper Chris Judd, and just two years older than Lance Franklin.

He has two-plus seasons of midfi eld experience and is surrounded by a dangerous support cast – some say it’s the best midfi eld group assembled in the modern era.

It appears his best football might still be ahead of him – a delightful thought for most, but a disturbing one for opposition players and coaches.

His speed, goal-sense, agility, aggression and ball-winning instincts are all fi rst class. His ability to overwhelm opponents with his endurance running is also noteworthy.

But natural talent isn’t uncommon. What puts Ablett in the ‘special’ category is his ability to apply his individual talents to a greater cause.

Ablett has fused his natural talent and his determination to improve as an individual into a package that places team success above all else.

Importantly, he has the respect of his teammates, and is emerging as a leader. “He’ll come to the coaches and bring up issues, and he’s very good at helping younger players on the list to develop,” Sanderson says. “Gary is defi nitely a team man.”

skills analysis GARY ABLETT

IN FULL FLIGHT: For all his individual

brilliance, Ablett epitomises Geelong’s team-fi rst approach.

Natural talent isn’t uncommon. What puts Ablett in the ‘special’ category is his ability to apply his individual talents to a greater cause

Better than his old man says Cats greatThe rise and rise of Gary Ablett has started the inevitable comparisons with his famous father, Gary snr. Having shaken the “you will never be as good as your old man” tag, there are some who believe the junior version is a better all-round player.

Former Geelong captain Michael Turner, who played alongside Gary snr and mentored Gary jnr as he came through the TAC Cup system, believes the younger model is the more complete package.

“I think Gary jnr is a better all-round player,” Turner says.

“Gary (snr) was one of the most spectacular players the game has seen and we all remember the great marks and individual highlights.

“But young Gary is one of the great team players I have seen at Geelong. He is so creative by hand and foot and he has outstanding defensive skills such as his shepherding, tackling and smothering.”

Asked for a rating out of 10, Turner gave Gary snr 9.2 and Gary jnr 9.5.

“Gary (jnr) is the best player in the AFL without doubt. If he’d been playing at a club that hadn’t performed as well as Geelong in the past couple of years, he would have won two Brownlow Medals,” Turner says.MICHAEL LOV ETT


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Leading from the frontWhich captain or acting captain has kicked the most goals in a senior match?Robert Saunderson, Box Hill, Vic

CH: In round 10, 1948, Geelong’s, Lindsay White became the fi rst skipper to boot as many as 11 goals, against Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Twenty-one years later, another Cat captain, Doug Wade, equalled the tally at the same venue, against Footscray to kick his 100th for the 1969 season. In the opening round of 1981 at the MCG, Hawthorn leader Leigh Matthews also

notched 11 majors, opposed to Melbourne. Wayne Carey inspired North Melbourne to victory with the same total against the Demons at their home ground in round 17, 1996. Ironically, just a fortnight later, Hawthorn captain Jason Dunstall established a record by kicking 14 goals from 16 scoring shots to frustrate the Bulldogs at Waverley Park. Brad Johnson is the only current player to participate in that encounter.

Are you, or do you know, a descendant of former player Jim Watson?

As a full-back, Watson played �91 games for Carlton from 1921 until 1929, and a further six for

Fitzroy in the latter part of 1929, after being recruited from Carlton District. His full name was James Hamish Watson and he married in NSW during the 1930s. One of his sons predeceased him in 1951.

Jim died in Victoria on December 28, 1978. Should you have any information regarding Watson, including his date of birth, contact Col Hutchinson on (03) 9643 1929 or col.hutchinson@afl .com.au.

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The House of Stewart The name Stewart is �

sometimes said to be derived from “sty-ward”, a keeper of pigsties. But there is no authority for this, so Port Adelaide’s Paul Stewart can rest easy. Stewart is an occupational name for an administrative offi cial and is made up of the Old English words stig (house) and weard (guardian). It would seem to be an ideal name for defenders such as Stewart. The good news for the Stewarts is that the marriage of Walter, the High Steward of Scotland, to Marjorie, daughter of Robert the Bruce, in 1315 began the royal house of Stuart (a French spelling). So Stewart/Stuart could signify a royal connection. However, since every bishop, earl and manor also had a steward, the surname is no proof of royal descent. K EVA N CAR ROLL

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timeon COLLECTABLES WITH RICK MILNE

R I C K ’ S R A R I T YR I C

CONTACT RICK [email protected] ordrop him a line: 5 Cooraminta St, Brunswick, Vic, 3056 or call (03) 9387 4131. One query per reader.

Things go better… A weekly look at collectables, memorabilia and all footy things stored in boxes and garages.

Not every football �collectable is a work of art, as this sew-on St Kilda patch proves. These unusual patches were produced for all 12 then-VFL clubs in the 1970s and although I have seen dozens of duffl e coats adorned with club patches, I have never seen one from this series sewn on any of them. It seems fans had good taste after all. Still, they are rare and are worth $100 each.

DON’T DRINK: These Coca-Cola bottles are worth up to $350 each.

I have two special commemorative Brownlow Medal bottles of Coca-Cola which I souvenired from the table each time St Kilda’s Robert Harvey won his medals in 1997 and 1998. I was lucky enough to be at the counts and thought these bottles of Coke would be good souvenirs. Value?

JIM, via email

RM: These sell well and would be worth up to $350. Plenty of those who attended the count opened the bottles and drank the contents.

We have bought quite a few Bulldog collector items at charity auctions over the years and I was wondering whether they have any value?

DENISE, via email

RM: Football fans usually pay over the odds at charity auctions as the money paid generally is regarded as a donation. I’m afraid you are unlikely to make a profi t on the items you bought.

I have been a collector of Port Adelaide merchandise since the Power joined the AFL in 1997. I also have been off ered a Port Adelaide Magpies collection from the 1920s to the ’80s. Would this be worth considering?

T. WILSON, Thebarton, SA

RM: It most certainly would. Port Adelaide items are by far the most collectable of any SANFL club – and always have been. If you would like to give me details of the collection, and the asking price, I could advise.

My grandfather played in Richmond’s 1920 and 1921 premiership sides. We still have the membership cards and wonder whether they have any great value.

ANNE, via email

RM: Plenty! Considering the Tigers joined the VFL in 1908 and won consecutive premierships a little over a decade later, this was a mighty effort. The 1920 card would be worth at least $1000 and I value the 1921 version at $750.

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timeon TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE


Scrambled footballerBounciness

Cryptic footballers1. Tiger recruit? Not really.

2. First crossroad at Hawthorn.

3. In maths disaster, 0 for Magpie.

4. First great rover for Fremantle.

5. Bet he plays for the Cats!

6. Western Bulldogs captain? No.

7. Power’s measure at Arden Street.

8. Bomber has nothing on abstainer.

9. Blue has big return on basic skills.

10. Lion right between woman and man.

1. Chris Judd2. Farren Ray3. Luke Hodge4. Brett Kirk

A C R O S S1 Dual Norm Smith Medal winner (6)

5 Kicked 150 goals in a season (3, 5)

9 2001 Norm Smith medallist (4)

10 ‘Scratcher’ (5)

11 Former Bomber champion James .... (4)

12 Former Hawk and Docker (3, 5)

13 Total of 82 points, with ...... goals and 16 behinds (6)

14 Given name of record-breaking Blue from Port Adelaide (5)

16 Nickname of former-Tiger, now Cat (4)

18 Russell .... , dual Essendon premiership player (4)

20 Coached Swans to 1996 Grand Final (4)

21 Former Fitzroy half-forward .... Abrahams (4)

22 Leaping Leo ..... (5)

24 Type of boots; a version is used for skating (6)

26 Closer to goal (8)

28 Diminutive of AFL boss’ given name (4)

29 Played in 2002, 2003 grand finals against old club (5)

30 Former Hawk Chris shares surname with former Demon Andrew (4)

31 Another term for deliver (8)

32 ‘The Big Fish’ (6)

D O W N2 Matt, a premiership Blue from WA (5)

3 Played when scores are level in a final, except the Grand Final (5, 4)

4 Wally was a star back pocket for Footscray (6)

5 Michael, brawny Eagle (5)

6 ‘The Kid’ from Hawthorn (8)

7 Coached the Bulldogs (5)

8 Term of contract often given to coaches (5, 4)

15 This twin retired from the Pies in 2008 (4, 5)

17 Former Demon David Schwarz was known as ... Ox (3)

18 Brother Craig played in 1996 and1999 North flag sides (4, 5)

19 Big, tough former Hawk skipper (3, 5)

23 Terry, a former Collingwood skipper (6)

25 Super-soppers are used to ... .. damp patches (3, 2)

26 Geelong rookie wears 37, Jarrod ..... (5)

27 Former Tiger forward Michael Roach’s nickname (5)

THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS

These four footballers are spying on an arch rival's

closed training session, but have gone undercover.

Can you work out who’s who?

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My surname suggests I play for

another side.

I’m a Tiger in a new role.

When the Eagles lose, I’m

shattered.

I’m an angry Bulldog.

SCRAMBLED FOOTBALLER: Ben CousinsCRYPTIC FOOTBALLERS: Newman, Croad, Thomas, Grover, Gamble, Skipper, Watt, Lovett, Gibbs, Sherman

GUYS IN DISGUISE: 1. Dane Swan, 2. Chris Newman, 3. Darren Glass, 4. Daniel Cross

BIG MOUTH: Farren Ray (St Kilda)

He said what?Who is the ownerof this quote?

We didn’t mean to take our foot off the gas. Sydney lifted and I think our boys were pretty buggered

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timeon ANSWERMAN WITH COL HUTCHINSONtimeon NAB AFL RISING STAR

Talented midfi elder Daniel Rich is riding a wave of euphoria in his fi rst season with the Brisbane Lions. A NDREW WA LL ACE

Each week throughout the home and away season, a panel of judges will select the nominee for the 2009 NAB AFL Rising Star. At the completion of the season, one outstanding player will be chosen as the 2009 NAB AFL Rising Star winner. He will receive an investment folio, a dedicated personal banker, a fi nancial planner and the Ron Evans Medal, all courtesy of the NAB. The NAB Rising Star award is the fi nal stage of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program, which supports grassroots players and football communities and helps young Australians fulfi l their dream of playing in the AFL.

Imagine being widely touted as a top-three selection in the NAB AFL Draft, with two of the contending clubs

based in your home state. Then imagine, at just

18, missing out and being forced to move from the western-most capital of the continent to the eastern-most. More than 3600 kilometres away. For Daniel Rich, it’s a perfect start.

Overlooked by West Coast and Fremantle despite dominating the binocular lenses of recruiters at last year’s NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, the West Australian surprisingly slipped to No. 7 at the draft table, where he was seized by a hungry pride of Brisbane Lions.

“The guys picked ahead of me are obviously very good players and really deserved it,” Rich said. “To be honest, it doesn’t matter to me – I achieved my goal of being drafted and couldn’t be happier to be in Brisbane.”

An avid surfer, Rich has lapped up the lifestyle in south-east Queensland, regularly making the trip to Snapper Rocks and Duranbah Beach on the Gold Coast to take up his favourite non-football pursuit.

“The waves here are defi nitely better than Perth, where the local breaks weren’t the best,” he said. “And the water is a lot warmer, so it’s been great.”

The strong bodied left-footer is thankful to Lions staff, such as player welfare manager Craig

With his off-fi eld life in order, Rich shone in his much anticipated debut against West Coast last week, racking up 21 possessions and earning a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination through his damaging disposal and ball-winning ability.

As a midfi elder, Rich has benefi ted from the tutelage of new coach Michael Voss, who gave the youngster simple yet sound advice before running out to face the Eagles at the Gabba.

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Lambert, and teammates in helping him settle into his new home, as well as the sacrifi ce made by girlfriend Justine, who moved across from WA after Christmas.

‘Vossy’ just said to soak it up and make the most of it – you only have one fi rst game so get out there and enjoy it

FOCUSED: Daniel Rich is relishing life

in Queensland and as a

Brisbane Lion.

“‘Vossy’ just said to soak it up and make the most of it – you only have one fi rst game, so just get out there and enjoy it.”

Despite his early success and recognition, Rich immediately switched his focus to this weekend’s game against Carlton at Docklands.

With such talent, professionalism and adaptability, it is clear why he is the early favourite to take home this year’s Rising Star Award.

Round 1 Daniel Rich (BL)

NAB AFL Rising Starnominees

H I G H F I V E

1 Nickname is Bamm Bamm, the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble from The Flintstones.

2 Sporting hero is Australian Surfi ng Hall of Fame member Taj Burrow.

3 Lives with girlfriend Justine, who works in the Brisbane Lions marketing department.

4Would like to improve his work-rate around the ground, along with every other area of his game.

5 Has already played in back-to-back senior premierships with Subiaco in the WAFL.

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timeon TALKING POINT


Cult of fast Eddie

a three-year stint living in Greece have prevented Christou seeing as much football as he would have liked in the past few seasons, but he had noticed particularly in the past year that the noise around a stadium rises when Betts gains possession.

His advice for the young Blue? “Just keep getting the ball. Put it this way, the more you hear it, that means he’s getting more of the ball,” he said.

Perovic, the subject of the original “woof”, has also noticed Betts’ cult-fi gure status among the Blues faithful. “It’s just fantastic,” said the former defender, who is now based in Ballarat in Victoria’s west and working in the building industry.

“It’s great for him and for the club. It can only be a positive thing. I hope he takes it on board and embraces it,” he said.

Some other cult heroesBrett Burton (Adel)

Jared Brennan (Bris Lions)

Leon Davis (Coll)

Alwyn Davey (Ess) >

Aaron Sandilands (Frem)

Cameron Ling (Geel)

Stuart Dew (Haw)

Austin Wonaeamirri (Melb)

Matt Campbell (NM)

Daniel Motlop (Port)

Matthew Richardson (Rich)

Stephen Milne (StK)

Brett Kirk (Syd Swans)

David Wirrpanda (WCE) >

Robert Murphy (W Bull)

There has been no shortage of cult heroes to excite the Carlton faithful. HOWARD KOTTON

F or those who think the only Eddie in town is the Collingwood president, think again. When the

Carlton supporters chant “Eddie, Eddie”, they are continuing a tradition of idolising their stars to the point of turning them into cult fi gures.

These days it is Eddie Betts who excites the Carlton faithful. Youngster Matthew Kreuzer also has his fair share of fans who chant “Kreuuuzer” whenever he does something special, but Betts has the silky moves, particularly around goal, to bring the Blues brethren consistently to their feet.

In the season-opener against Richmond at the MCG last week, the speedy rover enhanced his status as a fan favourite with a fi ve-goal display, his excitement palpable as he showed his delight by sharing high-fi ves with teammates.

Although it seems as if he enjoys his interaction with the crowd, waving and acknowledging as they celebrate his slick skills around goal, Betts says he does not hear the fans’ chants on the fi eld.

He has become aware of it only after watching replays of games.

“It’s great that the Carlton fans show their support for me,” the talented small man said. “But I’m not the only player who attracts the attention.

“They also become excited when Matthew Kreuzer and ‘Fev’ (Brendan Fevola) get the ball and do something special.”

After last week’s sizzling effort against the Tigers, pencil in Mitch Robinson and Jeff Garlett as two others likely to cause a commotion among Carlton fans.

Turning players into cult fi gures is not an exclusive Carlton domain. Each fan base has a select number of players who are idolised and given instant recognition with a chant.

FAN FAVOURITE: Eddie Betts is the

latest Blues star to set the pulses racing.

Two who readily come to mind are Sydney coach Paul Roos in his playing days with Fitzroy and the Swans (“Rooooos”) and a slight variation on this from Demons fans with former Melbourne star Adem Yze (“Oooooze”). Hawthorn fans greet Stuart Dew with a hearty and elongated (“Deeew”).

But the Blues seem to make a habit of it, and the Betts chant has reminded long-time supporters of Carlton cult fi gures of the not-too-distant past: Anthony Koutoufi des (“Kouta, Kouta”), his former teammate and now-business partner Ang

Christou and dual premiership defender Val Perovic.

The chant of “woof” started with Perovic on the old hill at Princes Park in the early 1980s (before the construction of the John Elliott Stand) after he joined Carlton from St Kilda, and continued when Christou took up the baton in the early 1990s.

In both cases, fans were paying respect to their ability to kick the ball a long, long way.

Christou said the chant fi rst started during a match against the Brisbane Bears at Princes Park in 1993.

He thought the supporters were expressing themselves in a derogatory manner towards him, but felt better when the historical signifi cance was explained to him.

Business commitments and

Betts has the silky moves, particularly around goal, to bring the Blues brethren consistently to their feet

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