Afl 2011

[Krishy]

I am also thinking bigger margins but then again it is the finals. If it was a normal round match, I would have given bigger margins

[ISC-Performance]

Wtf....Harvey out Lyon in...

[Damo_R34]

Yeah thats a strange one!

Id like to tip Sydney but I just dont like them. They hover around mid table and throw some effort in first week of September and manage to get through against an on-the-way-down St Kilda and will probably get over the line vs Hawks

[SLED]

Geelong, Sydney & WC are coming up with the goods at the right time of the year.

Hawks are gone....Pies would not want to face WC again cause they'd get hammered.

Don't forget that Sydney, not only won a final, but they knocked off the best team (by far) on their home ground a week or 2 earlier........I think Port was the last team to do that to Geelong and that was over 4 years ago

[Krishy]

Wtf....Harvey out Lyon in...

Did not see that coming. Now there are 3 teams without a head coach for next season lol. This may get exciting with the prospect of new coaches coming and different playing styles

Geelong, Sydney & WC are coming up with the goods at the right time of the year.

Hawks are gone....Pies would not want to face WC again cause they'd get hammered.

Don't forget that Sydney, not only won a final, but they knocked off the best team (by far) on their home ground a week or 2 earlier........I think Port was the last team to do that to Geelong and that was over 4 years ago

Swans should be able to get over Hawks. Given that a couple of weeks ago they beat the top team in the competition. Also being Goodes 300th game, pretty sure that they will be putting in a 110% effort to get over the line. Without Buddy Hawks have nfi as to who to go to . If he does play than that would be taking a big risk, somehow don't think he has recovered from that injury last week, might be playing under medication

[Damo_R34]

If Hawks still had Roughead and Buddy at this stage of Septmeber, id back them all the way

[Damo_R34]

trade week gets stranger:

Weird Trade Confirmed: Fremantle have given up picks 38 and 56 to Hawthorn. The Hawks give Freo 29, 58 and 71.

[Damo_R34]

Here are all the trades that were done this week:

Josh Jenkins and pick 41 from Essendon to Adelaide in exchange for pick 31

Tommy Walsh from St Kilda to Sydney for picks 35 and 68

...

Lewis Johnston from Sydney to Adelaide for Tony Armstrong and picks 35 and 68

Pick 24 from Adelaide to Gold Coast in exchange for picks 27, 31 and 68

Pick 26 from Geelong to Gold Coast in exchange for picks 32 and 34

Matthew Warnock from Melbourne to Gold Coast, Dayne Zork and pick 47 from Gold Coast to Brisbane, pick 34 from Brisbane to Gold Coast, pick 52 from Brisbane to Melbourne

Josh Hill from Western Bulldogs to West Coast for pick 49

Luke Power to GWS from Brisbane for pick 69

Mitch Morton from Richmond to Sydney for pick 79

Peter Yagmoor and pick 50 to Collingwood from Gold Coast for pick 47

Chad Cornes, Dean Brogan and pick 69 from Port Adelaide to GWS for pick 49

Mitch Clark to Melbourne from Brisbane for pick 12

Brad Ebert and pick 45 from West Coast to Port Adelaide for picks 28 and 39

Draft picks 38 and 56 from Fremantle to Hawthorn for picks 29, 58 and 71.

Jarrad Boumann from GWS to Hawthorn for pick 56

Jordan Lisle from Hawthorn to Brisbane for pick 29

Brent Renouf to Port Adelaide from Hawthorn for pick 33

Ivan Maric to Richmond from Adelaide, Tom Lynch to Adelaide from St Kilda, pick 37 from Richmond to St Kilda.

Will Sierakowski from Hawthorn to North Melbourne for pick 58

Sam Reid from Bulldogs to GWS as an uncontracted player. Compensation pick to be determined.

Luke Brown (Norwood) and pick two in under-17 mini-draft from GWS to Adelaide for pick 10 and mid-first round compensation pick (received for losing Phil Davis to GWS)

Pick 20 from GWS to Fremantle for end-of-first round compensation pick (received for losing Rhys Palmer to Giants)

Terry Milera (Port Magpies, SANFL) and Ahmed Saad (North Bullants, VFL) and pick (25) from GWS to St Kilda for pick 20.

Pick 1 in under-17 mini-draft and pick 31 in national draft from GWS to Gold Coast for pick 4 and mid-first round pick (G Ablett compensation)

Jack Gunston and picks 53 and 71 from Adelaide to Hawthorn for picks 24, 46 and 64

Marty Clarke, Jamie Elliot (Murray Bushrangers) and pick 67 from GWS to Collingwood for pick 25

Steven Morris and pick 15 from GWS to Richmond for pick 14

FATHER-SON DRAFT SELECTIONS

Tom Mitchell (Claremont, son of Barry Mitchell) will be selected by Sydney with its first-round draft pick

Dylan Buckley (Northern Knights, son of Jim) to Carlton with its final draft pick

Jed Bews (Geelong Falcons, son of Andrew) to Geelong with its final draft pick

[Damo_R34]

and for those who care, draft picks for all clubs

Adelaide: 27, 41, 46, 64, 89

Brisbane: 8, 12, 30, 47, 69, 88

Carlton: 22, 44, 62, 80, 98

Collingwood: 50, 65, 67, 83, 101

Essendon: 19, 31, 59, 77, 95

Fremantle: 16, 20, 29, 58, 71, 74, 92

Geelong: 32, 34, 48, 66, 84, 102

Gold Coast: 24, 86, 104

GWS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 56, 85

Hawthorn: 33, 38, 53, 82, 100

Melbourne: 36, 52, 54, 72, 90

North Melbourne: 18, 40, 76, 94

Port Adelaide: 6, 45, 51, 87

Richmond: 15, 26, 55, 73, 79, 91

St.Kilda: 25, 35, 37, 42, 60, 68, 78, 96

Sydney: 21, 43, 61, 97

West Coast: 23, 28, 63, 81, 99

Western Bulldogs: 17, 39, 49, 57, 70, 75, 93

[writeoff]

Thanks Damo.

Disappointing that Crows didn't get much for Gunston. I think he showed a fair bit this year to suggest that he could be a very good AFL player.

May as well call this the GWS Draft.

[Damo_R34]

Im happy with how the crows went, managed to keep Tippett, get Tom Lynch, and a couple of good picks. However, the news is that its a fairly thin draft so all the good players will go to GWS and Bris.

Ports trade week turned out a bit average, turning over Cornes and Brogan and pick 69 to GWS for pick 49 isnt much really, the best they can hope for out of that is to snag someone really under the radar. Good to see Brad Ebert back home tho!