ntnews.com.aullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SATURDAY EXTRA All the stars shine

15 — Colling- fantastic work ethic. Third for wood. Games 21. Goals 13 disposals. Disp 528 Eff 72 per cent 25 — Rich- Clearances 77 mond Touted as best player in the Games 22. Goals 18 AFL mid-season. Blotted his Disp 530 Eff 64 per cent copybook late in season. Clearances 135 16 — Going to be the best Tiger mid- fielder for many years. Re- Games 22. Spoils 52 minds many of us of G. Ablett, Disp 365 Eff 86 per cent and that is the ultimate accol- He’s a champion. Of history. ade. Excellent skills, outstanding 26 Josh Kennedy — Sydney composure. Games 24. Goals 10 17 — St Kilda Disp 528 Eff 62 per cent Games 23. Disp 486 Eff 82 per Clearances 168 cent. Rebound-50s 76 The best clearance player in One of my favourites. He stood the AFL. He finished ahead of alone during St Kilda’s horror Priddis, Judd, Boyd and Molon- start to the season. ey. Enough said. 18 Steve Johnson — Geelong 27 Shane Mumford — Sydney Games 23. Goals 50. Marks 143 Games 19. Hitouts 662 Disp 514 Eff 66 per cent Goals 11. Disp 237 Eff 76 per What a star. He is compulsory cent viewing whenever the ball is in Nearly the most valuable big his area. Top 10 for goals (50), man in the game. Athletic, top two for goal assists. tough and aggressive. At 25, the 19 — St Kilda best is yet to come. Games 23. Goals 14 28 Matthew Priddis — West

Disp 615 Eff 73 per cent. Clear- Coast Cat Matthew Scarlett, above, is a true champion. Far left: Eagles captain K

ances 118 Lot of love from the Games 25. Goals 9 Y umpires (28 votes) good second Disp 662 Eff 67 per cent 35: — North Mel- Rebound 50’s 99 Games 21. Goals 8. Disp 519 Eff 69 half of season. Clearances 159 bourne. Games 21. Goals 48. 46: Bryce Gibbs — Carlton per cent. Clearances 88 M

20 — Geelong No, he’s not flash, but he’s Marks 129. Disp 294 Eff 65 per cent Games 23. Disp 548 Eff 74 per cent 49: — Mel- C Games 24. Goals 26 bloody effective. Topped the 36: — Gold Coast Rebound 50’s 66 bourne. Games 22. Goals 9. Disp Disp 529 Eff 75. Clearances 57 table for contested Possessions Games 21. Spoils 115 47: — Richmond 509 Eff 73 per cent. Clearances 153 As bizarre as it sounds, didn’t and was second for tackles. Disp 425 Eff 80 per cent Games 22. Disp 563 Eff 77 per cent 50: — St Kilda make the All-Australian squad 29 — North 37: — Hawthorn Rebound 50’s 82 Games 23. Goals 56. Marks 93 of 40. Super player. Deserving Games 24. Disp 570 Eff 81 per cent 48: — Geelong Disp 308 Eff 61 per cent

Norm Smith winner. Games 22. Goals 11 Rebound 50’s 66 COLOR: 21 Heath Scotland — Carlton Disp 562 Eff 72 per cent 38: Scott Thompson — Adelaide Games 24. Disp 617 Eff 80 per Clearances 148 Games 22. Goals 8 cent. Rebound-50s 55 Averaged better than 25 poss- Disp 673 Eff 68 per cent 25 His impressive numbers war- essions a week and won most of Clearances 136 ranted an All-Australian berth. them the hard way, finishing 39: — Hawthorn Surely he didn’t miss out be- fourth for hardball gets. Games 22. Goals 19 cause he is 31? 30 Luke McPharlin — Fre- Disp 534 Eff 71 per cent PAGE: 22 — Collingwood mantle Clearances 80 Games 24. Goals 18 Games 20. Disp 307 Eff 80 per 40: — Collingwood Disp 517 Eff 70 per cent cent. Spoils 56 Games 24. Spoils 122 Clearances 104 Under-rated for so long. Huge Disp 370 Eff 79 per cent What a story. Top 50 for the season under constant pres- 41: — Hawthorn second year running . . . after sure. Quick, smart and has ex- Games 22. Goals 5 being given away by St Kilda. cellent hands. Disp 510 Eff 75 per cent 23 — North 31: Nathan Fyfe — Fremantle Clearances 100 8-OCT-2011 Melbourne Games 21. Goals 18 42: — St Games 21. Hitouts 741. Goals 13 Disp 527 Eff 61 per cent. Kilda. Games 23. Disp 288 Eff 70 per cent Clearances 75 Disp 542 Eff 77 per cent. Unlucky to miss All-Australian 32: — Carlton Rebound 50’s 66 DATE: selection. Topped the table for Games 24. Goals 17 43: — Essendon hitouts and hits to advantage. Disp 536 Eff 70 per cent Games 17. Goals 15 Handy overhead, too. Clearances 62 Disp 445 Eff 65 per cent 24 — Western 33: — Hawthorn Clearances 113 Bulldogs Games 25. Spoils 191 44: Robert Murphy — Western Games 22. Goals 8 Disp 433 Eff 81 per cent Bulldogs. Games 21.

Disp 701 Eff 62 per cent 34: Daniel Wells — North Mel- Disp 434 Eff 82 per cent NT NEWS Clearances 154 bourne. Games 21. Goals 17 Rebound 50’s 111 You’ve got to love this bloke. Disp 492 Eff 73 per cent 45: — Collingwood

He’s as tough as nails with a Clearances 94 Games 21. Disp 462 Eff 77 per cent PUB: mg140610/11

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