From: marino@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.australian
Subject: AFL News Sun. - Thurs. 30/8 - 3/9/1992
Date: 5 Sep 92 13:47:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: vaxc.1992Sep5.034725.90002
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

The AFL News for Sunday - Thursday  30/8 - 3/9/1992.
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 This weekend saw the completion of the final round of the home and away season.
Sorry about the delay in writing the results but the week has been very hectic.
The details for the round 24 matches are:

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        West Coast  7.2  12.5  14. 8  18.12 (120)
        Carlton     0.4   4.9   9.13  12.15  (87)

Goals: W.C.: Sumich 8, Heady 2, McIntosh 2
       CARL.: Silvagni 5, S. Kernahan 2, Bradley 2

Best: Mainwaring (WC), Langdon (WC), Hanna (C)

Injuries: Williams (C) knee [replaced in side by Rhys-Jones], Spalding (C) knee

Reports: Langdon (WC) for interfering with the boundary umpire [He got off!]

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        Hawthorn   6.5  10.10  17.15  22.17 (149)
        Melbounre  4.2   9. 5  13. 5  20.10 (130)

Goals: HAW.: Dunstall 6, Taylor 4, Hudson 3, Jarman 2, Pritchard 2
       MELB.: Lyon 3, Lovell 3, Healy 2, Bennett 2, Jakovich 2

Best: Allan (H), Lovell (M), Pritchard (H)

Injuries: Lawrence (H) groin

Reports: --

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        N. Melb.  5.4  8.7  13.13  19.16 (130)
        Fitzroy   2.4  7.7  11. 8  14.12  (96)

Goals: N.M.: Carey 7, Longmire 5
       FITZ.: Osborne 4, Barrett 3, Abbott 2

Best: Carey (NM), Stevens (NM), Crocker (NM)

Injuries: Wheildon (F) groin

Reports: --

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        Geelong   5.3  7.5  9.9  16.14 (110)
        Essendon  2.5  3.7  8.9   9.10  (64)

Goals: GEEL.: Brownless 8, Miles 2, Bairstow 2
       ESS.: Sporn 2, Long 2

Best: Brownless (G), Bairstow (G), G. Hocking (G)

Injuries: Madden (E) hip, T. Daniher (E) shoulder, Hird (E) ankle,
            Thompson (E) calf), Kickett (E) hamstring

Reports: Long (E) for striking Hickmott (G) [Received a 1 match suspension]

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        Collingwood  4.1  5.3  10. 7  13. 9 (87)
        Adelaide     1.3  7.9   8.11  11.16 (82)

Goals: COLL.: McCartney 3, McKeown 2, McMullin 2, Rocca 2
       ADEL.: Hodges 3, Mickan 3, Lindner 2

Best: McGuane (C), McGuinessr (A), Rehn (A)

Injuries: Wright (C) fractured foot

Reports: --

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        Richmond  2.3  8.9  13.13  18.17 (125)
        Sydney    2.2  4.9   6.13  13.17  (95)

Goals: RICH.: Hogg 5, Campbell 3, Knights 3, Smith 2
       SYD.: Minton-Connell 3, Kelly 2

Best: Knights (R), Campbell (R), Maxfield (R)

Injuries: --

Reports: --

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        Footscray  3.2  9.7  11.10  19.17 (131)
        Brisbane   4.1  5.2  10. 6  11. 8  (74)

Goals: FOOTS.: Hawkins 3, Del'Re 3, Grant 3, Kolyniuk 3, Corcoran 2, Wallis 2
       BRIS.: Gastev 2, Merrett 2, Ashcroft 2

Best: Grant (F), Kellett (F), Champion (B)

Injuries: Wynd (F) injured thigh

Reports: --

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 Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn has won the John Coleman medal as the leading goal
scorer after the home and away season. The leading goalkickers after round 24
are:

        139 - J. Dunstall  (HAW)    6
        123 - T. Lockett   (St.K)   -
         83 - S. Kernahan  (CARL)   3
         64 - J. Longmire  (NM)     5
         64 - P. Sumich    (WC)     8
         59 - B. Brownless (GEEL)   8
         59 - P. Salmon    (ESS)    1
         59 - S. M.-Connell (SYD)   3


 Jason Dunstall and Tony Lockett are now both in the top ten goal kickers of
all time. They have just overtaken Richmond's Kevin Bartlett at 778, and the
next target is 815 by Bernie Quinlan. The top 8 goalkickers of all time are:

       1299 - Gordon Coventry     (COLL)
       1060 - Doug Wade           (GEEL & NM)
        970 - Jack Titus          (RICH)
        915 - Leigh Matthews      (HAW)
        873 - Peter McKenna       (COLL & CARL)
        815 - Bernie Quinlan      (FOOTS & FITZ)
        781 - Jason Dunstall      (HAW)
        780 - Tony Lockett        (St.K)

 The leading statistics gatherers for the competition in the home and away
season were:

 KICKS
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 432 - M. McGuane     (COLL)
 391 - M. Bairstow    (GEEL)
 388 - P. Roos        (FITZ)
 384 - C. McDermott   (ADEL)
 384 - K. Hinkley     (GEEL)


 MARKS
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 195 - J. Dunstall    (HAW)
 184 - S. Loewe       (St.K)
 165 - S. Kernahan    (CARL)
 163 - J. Stynes      (MELB)
 155 - W. Carey       (NM)


 HANDBALLS
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 336 - C. McDermott   (ADEL)
 276 - B. Mitchell    (SYD)
 266 - R. Harvey      (St.K)
 263 - T. Liberatore  (FOOTS)
 256 - C. Lambert     (RICH)


 For all those Victorians interested in the VFA, this weekend saw the first
round of finals. Box Hill defeated Werribee in the Elimination final, and
Prahran defeated Williamstown in extra time by 5 points. At the end of the
normal game time, the scores were tied. This week's games will see Sandringham
playing Prahran in the Second Semi Final for the chance to play in the Grand
Final, and Box Hill will play Williamstown in the First Semi Final.

 Afer last week's round most of the news has concerned the injuries to key
players for the finalists. Collingwood's major problems are with Graeme Wright
who has stress fractures in his feet. He should play with the aid of pain
killers. Also, Gavin Brown has torn stomach muscles as well as a swollen knee.
He should also play, as will Tony Francis who has a virus and hasn't trained
very much this week. In other news:

 -Geelong should regain Gary Ablett and Robert Scott for this week's match
  against Footscray. Trevor Poole and Neville Bruns hope to recover from knee
  injuries to be available in about 1 or 2 weeks time.

 -Footscray is still sweating on Scott Wynd after he went off in the third
  quarter of the Brisbane match. He is still very doubtful to play on Sunday.
  Brian Royal should return this week to the side.

 -Hawthorn's main injury worry is Steven Lawrence who looks like he will miss
  the rest of the finals with his groin strain.

 -West Coast has some injury worries with Peter Sumich and Chris Mainwaring
  carrying niggling injuries. Michael Brennan should play also.

 -St.Kilda's Mick Dwyer won the Gardiner medal for the best and fairest player
  in the reserves this year. Peter Filandia of Essendon actually polled 7 more
  votes for 23 but he had been disqualified after being suspended.

 -Sydney's chairman Mike Willesee has warned that the club might cease to exist
  by Christmas if they don't receive financial as well as player aid from the
  AFL.

 -Mick McGuane of Collingwood has won the 'Melbourne Age' and the 'Sunday Age'
  football polls for the 1992 season. Footscray's Scott Wynd won the award in
  the 'Melbourne Herald-Sun'. These two players are favourites for the Brownlow
  medal as well as Paul Roos of Fitzroy, Jason Dunstall of Hawthron and Robert
  Harvey of St.Kilda.

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