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FAFL 360: 2019-2020 Postseason Special
Ladies and Gentlefurs, It has been a hectic Offseason to say the least, Two new teams coming in, Another new coach at Adelaide, Loads of moves and we haven’t even gotten to the Grand Final which was an instant classic that went down to the wire. We have a lot to go over so let’s start with that Grand Final.
2019 FAFL Grand Final Review:
After a long season where both teams showed that they were a cut above the rest, Melbourne and Fremantle met in the 2019 Grand Final and both wanting to show redemption for past failures. Fremantle wanting to make up for the loss in last year’s Grand Final against the Gold Coast Dragons. Melbourne wanting to make up for several years of falling at the last hurdle before the Grand Final in agonizing fashion and finally show the work that they were a force to be reckoned with in the Furry Australian Football League.
Melbourne were coming in with a 10 game winning streak and were favorites going into this game. But Fremantle would be with the conditioning as they had played in every week of finals, Defeating Geelong in the Qualifying Final, Losing to Melbourne in the Second Semi Final and defeating Orange in the Preliminary Final. Fremantle would go in unchanged while Melbourne would make 4 changes with Leonard Tuohy, Emily Lancaster, Dixon Cartwright and Rhonda McDaniels coming in to the side and Andrew Stoddard, Leroy Lowry, Timothy Dugger and Reggie Klein being dropped.
Both teams came out to the MCG on a mission, To win the 2019 FAFL Grand Final. After a stirring rendition of the Australian National Anthem, Both teams were minutes away from what the week had been building up too and all of the preparation, sleepless nights and celebration of a great season at the Willing Trophy Count would be in the past.
The captains got lined up in the ruck. Randall Newport was getting ready for the biggest task in his short career as he lined up on Fremantle’s Colin Traveston. 2019 C.J. Willing Trophy winner, Rocco McManus was getting ready to take on Melbourne’s Carter Hayes. Rupert Meerrat was heading to the bench wondering when he would get a shot in his 5th Grand Final. Both teams were ready to go as Umpire Cy Brandon signaled the start of the game with the First Bounce. Everything had built up to this moment, Who was going to write their names in the record books and who was going to be left rueing the missed opportunities.
The First Quarter would be Fremantle’s as the Panthers would get out the gates like they did in 2018, The first three would be quick as Rooby Champion, Erica Lunarborn and Joel Rosewood would end up kicking goals for the team in the first 10 minutes of the Quarter but Melbourne would try to settle themselves by kicking 2 quick goals to bring the margin back to 8 but Fremantle would continue to surprise the favorites as thanks to Colin Traveston and Jervis Janson, They would send a quick reply and bring the margin back to 20 points.
Traveston would try to get a second a few minutes later but would miss the goals. However, Thanks to some great play from Mysha Roma, The Panthers were up by 27 and the Hammerheads looked very unsettled on the hallowed turf of the MCG. The Hammerheads would try to kick a few goals but would miss all of them to bring the margin down to 23. However, Melbourne would finally get their 3rd thanks to Jacob Hawkins Jr late in the Quarter but not long after, The siren would sound for Quarter Time and only after 1 Quarter, It looked like the Panthers had beaten Melbourne to the punch and had left the Minor Premiers in a tizzy. There was still loads to play but Melbourne would need to pick up their game and start to show some assertion like they normally did throughout 2019.
Quarter Time Scores:
Melbourne 3.4 (22) trailing Fremantle 6.3 (39).
The Second Quarter would start with Melbourne trying to get a goal on the board to get the game back within 2 goals but would struggle as their forwards would continue to struggle under the pressure. However, After a bad kick in from Rocco McManus after another Hammerheads’ behind. Nowell Hall would kick a much-needed goal and would put Melbourne within 10 points of the Panthers to start off the 2nd Quarter. It would be the last goal for a while from both teams as the game went into a defensive slog with both teams struggling to get anything on the board while each team’s defense shined.
After the defense of both teams started to tire, Fremantle would break through for two quick goals from Mark Pedrosa and Erica Lunarborn to bring the margin back out to 23 points. It looked like Fremantle might have started to get things firmly swung their way but the impression that it was the case would firmly be dashed as Fremantle would suffer two big injuries within the next 5 minutes. Jake Gomez would injure his Left Shoulder in a marking contest and Rupert Little would suffer a Concussion with both having to come off the field for the rest of the game, Leaving the Panthers two furs down on the Interchange for the rest of the game. Angela Condie would kick a goal and bring the margin down to 19 points as the siren sounded for half time.
Things had been tight for all of the First Half but while Fremantle had the early going, Melbourne would have the momentum going into half time thanks to the late goal from Angela Condie. It was still anyone’s game with one half to go with the game likely to come down to both how long Fremantle could last with a reduced bench and if Melbourne could improve in front of the goals after kicking poorly in the First Half.
Half Time Scores:
Melbourne 5.11 (41) trailing Fremantle 9.6 (60).
After Half Time and a Half Time show that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, The teams came out from their locker rooms with the sense that the match was still in the balance. Both teams would start the Quarter as a Goal for Goal shootout as Erica Lunarborn would kick the first goal of the Second Half for Fremantle but would see her goal quickly replied to by Melbourne’s Angela Condie who kicked Melbourne’s First for the Second Half and bring the margin back to 16 points. It would continue as Traveston and Carpenter would kick goals for Fremantle followed by Nowell Hall kicking another goal for Melbourne before he saw the margin go back to 27 points thanks to a goal from Wayne De-Grandi before Melbourne struck back again thanks to Sam Sergeant. The Margin was at 21 points. Fremantle were ready to strike back until things started to go pearshaped again.
Yet again, The Panthers would be hit by the injury bug as Piero Abatangelo would injure his Hamstring and become the 3rd Panthers player to be hurt during the game. The Bench was almost gone. Fremantle couldn’t take any more but it just kept coming as Evan McDonald would have to come off and that would leave Fremantle with no bench and no rotations left. However, Luck would finally side with the Panthers as McDonald would only have to come off for the Blood Rule and just get patched up. He would be back on within 5 minutes but the toll that had been taken on the bench was certainly going to plague Fremantle for the rest of the gane.
Playing like their lives depended on it, Wayne De-Grandi would show resilience on behalf of the Fremantle Panthers and kick the next goal. However, It wouldn’t be enough as Angela Condie hit back hard and bought the margin back to 22 after De-Grandi’s goal put it out to 28. Melbourne would get the next one with Nowell Hall as Fremantle struggled in front of goal to bring it back to 18. It looked like Melbourne were ready to roll Fremantle but the Panthers would show some fightback as De-Grandi would mark on the siren and kick another goal to make the margin at Three Quarter Time, 24 points. It had been a challenging and hard hitting 3rd Quarter that had set up what was going to be the closest Grand Final finish in years. The question would be whether Fremantle would fatigue out as the Hammerheads ran home for a classic win or would Fremantle hold on in classic fashion as Melbourne continued to struggled in front of goal. Both teams had 30 minutes to make a name for themselves. This next quarter was going to define which team would go into the history books.
Three Quarter Time Scores:
Melbourne 10.17 (77) trailed Fremantle 15.11 (101).
The Forth Quarter would be another shoot out for the First 15 minutes. It would be back and forth between Christopher Carpenter and the Melbourne Forward Line. Carpenter would kick a goal and then someone from Melbourne would. Carpenter would never say die as the team around him started to fatigue out thanks to the lack of bench. They just kept coming. They were not going to stop until Melbourne hit the front. It was going to take a great effort from the Fremantle backline to stop the Hammerheads from hitting the front. The Final 5 minutes would be a nail biter. It became a struggle to even score. Fremantle had slowed things down and gone full on defense just to hold on the lead while Melbourne were positioning themselves to take the lead and run home champions.
Condie would get her 6th goal for the game in the final 2 minutes to get within 9 points. The Hammerheads were so close, They could taste it. Fremantle needed to just hold on. They were within reach of a premiership and redemption for 2018. If they could just hold on for 2 minutes, They would be premiers and have their hands on the Premiership Cup for 2019. 100,000 supporters were on their feet at the MCG. This was going to be a finish.
The ball went into Melbourne’s Forward 50. If they could get a clear shot at goal, They would be within a goal and could win it with a goal after the siren. Fremantle just had to dig in and chew the clock. Melbourne tried to get the ball open to a Forward but with the Panthers engaging the Flood, It made it very hard for Melbourne to get anything done. The clock kept ticking as Melbourne tried to kick for goal but were met with Panthers players anytime they tried to get the ball off the boot.
Time was running out. The siren could sound any second. Melbourne were down to just one last roll of the dice….
*The Final Siren Sounds*
It was all over! Fremantle had held on by 9 points and beaten the heavily favored Melbourne Hammerheads in the process. Vindication for 2018 had arrived in Sweet Victory on that One Day in September. Fremantle Coach, Dean Taylor-White had joined an excusive club of coaches to win a premiership in their first year as coach, Rocco McManus and Colin Traveston had finally won the championship that their talents thoroughly deserved, Rupert Meerrat had won his 4th Premiership as a player and a team had finally silenced their critics to become one of the truly great teams in FAFL History.
Meanwhile, Melbourne were now left to wonder if things would have been different if they were more accurate in the 2nd Quarter or if they had settled themselves in the 1st Quarter. Several players who had played their hearts out were left shattered for Melbourne after coming so close. But while Melbourne were feeling the pain of a Grand Final loss, Fremantle had felt the monkey come off their collective back and were celebrating the pleasure that a Grand Final Win brings.
It’s a fine line between Pleasure and Pain but that is what brings the beauty to sport. There can be only one winner at the end of the day and for those 22 and for their supporters, The 2019 Grand Final will never be forgotten and will always be remembered as the Great Triumph against the odds and that is what will go down in the history books until the end of time.
FINAL SCORES:
Melbourne 16.25 (121) defeated by Fremantle 19.16 (130)
Fremantle win the 2019 Coyota FAFL Grand Final
2019 FAFL Grand Final Presentations:
Wes Kerry: Ladies and Gentlefurs, Before we begin the formal presentation following the 2019 Coyota FAFL Grand Final, We'd like to thank the FAFL's major partner Coyota for all of their support they have given to this wonderful game.
Well, Wasn't it a close one today. The Panthers have truly come of age after that 9-point win.
Before we continue, We'd like to thank the field and goal umpires for their contribution in today's game. We would like to invite them up to collect their medals.
*The Umpires come up the podium to collect their medals*
Wes: Well, It didn't go the way Melbourne planned today but they've had a magnificent season. I'd like to invite Melbourne Captain, Jacob Hawkins Jr to come forward and say a few words.
*Jacob comes up the podium*
Jacob: Congrats to Fremantle on their win today. They put in enough to get over the line today after last year. They're worthy winners. I'd also like to apologize to our supporters, We let you down today and that's one we've got to live with. Thank you.
*Jacob walks down from the podium in disappointment and disgust*
Wes: Thanks Jacob, We look forward to seeing you and the Hammerheads in Season 2020.
Ladies and Gentlefurs, Would you welcome to the stage, 2003 Geoff Rose Medalist and Former Fremantle Player, Kent Griswald to present the 2019 Geoff Rose Medal.
*Kent comes up to the podium in a sharp suit with the 2019 Geoff Rose Medal*
Kent: The Winner of the 2019 Geoff Rose Medal is Mark Pedrosa of the Fremantle Panthers.
*Mark comes up and collects the award from Kent*
Mark: What can I really say. Thanks to the FAFL and all the sponsors for putting on another great season. Commiserations to the Hammerheads. You're a well-respected football team and I know you guys will be back in the future to do what we've done today and get over the line.
To our club, Thank you for taking a shot on me and giving me the chance to prove myself in the FAFL, I'm forever grateful. And to the supporters. You're the best fanbase in the FAFL and WE'RE TAKING IT BACK WEST!!!! WOO!
Thank You.
*Mark leaves the stage happy that he won the Medal for his performance in the Grand Final*
Wes: Congratulations Mark.
Because it's every young footballers dream, To be here on this day, The Last Saturday in September. With much pleasure, we welcome 22 participants from the FAFL Furkick program who will now present the premiership medallions to each player of the Fremantle Panthers.
*All 22 Players one by one come up and collect their medals with big pops going to Colin Traveston, Rocco McManus, Rupert Meerrat, Jake Gomez, Mark Pedrosa, Christopher Carpenter and Jervis Janson as they collect their medals*
Wes: And now, The Captain. No. 17. Rooby Champion!
*Rooby comes up on stage to say a few words and collect her medal*
Rooby: *A little overjoyed about the victory* Sorry, as you can imagine. It's a little emotional right now. I'd like to congratulate the Melbourne Hammerheads. You've had a fantastic year and it was no surprise that you were here at the end of the season and while you're currently in the exact same position we were in last year, I'll share a few words a wise mammal once gave me. "You guys were great this season and gave us a fight until the end. I hope you guys get it done sometime in the next few years."
To the supporters, Thanks for sticking with us after last year. We all know a Grand Final loss hurts but as we've shown today, We can take what we've learned in our worst moments to spur us on in our best. To our sponsors, Hungry Jackals and BankQuokka. Thanks for supporting the team in 2019. And lastly to my family inside and outside the Panthers, I love you guys so much and I'm so proud of you. We did it!
Wes: Now would you welcome 3x Werribee Premiership Coach, William Darly to present the newly-named Catherine Spence Medal to the coach of the 2019 FAFL Premiership Team, Dean Taylor-White of the Fremantle Panthers.
*Dean comes up on stage to collect the medal and say a few words*
Dean: This isn’t the way it’s supposed to go, isn’t it? It’s year one and all. The new coach is supposed to take some bumps before he can make it this far.
That’s the thing, though. I didn’t carry the team this far. I didn’t win the matches, I didn’t score, I didn’t shut down our opponents. All of that was the players we’ve put out there week in and week out.
I made a comment before the Grand Final about how I’ve never really had to do much coaching with this team. It’s such a strong roster, and it’s a roster that’s been willing to learn and grow and support each other all season. Always another player ready to come in and pull the team up.
It’s been an absolute pleasure to take charge of this fantastic group of athletes. They deserve this. The fans deserve this.
I know much of the talk heading into this Grand Final was what happened last year. I can tell you none of that talk came from inside the squad. This was a new team, a new day, a new Final. And I can’t possibly overstate how proud I am of our squad.
I’d like to congratulate Melbourne on an incredible match as well. You’ve been an incredible and worthy opponent all season long, and it’s only fitting that the campaign would end with this match. Best of luck to the squad in the future.
One more time...let’s give it up for the extraordinarily talented players on this Fremantle squad. They’re the real winners tonight, I just made sure they showed up to the stadium on time every week!
Thank you again to all our supporters.
Wes: And now, Ladies and Gentlefurs, I have great pleasure in welcoming Former Fremantle Coach and 1992 Premiership Coach, Merv Overton with presenting the Premiership Cup to Captain Rooby Champion and Coach Dean Taylor-White of the Fremantle Panthers!
*Merv presents Rooby and Dean with the 2019 Premiership Cup.*
*Rooby and Dean lift up the cup as the rest of the Panthers come running on to the stage to celebrate as Confetti starts firing everywhere*
Wes: Thank you Merv and that's concludes our presentations. Congratulations to the Fremantle Panthers winning their 6th premiership and now our 2019 FAFL Premiers will go on a lap of honor around the MCG!
Thank you for supporting the FAFL in Season 2019. We hope to see you again in Season 2020.
Personnel Changes:
During the Offseason, We’ve had three new coaches join the fold. We’ve had two of them join the two expansion teams and they are Jack Wigglesworth (Rabbit) and Kevin Eastermann (Hyena) who will be coaching Melbourne City and Perth respectively. There’s not really much to talk about those teams except about the Expansion Draft in the next segment, So we will save that until then.
Meanwhile, Adelaide has had another Coaching Change for the 3rd time in 3 years. R.B. Longtail is out of the hot seat after a winless season in 2019 and Simon Gardener (Ringtail Lemur) is into the driver’s seat at Adelaide. It’s going to be a hard job getting the Butcherbirds off the bottom of ladder but with Gardener ready, willing and able to give this job the best he can. It looks like Adelaide might have finally found someone who has the coaching chops to get the job done and by the looks of what happened in Free Agency, Gardener is ready to make an impact at the team.
All three will have a tough job at their respective teams this season but all three welcome the challenge and are ready to guide their teams to victory.
2019 Expansion Draft:
In December, The FAFL had it’s 2nd ever expansion draft and this time, It was for 2 teams. The Melbourne City Mariners who after years of lobbying the league, Have finally joined the top flight of Australian Football and the Perth Ospreys who have a mission of representing the city of Perth in Western Australia after years of the Fremantle Panthers being the only WA representatives in the FAFL.
Both teams took it in turns of selecting players and in the end, Both teams went with a different strategy. Melbourne City went with a strategy of picking up some of the best young talent the league has along with some of great veteran talent to create an exciting list that will leave the City faithful excited for the season coming up while Perth went with a strategy of picking out bit part players and low ranking players in the hope of not only discovering some stars that were discarded by their original teams but also giving them enough cap room next off season to go hunting for some big stars to join their uncovered gems.
Both teams will have different expectations for 2020, Melbourne City will be expected to be competitive out of the gate with them being in contention for the Final 8 while Perth will be expected to be down near the bottom in 2020 with a chance at a huge rise in 2021 if they play their cards right in the offseason.
What 2020 will hold for both teams will be told in the coming months as the 2020 season progresses. All we know is that with 2 new teams in the competition, This will be the longest season in long time with a 22 round season and a new Final 8 shaping the Finals. This should be an exciting season of FAFL football.
What both teams selected:
Melbourne City:
1 Larry Wilson/Centre Half Back/Darwin Storm
2 Stacy Westwood/Ruckfur/Darwin Storm
3 Stanley Cole/Half Back Flank/Fremantle Panthers
4 Hewie Pearson/Centre/Fremantle Panthers
5 Rikki Marsden/Back Pocket/East Sydney Roosters
6 Jack Trigg/Full Back/Hobart Wolves
7 Brandon Minor/Forward Pocket/Melbourne Hammerheads
8 Taylor Mitchelson/Centre Half Forward/Hobart Wolves
9 Tyler Summers/Ruck Rover/Gold Coast Dragons
10 Brock Forrester/Full Forward/Orange Miners
11 Leonard Tuohy/Half Back Flank/Melbourne Hammerheads
12 Mitchell Harmon/Forward Pocket/Geelong Generals
13 Drake Harmon/Forward Pocket/Geelong Generals
14 Justin Huxtable/Centre Half Forward/Gold Coast Dragons
15 Carmelita Toney/Back Pocket/Orange Miners
16 Christopher Baril/Centre Half Back/East Sydney Roosters
17 Keeva McCormick/Wing/Brisbane Brumbies
18 Waimarie Hine/Half Forward Flank/Adelaide Butcherbirds
19 Bradford Proudfoot/Rover/Adelaide Butcherbirds
20 Gideon Milford/Half Forward Flank/Brisbane Brumbies
21 Nash Pettigrew/Wing
22 Catharine Best/Wing
23 Kenzie Buckley/Forward Pocket
24 Clarence Womack/Back Pocket
25 Humphry Badcock/Rover
26 Sharyn Sackville/Ruck Rover
27 Victor Hershley/Back Pocket
28 Kara Shadowolf/Full Forward
29 Tawnie Leo/Half Back Flank
30 Ronda Georgeson/Half Forward Flank
31 Freya Stanley/Full Back
32 Boyce Botwright/Half Back Flank
33 Andi Weaver/Centre
34 Jane Mottershead/Wing
35 Eli Beaumont/Half Forward Flank
36 Nelson Combs/Ruckfur
37 Irving Tucker/Rover
38 Jo Coburn/Back Pocket
39 Rodger Drake/Centre
40 Billie Yoo/Ruck Rover
Perth:
1 Piero Abatangelo/Back Pocket/Fremantle Panthers
2 Jason Burns/Rover/Darwin Storm
3 Tress Herbert/Ruckfur/Gold Coast Dragons
4 Jeffery Weaver/Centre Half Back/East Sydney Roosters
5 Robyn Nybor/Centre/Gold Coast Dragons
6 Vanessa Erickson/Wing/Darwin Storm
7 Ryan Matthews/Ruck Rover/Hobart Wolves
8 Taylor Sheridan/Half Forward Flank/Hobart Wolves
9 Paul Bate/Half Back Flank/Geelong Generals
10 Kenneth Banks/Half Forward Flank/Melbourne Hammerheads
11 Ryder Crawford/Half Back Flank/Brisbane Brumbies
12 Rhonda McDaniels/Centre Half Forward/Melbourne Hammerheads
13 Michael Atkin/Wing/Geelong Generals
14 Artie Bucket/Full Back/East Sydney Roosters
15 Arthur Gilbert/Forward Pocket/Orange Miners
16 Rupert Boss/Forward Pocket/Orange Miners
17 Alinta Williams/Full Forward/Brisbane Brumbies
18 Yazmin Lindsay/Back Pocket/Adelaide Butcherbirds
19 Joshua Bracken/Centre Half Forward/Fremantle Panthers
20 Mat Larson/Wing/Adelaide Butcherbirds
21 Freddie Glasgow/Half Forward Flank
22 Gracie Blythe/Wing
23 Caitlin Monday/Ruckfur
24 Rhonda Tipton/Ruck Rover
25 Raguel Rier/Rover
26 Cash Oakley/Half Forward Flank
27 Jackson Buckle/Centre
28 Napier Oakley/Back Pocket
29 Taylor Howe/Back Pocket
30 Bentley Chambers/Full Back
31 Jacqueline Lawson/Centre Half Back
32 Conway Skinner/Forward Pocket
33 Jimmy Martel/Forward Pocket
34 Faith Corwin/Half Back Flank
35 Margaret Thacker/Full Forward
36 Mathew Pickering/Half Back Flank
37 Sunny Ray/Ruckfur
38 Jimmy Lovel/Centre
39 Kimberleigh Middlesworth/Forward Pocket
40 Kevin Babcock/Half Forward Flank
2019 Retirement Class:
Adelaide: Derek Baker
Brisbane: Cameron Greenwell
Darwin: Marty Bloodworth
East Sydney: Lance Beale
Fremantle: Dayna Brunskill
Geelong: Charlie Darrell
Gold Coast: James Simpson
Hobart: Felix Easton
Melbourne: Robert Brown
Orange: Marc Tape
2020 Ins and Outs:
Finally, We have some big Free Agency moves to look at. And there have been quite a few that have set shockwaves across the FAFL. In fact, The ins and outs are so many that we needed to just list them as there were so many big moves and due to us running out of time due to everything else we needed to cover this edition. So here you are. All the Ins and Outs from the 2020 FAFL Free Agency Period.
Adelaide Butcherbirds:
In:
Abe Perkins
Billy-Joe McCormick
Felicity Fleming
Harriet Carlson
Harris Wyatt
Justina Henry
Kenneth Rodgers
Lance Batts
Maree Chandler
Matilda Oldham
Mia Burrows
Michael Brown
Palmer Ruskin
Quinton Myles
Steve Beale
Willy Kellogg
Out:
Antony Sharp
Archie McMahon
Bradford Proudfoot
Charlie Melo
Clementine Brown
Darryn Ramsey
Derek Baker
Dominic Erbacher
Horace Burns
Hudson Mathers
Hugo Morris
Joshua Thickscale
Lee Christensen
Lee Westward
Mat Larson
Monna Newman
Reba Nye
Savannah Josephs
Tess Harper
Tony Quacker
Waimarie Hine
Yazmin Lindsay
Brisbane:
In:
Martine Desharnais
Nicholas Barr
Randy Pickle
Out:
Alinta Williams
Cameron Greenwell
Gideon Milford
Keeva McCormick
Marco Donovan
Roland Fisherman
Ryder Crawford
Darwin:
In:
Ally Forest
Antony Sharp
Charlie Melo
Drew Rey
Hamish Connor
Jenni Gray
Joshua McGuire
Kenneth Murphy
Lazarus Nova
Michael Lennox
Morton Brownlow
Roland Fisherman
Savannah Josephs
Wynona Gardener
Out:
Adrian May
Evelyn Sims
Harriet Carlson
Jason Burns
Krysla Rudfeld
Larry Wilson
Lester Williamson
Marty Bloodworth
Norris Brady
Oliver Grizzle
Pete Schneider
Stacy Westwood
Steve Beale
Travis Jackson
Vanessa Erickson
East Sydney:
In:
Cameron Wescott
Devon Davidson
Hayley Reynell
Jessica Chapman
Lee Christensen
Seth Savege
Woody Ruskin
Out:
Artie Bucket
Christopher Baril
Cyrus Baxter
Doug Thorpe
Jeffery Weaver
Joselyn Parker
Lance Beale
Lazarus Nova
Mia Burrows
Randy Pickle
Rikki Marsden
Thea Plaskett
Fremantle:
In:
Andrew Stoddard
Archie McMahon
Becka Rounds
Brock Goodwin
Cass Foster
Clementine Brown
Cyrus Baxter
Dominic Erbacher
Easton Preston
Monna Newman
Tracy Granville
Woody Patterson
Out:
Ami Balakrishnan
Billy-Joe McCormick
Cecil Bingham
Clare Haight
Danya Brunskill
Donnie Saloman
Hewie Pearson
John Smilovich
Joshua Bracken
Juan Cooks
Lance Batts
Mark Brent
Martine Desharnais
Piero Abatangelo
Stanley Cole
Geelong:
In:
Davie Tirrell
Doug Thorpe
Gordon Vipond
Hugo Morris
Jody Stone
Kirk Layton
Marcus Knight
Travis Johns
Out:
Charlie Darrell
Drake Harmon
Kenneth Rodgers
Michael Atkin
Paul Bate
Raven Stringer
Woody Patterson
Woody Ruskin
Gold Coast:
In:
Darryn Ramsey
John Smilovich
Marco Donovan
Mark Brent
Norris Brady
Pete Schneider
Randall Newport
Raven Stringer
Thea Plaskett
Travis Jackson
Out:
Ellie Roydon
Henry Sopp
James Simpson
Jessica Chapman
Joshua McGuire
Justin Huxtable
Matilda Oldham
Michael Lennox
Nicholas Barr
Robyn Nybor
Ryan Whitfield
Travis Johns
Tress Herbert
Tyler Summers
Vince Harald
Hobart:
In:
Holly Carlisle
Ian Simms
Jerry Merchant
Jimi May
Keri Hartell
Out:
Felix Easton
Jack Trigg
Ryan Matthews
Taylor Mitchelson
Taylor Sheridan
Melbourne:
In:
Donnie Saloman
Hudson Mathers
Jay Hameldon
Joselyn Parker
Joshua Thickscale
Lester Williamson
Mariel Bullard
Nichole Elvis
Tony Quacker
Willie Earls
Out:
Andrew Stoddard
Brandon Minor
Chandler Hollands
Colton Smith
Hamish Connor
Kenneth Banks
Kenneth Murphy
Leonard Tuohy
Melody Royceston
Michael Brown
Randall Newport
Robert Brown
Tanya Frank
Orange:
In:
Adrian May
Brianna Sessions
Cecil Bingham
Douglas Willoughby
Evelyn Sims
Henry Sopp
Lara Bryce
Moreen Bellamy
Moriah Spearing
Ryan Whitfield
Out:
Arthur Gilbert
Brock Forrester
Carmelita Toney
Jesús Reyes
Marc Tape
Marcus Knight
Quinton Myles
Rupert Boss
Willy Kellogg
Finally, We have finished out 2019/2020 Offseason Special. Join us next time for our 2020 Preseason Special. We hope to see you then.
Wes Kerry,
Voice of FAFL Grandstand
Ladies and Gentlefurs, It has been a hectic Offseason to say the least, Two new teams coming in, Another new coach at Adelaide, Loads of moves and we haven’t even gotten to the Grand Final which was an instant classic that went down to the wire. We have a lot to go over so let’s start with that Grand Final.
2019 FAFL Grand Final Review:
After a long season where both teams showed that they were a cut above the rest, Melbourne and Fremantle met in the 2019 Grand Final and both wanting to show redemption for past failures. Fremantle wanting to make up for the loss in last year’s Grand Final against the Gold Coast Dragons. Melbourne wanting to make up for several years of falling at the last hurdle before the Grand Final in agonizing fashion and finally show the work that they were a force to be reckoned with in the Furry Australian Football League.
Melbourne were coming in with a 10 game winning streak and were favorites going into this game. But Fremantle would be with the conditioning as they had played in every week of finals, Defeating Geelong in the Qualifying Final, Losing to Melbourne in the Second Semi Final and defeating Orange in the Preliminary Final. Fremantle would go in unchanged while Melbourne would make 4 changes with Leonard Tuohy, Emily Lancaster, Dixon Cartwright and Rhonda McDaniels coming in to the side and Andrew Stoddard, Leroy Lowry, Timothy Dugger and Reggie Klein being dropped.
Both teams came out to the MCG on a mission, To win the 2019 FAFL Grand Final. After a stirring rendition of the Australian National Anthem, Both teams were minutes away from what the week had been building up too and all of the preparation, sleepless nights and celebration of a great season at the Willing Trophy Count would be in the past.
The captains got lined up in the ruck. Randall Newport was getting ready for the biggest task in his short career as he lined up on Fremantle’s Colin Traveston. 2019 C.J. Willing Trophy winner, Rocco McManus was getting ready to take on Melbourne’s Carter Hayes. Rupert Meerrat was heading to the bench wondering when he would get a shot in his 5th Grand Final. Both teams were ready to go as Umpire Cy Brandon signaled the start of the game with the First Bounce. Everything had built up to this moment, Who was going to write their names in the record books and who was going to be left rueing the missed opportunities.
The First Quarter would be Fremantle’s as the Panthers would get out the gates like they did in 2018, The first three would be quick as Rooby Champion, Erica Lunarborn and Joel Rosewood would end up kicking goals for the team in the first 10 minutes of the Quarter but Melbourne would try to settle themselves by kicking 2 quick goals to bring the margin back to 8 but Fremantle would continue to surprise the favorites as thanks to Colin Traveston and Jervis Janson, They would send a quick reply and bring the margin back to 20 points.
Traveston would try to get a second a few minutes later but would miss the goals. However, Thanks to some great play from Mysha Roma, The Panthers were up by 27 and the Hammerheads looked very unsettled on the hallowed turf of the MCG. The Hammerheads would try to kick a few goals but would miss all of them to bring the margin down to 23. However, Melbourne would finally get their 3rd thanks to Jacob Hawkins Jr late in the Quarter but not long after, The siren would sound for Quarter Time and only after 1 Quarter, It looked like the Panthers had beaten Melbourne to the punch and had left the Minor Premiers in a tizzy. There was still loads to play but Melbourne would need to pick up their game and start to show some assertion like they normally did throughout 2019.
Quarter Time Scores:
Melbourne 3.4 (22) trailing Fremantle 6.3 (39).
The Second Quarter would start with Melbourne trying to get a goal on the board to get the game back within 2 goals but would struggle as their forwards would continue to struggle under the pressure. However, After a bad kick in from Rocco McManus after another Hammerheads’ behind. Nowell Hall would kick a much-needed goal and would put Melbourne within 10 points of the Panthers to start off the 2nd Quarter. It would be the last goal for a while from both teams as the game went into a defensive slog with both teams struggling to get anything on the board while each team’s defense shined.
After the defense of both teams started to tire, Fremantle would break through for two quick goals from Mark Pedrosa and Erica Lunarborn to bring the margin back out to 23 points. It looked like Fremantle might have started to get things firmly swung their way but the impression that it was the case would firmly be dashed as Fremantle would suffer two big injuries within the next 5 minutes. Jake Gomez would injure his Left Shoulder in a marking contest and Rupert Little would suffer a Concussion with both having to come off the field for the rest of the game, Leaving the Panthers two furs down on the Interchange for the rest of the game. Angela Condie would kick a goal and bring the margin down to 19 points as the siren sounded for half time.
Things had been tight for all of the First Half but while Fremantle had the early going, Melbourne would have the momentum going into half time thanks to the late goal from Angela Condie. It was still anyone’s game with one half to go with the game likely to come down to both how long Fremantle could last with a reduced bench and if Melbourne could improve in front of the goals after kicking poorly in the First Half.
Half Time Scores:
Melbourne 5.11 (41) trailing Fremantle 9.6 (60).
After Half Time and a Half Time show that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, The teams came out from their locker rooms with the sense that the match was still in the balance. Both teams would start the Quarter as a Goal for Goal shootout as Erica Lunarborn would kick the first goal of the Second Half for Fremantle but would see her goal quickly replied to by Melbourne’s Angela Condie who kicked Melbourne’s First for the Second Half and bring the margin back to 16 points. It would continue as Traveston and Carpenter would kick goals for Fremantle followed by Nowell Hall kicking another goal for Melbourne before he saw the margin go back to 27 points thanks to a goal from Wayne De-Grandi before Melbourne struck back again thanks to Sam Sergeant. The Margin was at 21 points. Fremantle were ready to strike back until things started to go pearshaped again.
Yet again, The Panthers would be hit by the injury bug as Piero Abatangelo would injure his Hamstring and become the 3rd Panthers player to be hurt during the game. The Bench was almost gone. Fremantle couldn’t take any more but it just kept coming as Evan McDonald would have to come off and that would leave Fremantle with no bench and no rotations left. However, Luck would finally side with the Panthers as McDonald would only have to come off for the Blood Rule and just get patched up. He would be back on within 5 minutes but the toll that had been taken on the bench was certainly going to plague Fremantle for the rest of the gane.
Playing like their lives depended on it, Wayne De-Grandi would show resilience on behalf of the Fremantle Panthers and kick the next goal. However, It wouldn’t be enough as Angela Condie hit back hard and bought the margin back to 22 after De-Grandi’s goal put it out to 28. Melbourne would get the next one with Nowell Hall as Fremantle struggled in front of goal to bring it back to 18. It looked like Melbourne were ready to roll Fremantle but the Panthers would show some fightback as De-Grandi would mark on the siren and kick another goal to make the margin at Three Quarter Time, 24 points. It had been a challenging and hard hitting 3rd Quarter that had set up what was going to be the closest Grand Final finish in years. The question would be whether Fremantle would fatigue out as the Hammerheads ran home for a classic win or would Fremantle hold on in classic fashion as Melbourne continued to struggled in front of goal. Both teams had 30 minutes to make a name for themselves. This next quarter was going to define which team would go into the history books.
Three Quarter Time Scores:
Melbourne 10.17 (77) trailed Fremantle 15.11 (101).
The Forth Quarter would be another shoot out for the First 15 minutes. It would be back and forth between Christopher Carpenter and the Melbourne Forward Line. Carpenter would kick a goal and then someone from Melbourne would. Carpenter would never say die as the team around him started to fatigue out thanks to the lack of bench. They just kept coming. They were not going to stop until Melbourne hit the front. It was going to take a great effort from the Fremantle backline to stop the Hammerheads from hitting the front. The Final 5 minutes would be a nail biter. It became a struggle to even score. Fremantle had slowed things down and gone full on defense just to hold on the lead while Melbourne were positioning themselves to take the lead and run home champions.
Condie would get her 6th goal for the game in the final 2 minutes to get within 9 points. The Hammerheads were so close, They could taste it. Fremantle needed to just hold on. They were within reach of a premiership and redemption for 2018. If they could just hold on for 2 minutes, They would be premiers and have their hands on the Premiership Cup for 2019. 100,000 supporters were on their feet at the MCG. This was going to be a finish.
The ball went into Melbourne’s Forward 50. If they could get a clear shot at goal, They would be within a goal and could win it with a goal after the siren. Fremantle just had to dig in and chew the clock. Melbourne tried to get the ball open to a Forward but with the Panthers engaging the Flood, It made it very hard for Melbourne to get anything done. The clock kept ticking as Melbourne tried to kick for goal but were met with Panthers players anytime they tried to get the ball off the boot.
Time was running out. The siren could sound any second. Melbourne were down to just one last roll of the dice….
*The Final Siren Sounds*
It was all over! Fremantle had held on by 9 points and beaten the heavily favored Melbourne Hammerheads in the process. Vindication for 2018 had arrived in Sweet Victory on that One Day in September. Fremantle Coach, Dean Taylor-White had joined an excusive club of coaches to win a premiership in their first year as coach, Rocco McManus and Colin Traveston had finally won the championship that their talents thoroughly deserved, Rupert Meerrat had won his 4th Premiership as a player and a team had finally silenced their critics to become one of the truly great teams in FAFL History.
Meanwhile, Melbourne were now left to wonder if things would have been different if they were more accurate in the 2nd Quarter or if they had settled themselves in the 1st Quarter. Several players who had played their hearts out were left shattered for Melbourne after coming so close. But while Melbourne were feeling the pain of a Grand Final loss, Fremantle had felt the monkey come off their collective back and were celebrating the pleasure that a Grand Final Win brings.
It’s a fine line between Pleasure and Pain but that is what brings the beauty to sport. There can be only one winner at the end of the day and for those 22 and for their supporters, The 2019 Grand Final will never be forgotten and will always be remembered as the Great Triumph against the odds and that is what will go down in the history books until the end of time.
FINAL SCORES:
Melbourne 16.25 (121) defeated by Fremantle 19.16 (130)
Fremantle win the 2019 Coyota FAFL Grand Final
2019 FAFL Grand Final Presentations:
Wes Kerry: Ladies and Gentlefurs, Before we begin the formal presentation following the 2019 Coyota FAFL Grand Final, We'd like to thank the FAFL's major partner Coyota for all of their support they have given to this wonderful game.
Well, Wasn't it a close one today. The Panthers have truly come of age after that 9-point win.
Before we continue, We'd like to thank the field and goal umpires for their contribution in today's game. We would like to invite them up to collect their medals.
*The Umpires come up the podium to collect their medals*
Wes: Well, It didn't go the way Melbourne planned today but they've had a magnificent season. I'd like to invite Melbourne Captain, Jacob Hawkins Jr to come forward and say a few words.
*Jacob comes up the podium*
Jacob: Congrats to Fremantle on their win today. They put in enough to get over the line today after last year. They're worthy winners. I'd also like to apologize to our supporters, We let you down today and that's one we've got to live with. Thank you.
*Jacob walks down from the podium in disappointment and disgust*
Wes: Thanks Jacob, We look forward to seeing you and the Hammerheads in Season 2020.
Ladies and Gentlefurs, Would you welcome to the stage, 2003 Geoff Rose Medalist and Former Fremantle Player, Kent Griswald to present the 2019 Geoff Rose Medal.
*Kent comes up to the podium in a sharp suit with the 2019 Geoff Rose Medal*
Kent: The Winner of the 2019 Geoff Rose Medal is Mark Pedrosa of the Fremantle Panthers.
*Mark comes up and collects the award from Kent*
Mark: What can I really say. Thanks to the FAFL and all the sponsors for putting on another great season. Commiserations to the Hammerheads. You're a well-respected football team and I know you guys will be back in the future to do what we've done today and get over the line.
To our club, Thank you for taking a shot on me and giving me the chance to prove myself in the FAFL, I'm forever grateful. And to the supporters. You're the best fanbase in the FAFL and WE'RE TAKING IT BACK WEST!!!! WOO!
Thank You.
*Mark leaves the stage happy that he won the Medal for his performance in the Grand Final*
Wes: Congratulations Mark.
Because it's every young footballers dream, To be here on this day, The Last Saturday in September. With much pleasure, we welcome 22 participants from the FAFL Furkick program who will now present the premiership medallions to each player of the Fremantle Panthers.
*All 22 Players one by one come up and collect their medals with big pops going to Colin Traveston, Rocco McManus, Rupert Meerrat, Jake Gomez, Mark Pedrosa, Christopher Carpenter and Jervis Janson as they collect their medals*
Wes: And now, The Captain. No. 17. Rooby Champion!
*Rooby comes up on stage to say a few words and collect her medal*
Rooby: *A little overjoyed about the victory* Sorry, as you can imagine. It's a little emotional right now. I'd like to congratulate the Melbourne Hammerheads. You've had a fantastic year and it was no surprise that you were here at the end of the season and while you're currently in the exact same position we were in last year, I'll share a few words a wise mammal once gave me. "You guys were great this season and gave us a fight until the end. I hope you guys get it done sometime in the next few years."
To the supporters, Thanks for sticking with us after last year. We all know a Grand Final loss hurts but as we've shown today, We can take what we've learned in our worst moments to spur us on in our best. To our sponsors, Hungry Jackals and BankQuokka. Thanks for supporting the team in 2019. And lastly to my family inside and outside the Panthers, I love you guys so much and I'm so proud of you. We did it!
Wes: Now would you welcome 3x Werribee Premiership Coach, William Darly to present the newly-named Catherine Spence Medal to the coach of the 2019 FAFL Premiership Team, Dean Taylor-White of the Fremantle Panthers.
*Dean comes up on stage to collect the medal and say a few words*
Dean: This isn’t the way it’s supposed to go, isn’t it? It’s year one and all. The new coach is supposed to take some bumps before he can make it this far.
That’s the thing, though. I didn’t carry the team this far. I didn’t win the matches, I didn’t score, I didn’t shut down our opponents. All of that was the players we’ve put out there week in and week out.
I made a comment before the Grand Final about how I’ve never really had to do much coaching with this team. It’s such a strong roster, and it’s a roster that’s been willing to learn and grow and support each other all season. Always another player ready to come in and pull the team up.
It’s been an absolute pleasure to take charge of this fantastic group of athletes. They deserve this. The fans deserve this.
I know much of the talk heading into this Grand Final was what happened last year. I can tell you none of that talk came from inside the squad. This was a new team, a new day, a new Final. And I can’t possibly overstate how proud I am of our squad.
I’d like to congratulate Melbourne on an incredible match as well. You’ve been an incredible and worthy opponent all season long, and it’s only fitting that the campaign would end with this match. Best of luck to the squad in the future.
One more time...let’s give it up for the extraordinarily talented players on this Fremantle squad. They’re the real winners tonight, I just made sure they showed up to the stadium on time every week!
Thank you again to all our supporters.
Wes: And now, Ladies and Gentlefurs, I have great pleasure in welcoming Former Fremantle Coach and 1992 Premiership Coach, Merv Overton with presenting the Premiership Cup to Captain Rooby Champion and Coach Dean Taylor-White of the Fremantle Panthers!
*Merv presents Rooby and Dean with the 2019 Premiership Cup.*
*Rooby and Dean lift up the cup as the rest of the Panthers come running on to the stage to celebrate as Confetti starts firing everywhere*
Wes: Thank you Merv and that's concludes our presentations. Congratulations to the Fremantle Panthers winning their 6th premiership and now our 2019 FAFL Premiers will go on a lap of honor around the MCG!
Thank you for supporting the FAFL in Season 2019. We hope to see you again in Season 2020.
Personnel Changes:
During the Offseason, We’ve had three new coaches join the fold. We’ve had two of them join the two expansion teams and they are Jack Wigglesworth (Rabbit) and Kevin Eastermann (Hyena) who will be coaching Melbourne City and Perth respectively. There’s not really much to talk about those teams except about the Expansion Draft in the next segment, So we will save that until then.
Meanwhile, Adelaide has had another Coaching Change for the 3rd time in 3 years. R.B. Longtail is out of the hot seat after a winless season in 2019 and Simon Gardener (Ringtail Lemur) is into the driver’s seat at Adelaide. It’s going to be a hard job getting the Butcherbirds off the bottom of ladder but with Gardener ready, willing and able to give this job the best he can. It looks like Adelaide might have finally found someone who has the coaching chops to get the job done and by the looks of what happened in Free Agency, Gardener is ready to make an impact at the team.
All three will have a tough job at their respective teams this season but all three welcome the challenge and are ready to guide their teams to victory.
2019 Expansion Draft:
In December, The FAFL had it’s 2nd ever expansion draft and this time, It was for 2 teams. The Melbourne City Mariners who after years of lobbying the league, Have finally joined the top flight of Australian Football and the Perth Ospreys who have a mission of representing the city of Perth in Western Australia after years of the Fremantle Panthers being the only WA representatives in the FAFL.
Both teams took it in turns of selecting players and in the end, Both teams went with a different strategy. Melbourne City went with a strategy of picking up some of the best young talent the league has along with some of great veteran talent to create an exciting list that will leave the City faithful excited for the season coming up while Perth went with a strategy of picking out bit part players and low ranking players in the hope of not only discovering some stars that were discarded by their original teams but also giving them enough cap room next off season to go hunting for some big stars to join their uncovered gems.
Both teams will have different expectations for 2020, Melbourne City will be expected to be competitive out of the gate with them being in contention for the Final 8 while Perth will be expected to be down near the bottom in 2020 with a chance at a huge rise in 2021 if they play their cards right in the offseason.
What 2020 will hold for both teams will be told in the coming months as the 2020 season progresses. All we know is that with 2 new teams in the competition, This will be the longest season in long time with a 22 round season and a new Final 8 shaping the Finals. This should be an exciting season of FAFL football.
What both teams selected:
Melbourne City:
1 Larry Wilson/Centre Half Back/Darwin Storm
2 Stacy Westwood/Ruckfur/Darwin Storm
3 Stanley Cole/Half Back Flank/Fremantle Panthers
4 Hewie Pearson/Centre/Fremantle Panthers
5 Rikki Marsden/Back Pocket/East Sydney Roosters
6 Jack Trigg/Full Back/Hobart Wolves
7 Brandon Minor/Forward Pocket/Melbourne Hammerheads
8 Taylor Mitchelson/Centre Half Forward/Hobart Wolves
9 Tyler Summers/Ruck Rover/Gold Coast Dragons
10 Brock Forrester/Full Forward/Orange Miners
11 Leonard Tuohy/Half Back Flank/Melbourne Hammerheads
12 Mitchell Harmon/Forward Pocket/Geelong Generals
13 Drake Harmon/Forward Pocket/Geelong Generals
14 Justin Huxtable/Centre Half Forward/Gold Coast Dragons
15 Carmelita Toney/Back Pocket/Orange Miners
16 Christopher Baril/Centre Half Back/East Sydney Roosters
17 Keeva McCormick/Wing/Brisbane Brumbies
18 Waimarie Hine/Half Forward Flank/Adelaide Butcherbirds
19 Bradford Proudfoot/Rover/Adelaide Butcherbirds
20 Gideon Milford/Half Forward Flank/Brisbane Brumbies
21 Nash Pettigrew/Wing
22 Catharine Best/Wing
23 Kenzie Buckley/Forward Pocket
24 Clarence Womack/Back Pocket
25 Humphry Badcock/Rover
26 Sharyn Sackville/Ruck Rover
27 Victor Hershley/Back Pocket
28 Kara Shadowolf/Full Forward
29 Tawnie Leo/Half Back Flank
30 Ronda Georgeson/Half Forward Flank
31 Freya Stanley/Full Back
32 Boyce Botwright/Half Back Flank
33 Andi Weaver/Centre
34 Jane Mottershead/Wing
35 Eli Beaumont/Half Forward Flank
36 Nelson Combs/Ruckfur
37 Irving Tucker/Rover
38 Jo Coburn/Back Pocket
39 Rodger Drake/Centre
40 Billie Yoo/Ruck Rover
Perth:
1 Piero Abatangelo/Back Pocket/Fremantle Panthers
2 Jason Burns/Rover/Darwin Storm
3 Tress Herbert/Ruckfur/Gold Coast Dragons
4 Jeffery Weaver/Centre Half Back/East Sydney Roosters
5 Robyn Nybor/Centre/Gold Coast Dragons
6 Vanessa Erickson/Wing/Darwin Storm
7 Ryan Matthews/Ruck Rover/Hobart Wolves
8 Taylor Sheridan/Half Forward Flank/Hobart Wolves
9 Paul Bate/Half Back Flank/Geelong Generals
10 Kenneth Banks/Half Forward Flank/Melbourne Hammerheads
11 Ryder Crawford/Half Back Flank/Brisbane Brumbies
12 Rhonda McDaniels/Centre Half Forward/Melbourne Hammerheads
13 Michael Atkin/Wing/Geelong Generals
14 Artie Bucket/Full Back/East Sydney Roosters
15 Arthur Gilbert/Forward Pocket/Orange Miners
16 Rupert Boss/Forward Pocket/Orange Miners
17 Alinta Williams/Full Forward/Brisbane Brumbies
18 Yazmin Lindsay/Back Pocket/Adelaide Butcherbirds
19 Joshua Bracken/Centre Half Forward/Fremantle Panthers
20 Mat Larson/Wing/Adelaide Butcherbirds
21 Freddie Glasgow/Half Forward Flank
22 Gracie Blythe/Wing
23 Caitlin Monday/Ruckfur
24 Rhonda Tipton/Ruck Rover
25 Raguel Rier/Rover
26 Cash Oakley/Half Forward Flank
27 Jackson Buckle/Centre
28 Napier Oakley/Back Pocket
29 Taylor Howe/Back Pocket
30 Bentley Chambers/Full Back
31 Jacqueline Lawson/Centre Half Back
32 Conway Skinner/Forward Pocket
33 Jimmy Martel/Forward Pocket
34 Faith Corwin/Half Back Flank
35 Margaret Thacker/Full Forward
36 Mathew Pickering/Half Back Flank
37 Sunny Ray/Ruckfur
38 Jimmy Lovel/Centre
39 Kimberleigh Middlesworth/Forward Pocket
40 Kevin Babcock/Half Forward Flank
2019 Retirement Class:
Adelaide: Derek Baker
Brisbane: Cameron Greenwell
Darwin: Marty Bloodworth
East Sydney: Lance Beale
Fremantle: Dayna Brunskill
Geelong: Charlie Darrell
Gold Coast: James Simpson
Hobart: Felix Easton
Melbourne: Robert Brown
Orange: Marc Tape
2020 Ins and Outs:
Finally, We have some big Free Agency moves to look at. And there have been quite a few that have set shockwaves across the FAFL. In fact, The ins and outs are so many that we needed to just list them as there were so many big moves and due to us running out of time due to everything else we needed to cover this edition. So here you are. All the Ins and Outs from the 2020 FAFL Free Agency Period.
Adelaide Butcherbirds:
In:
Abe Perkins
Billy-Joe McCormick
Felicity Fleming
Harriet Carlson
Harris Wyatt
Justina Henry
Kenneth Rodgers
Lance Batts
Maree Chandler
Matilda Oldham
Mia Burrows
Michael Brown
Palmer Ruskin
Quinton Myles
Steve Beale
Willy Kellogg
Out:
Antony Sharp
Archie McMahon
Bradford Proudfoot
Charlie Melo
Clementine Brown
Darryn Ramsey
Derek Baker
Dominic Erbacher
Horace Burns
Hudson Mathers
Hugo Morris
Joshua Thickscale
Lee Christensen
Lee Westward
Mat Larson
Monna Newman
Reba Nye
Savannah Josephs
Tess Harper
Tony Quacker
Waimarie Hine
Yazmin Lindsay
Brisbane:
In:
Martine Desharnais
Nicholas Barr
Randy Pickle
Out:
Alinta Williams
Cameron Greenwell
Gideon Milford
Keeva McCormick
Marco Donovan
Roland Fisherman
Ryder Crawford
Darwin:
In:
Ally Forest
Antony Sharp
Charlie Melo
Drew Rey
Hamish Connor
Jenni Gray
Joshua McGuire
Kenneth Murphy
Lazarus Nova
Michael Lennox
Morton Brownlow
Roland Fisherman
Savannah Josephs
Wynona Gardener
Out:
Adrian May
Evelyn Sims
Harriet Carlson
Jason Burns
Krysla Rudfeld
Larry Wilson
Lester Williamson
Marty Bloodworth
Norris Brady
Oliver Grizzle
Pete Schneider
Stacy Westwood
Steve Beale
Travis Jackson
Vanessa Erickson
East Sydney:
In:
Cameron Wescott
Devon Davidson
Hayley Reynell
Jessica Chapman
Lee Christensen
Seth Savege
Woody Ruskin
Out:
Artie Bucket
Christopher Baril
Cyrus Baxter
Doug Thorpe
Jeffery Weaver
Joselyn Parker
Lance Beale
Lazarus Nova
Mia Burrows
Randy Pickle
Rikki Marsden
Thea Plaskett
Fremantle:
In:
Andrew Stoddard
Archie McMahon
Becka Rounds
Brock Goodwin
Cass Foster
Clementine Brown
Cyrus Baxter
Dominic Erbacher
Easton Preston
Monna Newman
Tracy Granville
Woody Patterson
Out:
Ami Balakrishnan
Billy-Joe McCormick
Cecil Bingham
Clare Haight
Danya Brunskill
Donnie Saloman
Hewie Pearson
John Smilovich
Joshua Bracken
Juan Cooks
Lance Batts
Mark Brent
Martine Desharnais
Piero Abatangelo
Stanley Cole
Geelong:
In:
Davie Tirrell
Doug Thorpe
Gordon Vipond
Hugo Morris
Jody Stone
Kirk Layton
Marcus Knight
Travis Johns
Out:
Charlie Darrell
Drake Harmon
Kenneth Rodgers
Michael Atkin
Paul Bate
Raven Stringer
Woody Patterson
Woody Ruskin
Gold Coast:
In:
Darryn Ramsey
John Smilovich
Marco Donovan
Mark Brent
Norris Brady
Pete Schneider
Randall Newport
Raven Stringer
Thea Plaskett
Travis Jackson
Out:
Ellie Roydon
Henry Sopp
James Simpson
Jessica Chapman
Joshua McGuire
Justin Huxtable
Matilda Oldham
Michael Lennox
Nicholas Barr
Robyn Nybor
Ryan Whitfield
Travis Johns
Tress Herbert
Tyler Summers
Vince Harald
Hobart:
In:
Holly Carlisle
Ian Simms
Jerry Merchant
Jimi May
Keri Hartell
Out:
Felix Easton
Jack Trigg
Ryan Matthews
Taylor Mitchelson
Taylor Sheridan
Melbourne:
In:
Donnie Saloman
Hudson Mathers
Jay Hameldon
Joselyn Parker
Joshua Thickscale
Lester Williamson
Mariel Bullard
Nichole Elvis
Tony Quacker
Willie Earls
Out:
Andrew Stoddard
Brandon Minor
Chandler Hollands
Colton Smith
Hamish Connor
Kenneth Banks
Kenneth Murphy
Leonard Tuohy
Melody Royceston
Michael Brown
Randall Newport
Robert Brown
Tanya Frank
Orange:
In:
Adrian May
Brianna Sessions
Cecil Bingham
Douglas Willoughby
Evelyn Sims
Henry Sopp
Lara Bryce
Moreen Bellamy
Moriah Spearing
Ryan Whitfield
Out:
Arthur Gilbert
Brock Forrester
Carmelita Toney
Jesús Reyes
Marc Tape
Marcus Knight
Quinton Myles
Rupert Boss
Willy Kellogg
Finally, We have finished out 2019/2020 Offseason Special. Join us next time for our 2020 Preseason Special. We hope to see you then.
Wes Kerry,
Voice of FAFL Grandstand
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