FAFL 360: Round 5, 2020

Match Results:
Gold Coast 16.9 (105) defeated Hobart 11.8 (74) at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, QLD.
Perth 11.15 (81) defeated Adelaide 5.11 (41) at Perth Stadium in Perth, WA.
Orange 22.10 (142) defeated Darwin 18.12 (120) at Bloomfield Oval in Orange, NSW.
Geelong 13.8 (86) defeated Melbourne 11.11 (77) at Kardinia Park in Geelong, VIC.
Fremantle 19.19 (133) defeated Brisbane 10.10 (70) at Perth Stadium in Perth, WA.
Melbourne City 13.16 (94) defeated East Sydney 10.17 (77) at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne, VIC.

Previous Jimmy Newman Medal Nominees for 2020:
Round 1: Ashlynn Adler (Darwin Storm)
Round 2: Dee Ashcroft (Hobart Wolves)
Round 3: Gunārs Krūmiņš (Melbourne City Mariners)
Round 4: Jay Samuelson (Adelaide Butcherbirds)

Jimmy Newman Medal Nominee for this round:
Round 5: Lula Millward (Perth Ospreys)
This week, There could really only be one nominee. With 5 goals, 17 disposals, 5 marks, 1 hitout and 1 tackle in a performance that got her team their first ever win on the big stage of Friday Night Football. It is of course Lula Millward from the Perth Ospreys!

It’s taken 5 weeks for Lula to become a star of the Ospreys but she has done it. With consistent great play in a weak Perth Ospreys team, Millward has stood out even against the league’s best with goalkicking. With 23 goals so far this season and standing in 3rd on the Michael “Bendy” Bruce Medal rankings, Lula is by far and away Perth’s best player so far in their very short history.

Millward has already shown that she is a superstar in the making and we wish her the best of luck with the rest of her career.

Michael “Bendy” Bruce Medal Goalkicking Tally:
1. Sky Corvidae (DAR) 27
2. Colin Traveston (FRE) 26
3. Lula Millward (PER) 23
4. Wolfe Hayward (HOB) 22
5. Liam King (ORA) 19
6. Lido Smith (BRIS) 18
7. Angela Condie (MELB) 17
8. Rudy Walker (ORA) 16
=9. Anthony Spalding (GCD) 15
=9. Derrick Bristol (ESR) 15
=9. James Orlund (GEEL) 15
=9. Katherine Slater (GCD) 15
=9. Ricky Nimbus (GEEL) 15

Current Injuries and Suspensions:
Brisbane Brumbies:
Mile Nguyen (MID) – Tail (2 Rounds) Back by: Round 8

Darwin Storm:
Ashlynn Adler (MID) - Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 9
Vickie Moss (FWD) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

East Sydney Roosters:
Seth Savege (DEF) – Right Quad Muscle (2 Rounds) Back by: Round 7

Fremantle Panthers:
Casey Moody (MID) – Left Quad Muscle (2 Rounds) Back by: Round 7
Norwood Sowards (FRE) - Striking Lido Smith (BRIS) Back by: Round 8

Geelong Generals:
Antía Abreu (DEF) - Right Shoulder (6 Rounds) Back by: Round 7
Alfred Gurns (DEF) - Left Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 8

Gold Coast Dragons:
Brad Roy (DEF) - Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 7
Brendan Murphy (FWD) - Left Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 8

Hobart Wolves:
Dee Ashcroft (DEF) - Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 7
Maybelle Rowntree (FWD) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

Melbourne Hammerheads:
Michelle Black (MID) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

Perth Ospreys:
Vanessa Erickson (MID) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

This Week’s Games:
Round 6 | April 16 – 19
Thursday April 16th:
East Sydney Roosters vs. Perth Ospreys @ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney NSW (night)
Friday April 17th:
Darwin Storm vs. Fremantle Panthers @ Marrara Oval, Darwin NT (night)
Saturday April 18th:
Melbourne City Mariners vs. Adelaide Butcherbirds @ Docklands Stadium, Melbourne VIC
Geelong Generals vs. Orange Miners @ Kardinia Park, Geelong VIC (night)
Sunday April 19th:
Melbourne Hammerheads vs. Gold Coast Dragons @ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne VIC
Brisbane Brumbies vs. Hobart Wolves @ The Gabba, Brisbane QLD (twilight)

We hope your team wins this week but for now, See you next week.
Wes Kerry, Voice of FAFL Grandstand