FAFL 360: Round 13, 2020

Match Results:
Adelaide 23.20 (158) defeated Perth 11.5 (71) at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, SA.
Fremantle 16.15 (111) defeated East Sydney 13.10 (88) at Perth Stadium in Perth, WA.
Hobart 9.6 (60) defeated by Gold Coast 13.18 (96) at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, TAS.
Melbourne City 15.8 (98) defeated by Melbourne 14.21 (105) at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne, VIC.
Orange 12.15 (87) defeated by Geelong 16.8 (104) at Bloomfield Oval in Orange, NSW.
Darwin 12.10 (82) defeated by Brisbane 17.6 (108) at Marrara Oval in Darwin, NT.

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)
Round 5: Lula Millward (Perth Ospreys)
Round 6: Mark Jacotine (Gold Coast Dragons)
Round 7: Tobias Rodgers (Gold Coast Dragons)
Round 8: Callum Murray (Melbourne City Mariners)
Round 9: Ricky Nimbus (Geelong Generals)
Round 10: Lynda Hardy (Hobart Wolves)
Round 11: Zak Ruggles (Fremantle Panthers)
Round 12: Shaquila Matthews (Perth Ospreys)

Jimmy Newman Medal Nominee for this round:
Round 13: Maggie Thornborne (Hobart Wolves)
This Round’s Nominee has been one of Hobart’s major backline players this year and has become one of the more exciting players in the Wolves arsenal in 2020. With 31 disposals, 9 marks, 1 goal, 2 hitouts and 7 tackles in the Wolves loss against the Gold Coast, There was really only one option for the nomination for this round, It is of course Maggie Thornborne of the Hobart Wolves and she is the nominee for the 2020 Jimmy Newman Medal in Round 13.

We wish Maggie the best for the rest of 2020.

Michael “Bendy” Bruce Medal Goalkicking Tally:
1. Colin Traveston (FRE) 66
2. Sky Corvidae (DAR) 62
3. Angela Condie (MELB) 46
4. James Orlund (GEEL) 45
5. Lula Millward (PER) 42
=6. Derrick Bristol (ESR) 38
=6. Lido Smith (BRIS) 38
=8. Drake Harmon (MCM) 37
=8. Hamish Connor (DAR) 37
=8. Rudy Walker (ORA) 37

Current Injuries and Suspensions:
Darwin Storm:
Dallas Underwood (MID) - Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 16
Vickie Moss (FWD) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

East Sydney Roosters:
Jane Phillips (FWD) - Left Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 17

Fremantle Panthers:
Jake Gomez (FWD) - Tail (2 Rounds) Back by: Round 16
Christopher Carpenter (FWD) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

Geelong Generals:
Damien Bartlett (MID) – Right Thigh (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 17

Gold Coast Dragons:
Mark Jacotine (FWD) – Concussion (1 Round) Back by: Round 15
Anabella Dorsey (MID) - Left Shoulder (6 Rounds) Back by: Round 19

Hobart Wolves:
Maybelle Rowntree (FWD) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

Melbourne City Mariners:
Justin Huxtable (FWD) - Striking Jacob Hawkins Jr (MELB) Back by: TBD
Brock Forrester (FWD) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

Melbourne Hammerheads:
Joshua Thickscale (FWD) – Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 15
Carter Hayes (MID) – Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 15
Michelle Black (MID) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

Orange Miners:
Bella Johnson (MID) – Tail Feathers (2 Rounds) Back by: Round 15
Robbie Rey (MID) – Right Hamstring (3 Rounds) Back by: Round 17

Perth Ospreys:
Arthur Gilbert (FWD) - Left AC Joint (10 Rounds) Back by: Finals Week 1
Vanessa Erickson (MID) - Osteitis Pubis (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021
Mat Larson (MID) - Right ACL Knee (Rest of Season) Back by: 2021

This Week’s Games:
Round 14 | July 23 – 26
Thursday July 23rd:
Hobart Wolves vs. Melbourne City Mariners @ Bellerive Oval, Hobart TAS (night)
Friday July 24th:
Adelaide Butcherbirds vs. Darwin Storm @ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide SA (night)
Saturday July 25th:
Perth Ospreys vs. Orange Miners @ Perth Stadium, Perth WA
Melbourne Hammerheads vs. Fremantle Panthers @ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne VIC (night)
Sunday July 26th:
East Sydney Roosters vs. Geelong Generals @ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney NSW
Brisbane Brumbies vs. Gold Coast Dragons @ 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