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AFL Weekly Preview Round 16 2007

by John Loffler

PREVIEW ROUND 16

(Last week 5 from 8 total 72 from 120 =60.0%)

Another week and another coach gone!! It looks like we’re into that “fall on your sword” cycle that seems to crop up every so often when we need a bit of a clean out of AFL coaches and some fresh faces in the commentary boxes of Foxtel, 7 and 10!! I don’t know about you guys but to be a journalist in the golden days you needed a bit of nouse, a bit of intelligence and some ability to sense what was a stupid question or a stupid headline as opposed to a question or headline of meaning or smart grammar, perhaps a bit of alliteration.

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Connolly Quits Dockers

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

For weeks, there has been speculation that Chris Connolly would be gone as senior coach by the end of the season or before. That speculation has become a reality with the club announcing that Connolly will no longer coach the club. According to a media statement released by Fremantle, numerous discussions have taken place in recent weeks between Connolly and the board. Connolly told the board on Monday that he would not seek a new contract, after which the board considered a number of options for the remainder of the season. Those options were to have Connolly see out the season, step down immediately, or coach at least two more games and have a send-off at Subiaco Oval.
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AFL Weekly Review Round 15 2007

by Tim Murphy

A watershed week as now every side has played all the others. If your predicted top three at this stage was Geelong, Horforn and the Kangaruse, you’re either one of them idiot-savants or possess a time machine.

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Connolly Quits Fremantle

Scott Lockhart reporting for AFANA from Perth.

 

Chris Connolly has quit as coach of the Fremantle Dockers after a tumultuous 2007 campaign that has seen the team slip from Premiership favorites to 13th on the AFL ladder.

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Round 16 Injury Report

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
David Mackay, hamstring, ongoing assessment
Ben Rutten, calf/knee, ongoing assessment
Jason Porplyzia, hamstring, 1 week
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Round 15 Tribunal Results

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

Charges Laid:

Aaron Davey (MELB), striking Brisbane's Troy Selwood: assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and body contact (one point), equaling six points, a Level Three offense, 225 demerits and a two game suspension. He has no existing good or bad record but does have 93.75 demerits carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 318.75 demerits and a three game suspension. He accepted, reducing the penalty 25% 239.06 demerits and a two game suspension.

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Round 15 Scores

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

West Coast lost David Wirrpanda and Chad Fletcher to groin injuries this week. All three were late omissions from the team announced on Thursday.
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Freo's Finals Hopes Dashed in Epic

Scott Lockhart reporting for AFANA from Subiaco Oval, Perth.

 

Fremantle’s Finals hopes appear dashed and the future of coach Chris Connolly is in serious doubt after they were beaten by a courageous Kangaroos side by four points at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.

 

Fremantle, playing to keep their fading hopes alive, trailed for much of the day as skill errors impaired their best efforts against a determined and gutsy Kangaroos side. Despite having numerous opportunities in a frantic final term the Dockers were unable to find an avenue to goal, highlighting the importance of Jeff Farmer, who missed the match, in creating goals.

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Two Swans Running For Heart Disease

Submitted by Kimber Smith for AFANA

Sydney Swans Tadhg Kennelly and Jared Crouch are raising money and awareness for the Heart Foundation by running in the New York City Marathon this coming November.
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