Round 16 Scores
Ben Cousins returned this week for his first game of the season with the Eagles.
Bulldog Scott West (hip) returned from injury this week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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