query: who won afl mark of the year 2017

pos: 2017 AFL Mark of the Year the Year needs an overhaul. 2017 AFL Mark of the Year The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. In 2017, this is officially known as the Woolworths AFL Mark of the Year Each round three marks are nominated and fans are able to vote online for their favourite. The winner was 's Joe Daniher, which surprised many fans and media personal who expected Jeremy Howe of to win the award for his screamer against in round 12. Following the shock win, Collingwood's president Eddie McGuire said that the

pos: 2017 AFL Mark of the Year 2017 AFL Mark of the Year The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. In 2017, this is officially known as the Woolworths AFL Mark of the Year Each round three marks are nominated and fans are able to vote online for their favourite. The winner was 's Joe Daniher, which surprised many fans and media personal who expected Jeremy Howe of to win the award for his screamer against in round 12. Following the shock win, Collingwood's president Eddie McGuire said that the voting system for Mark of

neg: Mark of the Year 2001 it has been run by the AFL. It is open only to players within the AFL and applies to marks taken during official AFL season matches. Several other Australian rules football leagues followed with their own "Mark of the Year" competitions. A famous VFL footballer, Alex Jesaulenko, unofficially won the first award for a "spectacular mark" during the 1970 VFL Grand Final, a mark that has been frequently called "The Mark of the Century". Thirty-two players have won the competition; of those, five have won multiple times and six are still active in the AFL. Peter Knights (Hawthorn) and

neg: Mark of the Year Tony Modra (Adelaide/Fremantle) have won the most Mark of the Year awards, with three each. The competition is run in conjunction with the Goal of the Year contest, which recognizes the best goal kicked during an AFL season. Two players have won both the "Mark of the Year" and "Goal of the Year" awards in the same season: Michael Mitchell and Peter Bosustow. Currently also known by its sponsorship name as the "Weet Bix AFL Mark of the Year", the competition is open to players in the AFL (Australian rules football's highest league). Winners receive an assortment of prizes, including

neg: 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest are kept secret until the awards night, and are read and tallied on the evening. The winner of the 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest was Erin Phillips, receiving 14 votes to win the inaugural award. 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest The 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest was the first year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the AFL Women's (AFLW) home-and-away season. Erin Phillips of the Adelaide Football Club won the award with 14 votes. The three field umpires (the umpires who control the flow of the game, as

neg: 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest The 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest was the first year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the AFL Women's (AFLW) home-and-away season. Erin Phillips of the Adelaide Football Club won the award with 14 votes. The three field umpires (the umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes

neg: AFL Women's Rising Star for the AFL Women's All-Australian team, votes for five of the nominees, with their top selections earning five votes, their second selections earning four votes, etc. The player who receives the most votes is the winner. The selection panel in 2017 was Simon Lethlean, Mark Evans, Josh Vanderloo, Jennie Loughnan, Kevin Sheehan, Peta Searle, Darren Flanigan, Kelli Underwood, Ros Lanigan and Shelley Ware. Rising Star winner in a premiership year Rising Star winner and premiership player AFL Women's Rising Star The NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

neg: Mark LeCras Mark LeCras Mark LeCras (born 30 August 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was predominantly used as a small forward, though he has occasionally played in the midfield. He won an AFL Premiership with West Coast in 2018, his last season. His father played senior football for in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and his brother, Brent LeCras, played for in the AFL. His cousins, Toby, Ashley and Cory McGrath, also played senior football in the WAFL and AFL. He made his debut for

neg: Mark Brayshaw his brother James. Mark is currently the CEO of the AFL Coaches Association. The AFL coaches association is a representative body for AFL coaches, from junior level right up to the elite level. His focus is on supporting the work of AFL Coaches from all levels of football. Mark is married to Deborah and has three sons playing in the AFL. Angus was drafted in 2014 by the Melbourne Football Club, and in 2017, Andrew was drafted by Fremantle and Hamish was drafted by West Coast. Mark Brayshaw Mark Andrew Brayshaw (born 5 February 1966) is a former Australian rules

neg: Mark Lewis (kicker) career, earning First Team All-Arena honors and was named the AFL Kicker of the Year. On March 21, 2018, Lewis was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. With the Brigade, Lewis won his second Kicker of the Year award in 2018. Mark Lewis (kicker) Mark Lewis (born March 25, 1979) is an arena football placekicker for the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL). He has also played for the Tennessee Valley Vipers, Detroit Fury, Las Vegas Gladiators, Columbus Destroyers, Austin Wranglers, Dallas Vigilantes, Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Storm. His no. 19 is a tribute to the late Baltimore

neg: 2009 AFL season Polak on the rookie list was granted, they selected Cousins anyway with their only selection in the pre-season draft. Josh Carr's return to was another major player move. Bold – Home game The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich from the . The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the "AFL Stores Goal of the Year". Nominations The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From

neg: 2017 AFL Rising Star Bank, and the winner announced in a presentation held on 1 September 2017 and broadcast on subscription television by Fox Footy. The winner was Andrew McGrath of the Essendon Football Club, who polled 51 votes. 2017 AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. The recipient of the AFL Rising Star has been awarded the Ron Evans Medal since 2007, named in honour of the former AFL Commission chairman following his death that year. A player

neg: 2010 AFL season 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the "Hungry Jack's Mark of the Year". Liam Jurrah, of the Melbourne Football Club, won the award for his mark over the top of Port Adelaide's Nick Salter, in round 21. However, he hadn't been nominated as Mark of the Week, which was won by Brendon Goddard. This inconsistency arose because the Mark of the Week is decided by an online public vote, while the Mark of the Year is decided separately by a panel of experts. No major changes to the rules were introduced for the 2010 season. Minor adjustments

neg: Simon Lethlean would be replacing outgoing football operations manager Mark Evans, who was taking on the CEO position at Gold Coast Football Club. Lethlean retained his role in running the AFL Women's competition. In July 2017 following media reports of "inappropriate relationships" within AFL headquarters, McLachlan announced that Lethlean had resigned from his position within the league. It emerged that Lethlean had been involved in an extra-marital relationship with a younger female staff member from the AFL's New South Wales office. The relationship had begun a year earlier in August 2016, but had ended prior to Lethlean taking on the football operations

neg: Mark LeCras with the reception held at Cottesloe Beach. They share children Molly and Rex. Mark LeCras Mark LeCras (born 30 August 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was predominantly used as a small forward, though he has occasionally played in the midfield. He won an AFL Premiership with West Coast in 2018, his last season. His father played senior football for in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and his brother, Brent LeCras, played for in the AFL. His cousins, Toby, Ashley and Cory McGrath, also

neg: Mark McQueen Torrens. Mark McQueen Mark McQueen (born 9 January 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). McQueen, a defender, won the best and fairest award at Tasmanian Football League (TFL) club North Hobart in 1988 and 1990. In the 1990 AFL National Draft, McQueen was selected by Richmond, with pick 42. After making his senior debut in 1991, McQueen was a regular fixture in the senior team in 1992 AFL season, when he played 18 games. After his delistment from Richmond, McQueen transferred to South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club

neg: Mark McQueen Mark McQueen Mark McQueen (born 9 January 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). McQueen, a defender, won the best and fairest award at Tasmanian Football League (TFL) club North Hobart in 1988 and 1990. In the 1990 AFL National Draft, McQueen was selected by Richmond, with pick 42. After making his senior debut in 1991, McQueen was a regular fixture in the senior team in 1992 AFL season, when he played 18 games. After his delistment from Richmond, McQueen transferred to South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Woodville-West

neg: Mark Conway (Australian footballer) disposals. He was a member of the Sturt team which won the 2002 SANFL premiership, over his former club Central District. Mark Conway (Australian footballer) Mark Conway (born 20 May 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). Conway, a tall forward, topped Central District's goal-kicking in 1996, with 57 goals. When Port Adelaide formed a squad for their inaugural AFL season, Conway was picked up from Central District as a zone selection, along with teammates Jarrod Cotton, Stuart Dew and Nathan Steinberner. He played just one senior AFL game

neg: Brodie Grundy Sturt's junior teams, Grundy was recruited by Collingwood with draft pick #18 in the 2012 AFL Draft. Grundy was the Round 22 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award. In March 2014, Grundy signed a three-year contract extension lasting until the end of the 2017 AFL season. In 2018 he won the Herald Sun Player of the Year award with 27 votes, one clear of ruck Max Gawn and midfielder Tom Mitchell. Grundy also won the Copeland medal for Collingwood's best and fairest in 2018, drawing with Steele Sidebottom. Despite playing as ruckman, Grundy is able to follow up

neg: Mark Athorn and fairest' winner, Athorn played in the 1993 AFL Grand Final. He was given the task of tagging Michael Long who won the Norm Smith Medal. It was Athorn's last game of league football. Mark Athorn Mark Athorn (born 7 November 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, Fitzroy, Sydney and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, Athorn was used mostly in the back pocket but could also play as a tagger. After being recruited from East Keilor he started his league career at Footscray and played three seasons for the Bulldogs. He

neg: 2017 AFL Women's All-Australian team 2017 AFL Women's All-Australian team The 2017 Virgin Australia AFL Women's All-Australian team represents the best-performed AFL Women's (AFLW) players in the 2017 season. It was announced on 28 March as a complete women's Australian rules football team of 22 players, the first and only time that this happened before teams in the AFLW were reduced to 21 players in 2018. The team is honorary and does not play any games. The AFL Women's All-Australian team selection panel was Simon Lethlean, Mark Evans, Josh Vanderloo, Jennie Loughnan, Kevin Sheehan, Peta Searle, Darren Flanigan, Kelli Underwood, Ros Lanigan and Shelley Ware.

neg: Gerald Ugle in their 2016 and 2017 premiership side. Gerald Ugle Gerald Ugle (born 31 January 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Ugle has several relatives with AFL experience; former West Coast Eagles player Troy Ugle is his great uncle and former Collingwood player Kirk Ugle is his first cousin. He began attending Guildford Grammar School in year 9 on an Indigenous scholarship. Playing on the football team, he eventually captained the school football team. He graduated year 12 in 2010. As a 15-year-old he won

neg: History of the Adelaide Football Club half time address. The loss ended the Crows' season, while Essendon then went on to defeat Carlton a week later and thus win the Premiership. Tony McGuinness won the Club Champion award from Mark Bickley, while full-forward Tony Modra kicked a club record 129 goals for the season, including finals, to be the club's leading goalkicker. Modra also was awarded the AFL Mark of the Year for his spectacular mark in round 8 against at Football Park. McGuinness, Modra, Greg Anderson, Ben Hart and Nigel Smart were all named in the All-Australian team for 1993. The AFL Rising Star award

neg: Ebony Marinoff offer from one of the two expansion clubs. Team Individual Ebony Marinoff Ebony Marinoff (born 15 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Marinoff was named the inaugural AFL Women's Rising Star winner and selected in the inaugural AFL Women's All-Australian team in 2017, and was also a member of the Adelaide team that won the inaugural AFL Women's premiership. Later that year, she also won a VFL Women's (VFLW) premiership with the Darebin Falcons. Marinoff first played competitive football at the age of five in the boys team

neg: Ebony Marinoff Ebony Marinoff Ebony Marinoff (born 15 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Marinoff was named the inaugural AFL Women's Rising Star winner and selected in the inaugural AFL Women's All-Australian team in 2017, and was also a member of the Adelaide team that won the inaugural AFL Women's premiership. Later that year, she also won a VFL Women's (VFLW) premiership with the Darebin Falcons. Marinoff first played competitive football at the age of five in the boys team at Lockleys Football Club in the Adelaide suburb of Lockleys.

neg: Mark Trewella Mark Trewella Mark Trewella (born 28 June 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Trewella, who was from Doncaster originally, started out at Fitzroy in the Under 19s. He won three reserves best and fairest awards for Fitzroy and was a member of their reserves premiership team in 1989. After playing 23 senior games for Fitzroy, Trewella made his way to Richmond, via the 1991 Pre-Season Draft. He made four appearances for Richmond, all in the 1991 AFL season. He later played in the Victorian Football Association for

neg: Mark Trewella both Prahran and Box Hill. Mark Trewella Mark Trewella (born 28 June 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Trewella, who was from Doncaster originally, started out at Fitzroy in the Under 19s. He won three reserves best and fairest awards for Fitzroy and was a member of their reserves premiership team in 1989. After playing 23 senior games for Fitzroy, Trewella made his way to Richmond, via the 1991 Pre-Season Draft. He made four appearances for Richmond, all in the 1991 AFL season. He later played in

neg: Matt Crouch (footballer) the 2015 season, keeping him at the club until 2018. In 2017, Crouch lifted his game to a new level, averaging 33 disposals per game and finishing second in the AFL for disposals after the regular season, and during the finals broke Dane Swan's AFL record for most disposals in a complete season with 825. He was selected in the 2017 All-Australian team and nominated by his club for the AFL Players Association MVP Award. In late August 2017 he was named The Age's Player of the Year and won the Malcolm Blight Medal as Adelaide Football Club's best and

neg: 2003 Brownlow Medal 2003 Brownlow Medal The 2003 Brownlow Medal was the 76th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Nathan Buckley of the Collingwood Football Club, Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans, and Mark Ricciuto of the Adelaide Football Club all won the medal by polling twenty-two votes each during the 2003 AFL season. The three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and

neg: Mark Johnston (American football) Oklahoma, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Notre Dame and Indiana, before dropping their last three games to go 6-3. Unclaimed in the 1960 NFL Draft, Johnston went on to have 14 interceptions in his pro career. He and the Oilers won the first AFL championship game on New Year's Day, 1961 over the San Diego Chargers, 24-16 before a crowd of 32,183 in Houston, Texas, led by quarterback George Blanda and flanker Billy Cannon, who hooked up on an 88-yard touchdown pass. Later that same year, on Christmas Eve, the same two teams met for the 1961 AFL championship before a crowd

neg: Mark Grieb Mark Grieb Mark Grieb (born May 23, 1974) is a former Arena football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL). Grieb currently serves as the head coach of the Sacred Heart Prep Gators football team in Atherton, California. He was a 13-year veteran of the AFL, having played quarterback for the Anaheim Piranhas (1997) and San Jose SaberCats (1999–2008, 2011–2012). Grieb also played in NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores (1998) and in the XFL with the Las Vegas Outlaws (2001). Grieb is the second quarterback in AFL

neg: Mark of the Year a panel of football experts on Network Seven's "World of Sport" program and during the 1980s and 1990s, the winning mark was determined by selected football journalists and experts. With minor modifications, the current selection process was first used in the 1998 season. In 1990, the competition (originally known as the VFL Mark of the Year) was renamed the AFL Mark of the Year, following the inception of the AFL. After each round of the regular AFL season, three "mark of the week" nominations are determined by a panel of football experts. The general public can then vote for a

neg: 2011 Carlton Football Club season James Hird, stating that it was one of the greatest marks of all-time; however, it was beaten for the season's Mark of the Year award by Andrew Krakouer's Round 9 mark. Overall, five Carlton marks were nominated throughout the season, and all five won their individual Mark of the Week votes. Eddie Betts' Round 18 goal was nominated amongst the three finalists for Goal of the Year. Overall, three Carlton goals were nominated throughout the season, and all three won their individual Goal of the Week votes. No Carlton players were nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award during

neg: Mark Conway (Australian footballer) Mark Conway (Australian footballer) Mark Conway (born 20 May 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). Conway, a tall forward, topped Central District's goal-kicking in 1996, with 57 goals. When Port Adelaide formed a squad for their inaugural AFL season, Conway was picked up from Central District as a zone selection, along with teammates Jarrod Cotton, Stuart Dew and Nathan Steinberner. He played just one senior AFL game for Port Adelaide, which was in round 14 of the 1997 season, against Hawthorn at Waverley Park. The 24-year-old had five

neg: Mark of the Year Year Winners Mark of the Year The annual Australian Football League Mark of the Year competition (currently also known as the Weet Bix AFL Mark of the Year) is a sporting award that celebrates each best mark. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than without the ball hitting the ground. Originally known as the "VFL Mark of the Year" and selected by a panel of football experts on Network Seven's "World of Sport" program, the contest was renamed the "AFL Mark of the Year" following the competition's renaming in

neg: Mark O'Connor (sportsman) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round eight of the 2017 AFL season. ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018 ! colspan=3| Career ! 3 ! 0 ! 0 ! 12 ! 21 ! 33 ! 11 ! 7 ! 0.0 ! 0.0 ! 4.0 ! 7.0 ! 11.0 ! 3.67 ! 2.33 Mark O'Connor (sportsman) Mark O'Connor (; born 17 January 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). O'Connor is a native of Daingean Uí Chúis, a town in an Irish-speaking region of County

neg: George Blanda was the All-AFL quarterback and won AFL Player of the Year honors in 1961. During that season, he led the AFL in passing yards (3,330) and touchdown passes (36). His 36 touchdown passes in 1961 were the most ever thrown by any NFL/AFL quarterback in a single season, until matched by Y. A. Tittle of the NFL New York Giants two years later in 1963. Blanda's and Tittle's mark remained the record until surpassed by Dan Marino's 48 touchdown passes in 1984. Blanda's 42 interceptions thrown in 1962 is a record that still stands. During 1962, he had two 400-yard

neg: Mark of the Year Mark of the Year The annual Australian Football League Mark of the Year competition (currently also known as the Weet Bix AFL Mark of the Year) is a sporting award that celebrates each best mark. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than without the ball hitting the ground. Originally known as the "VFL Mark of the Year" and selected by a panel of football experts on Network Seven's "World of Sport" program, the contest was renamed the "AFL Mark of the Year" following the competition's renaming in 1990. Since

neg: 2017 AFL Grand Final seconds through Walker and Brad Crouch. But any last hope for Adelaide was snuffed out as Townsend intercepted a kick-in and converted the mark for his second goal, and then Dan Butler added another for the Tigers before Martin kicked his second during time on. Charlie Cameron scored a late consolation goal for Adelaide. Richmond dominated the game after quarter time with a streak that included 11 of 12 goals. The Tigers smashed the Crows in contested possessions (170-140) and also won the clearances (45-39). Richmond kept Adelaide to their lowest score of the year and completely nullified a team

neg: AFL Players Association awards Joel Selwood won the award for the first time, and then won it three consecutive times from 2012–2014. Awarded annually since 1998, the Best First Year Player award is awarded to the best adjudged player who is in his first year on an AFL list. The eligibility for the award is different to the AFL's other main award for the best performing young player, the AFL Rising Star, which can be won by any player aged under 21 as of 1 January that year, and who has not played more than ten matches before the start of the season. Michael

neg: Glasgow Giants ARFC BEST & FAIREST 2015: Steven O'Kelly 2016: Ross Thomson 2017: Kieran McRedmond GOLDEN BOOT 2015: Keir Wotherspoon 2016: Keir Wotherspoon 2017: Doug Mulliken YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2015: Douglas Smith 2016: Douglas Smith 2017: Scott Cochrane COACHES PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2015: Mark Townsend 2016: Marc Mason 2017: James Reekie Glasgow Giants ARFC The Greater Glasgow Giants ARFC is an Australian rules football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club was set up by Ross Thompson and a group of former Glasgow Sharks players in 2015. They are named after the GWS Giants of the AFL and wear their

neg: Goal of the Year (AFL) Goal of the Year (AFL) The Goal of the Year is a competition for the best goal kicked in the Australian Football League (AFL) during that season. It is run in conjunction with the Mark of the Year competition and is currently sponsored by Coates Hire. The winner is awarded the Phil Manassa Medal. The concept of awards for the goal and mark of the year is thought to have been initiated in 1970, as an unofficial award given by the media to Alex Jesaulenko following his famous mark in that season's grand final. The official awards were first given

neg: 2017 AFL finals series by 29 points to earn their third finals appearance in as many years. The two sides met in the finals once before, ten years previously in a qualifying final which Port Adelaide won by three points. 2017 AFL finals series The 2017 Australian Football League finals series was the 121st annual edition of the VFL/AFL final series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2017 AFL Premiership season. The series ran over four weekends in September 2017, culminating with the 2017 AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. The top

neg: Darcy Vescio the club and the league's inaugural match at IKON Park against . She kicked a game-high four goals in the match, which was more than Collingwood's overall team score. This was acknowledged by the AFL Players Association, highlighting Vescio as Player of the Week. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Vescio was the AFLW leading goalkicker, was nominated by her teammates for the AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player Award, and was listed in the 2017 All-Australian team. Her mark in front of goal in round five against was voted by fans as Mark of the Year. Carlton signed Vescio

neg: AFL Army Award 22 regular season rounds. Each of the weekly winners were then considered by the panel (AFL All Australian Selection Committee) to produce a selection for the general public to vote on. The winner of the vote does need the endorsement of the selection panel. The process was similar to the system of deciding the Goal of the Year and Mark of the Year awards. AFL Army Award From 2007 until 2009 the Australian Football League produced the AFL Army Award to recognise players who produced significant acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of their team during a

neg: Sam Collins (Australian footballer) mature age player to Fremantle with their third selection, 55th overall, in the 2015 AFL draft. He has made his AFL debut in Round 10 of the 2016 AFL season, against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Collins was delisted by Fremantle at the conclusion of the 2017 season , in the same year in which he won the Dudley Tuckey Medal for Peel Thunder's Best and Fairest player and was named in the WAFL team of the year. He was not drafted by another

neg: Ebony Marinoff win. Her performance earned her a nomination for the 2017 AFL Women's Rising Star award. Marinoff was a member of the Adelaide team that won the inaugural AFL Women's premiership in 2017, defeating by six points. A few days later, Marinoff was listed on the interchange bench in the 2017 AFL Women's All-Australian team and was announced as the 2017 AFL Women's Rising Star. She also led the competition in tackles (76) and average tackles per game (9.5) in its inaugural season. Adelaide signed Marinoff for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. Following the AFL Women's

neg: 2010 AFL season maximum 45 votes awarded to him. † players ineligible due to tribunal sanction The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2010 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the "Panasonic Goal of the Year". Lance 'Buddy' Franklin won the award for his running goal against Essendon in round 13. By winning the award Franklin became the fifth indigenous player to win the award since 2004.<ref name="Goal/Mark"></ref> The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From

neg: History of the Adelaide Football Club losing margin of the season. This game marked the final appearance for dual premiership captain Mark Bickley. Brisbane went on to defeat and then to claim their third successive Premiership. In 2003, Adelaide captain Mark Ricciuto became the first Crow to win the Brownlow Medal for the best and fairest player in the AFL in a three-way tie with Adam Goodes and Nathan Buckley. He also won his second Malcolm Blight Medal from Tyson Edwards, and was Adelaide's sole All-Australian for the year. Graham Johncock led the club's goalkicking with 30, one ahead of Wayne Carey who booted 29. For

neg: Los Angeles Chargers 1970, and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. The return of the Chargers to Los Angeles was announced for the 2017 season, just one year after the Rams had moved back to the city from St. Louis. The Chargers will play their home games at the StubHub Center until the opening in 2020 of the Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, which they will share with the Rams. The Chargers won one AFL title in 1963 and reached the AFL playoffs five times and the AFL Championship four times before joining the NFL () as part of the AFL–NFL

neg: AFL salary cap rookie list players, who are discounted by 30% or 50% for purposes of the cap, depending on the number of these players at each club. The AFL Players Association negotiates for players with the AFL on the topic of average salary. In June 2017, the AFL and AFL Players Association agreed to a new CBA deal which resulted in a 20% increase in players salary. The six-year deal, which begins in 2017 and ends in 2022 means that the average player wage rises from $309,000 to $371,000 and the player salary cap from $10.37m to $12.45m. In 2022, the final

neg: 2018 Richmond Football Club season team's 2018 leadership group. The team finished the home and away season with 14 wins and four losses, earning the minor premiership as a result. They were eliminated from the finals series after successive qualifying and semi finals matches against and respectively. AFL-listed midfielder Anthony Miles won the club's best and fairest award for the second year running, along with the league's best and fairest award, the J. J. Liston Trophy. AFL-listed small forward Tyson Stengle led the team's goal-kicking with 33 across his 19 matches. Another AFL-listed small forward, Shai Bolton, received both the league's Mark and Goal of

neg: 2017 AFL Grand Final respective club ambassadors who carried the Premiership cup onto the field before the game were Mark Bickley for Adelaide and Matthew Richardson for Richmond. Both worked the game as media members – Bickley as a color commentator for FiveAA and Richardson as a boundary rider for the Seven Network telecast. Richardson also presented the trophy to Trent Cotchin and Damien Hardwick during the on-field award ceremony. Richmond's Connor Menadue won the Sprint event at halftime, with Jarrod Pickett of Carlton taking second and Josh Williams of North Melbourne taking third. Broadcast host Basil Zempilas was also the sprint host, while

neg: 2017 AFL draft 2017 AFL draft The 2017 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2017 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year. The key dates for the trading and drafting periods: The 2016 AFL draft included an initiative whereby clubs could trade future picks; through this scheme, twenty picks in the 2017 draft have already been traded. As the Greater Western Sydney Giants were penalised 1,000 draft points by the AFL for

neg: AFL Players Association awards players. The "Herald Sun"s Mark Robinson (2000, 2002) and "The Age"s Emma Quayle (2009, 2012) are only journalists to have won the award twice. "Herald Sun" chief football writer Mike Sheahan won the award in 2008 for his article on Simon Goodwin and his gambling addiction. The Trophy was created in honour and memory of the late Grant Hattam who was a leading sports and media lawyer (with Corrs Chambers Westgarth). Given annually since 2001 to the player who displays the best all-round performance in balancing football with external education and training. Awarded annually to young aspiring non-AFL players, attempting

neg: 2017 AFL Rising Star 2017 AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. The recipient of the AFL Rising Star has been awarded the Ron Evans Medal since 2007, named in honour of the former AFL Commission chairman following his death that year. A player is nominated for the award each round during the AFL season by a panel of experts; to be eligible for nomination, the player must be aged 21 or under on 1 January that year, and

neg: AFL Rising Star The player who receives the most votes is the winner. The current selection panel includes AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan, AFL Football Operations Manager Mark Evans, AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan and former players Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea. The winners of the AFL Rising Star award have been: It is possible for a player to be nominated in multiple years, as long as they still satisfy the age and games played qualification rules in each year. So far eleven players have been nominated twice. Rising Star winners in a

neg: Josh Deluca in his second WAFL premiership in 2016 when Peel won their first ever flag. Deluca was delisted, and re-drafted twice by Fremantle before he made his AFL debut for Fremantle in round 14 of the 2017 AFL season, when Fremantle lost to Geelong at Simonds Stadium by 2 points. Deluca was again delisted by Fremantle at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Josh Deluca Joshua Deluca (born 11 May 1996, also known as Josh Deluca-Cardillo) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Deluca made his senior football

neg: St George AFC residents and businesses. The club produced Nick Davis for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. Mark Roberts who played with Sydney,Brisbane Bears and won a premiership with Nth Melbourne was also from St George. Both Mark Roberts and Nick Davis played their junior football with Ramsgate JAFC. Dylan Addison is currently playing in the AFL with the GWS Giants, having previously played for Western Bulldogs. Dylan Addison's junior club was Bankstown. St George AFC St George Australian Football Club Inc is an Australian Football club competing in the Sydney AFL Premier League and based in Sydney area of

neg: Dustin Martin since his debut. After becoming a household name in his first few seasons, Martin won the Jack Dyer Medal as Richmond's best and fairest player in 2016, along with his first All-Australian selection. In 2017, Martin had what was described by AFL legend Leigh Matthews as the greatest ever individual season, despite constant media speculation over his playing future: he won the league's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, with a record 36 votes, and also won the Leigh Matthews Trophy, the AFL Coaches Association's Champion Player of the Year, his second All-Australian selection, a premiership and the Norm Smith

neg: 2017 AFL Grand Final 2017 AFL Grand Final The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Football Club and the Richmond Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 121st annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) staged to determine the premiers for the 2017 AFL season. The match, attended by 100,021 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 48 points, marking the club's eleventh premiership and first since 1980. Richmond's Dustin Martin was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player

neg: Christian Petracca Kane Cornes, who drew comparisons between Petracca and the reigning Brownlow Medallist, Patrick Dangerfield, and former Melbourne player David Schwarz, who compared Petracca to the 2003 Brownlow Medallist, Mark Ricciuto. After Melbourne's second match in the JLT Community Series, a fifty-four point win against Carlton, in which Petracca recorded nineteen disposals, six marks and four goals to be named the best player on the ground by "AFL Media", "Herald Sun" journalist, Glenn McFarlane, declared 2017 would be a breakout season for Petracca. Furthermore, in the week leading to the start of the AFL season, he was named in the top

neg: AFL Women's Rising Star AFL Women's Rising Star The NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The first award was made in 2017. The National Australia Bank (NAB) has been the major sponsor since 2017. Every round, two nominations are given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be younger than 21 years of age on 1 January of that year and not be suspended during the season. At the end of the season, a selection panel, which also votes

neg: 2017 Brownlow Medal 2017 Brownlow Medal The 2017 Brownlow Medal was the 90th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Dustin Martin of the Richmond Football Club won the medal with 36 votes. <nowiki>*</nowiki> The three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match, respectively. The votes

neg: 2017 Brownlow Medal the count, Martin was a $1.08 favourite with bookmakers. 2017 Brownlow Medal The 2017 Brownlow Medal was the 90th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Dustin Martin of the Richmond Football Club won the medal with 36 votes. <nowiki>*</nowiki> The three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second best

neg: Mark Hepburn Coast in 1991 but spent just two seasons with his new club before being delisted when they had to trim their squad. After a year spent traveling overseas, Hepburn was picked up by Sydney with selection 57 in the 1993 AFL Draft but would only make seven appearances. Mark Hepburn Mark Steven Hepburn (born 29 August 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne, the West Coast Eagles and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). North Melbourne recruited Hepburn from Claremont and he was used initially as a forward in the VFL. He

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Hawthorn Football Club Medal Jock McHale Medal Coleman Medal AFL Rising Star Award Mark of the Year Goal of the Year Michael Tuck Medal
 AFL Coaches Association awards
 Best Young player of the Year award Coaching Legend award Coaches All-Australian team AFL Players Association awards
 Leigh Matthews Trophy
 Best Captain award Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player Marn Grook Award
"" 22 Under 22 team All-Australian team
 Players Coaches International Rules representatives
 Players Coaches Beitzel Medal
 Jim Stynes Medal The following is a list of the players inducted into the Hall of Fame who played at least one game for Hawthorn. Bold indicates

neg: The Front Bar To date, the guest pool has included Matthew Richardson, Kevin Bartlett, Brian Taylor and "Herald Sun" cartoonist Mark Knight, who is in charge of designing the paper's commemorative Premiership covers. In 2018, during the AFL offseason, one of their editions centered on the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Later that same year, they also did an episode that included nods to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The show consistently beat "The Footy Show" in the ratings in the latter half of the 2017 season, and in 2018. The Front Bar The Front Bar (formerly Friday Front Bar)

neg: Mark of the Year weekly winner on the AFL website. After the regular season's end, the title is given to a single mark, which is chosen by the All-Australian selection committee; the public is not given a say in the final outcome. The selection committee is not restricted to choosing a winner from the mark of the week winners; indeed, in 2010, the two favourites both came in round 21, and although the public voted Brendon Goddard as mark of the week, the selection panel named Jurrah as Mark of the Year. The winner is announced during grand final week. AFL Mark of the

neg: Mark Bunn (Australian footballer) Health'— the simple, timeless secrets of health and happiness – and in 2017 was appointed the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation of Australia. Bunn currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Bunn (Australian footballer) Mark Bunn (born 24 October 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer, a natural-health coach specialising in ayurvedic medicine and the author of 'Ancient Wisdom for Modern Health'. A six-year AFL footballer, Bunn was recruited from East Doncaster, Victoria, and captained the Fitzroy under 19s before playing 30 senior games for the Fitzroy Football Club between 1990 and 1992. He was runner-up to Scott Clayton in

neg: Charlie Spargo played in the under-17s all stars match and was named in Team Judd's best players by AFL Media after recording sixteen disposals and a goal. His performances throughout the year saw him earn selection in the AFL Academy for the second consecutive year. Heading into his final junior year, Spargo was touted as a first-round draft pick for the 2017 AFL draft. In March 2017, the AFL announced the Riverina would no longer be a part of the GWS Academy zone, meaning GWS would no longer have priority access to drafting Spargo in the 2017 draft. Despite the GWS Academy

neg: Richmond Football Club nominees given by the Richmond Football Club in 2008 to celebrate their centenary year of competition in the VFL/AFL. The awards were mostly given to players but also club moments and campaigns. On Saturday, 28 June held a centenary celebration at Punt Road Oval before the centenary game at the MCG against arch rivials later that day. VFL/AFL Best & Fairest VFL/AFL leading goalkicker Grand Final Best & Fairest "First Awarded 1979" AFL Rising Star "First Awarded 1993" Mark of the Year Goal of the Year All-Australian selection "First Awarded 1953" AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year AFL

neg: Kris McCarthy Kris McCarthy Kristopher James "Kris" McCarthy (born 15 October 1979 in Mildura) is a retired Australian middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the semifinals. He won the bronze medal in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He has personal bests of 1:45.57 minutes in the 800 metres (Melbourne 2000) and 3:47.7 minutes in the 1500 metres (Melbourne 2003). In 2017 he decided to play AFL Masters and won the Carrum Cowboys Masters Best & Fairest Award in his maiden year beating the unlucky Reynolds brothers who

neg: Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A highly decorated full-forward, Lloyd's AFL's honours include being the seventh all time leading goalkicker in the history of AFL, seventh-highest, with three Coleman Medals as leading goalkicker in the league, AFL life membership, as well as winning both the Mark of the Year and Goal of the Year awards. Among his representative honours are five All-Australian selections, three times representing the Victoria State of Origin team, as well as twice

neg: Libby Birch After the tournament, Daisy Pearce from the Darebin Falcons made contact with Birch and invited her to trial for the inaugural AFL Women's season. Prior to 18 June 2016, she had never kicked a football but only ten weeks later, Birch played and won a VFL Women's premiership with her team, Darebin. In 2015, she had also won the Victorian State Netball League grand final (championship division) with Boroondarah Express. In 2017, Birch played all seven games for the Western Bulldogs as a 19-year old rookie. She made her AFL Women's (AFLW) debut in the opening round against Fremantle and

neg: 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship cleanly from a kick-out without it touching the ground, on or past the 45 metre line nearest the kick out point, he shall be awarded a ‘mark’ by the referee. The player awarded a ‘mark’ shall have the options of (a) taking a free kick or (b) playing on immediately. The four teams who won the quarter-finals in the previous year are given byes to this year's quarter-finals. The two teams who won the semi-finals in the previous year are given byes to this year's semi-finals. The Munster championship differs from the other provincial championships with regard to which teams

neg: Alex Jesaulenko Medal Club in the Canberra Australian National Football League. In recognition of his achievements in the VFL the league awards the Alex Jesaulenko Medal to the best player in the Grand Final each year. In 2008 the award was won by Nicholas Smith. In recent years the AFL has awarded the Alex Jesaulenko Medal to the winner of the Mark of the Year in recognition of Jesaulenko's famous mark in the 1970 VFL Grand Final, one of the most recognisable spectacular marks of all time. In State of Origin football, the medal was awarded to the best player on the ground

neg: Gary Moorcroft who Essendon beat in the 2000 final in which Moorcroft was an outstanding player, who picked him up in the draft. Moorcroft played in three losing games with Demons, and after a lacklustre debut suffered a severe season ending knee injury. This effectively brought an end to his chances of working his way back into the side and he was almost immediately delisted. The then-27-year-old's 98-game, nine-year AFL career ended there. Moorcroft is best known for winning the 2001 Mark of the Year, with a spectacular high-flying mark in round 14, 2001 against the Western Bulldogs, taking the mark over

neg: Jiangwan Stadium athletes took part in 26 sports. On 17 October 2010, the stadium hosted an exhibition Australian Football League (AFL) post season match between the Melbourne Demons and the Brisbane Lions. On 14 May 2017, the stadium hosted its first AFL regular season match for premiership points when played the Gold Coast Suns during the 2017 AFL season. This was the first AFL premiership match to be played outside of Australasia. Port Adelaide won the match by a score of 16.14 (110) to 4.14 (38), in front of an official attendance of 10,118. On 24 October 2017, it was announced that

neg: Rohan Welsh Football Association's leading goalkicker with 84 goals, won the VFA Mark of the Year (he was a regular flier for speckies), and he was part of the club's premiership team – he kicked four goals in the Grand Final, despite suffering a concussion in the third quarter and not remembering much of the second half. Welsh was recruited to the AFL by in 1992. As one of Carlton's forward targets, Welsh kicked 28 goals in 1992, six of them against Fitzroy in round 14. He played at a forward pocket in the 1993 AFL Grand Final where he kicked two

neg: Levi Casboult AFL debut in Round 17 of the 2012 AFL season, when injuries and suspension resulted in Carlton's first three ruck choices all being unavailable for selection. Casboult won a regular place in the senior team in 2014, playing as a forward and sometimes as a back-up ruckman. Over the next few seasons, he gained attention as one of the strongest contested marks in the competition, and he was a Mark of the Year finalist in 2014. Through the early part of his career, he was noted for very poor goalkicking accuracy from set shots, returning less than 50% each season;

neg: Stephen Williams (footballer) formed Port Adelaide Power in the AFL, Williams took over as coach. Port Adelaide Magpies won the SANFL premiership in that year. Williams also coached Port Adelaide to premierships in 1998 and 1999. Williams left the Port Adelaide Magpies at the end of the 2003 season to take up a role at the Port Adelaide Power in the AFL, where brother Mark was coach. As of 2008, Williams is their Assistant Development Coach. Stephen Williams (footballer) Stephen Williams (born 5 June 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for the Port Adelaide

neg: 2017 AFL finals series siren to put the Swans into the 1996 AFL Grand Final and which the Bombers won convincingly by 69 points. The first elimination final was held between fifth placed and eighth placed at the Adelaide Oval. Port Adelaide returned to the finals after a three year absence, finishing outside the top four and earning their first home final since 2014. West Coast entered the final round of the home and away season at the final AFL game at Domain Stadium needing to beat ladder leaders by around four goals to leapfrog into eighth spot. They achieved this, defeating the Crows

neg: Andrew Krakouer fourth, fifth and sixth rounds) to Collingwood in exchange for its first round selection in the 2010 AFL Draft (pick number 25 overall). Krakouer was unable to join his new teammates on the club's pre-season training camp in Arizona, as his prior conviction meant he was denied entry to the United States. Krakouer kicked 35 goals in 23 games in his first season with Collingwood and finished 2nd in the Collingwood goal kicking (behind Travis Cloke), including three goals in the 2011 Grand Final loss to Geelong. He won the 2011 AFL Mark of the Year, receiving the Alex Jesaulenko

neg: Karmichael Hunt while contracted to the Gold Coast, he played a season with Biarritz Olympique in the French Top 14 rugby union competition. After beginning his AFL career, Hunt was named in the "Courier Mail" 2011 Queensland Australian rules football Team of the Year. Overall, however, his 4-year stint in the AFL received mixed reviews. In 2015 he returned to rugby union, joining the Queensland Reds. He made his international debut for Australia (the Wallabies) in 2017 and has won three caps. In February 2015 Hunt was arrested and charged with four counts for the supply of cocaine for personal use or

neg: Mark Viska Mark Viska Mark Viska (born 29 April 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s. Viska, who was a member of Glenelg's losing 1992 SANFL Grand Final team, joined Adelaide in 1993. He played mostly as a half back and played finals football in his debut season after making his first game mid year. Viska however could only put together 23 more appearances for Adelaide in the following four seasons, two of them in their 1997 premiership winning year. He retired from football after the 2001 SANFL season,

neg: Mark Viska having played 143 games for Glenelg. Mark Viska Mark Viska (born 29 April 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s. Viska, who was a member of Glenelg's losing 1992 SANFL Grand Final team, joined Adelaide in 1993. He played mostly as a half back and played finals football in his debut season after making his first game mid year. Viska however could only put together 23 more appearances for Adelaide in the following four seasons, two of them in their 1997 premiership winning year. He retired from

neg: Mark Grieb for the Outlaws, amassing 408 passing yards. Grieb was given an angle of being a young man signed off the street who was pursuing his MBA, ignoring his career in arena football. Grieb holds several records in AFL history including: On April 3, 2013, Grieb was named the head football coach at Menlo College. In February 2015, Menlo dropped its football program. On April 26, 2017, Grieb was named the head football coach at Atherton's Sacred Heart Preparatory. Grieb taught chemistry and biology at Gunn High School before departing for Sacred Heart Prep's head football coaching position. Mark Grieb Mark

neg: Wayne Weidemann player and two time SANFL Magarey Medallist Damian Squire and Mark Kemp. Wayne, along with Squire and Kemp, moved to coach Walkerville FC for the 2017 season and were reappointed for the 2018 season. Wayne Weidemann Wayne Weidemann (born 21 October 1966) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Fish Creek in country Victoria, Weidemann played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Weidemann played 68 AFL games between 1991 and 1996 and kicked 26 goals. Nicknamed "Weed",

neg: Mark Whiley ! 0.1 ! 6.0 ! 5.1 ! 11.2 ! 2.3 ! 4.6 Mark Whiley Mark Whiley (born 1 December 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Finley in the Riverina region of New South Wales, he played for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup prior to being recruited prior to the 2010 AFL Draft as one of the new GWS club's NSW zone selections. Whiley made his AFL debut in Round 12 of the 2012 AFL season against

neg: Mark Whiley Mark Whiley Mark Whiley (born 1 December 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Finley in the Riverina region of New South Wales, he played for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup prior to being recruited prior to the 2010 AFL Draft as one of the new GWS club's NSW zone selections. Whiley made his AFL debut in Round 12 of the 2012 AFL season against , as a late replacement for Nick Haynes. In October 2014, he

neg: Jeff White (Australian footballer) was nominated on several occasions for the Mark of the Year, but he never won the award. His ball-skills and work around the ground remained one of his greatest strengths throughout his career. He effected 5000 hit-outs in his AFL career, the most by any one player since records began in 1987, with a career-high game total of 47 during a resounding round-22 win over West Coast Eagles in 2000. Testament to his durability and consistency, he was ranked in the top five in the AFL in total number of hit-outs for nine consecutive seasons from 1999. At 195 cm,

neg: Dale Thomas (footballer) selected in the TAC Cup Team of the Year. In the TAC Cup 2005 Grand Final he won best on ground with four goals and 20 disposals. He took a high flying "specky" mark in the second quarter and kicked a dribbling goal from the boundary. He was also named as an All-Australian in the 2005 Under-18 Championships as a half forward flank, in which he represented Vic Country. Thomas was regarded by many media commentators as one of the most likely to be picked high in the AFL draft and certainly to have attracted the eye of AFL recruiters.

neg: John Rauch to head coach on April 8, 1966, when Davis became commissioner of the AFL. After leading the Raiders to an 8-5-1 mark in his first year, Rauch's squad lost just once during the 1967 regular season and faced the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II. For his efforts, Rauch was named the AFL Coach of the Year. In 1968, the team again flourished during the regular season with a 12-2 mark, defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in a Western Division Playoff Game, but lost the AFL championship game to the New York Jets. During his term as head coach,

neg: Mark Porter (footballer) In his first season with the Lions, he won the Fothergill-Round Medal as the league's most promising young talent. Porter played two seasons for Coburg. After the 1996 season, Porter was recruited to the AFL as a rookie by the Carlton Football Club, which was looking for another ruckman with the emerging retirement of Justin Madden. Porter was the first player Carlton had recruited under the newly established rookie list. He made his AFL debut late in the 1997 season after Madden's mid-year retirement, and got regular games in 1998 as the second ruckman to Matthew Allan. Porter suffered a

neg: Taylah Angel four matches for the year. She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season. Taylah Angel Taylah Angel (born 15 January 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Angel was drafted by Fremantle with their twelfth selection and ninety-third overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played the first three matches of the year before being omitted for the round four match against .

neg: Dublin AFL Divisions 3 – 12B who will qualify for the Division 6 of the Dublin Adult Football League. The current Division 8 champions are the Kilmacud Crokes 2nd XV, the club fielded two teams in this division with the 2nds defeating the 1sts in the opening round of the League in February. The current Division nine champions are Ballyfermot De La Salle who make it back to back promotions having won Division 10 last year and who go on to qualify for the Division 8 of the Dublin Adult Football League. The 2017 Division Ten champions are St Sylvesters who now go on to qualify

neg: Chris Judd to Cousins as Club Champion; he kicked the Goal of the Year and won the Norm Smith Medal in West Coast's four-point loss to in the 2005 AFL Grand Final. On 1 March 2006, Judd was named captain of the club, succeeding Ben Cousins who stepped down from the role for disciplinary reasons. He led the Eagles to a one-point victory against Sydney in the 2006 AFL Grand Final, winning his only AFL Premiership medallion. Additionally, he won his second club best and fairest award, his second All-Australian selection and the Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFL Players Association's Most

neg: Mark Johnson (footballer) Mark Johnson (footballer) Mark 'MJ' Johnson (born 23 May 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Johnson is commonly known as "Mr. Sunbury", referring to the body building award he won as a teenager in his home town of Sunbury, Victoria. Mark commenced his junior football with Diggers Rest Football Club, before moving to Sunbury Lions. He was drafted to Essendon as a rookie after playing underage with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup competition. Johnson was elevated from the Essendon

neg: Brian Lake and is remembered for the match against St Kilda in which he held Fraser Gehrig, a dual-Coleman Medal winner, to no possessions for the entire match. That year he won the Charles Sutton Medal as the Bulldogs' best and fairest player. Lake earned a place in the 2009 AFL All-Australian team in the back pocket as his first All-Australian honour. In season 2010, he was again named in the 2010 AFL All-Australian at full back. Lake has often been referred by many commentators as a "defensive monster" due to his ability to out strength his opponent and take the mark