Elimination Final vs Geelong, 2:40pm Saturday 3 September at North Port Oval

Dust off the Essendon pyjamas folks, we’re playing finals!

Game will be telecast for those who can’t make it :slight_smile:

OH YEAH BABY!!!

And rumour has it that Radio DJR will be back (and possibly a touch more cultured)!!!?!

Could have a decent side in. They are playing finals too so won’t have an influx.

We get:

Long
McKenna
Smack
J Merrett

Who else?

Kommer
Simpkin
Grimley

OH YEAH BABY!!!!

And rumour has it that Radio DJR will be back (and possibly a touch more cultured)!!!?!


I might have a tan but geez I like this cool non-humid weather in the taxi rank at Tulla Airport.

Will Nash play with us or his local side?

Reminder of our AFL-listed players who have qualified for VFL finals. None of them (except Nyuon?) are injured. It’s less than 22 (just) but there are enough VFL-listed guys overtly deserving a game on form that selection may be interesting.

McKernan
Redman
Grimley
Eades
Edwards
Merrett
Kommer
Crowley
Michael
Hams
McKenna
Nyuon
Polkinghorne
Simpkin
Francis
Long
Ashby
Jamar
Wallis
Morgan

Damn, got a work shift from 4 - 11.30pm

Reminder of our AFL-listed players who have qualified for VFL finals. None of them (except Nyuon?) are injured. It’s less than 22 (just) but there are enough VFL-listed guys overtly deserving a game on form that selection may be interesting.

McKernan
Redman
Grimley
Eades
Edwards
Merrett
Kommer
Crowley
Michael
Hams
McKenna
Nyuon
Polkinghorne
Simpkin
Francis
Long
Ashby
Jamar
Wallis
Morgan

A nice sort of selection nightmare!

Dunlop confirmed elsewhere the “only 12 AFL-listed players in finals” rule is gone. Last year we actually topped out at 12 AFL players, but that was due to availability rather than the old rule.

GET ON BOARD.

When do the 2016 recruits finish their time with us?
Are they out of contract, finished up, moving on or available?
Anyway if we beat Geelong the flag is ours.
Is Saturday confirmed?

And why North Port. This ground is usually substandard for regular games let alone finals. There are better grounds - even Windy Hill!

When do the 2016 recruits finish their time with us? Are they out of contract, finished up, moving on or available? Anyway if we beat Geelong the flag is ours. Is Saturday confirmed?

And why North Port. This ground is usually substandard for regular games let alone finals. There are better grounds - even Windy Hill!

The ground will need a full ground inspection by no later than 12pm Friday.

The main alternative would appear to be Whitten Oval…and have the match ultimately as a curtain-raiser to the Women’s match Saturday night at the ground.

Didn’t the Emma Quayle article on the top-ups say that Crowley won’t be playing finals? He wants to let the youngsters get the experience.

It will be interesting to see if guys like Eades and Morgan get a run.
I hope they don’t rest any of the guys like McKenna that have been playing AFL.

Didn't the Emma Quayle article on the top-ups say that Crowley won't be playing finals? He wants to let the youngsters get the experience. get on the cans with the boys.

It will be interesting to see if guys like Eades and Morgan get a run.
I hope they don’t rest any of the guys like McKenna that have been playing AFL.

Fixed

Nyuon was injured , had right arm in a sling ,in post match celebration after Carlscum match…

Given crowley is out? Would like to see something along the lines of:

B - McNiece Freezer Ashby
HB - McKenna Michael Ferry
C - Simpkin Coghlan Edwards
R - Jamar Heppell Hams
HF - Jerrett Smack Long
F - Redman Francis Kommer

bench from - Polkinghorne, Holmes, Eades, Grimley, Morgan, Dobson

Is there a rule that says players who played AFL in round 23 are ineligible to play Week 1 of VFL finals, or does that only apply if your ones are in the finals?

websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-118-0-0-0&sID=277333

Finals Eligibilty - 2016 Peter Jackson VFL Legendairy Finals Series

  1. Participation in Finals

(a) A Player who has not played in at least one AFL, VFL Senior Grade or Development League Home and Away Match in the relevant season will be ineligible to play in the Senior Grade Finals Series.

(b) Subject to Rule 20© below, a Player who has played in an AFL Home and Away Match after 1 July in the relevant season will be ineligible to play in VFL Senior Grade or Development League Finals Series Matches unless that Player has played in a combined total of at least six (6) Senior Grade or Development League Home and Away Matches in the same season.

© A Player who has not played in at least two (2) Development League Home and Away Matches in the relevant season will be ineligible to play in a Development League Finals Series Match unless, immediately prior to selection:

(i) the Player has missed at least ten (10) consecutive VFL Home and Away Matches through injury; and

(ii) the Player’s Club remains active in the VFL Senior Grade Finals Series.

(d) A Player who has played in more than eight (8) VFL Senior Grade Home and Away Matches will be ineligible to play in Development League Final Series Matches unless that Player has played in at least six (6) Development League Home and Away Matches.

(e) Despite any other provision of this Rule 20, but subject to Rule 20(f), where a Club has both its AFL and VFL Senior Teams engaged on the same weekend, any Player may be selected to play in the VFL Senior Team so long as that Player has played in at least one AFL or VFL Senior Grade Home and Away Match or Development League Home and Away Match in that relevant season.

(f) When an AFL Club is eliminated from the AFL Final Series on the same weekend as the VFL Grand Final, the selection of players in the VFL Senior Grade team shall be unrestricted, provided the player has participated in at least one (AFL or VFL) Senior Grade or AFL Victoria Development League match in the relevant season.

(g) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, where a Club does not field a Development League Team, an AFL listed Player must:

(i) qualify under Regulation 20(b); and

(ii) have played no more than 12 AFL Home and Away Matches,

to be eligible to play in VFL Finals Series Matches.

(h) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, in circumstances where:

(i) an AFL Club is participating in the AFL Finals Series, but is not required to play on a particular weekend (by virtue of winning its AFL Qualifying Final and earning a one-week break before its AFL Preliminary Final); and

(ii) the AFL Club’s VFL team is playing on that weekend,

any AFL listed player who did not play in the AFL Qualifying Final will be eligible to play in the Club’s VFL team in the week in which the AFL Club has a one-week break.

(i) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, in circumstances where:

(i) an AFL Club is participating in the AFL Finals Series, but is not playing on the weekend of the AFL bye weekend after the final round of the AFL home and away season; and

(ii) the AFL Club’s VFL team is playing on that weekend,

any AFL listed player who did not play in the AFL Club’s AFL team in the final round of the AFL home and away season will be eligible to play in the Club’s VFL team in the AFL bye round after the final round of the AFL home and away season.

(j) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, the CEO of AFL Victoria (or nominee) may deem any Player eligible to play in any VFL Finals Series Match.

No to the question above. The AFLPA hasn’t got the AFL and VFL to agree on bye weeks in general, let alone this week.

Note that Footscray (VFL Saturday then AFL in Perth Thursday) and Geelong (Saturday then Friday) may have to consider if they want short breaks for some of their fringe players.

That should go close to guaranteeing Casey the home win against Footscray in week one.

Reminder of our AFL-listed players who have qualified for VFL finals. None of them (except Nyuon?) are injured. It’s less than 22 (just) but there are enough VFL-listed guys overtly deserving a game on form that selection may be interesting.

McKernan
Redman
Grimley
Eades
Edwards
Merrett
Kommer
Crowley
Michael
Hams
McKenna
Nyuon
Polkinghorne
Simpkin
Francis
Long
Ashby
Jamar
Wallis
Morgan

For those that like to play, the VFL listed guys that were named in the side last weekend.

  1. J Ferry
  2. J Freezer
  3. B McNiece
  4. A Heppell
  5. S Heavyside
  6. A Boyse
  7. J Langford
  8. N Holmes
  9. D Coghlan
  10. N Hind
  11. M Dornauf
  12. B Dobson
  13. V Carboni
    23P
  14. A Marklew

A number of those guys definitely play in front of the AFL listed blokes if we are serious about winning.