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Hello and welcome to the third instalment of the Troy Luff Medal. Tonight, we review the lowest ebb of the Swans Premiership Season. I'm going to use that word at least once in every instalment, so if you're sick of hearing about Sydney's Premiership, you should probably avoid TLM threads. 
Before we get into rounds five and six, a quick look at the votes tally:
9 - Craig Bolton, Luke Ablett
8 - Jude Bolton, Nick Davis
5 - Darren Jolly, Paul Williams
4 - Barry Hall
3 - Amon Buchanan, Brett Kirk
2 - Tadhg Kennelly, Adam Goodes
1 - Leo Barry, Jarrad McVeigh
After suffering a home defeat in round four, Melbourne would repeat the dose at the SCG in round five. Playing the brand of football that would a week later lead Andrew Demetriou to make his infamous 'ugly football' comments, the Swans were indirect, inaccurate and ineffective. Again, the Swans relied on a few shining lights - particularly Jude Bolton and Brett Kirk in the midfield - to keep them in the contest. The midfield wasn't helped, however, by inaccurate kicking in front of goal; the Swans had one more scoring shot than the Demons, yet lost by almost six goals.
The votes:
5. Jude Bolton
4. Brett Kirk
3. Darren Jolly
2. Ryan O'Keefe
2. David Spriggs
We have our first tie for the season, with Ryan O'Keefe and David Spriggs unable to be split. Congratulations to all, particularly Spriggs who polls his first Troy Luff Medal votes.
It didn't get any better for the Swans in round six. Having slumped to 2-3 with consecutive home game losses, the Swans had to travel to Subiaco to play the unbeaten West Coast Eagles. They also had to do it without both the suspended Darren Jolly and injured Jason Ball. In wet weather, the Swans continued the 'ugly football' tactics, and once again were badly beaten, this time by 45 points. Only Brett Kirk and Adam Goodes - thrown back into the ruck - flew the flag for the red and white.
The votes:
5. Brett Kirk
4. Adam Goodes
3. Jude Bolton
2. Craig Bolton
1. Ryan O'Keefe
Congratulations to all vote-winners. I would also like to take this opportunity to recognise a player who didn't poll in this game, or any other that he played in 2005. The round six loss to West Coast was sadly the last game captain Stuart Maxfield played for the club. Although he wasn't on the field on Grand Final day, he was nevertheless as much a part of our premiership as any of the 22 who were. Thanks Stu for ten years of great memories, and for your legacy, on and off the field, that will hopefully extend far into the future.
It's time once again to review the leader board, and Jude Bolton has raced to an outright lead from his namesake Brett Kirk and Craig Bolton:
16 - Jude Bolton
12 - Brett Kirk
11 - Craig Bolton
9 - Luke Ablett
8 - Nick Davis, Darren Jolly
6 - Adam Goodes
5 - Paul Williams
4 - Barry Hall
3 - Amon Buchanan, Ryan O'Keefe
2 - Tadhg Kennelly, David Spriggs
1 - Leo Barry, Jarrad McVeigh
Join me tomorrow night, as we review a more promising and enjoyable part of the year. In round seven, the good form that would see us win 16 of the last 20 games for the year began with a narrow victory over Essendon, followed by another gritty win over Port Adelaide in round eight.
Charlie
Before we get into rounds five and six, a quick look at the votes tally:
9 - Craig Bolton, Luke Ablett
8 - Jude Bolton, Nick Davis
5 - Darren Jolly, Paul Williams
4 - Barry Hall
3 - Amon Buchanan, Brett Kirk
2 - Tadhg Kennelly, Adam Goodes
1 - Leo Barry, Jarrad McVeigh
After suffering a home defeat in round four, Melbourne would repeat the dose at the SCG in round five. Playing the brand of football that would a week later lead Andrew Demetriou to make his infamous 'ugly football' comments, the Swans were indirect, inaccurate and ineffective. Again, the Swans relied on a few shining lights - particularly Jude Bolton and Brett Kirk in the midfield - to keep them in the contest. The midfield wasn't helped, however, by inaccurate kicking in front of goal; the Swans had one more scoring shot than the Demons, yet lost by almost six goals.
The votes:
5. Jude Bolton
4. Brett Kirk
3. Darren Jolly
2. Ryan O'Keefe
2. David Spriggs
We have our first tie for the season, with Ryan O'Keefe and David Spriggs unable to be split. Congratulations to all, particularly Spriggs who polls his first Troy Luff Medal votes.
It didn't get any better for the Swans in round six. Having slumped to 2-3 with consecutive home game losses, the Swans had to travel to Subiaco to play the unbeaten West Coast Eagles. They also had to do it without both the suspended Darren Jolly and injured Jason Ball. In wet weather, the Swans continued the 'ugly football' tactics, and once again were badly beaten, this time by 45 points. Only Brett Kirk and Adam Goodes - thrown back into the ruck - flew the flag for the red and white.
The votes:
5. Brett Kirk
4. Adam Goodes
3. Jude Bolton
2. Craig Bolton
1. Ryan O'Keefe
Congratulations to all vote-winners. I would also like to take this opportunity to recognise a player who didn't poll in this game, or any other that he played in 2005. The round six loss to West Coast was sadly the last game captain Stuart Maxfield played for the club. Although he wasn't on the field on Grand Final day, he was nevertheless as much a part of our premiership as any of the 22 who were. Thanks Stu for ten years of great memories, and for your legacy, on and off the field, that will hopefully extend far into the future.
It's time once again to review the leader board, and Jude Bolton has raced to an outright lead from his namesake Brett Kirk and Craig Bolton:
16 - Jude Bolton
12 - Brett Kirk
11 - Craig Bolton
9 - Luke Ablett
8 - Nick Davis, Darren Jolly
6 - Adam Goodes
5 - Paul Williams
4 - Barry Hall
3 - Amon Buchanan, Ryan O'Keefe
2 - Tadhg Kennelly, David Spriggs
1 - Leo Barry, Jarrad McVeigh
Join me tomorrow night, as we review a more promising and enjoyable part of the year. In round seven, the good form that would see us win 16 of the last 20 games for the year began with a narrow victory over Essendon, followed by another gritty win over Port Adelaide in round eight.
Charlie
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