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Welcome to tonight's tenth instalment of the Troy Luff Medal. Tonight, we review two big wins, over Essendon in round 19 and Brisbane in round 20. We're reaching the business end of our season, with only a few more instalments to go until the Grand Final, finding out the winner of the Troy Luff Medal, and of course reliving our Premiership victory all over again. Fun, isn't it?
First, let's have another look at the vote tally. Only two votes split the top four chances, with Barry Hall 12 votes further behind but still a big chance to win a second TLM:
36. Jude Bolton, Brett Kirk, Craig Bolton
34. Adam Goodes
22. Barry Hall
18. Amon Buchanan
14. Leo Barry
13. Paul Williams
11. Luke Ablett, Ryan O?Keefe
9. Darren Jolly
8. Nick Davis
7. Michael O?Loughlin, Tadhg Kennelly
4. Nic Fosdike
3. Jared Crouch
2. David Spriggs, Luke Vogels, Adam Schneider, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
1. Jarrad McVeigh
Sydney travelled to Docklands Stadium for the last time in round 19, to take on the Bombers. The Swans hadn't beaten the Dons in Melbourne since 1989, but with Essendon already out of finals contention, the time was ripe to break the curse. In the first half, however, it looked as if the Bombers would inflict more pain, as Matthew Lloyd booted the first three goals of the match. He would kick only one more as the Swans gradually took control. With Barry Hall playing perhaps his best game of the season (seven goals and twelve marks), the Swans kicked five goals to two in the last term to win a hard-fought 20 point victory.
The votes:
5. Barry Hall
4. Craig Bolton
3. Luke Ablett
2. Michael O'Loughlin
1. Adam Goodes
Congratulations to this week's vote-winners.
The Swans hosted a depleted Brisbane side for the first day game at Homebush in round 20. The Lions quickly proved to be merely a shadow of their once invincible selves, however, and the Swans ruthlessly exploited their weakness. The Lions had no answer for the forward trio of Barry Hall, Michael O'Loughlin and Ryan O'Keefe, who kicked 13 goals. The defence, meanwhile, restricted the usually potent Lions attack to just six goals, with Lewis Roberts-Thomson playing perhaps the best game of his career (18 touches, 12 marks). With winners all over the field, it was a round in which many deserving players missed Troy Luff Medal votes:
5. Barry Hall
4. Ryan O'Keefe
3. Lewis Roberts-Thomson
2. Craig Bolton
1. Tadhg Kennelly
Congratulations to all five.
So with only six games remaining, Craig Bolton has taken a crucial six vote lead. The challenge has been set for Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes and Barry Hall:
42. Craig Bolton
36. Jude Bolton, Brett Kirk
35. Adam Goodes
32. Barry Hall
18. Amon Buchanan
15. Ryan O'Keefe
14. Leo Barry, Luke Ablett
13. Paul Williams
9. Darren Jolly, Michael O'Loughlin
8. Nick Davis, Tadhg Kennelly
5. Lewis Roberts-Thomson
4. Nic Fosdike
3. Jared Crouch
2. David Spriggs, Luke Vogels, Adam Schneider
1. Jarrad McVeigh
Join me tomorrow night as we conclude our Premiership home and away season, with the wins over the Kangaroos and Hawthorn.
Charlie
First, let's have another look at the vote tally. Only two votes split the top four chances, with Barry Hall 12 votes further behind but still a big chance to win a second TLM:
36. Jude Bolton, Brett Kirk, Craig Bolton
34. Adam Goodes
22. Barry Hall
18. Amon Buchanan
14. Leo Barry
13. Paul Williams
11. Luke Ablett, Ryan O?Keefe
9. Darren Jolly
8. Nick Davis
7. Michael O?Loughlin, Tadhg Kennelly
4. Nic Fosdike
3. Jared Crouch
2. David Spriggs, Luke Vogels, Adam Schneider, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
1. Jarrad McVeigh
Sydney travelled to Docklands Stadium for the last time in round 19, to take on the Bombers. The Swans hadn't beaten the Dons in Melbourne since 1989, but with Essendon already out of finals contention, the time was ripe to break the curse. In the first half, however, it looked as if the Bombers would inflict more pain, as Matthew Lloyd booted the first three goals of the match. He would kick only one more as the Swans gradually took control. With Barry Hall playing perhaps his best game of the season (seven goals and twelve marks), the Swans kicked five goals to two in the last term to win a hard-fought 20 point victory.
The votes:
5. Barry Hall
4. Craig Bolton
3. Luke Ablett
2. Michael O'Loughlin
1. Adam Goodes
Congratulations to this week's vote-winners.
The Swans hosted a depleted Brisbane side for the first day game at Homebush in round 20. The Lions quickly proved to be merely a shadow of their once invincible selves, however, and the Swans ruthlessly exploited their weakness. The Lions had no answer for the forward trio of Barry Hall, Michael O'Loughlin and Ryan O'Keefe, who kicked 13 goals. The defence, meanwhile, restricted the usually potent Lions attack to just six goals, with Lewis Roberts-Thomson playing perhaps the best game of his career (18 touches, 12 marks). With winners all over the field, it was a round in which many deserving players missed Troy Luff Medal votes:
5. Barry Hall
4. Ryan O'Keefe
3. Lewis Roberts-Thomson
2. Craig Bolton
1. Tadhg Kennelly
Congratulations to all five.
So with only six games remaining, Craig Bolton has taken a crucial six vote lead. The challenge has been set for Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes and Barry Hall:
42. Craig Bolton
36. Jude Bolton, Brett Kirk
35. Adam Goodes
32. Barry Hall
18. Amon Buchanan
15. Ryan O'Keefe
14. Leo Barry, Luke Ablett
13. Paul Williams
9. Darren Jolly, Michael O'Loughlin
8. Nick Davis, Tadhg Kennelly
5. Lewis Roberts-Thomson
4. Nic Fosdike
3. Jared Crouch
2. David Spriggs, Luke Vogels, Adam Schneider
1. Jarrad McVeigh
Join me tomorrow night as we conclude our Premiership home and away season, with the wins over the Kangaroos and Hawthorn.
Charlie
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