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Hello and welcome to this second instalment of the 2004 Troy Luff Medal count! On Sunday night we got under way with rounds one and two, which resulted in a tight start where no player polled in both rounds. If a player is to make an early break on the field, it will have to be in rounds three and four against Geelong and the Kangaroos respectively.
Before we move onto the round three clash against the Cats, let?s review the leader board as at round two:
5 votes ? Jared Crouch, Adam Goodes
4 ? Barry Hall, Paul Williams
3 ? Leo Barry, Nic Fosdike
2 ? Nick Davis, Tadhg Kennelly
1 ? Heath James, Ben Mathews
The Swans, fresh from opening their account against Fremantle, remained in Sydney to take on Geelong. The Cats had been promising in the Wizard Cup, but had started the real season terribly. They were on the rebound from a nine goal thrashing against Carlton, last on the ladder and not expected to be a serious threat. With Daryn Cresswell?s inside knowledge up their sleeve, however, the Swans received a nasty fright before finally sneaking over the line by six points.
Cressa knew very well one of the key factors that had propelled Sydney to such great heights in 2003. The rebounding defence of Tadhg Kennelly and Leo Barry, with their kamikaze run and handball off the half-back line, was the basis of our running game. Geelong successfully dragged Leo Barry out of the contest, taking whatever player he was manned up to the forward pocket. Kennelly fought hard and was at times amongst the side?s best, but also spent considerable time off the field struggling for fitness. Brett Kirk was the clear-standout.
The Swans came out of the game with the four points, but a clear message; they would need to evolve over the course of the year if they were to maintain their position near the top.
The votes:
5 votes ? Brett Kirk
4 ? Heath James
3 ? Paul Williams
2 ? Tadhg Kennelly
2 ? Barry Hall
This is our first tie of the year; in case this is your first Troy Luff Medal announcement, there are no countbacks for the award; if the votes are equal, the players receive an equal number of votes. Congratulations to all five players.
In round four the Swans travelled down the highway to Canberra, to take on the North Melbourne nomads? otherwise known as the Kangaroos. The game was expected to be tough; the ?Roos had a reputation for playing Manuka Oval very well, and were unbeaten in the first three rounds of the season. The first quarter seemed to confirm that expectation, when North jumped to a five goal to one lead early in the first quarter. Thankfully, the Swans settled quickly, and responded in that quarter to be only a point behind at the first break. After that, it was all Swans, as they went on to smash the old enemy by 51 points. It was the sort of match where it was hard to pick out best players; Hall and Saddington fired up forward, Goodes was dominant through the middle, and twenty of the twenty-two players in the team had more than ten disposals. It was the Swans best performance of the year to date.
The votes:
5 votes ? Barry Hall
4 ? Ben Mathews
3 ? Adam Goodes
2 ? Jason Saddington
1 ? Brett Kirk
Well done to all five players; in a game in which every player on the field contributed, being one of the best five is a fine achievement.
That brings us to the updated leaderboard, and we have our early pacesetter. Barry Hall has jumped three votes clear of second spot, having polled in the last three rounds:
11 votes ? Barry Hall
8 ? Adam Goodes
7 ? Paul Williams
6 ? Brett Kirk
5 ? Ben Mathews, Jared Crouch, Heath James
4 ? Tadhg Kennelly
3 ? Leo Barry, Nic Fosdike
2 ? Nick Davis, Jason Saddington
Join me tonight for the third instalment of the Troy Luff Medal count! Please feel free to post any comments below.
Charlie
Before we move onto the round three clash against the Cats, let?s review the leader board as at round two:
5 votes ? Jared Crouch, Adam Goodes
4 ? Barry Hall, Paul Williams
3 ? Leo Barry, Nic Fosdike
2 ? Nick Davis, Tadhg Kennelly
1 ? Heath James, Ben Mathews
The Swans, fresh from opening their account against Fremantle, remained in Sydney to take on Geelong. The Cats had been promising in the Wizard Cup, but had started the real season terribly. They were on the rebound from a nine goal thrashing against Carlton, last on the ladder and not expected to be a serious threat. With Daryn Cresswell?s inside knowledge up their sleeve, however, the Swans received a nasty fright before finally sneaking over the line by six points.
Cressa knew very well one of the key factors that had propelled Sydney to such great heights in 2003. The rebounding defence of Tadhg Kennelly and Leo Barry, with their kamikaze run and handball off the half-back line, was the basis of our running game. Geelong successfully dragged Leo Barry out of the contest, taking whatever player he was manned up to the forward pocket. Kennelly fought hard and was at times amongst the side?s best, but also spent considerable time off the field struggling for fitness. Brett Kirk was the clear-standout.
The Swans came out of the game with the four points, but a clear message; they would need to evolve over the course of the year if they were to maintain their position near the top.
The votes:
5 votes ? Brett Kirk
4 ? Heath James
3 ? Paul Williams
2 ? Tadhg Kennelly
2 ? Barry Hall
This is our first tie of the year; in case this is your first Troy Luff Medal announcement, there are no countbacks for the award; if the votes are equal, the players receive an equal number of votes. Congratulations to all five players.
In round four the Swans travelled down the highway to Canberra, to take on the North Melbourne nomads? otherwise known as the Kangaroos. The game was expected to be tough; the ?Roos had a reputation for playing Manuka Oval very well, and were unbeaten in the first three rounds of the season. The first quarter seemed to confirm that expectation, when North jumped to a five goal to one lead early in the first quarter. Thankfully, the Swans settled quickly, and responded in that quarter to be only a point behind at the first break. After that, it was all Swans, as they went on to smash the old enemy by 51 points. It was the sort of match where it was hard to pick out best players; Hall and Saddington fired up forward, Goodes was dominant through the middle, and twenty of the twenty-two players in the team had more than ten disposals. It was the Swans best performance of the year to date.
The votes:
5 votes ? Barry Hall
4 ? Ben Mathews
3 ? Adam Goodes
2 ? Jason Saddington
1 ? Brett Kirk
Well done to all five players; in a game in which every player on the field contributed, being one of the best five is a fine achievement.
That brings us to the updated leaderboard, and we have our early pacesetter. Barry Hall has jumped three votes clear of second spot, having polled in the last three rounds:
11 votes ? Barry Hall
8 ? Adam Goodes
7 ? Paul Williams
6 ? Brett Kirk
5 ? Ben Mathews, Jared Crouch, Heath James
4 ? Tadhg Kennelly
3 ? Leo Barry, Nic Fosdike
2 ? Nick Davis, Jason Saddington
Join me tonight for the third instalment of the Troy Luff Medal count! Please feel free to post any comments below.
Charlie
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