Apparently Goodes played 3 quarters with a ruptured PCL. Incredible.

He was an absolute beast in the last 10 minutes, he was a brick wall and even put buddy on his ass =d>

Apparently Goodes played 3 quarters with a ruptured PCL. Incredible.

I thought he was the most impressive in the 2nd quarter before he got painkillers and could hardly move yet still had massive influence in the goals being scored.

Two of my favourite moments: Jetta running away from Rioli down the wing in the 1st quarter, absolutely burned him.

Best part of that was not having Bruce call it, Dennis made it even better.

Is it just me or did Jetta look like he was cruising that whole sprint :lol:

Yep. Until he realised Cyril was closing in, so he hits another gear and fucking shreds him. So awesome.

Yeah, but even then it didn't look like he was going full pelt :lol:

What fucked Rioli was the way Jetta was able to do that little shift to the right and not lose one bit of pace.

Festival of the boot wraps up ratings for networks

October 1, 2012 - 12:10PM

More than 3 million Australians watched the rugby league grand final clash between the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury Bulldogs.

The Sunday evening match drew a national audience of 3.68 million viewers, which includes the five capital cities and viewers in regional areas.

That climbed to 3.711 million viewers for the presentation of the winning team.

The pre-game entertainment drew a national (capital city plus regional) audience of 2.02 million viewers.

Channel Nine's coverage ranked No.1 in the 25- to 54-year-old, 18 to 49 and 16 to 39 demographics.

With audience volumes like that driving the numbers, a win for the night was a no-brainer for Nine.

It took out the night with an impressive audience share of 40.8 per cent.

In the 25 to 54 demographic – Nine's declared preferred demographic – that rose to 47.2 per cent.

But for those who delight in comparisons between codes, the AFL edged out the rugby league in terms of ratings.

On a national audience basis (capital city plus regional viewers), Saturday's AFL grand final between the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn drew an average of 3.95 million viewers for Channel Seven.

That number climbed to 4.16 million for the post-match presentation.



Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/festival-of-the-boot-wraps-up-ratings-for-networks-20121001-26ulj.html#ixzz282Smc6BW

So whats the deal with free agency ? is it a long term thing because it's taking up far more media coverage than it deserves

Secret deals rife in AFL

by: Jesper Fjeldstad

From: Sunday Mail (SA) October 27, 2012 11:30PM

GENTLEMEN'S agreements, side deals, "understandings" and secret extra to contracts are rife within the AFL, senior figures told the Sunday Mail.

The key is to keep it vague and not put anything in writing.

The administrators, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said it was common for clubs to agree that they would endeavour to help a player move back to his home state at the end of his contract - should he so desire.

Clubs also made assertions they would help out with the players' leadership training, work outside of the game and other similar incentives that could sway them to remain with the club.

The main thing was not to put it in writing.

A senior figure at one club said another key was to promise to try, and mean it, but that it was fraught with danger to guarantee an outcome that could ultimately be out of the club's control.

The greatest fear was the "please explain" letters from Ken Wood, the AFL's chief investigator, which often ended with the phrase: "Please respond in writing by (a certain date)."

"When that happens, you've got nowhere to hide," the official said.

It was this scenario, well known to clubs, that had clubs baffled over the Kurt Tippett scandal.

Had the league acted sooner on the widespread speculation of an "exit clause" for Tippett with one of the "please explain" letters, the affair could have been closed before the Crows' confession brought it to a head - when there were only days left in the trade period.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/secret-deals-rife-in-afl/story-e6frexwr-1226504551979

Saints terminate Gram's contract
DateOctober 30, 2012 - 8:28PM

St Kilda has sacked Jason Gram after the defender was arrested and charged by police.

Gram was already on indefinite club suspension when the latest incident occurred, which has prompted the Saints to terminate the playing contract of the player.

"Following the breakdown of a personal relationship, Gram failed to honour repeated undertakings to the club concerning his behavior," a statement from St Kilda read.

“St Kilda Football Club has been working with Gram for a number of months on this issue in an attempt to ensure his behaviour appropriately reflected the values shared across the club and to assist with the management of his personal welfare.

“The club recognises that Jason’s conduct has been of a non-violent nature.”

Gram was arrested on Monday night, charged and appeared in the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning.

The AFL has been informed of the situation and has supported the club’s position.

Police confirmed this morning that a man was arrested and charged and was remanded into custody.

Gram wore a black suit and an open-neck shirt in court and had his head in his hands for much of his appearance.

His manager, Tom Petroro, said Gram was tired, nervous and possibly depressed after his night in the cell.

He appeared in the Moorabbin Magistrates Court today and has been granted bail to reappear on November 22.

With Jared Lynch



Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/saints-terminate-grams-contract-20121030-28gun.html#ixzz2AmAFXGCA

What exactly did he allegedly do?