AFL - Adelaide Crows 2007

[Roofrom50]

Scott Welsh for me.

You playing this on Footy Fanatic? Originally I didn't think so but when I saw that first match, it looked pretty much like Footy Fanatic with the best for each team, etc.

Keep up the good work.

Yeah man, i am playing this on Footy Fanatic

 

[Metallica_ACDC]

I'll go something different and say Roo

 

[Metallica_ACDC]

When will this be next updated?
Keep up the good work mate!

 

[Roofrom50]

hopefully sometime tomorrow mate, school holidays are on now, so 8 weeks of free time. Its good

Geelong knock out helpless Crows​

The Cats have knocked out the undermaned Crows in their NAB Cup Match at Aami Stadium. The Cats winning by 51 points, comfortably beat the Crows.
The Crows in the 3rd quuarter was no match for the fast finishing Cats, as the Crows only added 3 points to ther totaly, while the Cats booted on 3 goals, it was a hell of a term for the Crows.

For the Cats the big hairy Cat, Cameron Monney slotted home 3 goals coming from Full Foward, it was a dominate display. Maxc Rooke, known as a defender, boboed up in the Forward line and kicked 2 goals, to be the suprise packet of the match. And with the small forward in Paul Chapman also getting on the goal kcikers list, of 2 goals, it was hard for the Crows to stop them​

Jimmy Bartel was in awsome form. Its just the NAB Cup and he is running around picking up 36 possesions already, i would hate to see what he does in the real AFL Season. Joshua Hunt, the Geelong Defender was unstopable across Half Back. With his racking left foot, he dominated the Crows front line, was swooping on anything that hit the ground and the Cats used his run from defence as a forward fray for most of their scoring oppourtunitys. Darren Milburn was also good across Half Back. He also had high number of possesions, pickingn up 26 from Half Back and like Hunt, he was used as a running defender, to keep pressure on the Crows Foward line.​

For the Crows, 2005 Full Back All Australian Ben Rutten was the best for the Crows. Picking up 29 possesions for the big man was a good sign. Played on Mooney who ended up kicking 3 goals, but the Crow Defender was solid at his game. And then it was the orginals for the Crows that got the possesions. Andy McLeod, Tyson Edwards and Graham Johncock were the next players in line to pick up possesions.
The Crows would be happy wiith young Jason Porplyzia. Who played through the midfield, picked up 19 possesions, took 10 marks and kicked a goal. It was a solid performance from the kid, who is only 23 and is only starting his AFL Career. Good things are loking for Jason Porplyzia and 2007.​

Adelaide: 3.2, 4.5, 4.9, 7.13, (55)
Geelong: 4.3, 9.6, 12.12, 15.16, (106)


Goals: Crows: Perrie 2, Mattner, Johncock, Porplyzia, McGregor, Bode
Cats: Mooney 3, Rooke 2, Chapman 2, Gardiner, Enright, Wojinski, Bartel, Johnson, Hawkins, Byrnes, Ottens

Best: Crows: Rutten, Johncock, McGregor, Porplyzia, Perrie, McLeod
Cats: Bartel, Mooney, Hunt, Milburn, Ablett, Enright


Disposals: Crows: Rutten 29, Johncock 21, McLeod 21, Edwards 19
Cats: Bartel 36, Hunt 31, Milburn 26, Ablett 25


Top 5 Disposals

1. Jimmy Bartel (Cat) - 36
2. Josh Hunt (Cat) - 31
3. Ben Rutten (Cro) - 29
4. Darren Milburn (Cat) - 26
5. Gary Ablett (Cat) - 25

 

[Metallica_ACDC]

Ahh well, can't expect too much playing against the best team :cool:

 

[Roofrom50]

Adelaide's 2007 Fixture.​

Round 1 - Essendon @ Aami Stadium
Round 2 - Western Bulldogs @ MCG
Round 3 - Port Adelaide @ Aami Stadium
Round 4 - Sydney @ Aami Stadium
Round 5 - Fremantle @ Subiaco
Round 6 - Collingwood @ Aami Stadium
Round 7 - Brisbane @ Gabba
Round 8 - Richmond @ Aami Stadium
Round 9 - Carlton @ Telstra Dome
Round 10 - Melbourne @ MCG
Round 11 - Geelong @ Aami Stadium
Round 12 - Kangaroos @ Carra
Round 13 - West Coast @ Aami Stadium
Round 14 - Hawthorn @ Aami Stadium
Round 15 - St.Kilda @ Telstra Dome
Round 16 - Fremantle @ Aami Stadium
Round 17 - Essendon @ Telstra Dome
Round 18 - Port Adelaide @ Aami Stadium
Round 19 - Geelong @ Skilled Stadium
Round 20 - Western Bulldogs @ Aami Stadium
Round 21 - Brisbane @ Aami Stadium
Round 22 - Collingwood @ Telstra Dome​

 

[Metallica_ACDC]

Very tough period there through round 8-10 NOT

 

[Roofrom50]

Adelaide's Round 1 Team​

B: Nathan Bassett - Scott Stevens - Jason Torney
HB: Graham Johncock - Nathan Bock - Andrew McLeod
C: Simon Goodwin - Jason Porplyzia - Tyson Edwards
HF: Bernie Vince - Ken McGregor - Trent Hentschel
FF: Scott Welsh - Mark Ricciuto - Matthew Bode
R: Ben Hudson - Scott Thompson - Brent Reilly
INT: Martin Mattner - Ian Perrie - Nathan VanBerlo - Ivan Maric

Essendon's Round 1 Team​

B: Mark Bolton - Adam McPhee - Mark McVeigh
HB: Chris Heffernan - Dustin Fletcher - Andrew Welsh
C: Nathan Lovett-Murray - Jason Johnson - Damien Peverill
HF: Jobe Watson - Scott Lucas - Patrick Ryder
FF: Angus Monfries - Matthew Lloyd - Andrew Lovett
R: David Hille - James Hird - Mark Johnson
INT: Brent Stanton - Kepler Bradley - Alwyn Davey - Ricky Dyson​

 

[Roofrom50]

Big men win it for Adelaide​

Adelaide have won their Round 1 Encounter with the Essendon Bombers at Aami Stadium by 17 points.
The Crows led by their tall timber have run away with the win against the undersized Bombers. It was a day for the tall men for the Adelaide Crows. Ian Perrie, Trent Hentschel, Scott Welsh, Scott Stevens, Ben Hudson and Nathan Basset all featured in the Crows Best against the Bombers today. All players standing over 190cm's, stood tall for their team when it was most counted. Trent Hentschel, Ian Perrie and Scott Welsh in the Forward Line. Ben Hudson in the ruck, and Stevens and Bassett in the defensive part of the ground. The tall men dominated the ground and it just got the Crows over the line.

Ian Perrie was very good in the Foward half. Bagging home 3 goals from Centre Half Foward, the player deemed the worst kick in the Adelaide team slotted home 3 goals, that basically won the Crows the game in the end. Both Trent Hentschel and Scott Welsh booted 2 goals for the Crows aswell, to be handy players in the scoring system for the Crows. Matthew Bode was the only small that could get multiple goals for the Crows as he booted 3 from the Foward pocket, but in his defence, is probably the only small forward the Crows have in their side.​

Adelaide might of dominated with their Tall's, but Essendon's smaller players dominated the posssesions. 3 Essendon players had more possesions then the highest Crow player which was Andrew McLeod who picked up only 23 for the match. Andrew Welsh and Jobe Watson dominated through the midfield, picking up 57 possesions between them with Welsh gathering 30 and Watson 27 for the match. Big Centre Half Forward, Scott Lucas was very good, he also picked up 26, higher then any Crows player, Lucas also kicked a goal.
Not many goal kickers for the Dons, but with Matthew Lloyd kicking 6 goals, they weren't out of the match. If it wasnt for Lloyd, they would of got smashed this afternoon by the Crows infront of a healthy crowd at Aami Stadium, reeling in just over 39 thousand people to watch the Round 1 clash.​

Adelaide: 12. 10. 82
Essendon: 9. 11. 65


Goals: Adelaide: Perrie 3, Bode 3, Hentschel 2, Welsh 2, Edwards, Porplyzia
Essendon: Lloyd 6, Lucas, Monfries, Lovett

Best: Adelaide: Perrie, Hentschel, McLeod, Welsh, Stevens, Bassett
Essendon: Welsh, Lloyd, Watson, Hille, Stanton

Disposals: Adelaide: McLeod 23, Stevens 20, Hentshcel 19, Mattner 18
Essendon: Welsh 30, Watson 27, Lucas 26, Stanton 22


Top 5 Disposals Overall

1. Andrew Welsh (Ess) - 30
2. Jobe Watson (Ess) - 27
3. Scott Lucas (Ess) - 26
4. Andrew McLeod (Adel) - 23
5. Brent Stanton (Ess) - 22


TV Media Votes

3. Andrew Welsh (Ess)
2. Scott Lucas (Ess)
1. Jobe Watson (Ess)




Adelaide's Best and Fairest Count

8. Ian Perrie
7. Andrew McLeod
6. Scott Stevens
5. Trent Hentschel
4. Nathan Bock
3. Scott Welsh
2. Ben Hudson
1. Nathan Bassett


Crowd: 39. 018 @ Aami Stadium

 

[Highlander999]

I have no idea how Aussie Rules football works

But nice presentation mate

 

[Left_Hander]

Good win for Adelaide and it was in the season proper which just makes it even more sweater.

 

[Metallica_ACDC]

Yeah good win there,Essendon had the better of the stats but you got ahead on the scoreboard which is all that counts!@

 

[Roofrom50]

For guys worrying about what AFL Actually is, here is a breif summary of the Rules from Wikipedia.


AFL
Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply "football" or "footy" is a code of football played with a prolate spheroid ball, on large oval shaped fields (cricket fields), with four posts at each end. The inner pair of posts on each end are known as the goal posts, while the outer posts are known as the behind posts. No more than 18 players of each team are permitted to be on the field at any time, with four[1] interchange players on the bench, and the primary aim of the game is to score by kicking the ball between the posts. The winner is the team who has the higher total score by the end of the match.

There are several different ways to advance the ball, including kicking and hand passing. When hand passing one hand must be used to hold the ball and the other fist to hit it throwing the ball is not allowed. Players running with the ball must bounce or touch it on the ground every 15 metres. There is no offside rule and players can roam the field freely. Australian rules is a contact sport. Possession of the ball is in dispute at all times except when a free kick is paid. Players who hold on to the ball too long are penalised if they are tackled by an opposition player who is then rewarded, whilst players who catch a ball from a kick exceeding 15 metres (known as a mark) are awarded uncontested possession. The duration of play varies, but is longer than any other code of football.

Frequent contests for possession including aerial marking or "speckies," and vigorous tackling with the hands, bumps and the fast movement of both players and the ball are the game's main attributes as a spectator sport.

The game originated in Victoria during the Victorian gold rush, and organised and codified in Melbourne in 1858 in a bid to keep cricketers fit during the winter months. The first laws of Australian football were published in 1859 by the Melbourne Football Club. The most prestigious professional competition is the Australian Football League (AFL), which culminates in the annual AFL Grand Final, the highest attended club championship event in the world. The league has governed the sport through the AFL Commission and the AFL Rules Committee, since it disbanded the Australian National Football Council in 1993.






Rules of the game


Both the ball and the field of play are oval in shape. No more than 18 players of each team are permitted to be on the field at any time. Up to four interchange (reserve) players may be swapped for those on the field at any time during the game. There is no offside rule nor are there set positions in the rules; unlike many other forms of football, players from both teams disperse across the whole field before the start of play. However, only four players from each team are allowed within the 50 m centre square before every centre bounce, which occurs at the commencement of each quarter, and to restart the game after a goal is scored. There are also other rules pertaining to allowed player positions during set plays (i.e., after a mark or free kick) and during kick-ins following the scoring of a behind.

A game consists of four quarters. The length of the quarters can vary from 15 to 25 minutes in different leagues. In the AFL, quarters are 20 minutes, but the clock is stopped when the ball is out of play, meaning that an average quarter could last for 27 to 31 minutes. At the end of each quarter, teams change their scoring end.

Games are officiated by umpires. Unlike other forms of football, Australian football begins similarly to basketball. After the first siren, the umpire bounces the ball on the ground (or throws it into the air if the condition of the ground is poor), and the two ruckmen (typically the tallest players from each team), battle for the ball in the air on its way back down.

The ball can be propelled in any direction by way of a foot, clenched fist (called a handball or handpass) or open-hand tap (unlike rugby football there is no knock-on rule) but it cannot be thrown under any circumstances. Throwing is defined in the rules quite broadly but is essentially any open hand disposal that causes the ball to move upward in the air.
An Australian football. The Sherrin brand is used for all official AFL matches. A red ball like this is used for day matches and a yellow ball is used for night matches.
An Australian football. The Sherrin brand is used for all official AFL matches. A red ball like this is used for day matches and a yellow ball is used for night matches.

A player may run with the ball but it must be bounced or touched on the ground at least once every 15 metres. Opposition players may bump or tackle the player to obtain the ball and, when tackled, the player must dispose of the ball cleanly or risk being penalised for holding the ball. The ball carrier may only be tackled between the shoulders and knees. If the opposition player forcefully contacts a player in the back whilst performing a tackle, the opposition player will be penalised for a push in the back. If the opposition tackles the player with possession below the knees, it is ruled as a low tackle or a trip, and the team with possession of the football gets a free kick.

If a player takes possession of the ball that has traveled more than 15 metres from another player's kick, by way of a catch, it is claimed as a mark and that player may then have a free kick (meaning that the game stops while he prepares to kick from the point at which he marked). Alternatively, he may choose to "play on:" forfeiting the set shot in the hope of pressing an advantage for his team (rather than allowing the opposition to reposition while he prepares for the free kick). Once a player has chosen to play on, normal play resumes and the player who took the mark is again able to be tackled.

There are different styles of kicking depending on how the ball is held in the hand. The most common style of kicking seen in today's game, due principally to its superior accuracy, is the drop punt (the ball is dropped from the hands down, almost to the ground, to be kicked so that the ball rotates in a reverse end over end motion as it travels through the air). Other commonly used kicks are the torpedo punt (also known as the spiral or screw punt; the ball is held at an angle and kicked, which makes the ball spiral in the air, resulting in extra distance) and the checkside punt or "snap", used to curve the ball towards targets that are on an angle. Forms of kicking which have now disappeared from the game include the drop kick (similar to the drop punt except that the ball is allowed to make contact with the ground momentarily before being struck with the foot) and place kick (where the ball is first placed on the ground when shooting for goal, similar to the place kick used in rugby union).

Apart from free kicks or when the ball is in the possession of an umpire for a ball up or throw in, the ball is always in dispute and any player from either side can take possession of the ball.

A goal is scored when the football is propelled through the goal posts at any height (including above the height of the posts) by way of a kick from the attacking team. It may fly through on the full or bounce through and must not be touched, on the way, by any player from either team. A goal cannot be scored from the foot of an opposition (defending) player.

A behind is scored when the ball passes between a goal post and a behind post at any height, or if the ball hits a goal post, or if an attacking player sends the ball between the goal posts by touching it with any part of the body other than a foot. A behind is also awarded to the attacking team if the ball touches any part of an opposition player, including his foot, before passing between the goal posts. When an opposition player deliberately scores a behind for the attacking team (generally as a last resort, due to the risk of their scoring a goal) this is termed a rushed behind.

If the ball hits one of the behind posts, the ball is considered out of bounds and no score is awarded.

A goal is worth 6 points whereas a behind is worth 1 point. The Goal Umpire signals a goal with two hands raised at elbow height, a behind with one hand, and then confirms the signal with the other goal umpire by waving flags above his head.

The team that has scored the most points at the end of play wins the game. If the scores are level on points at the end of play, then the game is a draw; extra time applies only during finals matches in some competitions.

As an example of a score report, consider a match between St. Kilda and the Sydney Swans. St. Kilda's score of 15 goals and 11 behinds equates to 101 points. Sydney's score of eight goals and ten behinds equates to a 58 point tally. St. Kilda wins the match by a margin of 43 points. Such a result would be written as:

St. Kilda 15.11 (101) defeated Sydney Swans 8.10 (58);

 

[Highlander999]

Thanks mate. That does explain it.

So it is basically unarmed comabt

 

[Metallica_ACDC]

Thanks mate. That does explain it.

So it is basically unarmed comabt

Yeah, pretty much
Here are some vids I found

Oh and my personal favourite, the international rules game between Australia (navy blue) and Ireland (white and green)