"Young Tom shouldn't be doing those things," McCartney continued, expressing concern about Liberatore playing in the off-season considering he had missed the 2015 season with a ruptured ACL. [14] Earlier in the season, Hawthorns' Dermott Brereton had damaged one of Mark Yeates's testicles during a tackle. Dahlhaus credits his coach Rodney Eade for his form this year. "Luke has had another terrific season, emerging as a very important member of our team," Dogs football manager James Fantasia said. Western Bulldogs youngsters Luke Dahlhaus, Matthew Panos, Liam Jones, Christian Howard, Dylan Addison and Lukas Markovic all sign contract extensions with the club. Crowds of 72,157 and 88,180 was attended between both home and away games with Richmond winning both times, until Collingwood unexpectedly pulled off a massive upset, smashing Richmond in the preliminary final in front of a crowd of 94,959 which caused the rivalry to reach its highest point since 1980. Essendon and North Melbourne were both strong in the latter part of the 1990s and early 2000s, and built a bigger rivalry during that time. St Kilda narrowly defeated Geelong, and asserted themselves atop alone in the AFL standings. Yes, this is a year with so few decent forward options and Dahlhaus can score big  but he can also stink it up like few others. Braydon Preuss has nominated GWS as his preferred choice. "Obviously Cyril's been in the game a lot longer and is probably a little bit silkier than Dal, but there's no reason he can't get to that level. 2017 IN SHORT: After a strong preseason, Dahlhaus was an obvious choice for our forward lines. However, to be honest, he sucked for a large portion of the year as he only averaged 82.3 points per week from Round 8 onwards. With a 22-game season and 18 teams (16 teams from 1995 until 2010 with the introduction of the Gold Coast Football Club and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in 2011 and 2012 respectively), the AFL fixtures are not equal with each team playing seven other teams twice and eight teams once. Past Averages (2016 – 2012): 95, 104, 92, 79, 84. Elton played junior football for three clubs; Tyabb, Somerville and the Frankston Dolphins. In the 2000s, the clubs have played two matches which saw bench-clearing brawls: the "Line in the Sand Match" in 2004, which resulted in four players being suspended and $70,700 in fines; and the final round of 2009, a match which would decide eighth place between the two teams, in which four players were suspended for a total of seven matches and $27,000 in fines being handed out. West Coast: Andrew Gaff has signed a 4yr contract extension with the Eagles, West Coast: Shannon Hurn has signed a 1yr contract extension with the Eagles, West Coast: Josh Kennedy has signed a 1yr contract extension with the Eagles, Hawthorn: Darren Minchington, Jackson Ross & Will Golds have been delisted, GWS Giants: Jackson Hately has requested a trade to Adelaide. Luke Dahlhaus tallies a career high 29 disposals and four goals against West Coast which he says is reward for hard work. 2018 Price: $498,500. Brad Crouch handed two-match ban by the AFL after being caught with illicit substance. Andrew Gaff has finally broken his goalless finals streak with this running goal to bring his side within four points of the Cats. In 2008, Collingwood inflicted Geelong's only home-and-away loss, by a massive 86 points, but the teams did not meet in the finals. Tim Broomhead & Matthew Scharenberg have been delisted. Patrick Dangerfield admits he has lobbied close friend and unrestricted free agent Luke Dahlhaus in the hope of luring him to the Cats. Your email address will not be published. The following year Richmond won the 1973 Grand Final in an even more physically bitter contest than in recent encounters between the two sides; Carlton got their revenge in 1982 by defeating Richmond in their last grand final appearance until their win over Adelaide in 2017. Since 2001, Melbourne has hosted Collingwood in an annual match at the MCG on the Queen's Birthday public holiday Monday in June. Bryce Gibbs (265 games) has this year plus 2021 left on his contract and will reach the mark if he can play the bulk of scheduled matches in that time. He always says to me 'You've got your run Lukey, so use your run. Interesting looking character, long dread locks might make him a cult figure. The 2017 wounds from his terrible back half of 2017 are just too fresh! Who's next? GEELONG – Joel Selwood is in doubt for next week’s semi-final after undergoing finger surgery on Friday. "They are very much-loved players at our club and they weren't on the trade table.". A rivalry between Sydney and West Coast developed during the first decade of the 2000s, due to an unusually high number of close games, many in finals. Dreadlocked Luke Dahlhaus has embraced his status as the Western Bulldogs' latest cult figure. Luke Dahlhaus (179) could get there by 33, Cam Guthrie (162) by 34 and you wouldn't rule out Mark Blicavs (159) playing until age 35 given he was a late starter. Midfielder Zach Merrett (127) has started on fire and is only 24. "I can't guarantee that in my next marking contest I won't protect myself with my knee, that's just how I play footy, and as far as I'm aware you're allowed to do it," he said. Explosive midfielder Bradley Hill has landed at St Kilda from Fremantle. The Bulldogs hose down Melbourne's interest in forward-cum-midfielder Luke Dahlhaus. [1] The two clubs share the record for the most premierships with 16, with the clubs meeting in 6 grand finals ( with each team having won 3 flags against the other) including a 1 point victory by Carlton against Essendon in 1947 and a drought-breaking flag in 1968 in which Carlton became the first team to have kicked fewer goals than the loser.[3]. At the same age as Fyfe, Michael Walters (152) would need an extra season.