http://www.playerrater.com.au/ All the latest Player Rater news. en-au Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:29:30 +1100 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:29:30 +1100 YesCMS http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Best-trade-targets-for-2011 Images: Slattery Media Group So often the players discussed during trade week are players that have no real value to the clubs they come from. On occasion, though, there are players on offer that can make a difference to clubs... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:53:28 +1100 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Best-trade-targets-for-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-AFL-trade-week-talk Image: Slattery Media Group ADELAIDE All the attention surrounds Kurt Tippett. It’s been reported that he’s seeking a move back to Queensland to either the Suns or the Lions. Both clubs would have the pieces to get a deal done,... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:46:29 +1100 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-AFL-trade-week-talk http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Post-season-review-of-Mike-Sheahans-top-50 Image: Slattery Media Group Below is Mike Sheahan’s top 50 AFL players, as named at the start of the 2011 season. We’ve gone through the list to see how things might have changed, post season 2011. << = dramatic drop... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:03:06 +1100 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Post-season-review-of-Mike-Sheahans-top-50 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Grand-Final-Player-Ratings Image: Slattery Media Group Norm Smith winner, Jimmy Bartel was the top rated player on Player Rater for the 2011 Grand Final. Tom Hawkins, Joel Selwood and James Kelly rounded out the top four. Key defender Tom Lonergan received his... Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:02:12 +1100 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Grand-Final-Player-Ratings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Who-to-tag-Swan-or-Pendlebury Images: Slattery Media Group If we didn’t know before Brownlow night, we know now… Collingwood are reliant on their two marquee midfielders. But if you can only tag one of them, who should it be? Most teams won’t commit to... Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:53:16 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Who-to-tag-Swan-or-Pendlebury http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Grand-Final-pre-game-player-rankings Image: Slattery Media Group Below are the pre-game Grand Final player rankings, based on ratings received during the season and throughout the finals. Collingwood occupy the top 2 spots, but both teams have 5 players in the top 10. 1.... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:04:15 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Grand-Final-pre-game-player-rankings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Grand-Final-selecting-the-Norm-Smith-winner Image: Slattery Media Group Everyone knows which players are most likely to win the Norm Smith. That’s why they’re the favourites. This post is about finding the best player to bet on, balancing risk vs reward. The easiest way to... Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:26:30 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Grand-Final-selecting-the-Norm-Smith-winner http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Time-to-label-Lewis-elite Image: Slattery Media Group If finals football separates the men from the boys, Jordan Lewis symbolizes the former. Lewis has never been considered a top 20 or even top 50 player in the league, but if you were selecting the... Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:05:19 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Time-to-label-Lewis-elite http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Old-fashioned-square-up-2011-Brownlow-breakdown Image: Slattery Media Group Footy fans have long suspected umpires of 'square ups.' For the uninitiated a 'square-up' is where an umpire makes an error in a game and in order to keep fans, coaches and players on-side, pays another... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:56:29 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Old-fashioned-square-up-2011-Brownlow-breakdown http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Brownlow-2011-Top-10-best-dressed 10. Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) and Lauren Pavlich - 9. Bryce Gibbs and Lauren Tscharky 8. Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide) and Jessica Holtham - 7. Chris Newman (Richmond) and Lauren Poulter 6. Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) and Nadia Coppolino - 5. Dane... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:00:34 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Brownlow-2011-Top-10-best-dressed http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Ineligible-winners-is-Mitchell-next Images: Slattery Media Group When a player gets suspended early in the AFL season (and becomes ineligible for the Brownlow) does it affect an umpires voting for the remainder of the season? Take for example, Round 21, Hawthorn v Port... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:33:41 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Ineligible-winners-is-Mitchell-next http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Finals-Week-3 Image: Slattery Media Group See below the top 5 rated players from both preliminary finals. To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to the relevant fixture. 1st... Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:08:06 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Finals-Week-3 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Footy-fans-angered-by-Sevens-mega-crap-close-ups Channel 7’s broadcast of Friday night's Collingwood vs Hawthorn Preliminary Final has angered fans around the country. Seven’s directors continuously showed ground level close-ups - in what one can only imagine was an attempt to bring the audience closer to... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:21:26 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Footy-fans-angered-by-Sevens-mega-crap-close-ups http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Collingwood-v-Hawthorn-Player-Rankings Image: Slattery Media Group 1. Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn): A great finals performance, attacked every contest like it was his last. There were players with more possessions, but no one influenced the game more than Lewis. 2. Dane Swan (Collingwood): Top... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:53:40 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Collingwood-v-Hawthorn-Player-Rankings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-Medal-betting-guide Image: Slattery Media Group Over the course of the season we’ve posted a number of Brownlow related articles (listed below). Some of which have been used to assist with this betting guide. 2011 Brownlow count so far - Judd set... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:56:03 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-Medal-betting-guide http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Club-by-club-guide-to-the-2011-Brownlow Images: Slattery Media Group How will your club fare at the Brownlow Monday night? We've converted the ratings of Player Rater users into Brownlow style 3,2,1 votes. Top rated = 3 votes // 2nd = 2 votes // 3rd =... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:22:08 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Club-by-club-guide-to-the-2011-Brownlow http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Media-push-Goodes-Brownlow-odds Image: Slattery Media Group "Goodes in Brownlow best form, stats show" "Adam Goodes's late medal mail" "Judd nervous as punters back Goodes" "Brownlow in sight for Adam Goodes" Despite the headlines, it’s unlikely Adam Goodes has done enough to win... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:44:52 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Media-push-Goodes-Brownlow-odds http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Robbo-tackles-All-Australian-selection Image: Slattery Media Group, inset: The Tackle with Mark Robinson (Herald Sun) In case you haven’t noticed, Mark Robinson’s All Australian team bares quite a resemblance to the official All Australian team named last night. After hearing the announcement of... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:32:44 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Robbo-tackles-All-Australian-selection http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Finals-Week-2 Image: Slattery Media Group See below the top 5 rated players from both elimination finals. To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to the relevant fixture. 1st... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:48:30 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Finals-Week-2 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Who-was-your-clubs-best-in-2011 Profile Images: Slattery Media Group Of all the individual awards handed out at the conclusion of the season, Player Rater is best placed to predict the outcome of the best and fairest, because like the B&F format, the Player Rater... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:14:04 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Who-was-your-clubs-best-in-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Player-Rater-All-Australian-2011 FB: Leon Davis (Collingwood), Matthew Scarlett (Geelong), Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) HB: James Kelly (Geelong), Sam Fisher (St Kilda), Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) C: Dale Thomas (Collingwood), Chris Judd (Carlton), Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) HF: Adam Goodes (Sydney), Travis Cloke (Collingwood),... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:34:43 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Player-Rater-All-Australian-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Finals-Week-1 Image: Slattery Media Group See below the top 5 rated from each game in the first week of finals. To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:07:41 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Finals-Week-1 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Carlton-v-Essendon-Player-Rankings Image: Slattery Media Group 1. Marc Murphy (Carlton): Easily the most damaging player on the ground. Was the key to Carlton’s first half dominance, stepping up with Judd down early. 2. Heath Scotland (Carlton): Set the tone with his attack... Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:22:02 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Carlton-v-Essendon-Player-Rankings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Geelong-v-Hawthorn-Player-Rankings Image: Slattery Media Group 1. Joel Selwood (Geelong): Only 20 touches, but along with Kelly and Ottens, sparked Geelong's run in the second quarter. Overcame close attention at stoppages and a big hit from Jordan Lewis. 2. Brad Ottens (Geelong):... Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:03:15 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Geelong-v-Hawthorn-Player-Rankings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-medias-footballer-of-the-year-for-2011 Images: Slattery Media Group Some say Murphy, some say Mitchell, some say Judd. Who was the footballer of the year for 2011? To find the answer, we’ve bought together the results of 3 major media awards - The Age Football... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:44:13 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-medias-footballer-of-the-year-for-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Brownlow-Breakdown-Judd-to-runaway-with-a-third Image: Slattery Media Group According to the ratings of Player Rater users, Chris Judd is set to be the runaway 2011 Brownlow Medal winner. Player Rater's Brownlow forecast has Judd winning easily, ahead of Marc Murphy, Matthew Boyd and Dane... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:42:57 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Brownlow-Breakdown-Judd-to-runaway-with-a-third http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Your-2011-Rising-Star Image: Slattery Media Group The first 3 Rising Star nominations for 2011, might just finish, first, second and third at today's award ceremony. Dyson Heppell, Luke Shuey and Mitch Duncan were the Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 Rising... Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:40:08 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Your-2011-Rising-Star http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Judd-takes-out-Player-Rater-Player-of-the-Year Image: Slattery Media Group Chris Judd has finished the home and away season as the top rated player for 2011. Judd made a slow start to the season, but hit his straps in the middle of the year and beat... Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:28:10 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Judd-takes-out-Player-Rater-Player-of-the-Year http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Callan-Ward-signs-whos-next 2 down, 3 to go. GWS had planned to break news of Callan Ward’s signing via a press conference today, but the Bulldogs beat them to the punch, releasing a statement yesterday confirming that Ward had signed with the new... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:58:56 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Callan-Ward-signs-whos-next http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-24-2011 FB: Rhyce Shaw (8.2), James Frawley (7.9), Chris Masten (7.8) HB: James Kelly (8.1), Sam Gilbert (7.8), Kade Simpson (8.3) C: Brent Harvey (8.6), Gary Ablett (c) (8.8), Dustin Martin (8.3) HF: Robin Nahas (8.0), Adam Goodes (8.5), Allen Christensen... Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:44:42 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-24-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-24 Image: Slattery Media Group To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to the relevant fixture. COLL V GEEL GCS V HAW WB V FRE SYD V BL... Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:04:57 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-24 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Geelongs-best-22-according-to-player-ratings Image: Slattery Media Group Of the contending teams, Geelong are possibly the most unsettled. There are still question marks over the structure of the Cats forward line. It remains unclear whether Geelong will select Cam Mooney and/or whether the Cats... Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:03:56 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Geelongs-best-22-according-to-player-ratings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Collingwoods-best-22-according-to-player-ratings Image: Slattery Media Group It's been smooth sailing for Collingwood this season on the injury front - they've used less players (33) than any other team in the competition. But on the run-in to the finals, they've hit some minor... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:09:55 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Collingwoods-best-22-according-to-player-ratings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/The-bigger-the-better-when-it-comes-to-effective-hit-outs Image: Slattery Media Group When analysing the effectiveness of a ruckman, it’s often the ‘hitouts’ column that draws the most attention. But just like with kicking and handballing, some players are more effective than others. The table below focuses on... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:20:09 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/The-bigger-the-better-when-it-comes-to-effective-hit-outs http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Power-Butcher-the-deal Image: Slattery Media Group 3 weeks ago, John Butcher hadn’t played a senior AFL game. 3 games and 3 promising performances later, Butcher’s a top target for at least 4 Victorian based clubs. How did Port Adelaide let this happen?... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:04:56 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Power-Butcher-the-deal http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-23 Image: Slattery Media Group To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to the relevant fixture. FRE V COLL HAW V WB GEEL V SYD STK V NMFC... Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:14:38 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-23 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-23-2011 FB: Paul Puopolo (7.8), Colin Garland (8.0), Brett Deledio (7.8) HB: Nathan van Berlo (8.2), Sam Fisher (7.8), Grant Birchall (8.3) C: Bernie Vince (8.3), Adam Goodes (c) (8.6), Scott Pendlebury (8.3) HF: Dustin Martin (8.3), Nick Riewoldt (8.5), Travis... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:19:35 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-23-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Small-to-tall-the-premiership-transition Image: Slattery Media Group 2004 was undoubtedly one of the worst seasons in Hawthorn history. The Hawks had a team that was expected to play finals, but instead slumped to a record of 4 wins and 18 losses. Coach, Peter... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:33:23 +1100 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Small-to-tall-the-premiership-transition http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Players-send-out-messages-of-support Image: Slattery Media Group AFL players, past and present, have taken to Twitter in support of Sydney Swans captain Jarrad McVeigh and his family, after the passing of his daughter, Luella McVeigh. Jude_Bolton Two things stand like stone - kindness... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:37:06 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Players-send-out-messages-of-support http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-22 Image: Slattery Media Group To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to the relevant fixture. CARL V HAW GCS V ADEL WCE V ESS NMFC V FRE... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:51:37 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-22 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Diesels-record-stands-strong Images: Slattery Media Group Adelaide midfielder Scott Thompson came within two touches of equaling the AFL disposals record on Saturday, collecting a mammoth haul of 51 touches (21 kicks and 30 handballs). The record was set by former Carlton and... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:39:35 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Diesels-record-stands-strong http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-22-2011 FB: Rhyce Shaw (7.8), Josh Gibson (8.7), Ted Richards (7.7) HB: Nathan van Berlo (7.8), Nathan Bock (7.9), Tom Rockliff (8.2) C: Daniel Kerr (8.5), Dane Swan (8.3), Jordan Lewis (8.7) HF: Dustin Martin (7.8), Kurt Tippett (8.2), Colin Sylvia... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:11:50 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-22-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Stop-Birchall-Stop-Hawthorn Image: Slattery Media Group Grant Birchall has only failed to get more than 20 disposals in 5 games this season. 4 of those games have been losses. If there was ever a barometer for a team, it’s Birchall for Hawthorn.... Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:15:19 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Stop-Birchall-Stop-Hawthorn http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Whos-kicking-your-team-inside-50 Image: Slattery Media Group Watching Melbourne on the weekend, it seemed like every time they went inside 50 it was Nathan Jones or Clint Bartram taking them there. Melbourne finished the game with a total of 44 inside 50’s. Jones... Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:55:38 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Whos-kicking-your-team-inside-50 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Gold-Coast-recruiting-report Image: Slattery Media Group Breaking down the performance of the Suns' top recruits. Gary Ablett: A+ The overriding doubt with Ablett’s move, was his ability to lead a young team. The visual evidence suggests that Ablett has handled the extra... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:49:38 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Gold-Coast-recruiting-report http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-21 Image: Slattery Media Group To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see a full list of game ratings, click through to the relevant fixture. STK v COLL HAW v PORT FRE v CARL WB v ESS... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:39:45 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-21 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-21-2011 FB: Ben Reid (8.2), Dustin Fletcher (8.2), Leon Davis (8.9) HB: Brent Stanton (8.7), Alex Rance (8.2), Joel Corey (8.0) C: Andrew Gaff (8.2), Chris Judd (8.3), Dale Thomas (8.2) HF: Adam Schneider (7.9), Michael Hurley (8.3), Cyril Rioli (8.9)... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:47:44 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-21-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Butcher-to-make-long-awaited-debut Video: Courtesy afldraftinfo.com Taken with the 8th pick in the 2009 National Draft, Port Adelaide youngster, John Butcher is set to debut today against Hawthorn. In the lead up to the ’09 draft, Butcher was tipped to be taken number... Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:37:21 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Butcher-to-make-long-awaited-debut http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Free-kick-merchants-the-top-5-stagers-in-the-AFL Image: Slattery Media Group The term "staging" is a blanket term that can be interpreted in a number of different ways. In this article the term "staging" is used to cover everything from feigning injury to accentuating or manipulating contact.... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:40:18 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Free-kick-merchants-the-top-5-stagers-in-the-AFL http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-can-anyone-beat-Judd Image: Slattery Media Group Bookmaker, Sportsbet has decided - 4 rounds out from the end of the season - to pay out bets on Chris Judd for the 2011 Brownlow. Based on the fact that Judd polled so well last... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:53:06 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-can-anyone-beat-Judd http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Pies-carrying-past-stars Image: Slattery Media Group The division between "good" and "bad" clubs in 2011 has been highlighted this week with the form of league leaders, Collingwood and Geelong. The Cats have been ruthless over the past couple of weeks. Collingwood, too,... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:06:07 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Pies-carrying-past-stars http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-20 Image: Slattery Media Group To view the season leaders go to the leaderboards page. To see the rest of the round 20 ratings click through to the relevant fixture. STK v FRE GEEL v GC CARL v MELB ESS v... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:37:24 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-Player-Ratings-Round-20 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-20-2011 FB: Sam Fisher (7.9), Dustin Fletcher (7.8), Shaun Burgoyne (8.0) HB: Nick Dal Santo (8.2), Scott McMahon (7.8) Heath Scotland (8.2) C: Daniel Kerr (8.7), Chris Judd (8.7), Luke Shuey (8.3) HF: Paul Chapman (8.4), Adam Goodes (c) (8.8), Dayne... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:33:23 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-20-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Has-there-ever-been-a-more-emotion-fueled-game-of-football Image: Slattery Media Group Melbourne players are today readying themselves for what is - for most of them - the most important game of their career. Melbourne captain, Brad Green is the only player at the club that was involved... Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:55:27 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Has-there-ever-been-a-more-emotion-fueled-game-of-football http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-player-rankings-from-all-angles Image: Slattery Media Group Every AFL news entity votes on and assesses performance in a slightly different way, but for the most part the same names make up the top two or three. To get an idea of which players... Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:56:25 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/AFL-player-rankings-from-all-angles http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Forcing-the-hand-of-Giants-Davis-ploy-to-secure-GWS-deal Image courtesy Courier-Mail Has Phil Davis signed with GWS? No. Is there a chance that some kind of agreement is in place? Yes. But if there is, does it mean anything? No. Being that the AFL has worked closely with... Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:01:43 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Forcing-the-hand-of-Giants-Davis-ploy-to-secure-GWS-deal http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hamish-McIntosh-is-on-the-market-but-buyer-beware Image: Slattery Media Group Former Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley confirmed last night on Fox Sports program AFL 360 that North Melbourne ruckman Hamish McIntosh will be traded at the end of the season. When asked whether McIntosh would be dealt... Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:20:44 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hamish-McIntosh-is-on-the-market-but-buyer-beware http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Looking-to-find-form-Just-wait-until-you-play-Melbourne Image: Slattery Media Group Last week, Geelong fans were doubting the return of big man Cam Mooney. A week on and Mooney looks well placed to find a spot in the Cats finals team after kicking 5 goals against Melbourne... Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:18:48 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Looking-to-find-form-Just-wait-until-you-play-Melbourne http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/First-one-falls-GWS-get-their-man Adelaide Crows defender Phil Davis informed the Crows playing group this morning that he'll be playing with GWS in 2012. For the Crows, it's the 2nd centre half back in as many years to jump ship. Last year it was... Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:26:38 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/First-one-falls-GWS-get-their-man http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-19-2011 FB: Chris Yarran (8.1), Alex Silvagni (8.3), Patrick Ryder (8.0) HB: Nick Dal Santo (8.2), Nathan Bock (8.0), Robert Murphy (8.3) C: Brendon Goddard (8.3), Dane Swan (8.8), Scott Pendlebury (8.3) HF: Alex Fasolo (8.3), Taylor Walker (7.8), Kade Simpson... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:55:41 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-19-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Demon-Days Image: Slattery Media Group Hit and Run is a weekly post of short statements - this week foussing on Melbourne's dark day against Geelong. Melbourne’s number one possession getter Brent Moloney didn’t have a touch in the first half, supporting... Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:15:28 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Demon-Days http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Can-Lovett-find-his-way-back-to-AFL Image: Slattery Media Group Now that Andrew Lovett is a free man, the debate has begun about whether he’s capable of returning to AFL. Already this week there’s been the suggestion that Lovett - had he not been sacked -... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:09:55 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Can-Lovett-find-his-way-back-to-AFL http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/GWS-targets-confirmed Image: Slattery Media Group News breaker Damian Barrett revealed Thursday on the Footy Show the names of the 5 players he believes to be headed to Greater Western Sydney in 2012. Those players are; Tom Scully, Callan Ward, Mitch Clark,... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:16 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/GWS-targets-confirmed http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Inconsistent-clubs-and-their-most-inconsistent-stars Images: Slattery Media Group Yesterday’s article focused on the inconsistency of the Bulldogs midfield. Today's post looks at the rest of the competition. As a way of measuring the inconsistency of a clubs top players, we’ve identified the top 5... Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:45:06 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Inconsistent-clubs-and-their-most-inconsistent-stars http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Downhill-Dogs Image: Slattery Media Group Two weeks ago it looked like the Bulldogs were back on track. Since then they’ve lost two winnable games, lost hope of playing finals and got news that key forward Barry Hall won’t be with the... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:37:54 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Downhill-Dogs http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Rookie-pay-for-mature-demands Image: Slattery Media Group Fox Sports program, AFL Insider ran a story on Tuesday night about mature age rookie Cameron Pedersen. The story revealed that the Kangaroos big man had - until earlier in the season - been working night... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:03:44 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Rookie-pay-for-mature-demands http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-and-Run-Essendons-crime-of-passion Image: Slattery Media Group Hit and Run is a weekly post that includes a number of short statements about the week in footy. This week focusing on Saturday Night's game between Essendon and Carlton. The Essendon board has created an... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:34:16 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-and-Run-Essendons-crime-of-passion http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-rankings-by-player-ratings Image: Slattery Media Group Team performances are the result of collective individual performances. To get an indication of whether this holds true on Player Rater, we’ve calculated the ratings of each player at each club to find the average player... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:39:25 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-rankings-by-player-ratings http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-18-2011 FB: James Kelly (8.3), Matthew Scarlett (7.8), Darren Glass (7.8) HB: Bryce Gibbs (7.9), Heath Grundy (7.9), Greg Broughton (7.8) C: Scott Pendlebury (8.2), Chris Judd (c) (9.1), Luke Shuey (8.2) HF: Adam Schneider (8.2), Adam Goodes (8.6), Mitch Robinson... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:49:28 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-18-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Mark-of-the-Year-Andrew-Walker-posterizes-Jake-Carlisle Andrew Walker capped off a brilliant night for the Blues on Saturday Night with a Mark of the Year contender. Walker finished with 14 touches and 4 goals. Image: Slattery Media Group... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:28:13 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Mark-of-the-Year-Andrew-Walker-posterizes-Jake-Carlisle http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-according-to-Player-Rater-Club-by-Club Images: Slattery Media Group How will your club fare at the Brownlow this season? We've converted the ratings of Player Rater users into Brownlow style 3,2,1 votes. Top rated = 3 votes // 2nd = 2 votes // 3rd =... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:47:17 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-according-to-Player-Rater-Club-by-Club http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-count-so-far-Judd-set-to-win-a-third Image: Slattery Media Group According to the ratings of Player Rater users, Chris Judd - after 17 rounds - will be leading the Brownlow count. If you convert the Player Rater ratings from each game so far this season into... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:27:38 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/2011-Brownlow-count-so-far-Judd-set-to-win-a-third http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Scully-blazing-a-trail-to-greatness Image: Slattery Media Group Tom Scully's proposed move to Greater Western Sydney has led to questions about Scully’s standing in the AFL. Will he be an elite player? What compensation should Melbourne receive? What kind of contract does he deserve?... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:27:07 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Scully-blazing-a-trail-to-greatness http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Recalling-Barrys-Big-Career Image: Slattery Media Group Barry Hall announced today that 2011 will be his final year in AFL. Hall will without doubt be remembered as one of the great key forwards of the modern era. But his misdemeanors won’t be forgotten.... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:11:59 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Recalling-Barrys-Big-Career http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-17-2011 FB: Brett Deledio (8.2), James Frawley (8.0), Heath Hocking (7.9) HB: Jason Gram (8.2), Nathan Bock (8.0), Greg Broughton (8.3) C: Daniel Wells (8.4), Gary Ablett (8.2), Nathan Fyfe (8.4) HF: Leon Davis (8.1), James Podsiadly (8.8), Angus Monfries (8.4)... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:28:02 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-17-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Tigers-still-paying-for-past-mistakes Image: Slattery Media Group Three years ago, Richmond president Gary March announced the mid-season sacking of then Football Director, Greg Miller. Miller had been with the club for six years. Gary March said at the time: "Greg joined Richmond at... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:17:01 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Tigers-still-paying-for-past-mistakes http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Its-all-in-the-yips Image: Slattery Media Group "The yips" is one of those expressions that gets thrown around a lot in sport, and while we all know the meaning and the appropriate context of the term, it's interesting sometimes to see such common... Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:33:29 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Its-all-in-the-yips http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Sportsbets-Judd-refund Image: Slattery Media Group Betting agency Sportsbet have announced this week that they’ll refund bets taken on the Carlton v Collingwood game if Carlton captain Chris Judd gets the most possessions for the match. Money back special on Sportbet.com.au: Enjoy... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:10:24 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Sportsbets-Judd-refund http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hodge-flips-the-switch Image: Slattery Media Group Luke Hodge’s 2011 season got off to a less than spectacular start; an interrupted pre-season, nagging injuries and talk that he was no longer an elite player in the competition. For Hodge the lead up to... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:11:40 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hodge-flips-the-switch http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-and-Run-Richmond-are-the-new-bye Image: Slattery Media Group Hit and Run - short statements about the week in footy. Came across an interesting tweet yesterday... SERG1O_D: @Robbo_heraldsun playing Richmond is becoming the equivalent of the bye. If Carlton lose then last 8 have lost... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:13:34 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-and-Run-Richmond-are-the-new-bye http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-16-2011 FB: James Gwilt (7.8), Will Schofield (7.9), Dale Morris (7.9) HB: Brent Stanton (8.1), Harry Taylor (8.1), Jack Redden (8.2) C: Andrew Embley (8.3), Scott Pendlebury (8.4), Nick Dal Santo (8.6) HF: Mark Nicoski (8.1), Stewart Crameri (7.8), Ryan O'Keefe... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:14:11 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-16-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/No-deal-for-Walker-was-a-big-deal-for-Ratten Image: Slattery Media Group How quickly things change. Last year Brett Ratten was a marked man. A queue of high profile coaches including Mick Malthouse and Paul Roos were reportedly in line to take his position if and when he... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:14:49 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/No-deal-for-Walker-was-a-big-deal-for-Ratten http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Buy-or-Sell-Round-15-Goldstein-Mackie Image: Slattery Media Group Whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling? BUY: Todd Goldstein Admittedly it's a little late to be buying into Todd Goldstein. He's had a stellar couple of months, he’s currently ranked 5th amongst ruckmen... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:16:12 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Buy-or-Sell-Round-15-Goldstein-Mackie http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hawks-Premiership-push-gets-tougher-by-the-week Image: Slattery Media Group The Hawks shot themselves in the foot (or more literally hit themselves in the face) on Sunday. Key defenders Josh Gibson and Jordan Lisle both went down to friendly fire. Gibson was punched in the eye... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:17:22 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hawks-Premiership-push-gets-tougher-by-the-week http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Campbell-Brown-pitch-to-the-AFL-insecure Image: Slattery Media Group Campbell Brown put on his recruiting cap over the weekend, writing an article for The Sunday Age that discussed the issues confronting out of contract players considering the lure of the AFL's new franchises. In between... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:18:12 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Campbell-Brown-pitch-to-the-AFL-insecure http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Four-Quarter-Breust Image: Slattery Media Group Luke Breust is only eight games into his AFL career, but he’s already laid claim to the title of super-sub. It’s a common tag in sports like Soccer and Basketball; someone that comes off the bench... Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:42:47 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Four-Quarter-Breust http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Friday-night-mic Photo: Channel Seven Hit and Run is a weekly post that includes a number of short statements about the week in footy. This week focusing on Friday Night Footy. Mid-way through the first quarter on Friday night, Melbourne midfielder Brent... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:21:53 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Friday-night-mic http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-15-2011 FB: Graham Johncock (8.3), Ben Reid (8.2), Dyson Heppell (8.3) HB: Nick Dal Santo (8.3), Heath Hocking (7.8), Luke Hodge (c) (8.7) C: Brendon Goddard (8.1), Ryan Griffen, (8.3), Dale Thomas (8.1) HF: Daniel Giansiracusa (7.8), Matthew Pavlich (8.0), Mitch... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:12:03 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-15-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/PR-betting-for-round-15 First lost in a while last week. Account at the start of round 14: $1348.89 - $90.00 (one bad beat and a collection of bad bets) Account at the start of round 15: $1258.89 Very hard done by last week.... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:14:45 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/PR-betting-for-round-15 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Buy-or-Sell-Round-14 Image: Slattery Media Group Whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling? BUY: Brent Moloney Last week marked the return of Mark Jamar for Melbourne, it also marked the return of the best clearance duo in the league. Moloney's... Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:42:29 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Buy-or-Sell-Round-14 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Round-14-All-Australian Herald Sun writer Mark Robinson this week released his Round 14 All Australian Team. Earlier in the year we compared Robbo's Round 7 team with the Round 7 Player Rater team. So how do the teams compare after 14 rounds?... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:13:35 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Round-14-All-Australian http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Round-14 Hit and Run is a weekly post that includes a number of short statements about the week in footy. It’s not often that in-game coaching decisions directly affect the outcome of AFL games, but on Sunday Brett Ratten made a... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:20:40 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Round-14 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-14-2011 FB: Greg Broughton (8.3), Darren Glass (8.0), Matt Suckling (8.2) HB: Corey Enright (8.7), James Frawley (8.1), Grant Birchall (8.7) C: Isaac Smith (8.2), Ryan Griffen (8.5), Jordan Lewis (8.3) HF: Daniel Giansiracusa (7.8), Matthew Pavlich (c) (8.7), Jack Watts... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:10:59 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-14-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/PR-betting-for-round-14 The good run continues! Account at the start of round 13: $1130.64 +$218.25 (3 leg multi) Account at the start of round 14: $1348.89 Last weeks bet was a 3 leg multi worth $2.91. We wagered $75. The result of... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:33:04 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/PR-betting-for-round-14 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Round-14-Preview Predictions for Round 14. Click the relevant fixture to go to the match rating page. ---- Friday 24th, June ---- Hawthorn v Essendon (19:40) MCG Hawthorn 1.62 Essendon 2.31 Prediction: Franklin and Roughead out, makes it tough for Hawthorn to... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:14:35 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Round-14-Preview http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Buy-or-Sell-Round-13 Based on Supercoach values, who’s price is rising and who’s price is falling? --------------------------------------- BUY: Value expected to rise --------------------------------------- Easton Wood: After playing round one, Wood didn't play again until round 9. Not surprisingly his value dropped, but since... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:55:22 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Buy-or-Sell-Round-13 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Round-13 Hit and Run is a weekly post that includes a number of short statements about the week in footy. Following the Bulldog’s win over Adelaide on Friday, midfielder Adam Cooney tweeted… “Disappointing crowd last night, to the supporters who chose... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:58:37 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Hit-And-Run-Round-13 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-13-2011 FF: Shannon Hurn (8.5), James Frawley (8.1), Grant Birchall (7.8) HB: Nick Dal Santo (8.0), Harry Taylor (8.2), Robert Murphy (8.4) R: Matthew Kreuzer (8.3), Matt Priddis (8.3), Marc Murphy (8.5) C: Brent Harvey (c) (8.3), Ryan Griffen (8.6), Shane... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:37:53 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Team-of-the-week-round-13-2011 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/PR-betting-for-round-13 Another good win last week, the plan to target the "Most Disposals" market couldn't have worked out better. After winning on both Ablett and Mitchell Saturday I also got on Tom Scully in Monday's game. Scully was offering $11.00 to... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:04:18 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/PR-betting-for-round-13 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Round-13-Preview Predictions for Round 13. Click the relevant fixture to go to the match rating page. ---- Friday 17th, June ---- Western Bulldogs v Adelaide (19:40) Etihad Stadium Western Bulldogs 1.23 Adelaide 4.40 Prediction: I'm sure channel 7 are wrapped to... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:25:38 +1000 http://www.playerrater.com.au/news/Round-13-Preview