Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
Won't be long.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
Last edited by bulldogtragic; 30-09-2021 at 07:23 AM.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
The annual (except last year) bye round TOTC nomination period is now open LATE. There are players are left, some highly decorated, are eligible for nomination. They are: J. Johannisen, L. Hunter, C. Daniel, M. Wallis, Z. Cordy, B. Williams, J. Dunkley & B. Dale.
If there are no nominations over the next week or two then the below team sheet will be the WOOF TOTC until next year. If there are nomination/s (per the nomination format) then we will work on including them in the team.
Current:
Team Of The Century - 23 Years of 100 Years
B: R. Murphy (c) - B. Lake - D. Morris ——— 734 Games, 216 Goals
HB: R. Smith - E. Wood - L. Gilbee ——— 686 Games, 392 Goals
C: N. Eagleton - S. West - M. Bontempelli ——— 724 Games*, 457 Goals*
HF: T. Dickson - C. Grant (vc) - A. Cooney ——— 679 Games, 921 Goals
F: B. Johnson - Vacant - D. Giansiracusa ——— 629 Games, 889 Goals
R: L. Darcy - M. Boyd - T. Liberatore ——— 900 Games*, 335 Goals*
Int: (1) W. Minson - (2) R. Hargrave - (3) R. Griffen ——— 596 Games, 280 Goals
Int: (4) J. Macrae - (5) L. Picken - (6) Vacant ——— 392 Games*, 130 Goals*
Coach: Luke Beveridge: 171 H&A Games, 97 wins/74 losses (56.7%), 12 Finals Games for 7 wins/5 losses (58.3%), 1 X Premiership
Captain: Robert Murphy (41 Games Club Captain, 2015-2017)
Vice Captain: Chris Grant (67 Games Club Captain, 2001-2004)
Full TOTC Squad:
Eligible For Nomination, Having Met 100 Games Threshold: J. Johannisen, L. Hunter, C. Daniel, M. Wallis, Z. Cordy, B. Williams, B. Dale & J. Dunkley
Made Team, But Demoted Later:
Missed Team: D. Cross - J. Roughead - M. Hahn - M. Robbins - S. Higgins - L. Dahlhaus - J. McMahon
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Our TOTC Stats & Details:
Games: 5,140* (Average 230 games, for the 22 Players - Still 2 Vacancies & 4 Players Still Playing)
Goals: 3,621* (Still 2 Vacancies & 4 Players Still Playing)
Best & Fairest Wins: 21 - Bontempelli x 4, West x 4, Boyd x 3, Johnson x 2, Griffen x 2, Darcy, Lake, Wood, Daniel, Liberatore, Hunter
All Australian Selections: 32 - Bontempelli x 4, Macrae x 3, West x 4, Johnson x 4, Boyd x 3, Lake x 2, Murphy x 2, Darcy, Smith, Gilbee, Morris, Cooney, Griffen, Minson, Wood, Daniel, Dale
All Australian Captain Selections: 2 - Johnson, Murphy
Club Captains: 8 of 8 - Grant, Darcy, Johnson, Boyd, Griffen, Murphy, Wood, Bontempelli
Brownlow Medalist: 1 - Adam Cooney
300+ Game Players: 5 - Grant, West, Smith, Johnson, Murphy
Premiership Players: 8 - Picken, Boyd, Bontempelli, Wood, Liberatore, Macrae, Morris, Dickson
AFLPA Best Captain: 2 - Murphy, Bontempelli
AFLPA MVP: 2 - Darcy, Bontempelli
AFL Hall of Fame: 3 - Grant, West, Johnson
Club Legends: 1 - Chris Grant
Club Hall of Fame: 3 - Grant, West, Johnson
1900-1999 TOTC Players: 3 (C. Grant, S. West & B. Johnson)
Father/Sons Across Both TOTC: 1 (Tony & Tom Liberatore)
Note: Stats current to EF, 2022
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
If Wallis misses again, and Dunkley is traded they will be taken off the board, along with any player who leaves the club this off season without a nomination.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
I really can't see anyone that should be nominated at this stage, so I would prefer to hang on for now and see what happens next year.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
I would like to see Clay Smith nominated for interchange; the team could always do with a bit of added mongrel.
The truth will set you free,
but first it will piss you off. ... Gloria Steinem.
I wish he hit the 100 game mark to make the team. But, Will 'White Line Fever' Minson, Shaggy with his great punching ability (ask Heath Black - easily the best 3 week suspension earned) and Liam Picken will have to flay the flag off the bench at this point.
Next year, if Naughton, stays fit to 100+ games, we might actually have an opportunity to nominate a full forward! After 24 seasons!!!
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
Well then, proper nominations available this year are:
A. Naughton, J. Johannisen, L. Hunter, C. Daniel, M. Wallis, Z. Cordy, B. Williams, B. Dale & J. Dunkley
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
#33 Aaron Naughton, 100* games, 147* goals, 2018-Current, Wing, 195cm, 93kg, drafted from Peel Thunder, Western Australia.
Nominated for: Full Forward
Alternatives for: Centre Half Forward
Achievements (To Date):
AFLPA (Best) 22 Under 22: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2018 Rising Star Nominee (Round 23)
2018 Chris Grant Best First Year Player Award (also placing fourth in the Best & Fairest in his first year)
2019 Locker Group Coaches Award
2021 Grand Final Team
2021 Scott West Most Courageous Award 2021 (Grand Final Year)
2021 Runner Up, Leading Goal Kicker (one off equal top spot)
2022 Gary Dempsey Medal (3rd in the Best & Fairest)
2022 Club Leading Goal Kicker (11th Overall for the Competition)
Drafted at Pick 9 in 2017 AFL Draft.
Originally drafted as an attacking elite intercept defender. Naughton would excel in the role in his first year at the club, playing 18 games in his debut year in which he won the Best First Year Player Award and finished 4th in the Best & Fairest. Before switching ends of the ground in his second season to Full Forward, being the 2019 Season.
In an early game of the 2019 Season, Naughton as a then 19 year old, ripped his Richmond opponents apart kicking 5 Goals and taking 9 Contested Marks (14 marks in total), just one the record set by Wayne Carey decades earlier. The Richmond remarked after the game; “We could’ve had Jesus Christ playing down there tonight and I reckon he would’ve struggled on him."
Naughton would fast become a fan favourite and excitement machine with aerial marking skills seldom seen at AFL level. Naughton would play in the 2021 Final Series including the AFL Grand Final, at Full Forward, at the age of just 21. In 2022 he would finish 11th in the AFL Goal Kicking with 51 Goals, 34 Behinds for the season.
In just five seasons he has racked up 100 games, and 147 goals. And is yet to have his 23rd Birthday. Note also he has kicked 145 Goals in just 82 Games since becoming a Full Forward. And as a nod to his leadership within the playing group, Naughton was elevated into the club's leadership group at just age 22.
This nomination is only going to get more crammed full of achievements to more Naughton plays.
At the time of this nomination, Naughton had already risen to the 35th Highest Goal Kicker in the entire history of the FFC/WBFC.
Last edited by bulldogtragic; 10-10-2022 at 01:44 PM.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023