Votes for B&F Rd 3 3. Jack Riewoldt FINALLY! 2. James Podsiadly FINALLY! 1. Stephen Hill (for the third week in a row - ahead Douglas because he scored well in an absolute demolition) Leaderboard 3 - Trent West, Richard Douglas, Stephen Hill, Jack Riewoldt 2 - Jack Hombsch, Chris Masten, James Podsiadly Most even leaderboard I've seen out of any of the teams. Shows that an even team across the park is being fielded each week. Surprising to see McVeigh hasn't got a vote yet
After much slackness, here are the votes... Rd 4 3. McVeigh (first votes for the year) 2. Hill 1. West Rd 5 3. Billings (101!) 2. Riewoldt 1. Masten Rd 6 3. West 2. Hombsch 1. McVeigh Leaderboard 7 - West (what a selection in the secondary draft!) 5 - Hill, Riewoldt 4 - McVeigh, Hombsch 3 - Douglas, Billings, Masten 2 - Podsiadly No, your eyes are not deceiving you, big Trent West is leading the B&F for Gisborne currently! He does not play for Essendon, so no foul play is suspected.
A slow start to the year for Gisborne, after a pre-season marred by injuries. After the byes, Gisborne have come back with some good scores, although are yet to add to their one win. With Seedsman and Christensen back from long term injuries, the season is looking up, although finals chances are virtually nil. Votes Rd 7. 3. McVeigh 2. Neale 1. Steven Rd 11. 3. Hill 2. Pods 1. Hombsch Rd 12. 3. Hill 2. Thomas 1. Steven Rd 13. 3. Wellingham 2. McVeigh 1. Podsiadly <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]Leaderboard <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]11 - Hill <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]9 - McVeigh <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]7 - West <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]5 - Riewoldt, Hombsch, Podsiadly <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]3 - Douglas, Billings, Masten, Wellingham <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]2 - Neale, Thomas, Steven
With two wins on the trot, the air is full of repressed excitement at the Gisborne camp. The coach is trying to keep a lid on the success, although is secretly harbouring a slight bit of confidence in finals aspirations. Finals is very doubtful, although if Gisborne can win the next 5 matches, making it seven in a row, finals might be a possibility after all. B&F Votes R14 3. Billings 2. Steven 1. McVeigh R15 3. Hill 2. Harwood 1. Riewoldt Leaderboard <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]14 - Hill <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]10 - McVeigh <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]7 - West <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]6 - Riewoldt, Billings <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]5 - Hombsch, Podsiadly <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]4 - Steven <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]3 - Douglas, Masten, Wellingham <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #f7f7f7;]2 - Neale, Thomas, Harwood
After a much anticipated wait, the Gisborne Grenades season review has been made public! (a bit of it, the rest is classified) An injury-curtailed start saw the Grenades sink through the lows of ORFFU disappointments. Finally, a win came, when all the players were back on the park. The next 5 weeks saw a streak of WWWLW, with Gisborne ending the season on 4 wins. The charge home should be expected next year, with coaching staff hoping for a top 4 performance and NO INJURIES! Some good performances from players all around, although the club was especially happy with Lachie Neale and Ryan Harwood's finish to the year. The staff would also like to congratulate the big Mullet on a successful first year as captain, and his 10 votes in the last 5 rounds B&F Votes Rd 16 3. I. Maric 2. L. Neale 1. J. McVeigh Round 17 3. J. Riewoldt 2. J. McVeigh 1. R. Harwood Rd 18 3. I. Maric 2. R. Harwood 1.R. Douglas Rd 19 3. I. Maric 2. A. Christensen 1. H. Grundy Rd 20 3. J. Steven 2. J. McVeigh 1. I. Maric Results 15 - McVeigh 14 - Hill 10 - Riewoldt, Maric 7 - West, Steven 6 - Billings 5 - Hombsch, Podsiadly, Harwood 4 - Douglas, Neale 3 - Masten, Wellingham 2 - Thomas, Christensen 1 - Grundy Congratulations to Jarrad McVeigh on winning the first ever Gisborne Best and Fairest! Jarrad had a great year, but sadly couldn't top it off with an AFL premiership. Coaches of rival ORFFU clubs might want to take a look at the B&F results for trading material. Gisborne list management will be participating heavily in the auction and other post-season activities Gisborne will continue their quiet-ish post-season reviews, and ramping up towards the 2015 ORFFU Season!
<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Gisborne Grenades 2015 <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Defenders (7): M Jaensch, R Harwood, H Grundy, P Seedsman, J Hombsch, B Lake, D Viojo-Rainbow. <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Midfielders (8): J McVeigh (C), S Hill, R Douglas, M Thomas, L Neale, C Masten, K Stevens, M Grigg. <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Ruckmen (2): I Maric, T West.[span style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Forwards (9): J Riewoldt, A Christensen (MID), J Billings, L Adams, J Steele (MID), L Casboult, J Podsiadly, P Ambrose, B Lennon. <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Injury Update <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]The Grenades are yet again curtailed by preseason injuries, but not to the extent of last year. Hombsch is only expected to only return in the mid-year, while many players are yet to play in practice matches. Billings picked up something in a match yesterday, but medical staff are unsure of exactly what. Some players have niggles but for the most part the Grenades are up and running in preparation for the year. <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Preseason Update <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Congratulations to Jarrad McVeigh on being named 2015 captain! Ivan Maric will be vice captain again, with the roles being reversed on last years setup. <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Many players have been impressing the club, while others are yet to really do anything in the preseason. Jaensch, Grundy, Seedsman, Hombsch, Lake, McVeigh, Hill, Douglas, Thomas, Neale, Grigg, Maric, West, Riewoldt, Christensen, Adams, Steele, Podsiadly and Ambrose are all yet to appear in numerous practice matches being held. <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Meanwhile, Viojo-Rainbow scored a sub-affected 3 SC points, and his singular handball was very impressive. Ben Lennon had 13 kicks in 73 SC points, and Chris Masten had a super impressive practice game with 117 SC points. Masten will be one who is looked to step up in the next years as Gisborne push for top 8 contention. Also in the engine room, new recruit Koby Stevens started well with 86 SC points, which will make the coaching staff very happy if he can keep it up. Billings was an unfortunate injury without scoring, and medical staff are still unsure of the extent. Big Levi Casboult kicked a goal in 65 SC points, with some improvement to come.