FAREWELL TO CLOCK and DOS

Club historian Kev Kluver fare-welled two of the club's popular players in Matt "Clock" Thompson and Hayden "Dos" Thick at the club's Presentation Night last Saturday night.

Clock has just completed his medicine studies and will graduate in December as Dr Thompson and has decided to do his internship in Canberra where his girlfriend Jen works for the Department of Health. 

He played for Sherwood Juniors from 1999-2002 then moved to Victoria but returned in 2006 and immediately rejoined the Black and Whites, playing in the Reserves 2006 premiership.

The goal-sneak graduated to Seniors and played in the club's 2008 and 2012 First grade premierships. He played his 100th senior match for the club this season.

In 2009 he was the QAFL Reserve Grade leading goal kicker and has always been a favourite of the crowd at Chelmer. Apparently he has caused several coaches to go grey a bit quicker than otherwise would be the case as he has a penchant for arguing the toss at times with both opponents and teammates alike.  

Hayden Thick joined the club from Bundaberg in 2009 when the club's then General Manager Anthony McDonald lured him to Chelmer as he came to Brisbane to study Law at UQ (McDonald had been the AFL's manager in the Bundaberg region before joining the Pies).

He had a baptism of fire as the Magpies struggled in 2009-10 when promoted to the QAFL . The tall youngster was asked to play at fullback and acquitted himself well on some of the best and toughest full forwards in the League.

He was also a valuable ruckman when asked and his leap and palming ability were a highlight of his game.

He is fondly remembered for his demolition job on PBC's dangerous full forward Bryce Berry-Bolt in the 2012 Premiership, keeping him to just 1 goal and leading the brilliant Magpie defence in that Grand Final victory.  

Hayden has graduated with a Law degree and he his girlfriend  have decided to travel and will spend 2 years in Canada and the USA, doing some work on the snowfields in Canada --and plenty of skiing!! -- and also tripping across to Europe.  

Both players will be sorely missed but the club wishes them all the best and  both will be always welcome back at the Nest. 

BRYCE CROSSLEY WINS JB MEDAL FOR RESERVES BEST & FAIREST

Consistent centreman Bryce Crossley has won the Western Magpies Reserves Best and Fairest Award, the JB Medal.

Crossley won narrowly from 200 gamer Gabe McKinnon as both were the standout performers throughout the Reserves season. 

The JB Medal is named after Life Member and long serving club trainer and player confidante John Burkill.

Crossley polled 64 votes to McKinnon's 58, with youngster Riley Easton underlining his potential with a third place on 53 votes. Next were  Matt Hockley 51, up a coming youngster Matt Mazarolle 48, Brodie Easton 46 and Matt Green 45.  

Crossley won plenty of the ball as he tracks it well, has good decision making ability and usually finds a target with accurate disposal. He is also an on and off field leader of the team.

McKinnon had a standout year across half back to be a key defender who worked hard all season.

Riley Easton only played about half the matches so his effort to finish third was outstanding. His speed and tackling pressure were a highlight and he is a tough customer for his size. 

His brother Brodie Easton was awarded the Best Team Player Award for a consistent season as well as always striving hard in every match and he will push for regular senior selection next year. Matt Mazarolle won most Consistent Player as he got better and better as the season progressed and will be also in the Senior mix next season. 

James Page was awarded the Coach's Trophy for his continual improvement throughout the season and willingness to listen and learn in his first year in AFL football.     

JB Medal voting 2015

Bryce Crossley 64, Gabe McKinnon 58, Riley Easton 53, Matt Hockley 51, Matt Mazarolle 48, Brodie Easton 46, Matt Green 45, Jadan Morton 37, Monty Vine 34, Logan Murray 32, Liam Dwyer 31,  Sean McEvoy 28, James Page 27, Ben Hooper 24, Jak Williams 24, Hunter Heath 21, Luke De Nys 21, Jake Heard 19, Matt Garland 18, Joel Workman 18, Chris Mihalopoulos 18, Luke Mitchell 18, Grant Jennings 9, Peter Kilroy 9, Tadiwa Parirenyatwa 9, Sean Mewing 8, Jae Humphrey 7, Lachlan Gaetke 7, Robert Mohr 6, Jake Farrell 5, Blake McClennan 4, Jesse Rigsby-Jones 3, Jake Fuentes 2, Jack Goodall 2, Brayden Thomas 1, Alex Spasovski 1, Nathan Morrow 1.

POPE WINS HIS SECOND BILL PEIRCE MEDAL

Forward turned midfielder Val Pope has won his second Bill Peirce Medal for Western Magpies AFC Best and Fairest player in 2015. Pope adds the medal to the one he won in 2008 which underlines the excellence of his football over many years at the Pies. His 2008 medal was won in a premiership season and this year's medal was won with the Pies finishing second on the ladder--this underlines the class act that he is to win the prestigious medal  when he had plenty of competition from a very good line up of players.

In a voting system of 3 cards with 5-4-3-2-1 voting, Pope polled 101 votes to win from young defender Doug Lawrence on 88 votes with QAFL Grogan Medallist Callum Carseldine finishing third on 81 votes. The other top vote getters were Matt Davis (79),  Luke Scott (71), Richard Wenham (62) and Drew Mitchell (60). The next best vote getter was 29 votes. 

After 12 rounds Pope and Lawrence both trailled Davis and Carseldine was way back in sixth place. Both Pope and Carseldine finished the season strongly. 

The top four vote getters did not quite mirror the QAFL selectors as all but Lawrence  were  named in the QAFL Team of the Year. Lawrence failed to gain a vote in the Grogan count but his value to the Pies was reflected in his runner up B & F placing. 

Pope missed 2 matches during the year but he was a consistent performer in the remaining 16 matches with his clean ball handling and ability to scoop the ball up on the run without slowing a highlight. His ability in the air catches many opponents out and his balance and goal kicking ability are second to none. He kicked 34 goals which is a good return for a high forward who played more in the midfield this season. Pope was named number 33 in the QAFL top 50 which many in the know would consider far too low. 

Bill Peirce presented the medal named in his honour to Pope and commented that he enjoyed watching Pope play and he was a worthy winner.

Doug Lawrence  was superb in the key defensive position and his hardness at the contest was a highlight. He was rewarded with a mention in the QAFL top 50 this season. 

Grogan Medallist Carseldine has been lauded for his in and under work at the contest as well as his leadership this season. His achievement on winning the Grogan Medal was honoured by the crowd at the Presentation Night. 

Fourth  place getter Matt Davis was also named in the QAFL top 50 and his first half off the season was top shelf but injury resulted in several missed matches and on his return he struggled to regain some of his earlier form. His marking and run out of defence were a highlight. Davis was presented with the Joe Schaffert-Kevin Garner Trophy for Most Consistent Player.

Other trophy winners were Callum Carseldine who was awarded the BG Award and presented by Tim McEvoy who commented on his leadership both on and off the field and inspiration in coming back so strongly after a knee reconstruction last season as well as his Grogan Medal win. 

Drew Mitchell had a consistent season with hard work in the midfield and running hard to create and link with the forwards. He was rewarded with the Coach's Trophy.

The Barry "Phantom" Johnstone Award was won by Matt Garland for his contribution to the team in a difficult year for him, injuring his knee in pre-season then forcing his way back into the first grade team at year's end. He contributed off the field while injured which impressed his teammates and officials.

Best Team-man was awarded to Mitchell Stallard, who was only able to play half a game this year before succumbing to a foot injury which has since had surgery. The 2014 Rising Star's onfield contribution was missed this year but he was at training every night and on match day did statistics and any other job asked of him to be a much loved player at the club.

The Rising Star award was awarded to both Riley Easton and Sam Copland and it was fitting they could not be split because as 16 year olds both have big futures at the club. The other factor is they both travel significant distances to train and play, Easton from Dalby and Copland from Toowoomba.   

Leading Goal-kicker was Alex Dickfos with 60 goals--how he was not named in the QAFL top 50 players is a mystery.

First grade voting for Bill Peirce Medal

Val Pope 101, Doug Lawrence 88, Callum Carseldine 81, Matt Davis 79, Luke Scott 71, Richard Wenham 62, Drew Mitchell 60, Sunny Anett 29, Ben Jaenke-Cain 25, Brady Allen 22, Tim McEvoy 21, Tyler Jones 20, Tom Ielasi 18, Luke Mitchell 18, Chris Hunt 17, Alex Dickfos 14, Dom Beer 13,  Aaron Maricic 12, Joel Workman 10, Tom Michael 10, Sam Copland 10, Sean Mewing 9, Lachlan Woods 5, Riley Easton 5, Matt Hockley 3, Matt Thompson 3, Jak Williams 2, Jack Goodall 2. 

QAFL TOP 50

QAFL Publicity officer Andrew Wiles has teamed with Wilston Grange coach Matt Trewhella to pick the QAFL Top 50 players this season (Trewhella dismissed himself from any Wilston Grange deliberations). Apparently there has been some controversy but any list will do that--what do you think? 

The full list with each individual write ups can be found on the AFLQ website. 

 Five Western Magpies players were selected (write ups included) -- 

1. Adam Clarke (Labrador)

2. Steve Brittain (Wilston Grange)

3. Josh Fraser (Labrador)

4. Nathan Kinsch (Morningside)

5. Lachlan Russ (Morningside)

6. CALLUM CARSELDINE (WESTERN MAGPIES)

Position: Midfield
Time in best: 10
Goals: 3

Influence

The comeback king. The 2015 Grogan Medalist was the Magpies most important player this year. His ability to put his head over the ball, pick the footy out, and then stand up in a tackle was pivotal to the Magpies success.

Ability to change a game

When a 50/50 ball was there to be won, Carseldine cashed in. He laid the foundation for the Magpies attack all year, and was still able to become dangerous on the spread. He set the Magpies up early when they got up and about early.

Consistency

Had a slightly lean patch in the middle of the year, but you couldn’t ask for a better start of finish to the year than Carseldine had. Didn’t miss a beat in his return in 2015.

7. Darren Pfeiffer (UQ)

8. Eric Kuret (Wilston Grange)

9. Josh Woolley (PBC)

10. Josh Baxter (Labrador) 

11. Aden Rutledge (Sandgate)

12. Bradie Foster (Wilston Grange) 

13. Adam Baird (Labrador)

14. Todd Bryant (PBC)

15. Chris Ryan (Labrador)

16. Kent Abey (Morningside)

17.  LUKE SCOTT (WESTERN MAGPIES)

Position: Defence/Forward
Time in best: 8
Goals: 10 

Influence

The king of setting up behind the ball. Scott, the best swingman in the competition, reads the ball as good as anyone, and creates a lot by foot.

Ability to change a game

Scott played his best footy this year when he was able to float around half-back. His intercept marks have been critical at times this year, especially in the last quarter against Morningside in round 10. Changes the tempo of the game when the ball is in his hands.

Consistency

Battled an ankle injury early in the year, but returned strongly, especially though the middle of the year where he was unstoppable.

18. Matt Trewhella (Wilston Grange)  

19. Alastair Nash (Morningside) 

20. Bill Hicks (Labrador)

21. Ryley Buntain (Morningside)

22. Declan Bevan (Wilston Grange) 

23. Jesse Derrick (PBC)

24. Taylor Haley (Broadbeach) 

25. Todd Carbone (Mt Gravatt)

26. Albert Proud (Wilston Grange)

27. Todd featherstone (Labrador)

28. Cassidy Haberfield (Surfers Paradise)

29.  MATT DAVIS (WESTERN MAGPIES)

Position: Half -Back
Time in best: 11 
Goals: 8

Influence

The quarter back. Davis was sublime off half-back this year, setting up most of the Magpies attack by foot. Was able to lead a tight defensive ship, but he also put himself in dangerous positions when the trigger needed to be pulled.

Ability to change a game

The contested nature of the Magpies game plan this year meant that scoring was sometimes hard to come by. However, if the ball was in Doc’s hands on the rebound, you knew something was going to come of it. He was creative, opened the game up, and got his midfielders involved.

Consistency

Probably didn’t have the finals campaign he would have liked, but the run that the Magpies went on after round 2 can be heavily attributed to his form

30. Jamie Hackett (Morningside)

31. Rhys Estall (Mt Gravatt)

32. Adam Spackman (Morningside)

33. VAL POPE (WESTERN MAGPIES)

Position: Midfield / Forward
Time in best: 9
Goals: 34

Influence

Pope is a very dangerous forward who is always hard to match up on, but can also float up the ground and win his own footy. Moves well, is able to use the space out the back of a contest, and doesn’t miss too often. Played a massive role in the increased scoring power of the Magpies as the year progressed.

Ability to change a game

When the Magpies needed one most, Pope managed to find a way to bob up and kick one against the flow. His strength on the lead, as well as his ability to pick it up from his bootlaces meant he was never out of the contest.

Consistency

34 goals was a good return for the role he played, and the structure the Magpies played to this year. One of the first picked in the side every week.

34. Hugh Campbell (Wilston Grange)

35. Peter Mollison (Morningside) 

36. Ryan Davey (Labrador)

37. George Hannaford (UQ)

38. Nic Tomlinson (Morningside)

39. Ryan Pantic (Broadbeach)

40. Tom Daniel (Labrador)

41. Tom Overington (Sandgate)

42. Blake Bantoft (Labrador)

43. DOUG LAWRENCE (WESTERN MAGPIES)

Position: Full Back

Time in best: 12
Goals: 1

Influence

The young defender who has done a tough apprenticeship at full back now demands respect from opposition teams. Hard to body up against, spoils well and supports his top class defensive teammates. One of the revelations of the year in 2015.

Ability to change a game

Played on some of the best forwards in the league every week. His improved performance coincided with his teams rise to second on the ladder. Will only get better with experience as he develops his running game, but never looked out of place on some of the monsters in the competition.

Consistency

Playing in the negating role of full back doesn’t normally get you the accolades it deserves, but such was his influence he featured in the best 12 out of 20 times.

44. Ben Hancock (Broadbeach)

45. Ryan Dienjes (Broadbeach)

46. Ryan Agita (Surfers Paradise)

47. Frazer Neate (Mt Gravatt)

48. Tom Thorsen (Labrador)

49. Ben Beavan (Sandgate)

50. Matt Dillon (Broadbeach) 

BG AWARD

One of the most prestigious awards at the Western Magpies AFC is the BG Award.

The BG AWARD (penned by his great mate Tim McEvoy) 
The "BG Award" was created and named in honour of Brett Gwyther a former Sherwood and Western Magpies player, who was tragically taken in January 2007 after a very unexpected, hard fought battle with cancer at just 24 years of age. 

Brett "BG" Gwyther first came to the club in 1999. He enjoyed U18 premiership success in 2000 before joining the senior ranks in 2001 for the club's first year back in the AFLQ competition. In 2006, just 4 months before his tragic death, BG was an integral part of the 2006 premiership success against Noosa Football Club at Carrara Stadium.

BG was a cherished and loved member of the Football Club. Brought up in difficult circumstances, often moving from home to home as a foster child, BG found his true home and family at the Sherwood/Western Magpies Football Club. He worked hard at his own game and gave up his time to help the future stars of the club by coaching the Sherwood U8's.

The "BG Award" is awarded to a player who throughout the season, demonstrates courage and determination for his team. These qualities represent those shared by Brett "BG" Gwyther both on and off the football field and most importantly in the fight for his life. 

There are several players in the running to win the BG Award and while not the Club's Best and Fairest Award is almost the next most prized award at the football club. 

In the running will be--

-- Doug Lawrence for his attack at the contest and unstinting defensive efforts;

-- Callum Carseldine who was in and under all year (well documented) and for his leadership; 

-- Ben Jaenke-Cain for his hard running  from the midfield into defence then to create link-up options through the centre  of the ground; 

--Matt Davis for his stand-out season across halfback where he was a catalyst for many Magpie attacks;

-Drew Mitchell who had a break out season with his hard work in the midfield contests then incisive running to open up play and create scoring opportunities; 

--Tim McEvoy himself who rarely had a bad game in a consistent season where he mentored his younger teammates and his experienced head was invaluable in tight games;

--Chris Hunt in defence who was asked to play in both key defensive positions and on the flank and was rarely beaten-- his poise, balance and run out of defence was again a highlight;

--Richard Wenham for his attack on the football and ferocious tackling where he continuously laid his body on the line.  

PEIRCE MEDAL COUNT AN OPEN AFFAIR

The Western Magpies will hold their 2015 Vote Count and Presentation Night on Saturday night at Sherwood AFC Club at Chelmer. 

The highlight of the evening will be the vote count for the prestigious Bill Peirce Medal for Best and Fairest in First Grade. 

Like the Fremantle FC where Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe did not win the clubs best player award, Grogan Medal winner Callum Carseldine is no guarantee to win the Peirce Medal.

Carseldine will be a favourite to win the award but will have tough opposition from half backs Matt Davis and Luke Scott, half forward and 2008 winner Val Pope  and key defender Doug Lawrence.

2014 winner Ben Jaenke-Cain, runner-up Chris Hunt and third place getter Dominic Beer all had solid seasons in 2015 but did not have the outstanding seasons this year that they had last year which netted them the one-two-three finish.

Co-captain Carseldine was a popular winner of this year's Grogan Medal to join the Black and White's only previous winner in Bill Peirce. Such is the esteem that Peirce is held that the club's B & F Award is named after him. Carseldine has joined this elite company on the back of a season where he was in and under all day and won plenty of hard ball gets as well as linking up well through the midfield. 

For the first half of the season half back Matt Davis was a standout with strong intercept marking and decisive run out of half back to set the Pies goalward.

An ankle sprain in the latter half of the season resulted in a few missed matches which may cost him in the end but like Fyfe in the Brownlow, he may have done enough early in the season to get a strong lead and hold on in the finish.

Fellow half back Luke Scott had a consistent season on his return to the Pies and will be a chance to add to his Mt Gravatt B & F award of several years ago.

Scott fitted seamlessly back to the Pies and formed a powerful half back line with Davis and Lawrence which was one of the reasons the Magpies finished second on the QAFL ladder. 

His marking and class use of the football were highlights of his season and he rarely played a bad game. He was also used in the midfield and up forward at times and never failed to deliver for the team which underlined his versatility.

Val Pope oozes class and he will again be among the votes this year. He had two big goal hauls this year of 6 and 7 goals and finished well up in the QAFL goal kicking tally with 34 goals despite also playing long periods in the midfield. His poise and balance in traffic has enthralled Magpie supporters for many years and he is equally strong at ground level and in the air. 

Doug Lawrence may not have gained a vote in the Grogan Medal count (which was a surprise to say the least!!), but his season for the Pies has been simply outstanding. He will certainly win the Golden Fist Award with his defensive efforts and his closing speed to the contest, his marking and punching and ability to keep his feet were highlights. He lowered his colours only once during the season and was a major reason the Pies had an average of less than 10 goals per game kicked against them in the home and away season.

Drew Mitchell had a breakout season and will poll well and although unlikely to win the medal he will be up in contention for a Most Consistent Player Award.

Alex Dickfos kicked 60 goals this year to be third in the QAFL goal kicking list.

Rising Star Award will be between young guns Sam Copland and Riley Easton.

Past winners of the Bill Peirce Medal include Chris Mihalopoulos (2004), David Hamill (2006),  Val Pope (2008), Tim McEvoy (2007), Ben Heffernan-Roper (2009 and 2012), Ed McDonnell (2011), Jim Rozynski (2010 and 2013) and Ben Jaenke-Cain (2014).

The Presentation Night with Best and Fairest counts will e held at Chelmer on this Saturday, October 17th commencing at 6.15 pm with drinks and canapes before the official events commence at 7.00 pm  with a 2-course sit down dinner

SEVERAL CONTENDERS FOR JB MEDAL

There are several contenders for the Western Magpies Reserves Best and Fairest, the JB Medal.

Among the favourites will be 200 game veteran Gabe McKinnon, last year's winner Jadan Morton, consistent ball-winner Bryce Crossley and young half back/midfielder Ben Hooper. 

Gabe McKinnon had an outstanding season across half back and in a side struggling in the early part of the season was a standout, winning plenty of the ball to keep the Pies in many contests. He did not have a bad game all season and a B & F Award after many years of loyal service to the Magpies would be a fitting reward and a very popular result. 

Bryce Crossley is Mr Consistent and he continually racked up big possession numbers in the centre and rarely wasted a possession.

He always worked hard back and forward and was a key player in the Pies late season surge. 

2014 winner Jadan Morton is often underrated  but he is a big  and mobile utility who can play in ruck, in defence and key forward which he did this year, often in the one game. His long left footers are a highlight and he was often among the Pies best players.

Ben Hooper was also among the Pies best players in most matches with plenty of possessions whether on half back or in the midfield. A young player with plenty of ability, he will push for senior selection next year.

Crossley (Firsts) and Morton (injury) both missed several matches so McKinnon will be nominal favourite. 

WESTERN MAGPIES AFC PRESENTATION NIGHT

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FOUR MAGPIES IN QAFL TEAM OF THE YEAR

The WesternMagpies had four player selected in the QAFL Team of the Year with Grogan Medallist Callum Carseldine selected in the centre, Matt Davis in the back pocket, Luke Scott on a half back flank and Val Pope in a forward pocket.

All four had outstanding seasons  and full y deserved their selections.

Drew Mitchell was an unlucky omission after an outstanding season in the midfield.

Doug Lawrence missed out on the Rising Star award but he held down the key defensive position for the Magpies all year and for a 19 year old that is testimony to the talent he has and his ability to match more experienced opponents.

The Western Magpies have come a long way this season and the Pies hierarchy will be working hard in the off-season to ensure they a ready to build on the success of 2015. 

CALLUM CARSELDINE GROGAN MEDALLIST

Western Magpies' Co-Captain Callum Carseldine claimed the 2015 Grogan Medal, the QAFL’s highest individual footballing honour on Sunday night.

Carseldine, who missed all but 30 minutes the entire 2014 season following a torn ACL in the first match of the season and then had a  knee reconstruction, finished the year on 24 votes, three ahead of Wilston Grange’s Steven Brittain on 21.

Morningside’s Lachlan Russ finished third with 18 votes ahead of UQ coach Darren Pfeiffer who polled 15.

Carseldine hasn’t missed a beat in 2015. His inside grunt work has been a major factor in the Magpies’ success this year.

The Co-Captain has been able to play both inside and outside in the Magpies’ midfield this year.

He polled nine votes in the first five rounds to be joint leader with Russ, who then lead at the round 10 mark by one vote over Carseldine.

Carseldine polled nine votes across the next five rounds, to be six votes out in front, and in a difficult position to catch in the last three rounds. With one round to count, Carseldine led his only challenger Steven Brittain by 2 votes but with Brittain not playing in the final round, Carseldine could not be headed andthe Western magpies table started early celebrations for the club's second Grogan Medal.

The club's previous winner in Bill Peirce was in attendance to witness the historic moment.  

Carseldine’s qualities were not missed by the coaches either, nominated for the Syd Guildford award, which was taken out by Wilston Grange’s Steven Brittain.

With four players in the Queensland Team of the Year and Peter McClennan being awarded the QAFL Administrator of the Year, the Western Magpies have now joined the big boys of QAFL football and with the continued growth of AFL in the western corridor of Brisbane will be a powerhouse for years to come. 

MAGPIES CHANCE FOR GROGAN MEDAL

After finishing second on the ladder with a 15-3 home and away win-loss record the Western Magpies will have several players as serious contenders for the club's second ever QAFL Best and fairest award, the Grogan Medal. Lone Magpies Grogan Medal winner Bill Peirce is keen for company.

Contenders from the Magpies will be the silky Luke Scott, fellow half back Matt Davis, centre half back Doug Lawrence, half forward Val Pope  and midfielders Drew Mitchell and Callum Carseldine.

Scott' reading of the play and numerous matches where he marked everything will have caught the umpires' eyes as will Matt Davis, whose first half of the season was exceptional. He missed several matches in the middle of the year but when he returned he was back to his best. he had some big possession games and his excellent intercept marking  and long driving kicks should have been noted by the men in orange.

Doug Lawrence has been superb all season in the key defensive post and he has some big scalps to his name this year. His closing speed to the contest has been a highlight and his spoiling has been first class--nothing like a big fist to send the ball 20-30 metres away from the contest.

However past experience says that defenders rarely get the spoils as it were but Lawrence will be a big chance for the QAFL Rookie of the Year after an early season nomination.

Val Pope had some inspirational matches this year with two big goal hauls of 6 and 7 in a couple of games as a midfielder/high half forward. Pope finished with 34 goals which is a solid tally from a non-key position forward who spends a lot of his game time in the midfield.

If being under the nose of the umpires attracts attention then the midfield duo of Drew Mitchell and Callum Carseldine must surely garner some votes.

Carseldine is in and under all match and racks up possessions but they are not pretty and whether this impacts on his voting prospects does remain to be seen.

Mitchell has had a breakout season with plenty of the ball and his runs through the middle and some long running goals have been highlights. 

Carseldine and Mitchell will be joined in the running for the season's  Syd Guildford Award by Richard Wenham as all three were  nominees throughout the season. Wenham had a big game against Morningside when he laid 20 tackles in the Pies long awaited victory over the Panthers in mid season.

Brady Allen was a nominee for Rookie of the Year along with Lawrence and his long kicking to break the lines often delighted the Pies supporters.

The QAFL JA Grogan Medal count and presentation night will be on Sunday night at the Legends Room at The Gabba

PITTSBURGH STEELERS PUNTER JORDAN BERRY CONNECTION TO SHERWOOD

Jarryd Hayne is not the only Australian to make a recent debut in the NFL. Jordan Berry was selected as the punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2015 season and made his debut before Hayne when he played against theSuperBowl champions New England Patriots in the traditional stand alone season opener. He averaged 50 metres for his punt returns in the match..

Why the interest here--well Jordan played AFL for the Sherwood juniors when his sports scientist father Jason was completing his PhD. at UQ 15 years ago.

Jordan played from Under 9s to under 12s from 2000 to 2004 before his family headed back to Melbourne where he played for Aberfeldieunder 18s in the Essendon District League and the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He was a 194 cm and 95 kg ruckman and was a fine AFL footballer.

He tried out at an American football kicking school in Australiaand won a scholarship to study at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky and madename for himself as a kicker in College football --huge in the USA--and then tried out for the Pittsburgh Steelers where he won the punters role this year ahead of another Australian in Brad Wing, a former Sandringham Dragons footballer and is now with the New York Giants.

Berry’s father, Jason, played for 2 seasons for the Western Magpies in early 2000s as a tough,  hard midfielder before he broke a leg playing against UQ. He went on to be a North Ballarat premiership coach and an Essendon Skills Acquisition Specialist coach in 2006-10 (before drugs scandal) and is Senior Sports Scientist and Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Victoria University in Melbourne.

Jordan's Under 9 profile in the club's yearbook reads"the future looks bright for Jordan as his ability is second to none. Jordan can turn defence into attack with plenty of drive from his long kicking game and his pace". He played under coaches Rob Harwood, Romus Jakavicius and David Flack.

In Under 11s his coach was Brian Knight and Peter Bere was manager and his profile reads "Jordan played his heart out all year and is a very talented footballer. He has a big kick, a good mark and is fast for a tall player. He started to use his handball better than previously and if he continues to do that he will go a long way in the game" .

By the way Sam McNicol's profile in Under 9s read " Sam can play any position asked to and displays confidence in attacking the football. When fired up he is unstoppable".

Jordan is photographed  on the left of photo when playing for the under 11swith Sam McNicol (he is the chubby one!!!) and Cameron Wright (centre) with coach Brian Knight, a past president of Sherwood AFC.

In a twist of fate Berry's Steelers play Hayne's 49ers this Monday--should create  quite a bit of interest in Australia and new interest within the Sherwood/Western Magpies footy community .

(Some information sourced from Melbourne Herald-Sunand thanks to Bruce McNicol for Sherwood background) 

Coopers Past Players Update - No Joy for Ford and Kilroy!

Mick Ford's Tyrendarra were defeated in their South West District Grand Final played at Portland on Saturday.

Ford's team were underdogs against raging favourite Heywood and went down in a tough and  tight contest 8.17-65 to 5.12-42.  It was not a good day for Tyrendarra as they also went down in the Reserves.

Another Western Magpies favourite son in Peter Kilroy also suffered a finals defeat on Saturday, this time in a Sydney AFL Preliminary Final for University of Technology, Sydney (UTS Bats) Reserves against Sydney University, 5.10-40 to 5.7-37.

Kilroy has been playing ressies due to restricted training and availability but was named one of his side's best.

Metro Property Match Review - Sherwood U/17 Div 1 claim Undefeated Premiership

The Division 1 U/17 Sherwood Magpies side have claimed an Undefeated Premiership in 2015 after a come from behind victory in a thrilling decider on Sunday against Morningside at Coorparoo.

In what turned out to be a senstational match the Pies trailed throughout, and commenced the final quarter 8 points in arrears before overpowering the Panthers and record a superb 24pt win.

The Magpies knew they were in for tough game after a closely fought finals series, and for three quarters Morningside showed that were right up for the fight and the Pies were looking at entering the " unbeaten , but got rolled in the GF " club, where there are certainly no happy reunions!

Kicking against a solid breeze, the lads didn't start as well as hoped, second to the ball, and uncharacteristicly a bit hesitant. That allowed Morningside to have the better of the contest and while the young Pies stood up enough to limit the damage to a few goals, they needed to start matching the Panthers intensity.

The second quarter was more of the same. Although the Pies now had use of the breeze and started to wrest control in the midfield, they were not using ball well and got caught on the transition too often. Every time the Pies built some momentum, the Panthers answered with a quick score and half time was welcomed with the opportunity to re set and find a way to get on top.

After half time the effort lifted, the half back line could start to attack and set up play, and the forwards were starting to look dangerous. This came from the tough inside work from midfielders Lachie, Rory & Tristan along with the outside run of Max, Phil, Billy & Sam. Big Jake and Steggs were getting on top in the key position battles and the Magpie structure looked much better. 

Despite all this, the Pies couldn't put the all important scoreboard pressure on despite the feeling that the match was starting to be played on Magpie terms.

At 3/4 time time and still 8 points down, it was time to either pay the price for victory or fold meekly and accept defeat. These boys have refused to lose all season, and again showed that they would not lie down. The four senior leaders, Lachie Dennis, Jake Farrell, Chae Lawson & Zac Stegmeyer took the game by the scruff of the neck and drove the team forward.

The early hit from Steggs set the standard and the young Magpies stormed home to record a 24pt win, and bring 2015 premiership cup to Sherwood. The pies kept Morningside scoreless in the final quarter while booting 5 goals to run away with the match.

It was just what a Grand Final should be - tough, tight with flashes of brilliance.  Some youngsters really stood up & a surging victory on the back of the leader was the cherry on top of a magic day.

Jake Farrell was awarded the Best on ground Medal for a strong game up forward and through the midfield. He had great support from Zac Stegmeyer, Lachie Dennis, Max Webber, Rory & Billy Johnson, Chae Lawson as a smart small forward and a superb effort from a team that just refused to lose.

16 straight wins and the cup at home in Chelmer is the reward for a group of young men the club should be very proud of. These boys have achieved everything possible this year and the coaching group and support staff, thank these boys for buying into the 'team first' mantra and giving everyone so much enjoyment this season.

Simply, WELL DONE MAGGIES !!!

MACK TRUCK MATCH REVIEW - LAST QUARTER FADE OUT LEADS TO EARLY FINALS EXIT

The Western Magpies were overrun in the final quarter by the experienced Morningside to go down by 20 points in the QAFL Semi Final at Yeronga on Sunday.  The Magpies had appeared the better side for most of the clash, but failed to convert crucial chances on several occasions which kept the Panthers in the contest. 

The Pies led by 15 points at the last change and were favoured by the fluky breeze going into the last quarter.  The Pies opened the final quarter with several goal scoring opportunities that may have put the match to bed, but again some gettable goals went begging and the tide turned as Morningside's experienced players lifted to boot 6 last quarter goals to win 14.9-93 to 10.13-73.

It was a disappointing end to a fine season for the Pies as they faded late in both their finals outings.

The Magpies made one change to the side bringing the bigger bodied Matt Garland for Sam Copland. Garland was second ruckman to Dom Beer and both did well in the ruck with Beer playing his best game for some time despite having ligament damage to his right elbow sustained in a first quarter tackle.  Garland also competed well for the Pies,  especially in the first three quarters.

Hayden Thick went back to fullback on the dangerous Kent Abey and despite Abey kicking 5 goals was a fine defender in the match. Richard Wenham and Aaron Maricic were given tagging roles on the Panthers key playmakers and did well but faded as the match went on.

Sunny Aneet played high half forward to apply pressure on the Panther defenders and he was also a good player for the Pies.

The first quarter was a see-sawing battle with Morningside getting the first 2 goals of the match. The Pies fought back with three goals to lead by a point at the first change.

The second quarter saw the magpies get on top in the midfield with Drew Mitchell, Callum Carseldine and Ben Jaenke-Cain getting plenty of the football and pushing the Pies into attack. The Pies pressure at the contest was terrific with several chase and tackles from Lachlan Woods and Aaron Maricic delighting the Magpie supporters. 

The Pies missed several simple chances at goal late in the second quarter that could have seen them open up a 5 goal lead and a late Panthers goal saw the Pies just 12 points up at the long break, after what appeared to be a dominant quarter.

The third quarter was the same as the second as the Pies dominated for long periods but again several squandered chances meant the Pies were not able to put Morningside away.

Tim McEvoy was everywhere in this quarter driving the Pies forward and Doug Lawrence and Sean Mewing across half back were holding up Morningside attacks and driving the Pies into attack on numerous occasions. Mewing had his best game for some time and his run out of half back helped the Pies to 15 point lead at the last change, after some rare forward entries were well converted by the Morningside forwards.

The Magpies had two good goal opportunities early in the last quarter which may have put the game out of reach had they been taken, however Morningside appreciated the generosity of the Magpies with their own quick consecutive goals to get them in touch and with their tails up they proved too strong in the last 15 minutes against the tiring Magpies.

The Pies finished the match with several walking wounded which eventually caught up with them.

Alex Dickfos finished with 3 goals and could have had a few more had he been able to clunk his marks and split some packs.

Coach Glenn Humphrey and his coaching staff were obviously disappointed with the result but proud of the side for the year they have had.

The Magpies finished second on the ladder and this is a big improvement on 2014.  The Magpies at the start of the year were hoping to make the five but to finish second with a 15-3 win-loss record in the home and way rounds was above expectations.

That said the Magpies were confidant they could win both finals and were keen to have a crack at Labrador but just had 2 bad quarters in the finals series--one in each game--which blew them out of the water.

However, the future is bright at Chelmer with the Sherwood Under 17s completing an undefeated season to be crowned Premiers after downing Morningside in the Grand Final at Coorparoo on Sunday.

Glenn Humphrey – Senior Coach

“Simple fact was, we weren’t good enough for long enough.

“We had our chances, we had our opportunities, but we just didn’t take them

“It’s a hollow feeling. We will sit down, get all the wives and girlfriends over here, and go through it all. We’ve been through it all as a group, and we will continue to do that.

“From where we have come from over the last two years it’s been a fair rise for us. We have just got to keep working on it. We are only part of the way to where we need to be.”

Western Magpies        3.4-22 | 6.7 - 43 | 10.11 - 71 | 10.13 - 73

defeated by

Morningside Panthers3.3-21 | 4.7 - 31 | 8.8 - 56 | 14.9 - 93

Best: D.Mitchell, B.Jeanke-Cain, C.Carseldine, M.aneet, A.Maricic, T.Michael

Goals: A.Dickfos 3, A.Maricic 2, T.Michael, B.Jeanke-Cain, T.McEvoy, V.Pope, M.Thompson

Coopers Past Players Update - JRoz misses out on fairytale, Mick Ford into Decider

The fairytale didn't have the happy ending for Jimmy Rozynski as his Mitiamo Super Roos were defeated in the Loddon Valley League Grand Final by red hot favourites Bridgewater, who have now won 6 flags in a row.

Mitiamo never got into the match and trailled by 10 goals at three quarter time before booting 6 goals in the last quarter, going down 17-14-116 to 8-12-60.  JRoz was again amongst the best as were fellow fifo QLD players Michael I'Anson and James Drake.

It was better luck for the Mick Ford coached Tyrendarra in the South Western District league as they won the Preliminary Final to book a Grand Final berth against favourites Heywood on Saturday.

Tyrendarra trailled by 4 goals at half time and 2 goals at three quarter time before winning a nail biter against Coleraine , who had easily defeated Ford's team in the Qualifying Final a fortnight earlier. Tyrendarra won 9-9-63 to 9-7-61.

No doubt a couple of famous Mick Ford sprays inspired his team to a mighty comeback.

Metro Property Match Preview - Sherwood U/17's hunt Undefeated Premiership

This Sunday Sherwood Under 17s Division 1 team face off against Morningside for the 2015 Premiership on Sunday at Coorparoo starting at 2:45pm. 
 

It's a massive day for both clubs as the same two clubs face off in the QAFL First Semi Final at Yeronga at the same time, causing an unfortunate (yet avoidable) scheduling clash.

The Sherwood side have been the pacesetters all year, and go into the game as deserving favourites after an undefeated season. That title has been earned throughout the regular season in which they have faced many challenges and on each occasion worked their way to victory, however as we all know, every final is a two horse race and both teamswill go into the game expecting victory.  History is full of teams who have come into the GF unbeaten only to getrolled on the big day. Morningside showed last week that they will keep working for four quarters and any lapse in intensity will be punished, and recent results show that the teams are evenly matches at the Magpie defeated Mt Gravatt in extra time after a heart stopping draw just two weeks ago, while the Panthers accounted for Mt Gravatt by a single point last week.

The Panthers have a very strong and skilful midfield including two of the top three place getters in the League Best & Fairest Count.

The Magpies midfield led by co Captain Lachie Dennis and the brilliant Rory & Billy Johnson are no slouches themselves and that battle will be crucial in the end result . The Magpies forward line led by co-captain and runner up in the league B&F Jake Farrell and the mercurial Chae Lawson & Charlie Pershouse will be hard to stop if the Magpie midfield get on top. The likely inclusion of Will Fletcher, Samuel Blackberry and Blake Edwards to the backline see's the young Pies field the strongest line up they've had all year.

Now it's a matter of bringing the honest four quarter effort and commitment to the 'TEAM FIRST' mantra and the required intensity levels. If they can do that, they have every chance to bring the cup back to a Chelmer this Sunday night. Morningside have a large and vocal supporter base as we saw last week, so anyone keen to come and support the boys title shot is very welcome.   Good luck Maggies !!!

PLACE PREVIEW - MAGPIES KEEN TO BOUNCE BACK

After their disappointing display last week, the Western Magpies will be keen to make amends when they play Morningside in the cut-throat QAFL First semi-Final at Yeronga on Sunday

The Magpies have named an extended  squad of 26 players for the match and will settle on their line-up on the weekend. 

The Magpies were down on their usual output in the midfield after half time last week, and were well beaten as a result.

The Pies midfield has been lauded for their hardness at the contest this year and have rarely been beaten and the on ball brigade will be striving to regain their mojo on Sunday.

In their previous two matches against the Panthers this year, the Pies broke even in the midfield battle in the first outing and then won the contested ball in the second game as the Pies recorded a strong victory.

Cal Carseldine, Drew Mitchell and Lachlan Woods were down in their usual output last week and will be eager to show that this was a once-off. Tim McEvoy was among the Pies best last week and his finals experience will be invaluable again on Sunday.

Sunny Aneet was back to his best last week on a wing and Aaron Maricic and Brady Allen provide contrasts in the wing rotations but both will be looking to give the Pies drive through the middle of the ground. 

The Pies ruckmen in Hayden Thick and Dom Beer worked hard last week and will need to be at their best to give their midfield group a fair crack at the football. 

The Magpies backline was under the pump after half time last week and will be tested again especially with Morningside key forward Kent Abey back to form last week. Doug Lawrence will be given the task on Abey but the Pies can swing Hayden Thick onto him if needed, as heT has a good record against the Panther spearhead.

Luke Scott and Matt Davis are class players and both played key roles in the win earlier in the year and will likely be joined by Chris Hunt across the halfback line.  Hunt was one of the better players last week and will be looking to continue his good run of consistent form.

The Pies will also look to have some tagging roles on a couple of the Panthers midfielders who are keys to their set up at the stoppages. Nathan Kinch was the player who kickstarted his side last week and the Pies may elect to have a player run with him.

Up forward Val Pope was well held last week but he will be hard to keep down again and key forwards Alex Dickfos and Tom Michael provide the big marking options. Both got their hands on the ball often enough but were let down with wayward goal kicking last week. Early scoreboard pressure will lift the Pies confidence and it is important they get away to a good start on Sunday.

Half forward Matt Thompson rarely plays a bad finals game and he also poses a threat to the Panthers defence.

The Magpies brains trust have named a squad, so may have some tweaking of the side in mind with conditions potentially playing a role.

The Magpies have prided themselves on their contested football and have not lowered their colours often this season, and certainly not two weeks in a row. The midfield battles will be crucial to the outcome and if the Pies can at least break even it may be enough to allow them to kick a winning score.

Western Magpies Squad v Morningside - Leyshon Park, Yeronga, Sunday Sep 13 @ 2pm

B: Sean Mewing - Doug Lawrence - Luke Mitchell

HB: Matt Davis - Chris Hunt - Luke Scott

C: Aaron Maricic - Ben Jeanke-Cain - Sunny Aneet

HF: Sam Copland - Tom Michael (R) - Lachlan Woods (c)

F: Matt Thompson - Alex Dickfos - Val Pope

Foll: Dom Beer - Cal Carseldine (c) - Drew Mitchell

Int: Richard Wenham - Tim McEvoy - Brady Allen - Hayden Thick

Riley Easton - Matt Garland - Brodie easton - Jak Williams (R)

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Coopers Community Footy - Woodsmen go down fighting

The Woodsmen won many admirers going down in a fighting effort against Kedron in their Grand Final on Friday night at Zillmere, 10.15 - 75 to 8.7 - 55.

The feeling around the traps was that the older Woodies side, ravaged by injury and taking on younger, fitter opponents would need to get on top early and get out to a strong lead before holding on late in the game to upset their undefeated Kedron side.  So when the Woodsmen lost the toss and were kicking into a 5 goal wind in the first quarter, things already weren't going to plan....and when Kedron had 6 goals on the board at the 15 minute mark of the first quarter while the Woodsmen remained scoreless, all plans were out the window and the Woodsmen were shell shocked by Kedron's hot start and failed to react before the damage was done.

Going into 1/4 time with a 42 point defecit, there were still signs of positivity from the Woodsmen who felt they would now get use of the strong breeze and get back into the game.  An early goal from Sean Toohey reinforced this belief, but with Kedron playing smart footy and putting numbers behind the ball the Woodsmen unfortunately couldn't capitalise on the wind and failed to add another goal to their half time tally.  Kedron added two late goals against the run of play, including one from a dubious 50 metre penalty and the Woodsmen looked cooked going into half time facing a 50+ point margin.

Kedron would now have use of the strong wind in the 3rd and many felt the game would break open with Kedron's running game and long direct entries.  However, the Woodies had other ideas, lifting their intensity at the contest and starting to stick the tackles they were sadly missing in the first half.  With Ricky Dudley moving behind the ball to set up play and chop off Kedron's attacking forays, and Paul Eaton getting on top of Kedron star George Fitzgibbon - the Woodies began to slowly even up the flow of play without putting a score on the board. 

Gerard Moore was moved into the ruck with immediate impact as the Woodies got on top in the midfield battle and managed to move the ball forward methodically, instead of the panicked use of the footy they displayed in the opening half.  The Woodsmen then started to apply genuine scoreboard pressure, kicking 4 straight goals to close within 25 points late in the 3rd quarter and with the use of the breeze in the last, the crowd got involved and the intensity lifted another level again.

However, Kedron had more in them and managed to sneak home two late goals, including another from a 50m penalty to make the 3/4 time margin a more difficult 41 points and the Woodsmen would need a huge last quarter to run down the fire up Red Legs.

The Woodies came out firing and banged home 3 quick goals between the 5 minute mark and the 15 minute mark to close the margin to 20 points and a boilover was on the cards.  However, a few more opportunities went begging and Kedron played smart footy to get numbers back and prevent the fast flowing footy the Woodsmen needed to run them down.  Kicking 3.4 to 0.1 in the last wasn't close to enough and Kedron ran out deserved 20 point winners with a scoreless final 10 minutes from either side.   After a few nervous moments late in the 3rd quarter and early in the last, the undefeated Kedron side were able to enjoy the 2015 Premiership as a frustrated Woodsmen outfit watched on.

Best players for the Woodsmen were Paul Eaton, Ricky Dudley, Chris La Burniy, Sam Curtis, Gerard Moore and the old head Chris Mihalopoulos.  Ricky Dudley and Gerard Moore were also rumoured to be close to Best on Ground in post match activities.

In what was another great season for the Woodsmen, despite many setbacks along the way - the boys are entitled to be proud of their efforts in appearing in their 4th grand final in their 7th season and they look forward to bouncing back in 2016 and going one better.

The Woodies appreciate the support of the Magpie faithful and encourage anyone looking to lace on the boots to come on down in season 2016.

MACK TRUCK MATCH REVIEW - PIES LET IT SLIP WITH SECOND HALF FADE OUT

The Western Magpies had a disappointing loss after a second half fade-out in the Qualifying Final against close rivals Wilston-Grange at Yeronga on Saturday.

Predictions were for a tough and tight contest and that is exactly what happened in the first half as the match was an arm wrestle. The Pies had a 7 point half time lead and looked the better side for the first half but didn't convert their opportunities.

The first 10 minutes of the third quarter mimicked the first half with a goal each before Grange managed two opportunistic goals from scrappy play to sneak a lead and followed with a further two quick goals to have the largest lead of the match halfway through the third quarter. The Pies missed several opportunities to narrow the lead then the Gorillas again booted three quick goals in succession to lead by 5 goals at three quarter time after a 7 goal to 1 quarter.

The Magpies took risks in the last quarter to try to get back into the match but turnovers and rebounds resulted in Grange booting a further six goals to one to win by 62 points, 18.14-122 to 8.12-60, with a 13 goals to 2 second half telling the story.

In the first half the Pies were playing their hard contested football and breaking even in the midfield contests. A tricky and fluky cross breeze did impact on the game with several goal attempts by both sides affected.

In the ruck Hayden Thick and Dom Beer were working hard to break even against bigger opponents but after half time the Pies were finding it hard to get first use of the football at the centre bounces. 

Grange got in top in midfield and the Magpies were all of a sudden on the back foot. Grange made the most of their scoring opportunities but the Magpies were struggling to get clean ball in the forward line and then missing when chances occurred. 

In mid field Tim McEvoy never stopped working to try to lift his side with a typical non-stop display and Sunny Aneet on the wing played his best game for some time with good run and carry especially in the first half. 

Matt Thompson across half forward booted 2 goals from limited opportunities but won plenty of ball up the ground. 

The back line had their colours lowered for only the third time this season but Chris Hunt kept working away and did provide some run out of defence.

The backs were under the pump after half time as Grange often had free players bringing the ball forward on the rebound after crucial turnovers in the middle of the ground allowed Grange to make their forward entires under relatively little pressure. Tom Michael kept presenting across half forward but was often forced to push up the ground in search of the ball. 

Key players for the Pies in Val Pope, Luke Ccott and Cal Carseldine were down on their usual output. Scott and Pope in particular suffered heavy tags, as Grange were well aware of the influence each of them could wield on the outcome. 

The Magpies now must lick their wounds and concentrate on rebounding in the cut-throat First Semi Final against Morningside at Yeronga next Sunday. The Panthers  easily defeated Broadbeach in the Elimination Final on Sunday.

The loss has resulted in the Western Magpies playing on a Sunday which unfortunately clashes with the BJAFL Grand Finals, also scheduled for next Sunday at Coorparoo. Sherwood Under 17s have been undefeated this season and will be flag favourites as they go into the Grand Final against Morningside - however due to the scheduling conflict, the Magpie faithful won't be able to attend both games.

Glenn Humphrey – Senior Coach

“They just wanted it more than what we did; we got out played at our own game.

“Our work rate wasn’t high enough, our attack on the footy wasn’t good enough, when you don’t have control of the football, you can’t control the game.

“The simple fact was they were harder at the football, and wanted the football more than us. Until our blokes realise that we have got to perform week in week out, those sort of things will continue to happen.”

Western Magpies               2.4 - 16 | 6.7 - 43 | 7.9 - 51 | 8.12 - 60

defeated by

Wilston Grange Gorillas    3.2 - 20 | 5.6 - 36 | 12.10 - 82 | 18.14 - 122

Best: D.Beer, M.aneet, T.McEvoy, M.Thompson, H.Thick, C.Hunt

Goals: M.Thompson, A.Dickfos, 2, R.WEnham, T.Michael, D.Mitchell, L.Woods