David HardingHall snub disappoints coach
September 7th 2010 11:18
Sourced: The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
By Brett Stubbs
NORTH Hobart playing-coach Clinton Brown has reacted in disbelief after the Demons' star player Ken Hall failed to make the top 20 for the 2010 best and fairest award, the Tassie Medal.
Hall, a former Essendon listed player and Devils onballer, played all 18 roster games, was named in the best 12 times the equal third most in the competition and kicked 25 goals mostly from the midfield.
"That is actually disappointing," Brown said when the top 20 was announced yesterday.
"Given his year I would have thought he would have had a top five finish, so not to make the top 20 is a bit hard to believe."
Brown said it may be Hall was judged by his own high standards and his own style of play that counted against him in the umpires' eyes.
"The thing with Kenny is he is not the flashy, get the ball and run with six bounces type of player," he said.
"He does a lot of hard work, bustling in the packs and he is the best tackler in the comp by a mile and I just don't think you get the recognition for that.
"That's unfortunate, because he's had a really good year and I thought he would have given it a shake especially because we had so many inconsistent players this year and he was our main consistent one."
Nine of the 10 TSL clubs are represented with players in the top 20, including last year's winner, Devonport captain Kurt Heazlewood, this year's favourite and Launceston captain Scott Stephens.
The Blues have the most in the top 20 with five, one more than premiership favourite Clarence, which lost only one game for the year.
The list will be reduced to 10 next Monday, with the count and medal to be presented just before the grand final at Bellerive on September 18.
AFL Tasmania also announced that the Launceston-Devonport preliminary final would be held on Friday, under lights, at Aurora Stadium, starting at 6pm.
TOP 20:
Darren Banham (Burnie)
Tim Bristow (Launceston)
Jake Cox (Glenorchy)
Oliver Di Venuto (North Hobart)
Marcus Fitze (Lauderdale)
Brett Geappen (Clarence)
Kurt Heazlewood (Devonport)
Jeremy Howe (Hobart)
Nathan Matthews (Glenorchy)
Kurt McCabe (Launceston)
Zane Murphy (North Launceston)
Sam O'Keefe (Launceston)
Michael Praciak (North Launceston)
Brennan Savage (Clarence)
Luke Shackleton (Burnie)
Gary Shipton (Launceston)
Trent Standen (Clarence)
Scott Stephens (Launceston)
Matthew Stephenson (Burnie)
Cameron Thurley (Clarence)
By Brett Stubbs
NORTH Hobart playing-coach Clinton Brown has reacted in disbelief after the Demons' star player Ken Hall failed to make the top 20 for the 2010 best and fairest award, the Tassie Medal.
Hall, a former Essendon listed player and Devils onballer, played all 18 roster games, was named in the best 12 times the equal third most in the competition and kicked 25 goals mostly from the midfield.
"That is actually disappointing," Brown said when the top 20 was announced yesterday.
"Given his year I would have thought he would have had a top five finish, so not to make the top 20 is a bit hard to believe."
Brown said it may be Hall was judged by his own high standards and his own style of play that counted against him in the umpires' eyes.
"The thing with Kenny is he is not the flashy, get the ball and run with six bounces type of player," he said.
"He does a lot of hard work, bustling in the packs and he is the best tackler in the comp by a mile and I just don't think you get the recognition for that.
"That's unfortunate, because he's had a really good year and I thought he would have given it a shake especially because we had so many inconsistent players this year and he was our main consistent one."
Nine of the 10 TSL clubs are represented with players in the top 20, including last year's winner, Devonport captain Kurt Heazlewood, this year's favourite and Launceston captain Scott Stephens.
The Blues have the most in the top 20 with five, one more than premiership favourite Clarence, which lost only one game for the year.
The list will be reduced to 10 next Monday, with the count and medal to be presented just before the grand final at Bellerive on September 18.
AFL Tasmania also announced that the Launceston-Devonport preliminary final would be held on Friday, under lights, at Aurora Stadium, starting at 6pm.
TOP 20:
Darren Banham (Burnie)
Tim Bristow (Launceston)
Jake Cox (Glenorchy)
Oliver Di Venuto (North Hobart)
Marcus Fitze (Lauderdale)
Brett Geappen (Clarence)
Kurt Heazlewood (Devonport)
Jeremy Howe (Hobart)
Nathan Matthews (Glenorchy)
Kurt McCabe (Launceston)
Zane Murphy (North Launceston)
Sam O'Keefe (Launceston)
Michael Praciak (North Launceston)
Brennan Savage (Clarence)
Luke Shackleton (Burnie)
Gary Shipton (Launceston)
Trent Standen (Clarence)
Scott Stephens (Launceston)
Matthew Stephenson (Burnie)
Cameron Thurley (Clarence)
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