Hall of Fame Game / Matthew Richardson, this is your stage

[Moi]

Victorian squad:

Jonathan Brown (captain), Brisbane Lions
Gary Ablett, Geelong
Jimmy Bartel, Geelong
Daniel Bradshaw, Brisbane Lions
Campbell Brown, Hawthorn
Paul Chapman, Geelong
Trent Croad, Hawthorn
Nick Dal Santo, St Kilda
Brendan Fevola, Carlton
Nathan Foley, Richmond
Josh Fraser, Collingwood
Adam Goodes, Sydney
Brent Harvey, North Melbourne
Brad Johnson, Western Bulldogs
Steve Johnson, Geelong
Chris Judd, Carlton
James Kelly, Geelong
Darren Milburn, Geelong
Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn
Robert Murphy, Western Bulldogs
Ryan O'Keefe, Sydney
Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood
Luke Power, Brisbane Lions
Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn
Matthew Scarlett, Geelong
Joel Selwood, Geelong
Brad Sewell, Hawthorn
Heath Shaw, Collingwood
Troy Simmonds, Richmond
Jarred Waite, Carlton

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59061

Dream Team

The full squad is:

Andrew McLeod (captain) Adelaide
Nathan Bassett Adelaide 
Nathan Bock Adelaide 
Craig Bolton Sydney Swans
Peter Burgoyne Port Adelaide 
Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide 
Brett Burton Adelaide 
Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions 
Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 
Joel Corey Geelong 
Kane Cornes Port Adelaide 
Dean Cox West Coast 
Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs
Leon Davis Collingwood 
Corey Enright Geelong 
Lance Franklin Hawthorn 
Darren Glass West Coast 
Simon Goodwin Adelaide 
Ryan Griffen Western Bulldogs 
Graham Johncock Adelaide
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney Swans
Daniel Kerr West Coast 
Brett Kirk Sydney Swans
 
Luke McPharlin Fremantle 
Cameron Mooney Geelong
Daniel Motlop Port Adelaide 
Matthew Pavlich Fremantle 
Matthew Richardson Richmond 
Ben Rutten Adelaide 
Mathew Stokes Geelong

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59063

[Moi]

Congrats Nathan, Troy and Richo 

[Moi]

No Bomber players 

[WilliamPowell]

Does anyone really (and I mean this seriously) care about this game  ???

I know I don't but I've never been a fan od representative footy AFL style...

But this is to me at least a nuffin game....

[Hellenic Tiger]

This game to me has no bearing on anything and if anything may injure a key player to a side and hinder their progress. Just like the NBA all star or NFL all star game it will be a scoring fest so expect to see both teams to kick more than 20 goals each as an advocation to this type of footy and an advertisement of the sport.

[mightytiges]

Congrats to Simmo, Axel and Richo . Just don't get injured  .

11 Geelong players playing to just our 3.  Wonder if that will have any affect on our game the following week.

[F0551L]

Posted by: WilliamPowell 
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Does anyone really (and I mean this seriously) care about this game   
 
  agree its a nothing game 
 but congrats to all players included
 it is still something to be named in the top players and partake in the occasion   another pic for the album

also gives those with niggling injuries a week extra to come back up   

dont really think it will make too much difference to the outcome of the Geelong match

a question   do those who need the game time get to line up in the VFL this w/end?

[mightytiges]

I'm hoping it is just an exhibition game but you never know once the competitive juices flow. Having the best players out there could lead to a faster  open clean skilled attacking game. It could be very tiring if the players take it seriously and its a close game. We're going to need Axel to be up and running against Geelong.

[one-eyed]

Here's a portrait pic of Richo from today...

[one-eyed]

Richo will be wearing his #12.

41. Nathan Foley

[one-eyed]

5. Troy Simmonds

[one-eyed]

What it means to be in the Big V
Matt Burgan and Mic Cullen
 3:01 PM Thu 08 May, 2008

The following Victorian squad members spoke to afl.com.au about what it means to be involved with the "Big V”.

Nathan Foley

"It'll be an amazing experience. It's something I always looked forward to as a kid and I used to watch the state games until I was probably about 11 or 12 [years old] until they stopped. I remember watching a fair few games and it was something you always used to go out in the park and pretend you were playing for Victoria, so it was a great experience."

Troy Simmonds

"It's a huge honour. I'm absolutely priveliged to be part of the Big V and I grew up watching the state footy and I was passionate about it and very excited about playing with the best players."

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=59288

[tigersalive]

Lloydy, Chad and Crawf omitted Foley tonight, while Garry stressed half hour later this wasnt the real omits. 

Hope it doesnt really happen, I want to see Foley Saturday night. 

[one-eyed]

Foley, Simmo and Foley all made the final teams 


VICTORIA v DREAM TEAM
Saturday, 7:40pm AEST, MCG

VICTORIA

B: C.Brown, Scarlett, Milburn
HB: Shaw, Croad, Waite
C: Harvey, Mitchell, Goodes
HF: O'Keefe, J.Brown, Murphy
F: S.Johnson, Fevola, Bradshaw
FOLL: Simmonds, Bartel, Judd
I/C: Fraser, Power, Chapman, Kelly, Foley, Pendlebury, J.Selwood

EM: Roughead, Sewell
Excluded from 30-man squad: Ablett (calf), Dal Santo, B.Johnson

DREAM TEAM

B: Johncock, Rutten, Bolton
HB: McLeod, Pavlich, Cooney
C: Richardson, Kerr, S.Burgoyne
HF: Goodwin, Mooney, D.Motlop
F: Burton, Franklin, Davis
FOLL: Cox, P.Burgoyne, K.Cornes
I/C: Bock, Charman, Corey, Stokes, Kirk, Griffen, Glass

EM: Bassett, Cross, Enright
Excluded from 30-man squad: Kennelly, McPharlin

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/hof-tribute-match-teams-48088

[mightytiges]

The Vic midfield better apply heaps of pressure or that Vic defence will have its work cut out.

Plough will be watching closely the Richo vs Goodes duel as we play the Swans after the Cats and Bombers.