AFL Player Of The Week: Round 19
Matthew Pavlich of the Fremantle Dockers.
The Dockers have certainly turned it on after their coach departed. They are starting to win and are an outside chance at playing in the finals. Pavlich has been exceptional all year, but against Essendon he was even better.
If Pavlich was a midfielder, 30 possessions for the game would have been very impressive. If he was a centre half froward then his 16 marks would have resulted in a best-on-ground performance. As a full forward he not only kicked 6 goals, and provided the ball for other Dockers to goal too, but he also had 30 possessions and 16 marks.
Pavlich, and a lot of the other Dockers, were not very accurate in front of goals this season. With 6 goals and 3 behinds against Essendon, it was an efficient return.
There will be no player available this offseason who is wanted as much as Pavlich is, if he doesn't sign a new contract with Fremantle. Both he and Judd will deservedly have huge offers presented to them by teams in their home states. Pavlich didn't need to do anything more to get the Crows or Power interested but this game would have added a bit more to the contract offers.
Pavlich is in All-Australian form and is a good chance for the Coleman Medal and is also the AFL Player Of The Week.
Matthew Pavlich's profile at the Fremantle site
The Dockers have certainly turned it on after their coach departed. They are starting to win and are an outside chance at playing in the finals. Pavlich has been exceptional all year, but against Essendon he was even better.
If Pavlich was a midfielder, 30 possessions for the game would have been very impressive. If he was a centre half froward then his 16 marks would have resulted in a best-on-ground performance. As a full forward he not only kicked 6 goals, and provided the ball for other Dockers to goal too, but he also had 30 possessions and 16 marks.
Pavlich, and a lot of the other Dockers, were not very accurate in front of goals this season. With 6 goals and 3 behinds against Essendon, it was an efficient return.
There will be no player available this offseason who is wanted as much as Pavlich is, if he doesn't sign a new contract with Fremantle. Both he and Judd will deservedly have huge offers presented to them by teams in their home states. Pavlich didn't need to do anything more to get the Crows or Power interested but this game would have added a bit more to the contract offers.
Pavlich is in All-Australian form and is a good chance for the Coleman Medal and is also the AFL Player Of The Week.
Matthew Pavlich's profile at the Fremantle site
