The 2019 AFL X tournament was the second and latter of the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season series of matches played under the laws of AFLX, a variation of Australian rules football. The tournament took place on 22 February 2019 at Marvel Stadium.
Background
editThe league abandoned the AFLX tournament format adopted for the inaugural series which featured all 18 AFL clubs, and instead appointed four high-profile players as captains of their respective teams. Geelong midfielder and Brownlow Medallist Patrick Dangerfield captained the Bolts, Fremantle captain and fellow Brownlow winner Nat Fyfe captained the Flyers, Adelaide forward Eddie Betts captained the Deadlys, and Richmond forward and three-time Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt captained the Rampage.[1] Teams were live-drafted from a pool of available players by the captains – although by pre-agreement the Deadlys team was drawn entirely from Indigenous players. The teams had 14 players each, with eight on the field and six on the bench.[1][2]
In the grand final, Patrick Cripps (Rampage) humorously kicked a goal with a place kick, with Jack Riewoldt serving as holder in the style of a gridiron football field goal attempt. Place kicking (off the ground, rather than with a holder) had been obsolete in Australian rules football since the 1950s.[3][4][5]
Rule changes
editA new rule was added to the competition in which teams could nominate one of their players on the field to be the Gatorade Game Changer for the last five minutes of the game. The Game Changer had the ability to score double the points of any other player; a behind scored by him would be worth two points, a goal would be worth 12 points, and a super goal would be worth 20 points.
Teams
editResults
editLadder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 217 | 181 | 36 | 8 |
| Rampage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 196 | 27 | 8 |
| Bolts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 198 | -25 | 4 |
| Deadly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 213 | -38 | 4 |
| Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 22 February (9:57 pm, AEDT) | Rampage 84 | def. | Flyers 67 | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,828) | |
Notes
edit- 1.^ Replaced Robbie Gray, who withdrew due to injury.[7]
- 2.^ Replaced Chad Wingard, who withdrew due to injury.[7]
- 3.^ Replaced Joel Hamling, who withdrew due to injury.[7]
- 4.^ Replaced Steven May, who withdrew due to injury.[8]
- 5.^ Replaced Jeremy Cameron, who withdrew due to injury.[7]
Draft
editA draft of 48 selections was broadcast on Wednesday 6 February by Network Seven and Fox Footy after being held in secret the previous day.[9][10]
The draft featured 12 selections by each captain with a snake draft order determined by random draw on the night of the draft. No more than four players from each AFL club, inclusive of the pre-selected captains and vice-captains, were eligible to play in the tournament.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "AFLX 2019: The Deadlys, Bolt, Flyers and Rampage - logos and captains revealed". Sporting News. 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Nat Fyfe to captain Flyers side in revamped AFLX tournament, which includes player draft". Perth Now. 16 December 2018.
- ^ "A place kick from Cripps if you don't mind". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ AFLX | Cripps with the place kick, retrieved 2 April 2023
- ^ "AFLX 2019: Jack Riewoldt sets up Patrick Cripps for rare place kick goal for Rampage team". Fox Sports. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ afl.com.au/alfx/broadcast-guide
- ^ a b c d Robinson, Chris; Hope, Shayne (13 February 2019). "Nathan Wilson to replace Fremantle Dockers teammates Joel Hamling in AFLX tournament". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Big Dee ruled out of AFLX, electrifying Saint gets call-up".
- ^ Niall, Jake (6 February 2019). "AFLX draft was held a day earlier than the broadcast". The Age. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b Black, Sarah (28 January 2019). "AFLX Draft: Date, rules and broadcast details revealed". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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