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STATE OF AFFAIRS | Wrest Point State League Team of the Year<br />
AFL Tasmania has unveiled the inaugural Wrest<br />
Point State League Team of the Year.<br />
This new innovation has seen the league’s<br />
‘dream team’ chosen by a selection committee<br />
comprising two AFL Tasmania representatives,<br />
and two independent experts.<br />
Selection of the leading players has been based<br />
on performances over the 18 round home and<br />
away season, a year that has seen the Wrest Point<br />
Tasmanian State League reach new heights.<br />
The Team of the Year is a new innovation for<br />
Tasmanian football and parallels the national ‘All<br />
Australian’ concept. Similar to the All Australian<br />
recognition program the ‘Team of the Year’ also<br />
selects the best player in each position on the<br />
field, rather than the best 22 players in the<br />
overall competition.<br />
The coach and assistant coach of the year have<br />
also been selected in what is set to become an<br />
annual end of season highlight for the league.<br />
2010 Wrest Point State League Team of the Year<br />
BACKS<br />
Darren Banham (Burnie) Cameron Blight<br />
(<strong>Clarence</strong>) Rohan Swan (<strong>Clarence</strong>)<br />
HALF-BACKS Sam O’Keefe (Launceston) Vin Ponsonby<br />
(<strong>Devonport</strong>) Jackson O’Brien (<strong>Clarence</strong>)<br />
CENTRE Trent McCrossen (<strong>Devonport</strong>) Ken<br />
Hall (North Hobart) Nathan Matthews<br />
(Glenorchy)<br />
HALF-FORWARDS Matthew Drury (<strong>Clarence</strong>) Ben Reynolds<br />
(<strong>Devonport</strong>) Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy)<br />
FORWARDS Trent Standen (<strong>Clarence</strong>) Brett Geappen<br />
(<strong>Clarence</strong>) Brian Finch (Launceston)<br />
RUCKS<br />
Andrea Miar (Launceston) Cameron<br />
Thurley (<strong>Clarence</strong>) Scott Stephens<br />
(Launceston)<br />
INTERCHANGE Matthew Stephenson (Burnie) Zane<br />
Murphy (North Launceston) Kurt<br />
Heazlewood (<strong>Devonport</strong>) Luke Shackleton<br />
(Burnie)<br />
COACH<br />
Brett Geappen (<strong>Clarence</strong>)<br />
ASSISTANT COACH Anthony Taylor (Launceston)<br />
The selected team is not without controversy as 3<br />
clubs, Hobart, Lauderdale and South Launceston,<br />
are not represented. Hobart key forward Michael<br />
Cassidy, Lauderdale midfielder Marcus Fitze and<br />
South’s State ruckman Mitchell Hills have all been<br />
overlooked.<br />
Another controversial selection is the placement<br />
of Brett Geappen at full forward ahead of Hudson<br />
Medalist Brian Finch, who is in the pocket. Given<br />
‘Budgie’ missed half the season following his<br />
retirement due to injury it seems he has been<br />
selected as the ultimate decoy full forward.<br />
<strong>Clarence</strong> has 7 representatives in the team and at<br />
least one player on every line except the midfield<br />
where their prolific and talented teenage star Josh<br />
Green could only have missed selection due to<br />
State underage duties.<br />
Congratulations to all those players and coaches<br />
who have been recognized with selection in the<br />
first Wrest Point State League ‘Team of the Year’.<br />
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