FAFL 360: Finals Week 1, 2022

Match Results:
First QF:
Wellington Vipers 13.3 (81) defeated Cairns Corals 8.5 (53) at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington, NZ

First EF:
Geelong Generals 13.13 (91) lost to Orange Miners 20.15 (135) at Kardinia Park in Geelong, VIC

Second QF:
Darwin Storm 12.9 (81) lost to Gold Coast Dragons 18.12 (120) at Marrara Oval in Darwin, NT

Second EF:
East Sydney Roosters 15.22 (112) lost to Fremantle Panthers 17.19 (121) at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, NSW

Previous Jimmy Newman Medal Nominees for 2022:
Round 1: Aelita Sallander (Geelong Generals)
Round 2: Aron Wheeler (Perth Ospreys)
Round 3: Sammi Hodgson (Cairns Corals)
Round 4: Wendy Hopper (Hobart Wolves)
Round 5: Frasier McGuirk (Fremantle Panthers)
Round 6: Radhika Saxena (Fremantle Panthers)
Round 7: Brittany Darby (Gold Coast Dragons)
Round 8: Tracy Twist (Darwin Storm)
Round 9: Greg Brackson (Perth Ospreys)
Round 10: Mike Beck (Hobart Wolves)
Round 11: Oscar Crisp (Brisbane Brumbies)
Round 12: Ashley Benest-Cordy (Cairns Corals)
Round 13: Jake Honeycutt (Gold Coast Dragons)
Round 14: Rudolph Kelly (East Sydney Roosters)
Round 15: Niles Hobbs (East Sydney Roosters)
Round 16: Suzie Myers (Brisbane Brumbies)
Round 17: Wally Weekes (Melbourne Hammerheads)
Round 18: Buster Bush (Orange Miners)
Round 19: Jared Finch (Geelong Generals)
Round 20: Micah Tamanisau (Adelaide Butcherbirds)
Round 21: Da-Hye Park (Cairns Corals)
Round 22: Sandra Auger (Brisbane Brumbies)

Michael “Bendy” Bruce Medal winner
Derrick Bristol (East Sydney Roosters) - 75 goals

Current Injuries and Suspensions:
(teams outside the finals or eliminated from the finals won’t be listed)

Cairns Corals:
Jeanette Mack (DEF) - Concussion (2 weeks) - Return: Grand Final
Steven McKnight (DEF) - Right hamstring (3 weeks) - Return: 2023

Fremantle Panthers:
Radhika Saxena (FWD) - Osteitis pubis (Rest of season) - Return: 2023
Rooby Champion (RUCK) - Right PCL knee (10 weeks) - Return: 2023

Orange Miners:
Cobi Williams (MID) - Tail (2 weeks) - Return: Finals Week 3
Isaac Watson (MID) - Left PCL Knee (10 weeks) - Return: 2023

Wellington Vipers:
Murray Siddall (MID) - Left knee (4 weeks) - Return: 2023

This Week’s Games:
Finals Week 2 | October 7-October 8
First Semi Final:
Friday October 7th:
Cairns Corals vs Orange Miners @ Australian Football Park, Cairns QLD (night)

Second Semi Final:
Saturday October 8th:
Darwin Storm vs Fremantle Panthers @ Marrara Oval, Darwin NT (night)

We hope your team wins this week but for now, See you next week.
Wes Kerry, Voice of FAFL Grandstand.