Five Crows and Cats in All Australian squad

Updated September 04, 2012 21:10:37

The even nature of the AFL in 2012 has been recognised, with seven clubs having four or five players nominated in the 40-man All Australian squad.

Adelaide and Geelong head the list with five apiece, while St Kilda and Richmond - both of whom missed the finals in 2012 - were among the five teams with four nominees.

The final 22-man team will be announced on September 17.

Twenty-four members of the squad had yet to claim an All Australian guernsey, including leading Brownlow Medal fancies Trent Cotchin, Jobe Watson, Dayne Beams and Patrick Dangerfield.

The announcement of the All Australian full-forward shapes as a contentious issue this year.

It normally goes to the Coleman Medallist, but with Richmond's Jack Riewoldt only claiming the leading goalkicker's title in the final round of the season with a relatively modest tally of 65 goals, a case could also be made for any of Lance Franklin, Tom Hawkins or Matthew Pavlich.

Fremantle skipper Pavlich has won six All Australian guernseys - the most of any member in the 40-man squad.

Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett has been a member of the past five teams, while Geelong defender Corey Enright has been voted an All Australian four years on the trot.

All-Australian squad: Patrick Dangerfield, Sam Jacobs, Brent Reilly, Scott Thompson, Taylor Walker (Adelaide), Eddie Betts (Carlton), Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan (Collingwood), Jobe Watson (Essendon), Luke McPharlin, Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle), Corey Enright, Tom Hawkins, Tom Lonergan, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor (Geelong), Gary Ablett (Gold Coast), Grant Birchall, Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn), Drew Petrie, Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne), Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric, Jack Riewoldt (Richmond), Sean Dempster, Lenny Hayes, Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Kieren Jack, Lewis Jetta, Josh Kennedy, Ted Richards (Sydney), Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Nic Naitanui, Beau Waters (West Coast).

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First posted September 04, 2012 21:10:37

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Former sex crime squad boss pleads guilty to leaks

By court reporter Sarah Farnsworth

Updated May 14, 2012 17:08:01

The former boss of the Victoria Police sex crimes squad Glenn Davies has been described in the Melbourne Magistrates Court as a passionate visionary whose life was ruined after he was charged with misconduct.

Davies has pleaded guilty to the unauthorised disclosure of police information for conversations he had with two reporters from the Herald Sun and The Age newspapers.

He was suspended from the force and later resigned after an Office of Police Integrity (OPI) probe.

Prosecutors have told the court he spoke with Anthony Dowsley from the Herald Sun and John Silvester from The Age about two high profile cases being investigated by the sex crime department.

One of the cases involved the questioning of a number of Collingwood football players over an alleged rape after the team's 2010 grand final win.

Davies' lawyer told the court stories about the investigation involving the Magpies had already been published by media outlets before Davies spoke in confidence with Mr Silvester.

He told the court his client had a professional working relationship with journalists and used the media to educate the public about sexual crimes and foster faith that all allegations would be fully investigated.

A fellow detective Inspector Ken Ashworth described Davies as a passionate and tenacious police officer who bought vision and purpose to the sex crime department.

Detective Ashworth told the court Davies bought a culture shift to the squad which had fostered a 'she deserved it' attitude over certain sex crimes, such as date rape or assaults on prostitutes.

He said under Davies, the investigations became more hands on and were handled with sympathy.

The court heard Davies was devastated when he was suspended.

"[It] meant everything. It was his life. It meant everything to him", Detective Ashworth said.

"His whole life collapsed ... he lost 29 years of service to Victoria."

"It was catastrophic for him."

The Prosecutor argued Davies spoke to the journalists knowing it was a breach of his obligations and it had the capacity to compromise an investigation.

She told the court, confirming as rumour constitutes disclosing information.

The Magistrate was urged to record a conviction against the former detective for what was described as 'serious offending.'

Davies' lawyers argued the loss of his career has crushed him and should be punishment enough.

He will be sentenced tomorrow.

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First posted May 14, 2012 12:50:40

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