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THEY MAY HAVE ONLY PLAYED A HANDFUL OF GAMES BUT THESE PLAYERS WILL HAVE A BIG SAY IN AFL FINALSGEELONG: SAM MENEGOLAGames: 6Finals: 0Has looked comfortable at the highest level since making his AFL debut in round 18. The hard-running midfielder spent time on Fremantle and Hawthorns rookie list before being picked up by the Cats.Hes playing with huge confidence at the moment. Hes just got this huge running ability .. we want him to play the way he has been playing and well work around him, Cats skipper JOEL SELWOOD.HAWTHORN: JACK FITZPATRICKGames: 23 (1 at Hawthorn)Finals: 0Likely to keep his place in the side, even if both Ben Stratton and Ben McEvoy return against the Cats. Became a cult hero on club debut, booting a last-gasp goal from 60 metres out to help the Hawks secure their top-four spot in the final round of the season.He stepped up in a pretty big moment so that shows a bit about him ... it was brilliant to see him do that, Hawks midfielder ISAAC SMITH.SYDNEY: SAM NAISMITHGames: 9Finals: 0Injury and illness stalled the ruckmans progress after he joined the Swans via the 2013 rookie draft but has played the past eight games for the minor premiers. Faces a big job in the ruck against Shane Mumford.Weve been really happy with the way Naismith is going ... hes grown in confidence and his ruck work has been very good particularly at centre bounces, Swans coach JOHN LONGMIRE.GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY: JACOB HOPPERGames: 8Finals: 0Set to cap his first season in the system with finals action, having impressed in the last round of the season with a goal and 20 possessions. Battled stress fractures in his back earlier this year but now back to full fitness.Im a pretty impatient type of kid. There were definitely weeks that went by where I felt like I was running out of time. I just wanted to get back and play footy, HOPPER on his injury comeback.ADELAIDE: MITCH McGOVERNGames: 21Finals: 0The potent forward was restricted by an achilles injury in 2015 but has made the most of his opportunities this year, playing 21 games. Booted a total of 30 goals this season, adding another layer to the most potent forward line in the competition.Mitch is a quality person and a player that is always looking to learn more about the game ... he is athletic, skilful and epitomises the team-first approach of our club, Crows coach DON PYKE.NORTH MELBOURNE: JED ANDERSONGames: 19Finals: 1Suffered a hamstring injury in round one but the former Hawthorn speedster has produced glimpses of his best over the past month. One of many youngsters who will be asked to step up in the absence of Brent Harvey next year.I came over to North because I wanted to play games and Im doing that, growing my game and learning every week, ANDERSON on his first season at Arden St.WEST COAST: TOM BARRASSGames: 12Finals: 0The Rising Star nominee has attracted plenty of praise for his intercept marking this year. The defender played the best game of his short career in the final round of the season and looks set to continue keeping Eric Mackenzie and Mitch Brown out of the team.Hes an extremely talented guy. Physically hes a big unit. Jumps high. Marks the ball at its highest points. He can match it with most blokes his size, fellow defender WILL SCHOFIELD on the rise and rise of Barrass.WESTERN BULLDOGS: JOSH DUNKLEYGames: 13Finals: 0Has excelled in the second half of the season, spending more time in the midfield and stepping up in the absence of injured stars li, Tom Liberatore, Mitch Wallis and Jack Macrae. 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They were similarly flustered by running back Charles Sims cuts and spin on his 23-yard scoring pass from Winston.Lets do it 15 more times. This year, said first-year coach Dirk Koetter, whose rewards for winning his debut was a Gatorade bath and the game ball.Asked who presented the game ball, Koetter said Take a guess. No. 3.Winston is No. 3.It was a frustrating start for the Falcons, who were 1-5 against NFC South opponents in 2015, including 0-2 against Winston and the Buccaneers.Winston was the star, but the Buccaneers displayed balance. Doug Martin ran for 62 yards. Eight receivers caught passes.Gerald McCoy, Kwon Alexander and Robert Ayers Jr. led the defense with sacks. Tampa Bay limited Julio Jones to four catches for 66 yards, though Jones had a 25-yard scoring catch after the Buccaneers stretched their lead to 31-13.Atlantas comeback ended with Matt Bryants third field goal, a 29-yarder in the fourth quarter. The Falcons final possession ended at their 28.We had some opportunities but we just didnt make the plays and thats disappointing, said Ryan who completed 27 of 39 passes for 334 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.Tampa Bay held Atlanta to only 52 yards rushing, including 20 yards on 11 carries by Devonta Freeman.You cant say enough about Julio Jones and Matt Ryan, theyre great players, but you have to beat them as a team and thats what we did, said Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes. We played as a team, helping each other, played a good game and got out of here.---Here are some things we learned from the Buccaneers win over the Falcons:FALCONS FANTASY WATCH: Mohamed Sanu and Tevin Coleman are the complementss to Jones and Freeman, respectively, in Atlantas offense.dddddddddddd They showed they could be more than afterthoughts in fantasy leagues.Sanu, signed from the Bengals to be Atlantas new No. 2 wide receiver, had five catches for 80 yards. He had a 59-yard catch and a 5-yard scoring catch in the first quarter.Coleman led Atlanta with his modest 22 yards rushing on eight carries and added five catches for 95 yards. The second-year running back showed his big-play potential with a 47-yard catch from Ryan, affirming expectations hell play a bigger role this season.CHEERS FOR WINSTON: Winston earned repeated compliments from his teammates, including center Joe Hawley, who began his career with Atlanta.Its not often that you have young guys like him with that kind of poise at such an important position with all the eyes on him, Hawley said. He really shows a lot of poise for such a young player.KOETTERS `WEIRD RETURN: Koetter was Atlantas offensive coordinator when Mike Smith was coach. He was promoted from coordinator to coach by Tampa Bay and then hired Smith as his defensive coordinator.Koetter said returning to the Georgia Dome as the visiting coach was weird -- a description he repeated.Its weird to see the people on the other side, Koetter said. It was weird last year and weird this year. Ive got a lot of respect for plenty of people in that organization but thats the nature of the NFL.NO SACKS: The Falcons may be tired of hearing they ranked last in the league with 19 sacks last season and have ranked no higher than 28th since 2012. The pass-rush woes continued as they were held without a sack by Tampa Bay.INJURY REPORT: Tampa Bay backup linebacker Jacquies Smith was carted to the locker room with a right knee injury and didnt return. He was hurt covering a punt in the first quarter. Atlanta defensive end Brooks Reed returned after leaving in the first quarter with a shoulder injury. Reed left the field again in the fourth quarter.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Charles Odum at www.twitter.com/CharlesOdum and http://bigstory.ap.org/content/charles-odum ' ' '