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ON THE weekend of the underdog, it was defenders from opposite coasts that made up most of the backline in the round seven Team of the Week, brought to you by Accor Hotels.<\/p>\n

It was the first time since 1975 that every team beat an opposition with a higher ladder position, and it was West Coast and Gold Coast that benefitted from strong games from their backmen.<\/p>\n

Brad Sheppard\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Elliot Yeo\u00a0<\/strong>were important for the Eagles with\u00a0Tom Barrass\u00a0<\/strong>unlucky to be squeezed out, while Suns\u00a0Jarrod Harbrow\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Steven May\u00a0<\/strong>propped up their team against Geelong.<\/p>\n

With a pair of Jacks \u2013\u00a0Viney\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Steven\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 making it impossible not to select them for midfield spots, along with\u00a0Lachie Neale<\/strong>, the unlucky ones this week included\u00a0Clay Smith, Chad Wingard<\/strong>,\u00a0David Swallow<\/strong>,\u00a0Luke Shuey\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Tom Rockliff.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And, there was no spot for\u00a0Sam Gibson\u00a0<\/strong>despite his strong performance against\u00a0Rory Sloane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bags to\u00a0Lance Franklin\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Jarrad Waite\u00a0<\/strong>made them walk-up starts in attack, while\u00a0Matthew Kreuzer\u00a0<\/strong>took the points against\u00a0Brodie Grundy\u00a0<\/strong>and won the ruck spot for the first time this year.<\/p>\n

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SAM FROST (Melbourne) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provided rebound from defence in an area that the Demons struggled in. His willingness to take on the game was a big part of their revival in the third quarter, with 20 disposals all up and seven rebounds in a career-best performance.<\/p>\n

ROBBIE TARRANT (North Melbourne) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Roos had winners everywhere against the Crows, and along with Scott Thompson, Tarrant intercepted plenty of attacking forays. Had nine intercept possessions and kept in-form Crow Taylor Walker to one goal.<\/p>\n

BRAD SHEPPARD (West Coast) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Didn’t put huge numbers on the stats sheet (14 disposals, four tackles and one goal), but he kept Robbie Gray’s influence well and truly down, with the Power star goalless for just the second time this season.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nine things we learned from round seven<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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JARROD HARBROW (Gold Coast) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Has been in red-hot form for the Suns this season and took it a step further with his first 30-disposal game since round 14, 2013. Was involved in plenty of counterattacks and equally led the Suns for intercept possessions with Steven May.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

STEVEN MAY (Gold Coast) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Kept Tom Hawkins quiet (the big Cat kicked three but only one was directly on May), and was also important in setting up plenty of attack with 26 disposals in his first game since a round four hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

ELLIOT YEO (West Coast) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Another strong game with the in-form Eagle collecting 27 touches \u2013 17 contested \u2013 and 10 marks across half-back and through the midfield. He also had nine intercept possessions and led the side for metres gained with 578.<\/p>\n

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