Line in the sand match of the 2009 season, with the two sides battling for eighth place on the ladder, a brawl was sparked by a remonstration from a head-high shirtfront from Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd on Hawthorn midfielder Brad Sewell at the start of the third quarter, which was to be the turning point in the match. Essendon won by 17 points after trailing by 22 points at the time of the Lloyd-Sewell incident. Line in the sand match The line in the sand match is the unofficial title given to the round 11, 2004 match between Australian Football League (AFL) clubs and ,
The Buckeye Politicians Sceptor Records. Later, the band traveled to England and recorded under the direction of Alan Parsons, producing one single. An album worth of material from the Alan Parsons sessions was recorded. However, the album was never released because the tapes were lost by the airline on their return to the United States. They released a single and an album on Utopia records. They released a few more singles in the 1980s. As part of a 2006 reunion they recorded a CD called "Here I Am". Original member Larry "LA" Almon died in 2008. The Buckeye Politicians The Buckeye Politicians were