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 ,
Independent politicians in Australia Independent politicians in Australia An Independent politician is an individual politician not affiliated to any political party. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Independents have rarely been elected to the federal Parliament of Australia, although they are more commonly elected to state parliaments. A large number of independents are former members of one of Australia's main parties, the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia. On 16 July 2013 a political party named the Australian Independents was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission. It was deregistered