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Lynden Dunn has vowed to prove the haters wrong and play on at AFL level for another three or four years, and has also revealed hes eyeing a possible NFL punting career once he hangs up his footy boots.Dunn, one of Caseys best in Sundays VFL grand final loss to Western Bulldogs, only played four senior matches for Melbourne in 2016, having averaged 20 per year over the past four seasons.The key defender, 29, is contracted for next year and believes hes capable of playing beyond the end of that deal. But - with reports of interest at rival clubs -- he conceded he wasnt sure whether that would be for the Demons, or elsewhere.I love playing footy. My season didnt go as planned - to play only four [AFL] games is disappointing but Im not the first person to be in this position and I wont be the last, Dunn told ESPN in a sombre Casey changerooms at Etihad Stadium.Im certainly not going to roll over and let my career dwindle away - Im looking forward to getting back and playing senior AFL footy. I need a break, its been a long year, but I still think Ive got three or four years left of AFL footy. Hopefully I can prove the haters wrong.The 165-game veteran said the thought of finishing as a one-club player was appealing, but added he had to weigh up all his options if it became clear he may struggle for senior opportunities at the Demons next season.Being a one-club player has always been very important to me. But Ive got to sit down with my family and go through a few things, he said. I dont want to leave but there might be an opportunity elsewhere - Ill have to look at that. But I havent thought about it yet as Ive been focusing on trying to win a VFL premiership, which didnt happen.Ive been around 12 years now - what you see is what you get. I need to keep backing myself in and tidy up a few areas but Im still confident I can play at the highest level. I turn 30 next year but that doesnt mean a great deal - blokes are running around who are almost 40 these days, so Im looking forward to having a break and weighing everything up.Dunn did his best to keep the Bulldogs at bay in Sundays VFL grand final, repeatedly repelling their advances before the weight of numbers eventually took their toll.He was involved in plenty of niggle during the contest, and also showcased his powerful kick to be one of the Scorpions best.Dunn confirmed to ESPN he was considering a NFL punting career, but stressed he would only go down that path once his AFL career was over.Its in the back of my mind, definitely, he said. Ive always said Ill never cut my AFL career short because I love the game and I love our club, but if that opportunity arose, I would [look at it].Ive got a bit of work to do though - I think I tried to kick about eight barrels today and shanked all of them, so hopefully no one was watching them ... but its definitely an interest of mine. And you certainly dont have to run as far, being a punter, which is exciting as Im sick of running in pre-seasons.Its an interest, but how far I pursue that, Ill wait and see.Hydro Flask 24 OZ . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. Hydro Flask Goedkoop . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. http://www.hydroflaskkorting.com/ . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Hydro Flask 40 OZ . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. Hydro Flask Wit .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.With two Tests still to go for England in 2016, Jonny Bairstow has already racked up 1355 runs from 15 Tests, the most by any wicketkeeper in a calendar year; in fact, he needs just 127 from the last two Tests to become the highest run-getter for England in a calendar year. (Michael Vaughan currently holds the record with 1481.) Meanwhile, Quinton de Kock has been on a roll of his own, with six 50-plus scores in 11 Test innings, including two hundreds. This includes a five-innings sequence that reads thus: 82, 50, 84, 64, 104. His Test average for the year is 65.44.Add to this the useful contributions by BJ Watling, Wriddhiman Saha and Shane Dowrich, and its clear that 2016 has been a pretty useful year for wicketkeepers with the bat in Test cricket - even Parthiv Patel grabbed his chance in Mohali with scores of 42 and 67 not out.Pretty useful is an understatement, for the overall average of 40.79 for wicketkeepers in 2016 is the highest for any calendar year since 1900. In the history of Tests, there has been only one year when wicketkeepers had a higher average, and that was 119 years ago, in 1897, when just one Test was played and the wicketkeepers averaged 45. The next six entries are all since 2000, but in 2015 the average was just 30.81, which means so far this year the average is 32% higher than last year. The two wicketkeepers who have been at the forefront of this bounty year are Bairstow and de Kock. Bairstow has been on a record-breaking spree with the bat and gloves this year - his 68 dismissals in Tests this year is also the highest by a wicketkeeper in any calendar year - while de Kock has been stellar with the bat not only in Tests but also in ODIs, scoring 857 runs at an average of 57 and a strike rate of 109 in 17 ODI innings.Watling, who averaged 48.72 in Tests in 2015, has had another good year with the bat, averaging 42.61 (though his 107 and 83 not out against Zimbabwe has helped lift the average considerably). Saha has lifted his game tooo, averaging 40.dddddddddddd6 this year after struggling a bit in 2015, when the average dipped to 23.18 in eight Tests. West Indies brave move to bring in Dowrich to replace Denesh Ramdin has brought in batting benefits too. Dowrich has averaged 38.37 this year, compared to Ramdins average of 20.72 from 17 Tests in 2014 and 2015.While most wicketkeepers have been among the runs, a couple have missed out. Peter Nevill, no longer in favour with Australias selectors, managed only 195 runs in 13 innings, at 17.72, while Dinesh Chandimal has had a lean year as well, with seven sub-20 scores in nine innings when he has played as wicketkeeper. Sarfraz Ahmed came down a few notches too from his batting standards of 2014-15, averaging only 30.42 this year compared to 60.35 in the previous two years. In all of Test history, there have only been eight instances of wicketkeepers scoring 500-plus Test runs in a calendar year at a 60-plus average; two of those eight instances have happened in 2016. Andy Flower was the first to do this, in 2000 and 2001, and Adam Gilchrist in 2002. He nearly achieved it again when he averaged 59.50 in 2003. Matt Prior did it in 2011, not only averaging nearly 65, but also doing it at a strike rate of 89, the highest among these eight instances. (Gilchrists strike rate in 2002 was 88.98, and de Kocks this year is 80.68). AB de Villiers and Sarfraz achieved it too in 2013 and 2014, but never before have two wicketkeepers done it in a year.Both Bairstow and de Kock can expect to play some more Tests till the end of the year, and will have to score runs to ensure their average stays above 60. Bairstow needs 145 runs if he gets out four times in the two remaining Tests England play, while de Kock needs 71 in two innings in the Boxing Day Test. Given the form they have been in in 2016, you wouldnt bet against either. ' ' '