Hes had his best year yet, but Greater Western Sydney forward Jon Patton has put a bigger emphasis on the rising AFL clubs near-miss season than his own improvement.Sidelined by injuries for much of his first four seasons, only one of which he played in more than seven games, Patton in 2016 started to consistently deliver on the potential that prompted the Giants to take him with first selection in the 2011 draft.He missed only their first game of the year and finished with career season highs in games (23), goals (38) and marks (131).Pattons radar improved after a ropy start.He kicked 4.6 in his first five games and 34.10 during his subsequent 18 matches.Although held goalless in the clubs historic first finals win over cross-town rivals Sydney, Patton booted 15 goals in three games either side of that victory, bagging four in the preliminary final loss to the Western Bulldogs on Saturday.I could have marked some balls that I dropped, little moments, Patton told AAP.But you dont really feel like youve played a good game or a decent game when you lose like that.Ive played pretty much every game, which I havent done in the past, so its good to do that.While a preliminary final appearance represented a significant spike in improvement by a team that had never finished higher than 11th, Patton made it clear the Giants werent satisfied.Its been an amazing season, to go from not playing finals at all and not even really being in contention to getting to a preliminary final, Patton said.Its a good effort, but we all had one goal and we didnt get that.It was a good year, but we were almost there.Weve just got to buckle up for next year and remember this feeling.Well just learn from it and to get ready for a big pre-season.GWS had only five goalkickers against the Bulldogs, a marked contrast with the multiple scoring threats they had through the season.Jeremy Cameron (53) Toby Greene (44) and Steve Johnson (43) were prolific contributors, with Patton, Rory Lobb (29) and Tom Scully (23) chipping in regularly.Cameron topped the Giants goal-kicking list for the fifth time in as many years of their AFL existence.But in contrast with his game-breaking effort in the qualifying final win over Sydney, Cameron wasnt a factor on Saturday, kicking just 0.1 and tallying only five disposals and one mark. Custom Astros Jersey China .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Custom Astros T-shirts . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. http://www.customastrosjersey.com/ . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Jeff Bagwell Jersey Large . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Cheap Astros Jerseys . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Divine Myles scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, leading four players in double figures as Stetson beat SIU Edwardsville 80-72 on Wednesday night.Myles was 8 of 12 from the field and 6 of 9 from the line for the Hatters (5-6). Derick Newton added 14 points and four rebounds, Luke Doyle had 13 points -- including three 3-pointers -- and Angel Rivera had 12 points with six assists and four rebounds.Stetson led by 17 at the break and all through the second period.ddddddddddddDoyle drained a 3-pointer to stretch the Hatters lead to 54-35 with 13:26 left to play. The Cougars closed it to 69-61 on a Jalen Henry free throw with 3:26 remaining but the Hatters held on for the win.Henry scored 28 points and grabbed 11 boards for the Cougars (4-5). ' ' '