STRICTLY BOARDROOM

The fourth force in iron ore - one-year investment returns

THE footy season is over for another year - and who would have picked Geelong to triumph? Certainly not <i>Strictly Boardroom</i>. But perhaps closer to investors' pockets than a punt on the AFL are the 12-month returns from Australia's minerals and energy companies. The scores are in and <b>Allan Trench</b> takes a look at the winners. Those investors that backed iron ore will be smiling all the way to the bank.