Tim Lane
Jake Carlisle case shows up illicit drugs issue
Tim Lane The degree of misjudgment that ever prompted a too meddlesome AFL and a too-compliant players' association to enact an illicit drugs code continues to emerge as the years pass.
Hawks 10 goals better than next best
Tim Lane The bad news for Hawthorn's opponents is that, just like last year, the Hawks were ultimately 10 goals better than the next best.
AFL grand final 2015: Hawthorn in clear air
Tim Lane Hawthorn epitomises the intersection of business and football in a heady cocktail of aphrodisiac proportions.
The Goodes, the bad and the ugly
Tim Lane It's the final indictment upon those who have harassed Adam Goodes that the question of him taking part in a formal farewell from football is problematic.
AFL finals 2015: Calling ball on undue pressure
Tim Lane Water has passed under the Punt Road and Sydney Harbour bridges over the past two evenings but there remains unfinished business from week one of the finals.
A ruckman for the Brownlow is a tall order
Tim Lane Despite its justified boast of being a game for players of all sizes, football was for decades slanted the way of the big boys.
Tim Lane: AFL match review panel secrecy leaves a lot to be desired
Tim Lane Last Monday's verdict on Nathan Fyfe probably won a rare tick of approval from the public for the match review panel.
How a local football competition became a national goldmine
Tim Lane The AFL's $2.5 billion television rights deal is a phenomenal one for the game, particularly so given that these aren't necessarily the best of times.
Facing up to a dilemma
Tim Lane A whole new language has been brought to football in recent years. On the field there are contested and uncontested possessions, stoppages, clearances, turnovers and so on.
Tim Lane: Hawks matchless in march to another flag
Tim Lane A Hawthorn past player of some repute said to me late last season he feared the current team was starting to look old.
Tackle rules must be enforced to protect players
Tim Lane The outcome of Jay Schulz's tackle on Ted Richards 10 days ago has served to again emphasise football's failure to adequately enforce its rules.
Another death rocks sporting community and a city
Tim Lane Early last week, in relation to another matter, I was pondering that occasional experience when the effect of sudden jolting news can for a moment be too much to grasp.
Tim Lane: the mind-boggling truth on the supplements scandal
Tim Lane How should sports administrators act when the specific interests of the organisation they serve clash with the broader interests, health, and modern ethics of sport?
Melbourne Demons haunted at Etihad Stadium by rare place in history books
Tim Lane The lot of the Melbourne fan has been tough lately and the outlook for Sunday is bleak. An opponent they haven't beaten in their last ten encounters, at a ground where they've lost their last 20...
Playing the Hall of Fame game
Tim Lane The late Doug Heywood, one of the finest commentators to ever call a game of Australian football, would occasionally tell me of little gems passed onto him by his 'old boss', Jack.
On the subject of drugs, Chris Judd thinks more clearly than AFL
Tim Lane Chris Judd's public commentary is not unlike his shooting for goal: sparingly exercised, performed without affectation, and pretty effective at hitting the target.
WADA and the All-knowing Football League
Tim Lane It's a statement of the obvious that the extension of the Essendon supplements saga is less than an ideal situation.
Rough justice for Steven May, a man willing to face the music
Tim Lane Whatever your opinion of Steven May's action in last weekend's collision with Tom Rockliff, the magnitude of his suspension is hardly fair.
Geelong retains the fans' football spirit
Tim Lane One of modern football's more refreshing experiences is to attend a game at Geelong.
Carlton confront the rebuilding of an empire
Tim Lane In the black-and-white era of American sitcoms, Maynard G Krebs convulsed at merely hearing the word "work". Then when colour arrived, the Fonz found it impossible to attach 'wrong' to 'I was'.
