Began his full-time career at The Age as an online sports reporter in 1999 before joining Sportal as the Deputy Editor of the AFL-Telstra online network in 2002. Rejoined the online desk at The Age in 2006 and was online sports editor between 2006 and 2016. Has covered two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and London 2012), numerous Australian Open tennis tournaments and several AFL grand finals. Reads the back page first. Hack golfer. Wannabe tennis star.
Nicky Winmar thought he was healthy and he was quite prepared to ignore the warning signs. The former AFL champion was only 46 and initially dismissed his chest pains merely as indigestion. They were not.
Footy's first female field umpire did not begin her first match with the opening bounce. But it only took a couple of minutes for Eleni Glouftsis to get her chance after Essendon snagged a goal within the first minute at Etihad Stadium.
Hard-charging Essendon made a big statement with 10-goal win against an out-of-sorts West Coast at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Western Bulldogs can play the role of serious party-poopers by inflicting Geelong's fourth straight loss on the night they unveil their new Brownlow Stand.
Geelong will welcome back Lachie Henderson and Scott Selwood as they attempt to halt a three-game losing streak when they face the Western Bulldogs in a crucial Friday night clash, their first game at Simonds Stadium this season.
If you've copped a vigorous bump off the ball from Shane Mumford, chances are you'll feel the bruise the next morning.
Join us for live coverage of Sunday's footy action, including the first AFL match for premiership points to be held in China.
The last time the Western Bulldogs stepped foot on Domain Stadium for a clash against West Coast, they knocked the Eagles off their perch, a memorable 47-point elimination final victory, the first instalment in an epic and ultimately successful finals campaign.
It will be a star-studded Western Bulldogs team in the VFL this week with Mitch Wallis and Stewart Crameri to be joined by injury-hit ruckman Jordan Roughead for his first game since suffering a serious hamstring injury during the pre-season.
The Sydney Swans entered this match with a precarious 0-5 record. This was the personification of a must-win match for last year's grand finalists and a constant of the AFL finals.
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