AFL
Contract rumours Tigers set record straight on Casboult
CARLTON forward Levi Casboult has been heavily linked to Richmond, but are the Tigers planning to make a play for the Blues free agent?
Strugglers again Blues must attack to avoid spoon
EVERYONE knows Carlton is rebuilding, but could they do it with a bit more flair and goal power? Denis Pagan believes the natives at Carlton are getting restless.
Field Marshal Crows flag would be a win for good guys
DON Pyke’s Adelaide is everything we love about this game. Speed, aggression, corridor play and a swashbuckling style that delivers goals by the bucketload, writes SAM EDMUND.
Lord’s prayer History says depleted Cats can roll Tigers
LOOKING BACK: INJURY-HIT Geelong has been urged to call on the spirit of the 1994 semi final side that beat Carlton, despite being ravaged by key withdrawals of star players.
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THE Phantom steps in to offer some solutions to get through the absences of Selwood, Lynch and Grundy in Round 21.
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THERE are problems everywhere entering week two of SuperCoach finals but we can get through it if we keep our eye on one goal: staying alive. TOP TRADE, CAPTAIN TIPS
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Crows rank players for contracts
NOW it’s getting ugly. The report out of Melbourne this week that Jake Lever had met with Melbourne officials and players was flatly denied by the Crows young gun.
Keath’s back where he belongs
ALEX Keath didn’t play football for six years but there were moments when he returned to the game last year when James Podsiadly just knew he belonged in the AFL.
Crows flag would be a win for good guys
DON Pyke’s Adelaide is everything we love about this game. Speed, aggression, corridor play and a swashbuckling style that delivers goals by the bucketload, writes SAM EDMUND.
Lions hunt $30m for new base
BRISBANE officials will make their strongest pitch to date for a new $70m Springfield headquarters to the Federal Government next week.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Tigers set record straight on Casboult
CARLTON forward Levi Casboult has been heavily linked to Richmond, but are the Tigers planning to make a play for the Blues free agent?
Blues must attack to avoid spoon
EVERYONE knows Carlton is rebuilding, but could they do it with a bit more flair and goal power? Denis Pagan believes the natives at Carlton are getting restless.
History says depleted Cats can roll Tigers
LOOKING BACK: INJURY-HIT Geelong has been urged to call on the spirit of the 1994 semi final side that beat Carlton, despite being ravaged by key withdrawals of star players.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Port’s pride is on the line
PORT Adelaide started the season needing to play AFL finals - this goal does not change after a Showdown battering
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Crows’ tricky Etihad mission
BOMBERS’ great Matthew Lloyd says the debt Essendon owes club legend Jobe Watson will stir the Dons against top-of-the-table Adelaide at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
The big question: To rest or not to rest Crows top players?
WHILE no-one at the Adelaide Crows would admit to it, someone should be starting to plan for the finals and asking questions about what is the best preparation for every player
Can the Tigers finally conquer Cats hoodoo?
RICHMOND players have openly talked about feeling “claustrophobic” at Kardinia Park. And the win-loss record mirrors that. But can the Tigers finally break their Geelong hoodoo?
History says depleted Cats can roll Tigers
LOOKING BACK: INJURY-HIT Geelong has been urged to call on the spirit of the 1994 semi final side that beat Carlton, despite being ravaged by key withdrawals of star players.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Game 200 only a number for Harbrow
JARROD Harbrow hopes his 200th game can be a source of pride for his family and community of Cairns, but the Suns star admits there’s something missing in his career.
Soulless Suns starting from scratch
THE Gold Coast Suns have no history, no passion and no soul. Now they need to let Gary Ablett go and try to build a winning culture, writes MATTHEW LLOYD.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Video: Greene fly kick sours Giant win
THE Giants have tightened their grip a top two finish thanks to a huge win over the Bulldogs but controversy magnet Toby Greene once again took the gloss off the victory.
Greene in hot water after ‘Karate Kick’
GWS star Toby Greene has been slammed for a wild incident against the Western Bulldogs, that could see him miss a final.
Greene in trouble for stray boot
GWS bad boy Toby Greene has been involved in another controversial incident after he collected Western Bulldogs forward Luke Dahlhaus in the face with his boot. VOTE NOW
O’Meara to play out season in VFL
HAWTHORN is poised to take advantage of a VFL loophole on the eve of finals as part of prized recruit Jaeger O’Meara’s return from injury.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Is this beginning of the end for Watts?
JACK Watts has teased plenty but delivered rarely, writes MARK ROBINSON, and after seemingly losing the faith of coach Simon Goodwin, it could spell the end.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Pickett reunited with premiership guernsey
FIRST the medal and now the guernsey as well. Byron Pickett has been reunited with his 1999 match-worn AFL premiership jumper thanks to a generous North Melbourne supporter and a report in The Advertiser.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Footy’s boys from the bush
AS SOME of Adelaide and Port Adelaide’s biggest names prepare for AFL finals under bright lights in sold-out stadiums, they haven’t forgotten where they came from — SA’s country towns.
Time running out for Monfries
A FAILED recall to the AFL in Showdown 43 may have marked the end of veteran Port Adelaide forward Angus Monfries’ time in the big league.
Pickett reunited with premiership guernsey
FIRST the medal and now the guernsey as well. Byron Pickett has been reunited with his 1999 match-worn AFL premiership jumper thanks to a generous North Melbourne supporter and a report in The Advertiser.
Tigers set record straight on Casboult
CARLTON forward Levi Casboult has been heavily linked to Richmond, but are the Tigers planning to make a play for the Blues free agent?
Prestia: Tigerland a different world
DION Prestia was pretty much anonymous on the Gold Coast, then he joined Richmond. The star Tiger signing’s form has been building as his side barnstorms to September.
Can the Tigers finally conquer Cats hoodoo?
RICHMOND players have openly talked about feeling “claustrophobic” at Kardinia Park. And the win-loss record mirrors that. But can the Tigers finally break their Geelong hoodoo?
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
No Riewoldt for Saints’ mini-final
ST KILDA star Nick Riewoldt could have just two games left in his career after being ruled out of Sunday’s ‘mini-final’ against Melbourne with concussion.
Swans players step back and think
THE Sydney Swans will be wearing orange laces at the SCG in their boots to support the ‘Step Back Think’ campaign to combat social violence.
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Every club’s retirements and delistings
A HOST of all-time greats of the AFL have called time on their decorated careers in recent weeks. We look at all the list changes at each club.
Which free agent could your club target?
AFL clubs will be clamouring for the hottest free agents at season’s end. JON RALPH runs the rule over all 50. WHO DO YOU WANT AT YOUR CLUB?
Barometer: Fantasia’s season in doubt
UPDATE: ESSENDON star Orazio Fantasia will miss more than a month with a hamstring injury, while Pie Daniel Wells is in doubt. ALL THE LATEST INJURY NEWS
Dogs flag defence cops Giant blow
LAST year’s flag was a fairytale, but the Western Bulldogs are going to need a miracle if they are to repeat the feat after they were blown away by the Giants.
Video: Greene fly kick sours Giant win
THE Giants have tightened their grip a top two finish thanks to a huge win over the Bulldogs but controversy magnet Toby Greene once again took the gloss off the victory.
Greene in hot water after ‘Karate Kick’
GWS star Toby Greene has been slammed for a wild incident against the Western Bulldogs, that could see him miss a final.
