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Talking points for St Kilda and Geelong

by Michael DiFabrizio - July 4th 2009 @ 2:20am

It’s not often you see Collingwood and Essendon play in front of close to 80,000 at the MCG – with both sides hitting form – and it’s not the biggest game of the week. You could say it’s as rare as, well, two sides going into round 14 undefeated.
But as anticipated as last night’s game [...]


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Cloke hits form as Magpies make it six straight

by Sam Lienert - July 4th 2009 @ 1:53am

Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke found his best form of the season as the Magpies stretched their winning streak to six with a 35-point AFL victory over Essendon at the MCG on Friday night.
Cloke kicked four goals and set up numerous others, one of a host of positive signs for the Magpies who surged away [...]

Fremantle right to ban Solomon

by Ben Somerford - July 4th 2009 @ 1:24am

Fremantle’s decision this week to hand a one-match internal suspension to veteran Dean Solomon has raised eyebrows, with some onlookers labeling the ban harsh and part of a new hard-line approach from Dockers coach Mark Harvey.
The suspension was decided upon after it was revealed Solomon had been drinking with his former Essendon teammate Mark McVeigh [...]

AFL chief admits Sydney not ready, says Roos

by Greg Buckle - July 4th 2009 @ 1:01am

AFL chief Andrew Demetriou has admitted Sydney isn’t ready for a second team but the city is getting one anyway. That’s according to Swans coach Paul Roos, who has revealed details of a conversation he had with Demetriou on the subject this week.
Roos says Demetriou also told him that establishing a second AFL club in [...]

Barry Hall considering quitting Swans

by Greg Buckle - July 4th 2009 @ 12:56am

Sydney coach Paul Roos says he’s not surprised to see suspended forward Barry Hall considering quitting the Swans and making a fresh start with a new AFL club in 2010.
Hall, who is serving a two-game ban for hitting Adelaide fullback Ben Rutten last weekend, has said he may leave the Swans.
The seven-time Swans leading goalkicker [...]

No place for one dimensional players in the AFL

by Paddy Higgs - July 3rd 2009 @ 12:41am

You might not have felt it, but there was a definite shift in the AFL this week. It might have been a minor one, but it was unquestionably there: the beginning of the end for what is known as the outside player. The omission of Nick Stevens rammed it home.
Stevens had, of course, put in [...]

Preview of AFL round 14 AFL matches

by Robert Grant - July 3rd 2009 @ 1:40am

Preview of AFL round 14 games (all times local).
FRIDAY, July 3
COLLINGWOOD v ESSENDON at MCG, 7.40pm
Head to head: Collingwood 117 Essendon 97 Drawn 2
Last time: Essendon 13.15 (93) bt Collingwood 12.16 (88) R5, 2009, MCG
TAB Sportsbet: Collingwood $1.55 Essendon $2.35
Sportingbet: Collingwood $1.55 Essendon $2.45
Second blockbuster in a row for Essendon and comes at just the [...]

Anzac Day loss hurt Magpies, says Malthouse

by Adam Cooper - July 3rd 2009 @ 1:14am

Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse is confident his players won’t make the same defensive blunders against Essendon that made Anzac Day such a painful and lasting lesson.
Ahead of Friday night’s blockbuster at the MCG, Malthouse said the hurt caused by the round-five defeat, when the Magpies left the gate open and the Dons kicked the last [...]

Loss to Cats sparked us, says Riewoldt

by Robert Grant - July 2nd 2009 @ 12:51am

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt has revealed last year’s embarrassing AFL qualifying final loss to Geelong was a key factor which sparked the side.
After recovering from that 58-point belting to make the preliminary final, the Saints have surged again this year to sit atop the ladder, ahead of Geelong on percentage.
The two teams are unbeaten [...]

We can’t thrash every side, says Thompson

by Roger Vaughan - July 2nd 2009 @ 12:50am

Geelong are becoming prisoners of their own ongoing success. The Cats have won 55 of their last 58 AFL games ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster against St Kilda and coach Mark Thompson feels it is creating unrealistic expectations among their fans.
Even though Geelong are unbeaten this season, there is some talk about their form ahead of [...]

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