After becoming the first Western Australian team to be accepted in the AFL in 1986, the West Coast Eagles did not take long to establish themselves in the competition. West Coast have already won three AFL flags, including a one point victory in the 2006 Grand final against Sydney – the team which beat the Eagles in the 2005 AFL decider. West Coast have since forged a great rivalry with the Swans.
AFL Articles
AFL clubs’ leadership groups getting out of hand
by Redb - February 10th 2012 @ 3:49am
I sat and watched a Fox Sports News segment on St Kilda’s captain and leadership group the other day just shaking my head. No less than eight players have been inducted into the Saints leadership group, with Nick Reiwoldt the captain. That’s almost half the bloody team, I thought. Strangely, none of the remaining leadership [...]
Who’s to blame for the Majak Daw beat-up?
by Michael DiFabrizio - February 9th 2012 @ 12:09pm
For a player who’s never played a game of senior AFL footy, North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw sure gets a lot of attention. He’s the first Sudanese-born player listed by an AFL club, so you can understand there’s some public interest there. But does he warrant the kind of attention the Herald Sun gave him [...]
AFL Tigers need to step up, says Cotchin
by AAP - February 9th 2012 @ 4:15am
Riewoldt wants new Saints captain in 2013
by Sam Lienert - February 9th 2012 @ 4:03am
AFL divisions are the way of the future
by timmy_morgs - February 9th 2012 @ 4:00am
In our society, the number 18 represents growth, responsibility and change and should be no different for the AFL on the birth of its 18th club. The AFL hopes that its venture into Greater Western Sydney will close the divide between AFL and NRL in NSW, but division is exactly what the AFL should be [...]
Crows changing, but will this AFL preview change your life?
by S120 - February 9th 2012 @ 3:53am
Having been a haphazard reader of The Roar over the last few years, I always presumed that my first published piece would be a cunning, searing and revolutionary work that the common man would not have the critical faculties to comprehend. I would show that I’m capable of thought in a manner not available to [...]
Federal Court has it wrong on sports broadcast copyright
by The Cattery - February 9th 2012 @ 3:51am
In a rare show of solidarity, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and NRL boss David Gallop were photographed together yesterday walking through the corridors of power on Capital Hill. They had just finished lobbying both sides of the political divide about possible changes to the Copyright Act to combat the recent Federal Court decision allowing telecommunications [...]
AFL’s most hated club turns 120 years old
by Andrew Sutherland - February 9th 2012 @ 2:58am
This Sunday marks the 120th anniversary of Australia’s most famous sporting club. Unfortunately, Collingwood intends to celebrate it. As if supporters of other clubs haven’t had enough of hearing about Collingwood from its President. As if they haven’t had it up to here (I’m indicating somewhere above the head) reading double-page spreads about what Collingwood [...]
North Melbourne suspend Majak Daw
by AAP - February 8th 2012 @ 11:44am
Fit Pavlich on track for big AFL season
by Justin Chadwick - February 8th 2012 @ 5:22am
THE ROAR ON