Posts Tagged "Dermott Brereton"
Brereton blasts Goodes over AFL incident
By Roger Vaughan, 14 May 2013AFL commentator Dermott Brereton has blasted Adam Goodes, accusing the Sydney star of trying to chop the legs of Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson.
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Has the hip-and-shoulder become a low act?
By Andrew Sutherland, 15 Jul 2012I’m afraid the game’s unique and time-honoured hip and shoulder is beginning to look grubby. The spectacle of the classic bump (hip-and-shoulder against hip-and- shoulder) has been a source of wonder for followers of other sports.
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Karmichael Hunt’s form of late has silenced plenty of doubters. Oddly, those that guaranteed us he’d fail are suddenly nowhere to be found.
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Foxtel’s AFL coverage is nirvana for footy fans
By Ryan O'Connell, 7 Feb 2012On Friday the 17th of February, to coincide with the commencement of the pre-season NAB Cup, Foxtel will launch a new AFL-dedicated channel called Fox Footy, which will prove to be the equivalent of heaven on earth for AFL fans.
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AFL sabre rattling a waste of time
By GoddyofAus, 24 Dec 2011I was propelled to write this article in light of AFL legend Dermott Brereton’s recent comments, where he seemingly fired a broadside at the NRL and its fanbase by suggesting GWS will win a premiership in five years, and in so doing would bring about the death of rugby league in Australia.
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Brereton says sorry over AFL racial taunt
By Greg Buckle, 16 Sep 2011Hawthorn AFL great Dermott Brereton apologised on national television on Thursday for racially abusing West Coast’s Chris Lewis during the 1991 grand final.
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Mitchell and Hodge should be dual captains at Hawks
By Justin Rodski, 28 May 2010Amidst a week of intense scrutiny and public debate surrounding the Hawthorn captaincy, the positives and negatives of dual leadership in modern football have again come into question.
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The best of the best – Victoria v The All Stars
By The Crowd, 24 Aug 2009Last year, as part of Australian Football’s 150th anniversary, the AFL had a match between Victoria and ‘The Dream Team’, a game in which Victoria won.
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The dream State of Origin match
By The Crowd, 21 Aug 2009From 1979 until 1999, Victoria and South Australia played some classic State of Origin matches, and most of them which have gone into football legend.
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Roos pumps up Franklin and Roughead
By Adrian Warren, 31 Mar 2009Sydney AFL coach Paul Roos believes the “formidable and phenomenal” Hawthorn duo of Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead will one day rate alongside the Hawks’ legendary forward combination of Jason Dunstall and Dermott Brereton.
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No 1989-style biff for this final, say coaches
By Guy Hand, 27 Sep 2008As they prepare to reprise a classic grand final in which blood was spilled and legends were made, Hawthorn and Geelong say bravery rather than brutality will decide who wins tomorrow’s AFL premiership decider.
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Expect fiery kick-off, says Cats star
By Guy Hand, 25 Sep 2008Geelong defender Darren Milburn has flagged early fireworks in Saturday’s AFL grand final, but not to the extent of the brutal felling of Hawthorn’s Dermott Brereton in the 1989 decider between the two clubs. More AFL Chapman flies through Cats training AFL grand final tickets tough to track down Scott West “a future AFL coach”
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