WAFL: Mature age recruits that could be on the national radar
The WAFL has had a knack for producing quality mature age recruits for AFL clubs, with Tim Kelly the latest example from last season’s draft.
AFL ladder predictions: Round 4
‘Boy, oh, boy, wowee!’ to quote Brian Taylor. My 2018 predictions have got off to an exhilarating start, with a couple of upsets and shocks to start the season.
The broken AFL fixture - and the solution
What if I told you that AFL House got it right with conferences, they just put them in the wrong league?
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The winners, the losers and other insights into the 2019 AFL fixtures
Christmas comes but once a year, and in my very particular case, a day later than usual. It’s time to unwrap the 2019 AFL fixture, and see who got lumped with this year’s coal.
AFL reveals fixture for 2019
The AFL has today revealed the 2019 fixture, with Melbourne and Essendon rewarded for their encouraging offseasons in the form of plenty of primetime matches.
Trade period and draft analysis: Adelaide Crows
Like Port Adelaide (who I looked at in my last analysis), cross-town rival Adelaide looms as one of the clubs most likely to shape this year’s draft order, with picks 8, 13, 16, and 21.
Freo: Moving forward, or staying docked?
I wrote an article early on in the trade period criticising Freo for their stance in the Jesse Hogan negotiations.
AFL reveals first week of 2019 draw
The Carlton Blues and Richmond Tigers will again have the honour of opening the AFL season when the sides clash on Thursday, March 21 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
AFLW conference structure confirmed as 2019 draw is released
The AFLW draw has been released for the 2019 season, with the controversial conference structure confirmed after the league was expanded to include the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Geelong Cats.
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AFL top 100: 2019 goal scorers (part two)
Essendon no doubt will be relying on a fit, healthy and in-form Joe Daniher to enhance the club’s already good prospects of playing finals in 2019.
Book review: Footballistics
Given that the festive season is almost upon us, which happens to coincide with the middle of the AFL off-season, I thought I would take the opportunity to review a couple of footy books over the next week or so.
The comprehensive end-of-year review: Gold Coast Suns
This is the eighth of nineteen articles that are looking at the meta-results for both team and players, as collected from ELO-Following Football’s wide range of sources.
More MCG games may be what the doctor ordered for Essendon
When the 2019 fixture was released earlier this week, Essendon fans may have been surprised to see their side hosting more games than usual at the MCG.
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2016 Premiership hero gets humbled by his wife during kicking contest
How about that celebratory jig at the end
Eddie Betts 'almost struck by lightning' while nailing impossible kick
Some trickery with the camera or did this actually happen? Either way Eddie Betts is still kicking freakish goals, even in Adelaide’s offseason.
The inspirational story of Collingwood's Sam McLarty
“Grit, optimism, resilience and loyalty. These are the values we play by.” The Collingwood Football Club and CGU have stood by these core Australian values, and the club is now enjoying a resurgence as they head to the 2018 finals.
The values that the Collingwood Football Club lives by
“Grit, optimism, resilience and loyalty. These are the values we play by.” The Collingwood Football Club and CGU have stood by these core Australian values, and the club is now enjoying a resurgence as they head to the 2018 finals.
Brodie Grundy talks about how football can make a difference
Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy took time out to visit a remote community and spread the values of football.
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Destiny makers: How the Eagles re-wrote their story and seized the premiership
There are three minutes left in the grand final. Collingwood have been hanging on for dear life for an hour now, but a ticking clock has tightened their grip on the premiership.
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There are three minutes left in the grand final. Collingwood have been hanging on for dear life for an hour now, but a ticking clock has tightened their grip on the premiership.
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To me, Weller was the equivalent of a top 10 pick, just maybe more the 7-8 range. Great pace and skills, he’s also hard…(more)