AFL again looks to US for Irish connection
Plans for an international rules clash against Ireland to be staged in the US have resurfaced, as the AFL and Irish officials seek to keep the hybrid round-ball clash alive. Fairfax Media has been told...
View ArticleWestern Bulldogs v Adelaide: Dogs hold on in another thriller
WESTERN BULLDOGS 6.3 9.7 14.11 18.15 (123) ADELAIDE 2.3 6.5 12.5 17.6 (108) Goals: Western Bulldogs: J Stringer 4, J Redpath 3, T Dickson 3, B Dale 2, C Daniel 2, M Bontempelli 2, M Wallis, T...
View ArticleWho has the best forwards in the AFL? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) AN EASY measure of the best forward lines in the competition would be to look simply at the 'points scored' column against every club. But in ranking the best attacks...
View ArticleMid-year report cards for all 18 clubs (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) What's worked: The three-headed monster of a forward line featuring Josh Jenkins, Taylor Walker and Eddie Betts. Between them, they've kicked 89 goals, and the Crows...
View ArticleAFL: Mid-year report card (North Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: North Melbourne Football Club) What's worked: The pre-season plan to hit round one firing on all cylinders. The Kangas are winning games they're expected to and have set up their season with...
View ArticleAFL: Who plays round one?
It's rare, if not completely impossible, for a club to have its unchallenged best 22 available at any time. With round one approaching, AFL.com.au reporters have had a stab at picking their best 22 for...
View ArticleRound 1 team predictions
IT'S RARE, if not completely impossible, for a club to have its unchallenged best 22 available at any time. With round one approaching, AFL.com.au reporters have had a stab at picking their best 22 for...
View ArticleAfter the siren: round five (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) FIVE WEEKS into the season and it is already becoming clear that two words that stand between West Coast and premiership success in 2016. Those words are 'boarding'...
View ArticleThe over 30s club: stay or go? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) WHEN a player reaches the ripe old age of 30, he inevitably comes under scrutiny from fans and from his club's list manager. Is he still contributing enough justify...
View ArticleWho has the best defence in the AFL? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) IT'S LITTLE surprise the two teams that faced off in the biggest game of last season possess the best backlines in the competition. But we believe Sydney has the edge...
View ArticleAFL: Case for the defence (North Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: North Melbourne Football Club) NORTH MELBOURNE Shaun Atley: Set to spend some time in the midfield this year after training with the Roos' midfield group occasionally this pre-season, but...
View Article18 Clubs: Round 1 team predictions
IT'S RARE, if not completely impossible, for a club to have its unchallenged best 22 available at any time. With round one approaching, AFL.com.au reporters have had a stab at picking their best 22 for...
View ArticleAFL grand final 2015: Alastair Clarkson, the Hawks supercoach who keeps on...
Alastair Clarkson runs eight or nine kilometres through bayside Melbourne in the early hours of every Wednesday, alongside his friends Mark Brayshaw, Ben Crowe, Andrew Grant and Damien Hardwick. The...
View ArticleInternational Rules 2015: Dustin Fletcher named in squad
Dustin Fletcher will again take to the field when Australia take on Ireland in this year's International Rules Test. Fletcher, 40, joins newly moved Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield, Hawthorn...
View ArticleAFL: B & F battles
Best and fairest 1. Rory Sloane 2. Rory Laird 3. Sam Jacobs 4. Eddie Betts 5. Jake Lever Best 21 and under Jake Lever Recruit of the year N/A Most improved Charlie Cameron Most courageous Rory Sloane...
View ArticleAFL Media's mid-year club awards
Best and fairest 1. Rory Sloane 2. Rory Laird 3. Sam Jacobs 4. Eddie Betts 5. Jake Lever Best 21 and under Jake Lever Recruit of the year N/A Most improved Charlie Cameron Most courageous Rory Sloane...
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