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AFL Round 22 : Tips, Predictions and NEWS
Friday August 9th 7:40 PM Sydney vs Collingwood Prediction: Collingwood win. Reasoning: Sydney has had a challenging few weeks, highlighted by a significant 112-point loss to Port Adelaide, which exposed weaknesses in their contested possessions, [...]
AFL Teams – Round 22 – Swans Swing Axe
SYDNEY SWANS v COLLINGWOOD Friday August 9, 7.40pm at the SCG SWANS B: D. Rampe, T. McCartin, N. Blakey HB: O. Florent, H. Cunningham, M. Roberts C: C. Mills - C, Ch.Warner, E. Gulden HF: [...]
Andrew Gaff Retires – West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles veteran Andrew Gaff has announced his retirement from the AFL, bringing an end to a distinguished 14-season career. Gaff, known for his consistency and skill, will play two more games to reach [...]
Fremantle Dockers Face Uncertainty with Josh Treacy’s Injury Ahead of Crucial Geelong Clash
Fremantle Dockers' key forward Josh Treacy is in doubt for their upcoming match against Geelong due to a knee injury sustained during their recent game against Essendon. Treacy's injury, which occurred in the final quarter [...]
Australian Footy – an International Game
Australian football at an international level is often regarded with some amusement by the association football, rugby union and rugby league crowds, primarily because of its lack of competition outside the country, and because Australia [...]
Diego Costa: The missing piece in Mourinho’s puzzle
When Chelsea signed Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid in the summer, it was a clear signal of intent from the hierarchy at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's problems last season were compounded by lacklustre finishing up front. [...]
Collingwood will Give Youth Chance
Collingwood General Manager of List Management Derek Hine has revealed that the club intend to give their up and coming young stars a chance to show what they can do in the pre-season rather than [...]
Bigots not confined to the AFL
Footy has its bigots but so does the rest of society, writes footy fan and feminist Cheryl Critchley The AFL is an easy target these days. As a left-leaning feminist who loves footy and traveled [...]
NFL Week 4: Raiders Coaching Job Edition
Well another week has passed and the Raiders have fired Dennis Allen. How he survived this long is a mystery as he has gone 8-28 in two seasons. Raiders rumoured to be hiring anyone willing [...]
In Liverpool’s Defence
With 90 minutes gone on the clock in the 223rd Merseyside Derby, Anfield was nervous. The Reds were hanging on to a 1 goal lead and were just two minutes away from a crucial three [...]
Back-to-back flags for the Hawks
Sydney Swans 11.8.74 def. by Hawthorn Hawks 21.11.137 » Grand Final Match Autopsy Thread
AFL Teams, Grand Final 2014
SYDNEY SWANS v HAWTHORN MCG , 2:30pm AEST Saturday September 27, 2014 SYDNEY SWANS B Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw HB Gary Rohan, Heath Grundy, Dane Rampe C Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy, Lewis Jetta [...]
NFL Week 3: Rookie QB Edition
Yes folks it was the week of the rookie QB’s with Carr, Bortles and Bridgewater all playing the majority of their respective matches. While they all lost, it’s easy to see where the futures of [...]
Matthew Priddis – 2014 Brownlow Medal Winner
With 627 touches - second most clearances and third most tackles in the AFL in 2014. A humble, hard-working footy player. » The Congratulations Matt Priddis Thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8bN6mt-_9I Video and Photo - Channel 7 Though [...]
GWS braced for departures
Greater Western Sydney are bracing themselves for a number of departures this summer after three players reportedly told the club they wish to leave during the post-season. Ruckman Jonathan Giles, defender Sam Frost and key [...]
The Wizard of Özil
Lining up on the left has not proved fruitful for Mesut Özil, the German World Cup winner Mesut Özil has been subject to a mountain of criticism since the season began. Lining up on the [...]
MRP – Preliminary Finals 2014
One charge laid: Kieren Jack (Sydney Swans) Level One Misconduct Offence ($2400 sanction) - against Luke McDonald, North Melbourne, during the first quarter of the Sydney v North Melbourne match. First offence for misconduct: $2400 [...]
Essendon/Hird v ASADA – The Judgment
In a resounding victory for ASADA, Justice John Middleton dismissed the applications made by James Hird and Essendon. Middleton has not set aside any show-cause notices. The 34 notices issued to the former and current [...]
AFL Teams – Preliminary Finals, 2014
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne ANZ, 7:50pm AEST Friday September 19, 2014 Sydney Swans B: Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw HB: Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Dane Rampe C: Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Lewis Jetta [...]
NFL Week 2: “****!” – Roger Goodell Edition
With what’s going on in the NFL recently? Whoever works in PR for the NFL is going to be asking for a pay-rise. We all know NFL players are far from rocket scientists but this [...]
King Louis To Reign Supreme At Manchester United?
This week Louis van Gaal's Manchester United early season form is under the spotlight Five. That's the number of points Manchester United sit on after four games gone. I'm not sure how many would have [...]
MRP – Semi Finals, 2014
Brief round-up provided by Kevin Taylor's Footystats Diary: GEELONG v NORTH MELBOURNE BRENT HARVEY (NM) charged with a Level One rough conduct offence –negligent conduct, low impact, high contact – against JOEL SELWOOD (Gee) in [...]
NFL Week 1: The Return of Football Edition
Finally after weeks of listening to ESPN talk about Michael Sam and Johnny Manziel only for one to be cut and signed to Dallas (the better option would be to remain a FA) and Manziel [...]
AFL Teams – Semi Finals 2014
Geelong v North Melbourne 7:50 PM Friday September 12, 2014 MCG Geelong Cats B: Harry Taylor, Tom Lonergan, Jared Rivers HB: Andrew Mackie, Corey Enright, Cameron Guthrie C: James Kelly, Joel Selwood, Mitch Duncan HF: [...]
MRP – Elimination and Qualifying Finals 2014
All clear! Thanks to Kevin Taylor for the summary. Geelong's key forward Tom Hawkins has been cleared by the MRP to play in Friday night's Second Semi-Final against North Melbourne at the MCG. The AFL [...]
Mark and Goal of the Year – Finalists, 2014
Mark of the Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldL7ADjQkXY Goal of the Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAJibBGkFxc Talk about it in this thread.
Four Quarters – Episodes 3, 4 and 5
An AFL-themed weekly comedy series where the news and results affect the story. Four Quarters is a story about football, passion and making time for your friends (while at the same time as hoping their [...]
AFL Teams – Finals Week 1, 2014
HAWTHORN v GEELONG CATS MCG, 7:50pm AEST Friday, September 5, 2014 HAWTHORN B Josh Gibson, Brian Lake, Ben Stratton HB Sam Mitchell, Grant Birchall, Will Langford C Bradley Hill, Luke Hodge, Isaac Smith HF Luke [...]
Four Quarters – Episode 2
The Eddie - Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S70rv-RP3Bo An AFL-themed weekly comedy series where the news and results affect the story. Four Quarters is a story about football, passion and making time for your friends (while at [...]