First Bounce: Morning AFL news for Thursday 14 August
Bulldogs circle Patton, the Essendon-ASADA fallout, Pies and Blues cut altitude and more… #451716596 / gettyimages.com Bulldogs planning $900k bid for Jonathon Patton Greg Denham at The Australian:...
View ArticleHow to watch AFL Round 23
There’s one round to go and 12 teams can – technically at least – make the eight. The two sides vying for fourth also happen to be playing each other. On top of that, minor premiership and wooden spoon...
View ArticleWhy the Sydney Swans are in the box seat
The opening week of the AFL finals didn’t disappoint, with two quality sides pulling away, a thrilling come-from-behind victory and a statement win. The results leave us with six premiership hopefuls,...
View ArticleGeelong can end the ‘end of an era’ era
End of an era. How many times have we heard that in the past few days? The past few years, even? It’s an annual tradition now to say Geelong’s run is finally over. Geelong’s era was meant to be ‘over’...
View ArticleNSW/ACT Notebook: Grand Final review
Grand Final day did not go to plan for the Swans as a Hawthorn side full of local talent claimed an unexpectedly one-sided contest by 63 points. Both teams had two goals to their names ten minutes in,...
View ArticleNBL articles through the years
Everyone has an opinion on why the NBL declined from the 1990s onwards. Here’s some of the stuff that was really going on. This is a collection of snippets from articles over 15 years that help paint a...
View ArticleHawthorn make history with AFL Grand Final three-peat
Hawthorn completed its premiership three-peat, defeating the West Coast Eagles in today’s AFL Grand Final by 46 points, doing what its opponent could not: making the most of chances. Head over to The...
View ArticleThis is the season to start following the NBL
Earlier this year the NBL again found itself in crisis. Ahead of tomorrow night’s tip-off, fans are now gearing up for the most anticipated season this century. Read on at The Roar.
View ArticleFirst Bounce: Morning AFL news for Tuesday 12 August
James Hird in court, Brownlow eligibility off the table, Suns angry at Blue and Longmire borrows ‘no rotation’ policy… #453475254 / gettyimages.com Hird agreed under ‘duress’, court hears Jon Pierek...
View ArticleFirst Bounce: Morning AFL news for Wednesday 13 August
AFL vs the MCG, ex-ASADA boss in court, Steve Johnson, Buckley’s whack and Dustin Fletcher’s future… #451434348 / gettyimages.com AFL privately angry with MCG over soccer fixtures Caroline Wilson at...
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