GEELONG’S 44-point win over West Coast at Skilled Stadium on Saturday was a little rusty in the lead up to its September campaign. Similarly, the Western Bulldogs were hardly convincing against Essendon despite their 29-point win on Saturday night. But even more troublesome for the top four teams was the performance of Collingwood and St [...]
THE Northern Bullants towelled up Collingwood in an elimination final by 51-points at TEAC Oval on Saturday to send warning signs to the competition. The Bullants, last year’s grand finallists, appear certain to trouble the Casey Scorpions in next week’s cut-throat semi final after the Scorpions lost to North Ballarat yesterday in a qualifying final [...]
ESSENDON coach Matthew Knights is understood to have been sacked on Sunday afternoon at Windy Hill. His’ coaching career appeared all but over with the Bombers hierarchy set to meet as early as Monday morning to discuss the plight of Knights and his future at the club. The Bombers lost to the Western Bulldogs by 29 [...]
CARLTON defender Bret Thornton is understood to be attracting interest from other clubs in the wake of not being selected by the Blues since round 15. Thornton, who has played just 12 matches for the Blues this season, will play his eighth consecutive match at the Northern Bullants in the VFL. “His form with us has [...]
ST KILDA has confirmed development coach Andy Lovell will quit at the end of the season after walking out as coach of VFL affiliate Sandringham this week. It is believed West Coast has shown interest in having the former Demon and Eagle return in which he served as an assistant coach at the Eagles in [...]
HAWTHORN v COLLINGWOOD, 2:10pm Saturday at the MCG Clearly this game is of more importance to the Hawks and their hopes of clinging to a chance of a home final. But it also means a lot to the Pies after a mediocre performance against Adelaide last week. Both teams have rested stars. Hawthorn’s Luke Hodge [...]
NORTH Melbourne forward Corey Jones has returned for Sunday’s round 22 match against Melbourne in what most people deem as a farewell match. But not so Gerard FitzGerald, the coach of North Ballarat which is the Kangaroos’ VFL affiliate. FitzGerald praised Jones on his work ethic believing he hasn’t been handed a farewell match on [...]
RICHMOND utility Graham Polak has called it a day. The former Docker, who got hit by a tram two years ago, said part of the reason why he decided to retire was after copping a knock in a VFL match in a sickening head clash with Werribee’s Mitch Thorp. ”It’s probably been at the back [...]
MOST football pundits that log on to Football Nation believe that Essendon coach Matthew Knights should be given the axe at the end of the season. Knights has averaged just 20 per cent support from fans over the past month and will need a minor miracle to stay in the role despite his positivity during a press [...]
FOR the first time in more than a decade, Collingwood has finished the home and away season on top of the AFL ladder. Despite a small scare from Adelaide in its three point victory on Saturday night, the Pies appear to be a real danger to Geelong’s back to back flag hopes. You’d expect the [...]
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