FN EXCLUSIVE FOUR VFL teams are likely to be invited to play in a proposed national knock-out competition to be held as soon as next season. The proposed “super league” has the backing of AFL Victoria, the SANFL, the WAFL and the Tasmanian State League and is also being pushed by Foxtel, who is looking [...]
THE Irish Mail is reporting that Sydney veteran Tadgh Kennelly could be headed back to Ireland for a second time during his AFL career. Kennelly returned to the Swans at the end of the 2009 season after playing in an All Ireland final with Kerry but it is believed it was an impassioned plea from [...]
GREATER Western Sydney have plunged up to $900,000 at North Melbourne young gun Andrew Swallow to join its new team in 2012. The stakes for Swallow are likely to heat up next year as there is already speculation that Swallow has signed with the new club. His younger brother David, who starred for the Gold [...]
ESSENDON was one of several clubs pushing for Travis Cloke to leave the Pies over an interesting trade week. The Bombers put in a lucrative multi million dollar bid to snare Cloke but he signed with the Magpies within two days of Essendon’s bid, the Herald Sun revealed today. Cloke was understood to have not [...]
AUSTRALIA won the first International Rules Series game by seven points, 47 to 40 against Ireland in Limerick last night. The Aussies and the Irish both had 19 individual scorers in which the Aussies put together a purple patch in the third term to surge ahead before the Irish hit back in the final eight [...]
Over the summer break and while the players are in pre-season training, we thought we would let you vote for the Hottest Top 10 AFL footballers in the game. Call them sexy, call them sizzling or call them nice, this is your chance to vote for the player that makes you hot the most. Send us through your [...]
FRANKSTON has been given a significant financial boost after the Brumby government announced this week that it would inject $1.5 million into the renovations of Frankston Oval. Sports minister James Merlino said it would benefit the Dolphins after losing their grandstand to a fire in 2008. “This major redevelopment project will complement the new grandstand [...]
FORMER Melbourne high flyer Russell Robertson appears certain to win the Geelong-based St Joseph’s coaching job for next season after telling the Shepparton Demons that he was looking for a football home closer to town. Robertson, who kicked 428 goals in 228 games for Melbourne before being forced into retirement in 2009, said yesterday that he [...]
HAWTHORN will take on Adelaide in round one of the 2011 season to commemorate 20 years since the Crows beat the Hawks in their first AFL match back in 1991. North Melbourne, similarly, will also be on the road in the opening round against West Coast at Subiaco Oval. Richmond and Carlton, traditionally, will continue [...]
GWS assistant coach Alan McConnell says the new club must take a punt on several delisted AFL players to act as mature age recruits for the club for next season. McConnell has declared that the club was willing to look outside the square in state leagues for mature age recruits but believed largely will look [...]
Click here and sign up for your $100 free bet with FootballNation and IAS Bet!