COLLINGWOOD midfielder Tyson Goldsack got through unscathed in the Pies demolition of the Bendigo Bombers in a VFL practice match at Gosch’s Paddock over the weekend. Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer said Goldsack was back on track after losing about 10kg following a viral illness over the pre-season. “He was fairly good for us along [...]
GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna says the Suns will be mighty competitive in the AFL this season despite a disappointing performance against West Coast in the second round of the NAB Cup on Sunday. The Suns went down to the Eagles by 37-points at Patersons Stadium. “I think with any young group we’re going to [...]
JUST months after losing key playmaker Jarrod Harbrow to the Gold Coast, the Western Bulldogs are already trying to ensure that it doesn’t lose another young gun. This time it’s former Western Jet, Callan Ward, who grew up just a drop punt from the Whitten Oval in Yarraville. Ward is being tempted to Greater Western Sydney [...]
WEST Coast were almost predictable winners by 37 points against Gold Coast at Patersons Stadium on Sunday to advance to the semi finals of the NAB Cup next week. The Eagles will host reigning premier Collingwood at Patersons Stadium in the second NAB Cup semi-final after accounting for the Suns 0.12.15 (87) to 1.5.11 (50) in [...]
BRISBANE Lions coach Michael Voss says that he wasn’t fazed about the clubs’ 70-point loss to the Western Bulldogs in a practice match over the weekend. The Lions were missing key figures Simon Black, Josh Drummond, Luke Power and Jonathan Brown. “For us, our midfielders didn’t run anywhere near hard enough. I guess the first [...]
CASEY Scorpions captain Kyle Matthews will return for his first competitive hit-out on March 11, almost a year after being on life support at the Alfred Hospital. He was knocked unconscious after being king hit outside the Geelong Polo Club in Hawthorn before the start of last year’s VFL season. The 25-year-old, who was on AFL clubs’ radar before the [...]
WESTERN Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade says he will wait until a decision is made on his manager Ricky Nixon’s future before looking for a new manager. Eade is contracted by Nixon’s management company Flying Start. Nixon is in Ireland but a decision on his accreditation as a player manager is still up in the air with the AFLPA handballing [...]
THE Western Bulldogs showed some impressive signs in their 70-point thrashing of the Brisbane Lions at Visy Park in a NAB Challenge match. Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade said he was delighted the work maturity of young guns Mitch Wallis and Tom Liberatore, who continue to push for a round one debut. “Overall we noticed some [...]
GOLD Coast is the feel good story of the week after its upset win over the Sydney Swans and brilliant victory of Greater Western Sydney on Saturday night. The Suns were instinctive and showed plenty given their influx of young talent. Gary Ablett wasn’t there and he won’t be there next week. But former Hawk [...]
FREMANTLE’S gun midfielder Michael Barlow didn’t want to put a timeline on his comeback from a leg injury but cited that it was likely to be between rounds one and five. He is hopeful of returning to his prolific best and is a Dream Team or Supercoach certainty after a stellar start to his career. [...]
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