COLLINGWOOD premiership player Brent Macaffer is still fancied to return to the Pies line-up this year despite being dumped after just two matches this season. But Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer believes Macaffer is “definitely” part of Collingwood’s plans in the second half of the season. “He gives us a really good option and he’s [...]
WILLIAMSTOWN is in second position behind league leaders Port Melbourne after registering another impressive win by 40-points over the Casey Scorpions on Saturday at Werribee. The Seagulls stamped their authority on the match within six minutes late in the third term that undone Casey’s relentless work at taking the lead. It meant the Gulls’ took [...]
CARLTON, North Melbourne, Essendon and Hawthorn appear likely to be the only Victorian-based AFL teams prepared to maintain alignments with VFL clubs in the short term future under a second tier football review. Some believe the VFL competition is likely to revert back to a similar competition as it was in 2000 when there were [...]
CARLTON ruckman Matthew Kreuzer won’t return this week against Port Adelaide and will be given another week in the VFL despite showing glimpses for the Northern Bullants yesterday. Kreuzer returned from a knee reconstruction and 12 months of the game last week for the Bullants where he played a half. It is expected he will [...]
FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action for round 10 of the AFL and gives his predictions on who to watch in the Supercoach and Dreamteam ranks this week. Melbourne vs Carlton, Friday 7:40, MCG Carlton have a decent record against Geelong in recent times, and whilst Brett Ratten and the club will [...]
PUNTERS have Geelong as raging favourites against the Gold Coast on Saturday night with Gary Ablett playing against his former team in round 10. The Cats are unbackable favourites at $1.03 to keep their undefeated season sizzling, while the Suns are out to $12.50 according to IASbet.com Melbourne is the value bet of the round [...]
ESSENDON development coach Shannon Grant has backed out-of-favour forward Mark Williams to return to the senior team despite the former Hawk struggling to regain any type of form in the VFL. The once potent goalkicker and Hawthorn premiership player appears just a shade of his former self where he has been just taking it in [...]
COLLINGWOOD midfielder Dane Swan will carry a sore thigh into this week’s clash against West Coast but will play according to coach Mick Malthouse. Malthouse said it was the norm that players carried injuries into games in the modern game. “Dane is probably like seven or eight players [in our team] who can play but [...]
MELBOURNE midfielder Tom Scully will make his return from injury for the Casey Scorpions against Williamstown on Saturday at Avalon Aiport Oval in Werribee. Scully, a former No.1 draft selection, is expected to play a full game for the Scorpions against the Seagulls on Saturday. Scully will line-up alongside Casey recruit and former AFL star [...]
HAWTHORN’S season appears to be back on track after a 46-point win over Sydney helped it break into the top four for the first time this season. The Hawks have previously struggled at the SCG but yesterday tore up the Swans with a phenomenal effort led by Lance Buddy Franklin who kicked six goals. The [...]
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