FORMER West Coast rookie Beau Wilkes could be the new foil for Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt as the Saints aim to re-jig their forward line. Wilkes was selected as a Saints rookie in the recent draft. “To be honest, a couple of weeks out from the draft I didn’t really think I was a chance, [...]
UPDATE: GEELONG has lost experienced leader Matthew Firman, who has taken on a coaching role with VAFA team North Old Boys. However, among the latest recruits for the Cats VFL team is delisted Collingwood rookie Jye Bolton and Geelong Falcons trio Lachlan Edwards, Cam Tudor and Jordan Keras. The club has had a massive off-season [...]
HAWTHORN has stepped up its training regime over summer as it just completed a session on the Sunshine Coast last week. It believes it has a top-line group of mature aged players that are ready to cop a tough workout for the season ahead. “When you’ve got a more inexperienced group you might have 20 to [...]
AFL VICTORIA believes the VFL is not just a pathway for players in the AFL but also coaches. VFL football operations manager John Hook said there has evidently been three VFL coaches poached by AFL clubs at the end of last season. “Over recent years the VFL is not only seeing the development of players [...]
Round 1 Venue Time Saturday 24th March Coburg Tigers vs. Northern Blues Mantello Holden Oval 2:00 PM North Ballarat vs. Werribee Tigers Eureka Stadium 2:00 PM Casey Scorpions vs. Williamstown Casey Fields 6:00 PM Sunday 25th March Frankston Dolphins vs. Port Melbourne Frankston Oval [...]
GOLD Coast midfielder David Swallow says he is fitter than last season despite being hampered by a hamstring complaint early in the pre-season. “Compared to last year I’m 50 per cent fitter because I’d had the hip operation going into last pre-season and that slowed me down. To be running and in full training before [...]
GOLD Coast skipper Gary Ablett has backed NRL convert Karmichael Hunt to improve even further in 2012. “Ever since he’s come to the club he’s been fantastic,” Ablett said. “I’ve been playing AFL football for 10 or 11 years and I’ve really not met that many guys with the same workrate that K’s got.” “What [...]
BENDIGO has been forced to reschedule its Good Friday clash against Port Melbourne after the local council granted its local team Sandhurst permission to use Queen Elizabeth Oval. It will now be played on Queen Elizabeth Oval on Easter Saturday after the Bendigo Football League had scheduled a match on Good Friday. The VFL may opt to move one of [...]
NORTH Melbourne recruit Sam Gibson says he didn’t know until a week before the rookie draft that North were interested in drafting him. After being given the opportunity, he is looking to have an immediate impact. “I had a meeting last week and that was the first that I heard that they were interested. It all happens [...]
FORMER St Kilda and Richmond ruckman Adam Pattison, who got his third crack at an AFL club when joining Hawthorn from Box Hill, adds to Box Hill’s reputation as a top breeding ground for mature age recruits. “He (Pattison) sort of come into the club as a bit of an unknown,” former Box Hill team-mate and [...]
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