IN a massive upset, the Brisbane Lions headed to Melbourne, expected by many, except their most ardent fans, to lose but instead they upset the number two placed side and came away with the points.

Simon Black started the match in his second game of the year after being the Sub last week against West Coast. He found plenty of the ball with 12 first term touches and all of them were silky and effective.

ESSENDON BOMBERS
vs
BRISBANE LIONS
Saturday May 18, 1:45pm, Etihad Stadium

GAME OVER: BRISBANE 14.12.96 def ESSENDON

Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on the first games of Round 8.   West Coast vs North Melbourne Friday 8:40 Patersons Stadium Round eight kicks off with what is, on paper, a very interesting game. Both West Coast and North Melbourne are currently sitting outside the top eight with

              WEST COAST EAGLES v NORTH MELBOURNE Friday May 17, 6:40pm, Patersons Stadium West Coast B: Brennan, Glass, Schofield HB: Hurn, Mackenzie, Waters C: Rosa, S Selwood, Gaff HF: LeCras, Darling, Masten F: Hill, Kennedy, Kerr Foll: Naitanui, Priddis, Shuey I/C: Sheppard, Wellingham, Cox, A Selwood Emg: Brown, Dalziell,

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 8 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: In another frustration for Carlton, the Blues are set to lose small forward Eddie Betts for three matches in a serious match review panel setback

IT was a busy day today for the AFL’s Match Review Panel and that was in spite of the fact that there is still one game to be played in Round 7. Following a review of the weekend’s games the MRP have laid the following charges: Geelong vs Essendon James Kelly, Geelong, has been charged

THE Herald Sun has published a story this morning in which it reveals that Gold Coast Suns defender Nathan Bock is being investigated by both the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and the AFL for the possible use of banned peptides. Bock, 30, is alleged to have self administered the banned peptide CJC-1295 in December

MARK Neeld is not the only AFL coach in jeopardy with Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss also facing the axe according to former coach Leigh Matthews. The question for Brisbane folk is can the Lions beat any of the following Essendon, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong and Hawthorn and fellow struggler Gold Coast? Because that is

DIRECTLY after its 135-point shellacking to the hands of Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy has criticised Melbourne-based AFL clubs for not having the “guts” to trade some of their experienced players for draft picks. It is understood that the Giants were after players in the ilk of Collingwood’s Dale Thomas, Carlton’s Matthew Kreuzer

IN what was a classic crossroads game for Richmond, the Tigers reversed their three-game losing streak with a much needed road win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium yesterday afternoon.

The Tigers had begun the season with three straight wins before dropping the last three and had settled into their all too familiar ninth place spot on the ladder and a narrow loss to Fremantle two weeks ago almost demonstrating how in spit of improvements the club was not quite there yet

AFTER taking care of business against Essednon, Geelong now face the prospect of being without Taylor Hunt after the Cats tagger went down with a right shoulder injury in the first quarter of last night’s blockbuster at Etihad Stadium. Hunt collided with Essendon’s Jake Melsham along the boundary line in the opening minutes of play when the two players were

IN front of a packed Etihad Stadium, Geelong has put on a third quarter clinic to runaway 28 point winners against a bewildered Essendon. The two undefeated teams fought furiously, until a rampant Cats made a wasteful Bombers pay, winning 17.11 (113) to 11.19 (85).

After the Cats started the game slow out of the blocks and trailed by 21 points in the second quarter, they switched on after that and made the Bombers rue their chances.

GEELONG CATS
vs
ESSENDON BOMBERS
Friday 10th May, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium

GAME OVER: GEELONG 17.11 (113) def ESSENDON 11.19 (85)

Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on the first games of Round 7.   Geelong vs Essendon Friday 7:50 Etihad Stadium There is always hype when two unbeaten teams meet two months into a season. But rarely has there seemed to be as much hype as there is for this

GEELONG CATS v ESSENDON Friday 10th May, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium Geelong B: Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright HB: Cameron Guthrie, Harry Taylor, Taylor Hunt C: Mitch Duncan, Jimmy Bartel, Steven Motlop HF: Allen Christensen, Steve Johnson, Billie Smedts F: Mathew Stokes, Tom Hawkins, James Podsiadly Foll: Trent West, Joel Selwood, James Kelly Int: George

THE Essendon Football Club has announced that Dyson Heppell has agreed to a two year contract extension with the club. Heppell, 20, won the Ron Evans Medal in 2011 as the NAB Rising Star award winner for that season and has been a star midfielder for the Bombers ever since they selected him with the 8th pick

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Are we seeing the first signs of decline in the magnificent career of Chris Judd or at this stage of his football life can he only get himself up for the big games

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 7 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

THE other night I filled a couple of spare hours watching Kirk Jones’ 2012 ‘comedy’ “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”. A ‘heartfelt’ film about a group of couples who take different stances on the challenges of impending parenthood. Why? Good question. It was shocking. As a male I am contractually obliged to say “It didn’t have

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric has made a promising recovery from an ankle injury and is considered a chance to face Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Saints utility Arryn Siposs is relishing the opportunity to forge a goal-kicking partnership with St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt

        Round 4 Results   Geelong Cats 21.14-140 def Werribee Tigers 12.13-85 11:00 AM, Sat 4 May at Simonds Stadium GOALS Geelong Cats: N. Vardy 6, G. Burbury 6, S. Kersten 4, J. Caddy 2, D. McFarlane 2, J. Schroder Werribee Tigers:  B. Warren 2, S. Clouston 2, R. Castello , T. McGenniss

GEELONG VFL coach Matthew Knights expects other teams to come at the undefeated Cats in the second half of the season as it crept to flag favouritism with a 55-point shellacking of Werribee at Simonds Stadium on Saturday. Knights said the Cats have improved even further on last year’s premiership season despite an overhaul of

THE much-hyped Richmond-Geelong clash was very much a game of two halves. The first was an interesting, good quality game between two sides testing each other out; one team would hold the momentum for a certain period before it inevitably swung back.

Richmond led at quarter time and extended their lead in the second before the Cats got back in front to lead by five at the half.

COULD the AFL have engineered a more compelling game for next Friday night? After both Essendon and Geelong continued in their winning ways, their Round 7 matchup at Etihad Stadium looks set to be the game of the season. Sitting one notch behind that game will be the Grand Final rematch between Sydney and Hawthorn

RICHMOND forward Aaron Edwards says he just wants an opportunity to prove himself again at AFL level after an impressive performance for Coburg in its win over Essendon at Coburg City Oval on Saturday. Edwards finished with 22 disposals, 16 marks and two goals. He said he was hopeful for an opportunity to arise at

GEELONG rookie George Burbury is confident he has overcome a navicular stress fracture in his foot after kicking six goals in yesterday’s hit-out for the Cats in the VFL against Werribee at Simonds Stadium. It was Burbury’s first match since last year’s VFL premiership win. “At the best of times, I’m not an overly patient

IT was first against worst according to the AFL ladder but the game proved to be far more interesting than any would have expected.

Maybe it was Kevin Sheedy finding a little something extra against his old club or maybe it was just complacency by the Bombers, but in a game of two very different halves, Essendon had to shake off a 21 point halftime deficit to defeat the GWS Giants by 39 points

Essendon Bombers
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:45pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
GAME OVER: Essendon 17.18.120 def GWS Giants

  Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on the first games of Round 6.   Collingwood vs St Kilda Friday 7:50 Etihad Stadium Collingwood’s opponent last week, Essendon, is certainly in dazzling form. But few would have predicted the Bombers to so run over the top of the Magpies towards

Essendon Bombers
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:45pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

THE AFL’s round 5 was a mixture of old and new. We saw the traditional ANZAC Clash of Collingwood and Essendon. (See my ANZAC Clash infographic!) We also saw the tradition of ‘Richmond getting beaten by less than a goal’. We saw the two newest AFL clubs, Gold Coast and GWS battle it out. And we also witnessed the

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 6 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

THE only saving grace for Essendon in its performance enhancing drug scandal remains a letter from the World Anti-Doping Agency approving use of the anti-obesity drug AOD-9604 shown to the club – but WADA doubts the existence of it. The document, which was allegedly provided by sports scientists Stephen Dank, has yet to be seen in

FOUR Rounds into the 2013 VFL season, Geelong and the Casey Scorpions remain undefeated while pre-season fancy Werribee is floundering after heavy defeats against Williamstown and Sandringham. Regular contributor Andrew Calleja takes a look at how your side is faring and the month ahead.   Bendigo Gold Went into Round 1 with a side averaging just

THE Northern Blues felt that the 16-point loss to Port Melbourne at home on Sunday was one that got away. Mid-way through the term they had sprung to a two goal lead after a second quarter comeback. But under pressure and knowing another game was starting to get out of their control, Port’s seasoned players

ESSENDON’S father-son selection Joe Daniher is still in the mix for an imminent AFL debut despite a “planned rest” from the VFL this week. The Bombers opted to rest its promising star from its 35-point win over North Ballarat at Eureka Stadium. Daniher’s form in the VFL in recent weeks had put him into serious

Five weeks in and we are starting to see some separation amongst the teams in this year’s competition but as you cast your eye over the top eight there is no more surprising team at the top end than Port Adelaide. The Power is sitting very comfortably at the number two spot and deservedly so.

            Round 4 Results   Bendigo Gold 9.6-60 lost to Collingwood 25.26-176 6:30 PM, Fri 26 Apr at Queen Elizabeth Oval GOALS Bendigo Gold: C. Walls 2, A. Pollock , R. Thomson , J. Bolton , T. Hams , . Magin , B. McInnes , D. Toman Collingwood: K. Martin 4,

EVERYONE expected Geelong to race away with a thumping victory over the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, but few would have predicted what happened in the final term.

Leading by 36 points at three-quarter time it seemed to be a matter of how much the Cats would win by. But Geelong could manage just five behinds in the last quarter, going goalless as the Bulldogs kicked three goals

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball impressed with 25 touches for the Pies in their 116 point win over Bendigo at Queen Elizabeth Oval last night. Ball, on return from after 54 weeks on the sidelines recovering from a knee reconstruction suffered in round three last year, impressed in 60 per cent game. He spent most of

COLLINGWOOD has revealed that defender Alan Toovey will miss the rest of the season after tests confirmed that he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the last quarter of the club’s 46 point loss to Essendon on ANZAC Day. Also on Football Nation: What we learnt Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood Toovey is now likely

FREMANTLE held on for a thrilling one-point victory over Richmond but is now likely to be without Kepler Bradley for the rest of the season after he injured his knee in the second quarter of the game. The club now fears that Bradley has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after an

ALREADY there is speculation about which ruckman Greater Western Sydney will pluck as it is set to trade aggressively at the end of the season. Coach Kevin Sheedy has identified that is the area the club needs to improve in dramatically after relying heavily on Jonathan Giles and veteran Dean Brogan in the early rounds

PUNTERS are surging on the Bombers after their impressive 46-point win over Collingwood on ANZAC Day, but ironically it is all for the wrong reasons. Essendon is now fourth favourite for the wooden spoon according to some markets with the full report from Ziggy Switkowski to be released publicly next week. The findings are expected

ESSENDON is likely to race to a 6-nil start with a meeting against Greater Western Sydney next week but coach James Hird has told fans not to get too carried away following its round five Anzac Day win over Collingwood by 46-points at the

  Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on the first games of Round 5.     Collingwood vs Essendon ANZAC Day, April 25 2013 2:40pm Melbourne Cricket Ground As we commemorate and remember our fallen servicemen and women on ANZAC Day, Collingwood and Essendon once again do battle on the

Essendon Bombers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: ESSENDON 18.13 (121) def COLLINGWOOD 10.15 (75)

“As they played the Last Post and the national anthem, the 100,000-strong crowd uttered not a peep, whispered not a murmur. The atmosphere was electric and the general mood in the air one of reverence for the diggers and anticipation of the game to come…” - Peter Fitzsimons. It can be a hard act to associate the horrors

Essendon Bombers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Eddie McGuire talked with the GWS football manager about the value of Collingwood players but says claims he offered Dane Swan are “a joke”

THE St Kilda Football Club has issued a statement saying that All-Australian forward Stephen Milne will accept the one-match penalty that was handed down by the Match Review Panel yesterday. Milne was charged with a level two misconduct offence for an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the game against Essendon after he made

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Greater Western Sydney CEO David Matthews says the club is ‘obliged’ to consider luring Hawthorn superstar Lance Franklin to the Giants when he is out of contract at the end of

ESSENDON’S prized father-son selection Joe Daniher will be strongly considered for his AFL debut against Collingwood at the MCG on Anzac Day. Bombers skipper Jobe Watson said Stewart Crameri may return to replace the injured Michael Hurley, but Daniher will vie for contention with Scott Gumbleton, who played a starring role against the Saints on the weekend.

IT’S hard to put a finger on who is a flag favourite after three rounds given the topsy-turvy form of some teams but reigning premier Geelong would be the closest thing to it at the minute

The MRP had quite a busy sitting today, here is a look at their rulings. Richmond livewire Steve Morris has been offered a one match suspension with an early plea after Saturday’s match against Collingwood at the MCG. Morris engaged in rough conduct to the head of Collingwood small forward Jamie Elliot when laying a Shepard

THE St Kilda Football Club has just issued a statement saying that forward Beau Maister is set to miss 4-6 matches after scans revealed he has a fractured right wrist. The injury occurred during the Saints’ 37 point loss to Essendon on Saturday afternoon at Etihad Stadium.   More to come…       Image courtesy

Round 4 is in the books, so without further ado let’s look at the match reports for each game:   GEELONG 19.10 (124) def SYDNEY 16.7 (103) GEELONG remain undefeated in season 2013 after a 21 point win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG. After an exhilarating opening term, which saw 15 goals kicked between

MELBOURNE 22.12 (144)  def GWS GIANTS 15.13 (103) IN the face of the fiery hell burning below, Melbourne has exorcised their Demons by unleashing a record-breaking 12-goal last quarter haul to overcome Greater Western Sydney. It marks the highest ever last quarter score in the history of the club. Demons coach Mark Neeld can now

WHILE we celebrate the fact that Melbourne got their first win of the season after a spectacular 12-goal final quarter, we should also remember the fact that Carlton got their first win as well in the Malthouse era.  It came later than we all expected but unlike Melbourne they have been close all year and

              Round 3 Results   Bendigo Gold 7.14-56 lost to North Ballarat 21.15-141 6:30 PM / Fri 19 Apr at Queen Elizabeth Oval GOALS Bendigo Gold: S. Stroobants 2, R. Thomson , D. Putt , T. Hams , . Magin , J. Brooker North Ballarat:  A. Black 5, J. Linke

ALL the hype heading into this contest was all about Richmond. And fair enough, too. The club had started 3-0 for the first time in nearly 20 years, had beaten tough opponents Carlton and St Kilda and smashed the Western Bulldogs the week before.

ESSENDON key forward Michael Hurley is now in doubt for next Thursday’s ANZAC Day clash against Collingwood after injuring his ankle in yesterday’s match against St Kilda. Hurley, 22, was subbed off after falling awkwardly and injuring his ankle in a marking contest during the third quarter of the club’s 37 point win at Etihad

IT was always going to be a big ask for St Kilda and on an emotional day when the Saints took on the prodigal son Brendon Goddard and his new team, the talent gap between the two sides was visible as Essendon came away with a 37 point victory at Etihad Stadium last night

THE Casey Scorpions have notched their third consecutive win to kickstart their 2013 season after demolishing Essendon at Windy Hill by a score of 25.12 (162) to 11.13 (79). The damage was done after a seven goal to three second term that set up the Scorpions scoring run and, ultimately, their 82-point win. While highly fancied Essendon

St Kilda Saints
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: ESSENDON 19.14 (128) def ST KILDA 13.13 (91)

MANY remember the 2010 AFL Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood as being the first draw since North Melbourne vs. Collingwood in 1977. But it is the story of Brendon Goddard’s Grand Final heroics and later his deflection to Essendon, which is an important tale. The 27 year old soared higher than any other

MELBOURNE is embroiled in more controversy after a connection with sports scientist Stephen Dank with some of its players last year

FORMER Gippsland Power excitement machine Anthony Tipungwuti will make his debut for Essendon’s VFL team against the Casey Scorpions on Saturday. Tipungwuti, who hails from the Tiwi Islands, was unlucky not to be rookie-listed last season but instead finds himself at the Bombers in a VFL capacity but will be looking to impress. Bombers VFL

Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on all of the games in Round 4.   Sydney vs Geelong Friday 7:50 SCG There are five undefeated teams heading into this weekend, but by later tonight that will be cut to four as the reigning premier faces its toughest test yet against

St Kilda Saints
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Decorated Brisbane champion SIMON BLACK is set for his highly anticipated comeback in what could be his final AFL season

UPDATE:  In what is a huge blow to Fremantle ahead of their clash with Hawthorn this Saturday, skipper Matthew Pavlich has now been ruled out for four to six weeks with an Achilles injury. Fremantle announced a short time ago that surgery was the best course of action for Pavlich. The injury flared up after last

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 4 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

A WEEK is a long time in football may be a well worn cliché but it aptly describes the change in fortunes between Round’s 1 and 2 for the Frankston Dolphins. Bullish about their 2013 season prospects, Frankston were blown away by the Casey Scorpions in the season opener. The Dolphins lacked cohesion, looked slow

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: North Melbourne coach BRAD SCOTT is insisting on a more four-quarter performance from his Kangaroos as they attempt to avoid slipping from finals contention just a month into the AFL season

AS soon as I think that the AFL cannot get any more exciting, any more dramatic, any more fan-bloody-tastic, I am proven wrong. I can no longer trust the football. Every time I believe one thing, the other happens. Every time something extraordinary happens, it gets better.

THE Essendon Football Club has announced that Paddy Ryder and Nick Kommer have accepted the sanctions passed down by the Match Review Panel yesterday. As a result Ryder will be out for three weeks for his hit on Fremantle’s Luke McPharlin and Kommer will miss two weeks for his rough conduct against Fremantle’s Kepler Bradley. “It is disappointing to

IN a busy day the AFL’s Match Review Panel has issued the following findings for incidents that occurred during Round 3: Fremantle vs Essendon On the night when he was supposed to be celebrating his 200th game for the Dockers, Fremantle’s Luke McPharlin was involved in a nasty collision with Essendon’s Paddy Ryder early in the first

IT is no surprise to see reigning premier Geelong undefeated and sitting in third spot behind the Northern Blues and Casey Scorpions, but what has happened to the other grand finallist, Port Melbourne

Round 3 is in the books, so without further ado let’s look at the match reports for each game:   ESSENDON 10.12 (72) def FREMANTLE 9.14 (68) OUT of the darkness Essendon have lifted themselves from one of the most tumultuous weeks in the club’s history to record an inspiring four-point upset win against Fremantle

HAWTHORN will look to include prized recruit Brian Lake into its defensive line-up in the coming weeks and perhaps as soon as next week’s assignment against Fremantle after gaining more match conditioning and confidence in Box Hill’s 11-point win over Essendon at Windy Hill on Saturday

                Round 2 Results   Northern Blues 30.16-196 def Bendigo Gold 4.8-32 1:00 PM, Sat 13 Apr at Visy Park (Princes Park) GOALS Northern Blues: T. Thomas 6, T. Menzel 4, L. Mitchell 3, D. Ellard 3, J. Laidler 3, A. Marcon 2, T. Bell 2, T. Totevski 2,

While Melbourne continues to languish at the bottom of the ladder, the feel-good story for this year so far has to be Port Adelaide after their comeback win over hometown rival Adelaide in today’s Showdown. Last year the Power managed just five wins, and they are three already this year. Not to be eclipsed in

LAST night’s 72 point victory over the GWS Giants was exactly what St Kilda needed to jump start their their 2013 campaign for so many reasons.

Breaking away from its dependence on an ageing core of star players, the Saints win was characterised by strong performances from younger players

THERE was no doubt that last night’s game between Fremantle and Essendon was a thrilling contest ending in heartbreak for the home team and elation for the visitors. Also on Football Nation: What we learnt: Fremantle vs Essendon But the game was not without a price with a number of players injured and potentially facing

OUT of the darkness Essendon have lifted themselves from one of the most tumultuous weeks in the club’s history to record an inspiring four-point upset win against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium in Subiaco, Western Australia

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 6:40pm WST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)
Final Score: ESSENDON 10.12 (72) def FREMANTLE 9.14 (68)

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says Brisbane Lion DAYNE ZORKO is not good enough to be a Sun

ESSENDON coach James Hird has decided to ignore AFL chief Andrew Demetriou’s call for him to consider standing down as coach ahead of tonight’s clash against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium. Earlier today, Demetriou, in an interview with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell, said that he believed Hird should consider standing down pending the investigation, knowing a few

  Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on all of the games in Round 3.   Fremantle vs Essendon Friday 6:40pm Patersons Stadium It’s been a horror week for Essendon off the field, with parts of the media calling for James Hird’s head. The question is whether this will affect

THE Herald Sun has this morning reported that under-fire Essendon coach James Hird will tell anti-doping authorities that he received two injections in March last year and he understood that they were legal amino acids. The report comes the morning after the ABC’s 7.30 program last night that revealed an extensive series of text messages between James

AFTER a week in hell, the Demons have decided that their best chance at salvation this week is without the talented but much-maligned Jack Watts. Announcing their team for Saturday afternoon’s game against the West Coast Eagles, Melbourne has omitted the first overall draft pick from the 2008 National Draft. Per the Melbourne website, football

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 6:40pm WST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Essendon chairman David Evans says fresh allegations against his club, including the bombshell claim that Bombers coach James Hird had injected a WADA-blacklisted drug, are “extremely serious and very distressing”

UPDATE: ESSENDON coach James Hird was hoping for just another normal week in the lead up to Friday night’s clash against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium. Instead, it has become one of backlash following claims that he injected a WADA blacklisted drug, while his players were given an extract from pig’s brain according to a media

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what is? Please note: There’s not a lot of detail

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Cats forward STEVE JOHNSON is a chance to return against Carlton on Saturday night, while Jared Rivers has been ruled out for up to three more weeks

IF the AFL’s Round 1 was as thrilling as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, than Round 2 was as sad as James Cameron’s Titanic. (the part where Kate Winslet decides to let Leo die even though there was clearly enough space for two) I am of course referring to both the moving tribute to the late John McCarthy, and the displeasing