COLLINGWOOD forward Alan Didak has been one of the big positives on the training track after a poor season last year. Didak struggled with form and consistency last season but is ready to rebound according to Pies general manager Geoff Walsh. “He’s had a pretty good summer on the track,” Walsh said. “He is going OK [...]
MELBOURNE forward Matthew Bate is preparing to put last season behind him and start afresh under new coach Mark Neeld. Bate, who was so dominant for VFL feeder team the Casey Scorpions last season, struggled to gain a regular spot in the Demons line-up – yet he impressed so much at Casey to finish runner [...]
CALLAN Ward, a former Western Jet, may help lead the new franchise Greater Western Sydney with an announcment expected as soon as next week. In GWS’ eyes, he is the right fit. Maybe it’s because he resembles the west in many ways in which he grew up in Melbourne’s western suburbs, played for the Western [...]
PERHAPS the key to the Western Bulldogs getting their on-field mojo back is defender Brian Lake. Lake, who was critically unfit and out of form in season in 2011, is now leaner and much more fitter than he had been for the entire season last year. “He’s lighter and leaner than he’s been in a [...]
GEELONG midfielder Cameron Guthrie is looking to step up to the plate this season and become a regular senior player in the team. The young Cat is aiming to impress in the upcoming NAB Cup and begin to stake his claim against very much a competitive battlefield for the reigning premier. ”Hopefully I’ll play some [...]
CYRIL Rioli is set for a bumper season according to coach Alastair Clarkson. The Hawks premiership star is only going to get better and Hawks fans are hoping that what Clarkson says is right. Rioli has only just began taking of a midfield role in recent seasons but has been plagued by injuries when his career [...]
NEW North Melbourne rookie Malcolm Lynch has high aims for 2012. But after a blistering season for reigning premier Port Melbourne, those Kangaroo fans shouldn’t be surprised to see Lynch’s name being mentioned as a rookie upgrade early on in the season. Lynch is thankful that he landed at stand alone Port under coach Gary [...]
FORGOTTEN Richmond defender Kelvin Moore will make his long awaited comeback to the footy field with glee after a string of injuries. Moore finished fifth in the Tigers best and fairest in 2008 but has barely been sighted since. He told the Herald Sun that he was looking forward to returning to the footy field [...]
FREMANTLE’S midfield is set for an injection of speed with Hayden Ballantyne likely to have a run through the centre this season. Dockers stoppages coach Mark Stone believes Ballantyne will add more flexibility to the midfield. “[Playing Ballantyne in the middle] will add a fair bit of pace to our midfield group,” Fremantle stoppages coach Mark [...]
GEELONG midfielder Allen Christensen believes he still has a lot to prove despite playing in the premiership team on grand final day. Christensen was impressive for the Cats last season, adding spark to the midfield and up forward along with Mitch Duncan. “I know, as a young player myself, I’ve still got a lot to [...]
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