Daily One Liners: 23 Sep 2011
Posted by Football NationSep 23. 2011 1:03 am
Adelaide:
Hope springs eternal in the pre-season and Brenton Sanderson’s return to the Crows‘ fold yesterday served up everything that the club and the fans wanted to hear.
Brisbane:
It’s a far cry from what the Magpies do but it’s a start as the Lions will prepare to send “six or seven” players to Arizona in November for altitude training in the pre-season.
Carlton:
The Blues begin their preparation for next season by extending the contracts of Shaun Hampson, David Ellard and Dennis Armfield.
Collingwood:
Mick Malthouse belives that Alan Didak can overcome a scoring drought in tonight’s preliminary final.
Essendon:
The Bombers need to watch out as their former coach Kevin Sheedy says the Giants will not hesitate in making a play for current Essendon key position player Michael Hurley.
Fremantle:
Can new Dockers coach Ross Lyon put together a package that will see Mitch Clark playing in Freo next year?
Geelong:
A look at whether or not a Cats vs Magpies Grand Final is inevitable.
Greater Western Sydney:
GWS coach Kevin Sheedy is in mid-season form, advocating a tit-for-tat approach by Melbourne clubs to punish Fremantle over the heist of Ross Lyons
Gold Coast:
Add the Gold Coast to the list of Mick Malthouse destinations for 2012. Apparently Suns coach Guy McKenna wants to reunite with his long-time mentor.
Hawthorn:
There will be no last minute guessing about the status of Hawthorn’s Buddy Franklin as he trains with the squad this week and showed good form.
Melbourne:
A quick look at the contenders for this years ‘Bluey’ Truscott Trophy for the Demons’ best and fairest player.
North Melbourne:
Kangaroos coach Brad Scott says former Camperdown coach Ken Hinkley was the right man to replace Ross Lyon as coach of St Kilda.
Port Adelaide:
The Power announced the retirement of utility Danny Meyer and the release of Marlon Motlop and rookie listed pair Callum Hay and Matthew Westhoff.
Richmond:
With no finals appearance again this year Richmond can at least begin their pre-season preparation knowing that captain Chris Newman has recovered from his knee injury.
St Kilda:
Will the Saints make Rodney Eade their next coach? While St Kilda is meeting with the former Swans and Bulldogs coach they are keeping their options open.
Sydney Swans:
The Swans have announced the return of Peter Berbakov as the Planning and Operations Manager for their football program.
West Coast:
Carlton legend Anthony Koutafides believes that history could be with the West Coast Eagles as they prepare for their preliminary finals match against the Cats.
Western Bulldogs:
Does the appointment of low-profile coaches such as Brendan McCartney at the Bulldogs mean we will finally get a chance to see Gary Ayres back in the AFL?
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