WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 9 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

Unsatisfied with Melbourne’s ridiculous parking prices, I stopped the car outside an old unit somewhere near Albert and Hoddle st. It was a fair walk to the Yarra to see the Moomba festival, but I didn’t mind. It was still better than giving in to the  absurd rates that Secure Parking charges despite having no guarantee or warranty that your

YET another busy day today for the AFL’s Match Review Panel after the incidents came through thick and fast from the weekend’s games and especially the halftime melee that marred the Richmond vs Melbourne game. On the basis of their review the MRP have laid the following charges:   West Coast vs North Melbourne: After

THE ever growing injury list at the Fremantle Dockers has claimed another big name with news today that star forward Michael Walters will miss the next three to four weeks with an ankle injury. The gun forward injured his ankle during the third quarter of Fremantle’s draw with Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night.

WHILE the second expansion team, Greater Western Sydney, continued to struggle, the powers-that-be at the AFL can take some delight from the performance of the first true expansion team since 1995, Gold Coast.

In each of the Gold Coast’s first two seasons they won three games: against Richmond (twice), Port Adelaide, Brisbane, GWS and Carlton. In eight rounds this year, they’ve already won four – and have added St Kilda, Melbourne and now the Western Bulldogs to the list of teams they’ve beaten

AFTER losing their first seven games of 2013, South Fremantle joined the winners list for the first time this year with a 15 point victory over Peel Thunder at Fremantle Oval on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs lead at every change and despite a spirited effort from the Thunder were able to hold on and register

NOT only did North Adelaide win for the fifth time this season, to move clear in third spot on the SANFL ladder, it came from behind to beat a form team in the Eagles, to demonstrate its credentials as a legitimate premiership contender. The Roosters are finding ways to win, which is a trait traditionally

      Round 6 Results     Collingwood 18.12-120 def Geelong Cats 16.11-107 1:00 PM, Sat 18 May at Victoria Park GOALS Collingwood: J. Paine 5, T. Allan 3, A. Didak 3, P. Yagmoor , K. Martin , T. Broomhead , B. Moloney , B. Richmond , J. Hellier , C. Mooney Geelong Cats: M. Brown

Round 9 Results         Claremont 16.15 (111) def East Fremantle 9.15 (69) Sat, 18 May, 2:10 PM at Claremont Oval GOALS Claremont: 3 A.Hamp, M.Andrews, 2 N.Winmar, I.Richardson, 1 M.Davies, L.Smith, P.Mcginnity, J.Laurie, P.Medhurst, A.Foster East Fremantle: 3 R.Lester-smith, 2 J.Depane, 1 F.Macdougall, S.Henson, J.Schofield, B.Dalziell BEST Claremont: TBA East Fremantle: TBA   South Fremantle 14.15 (99) def Peel Thunder

        Round 7 Results   West Adelaide 11.11-77 def Port Adelaide 9.8-62 7:10 PM, Fri 17 May at City Mazda Stadium GOALS West Adelaide: R. Ferguson (c) 3, A. Fielke 2, T. Keough 2, P. Nelson , D. Webb , S. Green , B. Macreadie Port Adelaide: G. Johncock 3, J. Johansen 2, L.

THE Melbourne Football Club may not have won but they at least played well enough for fans and the media to ease up on the pressure that they have piled onto the club as Richmond notched their fifth win of the season with a 34-point victory in front of 39,148 fans at the MCG.

Indeed while the Demons walked off the field with a sense of having achieved something, the Tigers were less than enthusiastic about their own performance as they struggled to put away their surprisingly feisty opponent

CARLTON coach Mick Malthouse admits the Blues remain very much a work in progress after grinding their way to an 18-point win over a disappointing Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.

Carlton won a scrappy game 16.13 (109) to 14.7 (91), with captain Marc Murphy kicking three goals playing mostly as a forward in his 150th match, Jeff Garlett snaring four and Heath Scotland slotting two majors in his 250th game

ADELAIDE’S 40-point win over St Kilda at AAMI Stadium on Sunday was an important one as it levelled its season at 4-4 after eight rounds.

The Crows, while not as dynamic as last week against the Giants, still managed to run the Saints off their legs. Tom Lynch kicked 10 goals last week for the Giants and against the Saints, he finished with 2-1 but perhaps may have enjoyed the win better given he was a former Saint

HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson says the scoreboard “flattered” his team in its 83-point win over Greater Western Sydney at Aurora Stadium.

And while the result was largely a comfortable one, the most important factor to come out of the round for the Hawks is that they are flying on top of the ladder after seven straight wins. After round one, the Hawks appeared to be questioning themselves after the round one loss to Geelong

HAWTHORN youngster Jed Anderson has made a successful return from a hamstring injury with three goals in the Box Hill Hawks’ 60-point win over the Casey Scorpions. Anderson has not played since round three when he was the AFL Rising Star nominee. Hawks development coach Damian Carroll said Anderson’s return from a hamstring injury was

WITHOUT doubt the biggest change has come about with Geelong’s first loss of the season.  In coming up just one goal short against Collingwood, the door was opened for Hawthorn to seize top spot on the ladder for the first time this year. Geelong hasn’t fallen far, after all they’ve only lost one game, and

IT’S ironic that it was Collingwood that was the first team of the season to beat the reigning premier Geelong by 13-points at Victoria Park on Saturday. It was only last year that the Pies also broke Port Melbourne’s famous winning streak that included its 2011 flag. But perhaps almost more ironic is the general

ADELAIDE CROWS
vs
ST KILDA SAINTS
Sunday May 19, 4:10pm, AAMI Stadium

GAME OVER: ADELAIDE 12.15 (87) def ST KILDA 6.11 (47)

CARLTON BLUES
vs
PORT ADELAIDE
Sunday May 19, 1:10pm, Etihad Stadium

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FREMANTLE and Sydney played in this season’s first draw on Saturday night at the SCG despite the Dockers trailing by 27 points midway through the final term.

Fremantle had plenty of opportunities early in the game to hurt the Swans on the scoreboard but inaccurate kicking in front of goal cost the harbor side dearly

IN a game that even their most loyal followers thought would be beyond them, the Collingwood Football Club demonstrated a toughness and resilience that has silenced the chorus of naysayers.

In front of an MCG crowd of 66,768 the Magpies handed Geelong their first defeat of season and in doing so re-invigorated their 2013 campaign

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.

HAWTHORN HAWKS
vs
GWS GIANTS
Saturday May 18, 2:10pm, Aurora Stadium

GAME OVER: HAWTHORN 21.14.140 def GWS GIANTS

WITH only seconds to spare, Nic Naitanui became the showstopper last night, as a thrilling after the siren goal stole the show from North Melbourne.

The win saved the Eagles from another gut-wrenching home ground loss after chalking up a poor 3-2 record this year.

Déjà vu came rushing back for Eagles fans, as the heroics of Leo Barry’s 2005 grand final-saving mark were quickly reversed – this time at the opposite end

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

HAWTHORN has announced that they have signed a new deal with yet another star player not named Lance Franklin, after revealing this morning that Jarryd Roughead has agreed to a two year contract extension. With one year still remaining on his current contract, the new deal will see the Hawks forward remain with the club

ST KILDA and Carlton have produced another thriller in their annual Monday night clash, with the Saints victorious by nine points infront of 34,000 at Etihad Stadium.

The Blues had a horrid start to the match, losing Michael Jamison (shoulder), David Ellard (hamstring) and Chris Yarran (hamstring), on top of the late withdrawal of utility Andrew Carrazzo (calf) and the absent Jarrad Waite (suspension) and Bryce Gibbs (hamstring)

THE heat remains on embattled Melbourne coach Mark Neeld and while some key media personalities from Melbourne’s major newspapers the Herald Sun and The Age were calling for his head today, it appears likely that Neeld may well see out at least another week. The Demons’ hierarchy are reluctant to sack Neeld this week despite

SOUTH Australia continued its State League dominance on Saturday with a resounding 82-point victory over NEAFL at Richmond Oval, for its 12th win from its past 14 interstate games, dating back to 1996. The victory was hard earned after a spirited fightback by the NEAFL in the second quarter, with a dominant second half squashing

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

AFTER losing Taylor Walker the question that hung over this Adelaide Crows team was who would step up and provide the team with it’s target in the forward line.

After handing the GWS Giants a 135 point loss, the Crows would seem to have found the answer to that question with Tom Lynch having a career day with a 10 goal performance.

Lynch, 22, was traded from St Kilda to Adelaide after the end of the 2011 season as part of a three-way deal with Richmond, which saw Ivan Maric go to the Tigers, and with the Saints getting the Crows’ second-round draft pick

MICHAEL Walters lit up Patersons Stadium with four goals on Saturday night as Fremantle defeated Collingwood by 27 points.

The Dockers got off to the best possible start- kicking the first five goals of the game overwhelming the Magpies early

GOLD Coast’s first win at the MCG was a phenomenal one against Melbourne by 60-points. It may well have huge ramifications for coach Mark Neeld and even the president Don McLardy on Monday but right now the Suns have their second win of the season and are in a good place

COLLINGWOOD faces a season-defining fortnight after its disappointing 27-point loss to Fremantle on Saturday night. The Pies face Geelong and reigning premier Sydney over the next two weeks and at 4-3, it is forecast that it may very well be 4-5, heading into round 10. Coach Nathan Buckley questioned after the match whether his team

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS
vs
ADELAIDE CROWS
Sunday 12th May, 1:10pm, Skoda Stadium

GAME OVER: ADELAIDE 29.13 (187) def GWS GIANTS 7.10 (52)

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

HAWTHORN has overcome its tough start to its season with a 6-1 record after its 37-point win over Sydney at the MCG on Saturday night.

The Hawks horror draw included all of the other seven finallists from last season – and they only lost by a slim margin to Geelong in the opening round

THE effort was there but the Brisbane Lions came up short today in an entertaining game against West Coast at the Gabba.

Both teams are down on form in 2013 and it was the visitors who controlled the early tempo of the game with Josh Kennedy kicking the opening goal. The Lions needed to improve their first quarter efforts after being blown out of games early this season and they were able to do just that, trailing by just 8 points at the first break

BRISBANE LIONS
vs
WEST COAST EAGLES
Saturday 11th May, 2:10pm, Gabba

GAME OVER: WEST COAST 17.6 (108) def BRISBANE 12.10 (82)

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

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

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

CONSIGNED to one of the toughest opponents in the SANFL this season, North Adelaide triumphed by 21-point against Norwood at Prospect, but dropped one place on the premiership table! Sitting third before the weekend, with a huge five-plus percentage advantage over the fourth-placed Eagles, North fell a spot on the table after Woodville West Torrens

THE Tasmanian under 18′s have suffered a 59 point loss to the Eastern Ranges in their first game this year as part of their lead up to the 2013 NAB National Championships. In very cold conditions the match started out as a scrappy affair with Eastern eventually settling their nerves better and setting up a

IF they didn’t have bad luck the Demons would have no luck at all.

The Melbourne Football Club has revealed that co-captain Jack Grimes is set to miss up to eight weeks of football after breaking his collarbone in this afternoon’s 61-point loss to Carlton at the

        Round 5 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

        Round 6 Results   West Adelaide 18.7-115 def Glenelg 10.5-65 7:10 PM, Fri 3 May at City Mazda Stadium GOALS West Adelaide: T. Slattery 4, R. Anderson 3, B. Macreadie 2, T. Silverlock 2, J. Beech , D. Caire , D. Webb , T. Keough , L. Hill , S. Bricknell , M.

WEST Coast’s 70-point thrashing of the Western Bulldogs was somewhat of a training drill considering what the club has been through over the last few weeks.

The much-needed win gave the Eagles some confidence up forward with Jack Darling with five goals and Dean Cox kicked four

WHILE Carlton defeated Melbourne by 61-points and that was expected, perhaps what was not was the automatic dominance of forward Jarrad Waite, who took 10 marks and two goals from centre half forward.

Waite’s selection was seen to be a bit of gamble from the Blues coming into the match given he had played just the one VFL match on return from injury

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

  Round 8 Results         Peel Thunder 12.18 (90) def Subiaco 12.9 (81) Sat, 04 May 2:10 PM at Bendigo Bank Stadium GOALS Peel Thunder: 2 M.Orzel, K.Lawrence, C.Garlett, 1 J.Hawksley, T.Sheridan, M.Motlop, V.Michie, K.Thornton, B.Holmes Subiaco: 3 B.Stevenson, 2 R.Daniels, C.Wheeler, 1 J.Bristow, R.Herring, G.Hampson, J.Kayler-thomson, B.Mahoney BEST Peel Thunder: V.Michie, M.Orzel, B.Jones, C.Garlett, J.Flaherty Subiaco: C.Phelan, C.Wheeler, G.Hampson, B.Stevenson,

A DEPLETED Fremantle Dockers team came away with the four points after a 45 point win over the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night.

Led by Michael Waters four goals and Jon Griffins 31 hit outs and three goals, the Dockers took control of the match early a despite commendable efforts by the Suns were able to win comfortably

THE Sydney Swans celebrated Jarrad McVeigh’s 200 games with an emphatic win over the Brisbane Lions today at the SCG.

In a bad sign for the Lions, literally, their banner broke before they ran through it. It summed up their day.

Sydney kicked the first 6 goals of the game on the back of a huge possession count in their favour as Brisbane struggled to find the ball.

GEELONG speedster Jackson Sheringham is set to miss the next two months with a shoulder injury he sustained in a sickening incident against Frankston in the VFL last week. Scans on Sheringham’s shoulder this week came back worse than expected. “He’s going to be missing for a significant amount of time, again there’s no timeline,

Sydney Swans
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 1:10pm AEST
WHERE: SCG (NSW)
GAME OVER: SYDNEY 17.13 (115) def BRISBANE 8.7 (55)

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

WITH seniors coach Ken Hinkley back at home revovering from a viral infection that had seen him hospitalised just a few days ago, Port Adelaide faced North Melbourne in Hobart and came up just 10 points short.

For the Kangaroos it was a much needed victory, just their second for the season, and one that their supporters would have felt would have been easier to get

Gold Coast Suns
vs
Fremante Dockers

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:40pm AEST
WHERE: Metricon Stadium (QLD)
GAME OVER: FREMANTLE 15.9 (99) def GOLD COAST 7.12 (54)

Adelaide Crows
vs
Hawthorn Hawks

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 4:10pm ACST
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)
GAME OVER: HAWTHORN 13.11 (89) def ADELAIDE 11.12 (78)

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:10pm AEST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)
GAME OVER: North Melbourne 14.9.93 def Port Adelaide

THE Carlton Football Club has announced that Jaryd Cachia will make his senior debut for the club in tomorrow’s game against Melbourne at the MCG with vice-captain Andrew Carrazzo being withdrawn due to a corked calf. Cachia, 21, was elevated from the club’s rookie list earlier this week after Nicholas Graham, the club’s third round draft pick and

IT was the battle of the two powerhouse forwards of the game in Travis Cloke and Nick Riewoldt. Cloke’s Collingwood men fought off another gallant fight back by St Kilda in front of 40,071 people at Etihad Stadium.

The Pies won by 26 points but were challenged by Riewoldt’s men for the majority of the night

  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

West Coast Eagles
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:40pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

Carlton Blues
vs
Melbourne Demons

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 3:20pm AEST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Sydney Swans
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 1:10pm AEST
WHERE: SCG (NSW)

Gold Coast Suns
vs
Fremante Dockers

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:40pm AEST
WHERE: Metricon Stadium (QLD)

Adelaide Crows
vs
Hawthorn Hawks

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 4:10pm AEST
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:10pm AEST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)

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

FORMER club great David Schwarz has cast doubt on Melbourne coach Mark Neeld being at the helm as coach next season. Schwarz appeared clearly frustrated at his old clubs’ situation and doesn’t believe that players are improving or performing for the coach. “I don’t think so. No,” Schwab said on Fox Footy’s Open Mike. “I

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

IN mild conditions at Preston City Oval on Sunday, Port Melbourne outgunned a gallant Northern Blues outfit to take a 16 point win. The Borough had a ripping start, kicking six goals to the Blues’ two, to take a 26 point buffer into quarter time. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Port, with key forward

GUN Fremantle midfielder Nathan Fyfe has been charged with a level two kicking offence, (250 demerit points, 2 match sanction) after an incident involving Richmond midfielder Daniel Jackson in the second quarter of Friday night’s clash. Upon a guilty plea, Fyfe can reduce his sanction to one match and 187.50 demerit points. Richmond’s Brad Helbig

ANZAC Day is a special event on the SANFL calendar but it wasn’t the football on the field that created the headlines this week, it was the half time confrontation between the coaches. Reigning premier Norwood moved back to the top of the ladder after beating West Adelaide by 26 points, after trailing by 10

          Round 7 Results   Perth 19.16 (130) def East Perth 11.13 (79) Thu, 25 Apr, 2:10 PM at Brownes Stadium GOALS Perth: 4 S.Tunbridge, P.Bevan, 2 B.Stack, M.Florio, M.Moody, D.White, F.Mcinnes, 1 A.Smith East Perth: 3 S.Lycett, 2 J.Smith, B.Higgins, A.Bennell, 1 M.Seal, G.Moss BEST Perth: J.Risol, P.Bevan, S.Tunbridge, A.Smith, M.Boyle East Perth: B.Lee, C.Wulff, P.Johnson, S.Wellingham, M.Rosa West Perth

          Round 5 Results Norwood 9.13-67 def West Adelaide 6.5-41 3:10 PM, Thu 25 Apr at Coopers Stadium GOALS Norwood:   B. Zorzi 2, D. Pfeiffer 2, K. Murphy , S. Phillips , M. Grigg , B. Jefferies , B. Dawe West Adelaide:  P. Nelson 2, T. Silverlock 2, B. Kirk ,

THE Brisbane Lions secured their second win of the season after a hard fought win over the Melbourne Demons at The Gabba in front of a disappointing crowd of just 19,018.

In a scrappy affair that won’t make too many 2013 highlight reels, Brisbane did just enough to see off the plucky Dees who were hoping to get their second win in succession

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,

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: HAWTHORN 14.15 (99) def NORTH MELBOURNE 13.18 (96)

Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne Demons

WHEN: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 3:20pm EST
WHERE: The Gabba (QLD)
Final Score: BRISBANE 17.20 (122) def MELBOURNE 14.10 (94)

PORT Adelaide came back from a 41 point deficit late in the third term to stun the West Coast Eagles by five points on Saturday night at AAMI Stadium.

It was vintage West Coast for the first half with the Eagles overwhelming the Power through the midfield and generating a lot of supply inside their forward half of the ground

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

TWELVE months is a long time in football, and it probably feels especially long for Brenton Sanderson and the Adelaide Crows after they lost to a surging Carlton team by 32 point at the MCG yesterday.

This year the Crows have managed just two wins in five games and have yet to consistently show any of the form that saw them finish second on the ladder in

IN a game that ultimately featured the second highest total score of the year, the Gold Coast Suns piled on eight goals in the final term to run away as 44-point winners over the GWS Giants at StarTrack Oval in Canberra yesterday afternoon

Port Adelaide Power
vs
West Coast Eagles

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7:15pm ACST
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)
Final Score: PORT ADELAIDE 12.12 (84) def WEST COAST 10.19 (79)

Western Bulldogs
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: GEELONG 15.17 (107) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 13.8 (86)

UPDATE: 5:48pm: Various tweets have been sent suggesting that Taylor Walker has strained his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and is likely to miss six to 10 weeks.  We’ll post more as soon as confirmation is available.     ADELAIDE Crows spearhead Tex Walker has limped off the field with the assistance of trainers after appearing to injury his

Carlton Blues
vs
Adelaide Crows

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: CARLTON 17.13 (115) def ADELAIDE 12.11 (83)

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 1:45pm EST
WHERE: StarTrack Oval (ACT)
Final Score: GOLD COAST 21.22 (148) def GWS GIANTS 16.8 (104)