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

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

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
vs
GEELONG CATS
Saturday May 18, 7:40pm, MCG

GAME OVER: COLLINGWOOD 15.12.102 def GEELONG

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)

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.

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,

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

Richmond Tigers
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:40pm AEST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
GAME OVER: GEELONG 20.11 (131) def RICHMOND 13.9 (87)

Richmond Tigers
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:40pm AEST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

GEELONG defender Jared Rivers has been ruled out for at least the next month with a knee injury that is worse than thought according to the Cats today. It means that the club may look to forward James Podsiadly to be transformed into a defender. It wouldn’t be the first time Podsiadly has played in

GEELONG midfielder Jackson Sheringham suffered a shoulder injury in the opening quarter of Sunday’s VFL clash against Frankston at Frankston Oval. The Cats are unsure of the severity of the injury but Sheringham – who has just returned from a pre-season injury – will undergo scans tomorrow to determine the extent of the damage. Also

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

GEELONG held off a surging Western Bulldogs team last night to notch their fifth consecutive win of the season but the victory was not without its price. Free agent acquisition Jared Rivers left the game in the first quarter with a right knee injury and prized recruit Josh Caddy exiting in the second quarter with

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)

Western Bulldogs
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

GEELONG seem to have produced yet another productive youngster in big bodied midfielder George Horlin-Smith who has been awarded Round 4′s AFL NAB Rising Star nomination. Horlin-Smith was everywhere in Geelong’s clash with the Swans amassing 23 disposals and a goal. Perhaps even more impressive were his seven clearances and four inside 50′s. Horlin-Smith was

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

VETERAN Geelong defender Josh Hunt is in the mix to make his senior return from a shoulder injury against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Hunt, who has played the past two matches in the VFL, was ready to return talent and experience-wise according to VFL coach Matthew Knights, but the match

UPDATE: GEELONG has confirmed forward Daniel Menzel will need his fourth knee reconstruction, putting his career in jeopardy at just 21. Menzel will sit out the rest of the season, although LARS surgery was again an option that will be weighed up. And for what it’s worth, Menzel was handed a one week suspension by

GEELONG forward Daniel Menzel has suffered another knee injury today in the VFL against the Box Hill Hawks at Simonds Stadium. Menzel limped off the field in the arms of trainers after lunging to tackle Box Hill’s Kyle Cheney and clutched at the left knee soon after. Early reports suggest that Menzel was taken off

GEELONG has more depth returning in the VFL ranks today against the Box Hill Hawks at Simonds Stadium with Jackson Sheringham and Jed Bews making their returns from injury. That is on top of Josh Hunt, Daniel Menzel and Cameron Guthrie – who returned from injury last week – and the Cats are also on

GEELONG remain undefeated in season 2013 after a 21 point win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG, winning 19.10 (124) to 16.7 (103).

After an exhilarating opening term, which saw 15 goals kicked between the two sides, the grinding contest many expected came to be

Sydney Swans
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 7:50pm EST
WHERE: SCG (NSW)
Final Score: GEELONG 19.10 (124) def SYDNEY 16.7 (103)

Sydney Swans
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 7:50pm EST
WHERE: SCG (NSW)

SOME leading commentators said after Geelong’s finals loss to Fremantle in September last year that its premiership window was well and truly closed. But the Cats have a talented young brigade that has them charging back up the ladder quicker than expected,

SANDRINGHAM is hoping to have its home ground – Trevor Barker Beach Oval – back up and running for training and playing in the next two to three weeks according to the club today. The Zebras had their latest fixture – in which they lost to Geelong by 32-points – swapped to Simonds Stadium from

GEELONG veteran Josh Hunt made an impressive return in his first game in seven months for the Cats in their 32-point win over Sandringham at Simonds Stadium on Sunday. Hunt, who collected 13 touches, said he was hopeful of getting more match conditioning into his body before an AFL return and didn’t want to put

WHEN will the ball bounce Travis Varcoe’s way? After missing all but one game last year to stress fractures in his foot, the hard-working Geelong playmaker now faces more time out of the game after he dislocated his shoulder during the first quarter of the Cat’s 16 point win over Carlton last night. Ironically Varcoe

CARLTON remains winless in season 2013 after going down to Geelong by 16-points at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

The Blues ran out of legs in the second half as the Cats overpowered them to win 18.11 (119) to 15.13 (103).

In a further blow, ruckman Matthew Kreuzer was sent to hospital with a suspected broken thumb in the first quarter. The injury is expected to sideline the important big man for two months

Geelong Cats
vs
Carlton Blues

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 7:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: GEELONG 18.11 (119) def CARLTON 15.13 (103)

Geelong Cats
vs
Carlton Blues

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 7:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

GEELONG have once again “got out of jail” in a thrilling but controversial 4-point win over a bitterly disappointed North Melbourne infront of a 34, 152 crowd at Etihad Stadium.

With the roof open and the sun shining, it appeared to be perfect conditions for football on Sunday afternoon, yet when the rain fell hard in the last quarter, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott looked agitated and frustrated

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 2:10pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: GEELONG 16.16 (112) def NORTH MELBOURNE 17.6 (108)

IF Andy Warhol was alive today, chances are he wouldn’t have liked the weekend’s first round of the AFL. Like the familiar feeling of a burnt tongue following a scorching pie, real footy is back in business. (Although the media would have to believe that footy never sleeps) So exciting was the first week(s) of

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 2:10pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
LAST TIME: Round 3, 2012, NORTH MELBOURNE 20.11 (131) def GEELONG 16.18 (114) at Etihad Stadium

JUST 18 months since their last premiership victory the football public had largely assumed that Geelong would be the underdog against Hawthorn last Monday. Underdog or not they took care of business and the Hawks yet again.

It’s amazing how quickly we forget

AFTER continuing ‘Kennett’s curse’ by defeating Hawthorn on Monday, Geelong has suddenly got its own curse and that is the big man department with tall forward and ruckman Josh Walker expected to miss at least the next month with a shoulder injury. Walker suffered the shoulder injury late in the Cats win over Williamstown in

UNLUCKY Geelong forward Daniel Menzel appears likely to make his return from injury against Sandringham on Sunday week and the venue is likely to be switched to Skilled Stadium following problems with the Trevor Barker Beach Oval surface. It would mean that the Cats would swap their later meeting with the Zebras to Sandy’s home

FORMER Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett’s latest outburst about coach Alastair Clarkson on how he should step down as coach following the 10th consecutive loss to Geelong on Monday has created a huge talking point at Glenferrie. As much as the Hawks state that the comments are a non affair, there is some underlying truth to

GEELONG has managed to do it again by defeating Hawthorn by seven points at the MCG on Easter Monday. An unanswered six-goal blitz on both sides of the main break gave the Cats an extra reason to celebrate during the Easter weekend.

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Monday April 1, 2013 at 3:20pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: GEELONG 13.15 (93) def HAWTHORN 12.14 (86)

REIGNING premier Geelong’s eight-point win over Williamstown was the bigger result in my mind to that of the Werribee Tigers’ 72-point demolition of Port Melbourne a day earlier.

Although it won the flag last year, Geelong’s list had taken a massive thump over the pre-season if you take into account the amount of experience lost

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Monday April 1, 2013 at 3:20pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Geelong Coach: Matthew Knights Key Player Arrivals: Piers Flanagan (Gold Coast), Jai Sheahan, Jordan Erskine Key Player Departures: Simon Hogan (retired), Orren Stephenson (Richmond), Shannon Byrnes (Melbourne), David Wojcinski (retired), Jonathan Simpkin (Hawthorn) Last Year’s Finish: Premiers This year’s prediction: 5th And why?: The Cats don’t have as strong of a list that they had

TRIAL MATCH
Geelong Cats
vs
Collingwood Magpies
WHEN: Fri 15 Feb 2013, 4:00pm AEDT
WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
FINAL SCORE: GEELONG 20.21 (141) def COLLINGWOOD 13.12 (90)

IT will be interesting to see how season 2013 plays out for the Cats. Most had them pencilled in for a mouth-watering preliminary final clash with Hawthorn in September last year but they were beaten by a more determined Fremantle side.

  Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season.   Key Personnel Questions for the Cats: Can Tom Hawkins build on his 2012 campaign and push himself into elite status with another 60 plus goal season? Geelong added three “name” recruits to their list during the off-season

TRIAL MATCH Geelong Cats vs Collingwood Magpies       WHEN: Fri 15 Feb 2013, 4:00pm AEDT WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC Geelong will play Collingwood tomorrow, Friday March 15, at Simonds Stadium in their final pre-season practice match. The match is scheduled to commence at 4pm. All club and AFL members are entitled to receive access free

GEELONG has defeated a gutsy North Melbourne by 12 points in their round three NAB Cup encounter at Simonds Stadium, removing the Roos’ chance of a pre-season grand final appearance

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 3.45pm (AEDT)
FINAL SCORE: GEELONG 0.14.12 (96) def NORTH MELBOURNE 0.12.12 (84)

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 3.45pm (AEDT)

PREMIERSHIP stars Harry Taylor and Jimmy Bartel led Geelong to a commanding 63-point victory over a disappointing Adelaide outfit in their NAB Cup clash at Simonds Stadium yesterday afternoon

Geelong Cats
vs
Adelaide Crows

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 2.40pm EDT
WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
FINAL SCORE: GEELONG 2.16.12 (126) def ADELAIDE 1.8.6 (63)

Geelong Cats
vs
Adelaide Crows

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 2.40pm EDT
WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC

HAWTHORN could be in for a bonus with Geelong star Steve Johnson set to miss its round one encounter after receiving a one-match ban for striking by the Match Review Panel. Johnson made contact with his swinging right arm to Fremantle tagger Hayden Ballantyne during the NAB Cup clash at Patersons Stadium on Sunday. He

WITH seconds remaining in the game against West Coast and a supergoal required to snatch a victory, Geelong captain Joel Selwood delivered the goods with a snap shot at goal under heavy pressure. Also on Football Nation: NAB Cup Scores (West Coast v Geelong v Fremantle) And full credit to the whole team for fighting

GAME 1: GEELONG 1.6.4 (49) def WEST COAST 1.6.2 (47)
GAME 2: FREMANTLE 0.7.6 (48) def GEELONG 0.4.6 (30)
GAME 3: WEST COAST 1.4.7 (40) def FREMANTLE 0.2.4 (16)

            West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers vs Geelong Cats   WHEN: Sat 16 Feb 2013, from 4:40pm WDT, 7:40 EDT WHERE: Patersons Stadium, WA GAMES: West Coast v Geelong (4.40pm WST, 7:40pm EDT) Fremantle v Geelong (5.45pm WST, 8:45pm EDT) West Coast v Fremantle (6:40pm WST, 9:40pm EDT)   WEST COAST 1.

THE Geelong Football Club will have to wait a few more weeks to see new recruit Hamish McIntosh in action after the club revealed that their new ruckman has had surgery to remove fluid from the back of his knee. “He (McIntosh) had minor surgery this week which should only keep him out for two

GEELONG chief Brian Cook believes AFL clubs should know if its own players are taking drugs when reaching a second strike so that it can help them with support. Speaking after the inaugural drugs summit this week, Cook said the club should be able to find out in any case – not just if it

GEELONG midfielder Jackson Sheringham is hoping that being a year older in the AFL system and being able to get a glance into the senior team in his debut season will help him become a much more consistent player this year. Sheringham has been one that has been reportedly dominating at training over the pre-season

FOR those that remember James Podsiadly’s playing days as skipper of Werribee in the VFL, a touted move to defence in 2013 wouldn’t come at all as a surprise. In fact, it was the move that was thrown up in a team meeting with then Werribee coach Simon Atkins in 2008 that perhaps propelled him

FROM a VFL premiership medal to now embarking on a leadership role at Melbourne, Shannon Byrnes says he is now training himself how to speak more in order to become an influential member of the on-field brigade. Byrnes, a premiership player at the Cats, made the move as a free agent to the Demons after

  JOSH Caddy’s timely inclusion into the Geelong midfield is expected to help keep the Cats in the top echelon of teams competing for a flag in 2013. In a season touted to be one of the most even in the history, the Cats have replenished their list over the pre-season adding young gun caddy

LIST season is in full swing and we continue our end of the year top five series with a a look back on the year that was and give you our opinion on the Top 5 Rivalries of the 2012 AFL season. 1. Eddie McGuire v Mick Malthouse – Expect their to be an army-like

It is perhaps the biggest transition since James Podsiadly crossed from Werribee, where he was also captain, to Geelong, writes BRENT

YOUNG Geelong forward Daniel Menzel has injured his reconstructed left knee at training and is set to miss the club’s Falls Creek training camp. “Dan had a minor mishap at training … and we just wanted to make sure that the best treatment was available for him back in Geelong, so he’s stayed back there,” said Geelong’s

WHEN Geelong selected him with the 78th pick of the 2011 National Draft, Orren Stephenson became the oldest first-time draftee in AFL history. But after the Cats delisted him at the end of the 2012 season, his hopes to make it back to the AFL now lie with Richmond. After trading with North Melbourne for

LIKE every other news outlet we can’t help but take advantage of the cats and dogs puns as the Western Bulldogs have announced this morning that retired Geelong premiership players Matthew Scarlett and Cameron Mooney will join the club as part-time specialist coaches for next season. The pair, representing over 500 games of experience over

HIGHLY-regarded Geelong chief executive Brian Cook has turned down an offer from North Melbourne to become their CEO. The Roos have been in the market for a new chief executive after Eugene Arocca quit the post back in June but in news released today Cook has knocked back the offer that would have apparently paid him $1 million

LAST month the Geelong Football Club delisted Tom Gillies  signalling an end to a disappointing career with the Cats. This month however the defender has been thrown a lifeline with the Melbourne Football Club announcing that it has signed Gillies to a  one-year contract. The former Cat had been training with the Demons in the

              ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Monday, April 1 Hawthorn MCG Away 3.15pm 2 Sunday, April 7 North Melbourne Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm 3 Saturday, April 13 Carlton Etihad Stadium Home 7.40pm 4 Friday, April 19 Sydney Swans SCG Away 7.50pm 5 Saturday, April 27 Western

AFTER an initial flurry of player movements in the AFL’s inaugural free agency period, it had been quiet for a few days until this afternoon when the Geelong Football Club announced that  they had signed defender Jared Rivers as free agent from Melbourne. Rivers, 28, was linked to Geelong early in the free agency period

Since late September we have been reporting that Geelong was making a play for North Melbourne ruckman Hamish McIntosh to bolster its ruck stocks. Talk of the tie-up with the Cats had even been confirmed by McIntosh’s manager Tom Petroro who had said that while several clubs had shown interest in the 203cm ruckman, “Geelong are

ST KILDA has made a strong attempt to snare Gold Coast midfielder Josh Caddy today by offering three draft picks for Caddy and young Suns ruckman Tom Hickey. The Saints offered their compensation pick for the loss of Brendon Goddard (pick 13 overall) along with picks 24 and 34 in this year’s draft, however it is

Jordan Bourke Key position prospect, Morningside (QLD) 193cm, 83kg 11/11/1994  GEELONG has opted against taking Bourke as a father-son selection in this year’s draft. Bourke is the son of Cats great Damian. Bourke played a couple of matches for Geelong’s VFL team this season along with Gold Coast. Is a key forward who can play

UNRESTRICTED free agent and two-time Geelong premiership player Shannon Byrnes has become the fifth player to change clubs in the AFL’s free agency era. After 108 games for the Cats the talented forward will don the Melbourne red and blue for 2013. The Demons had made their interest in the 28-year-old forward even before the season was

AFTER telling the Gold Coast Suns he wants to return to Victoria, promising young midfielder Josh Caddy is attracting interest from numerous teams. The former first-round pick will find out where he’ll continue his career as soon as next week, with the AFL Trade Period commencing on October 8. Favourites to secure the 20-year old

NORTH Melbourne is keen to off-load experienced ruckman Hamish McIntosh and Geelong appears set to part with its first round selection for him. The Kangaroos can’t see a future at the club for McIntosh given the ruck mantle has well and truly been handed to Todd Goldstein and there are up and comers such as

GEELONG midfielder Simon Hogan will retire from football after playing in today’s VFL grand final against Port Melbourne. Hogan faced a fight against depression and is still yet to overcome his battles. He is currently working for mental heath organisation, Head Space. He has spent the bulk of the season in the VFL despite being

HERE are the selected line-ups for the VFL grand final clash between Port Melbourne and Geelong at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.   Port Melbourne B No. 23 H. Sandilands HT: 189 WT: 90 31. D. Noonan 193 92 8. S. Brewer 188 84 HB 6. C. Hinkley 185 79 36. S. Pleming 194 83 35.

IT’S 10 years since Port Melbourne and Geelong played in one of the great VFL-VFA Grand Finals. Port Melbourne, partially aligned with the Sydney Swans, appeared headed for a massive upset as they led the more fancied Cats by 14-points at three quarter time. Geelong had barely been troubled throughout the Home & Away matches

THIS week’s VFL grand final edition of The F Word comes to you from Etihad Stadium in Melbourne where we were able to join and record the the press conferences for the 2012 VFL and the 2012 TAC Cup grand finals

GEELONG VFL coach Matthew Knights says the Cats need to play “four quality quarters” to beat reigning premier Port Melbourne in Sunday’s VFL grand final at Etihad Stadium. Speaking at the VFL grand final press conference at Etihad Stadium today, Knights said his team needed to match Port in the midfield and contain it for

GEELONG has confirmed that premiership veteran David Wojcinski announced his retirement today in the lead-up to his final game in Cats colours in the VFL grand final against Port Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. It is also likely to Shannon Byrnes’ last in Geelong colours as he enters the off-season as a free agent.

SUNDAY’S VFL grand final between Geelong and Port Melbourne is likely to be the last in Cats colours for both premiership veterans David Wojcinski and Shannon Byrnes. Wojcinski is tipped to hang up the boots after 203 AFL games, while Byrnes said he will talk about his playing future after this week’s grand final. It

GEELONG VFL coach Matthew Knights rates reigning premier Port Melbourne as the “raging favourites” heading into Sunday’s blockbuster VFL grand final at Etihad Stadium. The Cats have overcome Port Melbourne earlier this season at Simonds Stadium before a narrow defeat in the qualifying final at North Port Oval – after drawing within three points in

GEELONG’S thrilling five-point win over the Werribee Tigers in yesterday’s preliminary final has somewhat set up some extraordinary symmetry for the Cats as they aim to continue their record of winning a VFL flag every five years. The Cats have won flags in 2002, 2007 and now are hoping to emulate their performances in 2012

GEELONG wants the AFL to schedule Collingwood or Essendon at the redeveloped Simonds Stadium next season as it undergoes a significant development that will enhance its capacity to 34,000. “I’d like Collingwood to come down, or Essendon,” Cats chief Brian Cook told 3AW. “It would be nice to get them down, but I don’t think

Preliminary Final 1: Port Melbourne v Williamstown, 2:10pm Saturday at North Port Oval WILLIAMSTOWN breathes excitement heading into this year’s preliminary final against Port. Its youngsters, with an average age of 20, have managed to string together eight consecutive wins including last week’s impressive win over Casey. But for as much as there is to like

GEELONG premiership players Matthew Scarlett, Joel Corey and David Wojcinski are set to retire as a dominant era in the competition appears all but over. Scarlett has told close friend and former team-mate Cameron Mooney that he will hang up the boots after last night’s 16-point loss to Fremantle which has left Cat fans shell-shocked.

FREMANTLE’S stunning upset of Geelong by 16-points in last night’s epic elimination final has somewhat turned the finals on its head. The Dockers will now meet Adelaide in a semi-final next week with the winner to face Hawthorn at the MCG, the following week in a preliminary final. Coach Ross Lyon was quick to hose

RELIEF. Gary Ayres felt it, the entire playing group felt it and so did those loyal Port Melbourne fans. Certainly this Geelong team was the biggest obstacle in the reigning premier’s way of another grand final berth. Sure, it will have to get over the winner of Casey and Williamstown in a preliminary final but

GEELONG has stated that the playing futures of veteran midfielders David Wojcinski and Shannon Byrnes will be made at the end of the season as the duo fight their way into form in the VFL. While it is unlikely they will be handed a senior reprieve during AFL finals, Cats VFL coach Matthew Knights said

PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres believes going back-to-back in the current VFL environment would be a massive achievement for the stand-alone VFL club. It will host Geelong in a qualifying final at North Port Oval today in what may be a grand final preview. “We were a great side last year, well if you are

THE 2012 AFL finals series will open with a blockbuster qualifying final clash between Hawthorn and Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night. For the winner, it will head straight through to the preliminary final where it could eventually meet Geelong if it progresses through weeks one and two. For the loser, it will take

Qualifying final 1 – Casey Scorpions v Werribee Tigers 2pm Sunday at Casey Fields Casey has finished on top of the ladder but you get the feeling that most of the football world are yet to be convinced that it can actually win the flag. The Scorpions are slowly proving it could do it even