All of a sudden, the AFL world finds itself embroiled in yet another racism row. It seems the words racism and football will be hard to separate for at lest the next few decades and society slowly begins to change its attitudes to differing backgrounds. Former player Mal Brown is the latest to be criticized

Richmond may be sitting dead last on the AFL ladder, and staring at yet another wooden spoon for their silverware cupboards, but there have been a few shining lights. One of these shining lights have been young gun Jack Reiwoldt, and his slow development of being one of the games big improvers. The skinny red

It’s safe to say that code hopping has been far from the headlines this week, or at least pushed back in it’s news worthiness when it comes to sport and AFL. For the past month it has been the major talking point after Israel Falou signed a mutli million-dollar three-year deal to play with the

Where to for West Coast??? The West Coast Eagles find themselves in a precarious situation after the half waypoint of the season. Going into 2010 the team from the West Coast of Australia were talking about the possibility of playing finals and re-stamping their claims for Premiership success. But it seems those plans will be

The Western Bulldogs are up there with Richmond as being one of the most annoying and frustrating teams to support. The clubs faithful have been installed with a fresh hope for the first time in almost a decade with a list that is actually capable of not just making the finals, but winning the premiership.

With the AFL 2010 premiership season now officially at the half way point, it is time to re-evaluate just where each team is at, and where they will most probably finish by the end of the year. As usual there are many surprises, and many let downs, as is the case every year of football.

For Dreamteam users, the name Travis Johnstone has been doing the rounds for a few weeks now. He bearded Brisbane Lion has been the hottest property for at least the past three rounds, averaging a massive 113. On the weekend, even in a losing side, the midfielder was clearly the player of the round, amassing

Let me ask you Supercoah experts a question. Who is the leading points scorer in the AFL coaching websites 2010 season so far??? Gary Ablett? Brendan Fevola? Dane Swann? Brian Lake?? Well, the answer is none of the above. At the mid point of the AFL season, it is none other than Brendan Goddard who

The half way point of the year is always a good time to sit back, relax, and evaluate the season thus far and where clubs went right, and where they went wrong. One of the most important parts about building a club towards grand final success is recruitment. So who is the best recruit of

The Power seems to slowly fading out of Port Adelaide after year another weekend where the boys from Alberton suffered a defeat at the hands of a far from impressive opponent. Last week it was Melbourne who caused a major upset, winning in the wet in Darwin. This week is was Richmond who pulled off

2010 was widely tipped as the year a few big names stand up and be counted. Nic Natanui was the pre-season bolter, and it was no surprise to see him installed as one of the firmest favourites in the history of the Rising Star award. But, there were a few others who seemed ready to

Essendon fans were given reward for their patience on the weekend when their youthful running side finally showed signs of promise in the future. One of the young guns that were recruited years ago is Leroy Jetta. The indigenous speedster was tipped for great things in his first few years, but failed to deliver, until

Code-hopper Karmichael Hunt will this week start his crash course in how to play AFL with his new club Gold Coast. It has been an exciting and interesting ride for the young talented sportsman. In the past 6 months he has gone from NRL national hero, to a European Rugby Union star, to an AFL

Controversy and Jason Akermanis seem to have one of the best relationships going around. The two can’t stay away from each other, and it seems no matter how hard they try to separate, the keep reuniting with even bigger flames and sparks each time. The latest saga comes after his controversial gay comments about AFL

The player of the round for Supercoach lovers was clearly Brian Lake from the Western Bulldogs. The gun defender had a field day against North Melbourne, racking up a massive 179 points. Lake did so without kicking a goal, laying only two tackles and scoring only one free kick. So, where did all the points

After only nine rounds into the AFL season, punters and tipsters have already drawn a line through the Adelaide Crows as potential top eight material. In fact, the only type of betting most punters are considering them for at the moment is the Wooden Spoon. But, I’m going to throw the question out there one

There are very few teams I feel sorry for in the AFL, but the Richmond Tigers are my exception. For any supporter who has followed the yellow and lack over the past two and a half decades, I can honestly sympathize with the way they are feeling. The club has a very pride history, and

There have been many Supercoach flops this year, but none more so that Cameron Wood from Collingwood. The Magpies picked up Wood form Brisbane in 2009 with the hope his ruck work could elevate Josh Fraser further up the ground, and start to actually win some hitouts. But, the plan didn’t work, and the pies

If Round 9 of the AFL showed us one thing, it was not to discount the pre season premiership favourites. Going into the 2010 premiership season, there were four main contenders for the flag. They were Geelong, St. Kilda, Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn. (more…)

So it seems the talk this week is all about Jason Akermanis’ comments about gay footballers in the AFL. The veteran midfielder cam out and basically told all homosexual footballers to remain in the closet, and not to come out. His remarks come as a few stars are expected to go public about their homosexuality

Matt MacGuire was staring down the end of his AFL career seven months ago after his former club St Kilda delisted him, stranded on 99 games. The ‘Goose’ had been one of the most important players in the Saints line up for many years, and had it not been for a horrible run of injuries,

One of the most talked about players in 2010 would have to be Michael Barlow. The Fremantle recruit was one of many players picked up under the new mature age recruit system introduced by the AFL, and has shown that the hill has many years to climb after 24 years of age. In particular he

Michael Voss was one of the most important players in his Brisbane outfit during his playing days, and it wasn’t just because of his awesome playing skills. The former Brownlow medalist was constantly touted for his amazing leadership qualities and ability to inspire others. It was no surprise then to see him fit easily into

One thing is for sure so far this season – there is no certainties in 2010. Going into the past three years there were always a few sureties. Everyone thought Geelong would be there on the last Saturday in September, and they weren’t wrong. We all knew Richmond would be lousy, and they were. This

Mature age rookies have been a huge talking point so far this season. For those of you who don’t know, a mature age rookie is someone you can add to your list, without having too put too much commitment into them, and also someone who is old enough to go straight into the first grade

Everyone is jumping on the James Podsiadly train for the Coleman Medal, and it seems to be the main talking point when you mention his name these days. But, as well as kicking goals, the mature age rookie also does a good job of accumulating Supercoach and Dreamteam points. For any online coach or manager,

When it come to players to buy for you Dream Team, Lindsay Gilbee is one that comes to mind very quickly. The Western Bulldogs midfielder has been a quiet achiever for the past five years, and is one of those players who really doesn’t receive the recognition he deserves. Gilbee is nothing short of class.

What is going on in the west?? In the past decade we have seen a remarkable turnaround of two sides. On one hand we had the super successful West Coast Eagles, who dominated the competition for the majority of the past years and had a premierships to show for their efforts. (more…)

It has only taken seven round of the 2010 AFL season for the jury to be out on one of the leagues pre season favourites. Hawthorn set the footy world alight in 2008 when they surprisingly showed up the more fancied Geelong to take out the Grand Final, and to go down as one of