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,

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

  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)

Richmond Tigers
vs
Geelong Cats

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

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)

Essendon Bombers
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:45pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

Collingwood Magpies
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 7:50pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

  Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on the first games of Round 5.     Collingwood vs Essendon ANZAC Day, April 25 2013 2:40pm Melbourne Cricket Ground As we commemorate and remember our fallen servicemen and women on ANZAC Day, Collingwood and Essendon once again do battle on the

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Port Adelaide Power
vs
West Coast Eagles

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7:15pm ACST
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)

Western Bulldogs
vs
Geelong Cats

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

Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne Demons

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 3:20pm EST
WHERE: The Gabba (QLD)

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:45pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 6:45pm AWST
WHERE: StarTrack Oval (ACT)

Carlton Blues
vs
Adelaide Crows

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Essendon Bombers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

St Kilda Saints
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7:50pm NZST
WHERE: Westpac Stadium (Wellington, NZ)

Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on all of the games in Round 4.   Sydney vs Geelong Friday 7:50 SCG There are five undefeated teams heading into this weekend, but by later tonight that will be cut to four as the reigning premier faces its toughest test yet against

Adelaide Crows
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 2:50pm EST
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)

St Kilda Saints
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

Richmond Tigers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 2:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Melbourne Demons
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2013 at 1:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Sydney Swans
vs
Geelong Cats

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

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Fremantle Dockers

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 1:45pm EST
WHERE: Aurora Stadium (TAS)

West Coast Eagles
vs
Carlton Blues

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 5:40pm WST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

Gold Coast Suns
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 7:40pm EST
WHERE: Metricon Stadium (QLD)

  Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take and his picks on all of the games in Round 3.   Fremantle vs Essendon Friday 6:40pm Patersons Stadium It’s been a horror week for Essendon off the field, with parts of the media calling for James Hird’s head. The question is whether this will affect

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 6:40pm WST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

West Coast Eagles
vs
Hawthorn Hawks

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 2:40pm WDT
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)
LAST TIME: Round 15, 2012, HAWTHORN 14.11 (95) def WEST COAST 10.10 (70) at the

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Carlton Blues

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3:20pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
LAST TIME: Round 15, 2012, CARLTON 12.13 (85) def COLLINGWOOD 8.14 (62) at the

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

Essendon Bombers
vs
Melbourne Demons

WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:40pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
LAST TIME: Round 10, 2012, MELBOURNE 8.10 (58) def ESSENDON 6.16 (52) at the

Port Adelaide Power
vs
GWS Giants

WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:10pm CDT
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)
LAST TIME: Round 19, 2012, GWS GIANTS 16.11 (107) def PORT ADELAIDE 10.13 (73) at Skoda Stadium

Sydney Swans
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 1:45pm AEDT
WHERE: SCG (NSW)
LAST TIME: Round 18, 2012: Sydney 19.12 (126) d Gold Coast 8.6 (54) at Metricon Stadium

WITH the split-round that opened the season now over we now move to our regular slate of nine games and Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH gives us his take on all of them

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Geelong Cats

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

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Sunday March 31, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

Melbourne Demons
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Sunday March 31, 2013 at 1:10pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

Gold Coast Suns
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Saturday March 30, 2013 at 6:45pm EST
WHERE: Metricon Stadium (QLD)

GWS Giants
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday March 30, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: ANZ Stadium (NSW)

Western Bulldogs
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Saturday March 30, 2013 1:40pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

THE footy season has returned and so has Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH with his weekly match previews.  With a split-round to open the season this is Daniel’s preview for the second week’s games.   Carlton vs Richmond Thursday 7:45pm, MCG Another year, another Carlton-Richmond round one clash, another wave of expectation and hope for Richmond. This blockbuster,

GEELONG’S attempt to back up last year’s victory with the 2013 premiership will not come easily with 13 other teams vying for the prized silverware and the Cats well and truly in the cross-hairs. With a split round kicking off this weekend and taking place over two weeks all sides will be looking to get

The footy season has returned and so has Football Nation’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH with his weekly match previews.  With a split-round to open the season Daniel’s first preview will look at the first two games of the 2013 season.   Adelaide vs Essendon Friday 8:10, AAMI Stadium Season 2013 kicks off without the Carlton-Richmond quasi-blockbuster we’ve

Fremantle Dockers
vs
West Coast Eagles

WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 4:40pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

Adelaide Crows
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: Friday March 22, 2013 at 8:10pm CDT
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)

Carlton Blues
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
WHEN: Friday, March 15, 7.45pm

LET me start by saying that you don’t know how hard this is until you actually do one. I’d almost go as far as saying I feel sorry for Mike Sheehan, but I really don’t

Sydney Swans
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHERE: Blacktown International Sportspark, NSW
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 7pm (AEDT)

West Coast Eagles
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHERE: Alice Springs, NT
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 7pm

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Etihad Stadium, VIC
WHERE: Saturday, March 9, 6.40pm

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHERE: Rushton Park, Mandurah, WA
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 3.30pm (AWDT)

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

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

Melbourne Demons
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHERE: Casey Fields, VIC
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 2:30pm (AEST)

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHERE: Aurora Stadium, TAS
WHEN: Saturday March 9, 1.10pm (AEDT)

Adelaide Crows
vs
Carlton Blues

WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
WHEN: Friday, March 8, 8.10pm

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHERE: Manuka Oval, ACT
WHEN: Friday, March 8, 6.10pm

Port Adelaide Power
vs
Melbourne Demons

WHEN: Sunday, Mar 3, 4:00pm EST
WHERE: Renmark Football Ground, Renmark,

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 7pm EDT
WHERE: Robertson Oval, Wagga,

Essendon Bombers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 5.10pm EDT
WHERE: Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta, VIC

Geelong Cats
vs
Adelaide Crows

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

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Friday March 1, 7.40pm EDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium,

North Melbourne v Richmond v Melbourne   WHEN: Fri 22 Feb 2013, from 6:45 EDT WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC GAMES: North Melbourne v Melbourne (6.45pm EDT) Melbourne v Richmond (7.50pm EDT) Richmond v North Melbourne (8.55pm EDT) Players to watch: North Melbourne: Ben Cunnington – Has had a solid pre-season and starred in an intra-club match in

            Greater Western Sydney Giants vs Carlton Blues vs Sydney Swans   WHEN: Sun 24 Feb 2013, from 4:40pm EDT WHERE: Blacktown ISP, NSW GAMES: GWS Giants v Carlton (4:40pm EDT) Sydney v Carlton (5:45pm EDT) GWS Giants v Sydney (6:50pm EDT)   CARLTON 1. Andrew Walker, 3.Marc Murphy, 4. Bryce Gibbs,

WHETHER you love them or loathe them you have to admire the fact that Collingwood is always working hard to improve it’s prospects both on and off the field

          North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons vs Richmond Tigers   WHEN: Fri 22 Feb 2013, from 6:45 EDT WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC GAMES: North Melbourne v Melbourne (6.45pm EDT) Melbourne v Richmond (7.50pm EDT) Richmond v North Melbourne (8.55pm EDT)   NORTH MELBOURNE 1. Daniel Currie, 2. Brad McKenzie, 3. Ryan Bastinac,

THE biggest personnel change for the Blues won’t kick any goals, take a mark or win a single contested possession this year but his presence will be felt everywhere.

After a desultory four-win campaign in 2011 it was widely expected that the Lions would struggle again in 2012. But while Voss and co. may not have made the finals they did impress down the stretch as a group of young players emerged to give the Lions a spark en-route to winning 10 games

The players to watch featuring in round one of the NAB Cup beginning tonight

The Adelaide Crows were a revelation last year, storming their way to a NAB Cup grand final victory by defeating the West Coast Eagles by 34 points and then backing it up with 17 wins and a second place finish on the ladder

Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda Saints vs Port Adelaide Power   WHEN: Sun 17 Feb 2013, from 4:41pm CDT, 4:11 EDT WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA GAMES: Adelaide v St Kilda (4:41pm CDT, 4:11 EDT), Port Adelaide v St Kilda (5:15pm CDT, 4:45 EDT), Adelaide v Port Adelaide (6.20pm CDT, 5:50 EDT)   ADELAIDE 1. Richard Tambling, 2. Brad

            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.

NAB Cup Squads Round 1, 2013
Collingwood Magpies
vs
Western Bulldogs
vs
Essendon Bombers
WHEN: Fri 15 Feb 2013, 06:45 PM
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, Docklands, VIC

The 2012 AFL Grand Final is upon us and FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews the action in the final game of the 2012 AFL season.               GRAND FINAL Hawthorn vs Sydney Saturday 2:30pm MCG, VIC  One of the most even, unpredictable seasons in AFL history has all culminated in this,

So without much argument, we have the best two sides of the home and away season facing off for the ultimate prize in AFL football

          2012 AFL Grand Final Hawthorn Hawks vs Sydney Swans WHEN:  Saturday September 29, 2.30pm WHERE: MCG, VIC LAST TIME: Hawthorn 15.12 (102) d Sydney Swans 14.11 (95), round 22, 2012 at the SCG Make sure you read our Grand Final Previews from our footy punting contibutor Max and our regular roving

With the semi-finals playing out pretty much as expected, we see the top four teams of the home and away season fighting it out for a spot in the big one. The Crows were too strong for the valiant Dockers on their own dung heap and the Pies wound back the clock to take care

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Adelaide Crows

WHEN: Saturday September 22, 5.15pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 21.14 (140) d Adelaide 12.12 (84), round three, 2012 at the

Sydney Swans
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday, September 21, 7.50pm
WHERE: ANZ Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: Collingwood 12.6 (78) d Sydney Swans 9.16 (70), round 20, 2012 at ANZ Stadium

The finals continue and FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in the second round of the 2012 AFL Finals.               First Semi Final: Adelaide vs Fremantle Friday 8:45 AAMI Stadium Many of us assumed that this final would be played between Sydney and Geelong, or at the very least,

Collingwood Magpies
vs
West Coast Eagles

WHEN: Saturday 15 September, 7.45pm
WHERE: The MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: West Coast 15.17 (107) d Collingwood 8.10 (58), round 22, 2012, at Patersons Stadium

Adelaide Crows
vs
Fremantle Dockers

WHEN: Friday September 14, 8.15pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
LAST TIME: Adelaide 17.17 (119) defeated Fremantle 14.7 (91), round 20 2012 at AAMI Stadium

Semi-Final 1 – Casey Scorpions v Williamstown, Saturday 2:10pm at Casey Fields Winner to meet: Port Melbourne in a preliminary final IT is fitting that these two teams line up on each other in a semi-final. Both have had bad runs in September in recent times and this season, its AFL affiliates haven’t helped their

West Coast Eagles
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday September 9, 1.15pm
WHERE: Patersons Stadium, WA
LAST TIME: West Coast 12.14 (86) d North Melbourne 13.6 (84), round 15, 2012 at Blundstone Arena

Geelong Cats
vs
Fremantle Dockers

WHEN: Saturday September 8, 7.45pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Fremantle 16.9 (105) d Geelong 15.11 (101), round one, 2012, at Patersons Stadium

Adelaide Crows
vs
Sydney Swans
WHEN: Saturday September 8, 2.45pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
LAST TIME: Adelaide 15.9 (99) defeated Sydney Swans 14.10 (94) round six, 2012 at the

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday September 7, 7.50pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 21.12 (138) d Collingwood 13.13 (91), round 17, 2012 at the MCG

It’s finals time and FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in the first round of the 2012 AFL Finals.               Hawthorn vs Collingwood Friday 7:50 MCG Hard to believe that finals are on us so soon, but here they are, and we are kicking them off in the

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

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 23, the final round of the 2012 AFL home and away season, including the players to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams.               Hawthorn vs West Coast Friday 7:50 MCG Hawthorn’s superior percentage will ensure they don’t fall farther than

Brisbane Lions
vs
Western Bulldogs
WHEN: Sunday September 2, 4.40pm
WHERE: The Gabba, QLD
LAST TIME: Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114) d Western Bulldogs 7.14 (56), round 13, 2012, at Etihad Stadium

Richmond Tigers
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Sunday, September 2, 3.15pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Richmond 13.13 (91) d Port Adelaide 8.6 (54), round six, 2012, at the AAMI Stadium