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

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)

RICHMOND TIGERS
vs
MELBOURNE DEMONS
Sunday May 19, 3:20pm, MCG

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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.

SYDNEY SWANS
vs
FREMANTLE
Saturday May 18, 7:40pm, SCG

GAME OVER: SYDNEY 11.4.70 drew with FREMANTLE

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

GAME OVER: COLLINGWOOD 15.12.102 def GEELONG

GOLD COAST SUNS
vs
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Saturday May 18, 4:40pm, Metricon Stadium

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

GAME OVER: HAWTHORN 21.14.140 def GWS GIANTS

ESSENDON BOMBERS
vs
BRISBANE LIONS
Saturday May 18, 1:45pm, Etihad Stadium

GAME OVER: BRISBANE 14.12.96 def ESSENDON

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

WEST COAST EAGLES
vs
NORTH MELBOURNE
Friday May 17, 6:40pm, Patersons Stadium

WEST COAST 12.18.90 def NORTH MELBOURNE

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)

ST KILDA SAINTS
vs
CARLTON BLUES
Monday 13th May, 7:40pm, Etihad Stadium

GAME OVER: ST KILDA 11.11 (77) def CARLTON 9.14 (68)

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

THE Western Bulldogs continue to languish in the bottom four after another spirited but ultimately unsuccessful outing against North Melbourne on Saturday evening.

But it is fair to say that most will remember the game for Majak Daw’s efforts. The former Sudanese refugee kicked 6.4 to light up Etihad Stadium in a performance that won’t soon be forgotten

MELBOURNE DEMONS
vs
GOLD COAST SUNS
Sunday 12th May, 4:40pm, MCG

GOLD COAST 16.17.113 def MELBOURNE 7.12 (54)

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

FREMANTLE DOCKERS
vs
COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
Saturday 11th May, 5:40pm, Patersons Stadium

GAME OVER: FREMANTLE 15.10.100 def COLLINGWOOD

HAWTHORN HAWKS
vs
SYDNEY SWANS
Saturday 11th May, 7:40pm, MCG

GAME OVER: HAWTHORN 18.11 (119) def SYDNEY 12.10 (82)

WESTERN BULLDOGS
vs
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
Saturday 11th May, 4:40pm, Etihad Stadium

GAME OVER: NORTH MELBOURNE 22.19 (151) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 15.7 (97)

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

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

PORT ADELAIDE POWER
vs
RICHMOND TIGERS
Saturday 11th May, 1:15pm, AAMI Stadium
GAME OVER: RICHMOND 18.6 (114) def PORT ADELAIDE 10.13 (73)

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)

CLAREMONT and Perth had the game of the round in the WAFL this week with the Tigers keeping their unbeaten season intact thanks to a five point victory over the Demons on Saturday afternoon at Claremont Oval. The Tigers led at every change and were able to hold off Perth who are having a much

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

        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

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.

        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

  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.

West Coast Eagles
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:40pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)
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Carlton Blues
vs
Melbourne Demons

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 3:20pm AEST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
GAME OVER: CARLTON 18.13 (121) def MELBOURNE 8.12 (60)

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)

IS it encouraging or not so encouraging that Hawks superstar Lance Franklin was held goal-less for the second consecutive week and the Hawks have gone on to win a close one?

The Hawks prevailed by 11-points on the back of skipper Luke Hodge’s brilliant work in the midfield with 29 disposals

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)

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)

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

Essendon Bombers
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:45pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
GAME OVER: Essendon 17.18.120 def GWS Giants

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

Collingwood Magpies
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 7:50pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
GAME OVER: COLLINGWOOD 15.13.103 def ST KILDA

The WAFL kicked off Round 7 on ANZAC Day with three of the rounds four matches played on Thursday. The first of the three games saw Perth continue their early season form with an impressive 51 point victory over East Perth at Brownes Stadium. The Demons never looked in doubt and were in front at

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

HAWTHORN’S Cyril Rioli was the story of this epic three-point win over North Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.

Rioli kicked four goals in the second half and was the most electrifying forward on the field but suffered a hamstring injury mid-way through the final term that appeared serious. Given Rioli’s history with hamstring injuries, this one could blowout to be a six week injury

            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

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)

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)

RICHMOND has been left heartbroken following Thursday night’s one-point loss to Fremantle at Paterson’s Stadium overnight.

Hayden Ballantyne was the hero, snapping his fourth goal in the dying stages to pinch victory for the Dockers

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:45pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)
Final Score: FREMANTLE 12.9 (81) def RICHMOND 12.8 (80)

ESSENDON is likely to race to a 6-nil start with a meeting against Greater Western Sydney next week but coach James Hird has told fans not to get too carried away following its round five Anzac Day win over Collingwood by 46-points at the

THE Sydney Swans have held off a late St Kilda charge to win by 16 points in Wellington, New Zealand. In a historic day for the AFL, Sydney has won the first game for premiership points outside of Australia, defeating a young Saints team

St Kilda Saints
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7:50pm NZST
WHERE: Westpac Stadium (Wellington, NZ)
Final Score: SYDNEY 11.13 (79) def ST KILDA 9.9 (63)

Essendon Bombers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: ESSENDON 18.13 (121) def COLLINGWOOD 10.15 (75)

CLAREMONT remains the only unbeaten side in the WAFL after taking the points against West Perth on Saturday afternoon at Claremont Oval. Ian Richardson kicked five for the Tigers, while Jake Murphy collected 28 disposals and Ryan Neates had 27 for the reigning premiers. It was a valiant effort from the Falcons as they fought

JUST two years ago Central District was in its 12th consecutive grand final and West Adelaide had missed the finals for the seventh consecutive season. Fast forward to 2013 and the Bulldogs are win-less and on the bottom of the SANFL ladder, while the Bloods are four-for-four and perched atop the premiership table. And on

MELBOURNE 22.12 (144)  def GWS GIANTS 15.13 (103) IN the face of the fiery hell burning below, Melbourne has exorcised their Demons by unleashing a record-breaking 12-goal last quarter haul to overcome Greater Western Sydney. It marks the highest ever last quarter score in the history of the club. Demons coach Mark Neeld can now

NORTH Melbourne jumped the Brisbane Lions in the first quarter to be run-away winners by 63 points. The Roos were unbeatable in the third quarter with seven goals to Brisbane’s two goals, to kill off any hope of a Lions comeback. The Roos got as much as 65 points up in the third term, but it was the debut and early substitution of Majak Daw that shocked the Etihad Stadium crowd

ADELAIDE 12.8 (80) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 4.4 (28) THE result was a 52-point win to Adelaide and in this encounter that was slow to get going, it was Patrick Dangerfield, who scored the Crows first three goals and created some excitement. The only real talking point was the suspected shoulder injury to Ryan Griffen, which

WHILE we celebrate the fact that Melbourne got their first win of the season after a spectacular 12-goal final quarter, we should also remember the fact that Carlton got their first win as well in the Malthouse era.  It came later than we all expected but unlike Melbourne they have been close all year and

      Round 6 Results   East Fremantle 12.14 (86) lost to East Perth 14.12 (96) 20-Apr-2013 12.30 PM at East Fremantle Oval GOALS East Fremantle: 4 R.Lester-smith, 2 M.Boyle, 1 R.Hadley, B.Peake, B.Dick, A.Stephen, M.Duffy, M.Mcgough East Perth: 3 M.Seal, 2 J.Smith, P.Johnson, 1 B.Wilson, B.Higgins, C.Grover, R.Maldenis, S.Lycett, G.Moss, M.White BEST East Fremantle: M.Brown, B.Cooper, R.Lester-smith, T.Howlett East Perth: P.Johnson, M.White, B.Lee,

              Round 3 Results   Bendigo Gold 7.14-56 lost to North Ballarat 21.15-141 6:30 PM / Fri 19 Apr at Queen Elizabeth Oval GOALS Bendigo Gold: S. Stroobants 2, R. Thomson , D. Putt , T. Hams , . Magin , J. Brooker North Ballarat:  A. Black 5, J. Linke

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: NORTH MELBOURNE 18.17 (125) def BRISBANE 9.8 (62)

Adelaide Crows
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 2:50pm EST
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)
Final Score: ADELAIDE 12.8 (80) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 4.4 (28)

IT is as if the Hawks round one loss to Geelong has added a hard edge to the brown and gold – and rather than become dispirited after that close result – they have instead become unified.

The 42-point win against Fremantle was its third in a row on Saturday in Launceston. Arguably they have the toughest draw out of any team in the first seven rounds, playing most finallists from last season.

Melbourne Demons
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 1:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: MELBOURNE 22.12 (144) def GWS GIANTS 15.13 (103)

ALL the hype heading into this contest was all about Richmond. And fair enough, too. The club had started 3-0 for the first time in nearly 20 years, had beaten tough opponents Carlton and St Kilda and smashed the Western Bulldogs the week before.

            Round 4 Results   West Adelaide 8.10-58 def North Adelaide 7.15-57 Fri 19 Apr 7:10 PM at City Mazda Stadium GOALS West Adelaide:  T. Silverlock 3, J. Beech 2, A. Fielke , D. Webb , S. Green North Adelaide:  L. Ryswyk , D. Stewart , M. Thring , J.