IN thrilling scenes at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Sandringham defeated the Northern Blues by 13 points, after trailing by as much as 38 points at the 20 minute mark in the third quarter.

The Zebras put on a clinic since that moment, including seven goals in a row

        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 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

GOLD Coast prodigy Jaeger O’Meara has taken out the NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for Round 5. O’Meara came into the league upon a wave of expectation and has more then lived up to the hype. Sometimes compared to a young Chris Judd, O’Meara had 25 touches, 4 tackles, 2 goals and a mammoth 11

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

THE Hawks weathered the storm and held off a surging North Melbourne yesterday but the win came with a price with news confirming that Cyril Rioli will miss at least seven weeks of football with a hamstring tear. The star forward, who had four goals, five marks and 20 disposals against the Roos, went down

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 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

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.

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

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

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)

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

COLLINGWOOD has revealed that defender Alan Toovey will miss the rest of the season after tests confirmed that he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the last quarter of the club’s 46 point loss to Essendon on ANZAC Day. Also on Football Nation: What we learnt Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood Toovey is now likely

FREMANTLE held on for a thrilling one-point victory over Richmond but is now likely to be without Kepler Bradley for the rest of the season after he injured his knee in the second quarter of the game. The club now fears that Bradley has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after an

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

  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

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

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)

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)

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)

IT was claimed today by the West Australian newspaper that the mark taken by East Fremantle match-winner Sean Henson was incorrectly paid in the two point win over Perth at Brownes Stadium on Sunday. The photo in the newspaper has created controversy and shows Demons defender Jackson Sketcher getting first hands on the ball before

Essendon Bombers
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Saturday May 5, 1.40pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Brisbane Lions 9.12 (66) def by Essendon 15.12 (102), round eight, 2011 at the Gabba

Adelaide Crows
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Sunday April 29, 4.10pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA

ADELAIDE 16.14 (110) def PORT ADELAIDE 14.7 (91)

Richmond Tigers
vs
West Coast Eagles

WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 3.15pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC

West Coast 16.11 (107) def Richmond 14.13 (97)

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Sunday April 29, 1.10pm
WHERE: Aurora Stadium, TAS

SYDNEY SWANS 16.10 (106) def HAWTHORN 10.9 (69)

Brisbane Lions
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday April 28, 7.40pm
WHERE: The Gabba, QLD

GEELONG 12.7 (79) def BRISBANE LIONS 4.17 (41)

Melbourne Demons
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Saturday April 28, 7.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC

ST KILDA 12.12 (84) def MELBOURNE 10.6 (66)

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday April 28, 4.40pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC

NORTH MELBOURNE 17.25 (127) def GOLD COAST 12.16 (88)

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Saturday April 28, 1.45pm
WHERE: Manuka Oval, ACT

Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) def Greater Western Sydney 9.8 (62)

Adelaide Crows
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Sunday April 29, 4.10pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
LAST TIME: Adelaide 16.15 (111) d Port Adelaide 11.13 (79), round 19, 2011 at AAMI Stadium

Richmond Tigers
vs
West Coast Eagles
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 3.15pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: West Coast 22.15 (147) d Richmond 14.6 (90), round 20, at Patersons Stadium

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Sunday April 29, 1.10pm
WHERE: Aurora Stadium, TAS
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 19.8 (122) d Sydney Swans 13.8 (86), semi final, 2011 at the MCG

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Carlton Blues

WHEN: Friday April 27, 6.45pm
WHERE: Patersons Stadium, WA

CARLTON 10.5.65 def FREMANTLE

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Western Bulldogs
WHEN: Saturday April 28, 1.45pm
WHERE: Manuka Oval,

Brisbane Lions
vs
Geelong Cats
WHEN: Saturday April 28, 7.40pm
WHERE: The Gabba, QLD
LAST TIME: Geelong 20.13 (133) d Brisbane Lions 15.14 (104), round 17, 2011, at The Gabba

Melbourne Demons
vs
St Kilda Saints
WHEN: Saturday April 28, 7.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: St Kilda 16.10 (106) d West Coast 13.8 (86), round nine, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Gold Coast Suns
WHEN: Saturday April 28, 4.40pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: North Melbourne 18.14 (122) d Gold Coast 9.9 (63), round 12, 2011 at Metricon Stadium

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Carlton Blues
WHEN: Friday April 27, 6.45pm
WHERE: Patersons Stadium, WA
LAST TIME: Fremantle 12.13 (85) lost to Carlton 16.19 (115), round 21, 2011 at Patersons Stadium

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the rest of the action in round five of the AFL. He also provides some helpful hints to last minute changes to your SuperCoach or Dream Team in fantasy footy… Fremantle vs Carlton Friday 8:45 Paterson’s Stadium Carlton was brought back to earth with a crushing thud following

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHEN: MCG, Wednesday April 25, 2.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC

Collingwood 11.14 (80) def Essendon 11.13 (79)

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Essendon Bombers
WHEN: MCG, Wednesday April 25, 2.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 25.16 (166) d Essendon 14.8 (92), round 19, 2011, at the MCG

OUR roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews the ANZAC Day blockbuster between Collingwood and Essendon tomorrow. Collingwood vs Essendon Wednesday 2:40 MCG The ledger for the annual ANZAC Day clash currently stands at 9-7 (with one draw) in Collingwood’s favour. Aside from that last-gasp win in 2009 that immortalised David Zaharakis, it’s been slim pickings for