AFL News and Podcast
Round Review – Round 8, 2012 There were few surprises in round 8, compared to the unpredictable round of footy that we endured in round 7. With only a couple of “50-50” games in the round, let’s look at some of the results in more detail. Friday night saw a 2011 Grand Final re-match between [...]
Video – Gary Ablett’s Knee Injury Update Sun’s captain, high price recruit, Brownlow Favorited and general champion had not his best night of the year and it got worst when, with less then four minutes to go in Q-Clash number 3 he had his knee hyper extended when Brisbane Lions tagger, Andrew Raines, fell across his knee. [...]
2011 Trade Week Wrap Up 1) GWS Giants traded Steven Morris (Was listed by GWS as a previously nominated player) and 2011 National Draft pick 15 to Richmond for 2011 National Draft pick 14. 2) GWS Giants traded Marty Clarke (Previously listed player) and Jamie Elliot (Previously Nominated for the Draft player) and 2011 National [...]
AFL Teams for Round 17, 2011 The big injury news of the week was with Gary Ablett Jnr and his knee. A huge number of Fantasy coaches where hit by his subbing out in there games vs Sydney on the weekend. Coming off a huge game the week before, he was the lock in captain [...]
Short summary as it comes late this week. Lynch and Lewis are the interesting cases as they are challenging and have both been suspended. Lewis used a sly head butt that, too me, doesn’t look good. Lynch has already accepted a striking offence but is challenging the rough conduct charge. Video and details below. UPDATES Tuesday 12:15pm: [...]
Round 13 of the 2011 AFL season was all ways going to be a tough one for Fantasy Coaches (i.e. DreamTeam, SuperCoach, etc) with Collingwood having their second bye meaning missing out on popular players like Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury, Heath Shaw and Alan Didak, but it is getting worst and worst as the weekend [...]
Its Monday and the AFL haven’t put out the official game day reports yet as Round 12, 2011 is Queens Birthday long weekend. I would expect the first group of Match Review Panel findings tonight and the one incident that most will be interested in is the Brent Guerra v Joel Selweed incident. It has crated tremendous [...]
A few issues will be looked at on the weekend, but with the Pies playing the Dees on Queens Birthday Monday with players out/in doubt already (Beams injured and Swan/Jolly going to the US for rehab), Dale “Daisy” Thomas could be in trouble after throwing a forearm in a pack situation at the Saints Clinton [...]
The big story of Round 10, 2011 is arguably the Goal from NRL convert, Karmichael Hunt in the Suns Metricon Stadium debut against the league leading Cats. He kicked a beautiful goal from outside 50. So he has ticked that box off his AFL list that says “First Goal”. He may get to tick off the one next [...]
Round 7 featured the first of what will prove to be a fierce Northern rivalry, with the Gold Coast Suns facing off against the “bigger brother” Brisbane Lions in the unfortunately-coined Q-Clash while Port Adelaide seemed determined to prove to the football world that they aren’t an absolute basket case. Well, determined for a half, [...]
