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Premium Content Subscriber only The man who has taken on the job of coaching a Northern Rivers Aussie rules team reckons a combination of current talent and new recruits makes the squad a genuine premiership contender. This is no pie in the sky talk, as Ballina Bombers new senior mens coach Dave Edwards, possesses a serious AFL pedigree, including playing and coaching teams over 28 years. Edwards, 46, said hes determined to make a positive difference with the team. "Every year that I coach,...

It’s time for a KFC SuperCoach intervention. Pick these 14 players and you might live to regret it.

Former Hawk Jordan Lewis said it was critical to the teams success. In essence, it was to dance and move, watch the eyes of the player with the ball, cut off the corridor kick and force the ball down the line. It helped kill attacking ball movement and, in the years since, helped kill the game as a spectacle. "It was huge for us, Lewis said on Monday. "We had a high focus on manning the mark and not only us, Geelong used to man the mark very well. "They had a guy on the mark and another p...

Updated / Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 20:50 Conor McKenna has returned from a successful stint playing Aussie Rules Returning Tyrone footballer Conor McKenna admits that he did not miss playing Gaelic football too much during the time that he was away in Australia, however, now that the Eglish St Patricks man has returned, he is excited at the prospect of attempting to knock Dublin off their perch.  McKenna has spent the last six years Down Under, starring on the Aussie Rules scene with Essend...

Heres what the week ahead will deliver for members of The42 Reward yourself for surviving January by joining our community of fellow sports lovers – you deserve it. By The42 Team Sunday 31 Jan 2021, 8:00 PM Jan 31st 2021, 8:00 PM 10,100 Views 0 Comments THERE ARE TWO things that make the month of February great. One is that it’s no longer ...

Updated / Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 10:35 Aileen Gilroy (8) celebrates with her North Melbourne team-mates after the opening-round victory Aileen Gilroy helped the North Melbourne Kangaroos to an emphatic victory over the Geelong Cats in the opening round of this seasons Womens Aussie Rules campaign. The Melbourne outfit scored 11 goals as they swept the Cats aside in a remarkable match which finished 11.5 (71) to 1.3 (9). Playing on the right side of the half-back line, Mayo native Gilroy contribu...

The players your AFL club can reinvent in 2021 AFL by Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only With the new AFL season fast approaching, clubs will be looking at every way possible to improve on last year - including moving the magnets. Whether its Jeremy Howe going from a high-marking forward to intercept defender, or Josh Dunkley transforming from inside midfielder to undersized ruckman, theres sure to be plenty more surprises on the horizon as Roun...

The club, which was formed in 2009, only had a senior men’s side for one season before it fell over. “It just didn’t pan out so well the first time with player numbers and everything,” club president Peter Bax said. “But it’s always been a part of the plan to have a senior men’s side. “There was interest and momentum there the last couple of years and then last year things fell into place so we pushed ahead with it.” Bax said the men would play in Division 3 with pre-season p...

Grossly disproportionate: Crows to appeal three-match ban for tackle on Bríd Stack Ebony Marinoff set to miss one third of AFL season following tackle on Cork All-Ireland winner. By Niall Kelly Wednesday 20 Jan 2021, 8:35 AM Jan 20th 2021, 8:35 AM 7,478 Views 3 Comments Stack was injured during Sundays pre-season game between the Crows and th...

It was the ongoing story of last year season, will Brad Crouch re-sign with Adelaide? Or will he go? Brother Matt opens up on the toll it took on him and his family.