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AFL by Ronny Lerner 8th May 2021 7:21 PM Shai Boltons ridiculous mark in the first quarter of Friday nights clash against Geelong has confirmed just how valuable the 22-year-old is to Richmonds forward line. The 175cm Tiger jumped on the shoulders of the 198cm tall Mark Blicavs, then got an extra boost to go so high into the air that he ended up taking a chest mark. There were shades of Shaun Smiths classic 1996 screamer against B...

The "damned spot" on the Port Adelaide prison bar guernsey A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As Lady Macbeth discovered, it is sometimes impossible to wash out that “damned spot”. The entry of the Port Adelaide Football Club into the AFL could easily be a Shakespearean plotline. The Port Adelaide Magpies were one of ten clubs unified like blood brothers around the table of SANFL headquarters, bonded tog...

March 12, 2021 11:05 Ahead of the season launch next week, the AFL is building a sense of community around the game, highlighting footy fanatics’ love of the game. Set to INXS’ six-time platinum track ‘Kick’ cut with classic AFL commentary, the campaign features star players and backyard legends living the dream moment of kicking the winning goal after the siren.   Seeking to showcase the diversity of footy families across the country, fan footage was gathered of Australians playing ...

March 12 2021, 11:50 am | BY Ricki Green | 18 Comments The AFL has released its 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership season launch campaign, ‘This Is Us’, which celebrates the games unique ability to bring people together, created by AFL Media, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and MOFA.   ‘This Is Us’ taps into the heroic footy moment every young fan dreams of kicking the winning goal after the siren. The campaign features fans from local community football clubs, Auskick and AFL club members wh...

“Awkward” Hardwick situation threatens to “derail” Richmond By 2021-01-18T10:57+11:00 Kane Cornes believes Damien Hardwick’s new relationship with a Richmond staff member and subsequent marriage breakdown could derail the club. Hardwick and wife Danielle recently split, with the three-time premiership coach now seeing a younger member of the club’s commercial sales team. Cornes is of the belief that this latest off-field scenario may have a negative impact on the ...

Two-time Adelaide premiership coach Malcolm Blight has called for the Crows to cull troubled small-forward Tyson Stengle following a third off-field incident that has since seen the 22-year-old stood down by the club, per SEN. 

“I had a rule … three times and you’re out.”

By 2021-01-14T12:58+11:00 Malcolm Blight believes it is nobody else’s business what happens between a coach and his wife or partner. After Richmond coach Damien Hardwick and wife Danielle recently split up, Blight insists it need not be an issue for anybody bar those closest to the situation. “If I can read the stats right, one in two people get divorced now. That’s all the stuff I read on the social pages,” he said on Sportsday SA. “It’s going to happen. “...

Ruccis worry for Matthew Nicks heading into 2021 By 2020-12-22T13:39+11:00 Veteran South Australian journalist Michelangelo Rucci is worried that Matthew Nicks will simply be another young coach cast out after a few poor years at a rebuilding club. In recent years, we have seen coaches like Brendon Bolton at Carlton and Alan Richardson at St Kilda take over struggling clubs before being sacked early in their tenure. Rucci hopes that Nicks is able to get through this early phase with the Crows ...

“Tommy rang me 16 times”: How an ex-Blue landed at Collingwood By 2020-12-15T15:44+11:00 Craig Davis was one of the first four-club players, representing Carlton, North Melbourne, Collingwood and Sydney during the 1970s and 80s. He started with the Blues all the way back in 1973, kicking off with a bang by playing in the Grand Final in his debut season. Davis would play 42 games in three seasons with the Blues before his career was momentarily cut short. The full-forward, and father ...