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The Red Hands’ Conor McKenna made a name for himself and an impact in Aussie Rules, writes Maurice Brosnan.

Stuart Magee left Belfast as a boy with his family in the 1950s to start a journey that would see him amass over 200 AFL appearances.

Do clubs' favourite sons ever make good coaches? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As the AFL’s 2021 season comes closer to the pointy end, the chatter around coaches for next year, especially among the non-finalists, will intensify. One of the issues that springs to mind is whether clubs should seek a favourite son – a coach who has played for the club – or seek an outsider, as in a coach who at no time played for the club. In looking at this I have examined premiership coaches from the last 50 yea...

Malcolm Blight tells a story from the year 2000 that reflects poorly on a recent St Kilda decision.

analysis Buddy Franklin changed the AFL with his play, and the Sydney star's impact is still being felt updated 2 No one can deny that brilliance of Buddy Franklin. ( Print text only Lance Franklin looks out of the contest. Sitting third in line, behind two Essendon defenders, Franklin raises his hand boundary side. But it doesn't go there. Franklin with his hand raised. Instead, Justin McInerney kicks it to 35m out, right in the corridor. A probing kick, but one to disadvantage. Or so it seemed. Franklin reacts first, turning and moving quickly. The defenders don't. Franklin comes down with...