by janetl — Thu, 2009-07-02 08:26 — Last Updated: Thu, 2009-07-02 08:55
Gale force winds and teeming rain made for challenging conditions in the Round 13 encounter between the West Coast Eagles and reigning Premiers Hawthorn. It may have been an unlikely stage for individual brilliance, but the rugged weather was not enough to stop Nic Naitanui from showing the special brand of football magic that caught the eye of West Coast Eagles recruiters and saw him taken at number two in the 2008 AFL Draft. read more »
by janetl — Mon, 2009-05-18 08:03 — Last Updated: Mon, 2009-05-18 09:20
Hawthorn have returned to the Final Eight with a hard fought win against a valiant Fremantle Dockers team. Traveling interstate to Subiaco Oval for the Round 8 match against Fremantle, the Hawks came in with a defense seriously undermanned through injury. The Fremantle Dockers were coming off a morale-boosting three game winning streak and had the home advantage. Tipsters were divided in their predictions and Friday night football looked set to reward fans with an absolute beauty. read more »
by rickb — Sun, 2009-05-10 06:21 — Last Updated: Sun, 2009-05-10 13:23
Rick Browner reporting for AFANA from Perth
Twenty-five years of rivalry came to a head Friday night at Etihad Stadium. A pro-Hawthorn crowd of 50,000 was looking forward to an easy win over the Bombers, and tipsters from all around Australia were licking their lips at the odds. read more »
by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2009-01-13 19:18 — Last Updated: Tue, 2009-02-10 12:42
The best laid plans....fail to consider injuries
SYDNEY
Swan midfielder Nic Fosdike has been forced to retire due to ongoing knee problems which restricted him in 2008. Both Senior Coach Paul Roos and assistant coach John Longmire had nothing bur praise for the 10-year veteran, saying he gave 100% and always put the team first. Longmire, always impressed by his work ethic and ability to run out games, also said Fosdike always tried to get the best out of himself. read more »
by admincms — Sun, 2008-09-28 10:43 — Last Updated: Sun, 2008-09-28 10:58
We have a new set of match photos posted from the 2008 Grand Final match between Geelong and Hawthorn in our gallery. Here are a few samples of the great photos taken by our photojournalists in Melbourne:
To see the full size photos and the full gallery click on the above link, any photo, or the link on the side menu.
by densham — Sun, 2008-09-28 07:36 — Last Updated: Sun, 2008-09-28 20:03
It all leads to that last Saturday in September...
All week the AFL circus-circus was in town. Victorians had an air of satisfaction because it was only the second time this century that two Victorian clubs were in the Finals. Footy after all has been ‘Our Game’ for the last century and a half and now an ‘All Victorian Final’ somehow just seemed right. Grand Final Week started off with Brownlow night, where Bulldog Adam Cooney took the honors from Geelong’s Gary Ablett, Brisbane Lion Simon Black and crowd favorite Tiger Matthew Richardson read more »
by densham — Sun, 2008-09-28 06:10 — Last Updated: Sun, 2008-09-28 20:04
Outplayed, pure and simple
'History is coming'…the catch cry of the AFL’s 150th year finals celebration. The last time Geelong and Hawthorn met in a Grand Final was in 1989 and back then against the run of play the Hawks took home the ‘chocolates’, would this year see another finals upset? Geelong was out for big time revenge. On ‘Home and Away’ form the Hawks had the wood on the Cats, despite the Cats win in round 17. Hawthorn was ominous then and although the Cats were without their key midfielders of Ablett, Ling and Milburn, they prevailed. Hawks have won 3 of the last 5 encounters and Geelong, 40 of their last 42 matches. The key to this match were the injury concerns - Trent Croad, still had a suspected broken foot and Luke Hodge’s fractured ribs were the key for the Hawks read more »
by admincms — Fri, 2008-09-26 19:54 — Last Updated: Sat, 2008-09-27 03:28
Congratulations to the Hawthorn Hawks
2008 AFL Premiers
Geelong 5.3 1.9 3.6 2.5 11.23 (89)
Hawthorn 5.2 3.1 6.2 4.2 18.7 (115)
Norm Smith Medal for Best on Ground went to Luke Hodge of Hawthorn. AFANA will have full match reports posted as soon as we all get some rest. read more »
by admincms — Fri, 2008-09-26 07:27 — Last Updated: Fri, 2008-09-26 20:07
The following is the time line for the the Grand Final day events including key times for match and TV related activities. All times are listed first in Australian AEST and then in US EDT. This is based on information from the AFL and past history. (We have an article on the days events and entertainers with details here.) (Updated with honored legends, olympians, etc.):
Time AEST/US EDT Event
9:00 AM / 7:00 PM NAB AFL U/16 Division 2 Grand Final - Northern Territories v Tasmania (live on AFL.com.au) Coverage on the AFL web site will commence from 8.50 AM AEST / 6:50 PM EDT and be hosted by Peter Donegan and Jason Bennett. AFL Youth and High Performance Coordinator Jason McCartney and AIS-AFL High Performance Coach Alan McConnell will provide special comments.
10:40 AM / 8:40 PM NAB AFL U/16 Division 2 Grand Final concludes
10:55 AM / 8:55 PM NAB AFL U/16 Division 1 Grand Final - Victoria Metro v Western Australia
11:37 AM / 9:37 PM Division 1 half time - Grand Final Sprint heats
12:39 PM / 10:39 PM NAB AFL U/16 Division 1 Grand Final concludes
12:43 PM / 10:43 PM On-field presentation of Div. 1 and 2 Grand Final awards
12.55 PM / 10:55 PM On-field pre-match set up
1:10 PM / 11:10 PM Delivery of match footballs to Umpires
1.15 PM – 1.30 PM / 11:15 PM – 11:30 PM On-field warm-up opportunity for competing clubs
Stage and sound set in centre square
1:30 PM / 11:30 PM International TV feed begins including coverage on Setanta
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by johnson — Fri, 2008-09-26 06:15 — Last Updated: Fri, 2008-09-26 09:22
Powderfinger to rock the MCG
(Ed. note: The match day timeline is here).
The AFL has revealed the pre-match entertainers and award presenters at the 2008 Grand Final pre-match entertainment at the MCG on September 27. Brisbane band Powderfinger will headline the pre-match entertainment at the MCG, and then join Pete Murray for the post-match entertainment in front of 4300 corporate guests at Centre Square, the corporate hospitality village located on Punt Road Oval. read more »
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