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Community Award Honors Stynes

by Lisa Albergo — Sun, 2012-05-20 10:30 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-05-23 08:49

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

The AFL and the Reach Foundation has honored the late Jim Stynes with a community award in his name. The Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award will be presented on Brownlow Night to a player for his community work and who "demonstrates the values of Jim Stynes in his commitment to the community and understanding the value of helping others". The announcement was made by Jim Stynes’ widow, Sam Stynes, Reach chairman and Melbourne president Don McLardy and AFL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Demetriou. The League was considering a presentation on Grand Final Day but opted to present it on Brownlow Night as Stynes won the prestigious award in 1991.  read more »

Round Five Milestones

by Lisa Albergo — Mon, 2012-04-30 20:36 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-05-02 08:51

Sydney's Adam Goodes, who missed Round 4 due to suspension, played his 304th game in Round 5. This takes him past former champion and teammate Michael O'Loughlin. The Sydney pair is behind former Adelaide champion Andrew McLeod (340 games) for most games played by an indigenous player.  read more »

Tenacious Tigers Demoralize Demons

by Boris Kilpatrick — Tue, 2012-04-17 07:27 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-04-18 08:51

Both teams came into Round 3 with a 0-2 record and were feeling the heat for different reasons. Demons' coach Mark Neeld had been under siege after a poor start to his AFL coaching career, taking over a team considered Finals contenders at the start of the previous season. The coaching change was supposed to inject new life into the Demon line-up but the results so far had been disappointing to say the least. On the other side of the coin, Richmond shared the dreaded 0-2 record. However both losses were to highly touted opponents in Carlton and Collingwood. There had been enough positive football played by the Tigers to suggest they could still improve on their 12th position finish from last season but a loss to the struggling Demons would no doubt have loyal supporters and the media lamenting yet another season of unfulfilled promise.

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Jim Stynes Big Man Big Heart

by Lisa Albergo — Mon, 2012-04-09 08:38 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-04-11 19:34

Former Melbourne star Jim Stynes passed away several weeks ago after losing a long battle with cancer. His ashes were taken to Ireland and scattered in a favorite place by his family.  read more »

Demon Demolition

by rickb — Mon, 2012-04-09 06:53 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-04-11 08:56

Melbourne has had a tough time against the West Coast Eagles over the years, particularly when traveling to their fortress, Patersons Stadium, winning only eight times in the last 28 matches. The Demons were trounced last week in an emotional game after the passing of their club President and playing hero Jim Stynes. Today was another serving of the same medicine as the Eagles went all out to crush their spirit.  read more »

Season Snapshots Part Three

by kloeds — Fri, 2012-03-09 06:31 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-03-14 01:42

Welcome to the third in a series of preseason snapshots of what fans can look forward to as season 2012 approaches.

IS SANDERSON THE SAVIOUR?

There is a feeling around the Crows' camp that after a disappointing 2011 season the future is looking bright. Brenton Sanderson has left Geelong to return to the club where his AFL career started and take over as the new coach. He has made it very clear in his short tenure thus far that he is looking for a stronger, more physical Adelaide outfit and has incorporated a range of new training techniques (boxing included) to help him mold his new squad.  read more »

Down And Out Already

by Lisa Albergo — Sat, 2012-02-25 17:23 — Last Updated: Tue, 2012-03-20 04:24

The season is barely one week old and already several players are going to be sidelined for a number of weeks. The clubs have the option of promoting a rookie to the senior list to replace the injured players who must remain on the long-term injury list for a minimum of 6-8 weeks regardless of their recovery progress.
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Resurgent Tigers Overcome Demons

by janetl — Wed, 2011-08-24 19:48 — Last Updated: Thu, 2011-08-25 19:09

A Round 23 clash between two struggling clubs would normally not attract a lot of attention but this round had a high level of importance for both Richmond and Melbourne. The Tigers had seemingly lost their way after an exciting start to the season but, coming off a thumping 47 point win against perennial finalist Sydney, they appeared to have their mojo back. If they could pull off a win against Melbourne – a feat they had not managed since Round 18, 2009 – some momentum could be regained as the Tigers move into a very important off-season. Melbourne on the other hand, has had its season torn apart over the past month, going from a highly-touted dynasty built around Trengove, Scully and Watts to a team which sacked its coach after some abysmal late season performances. Amazingly, the Demons could still mathematically make the Finals with a win over Richmond and games against cellar-dwelling Gold Coast and Port Adelaide to follow.  read more »

Eagles Blitz Demons

by janetl — Thu, 2011-05-05 07:08 — Last Updated: Fri, 2011-05-06 07:09

Much has been hoped for from West Coast and Melbourne this year after both teams had disappointing seasons in 2010. For their Round 6 encounter in the west, weather conditions were perfect for football and a close game was tipped.  read more »

Hawks Demolish Demons

by rickb — Sun, 2011-04-03 07:42 — Last Updated: Wed, 2011-04-06 06:15

Hawthorn has had the edge on the Melbourne Demons over their last six matches and much was expected from them in this clash. Melbourne was coming off a draw against Sydney, while Hawthorn was winless after a discouraging finish against Adelaide in Round 1.  read more »

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