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NAB Cup Sub Rule Out

by Lisa Albergo — Mon, 2012-03-26 10:12 — Last Updated: Tue, 2012-03-27 20:04

Between the end of the NAB Cup series and the start of Round One on March 24, the AFL held the season launch in Sydney. In between the festivities, League officials met with club captains and coaches to discuss the new rules which were tried out in the preseason. One rule which was high on the agenda was the two substitute-two interchange player rule.  read more »

AFL 2012 Schedule Released

by johnson — Sat, 2011-10-29 04:57 — Last Updated: Mon, 2011-10-31 11:42

by Johnson Leung reporting for AFANA from Melbourne with contributions by the AFANA staff

Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants, the AFL's newest team, will kick off the 2012 season with a local derby against cross-town rival Sydney, according to the schedule revealed recently in Melbourne. The Giants will play the Swans at ANZ Stadium on Saturday, March 24 in the only match of the week, to celebrate the new club's entry into the national competition. Richmond and Carlton have kept their season-opening marquee fixture on the following Thursday night (March 29), with Hawthorn hosting Collingwood on Friday, March 30, in Nathan Buckley's first game as Magpies' coach. High-profile Melbourne recruit Mitch Clark will face his old club, the Brisbane Lions, in his first game for the Demons, on Saturday afternoon (March 31) at the MCG, while reigning Premiers Geelong will kick off its title defense with a trip to Patersons Stadium to play Fremantle that night.  The schedule changes adversely affect fans in North America as there are fewer games that start prior to 1:00 AM US EDT.  Even if ESPN and TSN wanted to show a match at 12:00 MN US EDT every week, that will no longer be possible as the schedule caters (predictably) to the needs of the Australian television networks.  read more »

Big Names Sign With Giants

by Lisa Albergo — Sun, 2010-11-28 14:13 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-12-01 01:48

The Western Sydney Giants have signed former Carlton fullback Stephen Silvagni as the club's list manager. Silvagni will play a key role in putting together the team list ahead of their 2012 entry into the AFL. Silvagni has been an assistant coach with St. Kilda for the past four seasons.  read more »

Hird Returns To Lead Bombers

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-09-28 21:24 — Last Updated: Sat, 2010-10-02 04:59

There had been speculation in the media for weeks that James Hird would be lured back to Essendon as senior coach. During that time, Hird would not confirm or deny any of the rumors. Several days ago, Hird said he wanted the job and now Essendon's favorite son and former captain has been signed to a four year coaching contract.  read more »

Week One Finals Records

by Lisa Albergo — Mon, 2010-09-06 13:56 — Last Updated: Thu, 2010-09-09 10:49

Most Club Finals Played:
Sydney's Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes and Brett Kirk will play their 18th Finals games in the Semi-Final, equaling the record set by former teammate Michael O'Loughlin.  read more »

Second Place For Malthouse

by Lisa Albergo — Wed, 2010-08-25 07:01 — Last Updated: Thu, 2010-08-26 21:05

Mick Malthouse will coach his 635th game in Round 22, placing him equal second with Kevin Sheedy on the all-time League list.  read more »

Bulldog Coach Eade Record

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-08-17 19:56 — Last Updated: Sat, 2010-08-21 19:39

Round 21 represents the 550th game for Bulldog Coach Rodney Eade as a player or coach. Eade played 229 games with Hawthorn and 30 games for the Brisbane Bears. He coached Sydney in 152 games before joining the Bulldogs. Eade becomes just the 13th person in the history of the League to reach this mark.
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Malthouse Climbs Victory Ladder

by Lisa Albergo — Sun, 2010-08-01 09:28 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-08-04 11:07

After the win over Carlton in Round 18, Collingwood Coach Mick Malthouse is equal third for most wins in League history. The victory was the 358th for Malthouse, who began his coaching career with Footscray (now the Western Bulldogs) before taking the helm at West Coast. He is tied with Allan Jeans (St Kilda, Hawthorn and Richmond).  read more »

Coach Roos Joins Elite

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-07-13 20:09 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-07-14 08:12

Round 16 will see Sydney Coach Paul Roos notch 550 games as a player and coach. This includes 269 games as a player for the Fitzroy Lions 1982-1994, 87 games as a player for the Sydney Swans and 193 games as coach of the Sydney Swans.  read more »

Malthouse Up With Best

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-06-22 21:39 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-06-23 20:18

Round 13 will be Mick Malthouse's 800th game as a player and coach. His record comprises 53 games as a player with St Kilda, 121 games as a player with Richmond, 135 games as a coach with Footscray, 243 games as a coach with West Coast and 247 games as a coach with Collingwood. He becomes only the third person in the history of the game to reach this mark.  read more »

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