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Season Snapshots Part Four

by janetl — Sat, 2012-03-24 05:34 — Last Updated: Sat, 2012-03-24 05:34

This is the last in a four part series giving fans a taste of the excitement to come. Season 2012 kicks off with the March 24 game between the Sydney Swans and new team to the competition, Greater Western Sydney. To be played at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, this encounter will make history as New South Wales now becomes home to two Australian Rules Football teams.  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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Finals X Factors Part 2

by janetl — Fri, 2011-09-09 03:17 — Last Updated: Fri, 2011-09-09 03:41

Brook Kilpatrick reporting for AFANA from Australia

After looking at potential catalysts for Collingwood, Geelong, Hawthorn and West Coast in Part 1, AFANA turns its attention to the remaining four Finals' combatants, Sydney, Essendon, Carlton and St Kilda. Who are the “under the radar” players to watch out for as Week One of the Finals approaches?

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Eagles Fly To Fourth

by rickb — Wed, 2011-08-24 04:49 — Last Updated: Wed, 2011-08-24 07:43

Keeping their fairytale season on track, the West Coast Eagles moved into fourth position on the Ladder with a decimation of arch rivals Essendon. The Bombers ran out of legs and players as the game wore on in very warm, late winter conditions in Perth.  read more »

Bombers Punish Toothless Tigers

by janetl — Wed, 2011-07-13 05:23 — Last Updated: Wed, 2011-07-13 05:46

Brook Kilpatrick reporting for AFANA from Australia

Fresh from an unexpected victory over the all-conquering Cats, Essendon were favored to continue their resurgence with a win over a Richmond team coming off a belting at the hands of a rampaging Carlton. Essendon made one forced change from the team that beat Geelong, with the injured Andrew Welsh making way for Ricky Dyson. The Tigers decided not to make wholesale changes in the wake of their dismal display against Carlton, recalling Luke McGuane to bolster a thin defense and bringing back young draftee Reece Conca after a week’s rest.  read more »

Line In The Sand

by densham — Sat, 2011-07-02 07:11 — Last Updated: Mon, 2011-07-25 07:59

Two proud teams, Essendon and Hawthorn, have played 152 games against each other. Essendon have won 95 and the Hawks 57. There was a time when these two sides battled each other for season's honors and there is no love lost between the two. The Friday night blockbuster was billed as the 'Line in the Sand ' game and each season it is a highlight. This week the Hawks were without Buddy Franklin but were confident.  read more »

Dockers Defeat Lackluster Bombers

by rickb — Sun, 2011-06-12 23:08 — Last Updated: Sun, 2011-06-12 23:23

Fremantle has been on a downward slide without star ruckman Aaron Sandilands, missing for the last three games with a foot injury. The Dockers have lost their last six games without him in the team. Essendon has also had a topsy-turvy month and were coming off an upset loss to the lowly Melbourne Demons last round.  read more »

Total Eclipse Of The Suns

by densham — Fri, 2011-05-20 04:59 — Last Updated: Tue, 2011-06-07 02:42

The Gold Coast Suns came primed and ready to show that the previous week's win in Adelaide against the Crows was not a flash in the pan. The Bombers were up and about with the forward press working a treat and the team coming to grips with the loss of Jason Winderlich and Courtney Dempsey.  read more »

West Coast Rivalries

by densham — Sat, 2011-05-14 01:14 — Last Updated: Wed, 2011-05-25 07:50

Essendon and the West Coast Eagles have a colorful past. A rivalry that goes back to the days when Coach Kevin Sheedy started waving his jacket whenever the Bombers defeated the Eagles. At the start of this season, the Eagles, like the Bombers, had not been given much chance of success. Coach John Worsfold was inked in as one of the first coaches to be fired. Both teams however showed epic pre-season form, both making the Preliminary Finals and both losing to Collingwood in the NAB Cup.  read more »

ANZAC Heroes Honored

by densham — Fri, 2011-04-29 17:25 — Last Updated: Wed, 2011-05-25 07:46

Dawn’s early light emerged slowly through the cold damp mist which hung low and heavy over Melbourne, in a somber tribute to that April morning in 1915 when the ANZACS landed on the desolate shores of Gallipoli. The haunting refrain of the "Last Post" echoed through every Australian suburb, as the morning ceremonies were conducted to honor and remember the fallen.  read more »

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