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Power Less

by rickb — Wed, 2012-05-16 07:18 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-05-16 08:16

Rick Browner reporting from Patersons Stadium, Subiaco, Western Australia

Two teams representing the port towns of Perth and Adelaide met in Round 7 with much on the line. Port Adelaide Power has a good record at the “House of Pain”, Patersons Stadium, winning more than they have lost there against the Fremantle Dockers. The Dockers believe they are finalists this year and would be expected to flex some muscle against their struggling opponents, if only to show the competition that they are genuine contenders. Giant ruckman Aaron Sandilands was back from injury for the Dockers, while Danyle Pearce had been dropped due to lack of intent for Power. David Rodan was back after having previously suffered the same fate.  read more »

Dockers Declaw Lions

by rickb — Tue, 2012-04-17 04:01 — Last Updated: Wed, 2012-04-18 08:19

Two weeks ago at Patersons Stadium, the Fremantle Dockers played their first game against Geelong as if they were Grand Final material. In Round 3 against the Brisbane Lions they looked second rate. First blood went to the Lions with Todd Banfield awarded a free kick after Stephen Hill bamboozled himself and ran too far with the football. Brisbane was all over the more fancied home side which was hesitant in its disposals and not kicking truly when in possession of the ball. Both teams had a full court press on with their zones and the game resembled a chess match as each side tried to move the ball forward. Unfortunately it was not a Boris Spassky-Bobby Fisher level game but more like their unprepared understudies stepping into the spotlight.  read more »

Dockers Upset Reigning Premiers

by rickb — Mon, 2012-04-02 05:37 — Last Updated: Tue, 2012-04-03 18:21

Geelong won the 2011 Premiership and despite the loss of some key players to retirement, this is still a formidable side which plays well away. Nevertheless the Cats have had trouble with the Fremantle Dockers. Last year there was one nail-biting finish and the first quarter for 2012 showed that the fans were in for more of the same.  read more »

History Made At MCG

by rickb — Sat, 2011-04-02 07:24 — Last Updated: Sun, 2011-04-03 06:40

Saint Kilda was the firm favorite with the bookmakers on a warm and clear night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first game of Round 2 of the AFL season. Rain was forecast for late in a game that was billed as a clash of the forwards with the Riewoldt cousins (Nick and Jack) facing off. This game marked the first time that Richmond and St Kilda have played a Friday night game on the MCG.  read more »

Saints March On

by densham — Thu, 2011-03-03 06:14 — Last Updated: Fri, 2011-03-11 20:23

It rained all Saturday, in stark contrast to Friday night when the Magpies played under summer skies with the roof open at Etihad and Melbourne looed resplendent as the world's second most livable city. Today she was in a different mood. As the wintery winds swirled and the rain pitched down at skewed angles, there was a sense of foreboding in the air.  read more »

Lightning Strikes Again

by densham — Thu, 2011-03-03 05:26 — Last Updated: Fri, 2011-03-11 20:00

A week is a long time in football, as the saying goes, well try 40 years. It's that long since the League trialled a shortened version of the game with a round robin format called the Lightning Premiership. Decades later and for the early rounds of the NAB Cup the lightning format was back.  read more »

Qualifying Finals Action

by densham — Sat, 2010-09-04 21:36 — Last Updated: Mon, 2010-09-06 05:39

The Second Qualifying Final between Geelong and St Kilda at the MCG started out in perfect spring weather but by half time the conditions had deteriorated into a downpour.  read more »

Controversy After Round 17

by Lisa Albergo — Sun, 2010-07-25 14:16 — Last Updated: Sun, 2010-08-01 19:14

A controversial interchange penalty against Hawthorn could well be responsible for denying the Hawks victory against St Kilda. Cyril Rioli had just kicked a goal with two minutes remaining in the final term to give Hawthorn a 13 point lead. However, the goal was disallowed due to Hawk Grant Birchall briefly putting a foot across the interchange line before a teammate had come off the ground. The emergency umpire signaled the infringement to the field umpire who then awarded a 50 meter penalty to the Saints.  read more »

Saints Supreme

by rickb — Tue, 2010-06-15 04:55 — Last Updated: Tue, 2010-06-15 23:49

In the highly anticipated Round 12 game between third and fourth placed teams on the Ladder, St Kilda traveled to Perth for the second time in a month to take on the in form Fremantle Dockers. The home side was the slight favorite with the betting money but the Saints' powerhouse should never be underestimated.  read more »

Saints March Over Eagles

by rickb — Wed, 2010-05-26 03:37 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-05-26 19:24

Over the last few seasons St Kilda has been a team that you could bank on to win just about every game they played. This season, with the loss of their key goal kicker Nick Riewoldt, they have been shaky, losing three out of eight games. The West Coast Eagles have not fared much better but they were coming off two wins in a row and playing at their home ground in front of 38,000 faithful fans. The bookmakers had the game evenly balanced and there was an air of belief in Perth that the Eagles could knock the Saints down a peg or two.  read more »

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