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Hot Pies Burn Tardy Tigers

by Boris Kilpatrick — Tue, 2012-04-10 07:21 — Last Updated: Thu, 2012-04-12 06:15

With both teams coming off first round losses, the Round 2 clash between Collingwood and Richmond was destined to be a desperate affair with the combatants striving to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start to season 2012. Collingwood was heavily favored by the bookmakers due to their impeccable regular season record of the past few years while the Tigers have rarely troubled any of the League pacesetters in recent times.  read more »

Season Snapshots Part Two

by Boris Kilpatrick — Mon, 2012-02-27 09:16 — Last Updated: Sat, 2012-03-03 22:52

This is the second in a series of what Australian Rules football fans have to look forward to as the 2012 season approaches.

MORE SAINTS, LESS SINNERS
 

After a messy 2011 that featured player scandals, reputations on the line and a coach leaving for greener (some might say purple) pastures, the Saints have quietly ushered in a new era under incoming coach Scott Watters.  read more »

Swans Sign USA Basketballer

by Lisa Albergo — Sat, 2012-02-25 16:15 — Last Updated: Tue, 2012-03-20 04:13

Former Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos, whose wife is American, was in California last summer. While there, he conducted a footy clinic. Among the attendees was Alex Starling, a talented college basketball player who has also played American football. In August, Starling spent three weeks in Australia for more testing and impressed Sydney Coach John Longmire, development manager Stuart Maxfield and head of player personnel Kinnear Beatson. So impressed is the club that it has signed Starling under the AFL's International Scholarship plan.  read more »

Geelong Proves Greatness In Epic Grand Final

by janetl — Thu, 2011-10-06 05:32 — Last Updated: Thu, 2011-10-06 05:47

Those who condemned Geelong to the “too old, too slow” basket will be adding “too good” to the slogan after the Cats produced a powerhouse final quarter to win the 2011 AFL Premiership. Geelong held a narrow seven point lead at the final change and the game looked to be set for a close and exciting finish. The much talked about second Premiership Cup for retiring Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse was not to be, as the Cats ran over the top of the 2010 Premiers in front of 99,537 screaming fans.  read more »

Collingwood Challenged

by rickb — Thu, 2011-09-15 05:15 — Last Updated: Fri, 2011-10-07 09:57

Collingwood and West Coast have played each other in three Finals over recent years. Each game has been a closely fought affair, including one draw. This was Allan Didak’s 200th game and while most were expecting the Pies to win, the encounter didn’t go entirely to plan.  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 »

Collingwood Wins 2010 Grand Final Replay

by admincms — Sat, 2010-10-02 01:28 — Last Updated: Sat, 2010-10-02 02:20

Collingwood  16 12 (108)
St Kilda      7 10  (52)

Magpies win 2010 Premiership in convincing fashion.

The Norm Smith medal went to Scott Pendlebury.  Attendance 93,853.  AFANA will have further match reports and photos in the coming days.  Thanks to all the fans for your support this past season.  Stay tuned for off season news, international rules reports, and more. 

Teams Selected For Grand Final Replay

by Lisa Albergo — Thu, 2010-09-30 20:05 — Last Updated: Fri, 2010-10-01 19:30

Both Collingwood and St Kilda have made minimal changes to the teams which will line up for the Grand Final replay. One good news story is Saint Ben McEvoy, who played 18 games this season as a back up ruckman to Michael Gardiner.  read more »

Round 14 Tribunal

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-07-06 19:59 — Last Updated: Mon, 2010-07-12 09:08

Charges Laid:

Chad Cornes (PA), bumping or forceful front-on contact with Fremantle's Ryan Crowley: assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point), and high contact (two points), equaling four activation points, Level One offense, 125 demerits, and a one game suspension.  read more »

Pies Catch Fire

by rickb — Tue, 2010-05-18 07:01 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-05-19 20:08

A clash between the two top teams in any sport is guaranteed to get the fans out and the hype up. The Collingwood Magpies had the sit on top spot while their challengers, the Fremantle Dockers, were looking to take it away from them. In their 16 year history as a club the Dockers have never been on the top of the table, and this round was their best chance to change that statistic in front of 42,000 fans at Subiaco Oval.  read more »

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