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‘We won’t play them both’: Demons’ big call

Only one of Sam Weideman and Ben Brown will return for Melbourne against Richmond on Saturday night, as coach Simon Goodwin remains conscious of maintaining the “chemistry” among his unbeaten team. Defender Steven May could also make a shock return just two weeks after suffering a horrific eye injury against Geelong in Round 4. May needs only to pass final […]

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Nathan Buckley isn’t fooling anybody with mobile phone defence

Nathan Buckley’s explanation for what happened in Collingwood’s changeroom on Friday night isn’t being accepted by everybody. Pies stars Jordan De Goey and Jeremy Howe were caught on camera accessing their phones mid-match after being ruled out of the remainder of their team’s 27-point loss to West Coast with injury. Watch the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Every match of […]

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Image exposes saddest proof yet of Collingwood’s crisis

AFL legend Garry Lyon “feels sorry” for Collingwood fans as the extent of the club’s troubles were laid bare during a 27-point loss to West Coast on the weekend. The Pies are reeling from a disastrous trade period in the off-season that saw them lose Adam Treloar, Jaidyn Stephenson and Tom Phillips and they’re feeling the effects in 2021, slumping […]

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Dee-structive Melbourne continues perfect start

A final-quarter blast has seen Melbourne overcome some very poor goalkicking on Sunday to continue their perfect start to the season with a dominant 50-point victory over Hawthorn at the MCG, 15.14 (104) – 8.6 (54). The game was an arm wrestle for most of the afternoon, with the margin failing to exceed 11 points until early into the final […]

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Lions maul hapless Bombers in torrential conditions

Brisbane roared back into form as they got soaked then soared to a 57-point smashing of Essendon on a slippery Saturday night at the Gabba. Both teams went into the match with precarious 1-3 records and were greeted by torrential rain bucketing down on Brisbane. But the contest was all but over by halftim, e with the Lions leading by […]

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England spinner channels Shane Warne

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — a blonde-haired leggie baffles a hapless English batter with a miracle delivery at Old Trafford. But on this occasion, Shane Warne wasn’t the magician with the Duke ball in hand. England has unearthed their own King of Spin, with Lancashire’s Matt Parkinson channelling the Aussie cricket icon to produce his rendition […]

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Dynamic Dogs outshine slow-starting Suns

The Western Bulldogs have started the season with five straight wins for the first time in 75 years after a 62-point demolition of the Gold Coast Suns on Saturday afternoon. Gold Coast didn’t kick its first goal until the 32-minute mark of the second quarter as the Dogs’ prime movers did as they pleased in a game akin to a […]

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Undefeated Swans stunned after ‘robbery’

The GWS Giants ran onto the SCG donning a special edition charcoal jumper labelled “Never Surrender” — and that’s exactly what they did. The Giants defied the odds to register a stunning comeback victory over the Swans in a thrilling Sydney derby. After trailing by 21 points early in the fourth quarter, the Giants kicked four of the last five […]

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Lions pounce to claim first AFLW flag

Third time lucky is the catchcry for Brisbane after conquering Adelaide to be crowned AFLW champions, 6.2 (38) – 3.2 (20). The Lions, contesting their third grand final, made a gutsy stand in defence to triumph by 18 points at Adelaide Oval on Saturday and live up to the words on their banner which had read ‘Time To Level The […]

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