Michael Christian was persona non grata at the SCG after suspending Isaac Heeney,but this week he is a special guest own the road at Randwick as an owner of Everest hopeful Bella Nipotina.
Sydney’s Irish import Paris McCarthy kicked three goals in seven minutes but it wasn’t enough as Geelong held on in a thriller,while the Bombers have entered the top eight.
The Hinkley-Ginnivan imbroglio was unedifying,but the footy world has been a bit precious about the words that started it.
The AFL has handed out a hefty fine over the Power coach’s sledge of a Hawks player on the Adelaide Oval surface after Port’s narrow win on Friday night.
GWS football manager Jason McCartney has been fined for making contact with Swans star Tom Papley at quarter-time in the fiery qualifying final.
Their Friday night elimination final at the MCG has caused a scheduling headache for the Western Bulldogs and their AFLW team,while Carlton’s attempt to overturn the ban on goalsneak Matthew Owies playing in week one of the finals has failed,and the Saints have delisted Seb Ross.
A former Bomber with an elite kick and pace to burn is among the most eye-catching inclusions in this year’s All-Australian squad.
After a stirring end to the season,the Western Bulldogs enter September in formidable form,but there are doubts hanging over whether they’ll have key defender Liam Jones for their elimination final.
Sam Mitchell’s entertainers are taking football in a different direction. His main challenger for coach-of-the-year honours might be the coach of another team that started the season slowly. Meanwhile,the Bombers are wobbling and the AFL needs to get fair dinkum on the real issues of player safety.
The AFL has gone to extraordinary length in explaining why it cleared three players from Friday night’s Essendon-Adelaide clash for incidents involving head knocks.
While the AFL said it understood the appeal board’s call,it backed the original bans,and shared video of dangerous tackles to the 18 clubs just hours before round 19 began. Watch it here.