Thursday 29th July, 2010
AFL may cut quarters
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson yesterday confirmed ballooning match time had become a major talking point at league headquarters. It will be discussed at the Laws of the Game Committe...
Kangas eager to re-sign Wells
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott admits he is "desperate" to keep Daniel Wells and is confident the midfielder will commit to the AFL club. Wells is out of contract at the end of the season, making h...
Bench rules could decide Cousins' future
Ben Cousins' chances of playing another season could hinge on what the AFL decides about interchange moves, according to Richmond coach Damien Hardwick. Hardwick said the Tigers wanted to know quickl...
Can Voss get the Lions roaring?
sportal.com.auIt is crunch time for Michael Voss and his struggling Brisbane side, as the Lions coach finds himself in strangely unfamiliar territory.Ever since he burst onto the AFL scene as a player when he was v...
Mortlock a Rebel with Wallaby cause
ABCFormer Wallabies skipper Stirling Mortlock is confident the Melbourne Rebels line-up will be strong enough to re-ignite his international playing career and put him in the frame for next year's Rugby ...
O'Keefe wanting to lift his game
ABC SportsSydney champion Ryan O'Keefe admits he let his side down against Melbourne last week and is determined to lift his game as part of an unchanged side seeking redemption at home on Saturday against Geel...
Worsfold, Harvey in election stoush
ABC SportsEagles coach John Worsfold is fearing a voter backlash after six straight losses to Fremantle, in the lead-up to Sunday's Derby at Subiaco Oval. West Coast goes into Sunday having lost eight of the p...
WCE fans desire derby
sportal.com.auEagles' coach John Worsfold feels West Coast supporters are generally tolerant of his rebuilding program, but admits their patience wears thin on western derby day.The Eagles may have made the early r...
Police search for missing kids
ABCPolice are searching for three children missing from their home at Laverton, in Melbourne's west. Rashad Omaga, 13, and his sisters aged 10 and 11 disappeared overnight. They went to bed at their ho...
Victory add to Docklands criticism
ABCMelbourne Victory players have added to the group of footballers concerned about the playing surface at Docklands stadium. Victory's new goalkeeper Michael Petkovic found out first-hand how unstable ...
AFL teams - Round 18
Herald SunHB: Jason Gram, Sam Fisher, James Gwilt C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray HF: Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Leigh Montagna F: Tom Lynch, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne Foll: Michael Gar...
Blake dropped for West
sportal.com.auMuch criticised Geelong big man Mark Blake again finds himself under pressure to prove he is part of the Cats' best 22, as Mark Thompson's all-conquering team chases a third premiership in four years,...
Archie keen on November return
ABCMelbourne Victory star Archie Thompson says his surgically repaired knee is ahead of schedule and he hopes to return to the A-League before Christmas. Thompson has overcome the funk he endured in the...
Brumby's weaving has journalists seething
ABCDodging journalists' questions is an art practised by most politicians, as they climb the slippery ladder to leadership. Some, like Prime Minister Julia Gillard, do it with a disarming giggle, while ...
We won't provoke Barry
Herald SunNORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott has ruled out the prospect of a return bout between his full-back Scott Thompson and Western Bulldogs hard man Barry Hall.
Capping rotations recipe for a "circus"
Herald SunNORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott fears a cap on interchange rotations will degenerate football into a boundary line "circus".
Kangas say Barry Hall issue dead
ABC SportsNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott has ruled out the prospect of a return bout between his full-back Scott Thompson and Western Bulldogs hard man Barry Hall. Sunday's clash at Docklands stadium will be...
Demons skipper raring to go
ABC SportsMelbourne captain James McDonald could finally reclaim his spot in the AFL this weekend after enduring close to two months on the sidelines. McDonald has not played since he tore his hamstring in the...
Harvey against interchange cap
ABC SportsFremantle Dockers coach Mark Harvey says he is against the idea of a cap on player rotations during a game. He says fortnightly travel on clubs outside Melbourne takes a heavy toll and high rotations...
Scott: Wells won't go
sportal.com.auNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott is confident that Daniel Wells will stay at Arden Street despite reports linking the silky midfielder to the new Gold Coast club.The 25-year-old, who was acquired with...
Tigers want tired Crows
sportal.com.auRichmond coach Damien Hardwick knows all too well the emotional and physical pain that comes from playing in the fiercely contested South Australian showdowns between Port Adelaide and Adelaide.As a P...
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