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Tag Archives: aussie rules
Top 10 Brownlow Medallists of all time
This article first appeared on The Roar, September 28, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/28/ranking-the-brownlow-part-2-top-10-medallists-of-all-time/ On Friday I attempted to rank the top 10 Brownlow medallists since 1975. Based solely on my own recollections, the purely subjective list had only one criteria – that the … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, Gary Ablett, sport
Tagged afl, aussie rules, australian football, australian rules, australian rules football, awards, bill hutchinson, bobby skilton, brownlow, brownlow medal, brownlow medal winners, chris judd, dick reynolds, Gary Ablett, greatest, greg williams, Haydn Bunton, ian stewart, malcolm blight, tony lockett
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The top 10 Brownlow Medallists since 1975
This article first appeared on The Roar, September 25, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/25/ranking-the-brownlow-part-1-top-10-medallists-since-1975/ On Monday night, after the heat and clamour of this weekend’s games have faded and the results have been scribed into the record books, the AFL will crown its latest … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, Gary Ablett, James Hird, sport
Tagged adam goodes, afl, aussie rules, australian football, australian rules, australian rules football, awards, brownlow, brownlow medal, brownlow medallist, chris judd, football, footy, Gary Ablett, gary dempsey, greatest, greatest ever, greg williams, james hird, malcolm blight, michael voss, peter moore, tony lockett
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2015 AFL premiership may come down to the X-factor
This article first appeared on The Roar, September 18, 2005. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/18/x-factor-needed-to-win-this-years-afl-premiership/ A champion team will always beat a team of champions. How many times have we heard that old chestnut being bandied about by tired sports journalists searching for a quick … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, finals, sport
Tagged aaron sandilands, adelaide, adelaide crows, adelaide fc, afl, AFL finals, aussie rules, aussie rules football, australian football, australian football league, bruce, bruce mcavaney, cyril rioli, delicious, eagles, eddie betts, finals, finals football, footy, hawthorn, hawthorn fc, hawthorn football club, hawthorn hawks, nic naitanui, west coast, west coast eagles, x factor, x factor finals
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Are Hawthorn ‘three-peat’ dreaming?
This article originally appeared on The Roar, September 11, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/11/lose-tonight-hawthorn-can-forget-three-peat/ Are Hawthorn a genuine chance at winning three premierships in a row? We’ll know more after tonight’s game against West Coast in Perth, but history suggests that the mighty Hawks … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, australia, Australian Football, finals, Hawthorn, sport
Tagged afl, aussie rules, australian rules football, brisbane lions, finals, finals success, hawks, hawthorn, hawthorn football club, hawthorn hawks, immortality, luke hodge, nic naitanui, premiership, success, the hawks, three in a row, three-peat, west coast eagles
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Dangerous tackles need to go
This article originally appeared on The Roar, Sept 4, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/04/dangerous-tackles-need-go/ Courtenay Dempsey’s reckless tackle on Brett Deledio in last weekend’s Essendon versus Richmond game at the MCG was one of the scariest things I’ve seen on a football … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, australia, Australian Football, finals, sport, Sport injuries
Tagged afl, alex mckinnon, aussie football, aussie rules, australian football, brett deledio, broken neck, courtenay dempsey, essendon, essendon bombers, football, footy, high tackle, richmond, richmond tigers, spear tackle, spinal injury, sports injury, suspension, tackle
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Gutless Essendon board fail to back James Hird
This article originally appeared on The Roar, August 19, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/08/19/gutless-essendon-board-fail-back-hird/ Well, they got him. After three years of trying the AFL finally got their man. James Hird is gone, forced to stand down by his own club after enduring three … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, Essendon, James Hird, sport
Tagged afl, Asada, aussie footy, aussie rules, australian football, australian rules football, bombers, coach, coaching, dons, drug, drug cheat, drug cheats, Drugs, essendon bombers, fresh air, golden boy, gutless, hirdy, james hird, leadership, losing, matthew egan, red and black, review, sacked, sacked coach, sacking, same olds, supplements scandal, wada, winning
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Time to throw the Brownlow medal open to all comers
Originally published on The Roar sports opinion website, July 15, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/08/14/time-to-throw-the-brownlow-open-to-all-comers/ For years I defended the purity of the Brownlow medal. I waxed lyrical about its sacredness and fawned over the word ‘fairest’ in its description. I particularly liked the … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, australia, Australian Football, sport
Tagged afl, aussie rules, australian football, australian football league, award, awards, best and fairest, bob skilton, brereton, brownlow, brownlow count, brownlow medal, bruce mcavaney, chris grant, corey mckernan, dick reynolds, dipper, fairest, fairest and best, forfeit, ineligibility, james hird, medal count, michael voss, Nathan buckley, penalty, robert harvey, suspension, vote, votes, voting, whitten
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Four favourite AFL players from the 2015 season
This article originally appeared on The Roar sports opinion website, August 7, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/08/07/four-players-ive-liked-watching-2015/ Footy players are amazing athletes. No other sport asks so much of its participants. They must be able to run, jump, catch, kick, punch, tackle and bump … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, Essendon, sport
Tagged afl, aussie rules, australian rules football, bombers, collingwood, cyril rioli, essendon, exciting, favourites, footy, hawks, hawthorn, jack riewoldt, jamie elliott, magpies, michael hurley, richmond, season 2015, tigers
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Sean Q Lee - author and columnist 
Not now, not ever. Why I won’t boo Adam Goodes
This article first appeared on The Roar sports opinion website, July 31, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/07/31/wont-boo-adam-goodes/ I won’t boo Adam Goodes. Not now, not ever. I won’t lie. As a footballer he has annoyed me, but I am not so blinded by … Continue reading →