It seems as though missing out on the captaincy position has been too bitter a pill to swallow for Carlton’s Kade Simpson. Eight rounds into the home and away season, the vice captain has struggled to maintain the form which has seen him become a fan favourite since his debut in 2003. While there have [...]
In the past week, former Geelong president Frank Costa raised the pressing issue that the AFL is beginning to morph into the soccer’s English Premier League (EPL), as a third of AFL clubs have already been ruled out of September action. Costa’s concerns are not new, as Sydney Swans chairman Richard Colless shared a similar [...]
If the Carlton Football club and coach Mick Malthouse are not worried about the 2013 season, they should be. Losing the first two games and sitting in 13th spot on the ladder is not a great start, no one will be denying that. However, some positive supporters out there might say that after only two [...]
It may have been easy to forget there was a game of football on Sunday afternoon, as the media’s focus leading up to the Carlton and Collingwood clash was centered on the rivalry between head coach Mick Malthouse and his first encounter with former club Collingwood. On-field at the MCG, the Magpies led by Malthouse’s [...]
It is the game that you circle in your diary every season, the team that you raise your children to despise and the football club that you cannot bear to be higher than your own club on the ladder. It is the ultimate rival. When talking about rivalries in football, they do not get much [...]