May 152013
 
The AFL in a league of its own

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 [...]

Apr 092013
 
Magpies win battle and the war

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 [...]