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D-09-R26 |
Footystats Diary, Week
698,
Sept 25-October 1, 2009 |
| Friday |
Grand Final: Saints:
Dempster in, Eddy out
> Geelong: no change
> Heartbreak story for Max Hudghton; Mathew Stokes is unlucky Cat
Michael Rogers: Latest addition, Updates
> Grand Final tables; GF lesser known facts and figures
Worth attention: The Age: Blues face hurdle pay-out for Nick Stevens
Martin Clark heading home to Ireland
Worth attention: The Australian: Fourth Irish star turns back on AFL
MWB: 50 games or more but only six venues
Bruce Kennedy: Calamity preceding calm
Jack Malcomson who wrote Tiger theme song passes away at 87
Demons re-sign Colin Sylvia and Austin Wonaeamirri to new 2-year deals |
| Saturday |
Melbourne's weather
across grand final day; high, low, rain
Weather moves curtain-raisers from MCG
80,000 brave the weather for GF parade
Fevola dumped from pre-match cavalcade
Norm Smith Medal panel headed by John Worsfold
Kernahan to "sort out" Fevola
Col Hutchinson to see Cats play for 1054th consecutive time
Essendon's Michael Hurley embroil in taxi scuffle |
| Sunday |
Exhausting Grand
Final: Classy Cats clip the Saints
Geelong get second flag in three years
Stats and trivia analysis |
| Monday |
St Kilda's Max
Hudghton retires
Darren Milburn accepts Cats' new one-year deal
OzTam: AFL metro peaked at 3.6 million oz-wide
Worth attention: The Australian: A hurt that will fuel St Kilda ...
Bruce Kennedy: Unique GF scores noted detail
Michael Rogers: Cats mean after half-time in GF's dating back to 1931
They said it: Glenn McFarlane: Saints drought passes 15,708 days ...
Season totals 6,985,633 third highest on record |
| Tuesday |
Club champion:
Carlton: Chris Judd doubles up
Worth attention: The Age: Fevola: Blues run out of patience
Bruce Walkley: If the Saints had've kicked four of six easy shots ...
Mark and Goal of the Year winners announced
Bruce Kennedy: Geelong, where it sits, in the scheme of things
Bruce Kennedy: Periodic tables show the standings
New total of 615,283 to finals tops 1995 record of 594,919
Premiership victory parade today in Geelong |
| Wednesday |
Matthew Knights wins a
two-year extension
Lloyd and O'Loughlin take up development roles
Worth attention: Geelong Advertiser: Cats heroes on parade in Geelong
Ken Hinkley added to Gold Coast stocks
Michael Rogers: updates: Retrospective Match/Win ratio tables
They said it: Herald Sun: Tricky Dicky
Bruce Kennedy: *Premier-Runner-Up-Premier* in three seasons
Bruce Kennedy: Another scoring quirk from finals
Andrew McLeod will play on with Crows next year
Australia Post to honour Geelong with premiership stamp |
| Thursday |
Carlton wants to shed
Fevola but ...
Comment
Worth attention: The Age: Carlton may pay Fevola's new club
West Sydney heads into the TAC Cup
Aaron Davey re-signs with Demons until 2013
B+F: Essendon: Jobe Watson caps off fine season
Lindsay Tanner is new No.1 Bomber
Michael Rogers: change to *rushed behind* rule, 62 in 08 finals, 26 in 09
Swans show interest in Hawthorn's Josh Kennedy |
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D-09-R25 |
Footystats Diary, Week
697,September 18-24, 2009
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| Friday |
Finals, Week 3:
Cats-Pies will be live on Ten Network
Worth attention: All or nothing last time supporters can go and yell
Lade and Leppitsch are new Richmond coaches
Geelong's Stuart Fox is new Hawk CEO
Worth attention: Collingwood rolls dice on Scott Pendlebury
Selected sides for both preliminaries
They said it: Leonard Colquhoun: Populo Ludas Populi
Turning back the clock, The Argus, November 21, 1941
Fabian Francis in Adelaide court charged with 40 domestic offences |
| Saturday |
Inspired Riewoldt
leads Saints to GF
Adam Simpson signs on as Hawthorn assistant
Port re-sign Tredrea, Pearce, Pettigrew, Logan, Lobbe and Cripps
Matthew Richardson to go an 18th season with Tigers
Brett Burton a definite starter with Crows for 2010 |
| Sunday |
87,258 see Cats erase
Magpie hopes
St Kilda-Geelong grand final on Saturday
Sydney TV leaves fans for dead again
Can't wait for extra finals |
| Monday |
Worth attention:
The Age: Just great; two best square off
Bruce Kennedy: Perspective: Rivalry, St Kilda v Geelong
Rogers Results: Latest additionsupdates
Bruce Walkley: waiting until the last quarter of the preliminary
Advance GF weather
Darrel Baldock and Bob Davis invited to present Premiership Cup
Geelong and St Kilda have met only three times in a final
Tadhg Kennelly gets a GAA medal for Kerry's win over Cork in Dublin
TAB Sportsbet Geelong $1.70, St Kilda $2.10
Stats and trivia analysis of First & Second Preliminary Finals |
| Tuesday |
Brownlow 2009
> Gary Ablett finally achieves the best
> MWB: Brownlow club analysis
> Brownlow overview of voting
Worth attention: The Age: Sustained level of excellence rewarded
Anthony Rocca retires
MRP gives preliminary final the "all clear"
Turning back the clock: When we say *wet* we mean 1927 ...
Lance Franklin cops bruised eye and swollen lip in Perth |
| Wednesday |
AFL Coaches
Association: Gary Ablett scoops the pool
GF umpires: Stephen McBurney, Brett Rosebury, Shaun Ryan
Worth attention: The Age: Lloyd: Don and dusted
Port embrace Laidley
Bruce Kennedy: Almost 1000 matches since 1966 flag
MWB: No Brownlow votes: Three players now share the 150 game mark
Fans shut out of Thursday night training before grand final
Lloyd and Lucas jointly retire on 270 games
League warns: extra penalties for GF indiscretions |
| Thursday |
League concludes
much-awaited Docklands deal
> Club to receive an extra $100,000 per match; same as MCG deal
Channel 9 dumps Fevola after coarse behaviour
> Carlton fines him $10,000 is this the end?
Worth attention: The Age: Fevola; "I'm f---ing sick of this" so are
we!
Remember when? March 19, 2008: Fevola fined $10,000
> Carlton give Fevola "last" chance warning
Worth attention: Bombers bungled Lloyd farewell
Kennelly's rousing pre-match burst; and a jig
Saturday the weather: Hail expected
Worth attention: Herald Sun: Bulldogs close to Hall deal
Bruce Kennedy: Cats quiet before pouncing |
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D-09-R24 |
Footystats Diary, Week
696,
September 11-17, 2009
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| Friday |
Appeals Board: Carlton
fail to overturn Judd suspension
Selection, Finals, Week 2 ...
> Collingwood forced to make 5 changes
> Jonathan Brown a certain starter for Brisbane
> Crows make one change; Shirley in for Douglas
> Tim Callan in, Josh Hill out for Bulldogs
Jarrad McVeigh signs with Swans for three more years
Worth attention: The Age: Staging for frees to be scrutinised
Luke Hodge stays with Hawks until 2012
Hasleby and Dockers reach terms
Uncertainty exists after Essendon meeting of Knights and Lloyd |
| Saturday |
Bulldogs with more
class whip the Lions
Ryan O'Keefe takes Bob Skilton Medal
Darren Glass tops the Eagles count
Telstra live streaming down for over three hours on Friday night |
| Sunday |
Pies clip Crows by
5 points in 29 degrees
Worth attention: The Age: Pies can take heart, hope from comeback
Tyson Stenglein retires from West Coast |
| Monday |
Worth attention:
The Age: Brian Lake ready to accept Bulldogs' $1.8m
Stats and trivia analysis of First & Second Semi-Finals
Terrible finals TV: Stuff the fans, take the money and run |
| Tuesday |
MRP: No charges laid
from semi-finals
Worth attention: The Age: Lloyd may hang up the boots
All-Australian Team: Saints and Geelong dominate selection
Worth attention: The Australian: Fremantle insists: no Tarrant deal
Shaun Burgoyne quits Port; wants trade to Melbourne-based club |
| Wednesday |
Coaching changes:
Brisbane gain Rawlings and McRae
Worth attention: Time to bust some myths
Matt Finnis is new head of AFLPA
Richmond's Shane Tuck agrees to be traded
Oz-wide, Premiers, Medals, Media Awards
> Perth's Ross Young wins the WAFL Sandover Medal ...
> James Ezard and Rhys Archard tie for SANFL Magarey Medal ...
> Myles Sewell of North Ballarat takes JJ Liston Trophy ...
> Sydney University's Brydon Coles captures the Phelan Medal ...
> New Norfolk's Roger Belcher wins SFL's Leitch Medal
Shaun Burgoyne aims for Melbourne, Hawthorn or Essendon
ABC Radio 774 tops Melbourne radio ratings |
| Thursday |
Club champion
Richmond: Brett Deledio wins second Jack Dyer medal
Worth attention: Fans squeezed out of grand final
Saints train at MCG; Hudghton is in the mix
Worth attention: Lions record another loss but Queensland ready to take off
Dons offer Lloyd one-year deal
Cousins a Tiger for 2010
Melbourne may get Geelong-Collingwood prelim on live TV |
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D-09-R23 |
Footystats Diary, Week
695,
September 4-10, 2009
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| Friday |
Cats recall Chapman
and Varcoe
> Griffin and Hudson back for Bulldogs
> Voss predictions wrong; four named
> Betts, Cloke, Gartlett back for Blues
> Ball Hudghton, Gardiner picked by Saints
Worth attention: Port moves on Dean Laidley
Government broker better MCG deal for clubs
Agreement with Docklands still "under consideration"
Dennis Carroll back with the Swans
League slams $5000 fine on Clarkson outburst
Last piece of finance ensures Bulldogs go ahead
Michael Rogers: Latest updates
Freo delist six
New file update All-Time Attendances
1st view 2009 Traded, Retired, Delisted, Acquired |
| Saturday |
Adelaide crush
Essendon
Record win and margin eliminates Dons
Magpies take a punt on Anthony Rocca
Matthew Richardson makes progress with recovery |
| Sunday |
Geelong hold out the
Bulldogs to win by 14 points
Lions with last six goals pip Blues by seven points |
| Monday |
Saints and Cats are
the big winners
Stats and trivia analysis of Elimination & Qualifying Finals
Worth attention: Malthouse blames inept midfield
Magpies have lost Pendlebury and Rocca to injury
Bruce Walkley: Not easy to find footy on TV in Sydney
Crowds to week 1 of finals bring 241,315; previous best 237,136 in 2006
Minor premiers bigger for rugby league
Essendon insist their players not involved in Adelaide pub brawl
ABC 720 Perth announce Aaron Sandilands wins Geoff Christian Medal |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Judd cited for
"contact to the face" of Rischitelli
AFLPA: Gary Ablett wins third-straight MVP detailed award votes
Tim Notting announces retirement
North appoint Darren Crocker as assistant coach
Scott Pendlebury has surgery
Fevola caught out, again
Injury news good for Brisbane |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: MRP: Guilty:
Chris Judd outed three matches
Two Bombers have their charges downgraded
Worth attention: Star of the game diminished, but will shine again
Activist withdraws legal action against Kennett
Worth attention: Betting auditor queries tanking
Jimmy Barnes and Jersey Boys head grand final entertainment
Hawthorn's Tim Boyle retires |
| Thursday |
Appeals Board: Carlton
appeal Judd suspension
Worth attention: Cousins to sign new Tiger deal
Finals schedule falls into place
North's Gibson said to be on Hawks' shopping list
ABC-TV to telecast VFL grand final on HD
Jacob Surjan gains three-year contact extension
van Berlo out; Bock still a chance for Adelaide semi-final |
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D-09-R22 |
Footystats Diary, Week
694,
August 28-September 3, 2009
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| Friday |
Appeals Broad: Lance
Franklin appeal dismissed
Worth attention: Appeals board verdict signals end of the bump, The Age
Round 22: Lloyd and Ryder return for Essendon
Paul Roos cops a suspended $5000 fine
MCG security guards get permission to strike
Garry Lyon takes over coaching of Vic Country U16 |
| Saturday |
West Coast too strong
for timid Tigers
Comment: The intention is right ... the execution is wrong
Worth attention: Steve Johnson has hip arthroscope in Hobart
Last games in Perth for Adam Hunter, Chad Fletcher and Tigers Nathan Brown
and Mark Coughlan |
| Sunday |
Geelong score
regulation 40pt win over Dockers
Bombers finish well to edge out Hawthorn
Ruthless Crows humble Carlton by 12 goals
Lions steal show from trio of retiring Swans
Kangas' hard-fought win over Port
Worth attention: Brown slams Lloyd the 'sniper'
Single goalkickers galore in R22 games
A real smokey |
| Monday |
Saints easily beat
Demons to finish 20+2
Bulldogs snatch 3rd place from the Pies by 0.3%
Final 8: St Kilda, Geelong, Bulldogs,
Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Essendon
Worth attention: Hawthorn turns cool on Bailey after latest injury
Lots of single goalkickers in R22
Attendance to minor rounds: 6,370,350; down 140,905 on last year
Awards time: The Age, Herald Sun, 3AW
Michael Rogers: Eighth place justly Essendon's
Bruce Kennedy: Saints 20+2 is third-best under 22-round system |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Lloyd faces
four-match suspension
> 10 booked for third quarter MCG melee
Brisbane resigned to be without five big guns
Worth attention: Samantha Lane: Ungrand: Hawks bomb out
Dane Swan ordered to 100 hours of community work
NAB Rising Star, Round 22: Jesse White (Sydney)
Bruce Kennedy: Scoring features of 2009
Bruce Walkley: Would Sydney have made the finals with Tadhg Kennelly?
from the e-mail bag: Bill Hodges: Rex Hunt should stay at 3AW
Awards: ABC Footballer of the Year |
| Wednesday |
Lloyd accepts
four-game suspension
All 22 players cited plead guilty
Worth attention: Caroline Wilson: Live night football in new broadcast deal
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 22 detailed
All-Australian squad: Saints, Cats, Pies dominate 40-man squad
David Wirrpanda retires
Fremantle re-sign five players
Demetriou defends Lloyd's integrity
They said it: Mike Sheahan: Hawthorn's poor flight path
Melbourne captain James McDonald to play on
Brett Deledio signs with Tigers until 2012 |
| Thursday |
Rising Star:
Brisbane's Daniel Rich is unanimous choice of 2009
Sales strong for Elimination Finals
Worth attention: That point in 1966, as never seen before
Steve Johnson is Geelong's only absentee
Worth attention: New deal could send AFL matches to Ballarat
Leonard Colquhoun: 2009 attendances, Rounds 16-22
Freo calls "hands off Tarrant" |
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D-09-R21 |
Footystats Diary, Week
693,
August 21-27, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 21 selections:
Saints dump Hudghton and Ball
> Geelong lose Harley and Steve Johnson to injury
> Polak achieves his comeback with the Tigers
Worth attention: Fox Sports Round 21 preview
League approves trading of rookie-listed players
Worth attention: Anti-siphoning laws for TV sports under review |
| Saturday |
Slick Bulldogs skin
the Cats to secure top four spot
Worth attention: Sydney Swans primed for a buy-up |
| Sunday |
Carlton crush the
Demons by 57 points
Adelaide thrash the Eagles and boost percentage
Hawks easily dispose of Richmond: Franklin 5.6
Lions' extraordinary comeback flattens Port
Worth attention: Time for AFL to tackle this problem |
| Monday |
For 13th-straight year
attendances pass six million
Kangaroos stun St Kilda; second loss in-a-row
Swans are easy meat for potent Magpies
Jekyll and Hyde Dockers crush Essendon |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Franklin hit on
Cousins in the spotlight
League moves National Draft to prime time
On the Couch: Brad Ottens and Steve Johnson to return for Cats
First sod turned on new Saints training facility
Sydney's Jarrad Moore breaks ribs, punctures lung |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Franklin
guilty; outed for two matches
New Richmond coach: Tigers appoint Hardwick for three years
Ottens to make long-awaited return for Cats
Blues take disciplinary action against three players
NAB Rising Star, Round 21: Nic Suban (Fremantle)
Bruce Kennedy: A guide to the finals; Looking back: unfolding 2007-R22 |
| Thursday |
Hawthorn appeal
Franklin suspension
>Turning back the clock re-cap from February when the League re-wrote the
"bump" rule
Worth attention: Franklin case gives impetus to tackling the bump
Only Tredrea left as Lade and Peter Burgoyne retire
Jarryd Allen forced into retirement
Geelong delist Matthew Egan
Swans' injury-hit Irish recruit Brendan Murphy returns home
Australia suffers warmest-ever winter |
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D-09-R20 |
Footystats Diary, Week
692,
August 14-20, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 20 selections:
St Kilda recall eight top line players
> Scarlett, Taylor return for the Cats
> Joel Bowden back for Tigers in his retirement game
Dockers name Steve Harris as new president
Worth attention: Fox Sports Round 20 preview
Commercial value of Karmichael Hunt assessed at $7.5 million |
| Saturday |
Crows deliver
knock-out punch to Hawks
Worth attention: Crows pick over premier's bones
Whelan and Wheatley retire from Demons
League: Finals prices held at 2008 level detailed link
Worth attention: Ireland's call shows Swans are up to fight |
| Sunday |
Collingwood trash the
Tigers by 93 points
Door opens as Eagles blow Kangas away
Bulldogs hold 4th spot; Lions left in the wake
Cats pip persistent Swans in all-night struggle
Worth attention: AFL steps up West Sydney campaign
Michael Rogers finds West Coast still in the hunt for the finals |
| Monday |
13,004 watch Demons
win their 4th for the year
Carlton crush Port with 9-goal last quarter
Essendon end St Kilda's winning streak
Michael Rogers: Best result from three consecutive 22-round seasons
From the 20th round
Bombers lose Fletcher, Ryder and Dempsey
Worth attention: Laidley drops out as Tiger contender |
| Tuesday |
MRP: 20 charges from
Magpie-Tiger melee
Worth attention: North Melbourne aim to ditch Docklands
Kangas appoint Brad Scott as coach on 3-year deal
Kathryn Michaelsen: St Kilda's great run and the enormity of 1929
Beer-throwing woman identified
Ryder down for three weeks with knee damage
Dumbing down *left* or *right* doesn't matter anymore |
| Wednesday |
MRP, Tribunal: Jake
King suspended for two matches
Deledio wins his tribunal challenge; Melee fines total $23,400
Scott Lucas after 270 games retires from Essendon
Magpies ink Dayne Beams to a new deal
Sydney's Leo Barry calls it a day
My View: Peter Ryan: Best in home-and-away season
Daniel Wells battling osteitis pubis
Bruce Kennedy: Influence of the draft: Adelaide, West Coast
NAB Rising Star, Round 20: Michael Hurley (Essendon) |
| Thursday |
Bulldogs' mass
re-signing of nine players
Jared Crouch joins the list of Sydney departures
Comment: Horse trading set for a return
Bruce Kennedy: Influence of the draft: Port Adelaide, Richmond
Melbourne re-sign youngsters Jack Grimes and Stefan Martin
Foot stress fracture sidelines Carlton's Mitch Robinson
Robert Warnock on way back through VFL |
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D-09-R19 |
Footystats Diary, Week
691,
August 7-13, 2009
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| Friday |
Selections, Round 19:
Saints wracked by injury five out
> Graham Polak back for Richmond
Docklands owners seek an AFL 10-year extension
They said it: Herald Sun: "Generous" draft plans for West Sydney
Melbourne continue "debt demolition"
Gold Coast snap up two talented teenagers
Richmond's Trent Cotchin: another Tiger set for surgery
Damien Cupido stood down by SANFL's West Adelaide club |
| Saturday |
Carlton eye finals in
upset win over Cats
ESPN is new North American partner for matches
Graham Polak missed out this weekend
Greg Baum (The Age): Geelong finally runs out of ways to win link
Mike Sheahan (Herald Sun): 50 missing, wounded or tired link |
| Sunday |
Eagles smash road
hoodoo and upset Bulldogs
Saints prove masterful and dispatch Hawthorn
Lions with last kick steal a draw with Bombers
Emphatic win over Crows lifts Magpies to 3rd |
| Monday |
North end 9-game
winless streak
Swans keep door ajar by thrashing Tigers
Dockers' 7-goal win puts the skids under Port
150th anniversary: Appearance of Ablett senior completes the deck
Playing days may be over for Trent Croad
Bruce Kennedy: Eighth place
From the 19th round |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Saints' James
Gwilt offered reprimand
Bulldogs re-sign Eade for another two years
Bruce Walkley: York Park; the day Tassie beat Victoria
Bruce Kennedy: 100-point results detailed
Brendon Gale returns to Tigerland as CEO
Michael Rogers: back again after ruptured appendix
Daniel Cross has ankle surgery
Sydney veteran Leo Barry nears return for farewell matches
Hawthorn add $300,000 to York Park redevelopment |
| Wednesday |
MRP: Gwilt accepts
reprimand; no tribunal required
Knee injury takes out Jarryd Roughead for season
Worth repeating: AFL hits dead-end on switch
Stuart Dew retires, a second time
Melbourne radio ratings: ABC Radio trumps commercial rivals
NAB Rising Star, Round 19: Mitch Brown (West Coast)
Round 20 is *Green* round
Dean Cox unlikely to return for rest of season |
| Thursday |
Sydney lock in
succession
> Longmire to take over from Paul Roos after 2010
AFL fines Melbourne player $5000 over bet
Worth attention: Gold Coast to join VFL next year
Ricky Nixon guilty of drink-drive charges
They said it: The Age: Swans have no doubt Longmire is best choice
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 19 detailed
Richmond's Joel Bowden retires
My view: Likely changes to the top 4 Peter Staines airs his views
West Coast re-sign Mark LeCras for another three years
Carlton ink Andrew Carrazzo and Aaron Joseph to end of 2011 |
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D-09-R18 |
Footystats Diary, Week
690,
July 31-August 6, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 18 selections:
Ottens and Richo to return through VFL
Bradshaw back as shock selection
MWB: Sydney are they St Kilda's achilles heel?
Cramp runs a scare through Arden Street
MWB: Richmond and number 13
Bruce Walkley: *mightabeen* AFL after right targets?
Turning back the clock: 1932, 3UZ has an fix for footy commentary
ASC report shows golf overtakes tennis for first time since 2002
AFL inks capital city radio rights with existing partners until 2011 |
| Saturday |
Carlton spoil
Simpson's send off
Sequence of Round 22 matches may be altered
Anthony Rocca, Brad Ottens, Matthew Richardson to return via VFL |
| Sunday |
Bulldogs beat Freo
easily on Brad Johnson day
Cats just hold Crows to win another thriller
Saints narrowly survive the Sydney challenge
Magpies flog Brisbane with solid second half
Matthew Richardson suffers hammy strain in VFL |
| Monday |
After siren kick gives
Tigers 4-point win over Dees
Port regain 8th place; Hawks fail critical test
Eagles jettison Bombers from top eight
Adelaide Advertiser survey: Crow fans vote to stay at Football Park
> 59% of Port Power eye Adelaide Oval
Luke Ball, Matt Maguire suffer setbacks in VFL
Bruce Walkley: Former Swan Schneider gets "homecoming presents" |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Milne and Davey
relieved of charges
> Ballantyne, King and Thomas cited
Martin Windsor-Black: Same round 1, 2 and 4-point margins
Hawthorn v St Kilda, stats background
Bruce Kennedy: Influence of the draft: Essendon, Brisbane
Kathryn Michaelsen: Round 21-22 drawing when picture almost complete
Jason Akermanis admits pay-cut certain if he plays on next year |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Ballantyne
outed for two matches
> Thomas cleared of high contact
Umpires to enforce rule for off-the-ball incidents
Essendon's Lovett-Murray on drugs, driving charges
Hamstring rules out Paul Chapman against Blues
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 18 detailed
Top South Australian cricket official quits
NAB Rising Star, Round 18: Callan Ward (Western Bulldogs)
Bruce Kennedy: Influence of the draft: North Melb, Melbourne
Essendon will allow veteran trio to say if they will play on |
| Thursday |
Regardless of
controversy: Melbourne will continue to experiment
Richmond commits to Richardson for 2010
Leon Davis signs two-year extension with Pies
Worth repeating: Michael O'Loughlin first to play 300 games for Swans
John Worsfold: aiming for his 100th victory
Daniel Kerr officially out for season: troubling abdominal complaint |
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D-09-R17 |
Footystats Diary, Week
689,
July 24-30, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 17 selections:
Magpies make three changes; Blues two
> Cats still missing Harley, Johnson, Kelly
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Magpies close in on snaring Buckley
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 16 detailed
MWB: Prognostications
Josh Fraser undergoes knee surgery |
| Saturday |
Collingwood strangle
the Blues
MWB: A goal in mind ... Carlton's goal a quarter versus Collingwood
AFL rejects any change to priority draft picks |
| Sunday |
Geelong's last term
recovery flattens the Hawks
Dockers lift with another Derby win over Eagles
Brown kicks 8.2 as Lions whip the Kangas
Dominant Saints win 17th; Bulldogs are easy meat
Bruce Kennedy: recent track record |
| Monday |
Rivalry Round draws
361,450; 3rd-biggest weekend
Sydney beat Demons by three goals
Upset Richmond win dims Bombers' finals hopes
Adelaide send Power dreams crashing
Michael Rodgers hospitalised but on the mend
Matthew Scarlett and Harry Taylor nurse groin injuries
Richmond's Shane Tuck dropped; halts 104 consecutive games |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Tim Notting
offered a one-game ban
> Joe Corey can escape with a reprimand
They said it, The Age: Nathan Buckley says "no" to North Melbourne
Ian Robson, Hawthorn CEO moves to Windy Hill
Matthew Lloyd may miss a month
Adam Simpson retires on Friday night
Confidential Adelaide Oval plans made public
MWB: Same day as a draw milestones to happen
Leonard Colquhoun: 2009 attendances, Rounds 8-15
WAFL dumps AFL three-strikes drug policy; first offenders face bans |
| Wednesday |
Landmark coaching
arrangement
Collingwood sign Mick Malthouse and Nathan Buckley to the end of 2014
Worth repeating: Damien Barrett details how Eddie McGuire clinched it
They said it: The Age: Pies coaching timeline explained
Match Review Panel: Tim Notting accepts one game penalty
> Joel Corey takes MRP reprimand
NAB Rising Star, Round 17: Dayne Beams (Collingwood)
Adam Hunter battling to save his career
Crunch time for Brisbane Lions
Bruce Walkley "Mightavbeen": at Manuka on Sunday ...
Bruce Kennedy: Influence of the draft St Kilda, Sydney
MWB: Travelling some still haven't got the hang of it ... 1-pt milestones
Richmond players endorse Jade Rawlings |
| Thursday |
AFL and GAA put
exchange games on hold
Mike Sheahan, Herald Sun: Hunt: Promotion money can't buy
Comment: Karmichael Hunt: long live the dream ...
Bruce Kennedy: Influence of the draft West.B'dogs, Fremantle |
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D-09-R16 |
Footystats Diary, Week
688,
July 17-23, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 16 selections:
Geelong get six key players back
> Bulldogs and Bombers, unchanged sides
Sport advertising targeted: Move to ban alcohol advertising
Crocker and Rawlings aim to keep their jobs
Sydney Swans to debut Xavier schoolboy
Future brighter for Brisbane's Jed Adcock
Carey readies return to Arden Street |
| Saturday |
Bulldogs with
authority smash Bombers
Worth repeating: new Dallas Cowboys stadium
Rick Ladson out for the rest of the season
Buckley to meet Kanagas
Bruce Kennedy: How long have we *won lost* three in-a-row?
Geoff McClure back on deck |
| Sunday |
Carlton flog the Swans
to break 7-year hoodoo
Cats bounce back with solid win over Demons
Hawks produce major upset against Collingwood
Brisbane take points from Freo in Subiaco wet
Ted Richards suffers broken ribs, punctured lung
Skilton, Pratt, Kelly as inaugural Bloods Legends |
| Monday |
Andrew Demetriou says
League is "determined to experiment with fixture"
Round 16: Port of a different colour thrash the Eagles
> Big finish by North stuns Richmond to a draw
> Relentless Saints make Adelaide look second rate
Stephen Rodgers: Reflections on R15 debacle: Ten times their score!
Kelli Underwood calls the Cats-Dees game for Ten
Comment: Draw keeps our game unique
Twists in the crowds
Port wear one-off guernsey designed by 7-year-old
North prez James Brayshaw and Nathan Buckley meet |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Koschitzke and
Dawson face suspension
They said it: Sportal: AFL rules out extra-time in home-and-away
Fremantle probe nightclub brawl in Perth
Martin Windsor-Black: Brother versus brother
Bruce Walkley: What might have been ...
Foxtel: "On the Couch": Tiger president denies any disrespect to
Sheedy
Bruce Kennedy: The influence of the draft: Carlton, Collingwood |
| Wednesday |
MRP, Tribunal:
Koschitzke takes one week
> Tribunal suspends Dawson for two games
They said it: Caroline Wilson: AFL: We got it wrong
Gold Coast lures Malcolm Blight to its board
Leonard Colquhoun: Lucy Burford and the guernsey of Power
Comment: Footystats is only as good as its readers
NAB Rising Star, Round 16: Chris Masten (West Coast)
Kathryn Michaelsen: Is this really a serious problem?
Bruce Kennedy: Draft comparison: Geelong, Hawthorn
They said it: Stephen Rielly, The Australian: Riverview plans for
18th club |
| Thursday |
Draft may move into
prime-time
Eade focus is on finals, not Hall
Ted Richards out of hospital
Mark Williams seals the deal with Port
They said it: Mick Malthouse: Bailey not distracted by Wallace tank
talk
Worth attention: Grant Thomas on the subject of tanking
Magpie *twos* return to Victoria Park
Shaun Burgoyne gets back to Port after three months out |
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D-09-R15 |
Footystats Diary, Week
687,
July 10-16, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 15 selections:
Injuries bite deep into Geelong's line-up
They said it: Mick Malthouse: Hall, "wouldn't give it two seconds
thought"
Turning back the clock The Argus, July 12, 1929
MWB: Heavyweight *title* worthy of sponsor
Clubs take renewed interest in Irish players |
| Saturday |
Dogged Pies just hold
out rugged Bulldogs
Adam Goodes predicts more Swans will follow Hall
Mazda signs on again as North Melbourne major sponsor
Dane Swan: terrific player; terrible looking right arm |
| Sunday |
Bombers remain on
track for joust at the finals
Nine goals to Fevola slices through the Tigers
Adelaide pulverise one-goal Fremantle
Brisbane smash injury-struck Geelong by 43pts
Bruce Kennedy: We finally get *a close one*
Magpies-Dogs in 12th one-pointer at Docklands |
| Monday |
Franklin's four last
gasp goals snatch Hawk victory
Demons off the bottom with second straight win
No hangover as solid Saints account for Eagles
Bruce Kennedy: "Where will your team finish? ..."
Kathryn Michaelsen: Big calls with seven rounds to go
They said it: The Age: Stynes on the mend at home
Dean Cox re-injures groin; may be out rest of season
Three instances of seven singles
Saints odds-on for minor premiership |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Franklin clear
but Lewis faces one week
Missing Cat players were injured
Jesse White and Mike Pyke to plug Sydney gaps
Michael Rogers: Chewy on the boot
Darwin likely to host Power, Demons and Dogs in 2010
Hawthorn re-sign Cyril Rioli to new 3-year contract |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Lewis admits
strike but is cleared to play
Worth repeating: Sportal thanks but no tanks
MWB: Home and away ladders update; also form ladder and attendances
Cox and Kerr suffering *mystery injuries*
They said it: Herald Sun: Wayne Campbell pulls out of Tiger race
NAB Rising Star, Round 15: Liam Jurrah (Melbourne)
Fred Stafford dies: 1947 Carlton grand final hero
Carlton re-sign trio of Bret Thornton, Paul Bowers, Dennis Armfield |
| Thursday |
They said it: The
Age: A new footy stat has caught on
Looking ahead: Essendon v Western Bulldogs stats
Harvey puts the Dockers on notice
Worth repeating: Rohan Connolly, The Age: Season '09 the best ever?
High level of bacteria found in Brisbane player rooms |
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D-09-R14 |
Footystats Diary, Week
686,
July 3-9, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 14 selections:
Blues selectors make five changes
> Stevens and Scotland among casualties; Davis & Pendlebury return
Jim Stynes steps for time to battle cancer
Launceston fans left in the cold for the August 8 game
Graham Johncock signs new two-deal with Crows |
| Saturday |
Collingwood blast
Bombers by six goals
6th-straight win for Magpies
They said it: Second team fickle Sydney is getting one!
Bruce Kennedy: Cats-Saints, player turnover in past 5 years
Michael Rogers: Sound levels between broadcasts
Brett Burton set to return via SANFL |
| Sunday |
Here's one for you
Jimmy
Brisbane collapse under Port onslaught
Tigers make Crows fight all the way
Extraordinary Bulldogs smash Hawthorn
Last game at Carrara before $130 million re-development |
| Monday |
Swans grind out win
over Kangas; 10 lead changes
In a memorable contest Saints pip Cats by a goal
Freo crumble to Carlton's last term fightback
Fans for the season pass four million; average 36,153 at 112 games
Kathryn Michaelsen: The last eight rounds
They said it: The Australian: Mark this as one of all-time greats |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Colin Sylvia
dealt a three-game penalty
Early pleas will assist three others
TV ball-burster; Seven glows over Saints-Cats blockbuster
They said it: Exodus of names from Hall of Fame committee
Most consecutive wins in a season update
MWB: Hawthorn revisit goalless halves;
> Home, away ladders update also form ladder
Michael Rogers: Reigning premiers: goalless and heavy defeats
They said it: Wayne Schwass: Thank you St Kilda and thank you Geelong |
| Wednesday |
MRP, Tribunal: Chaplin
and Pratt fail at Tribunal
They said it: The Age: Sheedy should put his hand down
After 250 matches: Barry Hall retires
Bruce Walkley: What might have been a football sin ...
NAB Rising Star, Round 14: Jack Grimes (Melbourne)
Freo's Michael Johnson ruled out 4-6 after ankle surgery |
| Thursday |
Daryn Cresswell
refused bail: six fraud charges
They said it: The Age: Stynes hoping the worst is behind him
Martin Windsor-Black: VFLAFL heavyweight title
14-year-old lad banned for seven years by Essendon & District League
Brett Burton and Simon Goodwin expected to return for Crows |
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D-09-R13 |
Footystats Diary, Week
685,
June 26-July 2, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 13 selections:
Pies give the chop to another four
They said it: The Age: AFL to push ahead with court action
Baron-Hay quits Sydney's CEO post
Walkley, Michaelsen, Stapleton: Scott has the last word ...
Michael Rogers: Best ever start possible for St Kilda;
> Geelong's consecutive centuries at home
Michael Rogers: Turning back the clock: The Argus, May 3, 1945
36,934 sets new membership record for Geelong
Round 12 crowd adjustment, Ess-Mel
Port's Troy Chaplin re-signs until end of 2012 |
| Saturday |
Round 13: Bombers flog
the Blues in great 2nd half
John Worsfold re-signs with West Coast
They said it: The Age: Senate committee told to butt out |
| Sunday |
Collingwood in
sparkling form thrash Dockers
Crows strangle plucky Swans
Lions flatten Demons but lose the percentage boost
West Coast start new Worsfold era on positive note
Collingwood and Crows post 5th-straight wins
Hawk stripes easy to see than *away-clash* jumper |
| Monday |
Geelong easily in spit
of easing off at end
Bulldogs take out even scrap with the Kangas
Tigers fall in a heap as Saints ram home win 13th
Round 13 trivia round-up
Barry Hall: MRP focus expected to fall on Swan veteran |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Three players
charged
> Hall offered two games with early plea; Reprimands for Petrie and Cotchin
They said it: Paul Roos: Hall's career may be over
Knee injury flattens Daniel Giansiracusa for six
They said it: Samantha Lane: Elliott denies life membership may go
Eagles quick to re-sign Nic
MWB: Not scoring in two quarters, but still won
Kathryn Michaelsen: What is it about Round 14?
Michael Rogers: Defending the flag an historical perspective
Has Hall played his last match? |
| Wednesday |
Blues act on
"disgraceful" allegations; John Elliott banished by Carlton
Worth attention: Samantha Lane: Final humiliation for Elliott ...
MRP: Sydney accept two weeks for Hall
Port re-sign Mark Williams as coach
NAB Rising Star, R13: Tayte Pears (Essendon)
Michael Rogers: longest each team in a season without a loss or win
Turning back the clock: The Argus, January 28, 1933
Bombers dump McVeigh for one match following drinking spree
Hall retirement on hold |
| Thursday |
Dockers drop Solomon
after session with McVeigh
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Stynes may quit to fight illness
Michael Rogers: Geelong-St Kilda; in-depth analysis
They said it: Brett Kirk says Swans undecided on Hall's future
David Mundy: into the record books
Near sold-out Pie-Dons match will stay on delay in Melbourne
Fevola after finger surgery declares himself fit |
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D-09-R12b |
Footystats Diary, Week
684,
June 19-25, 2009
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| Friday |
Completion of Round
12: Melbourne make six changes
> Magpies unchanged; Swans lose Craig Bolton
> Fletcher, Welsh, Winderlich in for Dons
They said it: The Age: Western Sydney team "should be just that"
Brent Harvey cleared to resume training with Kangas
They said it: The Australian: Agent fees now a tax write-off
Liam Jurrah to debut for Demons |
| Saturday |
Solid Bombers climb
back into top eight
Cats drop Wojcinski and Stokes for Sunday
West Coast offer Worsfold a new contract
Wayne Carey pulls on boots for charity |
| Sunday |
Effective Pies on the
up and Swans slump
Coaches drop *July 1st* clause
Worth repeating: Jenny McAsey's Swans' sobering piece in The Australian |
| Monday |
Geelong withstand
strong Docker challenge
Round 12 trivia round-up
Scott Pendlebury likely to miss two games with knee injury |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Bomber McVeigh
accepts one-game ban
> Ling and Grover offered reprimands
Leigh Matthews discounts a return to coaching
Michael Rogers: Turning back the clock: The Age, April 28, 1939
Kathryn Michaelsen: Walkley kicking Collingwood when they're up ...
Demon Brock McLean wears black armband for "Tuppence" Moran
Tassie player outed for flashing his penis on TV |
| Wednesday |
Match Review Panel:
Ling, Grover, de Boer take MRP penalties
They said it, The Age: Clubs may reap extra $1m from stadiums
Micky O'Loughlin signals retirement after 15 years
John Elliott slammed for hush money claims
NAB Rising Star, R12: Aaron Joseph (Carlton)
3AW back on top in Melbourne radio ratings
Michael Rogers: Turning back the clock: The Argus, March 20, 1926
MWB: 40+ disposals and tackles
Andrew McLeod and Tyson Edwards hit 287th match milestone together |
| Thursday |
Saints purchase Verdun
Howell's 1959 Brownlow
Col Hutchinson named Geelong's official historian
MWB: Consecutive winslosses at a venue
A view from Ross Stapleton
Michael Rogers: Turning back the clock: The Age, September 30, 1937
Tom Harley will be back to lead Geelong on Saturday |
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D-09-R12 |
Footystats Diary, Week
683,
June 12-18, 2009
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| Friday |
Richmond signal time
for change: New broom sweep away five older Tigers
Sport threatened as WHO declares flu pandemic
Paddy Ryder signs new three-year deal
Worth repeating: Hirdy's quick quip handy for Sandy
AFL-Docklands confrontation over AC-DC booking |
| Saturday |
St Kilda hold out
persistent Blues; 12th straight win
They said it: Why science, not luck, is key to joining 300 club
Bruce Kennedy: A surprising observation ... after more than 2000 games
North Melbourne break 30,000 memberships for second year |
| Sunday |
Bulldogs demolish Port
by 15 goals in Darwin
Richmond breath new life into their season
North Melbourne may move one home game to Perth next year |
| Monday |
Brown boots five goals
as Brisbane smash Hawks
Crows blow the Kangas out of the water
They said it: The Age: AFL set to bail out Port with $1m aid package
Leonard Colquhoun: Equitable draw: "degrees of equivalence"
Brad Sewell, Grant Birchall and Brendan Whitecross sign new Hawk deals
North's Jack Ziebell breaks his right leg |
| Tuesday |
Dean Laidley quits
Kangaroos
> Darren Crocker named caretaker coach
MRP: Jack Riewoldt
offered reprimand
AFL grants $1m to Port Adelaide
They said it: The Age: ACT Government reject AFL bid for extra games
Bruce Walkley: Naitanui's name how to say it, and others ...
Martin Windsor-Black: Eagles last "way" performance ...
Michael Rogers: Eagles last "away" performance ...
AFL supports soccer's bid for World Cup |
| Wednesday |
MRP: Jack Riewoldt
accepts reprimand
They said it: The Age: Laidley's rift with CEO beginning of the end
Coaching tenures around the AFL
Port's Daniel Motlop to miss eight weeks
MWB: The conundrum my answer detailed
Essendon get back Dustin Fletcher and Andrew Welsh
Trent Croad returns to low-level training |
| Thursday |
AFL mid-season review:
> Sydney figures falter in "world's most challenging football market"
Crows top the "rushed behinds" tally
Magpies play the waiting game (with Malthouse) |
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D-09-R11 |
Footystats Diary, Week
682,
June 5-11, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 11 selections:
Max Hudghton returns for the Saints
> Kangaroos drop four; Tigers lose Brown, Nahas and White
Jason McCartney appointed to AIS-AFL Academy
They said it: Umpires swallow whistle on frees
Christina Ogg is AFL's first woman executive
Essendon's Andrew Lovett to face driving without a licence charge |
| Saturday |
Tigers appoint Jade
Rawlings as caretaker coach
Bulldogs win with club
record 14 goalkickers
Goalkickers: four clubs had 16 in a game detailed
Melbourne ink 30-year deal to use Casey Fields
They said it: Sydney deny Wallace offered Swans job
Brad Ebert re-signs with Eagles |
| Sunday |
St Kilda set new club
record with 11-straight wins
Blues hold out Lions in tight Gabba battle
Improved Port grind out gritty 24pt win over Dockers
Peak of attendances likely to remain unchallenged
ABC Radio's Marc Maclure: Tigers won't win flag in next 20 years |
| Monday |
Accurate Adelaide turn
the tables on Bombers
Wounded Hawks hang on to beat gutsy Swans
Cats' early dominance gets 11th-straight win
61,287 see Magpies thoroughly beat the Demons
Obscure scoreline stands out
They said it: Hall brain fade costs Swans
Gerard Whateley: end stupidity of draw; Round 2 meet again in Round 11 |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel:
Steven King looking at four, maybe six
Bruce Kennedy: Cats build on winning sequences
Michael Rogers: Look where the Cats are now ...
Ladder after Round 11: in 2008 and 2009
Bruce Kennedy: Players and umpires making contact
Leonard Colquhoun: Equitable draw |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal, MRP: Steven
King takes four weeks suspension
> Paddy Ryder cleared of rough conduct
Bruce Kennedy analysis: The first 11 rounds: Saints and Cats too far? ...
NAB Rising Star, R11: Brad Dick (Collingwood)
Martin Windsor-Black: Players: consecutive matches
Kathryn Michaelsen: Leonard, what is an equitable draw? |
| Thursday |
Paul Roos agrees with
substitution plans
Richo hopes to be back in August; doubts on 2009
MWB: Eagles have lost against every opponent away ... detailed
Kathryn Michaelsen: When the draw becomes a sketch
Bruce Kennedy: Collingwood now 500 wins ahead ... detailed
Simon Goodwin's knee put 250th on hold |
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D-09-R10 |
Footystats Diary, Week
681,
May 29-June 4, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 10 selections:
Tigers axe Mark Coughlan
> Melbourne dump Russell Robertson
> Blues & Eagles make nine changes
They said it: Magpies move on Malthouse
Ten players fail drug tests
New Sydney side will be competitive; McConnell
Leonard Colquhoun: Eff of for eff ay |
| Saturday |
Carlton bounce back to
stay in the race
Worth repeating: We're not so hot on going to the footy; report
St Kilda wear swine flu face masks on flight to Carrara game
Liam Shiels to debut for Hawks |
| Sunday |
High-geared Bulldogs
slaughter insipid Swans
Brisbane too solid for the Kangas
Demons no match for potent St Kilda
Tenacious Tigers hold back thrilling Dockers fight-back
Appearance fee claim by Ablett Snr denied
Brother John Pye: NT's "father of football": dies at 102
Bruce Kennedy: Stripes don't earn as many Brownlow votes details |
| Monday |
First-half efficiency
by Crows pays off against Hawks
Classy Geelong give Essendon a lesson
Collingwood thump Port by 38 points
One millionth AFL patron for year at the MCG
AFL asks Cousins to "please explain" the finger
AFL extends vilification ruling
Key injuries sour Geelong's 10th win
Kathryn Michaelsen: AFL again, fairly lacklustre ... |
| Tuesday |
Wallace stands down as
Richmond coach
MRP: Five players face suspension
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 10 detailed
They said it: Sorry, but no mercy (Bulldog response to Wallace
apology)
Knee surgery sidelines Chad Cornes for at least six weeks |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Daniel Kerr
gets one-game suspension
Lake cleared; reprimand for Robinson
"Up yours" gesture: Richmond in part fine Cousins $5000
AFL softens; its fine is totally suspended
AFL readies 24-week season in 2001
NAB Rising Star, R10: Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
Bruce Kennedy: Cats cast out their Nemeses
Malcontent of Mount Martha: Subjective journalism at best? |
| Thursday |
Essendon may dump VFL
affiliate Bendigo
Jack Watts to debut for Melbourne against Magpies
They said it: Gold Coast dominates teen scene
Tassie sticks with solo Hawthorn deal
Bruce Walkley: What might have been ... deliberate out of bounds rule
Richmond's 'Polly' Perkins dies aged 91
Martin Windsor-Black: Adelaide rack up Rising Star in successive weeks
Michael Rogers: For & against % in winning and losing matches
"Finger in the fried rice story"
Fremantle's in horror injury run |
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D-09-R09 |
Footystats Diary, Week
680,
May 22-28, 2009
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| Friday |
AFL Hall of Fame: Ross
Oakley heads list of eight new inductees
Round 9 selections: Magpies face Eagles without key forwards
Will Sydney break the chain?
Alan McConnell takes pivotal role for west Sydney
Never more than one undefeated after Round 8
Paul Vinar passes, aged 69 |
| Saturday |
Round 9: Bulldogs
press Geelong to a thrilling two-point finish
The Stats that Matter: Geelong 51 wins from 54 |
| Sunday |
Kangaroos trump the
pumped-up Fremantle
Adelaide slaughter Carlton in timely reality check
Magpies roll Eagles with great second half
Bombers finish too strongly for Richmond
WAFL beat SANFL by one point; first WA win in 15 years
Bruce Kennedy: Cats and Dogs continue history of close results
Verdun Howell to put his 1959 Brownlow to auction |
| Monday |
Geelong and St Kilda
set new League benchmark
First clubs to jointly lead ladder undefeated after Round 9
Sydney savage Port by nine goals
Saints survive concerted Brisbane challenge
Hawthorn outclass Demons to hold 7th place
Bruce Kennedy: An astonishing ladder
Jarrad Waite may need full reconstruction |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Lovett-Murray
faces hefty penalty
Tassie has new views on Hawthorn sponsorship
Bruce Walkley: What might have been: Russell Robertson
Ken Booth: a thoughtful observation
Brisbane's Troy Selwood still suffering head clash after a fortnight |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Bartel fails
to have trip charge dropped
> Stokes takes one week suspension; Lovett-Murray out for three matches
Knee surgery ends season for Jarrad Waite
Top versus bottom MWB lays out the background
Fremantle lose Roger Hayden for 6-8 weeks
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 9 detailed
NAB Rising Star, R9: Andy Otten (Adelaide)
Michael Rogers: Best sequence of 75 detailed |
| Thursday |
West Sydney 18th club
franchise: Canberra seen as a second home
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Seven sets tone in battle for TV
rights
Free agency will happen in 2012
Search for cash: Bulldogs rule our Tassie
Rambling through the charts: 1987-2009, shaping up on the MCG
Mark Harvey honours Terry Wallace who reaches 500-game milestone |
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D-09-R08 |
Footystats Diary, Week
679,
May 15-21, 2009
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| Friday |
Collingwood injuries
force five changes
> Confident Cats are unchanged; Tigers regain five players
They said it; Daniel Brettig: Player behaviour: AFL needs to stay
vigilant
Where the money is going at TAB Sportsbet
They said it: Senate inquiry: Unfair evidence threatened press
coverage
Return to Princes Park for game moves closer
Nine use NRL logo widely for Johns' exposure
Chad Cornes and Alipate Carlile re-sign with Port to end of 2011
Hawthorn's Luke Hodge will miss a month with groin injury |
| Saturday |
Round 8: Hawthorn
score hard-won victory over Dockers
They said it: The Age: AFL rejects MCC peace offer of extra $5.6m
Travis Auld appointed CEO of Gold Coast FC
AFL considers moving Anzac Day clash to Sydney |
| Sunday |
Demons run the
Bulldogs ragged
Cats cruise to 50th win from past 53 games
Struggling Lions soar to spear Crows
Another Swans-Eagles thriller; Sydney by 5 points |
| Monday |
Tredrea 7 goals: Port
in last-gasp win over Tigers
Blues outclass injury-weakened Collingwood
Saints resist Essendon pressure and stay unbeaten
Pies lose another forward; VFL injury to Rusling
Hamstring injury will sideline West's Murphy a fortnight |
| Tuesday |
MRP Round 8: Cam
Mooney faces one game suspension
Lou Richards turns down League award offer
Stalled again: Ben Cousins has surgery to left hand
Bruce Walkley: What might have been ...
MWB: Reflections from the weekend
Michael Rogers: Looking ahead to Round 9
Threats: Latest is threat to move GF to Sydney after year 2032 |
| Wednesday |
MRP: Mooney elects to
take a one-week break
Riewoldt inks with Saints to end of 2013
Wallace remains as Richmond coach
Michael Rogers: Four Quarters WonLost detailed link |
| Thursday |
AFL injury survey: The
burden of increasingly physical game
SANFL injects $2.5m into Port
Brisbane Lions sick of snipes from Akermanis
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 8 detailed
NAB Rising Star, R8: Jarryn Geary (St Kilda)
Leonard Colquhoun: 2009 attendances, Rounds 1-7
Full Points Footy: Second volume of FPF Encyclopedia now out
Torrential rains and SEQ floods cause move of U18 championships |
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D-09-R07 |
Footystats Diary, Week
678,
May 8-14, 2009
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| Friday |
Round 7 selections:
Tigers bring back Ben Cousins
> Grant Birchall returns to Hawthorn side
> Tom Harley back to lead the Cats
Gold Coast jigsaw gets its $36 million grant
They said it: The Age: Healthy Docklands profit adds to AFL
frustration
Port runner David Arnfield suspended for four matches for rules breaches |
| Saturday |
Bombers inflict
mammoth upset on Hawthorn
Geelong: King of possession
Sam Fisher inks with Saints until end of 2012
Newman breached TV's code of conduct ACMA
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Quick fix for West Sydney |
| Sunday |
Unbeaten Geelong
skittle Swans by 51 points
Brisbane swamp Tigers in last half
North hold on to down Port in upset win
Freo prick the Blues bubble to make it three in-a-row
Kangas-Power draw only 14,342 to Docklands |
| Monday |
Bulldogs steamroll
Adelaide: 8 goals in 22 minutes
West Coast hold out determined Melbourne
Doubt on Medhurst who missed Sunday training
Paul Roos: "Geelong way ahead of anyone else"
Fevola injury new Carlton concern
Magpies re-sign Dale Thomas and Heath Shaw
Ankle will sideline Demon star Jared Rivers |
| Tuesday |
St Kilda smash Magpies
in record-setting win
Facts and trivia from Round 7
MRP: Byron Schammer facing one-game suspension
They said it: Samantha Lane: Grant Thomas axed by radio SEN
Frantic North-Port finish produces longest Q4
Wins after a St Kilda loss continue
Christian Braun: It's about that time again will history repeat itself?
Recovery prospects good for Cornes and Salopek
Bruce Kennedy: Season had produced an extraordinary ladder
Michael Rogers: Best and worst sequence of matches
Two million through the gate; average 36,684 ... Mother's Day takes a hit |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Byron
Schammer wins not guilty verdict
They said it: Samantha Lane: League played no role, says SEN
Collingwood injuries mount up
NAB Rising Star, R7: Jack Ziebell (North Melb)
Bruce Kennedy: Where will your team finish based on first seven rounds
Comment: Monday let's leave it as a work day
MWB: Martin's crystal ball shows 'cloudy' for Hawks
David Hall and Brent Harvey resigned by North
Ablett will miss another week |
| Thursday |
Dr Donald Cordner
passes, aged 87
Rex Hunt sent to 100 hours community service
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 7 detailed
Comment: Monday night, a nice fit for Channel Nine
Michael Rogers: String of wins the long streaks
Port Adelaide look to Top End to make ends meet
Demetriou: Port and Crows "must stick together" |
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D-09-R06 |
Footystats Diary, Week
677,
May 1-7, 2009
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| Friday |
Umpire comments: Hawk
president takes $5000 fine option
> link to correspondence exchange between AFL and Hawthorn
They said it: The Age: Third Melbourne stadium a real possibility
Selections, Round 6: Carr and Stenglein dumped; Matt de Boer to debut
> Guerra and Osborn back for Hawks
> O'Loughlin and Hall return for Sydney
Essendon's Peter Jackson to vacate GM post
Betting support for Carlton surges on Pratt's passing
Greg Denham in The Australian comments on $5000 fine on Kennett |
| Saturday |
Round 6: Disappointing
Kangas no match for Magpies
They said it: Gieschen: Chicken wing tackle a paltry issue
Canadian rookie to make senior debut for Sydney |
| Sunday |
Gripping finish: Hawks
by 4 points over Blues
Dockers overrun Eagles in last half of Derby 29
Brisbane return to form with easy win over Bombers
Port smash Crows in Showdown 26
Worth repeating: SMH, Fitz Files: Converted: the Bombers blew my mind
Ben Cousins makes impressive return with Coburg |
| Monday |
Shaky Swans steady to
hold out Tigers
Geelong casually dispose of Melbourne
Saints rule on top as Bulldogs lose third straight
Facts and trivia from Round 6
Dustin Fletcher's broken leg leaves Don's reeling
Thompson: I won't risk Ablett if he's sore
Blood tests suggested for ailing Daniel Kerr |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Magpies' John
Anthony charged with headbuttting groin of opponent
Dustin Fletcher will be out up to a month
Sheedy: West Sydney move is 25 years overdue
Gary Ablett to miss three games with groin injury
Foot injury brings down Ryan Crowley
MWB: Opponents bounce back after St Kilda defeat
> Saints finally lose a quarter!
Bruce Walkley, The Roar: AFL's pale blue murder
Michael Rogers: Six consecutive wins detail
Hawk Tim Boyle suffers season ending knee surgery |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Simon Taylor
cleared of reckless conduct
Surgery likely to end Richardson's season
MCG turf gets $2 million lighting boost
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 6 detailed
NAB Rising Star, R6: Stephen Hill (Fremantle)
They said it: The Examiner: Player scrutiny |
| Thursday |
Disappointing revenue
> Stadium issue worsens
> Kangas face big pay out if crowd fails for Port match
> Frenzy on Jackson's suggestion for North-Demon merger
> Channel 9 to bid for AFL rights from 2012
They said it: Hard facts: Blues make only $25,000 from 42,496 crowd
> Geelong rake in extraordinary $650,000 from a 23,000 attendance
Can the AFL keep Good Friday footy-free?
Marketing rights hand Gold Coast FC $650,000 from Blues-Freo event
6PR's Karl Langdon says Malthouse is certainty for Richmond coaching
Sherrin footballs to be "broken in" during pre-match warm-up |
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D-09-R05 |
Footystats Diary, Week
676,
April 24-30, 2009
refer
Match Review and
Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Round 5 ANZAC Day
Rocca, Medhurst selected but in doubt
> Richmond dump three; Coughlan recalled
They said it: Damien Barrett: Gambling bankrupts Daryn Cresswell
Bruce Kennedy: Best 50 matches: Comparisons Essendon, Geelong
Old Melbourne Showgrounds returns as a prospect
Neil Craig apologises to Ivan Maric for public outburst |
| Saturday |
St Kilda with 5th win
spread eagle Port by 11 goals
York Park to get $4 million upgrade
Melbourne set new membership record of 29,706 |
| Sunday |
Bombers snatch late
victory from Collingwood
Hawthorn find form to down West Coast
Drought ends for Tigers; North seriously wounded
Freo break the ice against dismal Swans |
| Monday |
Geelong 473;
best-ever from 50 games
Cats demolish Brisbane Lions by 93 points
Carlton savage the Bulldogs; Blues up to 3rd
Skills standard of Demons-Crows game test loyalties
David Hille out for the rest of the season
Brad Harvey dislocates left elbow: three months
Michael Rogers: Best and worst 50 matches; Highest scores history
Crows dip from last season
Gary Ablett: another masterclass 42-possession performance |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Two players
escape ump-bump penalty
> No suspensions imposed; one reprimand
They said it: Demetriou: West Sydney could face delay
Knee injury takes out Rhys Palmer |
| Wednesday |
AFL Tribunal: Jared
Rivers guilty of ump bump; fined $2600
Richard Pratt dies
Nick Maxwell inks two more years with Pies
Michael Rogers: Putting it right: St Kilda's lowest average *points against*
AFL acts on Hawthorn's criticism of umpires
Demetriou: Subiaco is AFL's worst venue
NAB Rising Star, R5: Garry Moss (Hawthorn)
They said it: Richard Hinds: Western Sydney venture a giant leap of
faith
Cats chasing Collingwood's "best of 60"
Surgery to left knee for Port's Shaun Burgoyne |
| Thursday |
Defiant Kennett
returns the serve
Brisbane's Dalziell will return sooner than expected
Michael O'Loughlin declares himself fit to return
Homebush likely second home for second Sydney side
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 5 detailed
MWB: Two extraordinarily detailed files ...
Michael Rogers: scoring failures; only two teams since 1910 |
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D-09-R04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
675,
April 17-23, 2009
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Match Review and
Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Round 4 selections
> Hawks get back Campbell, Lewis, Sewell
> Rocca returns for Collingwood; Crows end suspension of Bock
Carlton near to breaking Sydney's 11-game run
Jy Bond wins punter spot with Miami Dolphins
They said it: Magic Michael O'Loughlin almost back
MWB shouts Hawks achieve record high of 49,307 members |
| Saturday |
Round 4: Determined
Pies run over Lions |
| Sunday |
Sydney beat Blues for
12th straight time
Hawthorn tumble: Port inflict major upset
St Kilda humiliate Fremantle by 14 goals
Steady Geelong withstand Adelaide pressure
Kathryn Michaelsen: Shaw-ly Didak-tic
They said it: Footy jumper prices at Dimmeys will soar
Worth repeating: Chicken fiasco madness |
| Monday |
North sneak home
against Bombers
Demons get narrow win over the trying Tigers
Eagles power back and stun the Bulldogs
Worsfold calls for Eagles reserves team in WAFL
Rogers Results: trivia update
Kathryn Michaelsen: Two chicken for sex
Fremantle fall to bottom; first time since 2001-R22
O'Loughlin gets through Reserves appearance |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Tribunal given
two ump bump charges
> Collingwood face disciplinary action
They said it: Patrick Smith: Umpires cop it from al sides
Denis Page "still very keen to coach"
Anzac Day Medal: the inners since inception in 2000
Richmond have "plan B" if Wallace departs
MWB: Target 50K, ANZAC Day |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Port's Matt
Thomas: one week and fine
> Simon Black takes ump bump reprimand
> Round 4 charges and verdicts in detail
Terry Wallace "safe for now" at Richmond
Fremantle disprove "KKK" allegations
NAB Rising Star, R4: Jaxson Barham (Collingwood)
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 4 detailed
Ablett 46 in a game: Most disposals, Kicks, Marks, Handballs
Carlton president Richard Pratt gravely ill; Players and officials at
bedside
Geelong loses Cameron Ling for up to a month Achilles tendon |
| Thursday |
Actions speak louder:
League clears Collingwood of wrongdoing
League sends "please explain" to Hawk president
Hawthorn hit near-record 50,217 members
>10 of most recent winners have all been nominated in first 5 rounds
MWB: Freo and Eagles have trouble in scoring east of the Nullarbor |
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D-09-R03 |
Footystats Diary, Week
674,
April 10-16, 2009
refer
Match Review and
Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Cats notch benchmark
45th win from 48
> Second term blitz snuff out the Magpies
Heath Shaw booked for touching umpire
North fine Simpson and Pratt $5000 each
Michael Rogers: Grand Finalist's season result against each other |
| Saturday |
Making contact with
officials: Ryan O'Keefe questions rule mentality
Umpire Matthew Nicholls experienced severe spinal injury last year
Demon captain James McDonald to miss Sunday with hamstring |
| Sunday |
Accurate Saints
clinically dissect the Eagles
Brisbane cruise past Swans in Gabba rain
Michael Rogers
Geelong: All-time benchmark beckons
Robert Dickson killed in South African car accident
Soccer: Yellow card for breaking wind |
| Monday |
Tredrea kicks 6; Port
smash Demons by 57 points
Hawks are back; North offer little opposition
Steady Crows hold out Dockers in gripping finish
Facts and trivia from Round 3 |
| Tuesday |
Bulldogs stay unbeaten
as they whip the Tigers
Match Review Panel: Two Magpies facing suspension
Michael Rogers: Richmond's early season disasters continue
Scans to foot of Xavier Ellis show no fracture |
| Wednesday |
MRP and Tribunal:
Campbell Brown not guilty
> Heath Shaw: one match, fined $1950 for umpire contact
Renegade Pie fans hurl abuse at Ablett junior
NAB Rising Star, R3: Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
Sydney to wear commemorative 1909 red sash guernsey
Swans play Carlton in rare Saturday afternoon game at SCG |
| Thursday |
Mark Harvey: "Death
row" comment unacceptable
They said it: Poorest clubs will have to pay to play at Docklands
Eldest son of Dickson family dies of injuries
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 3 detailed
Michael Rogers: Adelaide-Geelong; identical points for and against
Oops Daniel Jackson played his 50th game for the Tigers
Keyhole surgery to right knee of Adam Cooney |
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D-09-R02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
673,
April 3-9, 2009
refer
Match Review and
Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Round 2 selections
> Wallace swings selection axe; Tigers name two debutants
They said it: Mark Robinson: Eade and Thompson will sign again
Chad Cornes slams Lovett's tribunal actions
Young 'Pie awaits charges over January incident
Sam Gilbert re-signs with St Kilda until 2001
Essendon's Michael Hurley may miss a month |
| Saturday |
St Kilda run away from
Crows
They said it: Port coach fears AFL becoming 'precious'
Michael Rogers: Some less know scoring records detailed
Demon defender Colin Garland to miss up to four months
Paul Roos reveals his use-by date is end of 2011 |
| Sunday |
Tigers scare a couple
of lives out of the Cats
Spirited Demons succumb to efficient Magpies
Blues survive dogged Lions' comeback
Committed Sydney savage wounded Hawks
Brad Ottens may be out up to six weeks
Season likely to be over for Carlton's Andrew Walker |
| Monday |
No problems for slick
Bombers over Dockers
Bulldogs narrowly beat Kangas in gritty fight
West Coast smash a very flat Port
They said it: Pricey online ticket grab infuriates Sydney fans
Facts and trivia from Round 2 detailed
Westhoff suffer broken foot; Motlop reported
Nathan Bock charged with assault on girlfriend
They said it: Paul Roos backs Peter Everitt's drug concerns |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Kirk booked for
'reckless' umpire contact
MWB: The Full Picture after Round 2 detailed
They said it: Banned Nathan Bock at mercy of Crows
Carlton's Andrew Walker to have shoulder surgery |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Kirk pleads
guilty; "why" awaits answer
> Motlop cleared; McPhee out one match
Worth repeating: Michael Gleeson, The Age
> Mitchell as culpable as Kirk
NAB Rising Star, R2: David Zaharakis (Essendon)
TAB Sportsbet: 2009 premiership betting
Bruce Kennedy notes no Hawk versus Swans gained 20 possessions
Ross Smith comments Swans 73 hit-outs is club equal of 1968-R18 v NM |
| Thursday |
North players guilty
of "chook sex video"
> Simpson and Pratt admit responsibility
> League demands disciplinary action
They said it: Brisbane hire security guards to protect players
MCG Trust rejects counter offer from clubs
Intrigue continues on return of Anthony Rocca
Champion Data and AFL Tables detail last *under 20 possession* game |
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D-09-R01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
672,
Mar 27-April 2, 2009
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Match Review and
Tribunal archives for wider detail of
subject |
| Friday |
Carlton devastate
lifeless Tigers
86,972 witness second-biggest League opening
SANFL change beer policy at Football Park |
| Saturday |
Cats narrowly win
Grand Final rematch
Hawks lose, but with the plaudits
Season may be over for Scott Gumbleton |
| Sunday |
Crows produce the
goods to upset the Pies
Second half Brisbane onslaught floors the Eagles
Saints mercilessly flog the Swans
Demetriou 'bullish about future to radio audience |
| Monday |
Kangas finish too
strongly for Demons
Bombers no match for first-up Port
Bulldogs boot record Perth score against Dockers |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Taylor faces two
games with early plea
Hodge escapes striking charge; Brogan one week; Goodes fined $1950
Bulldogs could be without Murphy for a month
Tigers hope Raines will be back in four weeks
Choices, choices as *One* HD launch "One Week at a Time" |
| Wednesday |
Gold Coast given the
go ahead
MRP: Dean Brogan one week; Steve Johnson cleared
Nathan Buckley to coach Vic Country U16s
NAB Rising Star, R1: Daniel Rich (Brisbane)
Lose the passion and you've lost the game |
| Thursday |
$320 million debt
restricting MCC offer
Melbourne FC back in the fold of MCC
Tassie: "next port of call"
League aims high at $1 billion for next TV deal
John Elliott goes online |
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D-09-Mar-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
671, March 20-26, 2009 |
| Friday |
TV special: Seven to
screen "Essence of the Game"
NSW, Qld, ACT: League looks to establish east coast competition
Demetriou hits back at expansion critics
They said it: Damien Barrett: AFL draw a key weapon
Carrara upgrade still on Demetriou says
SFL re-shuffles as Kermandie goes into recess
Michael Rogers: two new updates
Bruce Walkley in The Roar: The team I see when I am dreaming"
Col Hutchinson's *Approaching Milestones* for Round 1 |
| Saturday |
Commission agrees:
Rushed behind rule will stay
> 50m penalty after disposal also remains
Gold Coast approval delayed again
Beau Waters season ruined again
Hawthorn honours legends to Hall of Fame |
| Sunday |
Queensland State
election
> Labor win ensures Carrara Oval revamp; GC17 franchise now a certainty
Carey makes emotional return to North Melbourne
They said it: Chris Judd: no need to expand |
| Monday |
Gold Coast approval
awaited
> Labor victory in Queensland is good news |
| Tuesday |
Vic clubs look to
moving matches interstate
Thursday night opener a near sell-out
*Footy Works* 2009 new update available now!
They said it: AFL fail to gain control of VFL competition
Comment: Lean FTA pickings north of the Murray
MWB: Analysis: Fox versus free-to-air
Collingwood induct four to Hall of Fame
Michael Rogers: Stats, Trivia and Tricks update |
| Wednesday |
League rejects latest
MCC offer: Extra $90,000 per game "unacceptable"
Sponsor logo force Bulldogs to replace 200 jumpers
Blues-Tigers opener is a sell-out
AFL embrace Swans as second side looms
AFL intentions for VFL competition under question
Demons seek Barassi Medal for best Grand Final captain |
| Thursday |
Cats on high alert for
Hawk ambush at MCG
Mark Ricciuto is new All-Australian selector
ONE HD will debut tonight
Michael Rogers: Grand Final rematches
Sydney elevate Mike Pyke to senior list |
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D-09-Mar-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week
670,
March 13-19, 2009 |
| Friday |
Demons suspend Colin
Sylvia, again
NAB Cup: Selected Grand Final squads
They said it: Bill Hodges: Delayed telecasts still suck
Ricky Nixon recovering after fleeing tram crash before police arrived
Young Bulldog, Paul O'Shea, has hip surgery |
| Saturday |
NAB Cup Grand Final:
Geelong crush Collingwood by 76 points
MWB: Cats post record-equalling "night" victory
Geelong win third *night* title with its biggest margin
Practice match details |
| Sunday |
Josh Hunt to miss
season with knee reconstruction
They said it: Lou Richards 'won't be doing the footy'
Practice match details |
| Monday |
Barassi becomes
Melbourne's No.1 ticket holder |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Nick Stevens hit
with another charge
James Hothersall: PNG beat AFL Flying Boomerangs |
| Wednesday |
Tribunal: Nick Stevens
sidelined until round three
They said it: Herald Sun: West Sydney and GC17 remain on agenda
Port Adelaide seek financial assistance
Don't be surprised ... if AFL hand out vote cards in Queensland election
MWB: NAB Cup: Can Melbourne take heart on "improvement"?
Carlton and Hawthorn elevate rookies |
| Thursday |
AFL Commission agenda:
Club presidents meet to discuss future
Sydney Swans expect another tough financial year
They said it; The Age: Andrew Schauble heads east for a kick
TV: AFL insist ball will be bounced 45 seconds after each goal scored
Demons hurt with injuries to Grimes, Ball, Davey and Petterd |
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D-09-Mar-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
669,
March 6-12, 2009 |
| Friday |
NAB Cup: Tom Hawkins
and Steve Johnson back for Cats
MWB: NAB Cup: Pre-season ladders as we enter semi's
Kane Johnson has knee surgery
They said it: Cheap shot earns Kangaroos $100,000
New Tassie State League sticks with a "Tassie"
Bruce Kennedy: Thrashing, 1960-2008; Winning and losing streaks |
| Saturday |
NAB Cup: Semi-Finals:
Magpies dominate Essendon
Demons down Lions in torrential downpour
Saints control the Tigers at Shepparton
AFL targets off-field incidents
Strong earth tremor of 4.7 experienced in Melbourne and Gippsland |
| Sunday |
NAB Cup: Magpies
dominate Essendon
Demons down Lions in torrential downpour
Saints control the Tigers at Shepparton
AFL targets off-field incidents
TSL to launch new season on April 1st
Melbourne and Victoria experience strong tremor |
| Monday |
Eade not concerned
over pre-season defeats
Worsfold wants answer to rush behind rule
Michael Rogers: Dancing with your sister detailed
Bruce Kennedy: Scoring trends, 19602008
Mark Ricciuto in bicycle accident |
| Tuesday |
Gold Coast
redevelopment: AFL commits funds; will the opposition?
MRP clears Adam Selwood
They said it: Herald Sun: The letter of the lore ...
Bruce Kennedy: Current "hoodoos" detailed
Saints watching Riewoldt knee injury |
| Wednesday |
Rule change: League
wants "rushed behind" change
MWB: NAB Cup: Playoff is first Friday since 1997
AFL financial report: Turnover tops $327 million, but,
> League profit declines by $8 million
Labor says yes! LNP reject Carrara upgrade |
| Thursday |
At last: Melbourne
clinch sponsorship deal
AFL in court fight for Etihad deal details
Williams tells his players to abandon the bump
Richmond crack over 31,000 members |
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D-09-Mar-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
668,
February 27-March 5, 2009 |
| Friday |
NAB Quarter Finals:
Efficient Magpies too good for Richmond
> Cousins shows out in good return to the game
Jordan McMahon become first player to be nabbed for *rushed* behind |
| Saturday |
NAB Cup: Essendon hold
out the Lions by two points
Fallout from Maxwell appeal
> League re-writes "bump" rule (detailed)
Umpire found to be wrong in McMahon *rushed* behind incident
Cousins sought treatment for concussion after comeback game |
| Sunday |
NAB Cup: Low-strength
Cats deal with Port
Practice matches
> Saints overrun Bulldogs at Princes Park
> Q3 blitz lifts Eagles to 10 point win over Crows
> Kangaroos flog Fremantle in Canberra
> Swans clip Demons by eight points
Port held to 3rd-lowest score in pre-season games
Essendon's Mark McVeigh to undergo ankle scans
They said it: Stadium stalls; AFL's Sydney doubt
Melbourne to head official lunch to launch new season |
| Monday |
NAB Cup: Slow-start
Blues wear down the Hawks
Injury list hits Hawthorn
Michael Rogers: Even stevens
Concern with patchy Gabba surface |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Danny Meyer
cleared of front-on contact
> Shane O'Bree faces language charge
Malthouse: Trial substitution rule a "revelation"
Port, AFL reject prospect of Tassie relocation
Nick Davis among hopefuls testing for NFL scouts
Michael Rogers: Too long at the top?
Fans copping photo charges for star players
Nick Stevens set for 33rd pre-season game; Blakey's record is 45 |
| Wednesday |
Abusive language costs
Shane O'Bree $900
Ben Cousins continues to return negative results
Egan steps down from Dons' match committee
Gutnick and Gardner back with the Demons
"Rolling zone" tactics stump laws committee
Jonathan Brown set to lead Lions as sole captain |
| Thursday |
Richmond pick Graham
Polak in practice match
They said it: Carey heading to Kangaroos Hall of Fame
Saints name Michael Nettlefold as new CEO
Daily pap for the Cousins frenzy |
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D-09-Feb-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
667,
February 20-26, 2009 |
| Friday |
Magpies win Maxwell
appeal
Collingwood will argue
tribunal had alternatives
NAB Cup: Nine premiership Hawks to miss this weekend
Footystats File of the Day Goals with first kick in League footy
Michael Rogers: A good thrashing ... |
| Saturday |
NAB Cup: Carlton
pummel the Kangas by 53pts
They said it: "Rule is virtually impossible to understand"; OC
Kangaroos to pull $6 million out of ANZ Bank |
| Sunday |
NAB Cup: Powerful Cats
easily account for Crows
Hawks late charge flattens the Demons
Coach Mark Williams gets the Grammar Gong
Daniel Pratt injury not as serious as first thought |
| Monday |
NAB Cup: Port take an
easy 65pt win over Swans
Kelli Underwood makes TV commentary debut for Ten
Port kicks new club high score in pre-season ranks |
| Tuesday |
MRP: Reprimands
offered to Young and Motlop
MWB: Hawks set new *night* series record
Paul Medhurst likely to return for Magpies
9,000 turn out to see Cousins get his Tiger jumper |
| Wednesday |
Match Review Panel:
Young and Motlop accept reprimands
NAB Cup moved forward
NAB Challenge game for western Sydney
Knee injury takes Brisbane rookie out for season
Re-development finally starts at Arden Street
Frankston Council give go-ahead on Seaford plan
Bruce Kennedy: two new files for statophiles
Mobile phones may be banned from dressing rooms |
| Thursday |
Docklands to trial
countdown clock
They said it: Richmond legend Tom Hafey does not approve of Cousins
Bruce Kennedy: Busy fingers detail every game
They said it: Delay in stadium funding delays GC17 bid
Michael Rogers: Top 100 (six brand new files, highest lowest, biggest)
St Kilda search for new CEO as Archie Fraser quits
Austin Wonaeamirri to miss pre-season with hamstring |
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D-09-Feb-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week
666,
February 13-19, 2009 |
| Friday |
NAB Cup: Ben Cousins
not named in squad for Perth
> Paul Hasleby starts his comeback
Final teams to be declared 90 minutes before start
Justin Koschitzke rolls an ankle
Adam Goodes named 3rd captain for Sydney |
| Saturday |
NAB Cup Bushfire
Appeal Match
> Essendon pip Bulldogs in benefit thriller
> Footy responds deeply to bushfire tragedy
> Red Cross appeal passes $100 million
Essendon follow with new collar panel jumper design |
| Sunday |
NAB Cup: Lions survive
Saints strong fight-back
Jarrad Rivers rolls an ankle in Melbourne intraclub game
Nick Riewoldt has Gold Coast footy oval named after him |
| Monday |
NAB Cup: Richardson
stars in Tiger triumph over Freo
Commission to weigh Gold Coast and Tassie plans
Ump-bump to Saints' Robert Eddy will cost a month |
| Tuesday |
AFL remains undecided:
Gold Coast and Tassie remain on hold
AFL: Eddy-umpire clash 'unfortunate'
MRP cite Ashley McGrath for front-on contact
Magpies secure Pendlebury and Swan to 2011
MWB: NAB Cup: Five 'super goals' and lost!
Sydney's Leo Barry on long-term injury list |
| Wednesday |
Clash forces change:
Soccer usurp football at Docklands
Tribunal: Round conduct earns Nick Maxwell four matches
> Is the 'hip and shoulder' dead in the water?
They said it: Mike Sheahan: Clamp on Nick Maxwell's bump just not
footy
After 11 days Blues lift ban on Setanta O'hAilpin
Gold Coast "secret" sponsor revealed as HostPlus |
| Thursday |
Collingwood appeals
Maxwell suspension
Trial rules will carry on into NAB Challenge series
AFL opens Richmond investigation
York Park trims outer wing
Sydney give Canadian rugby player a try
MWB: NAB Cup: Thursday night is not new
Knee injury keeps Brisbane's Jamie Charman out of NAB Cup |
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D-09-Feb-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
665,
February 6-12, 2009 |
| Friday |
St Kilda posts loss of
$445,566 on 2008
Blues and Pies to lift footy spending by $1 million
Alan Didak and Heath Shaw back in Collingwood's line-up
Richmond clinch Luxbet as new sponsor
Bruce Kennedy: Accuracy and average scores, 1950-2008
Can you identify this badge?
They said it Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn coach approves rushed rule |
| Saturday |
Blues dump Setanta
O'hAilpin for attack on Cameron Cloke
Andrew Carrazzo out six weeks with broken left arm
Dons lose Andrew Welsh for up to three months
They said it: Jon Ralph, Herald Sun: Lockett precedent from 1987 a guide
They said it: Rodney Eade, Bulldogs coach on rushed-behinds rule
Demons close to signing on with Casey Fields for 30 years |
Sunday
Monday |
NAB Cup opening:
Magpies turn it on over young West Coast squad
All Stars feast on the Crows in Darwin
Melbourne records all-time high temperature of 46.4C |
| Tuesday |
Match Review Panel:
O'hAilpin suspended four matches
Collingwood skipper faces three-game ban
Sydney to decide if Adam Goodes will captain
Hayden Dalitz: 18 games, 54 votes as best player
Bulldogs-Bombers game moved to Melbourne
Michael Rogers: New items and a search function as well
Collingwood jumper has new neckline
Second half of year the earliest for Carlton ruckman Robert Warnock
Port Adelaide name Domenic Cassisi as captain
Three clubs rest jumpers of Crawford (Haw), Harvey (StK), Neitz (Mel)
Adelaide defender Greg Gallman breaks collarbone in Darwin |
| Wednesday |
Maxwell charge goes to
Tribunal hearing
Another set-back for Mark Coughlan
Carlton expected to retain O'hAilpin following suspension |
| Thursday |
Brett Kirk and Craig
Bolton lead the Swans'
Kangas forced to play Nathan Thompson $100,000
Dockers will rotate captaincy in pre-season
Port Adelaide board exercise authority
Full circle at Carrara for Michael Voss |
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D-09-Feb-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
664,
January 30-February 5, 2009 |
| Friday |
AFL to honour 10 new
life members
Sydney's Tadhg Kennelly returns to Ireland |
| Saturday |
Youth the keynote to
33-man All-Stars squad
Simon Beasley facing 13 charges
Eagles impress in first hit-out at Subiaco
Aussie footy gets another lift in west Sydney |
Sunday
Monday |
Riewoldt to miss NAB
Cup after knee surgery
Collingwood past players aim for health care cover
Heat-wave flattens Melbourne and Adelaide
Bulldogs fight ban on Fijian rookie visa rejected |
| Tuesday |
Aussie eyes on our Ben
Graham in Super Bowl 43
Rule changes: AFL target dangerous tackles
New Perth stadium "off the agenda"
Dockers continue to impress |
| Wednesday |
Trial NAB Cup rules
may stay for the season
Magpie facing assault accusation
Brisbane's Simon Black suffers broken hand |
| Thursday |
Wayne Carey convicted
of assault; fined $2000
Brisbane suspend Albert Proud after glass incident
AFL model for free agency getting closer |
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D-09-Jan-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
663,
January 23-29, 2009 |
| Friday |
Jackson Trengove fined
for drink-related incident
They said it; Kathryn Michaelsen:
> A new Walkley, or the Ministry of silly Walkleys
Members back in control at North Melbourne
> Glenn Archer is new patron of The Northerners
200+ points 29 occasions; when will be next come? |
Saturday
Sunday |
AFL policy change sets
club up to cash in
Michael Rogers: 30 rounds can be fitted in
MWB: Subiaco may see Cousins return on February 28th
Liquor permit stuff-up halts Geelong opening of new Cameron Ling bar
Carlton's Andrew Walker seriously injures right shoulder |
| Monday |
Australia Day A game
of our own
Bogans at Sunday Telegraph denigrate our code
Geelong players accept pay cuts
Kathryn Michaelsen: Numbers may not lie; sometimes they can tell a joke |
| Tuesday |
Aaron Edwards
suspended for drink-driving to morning training
Bruce Kennedy: When we have 18 teams on board
Michael Rogers: 20 best and worst overall half seasons |
| Wednesday |
Carlton: Walker's
shoulder gets all clear
Gold Coast remains on target for 17th licence
SBS will air Tom Wills doco in May
MWB: NAB Cup: Sydney have a lot of catching up to do
Magpies claim Medhurst recovery slow, but sure |
| Thursday |
Key Bombers back on
the track
Obituary: The Major rejoins the Captain Ian Major passes
ATO target players again
Ben Graham given high-profile NFL media attention |
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D-09-Jan-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week
662,
January 16-22, 2009 |
| Friday |
Demons name James
McDonald as captain
Fijian youngster denied visa to train with Bulldogs |
Saturday
Sunday |
Disagreement over
sculpture: SCG statue of Tony Lockett rejected
Bulldogs win Mission Foods sponsorship deal
Essendon names 11 towns in community program
Peter Bell joins Jeff Farmer and Ashley Sampi at South Fremantle |
| Monday |
They said it:
Sports unite against binge-drinking |
| Tuesday |
Former Geelong captain
Ben Graham closer to Super Bowl fame
Freak accident puts Brad Symes in plaster |
| Wednesday |
Mark Coughlan comeback
on track
Barak Obama sworn in as 44th US president |
| Thursday |
Bomber David Hille is
latest stingray victim
Essendon may blood four youngsters in NAB Cup
They said it: Bruce Walkley: Should be pre-season be dumped?
Ben Cousins painting is an entry for the Archibald Prize |
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D-09-Jan-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
661,
January 9-15, 2009 |
| Friday |
MWB: Opening odds for
Round 1 test the mind
Injury brings retirement of Sydney's Nic Fosdike
Worth considering: Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion |
| Saturday |
Knee surgery grounds
Eagles' prized recruit
Richmond members lift from presence of Cousins
Two people interviewed by police over Barassi bashing |
| Sunday |
Docklands barney over
naming rights
> Etihad Airways is paying $5 million a year |
| Monday |
John Elliott: Several
teams under long-term threat
MWB: The 1990s reached a goalkicking peak
Melbourne most likely to name James McDonald as captain |
| Tuesday |
Brisbane slap Rhan
Hooper with a $40,000 fine
Players back tougher drug test procedures
Kelli Underwood to call footy for Network 10
They said it: The Herald Sun: NFL Superbowl will have NFL flavour
Sam Kekovich warns "the message is clear"
Financial crisis causes Cats to alter website name |
| Wednesday |
Movement at the top at
Geelong
Teenage injuries become a worrying scenario
Michael Rogers: New pad, new spread, a different feel ... |
| Thursday |
NT side prepares for
its AFLQ season
Cresswell to coach Manly-Warringah
Cousins unlikely for NAB opener at Subiaco
Demolition work starts at Moorabbin Oval. |
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D-09-Jan-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
660,
January 2-8, 2009 |
| Friday |
Tassie football
welcomes PNG recruits
Magpies' Travis Cloke hurt in holiday fight
SANFL great Don Lindner dies, aged 72
Adem Yze signs with VFL club Box Hill
Bruce Kennedy: No MCG cricket on New Years Day |
Saturday
Sunday |
AFL legend suffers
after good deed
> Barassi punched and kicked in NYE fracas
They said it: Herald Sun: Attack that disgraces us
Report values Hawthorn worth $15 million to Tasmanian economy
Geoffrey Edelsten to marry again? |
| Monday |
AFL targets Docklands
management
> North hopes for better Docklands deal
They said it: Herald Sun: Woman thanks Barassi for saving her life |
| Tuesday |
O'Loughlin will
struggle to make March 28 start
File of the Day: NAB Cup Nine-point goals |
| Wednesday |
John Hickey passes:
Former Collingwood president dies |
| Thursday |
Pre-season in doubt
for Lance Franklin
Carlton's Robbie Warnock out for eight weeks
Irishman denies Sydney; opts to stay in Ireland
Footy gets $250,000 lift for East Kimberley region |
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D-09-Dec-05 |
Footystats Diary, Week
659,
December 26-January 1, 2009 |
Friday to
Thursday |
Holiday hiatus ...
Renowned footy cartoonist WEG dies, aged 85
Lou Richards recovering from a broken hip
Sav Rocca heads to NFL play-offs with Philadelphia |
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D-09-Dec-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
658,
December 19-25, 2008 |
| Friday |
Carlton extend
Ratten's contract to 2001
NAB opener to be played at Subiaco Oval
Richmond ink Nissan as shorts sponsor |
Saturday
Sunday |
They said it: The
Age: Melbourne secure $2m in AFL and MCC funding
Darren Glass retains West Coast captaincy
Bones fused in Mathew Egan foot surgery
Western Bulldogs profit by $641,242
Demons rack-up record 16,000 pre-Christmas memberships
Shoulder surgery for Hawk Jordan Lewis |
| Monday |
Freo name Ben Allan as
vice-president
File of the Day: Premiers, since 1897 |
| Tuesday |
Melbourne's trading
deficit is $549,000
Hawthorn fine, ban Brent Renouf over car damage
SANFL to push on with Football Park upgrade
Fremantle name Pavlich as captain again
Bomber Mark McVeigh cracks a toe |
| Wednesday |
West Coast profit by
$4,698,391
Hawthorn break pre-Christmas barrier with 30,087 members
Comment: Let's all be terribly politically correct
Michael Rogers: Season's greetings and new year predictions?
TAB Sportsbet: 2009 premiership
Christmas greetings to all
Nathan Thompson signs to play with VFL Werribee
Collingwood retains Wizard sponsorship |
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D-09-Dec-03 |
Footystats
Diary, Week 657, December 12-18, 2008 |
| Friday |
Sheedy behind Tiger
push to get Cousins
Michael Rogers: Facts on, by a factor of ... detailed
File of the Day: Draw, 141 tied results
North Melbourne declare 2008 profit of $1,088,941 |
Saturday
Sunday |
Swans in the red by
$797,520; Off-field market 'stretched to the limit'
They said it: The Age: Club gamble costs Swans dearly
Richmond confirm they want Cousins
Tasmania present impressive bid to League
Rob Chapman appointed Adelaide chairman
North clash jumper turns to pale-blue stripes
File of the Day: Games since last premiership
Alice Springs to host NAB Cup game |
| Monday |
St Kilda add another
year to Ross Lyon contract
File of the Day: Recent venue performances, all clubs |
| Tuesday |
Pre-season, Rookie
Draft Richmond take Cousins with last pick
> details of retirements, delistings, traded, acquired players
Changes to rules: Rushed behinds will draw a free kick
> Interchange penalties relaxed; Holding-on will bring 50-metre penalty
> Centre bounce 'no-go' zone for umpires; Bad bounces can be recalled
AFL deny Richmond move of Polak to rookie list
Gold Coast licence approval held off until February
Bio of the Day: Stephen Kernahan |
| Wednesday |
They said it: The
Age:
Redemption: how the Tigers' quest became unstoppable
They said it: The Australian: AFL chief's secret Ben Cousins deal
Cape Town NAB Cup match called off
Peverill, Davis, Yze among those to miss out
Cousins to train with Richmond |
| Thursday |
Magpies name Nick
Maxwell as captain
Bruce Walkley: Wallace's future largely in Cousins hands
Nick David turns his sights to NFL
Andrew Demetriou to head multi-cultural body
Ben Cousins joins Tigers at training
Pies honour Leigh Matthews with life membership
Compensation claim from footy trio assault delayed
File of the Day: Goalkickers, most, and the biggest |
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D-09-Dec-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
656,
December 5-11, 2008 |
| Friday |
Madden Medal: Seven
nominees vie for the MM
Footystats comment: Collingwood: leviathan or fading light; Fixation
or fact
Michael Rogers: Here's something more about Collingwood
Bruce Kennedy: When percentage has made a big difference, 1950-2008
Bio of the Day: Tony Lockett
Saints unveil new recruits and minor change to clash jumper |
Saturday
Sunday |
Robert Harvey tops it
off with Madden Medal
They said it: Herald Sun: Legal battle looms over Docklands naming
rights
Simon Goodwin remains Adelaide captain
File of the Day: Wooden Spoon, trivia, 1897-2008
Brisbane suspends Rhan Hooper for repeat digressions
St Kilda's Jarryd Allen to miss six months with hip injury |
| Monday |
West Coast award No.9
jumper to Nick Naitanui
Croad suffers set-back in recovery of foot surgery
Bruce Kennedy: 112 seasons four-quarter performances detailed
Michael Rogers History of the highest score detailed
File of the Day: Matches at 37 venues, 1897-2008
Arizona sign Ben Graham
Suggestion that Wayne Carey will play park footy
Brisbane name Brown deputies: Black, Power, Adcock, Merrett |
| Tuesday |
Port Adelaide pays
price with $1.421,811 loss
Premier Hawks salute record $4m profit
Fitzroy roar again at Brunswick Street oval
They said it: Defamation case against Nine, Lyon and Newman still
alive
Bio of the Day: Haydn Bunton junior
Hope of Nick Davis going to Brisbane flicker out
Tassie slurs western Sydney as "Boganville"
Channel Nine axe Footy Show funny-man Trevor Marmalade |
| Wednesday |
Brisbane record losses
of $2.2m
Adelaide post profit of $1.675m
Adem Yze nominates for pre-season draft
Daniel Kerr likely to miss NAB Cup opener
They said it: The Age: Magpies aim for Under 18 team in Sydney comp.
McGuire tipped for SEN 8.30am morning show
File of the Day: The Great Revivals
Five coaches at least face their last season
Luke Hodge has shoulder surgery
Federal Government kicks in $45 million to bid for 2018 soccer World Cup |
| Thursday |
Essendon vote Alec
Epis off board
They said it: The Age: Sydney Swans forced to slice costs
Richmond opens opportunity to draft Cousins
Michael Rogers: Done by the ton detailed |
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D-09-Dec-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
655,
November 28-December 4, 2008 |
| Friday |
Carlton profit dips to
$1.65 million
League backs calls for more equitable stadium deals
Former NFL chief backs AFL expansion plans
File of the Day: The Minor Premiership, since 1897
Leo Barry steps down as Sydney co-captain
Cousins attends funeral of convicted drug dealer |
Saturday
Sunday |
National draft: Demons
take Jack Watts as No.1
> Cousins not named in the 85 picks
AFL Coaches Association to develop career pathway
Lions reinforce they will not draft Cousins
Drug file scandal ends with a sacking
Bets are on for the NAB pre-season cup |
| Monday |
Draft re-opens free
agency debate
Demon coach rapt with Jack Watts
They said it: The Australian: Chances fade for Cousins
Michael Rogers: Ladder from last 100 matches of each club
File of the Day: Best & worst of a season all clubs |
| Tuesday |
They said it: Neale
Daniher: Shaking footy to the core
Michael Rogers: Percentage of rounds in the top four, 1897-2008
File of the Day: All-goalkickers, venues
Melbourne hands famous No.4 to Jack Watts
Kardinia Park works reduce capacity to 24,000 |
| Wednesday |
18th club Western
Sydney: AFL put second Sydney team on hold
Sanctions lifted from West Coast
Kathryn Michaelsen: Ch-ch-ch, changes
Michael Rogers: There's something about Collingwood
> Decline continues, perhaps at a greater pace
Bio of the Day: Greg Williams
Sydney Swans on Central Coast community camp
Trevor O'Hoy likely new NMFC director |
| Thursday |
They said it: The
Age: AFLPA slam League for "bent and buckle" action
No changes to third and final player list
Door shuts on Nathan Carroll and Ben Cousins
Kathryn Michaelsen: Collingwood's "decline" a fan's view
File of the Day: 200-game coaches, 1902-2008
Collingwood board will be returned unopposed
Future in doubt for Sydney's Nic Fosdike
Centre circle *no go zone* for umps to be trialled pre-season
Demetriou named chairman of revived Council for Multicultural Australia |
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D-09-Nov-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
654, November 21-27, 2008 |
| Friday |
Runner-up Geelong list
profit of $1.22 million
Surgery in Germany pays off again for Sydney
They said it: The Age: AFL freeze ticket prices for 2009
File of the Day: 50-goal games 10 of them
Peter Street to play in Geelong FL with St Joey's |
Saturday
Sunday |
Richmond end up with
$395,000 profit
Nathan Ablett to strip with AFLQ Broadbeach Cats
Scott West joins Melbourne coaching staff
They said it: Stephen Rielly: Saints have second thoughts on Cousins
File of the Day: VFL-AFL Graph, 1897-2008 |
| Monday |
Michael Rogers: 2008,
some goal-scoring milestones
Bruce Kennedy: Past two decades close games and wide margins
File of the Day: Goalkicking feats
Jason Akermanis twice rolls a Mini at Tassie car meet |
| Tuesday |
Financial downturn
hits Bombers
> Essendon profit dips 62.5% to $744,142
Michael Rogers: Some more scoring co-incidences
File of the Day: One-point results, 303 of them |
| Wednesday |
Setback for Ben
Cousins: St Kilda decide not to draft fallen star
Port put Mark Williams on notice
Herald Sun: Pie members are being stretched
NBC Nightly News reveals how financial crisis is hitting US sport
Fremantle gain Integrated Group as sponsor partner with LG
Michael Rogers: Some more scoring co-incidences
File of the Day: One-point results, 303 of them |
| Thursday |
Cousins nominates for
national draft
> Brisbane confirm they will not select him on Saturday
AFL freeze admission prices for 2009
North name Brent Harvey as captain
Kathryn Michaelsen: What's the basic criteria for a cheer squad member?
Michael Rogers: Lemon time and no majors
Tigers lose one of their toughest; Max Oppy dies
File of the Day: Five clubs in the record
Sydney name Canadian rugby union player as international rookie |
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D-09-Nov-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week
653,
November 14-20, 2008 |
| Friday |
Moorabbin grandstand
to be demolished
Demon legend Ian Ridley dies, aged 74
Michael McLean to coach NT team in AFLQ competition
Michael Rogers: Rounds 7 and 13 lucky for some; detailed
Ben Cousins urine sample returns drug-free |
| Saturday |
November 29 draft
order finalised; Four more players delisted
They said it: The Age: AFL's $100 million plan for Sydney Showground
File of the Day: Chronology of football since 1858
Demons cut Carroll, opening way to St Kilda
Lucrative NAB-AFL sponsorship deal extended
Rodney Eade under no illusions
Swans in Movember mode for charity |
| Sunday |
They said it: The
Age: Gold Coast holds first training sessions
Struggling Demons seek assistance and fresh ideas
File of the Day: Coaches every club, every game
Discarded Leigh Brown training with Collingwood
Nisbett shuts Eagles' door on return of Cousins |
| Monday |
Essendon sign Irishman
Michael Quinn
Andrew Embley suffers hand injury in Hong Kong
File of the Day: All-Time Goalkickers, 10 goals+ |
| Tuesday |
They said it: The
Age: Cousins: Clubs will consult with sponsors
File of the day: When football codes were born
Sydney asks for change to trade week
Ball, Maguire and Baker all step at Saints' training
Noted TFL star Roger Steele dies suddenly at 63 |
| Wednesday |
Ben Cousins freed to
play
> Commission lifts suspension on tight conditions
Herald Sun: Comeback conditions "too hard" on Cousins
They said it: Patrick Smith: Some cases cry out for tough love
Licence for 17th club put on hold
> Agreement reach with Queensland government
Tassie sticks its bid in
File of the Day: The Big Ladder of 2008
Bruce Kennedy: Sit back and reflect detailed team v team |
| Thursday |
Pub debacle creates
$3.3M loss for Collingwood
Chris Newman named new Richmond captain
File of the Day: The Great Revivals
Delisted players who have nominated total 42
Trent Croad is fighting back from left foot injury
Nick Davis is boxing on in Brisbane trials |
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D-09-Nov-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
652,
November 7-13, 2008 |
| Friday |
VFL coaches named
> Peter German takes on Casey; Box Hill name Brendon Bolton
> David Flood is Hawthorn development coach
AIG cancels sponsorship; Financial crisis rips Richmond's plans apart
Leonard Colquhoun: 'Onya Kathryn; Collingwood's historical dominance |
Saturday
Sunday |
Indigenous All-Stars:
Crows will play All-Stars at Marrara in February
Arden Street gets go-ahead; Melbourne City Council gives North the okay
Nine Perth and WIN TV continue Docker support
File of the day: Highest scores, Greatest margins
Hawks re-sign Shane Crawford and Stuart Dew; Guerra, Young, Kennedy |
| Monday |
File of the day: Tops
in goals, since 1987 |
| Tuesday |
They said it:
Herald Sun: AFL warns clubs of tough economic times ahead
Kangaroos to announce $1m profit
They said it: The Age: Cousins: Brisbane emerge as genuine contenders
File of the day: Premiership placings, since 1897
Premiership lifts Hawthorn profit to record level
Fremantle's Paul Hasleby back in training
James Hird joins Fox Sports
AFL Players' Association Madden Award night on December 5
New Statewide comp in Tasmania breaks footy tradition
NTFL to continue with six clubs
Shaun McManus and Luke Webster retained by Freo in off-field roles
Port Adelaide name leadership group for new season |
| Wednesday |
They said it: The
Age: Demons plan return to the MCG
Brisbane premiership heroes join Gold Coast
File of the day: Leading goalkickers since 1897
Top Irish youngster to train with St Kilda
Bruce Kennedy: Summer housekeeping brings out the secrets
Cousins on tenterhooks in advance of Commission meeting
Eagle Sam Butler has hernia surgery
Bulldog Robert Murphy knee surgery sidelines him until January |
| Thursday |
Seven get their man:
Leigh Matthews joins Seven's football coverage
Hawthorn post a record profit of $4 million
File of the day: All-Time Match Records, 1897-2008
Kane Johnson quits Richmond captaincy
Bruce Kennedy: 1987-2008, Evenly matches easily hidden facts
Michael Rogers: The way things were; H+A matches, 1960-64, 2005-08
Michael Voss reveals keenness on prospects of Nick Davis
Foot injury likely to end career of Michael Egan |
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D-09-Nov-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
651,
Oct 31-Nov 6, 2008 |
| Friday |
NAB Cup: Pre-season
kicks off in South Africa on Feb 7th detailed
They said it: Richard Hinds: Sydney Swans out to protect their fan
base
IR: Aussies to meet Ireland with two changes
St Kilda officials grill Ben Cousins
They said it: Kevin Sheedy's indigenous cap plan
Network Ten to launch HD sports channel in second quarter 2009
Fremantle's Garrick Ibbotson re-signs for two more years |
Saturday
Sunday |
IR: Ireland takes 2nd
Test and series on aggregate
MWB obso's on Australia v Ireland
Queensland launches its Hall of Fame
Piss-week effort by NSW
They said it: Caroline Wilson: AFL keen to join Magpies by the Yarra
Saints dump Fiora; re-sign Xavier Clarke and James Gwlit
West Coast put Chad Fletcher and David Wirrpanda on veterans list
Freo delist Josh Carr to open possible return to Port
Dockers in Antoni Grover to end of 2010 |
| Monday |
They said it: The
Age: Concerns over risky level of boozing
Kathryn Michaelsen: Collingwood and the draw ... not as bad as people think |
| Tuesday |
Responses to
"Collingwood and the draw ..."
Michael Rogers: Most recent tops and bottoms detailed |
| Wednesday |
Warren Tredrea steps
down as Port captain
148th Melbourne Cup draws 107,280 racegoers; Bart Cumming's 12th Cup |
| Thursday |
They said it: Gold
Coast Bulletin: GC17 franchise will inject $34m annually
Carlton launches youth academy
Adam Simpson quits North Melbourne captaincy
Kathryn Michaelsen: Preconditions of a snowball |
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D-09-Oct-04 |
Footystats Diary, Week
650,
October 24-30, 2008 |
| Friday |
Victoria, Colonial,
Telstra, Etihad ...
> Docklands Stadium gains a new sponsor
Michael Rogers: Joining the silly season of stats detailed
Martin Windsor-Black: More scoring "patterns" detailed
Carlton re-sign Marc Murphy to new three-year deal |
| Saturday |
International Rules:
Ireland pip Aussies in a thriller full match details
2009 draw released Martin Windsor-Black's obso's, venues, time-splits
Michael Rogers: Match-ups in the draw most popular, least popular
Brisbane's Joel Macdonald fined $250 on public nuisance charge |
| Sunday |
2009: Monday night
games back on trial
They said it; Glenn Mitchell: Footy sex slur bans to hit field
Grand Final stays at "2.30" for next year
Channel Nine Footy Show re-signs Newman |
| Monday |
2009 draw detail Martin Windsor-Black's obso's, venues, time-splits
Michael Rogers: Scoring co-incidences |
| Tuesday |
Jonathan Brown named
sole Brisbane captain
Robert Warnock arrives at Princes Park
They said it: Always remember it's OUR game
Michael Rogers: Attack and defence 1997-2008 Top 100's |
| Wednesday |
Parliamentary vote to
decide: Bulldogs and Whitten Oval under threat
Brisbane Lions continue shake-up
Settlement reached on Clinton Grybas estate
Port Adelaide set to report record financial loss
Allan Scott, Port benefactor, dies at 85
North set to return club back to its members
Leonard Colquhoun: Let's call it the 'Collo-seum'
Tassie Statewide comp may follow Melbourne grand final |
| Thursday |
North Melbourne votes:
Kangaroo members get their club back
AFL and GAA set dates for Tests in 2009
Watch over tomcats Harley and Hawkins
Ben Graham struck out again |
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D-09-Oct-03 |
Footystats Diary, Week
649,
October 17-23, 2008 |
| Friday |
International Rules:
Brent Harvey to captain Aussies against Ireland
Port Adelaide dump nine from their list
Shane Crawford to play on for 17th season
> Hawks and Tigers trim their lists
Shannon Grant to coach Frankston in VFL
Slinging tackles under review
MRP, Tribunal: Charges and hearings plummet dramatically
They said it: Bruce Matthews: Hawthorn: worst tribunal offenders in
2008
Miami police unhappy with treatment for Carey
Stephen Rodgers: Most wins in a season but no premiership; detailed
Robert Walls quits On the Couch after seven years |
| Saturday |
Laws of the Game: AFL
aim to halt rush of "rushed behinds"
> League suggests seven options to stamp it out
Blues, Tigers, Saints to host Gold Coast matches
They said it: Bruce Matthews:
> After 5 months: Interchange penalties under review
Hawthorn's Shane Crawford is now the oldest current player
North delist four players
Collingwood pull their interest on Ben Cousins
Fremantle re-sign Andrew Browne 27 games in five years
Port Adelaide suffer worst decline in attendances and lose $1.4m |
| Sunday |
They said it; The
Age: China to get its first 'real' footy ground
Swans may get refund if interchange rules alter
More tinkering to the rules; a bit here, a bit there |
| Monday |
Round 1 forecast: Most
Vic clubs stay at home in planned opening
Kathryn Michaelsen: A rule change orgy or, genetically modified football
Stephen Rodgers: Most wins in a season but no premiership
Beer drinkers short-changed for three weeks at the MCG
Nick Davis may try out for NFL
Michael Rogers: Hawthorn and Geelong: best grand final combo?
Stephen Rodgers: Most wins in a season but no premiership |
| Tuesday |
Ryan O'Keefe re-signs
with Sydney for four years
Paul Roos to reassure O'Keefe there's no feud
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Sheedy set to sign deal with Richmond
Andrew McLeod out for 3 months to knee surgery
Bulldogs gain Paul Williams as an assistant coach
St Kilda: Fraser responds to Butterss' goose jibe
Michael Rogers: 2008, most uneven? detailed
Stephen Rodgers: Most minor premierships, without being premiers
Paul Roos: Free agency would be wrong |
| Wednesday |
St Kilda axe seven
players
Western Bulldogs sign two Fijian teenagers
Stephen Rodgers: Proportion of premierships, to total finals matches |
| Thursday |
IR: Shaun Burgoyne
believes Aussies have the pace
Bombers axe Tom Hislop; 9th player cut
Fremantle sign Roger Hayden for another year
Bruce Kennedy: Something different scoring patterns
Added: Stats snapshot of 2008 |
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D-09-Oct-02 |
Footystats Diary, Week
648,
October 10-16, 2008 |
| Friday |
Last day of trading
may bring a few surprises
Dockers appoint Todd Curley as midfield coach
Fremantle re-sign Dean Solomon
They said it; Damien Barrett: Global financial crisis may delay GC17
entry
They said it; Michael Crowley: $1m may tempt Barry Hall to pull on
gloves
Michael Rogers: Will the 2009 fixture get some help?
St Kilda board think about Cousins prospect |
| Saturday |
Trade week ends with
only six changing clubs
They said it; Paul Gough: Ball in O'Keefe's court
Julie Bishop joins West Coast board
Robert Harvey joins Carlton as development coach
Wayne Campbell returns to Punt Road
Brad Green signs new three-year deal with Demons |
| Sunday |
Coaching
merry-go-round: Barry Mitchell and John Barker on the move
World-wide financial crisis: WAFL club Peel Thunder reveal financial trouble
Saverio Rocca kicking on with Philadelphia Eagles |
| Monday |
International Rules:
Irish coach wants both sides to mix socially
Paul Roos tells Nick Davis "it's over" ... |
| Tuesday |
17th club on Gold
Coast: GC17 application submitted to Commission
They said it: Damien Barrett: AFL abandons stadium plans for Gold
Coast
Blues delist five; Jason Saddington retires
Melbourne are first back into training mode
Coaches: Frawley to take over from Daniher
German groin surgery for two Swans
New teams remain on track
Paul Menotti: View from the Grandstand
> Dean Laidley what was he thinking?
Special Footy Works update advice
Kevin Sheedy featured on ABC-TV Australian Story program |
| Wednesday |
Wayne Carey avoids
jail with Miami plea deal
Hawks gain Sturt coach Rick McGowan
AFL tightens its drug policy
Cats make five cuts; Brisbane dump Matthew Moody
Subiaco stadium upgrade on hold
Stephen Rodgers: Fewest losses in a season but no premiership |
| Thursday |
Geelong adds Nigel
Lappin to the coaching staff
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Brisbane return significance of 'Roy
jumper
Clubs keen to rehabilitate Ben Cousins
Ryan O'Keefe still out on a limb
Kathryn Michaelsen: Year of the kneejerk
Nine looking to Grant Thomas as Archer replacement |
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D-09-Oct-01 |
Footystats Diary, Week
647,
October 3-9, 2008 |
| Friday |
Club Champion awards
> Geelong: Joel Corey beats Ablett and Bartel for 'Carji'
> Melbourne" Cameron Bruce wins the Truscott trophy
Richmond re-sign 10 players to new deals
Jason Bennett joins ESPN
MWB: *The Full Picture* last update of 2008
Chance Bateman to lose his dreadlocks for charity |
| Saturday |
Club Champion awards
> Dane Swan wins the coveted Copeland
> Sydney's Skilton Medal to Jarrad McVeigh
> Top West Coast award to Dean Cox
> Brent Harvey captures fourth Syd Barker award
> Crows top honour to Nathan Bock
Paul Roos signs new deal with Sydney until 2011
Ayce Cordy is only father-son draft nominee |
| Sunday |
Club Champion awards
> Jonathan Brown makes it two in a row
> Matthew Pavlich is best Docker for a fifth time
> Lance Franklin goals again with Crimmins Medal
> Sam Fisher sets the pace with Barker award win
Daniel Kerr remains an Eagle; no details released |
| Monday |
Seventh SANFL flag in
nine seasons
> Central District far too good for Glenelg
Trade week begins Sydney's Ryan O'Keefe a key focus
They said it; Peter FitzSimons: It does make sense, Sam
They said it: SMH: AFL fawns over Mr Big
They said it: Tim Clarke: 32,000 turn up for Mainwaring |
| Tuesday |
Coaches fearful of 4th
boundary umpire impact
North's Hamish McIntosh emerges as trade bait
Freo's Michael Johnson re-signs another two years |
| Wednesday |
Anthony Rock returns
to North; Todd Viney crosses to Crows from Hawks
Lou Richards joins the elite in Hall of Fame
Magpies take Pennant Hills forward as rookie
Denis Pagan returns to his roots as U18s coach
Robert Harvey seeks out coaching prospects
Hawks find it hard to accommodate O'Keefe's $600,000 asking price |
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International Rules:
Australia names hard-hitting 25-man squad
Hawks looms as Ryan O'Keefe's new club
They said it: Caroline Wilson: Frawley set to head the coaches' union
Annual awards: Matthew Lloyd best mark; Leon Davis best goal link
... and Glenorchy makes 10 for new Tassie statewide comp
North call off trade bait move on Hamish McIntosh |
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