Cornes: Pressure doesn’t usually come with a $1m AFL contract
Please excuse the cynicism when we read of AFL coaches struggling under the burden of the job, writes Graham Cornes.
Please excuse the cynicism when we read of AFL coaches struggling under the burden of the job, writes Graham Cornes.
If anyone still needed proof of the AFL still thinks it’s the VFL, this game was it, writes Graham Cornes.
The fabric of the AFL will be tested, stretched, strained and maybe even torn. Over generations it may look different, but it will never be destroyed. It will survive, writes Graham Cornes.
Tasmania will enter the AFL while riding a wave of goodwill. It wasn’t like that for the Crows, writes Graham Cornes.
Successful footy coaches all share one trait. And Matthew Nicks has it in spades, writes Graham Cornes.
Fortunately my myopia was not shared by the AFL, our state government, the hordes of interstate visitors and the local supporters, writes Graham Cornes.
AFL needed to change – but these over-officiating umpires just cut all aggression from footy, writes Graham Cornes. Just take this week’s farcical Giants game.
One line used to justify upholding Shane McAdam’s ban makes absolutely no sense, writes Graham Cornes.
Even the most optimistic, passionate Power fan must be a little concerned, writes Graham Cornes.
The AFL has compensation for permanent injury but scaled to age and future earnings. And who knows how much opportunity has really been lost, writes Graham Cornes.
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