Danny Frawley made his senior debut for Bungaree as a skinny 16-year-old, the start of a football career that would make him a St Kilda great. In his hometown, he’ll always be a favourite son, as Mark Robinson found out.
Danny Frawley was rarely lost for words, but his loved ones were always enough to move him. And so it was a short, but moving speech about great mate Tony Lockett, that epitomised the spud farmer from Bungaree. WATCH
Chris Scott said he dropped ruckman Rhys Stanley on Friday after predictions of rain. When Jane Bunn previews this weekend’s weather, there will be a high pressure system hovering over the Cats coaches box, writes Mark Robinson. LIKES AND DISLIKES
Dustin Martin was in a mood on Saturday night where you simply had to savour his brilliance, writes Mark Robinson. The Tigers sounded a loud warning and Martin was at the forefront in an ominous display.
THE question is: Who’s to blame at Richmond? Coach or players? It’s always the question, as Tigers are masters at laying blame. CAST YOUR VOTE
THERE’S a simple reason Collingwood’s Travis Cloke isn’t kicking goals — his teammates aren’t kicking it to him. RELIVE ROBBO’S LIVE CHAT
JACK Riewoldt won’t be traded from Richmond at the end of the year. It’s a nonsense to suggest the club should consider it.
LAST year it was the Collingwood president, last Friday it was an Essendon member, on Monday it was a bunch of cyber rednecks.
IN April last year, life was so good for Richmond coach Damien Hardwick he waxed lyrical about making love to his wife.
“WE KNOW it won’t be an easy ride”. Robbo spends a day behind the scenes with Ben Lennon’s family. Plus his likes and dislikes of Round 9. Replay live chat.
ESSENDON is as bizarre as the coach is quirky. And if it wasn’t coach Mark Thompson in charge, more questions would be asked of the Bombers.
LEGENDARY Richmond coach Tommy Hafey passed away on Monday night after a brave battle with cancer. He was 82.
THE good news is Bryce Gibbs is set to re-sign with Carlton. The bad news is a civil war could erupt at board level. REPLAY ROBBO’S CHAT
THE AFL tribunal’s decision to suspend Jack Viney has to be one of the most wrongly assessed incidents in recent memory.
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