Western road worriers: WA stance a disaster for AFL, Eagles
As WA prepares to lock out the eastern states until the middle of 2022, the AFL faces a major juggling act which will leave West Coast and Fremantle in limbo.
Melbourne
AFL star’s hilarious response to birth
Max Gawn led the Demons to their first premiership in more than half a century this year and now he has even more reason to celebrate.
How Dee party could spark Boxing Day Test full house
Melbourne’s MCG premiership shindig won’t just be a celebration of their drought-breaking flag — it could also pave the way for a full house on Boxing Day.
‘We’re going to fight you’: Furious Dogs wanted Dees’ blood
Putting the winner of the AFL premiership and the team they’d just hammered to win the flag in the same nightclub was always going to be a recipe for potential disaster.
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Sylvia’s mate was driving second crash car
A CLOSE friend of former football star Colin Sylvia was driving the second vehicle involved in the tragic crash. The pair had been yabbying together earlier in the day. Sylvia’s family say he “had really turned his life around” since moving back to the country.
Dees’ tragic lament: ‘They are gone too early’
COLIN Sylvia’s death is the latest in a litany of tragedies to strike Melbourne Football Club. Mark Robinson writes of a man had his personal struggles, but was looked up to by a young Max Gawn and had turned his life around back home in Mildura.
The Colin Sylvia I grew up with
THERE was one at every school and you know the type. Brilliant footballer, talented cricketer and handy basketballer with a good arm, good leg and even better eye. Fellow Sunraysia lad Reece Homfray will always remember Colin Sylvia as that kid.
AFL’s fixture focus on Friday night lights
AS it prepares to launch the 2019 fixture, the AFL says it has refocused its energy on reviving Friday nights as the centrepiece of each round next season. Which clubs will be the beneficiaries?
Who does your club play in 2019 pre-season?
THERE is no pre-season grand final any more but clubs will travel far and wide — including a match at Great Barrier Reef Arena — for next year’s JLT Community Series. FULL FIXTURE
Robbo: Sylvia could have been a Demons great
AFTER exploding on to the AFL scene with Melbourne, Colin Sylvia’s career ended with a failed stint at Fremantle. Mark Robinson put his career under the microscope in 2015.
‘We’re still in shock’: Tributes to ex-footy star killed in car crash
FRIENDS and former teammates have paid emotional tributes to former Melbourne and Fremantle star Colin Sylvia, who died in a car accident near Mildura yesterday.
We only saw glimpses of Sylvia’s rare talent
COLIN Sylvia was a teenage footy prodigy with the power and speed of Dustin Martin. Sadly, he wasn’t able to produce it consistently for the Demons or Dockers, writes Jon Anderson.
Did Tigers make big trade mistake?
DAYNE Beams is more than just another gun midfielder, Dylan Shiel is exactly what Essendon needs and the Bulldogs might have secured the steal of the trade period. Champion data analyses every club’s trade and free agency recruits.
Midfield battle for ages kicks off 2019 season
STAR trade recruit will face his former side first up and fans will witness one of the greatest midfield battles of all time in an action-packed Round 1, 2019. FULL ROUND 1 FIXTURE
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