Goldstein hot streak prompts new deal
Talks are underway with North Melbourne and Todd Goldstein’s management on a new deal, while the Bombers are expected to up the ante in their bid to keep Sam Draper.
Talks are underway with North Melbourne and Todd Goldstein’s management on a new deal, while the Bombers are expected to up the ante in their bid to keep Sam Draper.
The AFL is set to make the most of top-eight shaping matches in Round 23 when it releases the game times for Essendon v Collingwood, Richmond v Brisbane and more. SNEAK PEEK
It was one of the biggest signings in AFL history. Geelong superstar Gary Ablett was off to the Gold Coast. But it almost didn’t happen.
North Melbourne great Brent Harvey broke his nose before being accused of spitting on an opponent, an allegation which has been thrown out by the suburban league he plays in.
Former Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says he tried to convince AFL and club powerbrokers to send rugby convert Karmichael Hunt to a more established club. But his arrival wasn’t all bad. LISTEN
Dean Robinson and Stephen Dank were only employed by the Gold Coast Suns for a short period of time. But Guy McKenna spotted some serious red flags. He reveals how the Suns avoided an Essendon-style disaster.
The man who has coached more games than any person in AFL history says he would be happy to talk to one of the three clubs trying to find senior coaches about a role in their departments.
Geelong might be on top of the ladder but against Hawthorn, the ball movement was non-existent, a once-lethal forward line has lost its edge, and when the stars battled, the second tier wasn’t prepared to take up the slack.
St Kilda begged the AFL to provide extra security for the 2004 preliminary final with Fraser Gehrig on the verge of 100 goals but Grant Thomas claims the denied request had dire consequences.
Grant Thomas was never afraid to voice an opinion but his brutal honesty rubbed people the wrong way, which cost him his jobs at SEN and The Age and forced him out of Footy Classified.
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