Coaching an AFL team is stressful and it’s only a matter of time before emotions boil over, sometimes spectacularly. From Ron Barassi to Kevin Sheedy to Mick Malthouse, here are some of the best outbursts from the game.
In Round 7 of 2008, a young Nathan Jones faced the ominous task of tagger Ryan Crowley. The result was a horror score from the Dees midfielder. Meanwhile, Matt Priddis is at the other end of the spectrum.
Four clubs won’t host AFL matches when the season resumes as strict border controls force the league’s hand on a revamped fixture for the remainder of 2020.
Thousands of footy fans voted. But who won through in our search for the greatest team of the decade? The results are in. See how your team did and get an insight into what made one of our remaining sides so strong.
RICHMOND make three changes but Dion Prestia is not one of them, while Geelong has left out Scott Selwood and the Western Bulldogs snub Tom Boyd again. SEE THE TEAMS
UPDATE: THE AFL has softened its stance on the new wonder drug being used by up to 50 AFL players, declaring it has been approved for use but it is up to the player and his doctor, despite saying earlier this week it’s wasn’t OK to use.
AFL DAILY: BULLDOGS defender Matt Suckling has defended the club’s disastrous start to the season and coach Luke Beveridge. Meanwhile, a US rocker has become an unlikely AFL convert.
AFL Legend Malcolm Blight is staggered by revelations up to 50 players could be using a breakthrough pain medication despite the league saying its chief medical officer had not given the drug the tick of approval.
AFL DAILY: HE quickly became a Hawthorn superstar but when he was just starting out, Dermott ‘The Kid’ Brereton needed a start. And he received one in the strangest of circumstances. RECAP THE DAY’S FOOTY NEWS
ONE of the AFL’s biggest stars is among up to 50 players being injected with a breakthrough pain treatment unavailable to the general public that has been credited with eliminating knee, hip and groin pain.
JAMES Hird won’t take a job at Fremantle, with the Dockers confirming the news today. Meanwhile, Jay Clark says Cyril Rioli influences games in a different way that isn’t always reflected on the stats sheet.
BULLDOGS recruit Jackson Trengove has suffered a cracked shoulder blade, putting more pressure on the club’s defence. While there’s more injury news out of Hawthorn and Collingwood. WHO’S HURT AT YOUR CLUB?
JUST two games into the 2018 season Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley faces one of the biggest games of is career against Carlton. THE SUPERFOOTY PODCAST
DOUGAL Howard, Todd Marshall and Riley Bonner were the three most contentious selections in Port Adelaide’s team for last year’s elimination final. But Ken Hinkley’s faith in his youngsters is already paying dividends.
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