Roos rapt with Demons’ winning play
MELBOURNE coach Paul Roos said his team could be up to an 80-point better side than last year after its last-gasp win against Essendon.
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Roos knocks interchange limit
PREMIERSHIP coach Paul Roos says severely limiting interchange numbers wouldn’t improve the look of the game, hitting out of AFL’s doomsayers.
The Score: AD’s life after footy
SCOTT GULLAN on Andrew Demetriou’s new venture, Brendan Bolton’s global perspective and the latest whisper.
Paul Roos is ‘boring fans to death’
SAM Kekovich has called on the AFL to ensure games like Collingwood and Melbourne’s Queen’s Birthday borefest are never seen again. HAVE YOUR SAY
If it’s a free kick, pay it: Roos
PAUL Roos has lashed the AFL umpiring department, saying its policy to overlook borderline free kicks is “illogical” and contributing to football’s ugly spectacle. VOTE and HAVE YOUR SAY
Frustrated Vince rues denied goal
BERNIE Vince says the field umpire who denied him a clear goal and stalled Melbourne’s momentum failed to see Neville Jetta handpass the footy.
What a snoozefest: Robbo
IT was boring and almost effective. For the neutral fans, it was the former. For Melbourne fans, it was the latter. For Pies fans, it was both.
Cross ticks Beams box
DANIEL Cross arrived at Melbourne with few expectations. He was brought in by Paul Roos, who was smitten by Cross’s ability to teach.
Scrappy Pies knock off defensive Dees
COLLINGWOOD earned Queen’s Birthday honours in a dour clash with AFL rivals Melbourne, downing the Demons by 33 points at the MCG.
I couldn’t break the game open: Roos
MELBOURNE coach Paul Roos defended an ugly Queen’s Birthday spectacle, declaring there was nothing he could have done to break the game open.
Magpies wary of impressive Demons
COLLINGWOOD will enter Monday’s Queen’s Birthday clash wary of Melbourne’s improving form after the Demons pushed the ladder leaders last week.
Champion team, not a team of champions
MELBOURNE’S 1964 premiership team was not full of stars, although it had its share, but it was united behind the great coach Norm Smith.
50 years on, their hearts beat true
IT’S one of the AFL’s longest premiership droughts. This weekend the men who won Melbourne’s last premiership gather to remember that great day 50 years ago — and hope for another soon.
50 years on, their hearts beat true
IT’S one of the AFL’s longest premiership droughts. This weekend the men who won Melbourne’s last premiership gather to remember that great day 50 years ago — and hope for another soon.
Demons chasing respect against old foes
MELBOURNE forward James Frawley says the Demons have the chance to regain the respect of the AFL community on Monday against Collingwood at the MCG.
Roos disciples sing from same book
CAMERON Pedersen has gone from coach-killer to looking like Royce Hart. And his form, like his team’s, can possibly be put down to one man.
Dees to scratch seven-year Pies itch
EMERGING Melbourne midfielder Dom Tyson says the Demons must not squander their improving form as they attempt to end a drought against Collingwood.
Dunn, Spencer commit to Dees
MELBOURNE secured another key pillar in its climb up the AFL ladder with ruckman Jake Spencer joining Lynden Dunn in committing to the club.
Howe ready for prime-time hang time
JEREMY Howe is preparing himself for the aerial duel of the year against Jamie Elliott with Queens Birthday set to become the battle of the screamer.
‘It got pretty dark’: Clark speaks of fear
FORMER Melbourne star Mitch Clark has broken his silence on his decision to quit the game, admitting he feared for his personal safety.
Free agent Frawley’s future tied to Roos
PRIZED Melbourne free agent James Frawley says whether coach Paul Roos extends his tenure into a third season will be a “big factor” in his own decision to re-sign.
Salem pumped for Birthday blockbuster
MELBOURNE young-gun Christian Salem said he is primed to tackle Collingwood in his first Queen’s Birthday clash at the MCG on Monday.
Roos factor has Demons eyeing upset
THE Paul Roos factor has Melbourne believing it can topple Collingwood in the Queen’s Birthday blockbuster at the MCG.
Buckley, Roos shoot down footy ’zoneball’
NATHAN Buckley says it could work for seven-year-olds but the prospect of on-field zones in AFL has been dismissed by the Magpies coach and Melbourne counterpart Paul Roos. HAVE YOUR SAY
Field Marshal: Back to front
IT was Martin Luther King who once said: “If we are to go forward, we must go back.” Paul Roos must be familiar with the American activist.
Power survives scare, denies brave Dees
PORT Adelaide survived a fright against Melbourne in a historic match in Alice Springs after a final-quarter blitzkrieg.
Bombers dream, Tigers have nightmare
BEN Howlett and Brendon Goddard run rampant as Essendon dominates Richmond from start to finish in the Dreamtime at the G.
Bennell back from the brink
JAMIE Bennell was three months into his rehab from a knee reconstruction when he was delisted by Melbourne at the end of 2012.
Hawkins tells Hogan to stay positive
ON-FIRE Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins has counselled Melbourne’s Jesse Hogan over the frustrations of an ongoing back injury.
Friday laughs: Macca’s week
THE week according to Macca: Jack Riewoldt, Travis Cloke, Stevie J, crowd racism, Paul Roos and Melbourne United
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