In the early hours of Monday morning, Australian football fans woke up to the news that the Central Coast Mariners lifted Asian silverware in the AFC Cup, after travelling almost three times around the world to do so. Disappointingly, it wasn’t considered newsworthy enough to be on the back pages of newspapers and spoken about...
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Three Blues earn NSW HoF inductions
FORMER Carlton forwards Tom Carroll, Craig Davis and Mark Maclure are amongst the 100 players, coaches, administrators, umpires and media personalities recently inducted into the NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame. The Inductees and Legends were formally inducted at a function attended by more than 350 people at the SCG last Friday night. Carlton full-forward...
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The quest for AFL’s lesser inter-club trophies
The AFL premiership cup is the only holy grail in Australian Rules football. First presented in 1959, weighing about 6 kilograms and big enough to see from anywhere at the MCG, the cup is the superlative prize for nearly every AFL player. However, if you’re in the right team at the right time, footy has...
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Celebrating our footy umps – SANFL
May 8, 2024 SANFL is celebrating Community Umpiring Week and the rise in the number of South Australians pulling up their socks and picking up a whistle in football competitions across the State. There are currently more than 2,100 registered community umpires in SA – up 10 per cent compared to the same time last...
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Powerful pairs: Shaun Burgoyne and Brendon Lade
Powerful duo Shaun Burgoyne and Brendon Lade sing the song in 2007. Image: AFL Photos. BOB Quinn and Allan “Bull” Revel. Port Adelaide and South Australia. Fos Wiliams and Bob McLean. Invincible together, working hand-in-hand on and off the field to build the most-successful era in Port Adelaide’s story. George Fiacchi and Roger Delaney. “Batman...
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Cats induct three into Hall of Fame
The Geelong Football Club will officially induct three new members into the Club’s Hall of Fame, with Senior Coach Chris Scott and former players Harry Taylor and Travis Varcoe to receive the honour at Geelong Cats Hall of Fame Dinner in June. Scott, who has coached the Cats to two Premierships, holds the record for...
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Ben Cousins responds to AFL’s ‘tough’ decision
Former West Coast champion Ben Cousins has opened up on the recent decision by the AFL to keep him out of the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2024. Cousins had a high-profile drug battle at the end of his AFL career which continued after he retired at the end of 2010. But the former...
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AFL great Ben Cousins responds to missing out on AFL Hall of Fame nod: ‘I totally understand their decision’
Ben Cousins says he ‘totally understands’ decision not to induct him Was eligible to be inducted five years after he retired in 2010 Cousins unlikely to be inducted into the HOF anytime soon By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:41 BST, 8 May 2024 | Updated: 07:08 BST, 8 May 2024 Ben Cousins...
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‘That’s just the way it is’: Cousins on Hall of Fame snub
West Coast legend Ben Cousins says he understands the Australian Football Hall of Fame committee’s decision not to consider him for induction as part of the 2024 class. Reports suggest the premiership Eagle and Brownlow medallist is not in consideration for the next couple of years either, with his off-field past a considerable factor. But...
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‘Aggressive and personal’: Bulldogs boss baffled by attacks on Beveridge
In short: Bulldogs football boss Matthew Egan has lauded Luke Beveridge as “an incredible coach” as the pressure mounts. Egan said he as “blown away” by media comments on Beveridge’s future at the club, comments he called “aggressive and personal”. What’s next? The Bulldogs will hope to snap a run of two straight losses when they face...
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Blues, Dees teams named for blockbuster; Pies’ depth tested; Cousins responds to hall of fame snub
Williams was subbed out last week with a tight glute and won’t play despite briefly being on the track. The six-day break counts against Williams, who is yet to miss a game since returning from a knee reconstruction in opening round. Martin was an integral part of the Blues’ revival in the second half of...
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AFL’s final call on Ben Cousins Hall of Fame future
Former West Coast Eagles star Ben Cousins will not be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame anytime soon, it has been revealed. The Hall of Fame will elevate Hawthorn champion Jason Dunstall to Legend status in June, alongside several other members who will join the prestigious group. The committee “has not seriously debated...