The AFL has confirmed the right decision was made after a ball ricocheted off a boundary umpire’s leg during the third quarter of Melbourne’s win over Richmond. A Kysaiah Pickett snap at goal drifted across the face in the dying minutes of the term, hitting the umpire’s leg as he...
Back for another year, the SEN.com.au team gives you an insight into how every game will play out across the weekend. Labelling something a ‘certainty’ in any sport is fraught with danger. But we’ll attempt to find some anyway. Here is what we consider certainties for the Round 7 Anzac Day clashes between...
The biggest home and away game of the season, and one of the AFL’s great annual events, has arrived with Essendon and Collingwood to face off in front of over 90,000 fans at the MCG on Anzac Day.
Former Collingwood midfielder Brodie Holland has reflected on his favourite Anzac Day game story. Holland played in five Anzac Day games across his career in the black and white, but his favourite story was when he was still on the club’s list but was in the grandstand as an onlooker in 2008. That year...
The AFL has OK’d a bizarre moment in the waning stages of the third quarter of last night’s clash between Richmond and Melbourne that resulted in a momentum-swinging goal after the siren.
Hugh Jones' book 'Two Good Soldiers, One Great War' (Forty South Publishing) chronicles the life and war experience of champion footballer Ivor Margetts and also of Charlie Simmons. Hugh has family connections to both. [Welcome Hugh - we'll feature more on your book in the coming days]
When Steven May and Dustin Martin are matched up on each other in the middle of the MCG, there’s no chirp or trash talk. Only a chat about when they’re going for a hit on the golf course.
Karl Dubravs pays tribute to the fallen in The Great War with his song 'Distant Sand' inspired by, and reflecting, the ANZAC spirit, and the futility of war.
Former Adelaide and Geelong forward Josh Jenkins thinks that Melbourne is facing the same issues that they did in 2022 and 2023. While the Dees are now 5-2 after beating Richmond 42-85 in the Anzac Eve clash, Jenkins thinks that their forward line is still a big concern as they’ve only passed triple...
Richmond Tigers star Jacob Hopper was fuming after leaving the field injured in their loss to the Demons.
The skill errors that marred Wednesday night’s Anzac Eve clash between Richmond and Melbourne at the MCG were so comical at times, Demons coach Simon Goodwin admitted they made members of his coaching team laugh.
Richmond suspects that the tape on Jacob Hopper’s knee being too tight may have contributed to the hamstring injury the star midfielder suffered on Wednesday night against Melbourne at the MCG.
Shortly after leading the Magpies to a stunning comeback triumph over Essendon on Anzac Day last year, Collingwood captain Darcy Moore managed the near impossible.
Essendon’s Harry Jones wants to be remembered for having a great AFL career, and reveals the technique that has unlocked his best footy.
Goodwin could chuckle at how his Demons butchered the ball against Richmond, but it will be no laughing matter should there be a repeat in the next fortnight.
Interviews with Harley Balic’s friends and former teammates paint a picture of a complex young man who battled mental health problems and serious substance abuse. He is at the centre of a debate over the effectiveness of the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.
The Tasmania Devils may be forced to play their first two seasons – not just one – at UTAS Stadium in Launceston and Blundstone Arena in Hobart.
There’s no disputing that season 2024 has been entertaining and tough to predict. Coming into Round 7 Geelong are the only team that’s undefeated, while at the other end of the ladder, North Melbourne is the solitary team that’s failed to win a game. All 18 teams are once again featuring across nine...
At a time of remembrance for soldiers who served and gave their lives in The Great War, Roger Spaull pays tribute to Jack Cooper, champion footballer of the Fitzroy Football Club. In this moving and in-depth account of a footballer and soldier, Roger paints a picture of a man who served his club, and...
Dual premiership Kangaroo David King has questioned whether Melbourne’s new aggressive ball movement suits its playing list, but insists the Dees still have ample time to finetune it.
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