Adam Hallinan is a passionate sports fan – and insightful. And the AFL should read this. The AFL Laws of the Game Committee needs to be handed the red vest. I, along with every other AFL supporter, am sick of the rules of the game constantly being “tweaked” or changing in the way they are applied. [...]

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The current AFL competition is not at all balanced for every team in the competition. So, how can we make the AFL premiership season fair asks Adam Hallinan. In a competition that now has 18 teams and 22 home-and-away games there is no possibility for a fair competition with the current system. The current AFL fixture [...]

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Promising youngster Meyrick Buchanan has turned his back on pursuing a career as a cricketer, Sam Mills says. Instead, he has headed back to football, the sport that only two years ago he quit when he signed a contract with the Melbourne Renegades and the Victorian Bushrangers. Prior swapping over, Buchanan had been rated highly [...]

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In 2013, Sam Mills will be taking a weekly look at the Victorian Football League, the state’s premier footballing competition. Formed as the VFA in 1877, it was renamed the VFL in 1995 and took on the role of a reserves league to the AFL in 2000. The VFL has seen many players graduate to AFL [...]

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As we pause to remember, Daniel Cohen reflects on this most important day for Australians and New Zealanders. ANZAC Day means so much to a large number of Australian and New Zealand citizens. It’s a morning filled with of ceremony, emotion and reflection. Where old mates gather and share stories. Let me start by saying [...]

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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Armchair FantasyEven if your team isn’t winning on-field, there’s fantasy football. Davis Harrigan looks at the must-have selections and tactics. Round 4 – team selections Already we are four rounds in to the AFL season for 2013.  Goes fast, does it not? AFL Fantasy is [...]

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