Coleman Medal Candidates

The Favourites:

Brendan Fevola
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Heading into season 2007 the reigning Coleman Medalist has only one thing against him in his quest to win back-to-back goal kicking titles, and that is the return of Matthew Lloyd. Everything else is working in his favour. A stronger midfield, the emergence of forward line support, a deeper more efficient ball-winning midfield, a more confident Carlton side in general along with impressive personal pre-season form. As AFL Season 2007 unfolds, opposition sides may begin to adopt the “Jo Beth Taylor” defense and put two men on him in times of desperation! Fevola has averaged over 65 goals per season for the last four years. The “Fev” is my tip for another Coleman, in fact I think he could well boot over 100 this year. [Read more]

Culture problems can’t be hidden

The indefinite suspension of former West Coast captain Ben Cousins yesterday is the latest episode in the life of a brilliant but troubled individual that could spell the end of an illustrious career and potentially derail the Eagles hopes of creating a dynasty to rival Brisbane. [Read more]

The Judd Extravaganza

The going rate for Judd would seem to be in the region of $1million per year over a minimum of three years. While the price may seem steep there is no doubt that Judd is worth every cent. A deal of this magnitude would make Judd the highest paid player in the league surpassing the reported $900,000 a season that Jonathon Brown earns and the only Australian based footballer of any code that would be earning more is Matt Gitaeu who is currently playing on a $5million four year deal for the Western Force in the Super 14 competition. [Read more]

AFL Online Tipping Competition 2007 – Sponsored by KirbyFooty.com

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AFL Online Tipping Competition 2007
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After a few months in the making, AFL Online is very proud to officially launch it’s new tipping competition for season 2007. Using quality tipping software, we have developed our own competition based on the AFL Online server. [Read more]

Standards of Behaviour

Within general society Kerr’s taxi jumping and other misdemeanours are frowned upon, and should most certainly be punished. However, one must remember that outside the world of professional athletes, such antics would usually only result in the punishment handed down by the courts and not a $20,000 fine from an employer and the associated intense media scrutiny. This raises the following questions: has Kerr been harshly dealt with? Does the punishment fit the crime? And should sportspersons in general, and AFL players specifically, be judged any differently to the common citizen? [Read more]

AFL needs to start looking after the people that matter – the fans

Perhaps it is time to take action. But how? The heads of the AFL, Andrew Demitriou and co. are not the most popular blokes going around in footy at the moment. The game is supposedly flying, off the back of the multi-million dollar TV rights deal. Add this to the overwhelming support by top sponsors such as the NAB and Toyota and the AFL should be on top of the world. Then why is it that many people in the press and on the street are constantly complaining about the so-called ’state of the game’. [Read more]