Monthly Archives: August 2012
AFL Round 23 – Friday 31 August 2012 Soon… More SOON pics in the thread… HAWTHORN V WEST COAST EAGLES MCG – Fri Aug 31, 7:50pm LIVE CHAT @7:30PM Hawthorn Round 23 Team Selection Round 23 Gameday Thread v West Coast West Coast Eagles Changes Discussion Official Teams WAFL Watch …
Mark Williams on GWS, Port, Kevin Sheedy and his future
BigFootyNews caught up with Mark Williams to discuss his first season as assistant coach of start-up club GWS. Son of South Australian legend Fos, Williams has become an AFL heavyweight in his own right. Beginning his career at West Adelaide, he moved to Port Adelaide in the SANFL in 1979 …
One of the few things I learned in school is that behind all the awesome violence and rooting in Shakespeare, there’s often a Message to be had. The Scottish play, Macbeth, has a particularly easy to comprehend moral: naked ambition, when realised by bloodshed, rarely leads to happiness, indeed, usually …
HAWTHORN V WEST COAST EAGLES MCG – Fri Aug 31, 7:50pm Hawthorn B: Brent Guerra, Josh Gibson, Benjamin Stratton HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Shaun Burgoyne C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Isaac Smith HF: Luke Hodge, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli F: Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, Paul Puopolo Foll: David Hale, …
Weekly Punt: Last Round and Still Plenty of Value
The Weekly Punt may be the best kept secret in the AFL as it continues increasing its stake and doing a far better job of predicting margins. It has now beaten the market eight times in the last nine weeks and this week should be no different. If the trend continues it …
Lions itching to go 3 in a row
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs WHERE AND WHEN: The Gabba, Sunday September 2, 4.40pm LAST TIME: Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114) d Western Bulldogs 7.14 (56), round 13, 2012, at Etihad Stadium Ryan Griffen will need to be at his best for the Dogs to have a real chance at the …
Tigers set to Power to the finish line
Richmond are set to take on Port Adelaide Richmond v Port Adelaide MCG – September 2 2012 – 3:15PM Richmond and Port Adelaide will take to the plains of the MCG this Sunday as the two teams officially end their 2012 campaign. As both teams are well and truly out …
Jobs on the line in the 2012 ‘if only’ Cup
Carlton vs St Kilda Sunday, 2nd September Etihad Stadium, 1:10pm Carlton and St Kilda’s 2012 seasons have both been reduced to a battle for ninth with Richmond in a match which may be Brett Ratten’s last as Blues coach. The Blues put themselves in the running to clinch a top …
Essendon v Collingwood WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Saturday September 1, 7.40pm Collingwood have a top 4 chance on the line when the meet their old rivals Essendon who have all but stopped. This game is the most influential game of the round, its outcome will determine who makes wheather or not …
Dockers and Demons to crunch the numbers
Fremantle vs Melbourne Saturday, 1st September Patersons Stadium, 7:40pm Fremantle’s coaches will have their calculators out as part of their pre-game warm up as the Dockers will be in the unique position of knowing exactly how much they will have to win by to possibly claim a home final. While …

