by Tom McConville | Nov 29, 2013 | Media-Updates
New Hawthorn rookie Ben Ross says he is determined not to let his second chance at an AFL career slip. Ross was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of 2011 after playing 14 games over four injury-interrupted seasons. He joined the Kangaroos’ VFL affiliate...
by Tom McConville | Nov 27, 2013 | Media-Updates
Daniel Markworth was sitting quietly among his teammates, listening. It was a Monday morning and the St Kilda coaches were pulling apart the previous weekend’s game. The team had lacked run-and-carry, they said, and the players had been tentative. They wanted them to...
by Tom McConville | Nov 22, 2013 | Media-Updates
Richmond wanted Ben Lennon, and Ben Lennon wanted Richmond. So, when the Tigers’ Recruiting Manager Francis Jackson called Lennon’s I.D. number and name out at pick 12 in the 2013 AFL National Draft, held last night (November 21) at the Gold Coast Convention Centre,...
by Tom McConville | Nov 21, 2013 | Media-Updates
Kolodjashnij twins Kade (Gold Coast) and Jake (Geelong) were selected in the 2013 AFL Draft. Kade Kolodjashnij became Tasmania’s highest AFL draft selection in 17 years last night and then had his brother join him in the big time. Tasmania produced a stunning...
by Tom McConville | Nov 19, 2013 | Media-Updates
When Alex and Anna Kolodjashnij fled Soviet controlled Ukraine shortly after World War II Australian Rules football would have been the furthest thing from their minds. On Thursday, their twin grandsons Kade and Jake Kolodjashnij are expected to be selected in the AFL...
