by Tom McConville | Aug 24, 2018 | Media-Updates
Gawn and Smith, now the Melbourne Cricket Club president, chatted on the flight home after Sunday’s drought-busting AFL win over West Coast. Beating the Eagles means the Demons will play finals for the first time since 2006. With 203 games from 1974-85, Smith...
by Tom McConville | Jul 31, 2018 | Media-Updates
Jayden Short should be a man in demand. The Richmond defender is out of contract at season’s end, and his performances have certainly justified the decision to delay negotiations. Short has been the most improved player in the AFL in 2018 and is one of Richmond’s most...
by Tom McConville | Jun 8, 2018 | Media-Updates
Jayden Short knows there is no room for complacency as he attempts to cement his spot in a Tigers’ line-up looking to go back to back. Last season, the 22-year-old defender played the first 16 games but lost form at the wrong time and was out of the side as...
by Tom McConville | Jun 4, 2018 | Media-Updates
DUAL knee victim Paul Ahern has pledged to repay North Melbourne’s extraordinary faith in him after a “fairytale” 29-possession debut at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The Kangaroos shook Ahern out of the doldrums when they showed interest in acquiring...
by Tom McConville | May 7, 2018 | Media-Updates
THE SUBLIME kicking skills of Richmond defender Jayden Short have been 17 years in the making. The sight of five-year-old Short and his father Greg kicking a football back and forth in the front garden of a house in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne was something...