by Tom McConville | Jul 7, 2017 | Media-Updates
These days Tom Lonergan is considered one of the most reliable defenders in the AFL. However, reliability wasn’t always a strength of his. “Early days, he probably needed to set a couple of alarm clocks, not just one,” long-time teammate Andrew Mackie recalled in an...
by Tom McConville | Jul 7, 2017 | Media-Updates
Dylan Grimes is a good footballer. He is also a very good wine-maker, the owner of a vineyard that makes very good wines. Unlike other footballers about whom the cliche is applied, he actually does have something worth bottling. Grimes is a vigneron. To our knowledge,...
by Tom McConville | Jul 6, 2017 | Media-Updates
A TRADIE lifestyle calls for a tradie diet. Jayden Short had just that. A builder’s labourer through his under-18 TAC Cup year with Northern Knights, iced coffee was a morning must and a sausage roll and bottle of Coca-Cola the go-to lunch. A skilful kick on both...
by Tom McConville | Jul 6, 2017 | Media-Updates
I’ve known Tom Lonergan for as long as I can remember. He was in the year below me at school. His brother Marc was in the same year as me and his sister Kate was in the same year as my sister. My dad coached Tom’s oldest brother Terry in the Yarrawonga...
by Tom McConville | Jun 27, 2017 | Media-Updates
St Kilda key defender Jake Carlisle believes he has now earned the respect of the playing group after enduring a trying start to his career at Linen House Centre. Carlisle didn’t play at all last year due to a suspension for his involvement in the Essendon...