Mackie on Domsy

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...

Tiger Dylan Grimes part of vintage crop

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,...

Carlisle earns trust the hard way

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...