by Tom McConville | May 8, 2017 | Media-Updates
BOOTING four goals and hauling down seven contested marks on his return to AFL level was reward for Matt Taberner’s hard work improving his game, according to Fremantle coach Ross Lyon. After being overlooked in the opening six rounds and told to hone his ruck...
by Tom McConville | May 6, 2017 | Media-Updates
DEFENDER Sam Frost says he’s growing in confidence each week, after an injury-interrupted start to the season. Frost missed six weeks from the first JLT Community Series match until the end of round one with a toe injury, which he had suffered previously. After...
by Tom McConville | May 5, 2017 | Media-Updates
FAST-RISING forward Orazio Fantasia refuses to blame the quick turnaround between games for Essendon’s last-start defeat to Melbourne as the Bombers prepare to cross the Nullarbor. Both Essendon and Collingwood had to back up last week to face the Demons and...
by Tom McConville | Apr 30, 2017 | Media-Updates
YOU don’t have to tell Andrew Mackie the end of his career is closer than the beginning. But for a man who talks like a realist, Geelong’s veteran defender plays with a defiance that says he’s not yet ready to go quietly. Mackie, 32, is out of contract at season’s end...
by Tom McConville | Apr 27, 2017 | Media-Updates
SHANE Mumford is preparing himself for a huge physical test against the Western Bulldogs on Friday night, and it’s hardly surprising that the Greater Western Sydney star can’t wait. Mumford, who is coming off a best on ground performance in last...