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FIRST off, let’s address the elephant in the outer. The Hickey Stand has been out of use for a while now, and unlike the real Kardinia Park we don’t receive … Continue reading That’s Bush League: Camperdown edition
THERE’S a reason footy players get paid so much, and it’s not just because they’re good at footy. Much of the cash comes from the expectation that they’ll be forced … Continue reading The 13 promo shots that AFL players probably wish they said no to
LIAM Picken’s six sausage rolls at Cazaly’s Stadium a couple of weekends ago felt like the biggest thing to happen in Cairns since the birth of the great Christine Anu. … Continue reading The 61 players who hold a goalkicking record at a VFL/AFL venue
THERE are few people in sports media that typify Melbourne more than Rohan Connolly. He’s a couple of cheeky beers at Young & Jackson before a Saturday afternoon clash at … Continue reading On The Boundary: Rohan Connolly
SOME towns claim to be the home of cool people and things, like Hollywood actors or inventions that changed the way we live each day. The dual towns of Terang … Continue reading That’s Bush League: Terang-Mortlake edition
IF you’ve been living under a rock the past week you probably haven’t heard about Lewis Young. The Western Bulldogs defender made his debut against Carlton on the weekend at … Continue reading The 7 youngest players ever to make their VFL debut
YOU’VE probably heard the origin stories of your club’s mascots. Like how Geelong became the Cats because a cartoonist suggested they needed a black cat for luck. Or how Melbourne … Continue reading The 12 name origins of the cities and suburbs involved in the VFL
IT’s easy to be a rubbish player and win a flag, because you’ve got 20 other blokes next to you pulling their weight. What’s difficult is being a rubbish coach … Continue reading The 7 worst* coaches who managed to win a flag
AN ADMIRED family member said it all when I pitched this article: “I’m shocked it’s only seven things.” To be fair, I do watch a hell of a lot of … Continue reading The 7 things the Channel 7 commentary team does that gives us the shits
LET’S be honest, most of you probably haven’t heard of Cobden let alone been there. So we’ve decided to run a new series of articles that focuses solely on country … Continue reading That’s Bush League: Cobden edition
IT ain’t easy being Greene, particularly when you kick 0.5 and essentially cost your team the game. But Toby Greene’s inaccuracy on Sunday against the Blues wasn’t even close to … Continue reading The 7 most inaccurate performances where the player didn’t kick a goal
IT’S State of Origin time in the northern states and we all know what that means: AFL media will put together theoretical Aussie Rules Origin teams, old school fans will pine … Continue reading The 12 TAC Cup teams and how they would look if we had a rep round