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So, it turns out that footballers are less essential than doctors, nurses, teachers and that stoner who pushes the trolleys in circles as he tries to look busy down at … Continue reading The 8 places Victorian clubs have tried to make a buck outside Victoria
AS I WALTZED down Moorabool Street on Saturday night in my woolen Cats jersey with the No.5 on the back – being the big Gary Malarkey fan I am – … Continue reading The 16 biggest wins of the 2000s (so far)
THE coppers knew they were in trouble when the animals breached the outer fences of the Ekka. In the 80-odd years that it had been hosting Queensland’s Royal Show, the … Continue reading LONG WEEKEND: The untold story of how the VFL sent the Bombers and Cats to the Ekka in 1952
NOBODY could accuse the Geelong Football Club of not being the sharing and caring types. When the Cats saw that the Giants were coming to town they kindly decided to … Continue reading The 14 sets of brothers who have played the most games in the VFL/AFL
IN the past couple of decades, Geelong recruiters have been known for putting footballers before athletes. Players like Matthew Scarlett, Steve Johnson, Cameron Ling and Paul Chapman – all of … Continue reading The 6 unlikely footballers holding Geelong’s defence together
ALRIGHT so the headline is a lie. We just fake news-ed the shit out of you. Individual players outscoring the entire opposition team actually happens on a surprisingly regular basis. … Continue reading The 17 times one player has outscored the entire opponent team
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
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