Dane Swan Q and A: Collingwood great opens up on the AFL's 'monotonous robots' and mistakes club makes
COLLINGWOOD great Dane Swan believes AFL clubs are too overbearing in the way they run their football programs.The 2011 Brownlow medallist spent 15 years at the elite level, but maintains he would have been no worse off with six contact hours per week as opposed to 40.In an exclusive question and answer session with foxfooty.com.au, Swan opened up on his frustrations with the modern sporting landscape, his sadness for the modern day footballer, plus the worst thing about being an elite player.To..>> view originalRoar's Jacob Pepper tipped to stand-in for suspended skipper Matt McKay against the Jets
VETERAN Brisbane defender Jade North has anointed quiet achiever Jacob Pepper as the ideal replacement for suspended skipper Matt McKay when the Roar take on the Jets in Newcastle on Sunday.McKay will serve a one-game ban following his sending off in the Roar’s 1-1 season-opening draw with Melbourne Victory last Friday night.The midfielder, who is shattered about his dismissal for two bookable offences, was found to have no case to answer for his hand-waving reaction to the red card.North, who c..>> view originalProteas name pair of bolters in Test squad
Having taken note of the troubles Australia’s batters have experienced with ‘mystery’ spin bowlers in Asia and again at St George’s Park yesterday, South Africa have named a pair of uncapped tweakers in their 16-man squad for next month’s three-Test series in Australia. Left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, who bamboozled Australia’s top-order during Sunday’s fourth consecutive ODI win the for the Proteas, has been included after being part of the South Africa A series in Queensland earlier th..>> view originalJapan to bring courage against Asia's best - Halilhodzic
Japan opened their campaign with a surprise home loss to United Arab Emirates and their last-gasp win over Iraq in Saitama on Thursday did little to ease the pressure on the 63-year-old Bosnian, who has endured heavy criticism from a disgruntled home media. Having already lost forward Yoshinori Muto and attacking midfielder Takashi Usami to injuries before the Iraq game, Halilhodzic may be without Shinji Okazaki in Melbourne, with the Leicester City striker missing training on Sunday after h..>> view originalBathurst 1000: What's at stake in Red Bull's penalty protest that cost Jamie Whincup victory?
WILL Davison and Jonathan Webb were victorious in the Bathurst 1000 but Red Bull Racing is set to protest the penalty that cost Jamie Whincup a win. Here the protest is explained.WHAT ARE RED BULL PROTESTING?Triple Eight Race Engineering, the team behind Red Bull Racing Australia, are appealing the decision by the race stewards to award Jamie Whincup a 15 second to his overall race time, dropping him from first over the finish line to 11th in the results.WHY WAS WHINCUP PENALISED?The stewards fo..>> view originalBrett Deledio expresses interest to Richmond in joining Geelong
RICHMOND star Brett Deledio has expressed his interest in moving to Geelong, however the Tigers will not consider Cats forward Steven Motlop in any potential trade for the player.Geelong list manager Stephen Wells confirmed on Monday that they would be targeting Deledio during this year’s exchange period, with the 29-year-old informing the Tigers he would be open to a move.“At this stage, we’ll see how things pan out, but Brett has expressed his interest in joining Geelong and we wouldn’t be let..>> view originalAFL trade news 2016: Gibbs, Wells, Vickery on move in big opening session
Two No. 1 draft picks have dominated discussions on the opening day of the AFL trade period, with Bryce Gibbs requesting a move to Adelaide and Brett Deledio interested in a trade to Geelong.Adelaide list manager Justin Reid revealing that Carlton star and 2006 No. 1 selection Gibbs has requested a trade back home to South Australia, despite being contracted to the Blues until the end of 2019. Gibbs is looking for an out after more than 200 games with Carlton. Photo: Scott Barbour Gibbs,..>> view original'Mentally fragile Wanderers lack cohesion, fluency'
WESTERN Sydney Wanderers, grand finalists last season, “lack cohesion”, “lack fluency” and “lacked an understanding”, according to Fox Sports football expert John Kosmina. Tony Popovic’s side’s 4-0 loss in the Sydney derby in front of a record crowd at ANZ Stadium means it is now eight games since they tasted derby success against Sydney FC.When asked on Fox Sports News if that record means the Wanderers are now “mentally fragile” in the cauldron of the Sydney derby, Kosmina said: “It’s more tha..>> view originalAFL trades 2016: Hawks face hard yakka for deals
Tom Mitchell declared his hand on Monday by requesting a trade to Hawthorn, but now the hard work begins for the Hawks as they seek to procure deals for both him and Gold Coast's Jaeger O'Meara.While Hawthorn officially landed Ty Vickery on Monday after Richmond opted against matching the Hawks' bid for the unrestricted free agent, their attempts to acquire star midfielders Mitchell and O'Meara – both out of contract – are set to be considerably tougher propositions. Hawthorn is looking fo..>> view originalBollinger and Haddin on the stand
New South Wales fast bowler Doug Bollinger has refuted a claim that he sledged Phillip Hughes with the phrase "I'm going to kill you" on the opening day of the NSW Coroner's Court inquest into the batsman's death. The court heard an allegation Bollinger made the remark towards Hughes and his South Australia batting partner Tom Cooper on the opening day of a Sheffield Shield match between NSW and South Australia in November 2014. Hughes had reached 63 from 160 balls before he was struck on the n..>> view original
Saturday, October 15, 2016
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