Crouching Tigers take slow but steady path - Sydney Morning Herald
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:03Richmond has tried before to slap a quick coat of paint over a house built on dodgy stumping and paid a price. This is a slower build but using better materials and in time, even impatient supporters will be grateful for the extra care and time taken. ...
You can't drop everyone - BigPond News
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:38Essendon hit a new low in their Friday night thrashing to an admittedly rampant Hawthorn. Little men were pressed into serving as forward targets. Newly returned midfielder Jobe Watson popped a hamstring – the other one ...
The truth about salaries in the AFL - Sydney Morning Herald
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:56League boss Andrew Demetriou has rebuffed player demands for a greater share of the spoils of the game, including a 10 per cent pay rise, but The Saturday Age can reveal he has enjoyed pay rises totalling 275 per cent since 2004. ...
Jeans and the Hawks - AFL.com
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:12Indeed, Hawthorn in the 1980s had more than its share of highly skilled individuals, genuine champions of the game: Leigh Matthews, Peter Knights, Michael Tuck, Gary Ayres, Dermott Brereton, Robert DiPierdomenico, Jason Dunstall and John Platten are ...
Shallow list, deep trouble - Adelaide Now
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:52It's all well and good to make sure the men who take the field each week are of the highest quality, and therefore price, but if you have nothing in reserve you're taking a huge risk. There's no doubt the depth of my squad played a significant role in ...