March 17 2010, 3:57 am
WITH the 2010 WAFL season set to kick-off this Friday night, FootyGoss brings you the broadcasting schedule for the opening eight rounds of competition. ABC TV Round 1 West Perth v Swan Districts (Arena Joondalup) Round 2 Subiaco v West Perth (Medibank Stadium) Round 3 Swan Districts v South Fremantle (Steel Blue Oval) Round 4 East Perth v Peel Thunder…
March 17 2010, 3:37 am
By Mr Dandalooa AFL powers that be are concerned about recovering drug addict Ben Cousins after the Richmond midfielder was re-admitted to hospital because of stomach pains. AFL head honcho Andrew Demetriou says he remains concerned about the former West Coast Eagle’s welfare, something he would for any player who had been hospitalised for whatever reason. It is doubtful Cousins…
March 17 2010, 12:16 am
By Mr Dandalooa Dockers coach Mark Harvey reckons his youthful squad is a ready and competitive team this year and physically strong enough to take on the AFL’s more experienced players. Speaking at the club’s season launch on Monday, Harvey said his developing players, which make up about half of the playing squad, would be better equipped to compete more…
March 15 2010, 11:55 pm
By Mr Dandalooa The Swan Districts Football Club has secured The Deen as a major support sponsor of the club for the 2010 season in a sponsorship package worth more than $70,000. The Deen first prize of the club’s annual 2010 Club One Classic Draw, which gives businesses an opportunity to become a major support sponsor, or one of two…
March 15 2010, 11:50 pm
Mr Dandalooa Defender Sam Fisher could be sidelined at St Kilda for up to six weeks after injuring his ankle in the AFL NAB Cup final 40-point final loss to the Western Bulldogs. Coach Ross Lyon revealed the 2008 All-Australian’s injury was quite severe at the club family day in Frankston this week. Fisher rolled his ankle in the first…
March 15 2010, 11:29 pm
By Mr Dandalooa Richmond is facing its own The Fevola Effect after news emerged recovering drug addict Ben Cousins now has a drinking problem. There have been reports and whispers that Cousins has been told by club officials to lay off the booze after he was readmitted to hospital with stomach pains. Cousins now remains in doubt for the Tigers'…
March 15 2010, 10:20 pm
by Ron Head Football can lead players into many directions, but when David Snow played his first league game for Subiaco in 1990, he would have had no idea that he was embarking on a career that would culminate in selection for the All Asian side. “It's a good competition up here,” he told us over a Singapore Sling at…
March 12 2010, 1:21 am
By Mr Dandalooa Geelong Football Club could have a legal battle on its hands after a court was told drug trafficking charges against premiership player Mathew Stokes are “weak” and “tenuous” and should be dropped. Twenty-five-year-old Stokes was last month charged with possession and trafficking of cocaine after police alleged he bought one gram of cocaine for friends who were…
March 12 2010, 12:19 am
By Mr Dandalooa The AFL has stepped up its war on drug cheats and is poised to become the first Australian sports code to test for EPO (glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin), CERA (continuous erythropoietin receptor activators) and HGH (human growth hormone) under a new deal announced with the Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA). EPO and CERA agents are blood-boosting hormones used…
March 11 2010, 11:54 pm
By Mr Dandalooa Former AFL drug-addict Ben Cousins has been hospitalised with severe and persistent stomach pains. The Richmond star midfielder is likely to miss the Tigers' final pre-season match after being sent to hospital this week. The 2005 Brownlow medallist, joined the Tigers last season after being forced to spend a year out of the game because of his…
March 11 2010, 10:39 am
REIGNING AFL premier Geelong will be holding a training session at EFTel Oval in Lathlain from 3.00 to 4.00pm tomorrow, ahead of its NAB pre-season fixture against Fremantle on Saturday. The Cats are expected to have a near-full strength squad, which will include Brownlow medallists Gary Ablett and Jimmy Bartel, as well as Norm Smith medallist Paul Chapman and hardnosed…
March 10 2010, 10:16 pm
by Ron Head Many good critics who saw Don Langdon play in the early sixties maintain that he was one of the best centre half forwards to ever play in the WANFL. He was certainly one of East Perth's best, but it took some smart work from the man who signed some of the best, Hec Strempel, to sign him…
March 10 2010, 4:24 am
SWAN Districts on-baller Justin Simpson will not miss the opening round of the WAFL season, after escaping suspension at yesterday’s WAFL Tribunal hearing. Simpson was charged with forceful front on contact against East Perth ruckman Zac Beeck during the end of the third quarter of their pre-season hit-out at EFTel Oval. Meanwhile, East Fremantle’s Selby Leesteere received a reprimand for…
March 9 2010, 11:25 pm
By Mr Dandalooa The West Coast Eagles has announced insurance broking firm Australian Reliance as an official business partner until 2011. Under the deal, Australian Reliance employees receive access to the club’s executive leadership program, which focuses on the link between sporting principles and business practices. The business partnership renews the Eagles’ association with former West Coast player Andrew Donnelly,…
March 9 2010, 5:16 pm
SPEEDY defender Brett van Groningen is one player to keep an eye on for Swan Districts in the colts this season. The 18-year-old recorded some impressive results at last year’s WA State Screening tests, including third overall in the Agility run and fourth in the 20m sprint, with a time of 2.84 seconds. He was also selected to play in…
March 8 2010, 10:58 pm
by Ron Head Hobart,1966 Australian Football Carnival. The irrepressible Victorians had romped through the qualifying rounds with margins of 101 points and 68 points respectively over Tasmania and South Australia, while Western Australia had beaten the same sides by a combined total of 24 points. Darryl Baldock had been in scintillating form for the Vics, but West Australian centre half…
March 8 2010, 1:11 pm
CLAREMONT is showing vast signs of improvement heading into the 2010 season, on the back of some impressive performances in their WAFL Variety Challenge games. After thumping Swan Districts by 101-points the week before, the Tigers followed up by recording a 14-point win over Perth at Claremont Oval on Saturday. The Tigers led all the way in the 11.9 (75)…
March 8 2010, 2:09 am
By Mr Dandalooa There’s a lot of angst amongst the AFL at the moment with injuries leaving some clubs on edge before the season proper. Melbourne is hoping explosive forward Liam Jurrah can avoid major surgery after a bevy of injuries put the Demons' camp on edge this pre-season. Both Jurrah and Daniel Bell have endured shoulder injuries, which follow…
March 5 2010, 4:22 am
By Mr Dandalooa The Fevola Effect has struck Essendon who suspended key position player Michael Hurley until round four of the AFL regular season as punishment for an assault on a taxi driver. The 19-year-old had already been suspended for the entire preseason. Hurley faced court today in relation to five assault-related charges and is trying to avoid a criminal…
March 5 2010, 4:12 am
Mr Dandalooa Bayswater Morley Youth Club is calling out for a new ground caretaker. Based at Houghton Park, the club is host to Bayswater Morley and Eastern Monarchs Softball Club, Bayswater Morley Junior Football Club and the Central Crocs Masters Football Club. Club spokesperson Jo-Anne Malkovic said the current caretaker, who hads been in the role for 12 years, was…
March 5 2010, 4:08 am
THE Bayswater Morley Youth Club is looking for someone to replace its long-serving caretaker. The club, based at Houghton Park, is host to the Bayswater Morley and Eastern Monarchs Softball Clubs, as well as the Bayswater Morley Junior Football Club and the Central Crocs Masters Football Club. “Our current caretaker, who has been in the role for the past 12…
March 5 2010, 12:18 am
By Mr Dandalooa Like it or hate it the AFL is evolving. Gold Coast's AFL debut will take place next year, and Western Sydney will join the competition in 2012 as the league also faces the introduction of free agency. The AFL is fearful that the free agency scheme could undermine the level playing field of the competition, highlighting the…
March 4 2010, 9:23 am
LEADING national insurer AAMI has joined forces with the WA Football League, in what is being called the largest individual sponsorship deal by the League in the past two decades. The insurance giant has agreed to become the naming rights sponsor of the WAFL competition for the next two seasons, in a deal reportedly worth over $500,000. The AAMI logo…
March 4 2010, 4:29 am
Mr Dandalooa Controversial Brisbane Lions recruit Brendan Fevola has reportedly been axed from the AFL's television advertising campaign set for the opening rounds of the forthcoming AFL season. Reports today reveal the former Carlton forward was going to feature in the campaign, but the commercial has been changed. In the past week Big Bad Fev has been embroiled in another…
March 4 2010, 4:07 am
Mr Dandalooa Former Carlton premiership coach David Parkin will step onto Western Australian footy soil next month to head up an AFL level 2 coaching course. Parkin, also a former Hawthorn coach, will visit WA with Geelong skills acquisition coach David Wheadon. Registrations are open for the course, which will be held at Murdoch University on March 13 and 14.…
March 4 2010, 1:27 am
By Mr Dandalooa An official from AFL’s office of integrity has spoken to Brisbane Lions recruit Brendan Fevola over his alleged involvement in the Lara Bingle naked photo scandal. AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson interviewed the former Carlton full-forward yesterday after it was rumoured he was involved in the circulation of a nude photograph of the swimwear model and…
March 3 2010, 10:56 pm
by Ron Head Perth legend, Terry Moriarty was one of the toughest, shrewdist, and closest checking half backs of the WANFL in the forties and fifties, and was best known for his dependability and groundplay, rather than spectacular marking. Yet it was early in his career that he was written up in the Sydney press as a high flyer.…
March 3 2010, 8:08 pm
by Brendan Leicester THE retirements of Troy Longmuir and Craig Smoker, combined with the departure of Mark Seaby (Sydney Swans), Adam Campbell (Subiaco) and Andrew Strijk (West Coast) has not dampened the outlook for West Perth ahead of season 2010. Falcons football manager Brad Lukosius is adamant the club’s blend of youth and experience will hold it in good stead,…
March 3 2010, 5:03 am
Mr Dandalooa Adelaide Football Club plans to retain its club facilities at Football Park at West Lakes, despite shifting games to the city. Former Crows chairman Bill Sanders recently sparked debate over the football stadium claiming a proposed move to Adelaide Oval would be risky to the Adelaide outfit. Sanders thinks the issue of where the Crows and Port Adelaide…
March 3 2010, 3:09 am
Mr Dandalooa Fremantle Football Club has recruited 23 new players in the past 2 years, about half of its playing squad. Yet the club has morphed into a winning purple machine poised to possibly play in its first grand final of any kind should it win this weekend’s semi-final NAB pre-season cup game. Dockers head honcho Steve Rosich said in…
March 3 2010, 12:00 am
By Mr Dandalooa Brisbane are facing The Fevola Effect after the AFL confirmed this week it is investigating the alleged distribution of a 2006 partially-naked photo of model Lara Bingle by Lions forward Brendan Fevola. The Fevola Effect refers to the fallout and snowballed consequences players and clubs experience after the indiscretions of a player. Reports confirm that Bingle is…
March 2 2010, 12:42 pm
BOTH venues and playing times have been changed ahead of the third round of the WAFL’s pre-season Variety Challenge this Saturday. The NAB practice match between West Coast and Carlton will be played at Medibank Stadium at 10.30am. As a result, the Subiaco and East Fremantle colts, reserves and league game times have been shifted. The colts game will now…
March 2 2010, 12:31 am
By Mr Dandalooa Born in circa 1876, Jimmy Melbourne was the first indigenous Australian to play senior Aussie Rules football in a major football competition. Melbourne played his first match for West Perth against East Fremantle in the Western Australian Football Association on June 2 1900, the first time an Aboriginal had played football at such a high level. The…
March 1 2010, 11:53 pm
Mr Dandalooa Fremantle Football Club veteran Antoni Grover could be out of action until round 4 of the AFL home-and-away season with a knee injury following the Dockers’ thrilling 4-point victory over North Melbourne at the weekend. Grover injured his medial ligament in the NAB pre-season cup win at Docklands and could miss up to 8 weeks of footy, but…
March 1 2010, 11:36 pm
By Mr Dandalooa The Fevola Effect has struck again. The once affable Carlton forward is set for a wake-up call after reports that model Lara Bingle will take legal action against Brendan Fevola following the release and circulation of a nude photo of her. The photo of Bingle in the shower, allegedly taken in 2006 while the pair were involved…
March 1 2010, 10:23 pm
by Ron Head Players from the country have formed the nucleus of Western Australian football talent over many years, most notably since the fifties, when distance became less of a hurdle with travel becoming faster. There have been many star players from the bush, however, who have been forced to cut short promising careers because of farm and other…
March 1 2010, 11:10 am
ADELAIDE onballer Brad Symes has joined a long list of players in doubt for the club's season opener against Fremantle, after he was booked in for a third operation on his left knee. Symes had arthroscopic surgery on the knee following his side’s semi-final loss to Collingwood last season. The 24-year-old was eased back into full training but was forced…
March 1 2010, 11:08 am
FREMANTLE has been dealt a major injury blow, with key defender Antoni Grover ruled out of action for up to two months with a strained medial ligament. The 167-gamer suffered the strain in his side’s last gasp four-point win over North Melbourne at Docklands on Saturday. Grover’s injury occurred in the third quarter after he tried to out-manoeuvre an opponent,…
March 1 2010, 5:10 am
By Mr Dandalooa The Saints are marching to the semi-finals in the NAB pre-season cup after Stephen Milne scored three majors in the final quarter. St Kilda were lucky in their one-point win 2.9.7 (79) to 0.12.6 (78) after a blunder by Sydney ruckman Mark Seaby proved to cost the Swans the game at Docklands last Saturday night. Seaby had…
March 1 2010, 1:18 am
By Mr Dandalooa Fremantle has eradicated the ‘cringe factor’ with their new young club but still fall short in basic footy skills, often missing targets and chest passes. But they delivered on-edge football yesterday as forward Ryan Murphy kicked a goal with just six seconds remaining to give the Dockers a sensational 4-point victory over North Melbourne in their AFL…
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