Flashback: A day in the Western Bulldogs’ coaches box
In 2008, Rohan Connolly spent a week inside the Western Bulldogs as they prepared for the first match of a new season. Here’s how game day in the coaches box unfolded.
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Month: December 2020
Flashback: Inside the Western Bulldogs in 2008
In 2008 for “The Age”, Rohan Connolly spent a week inside the Western Bulldogs as they prepared for the first match of a new season. Here’s how it unfolded.
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What’s on your AFL club’s New Year wishlist?
Christmas has come, a new year approaches. What do 18 AFL clubs want in 2021? Michelangelo Rucci looks at the wish (or reality) lists.
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MARTIN FLANAGAN: A journey to the soul of this nation
Michael Bowden, who died earlier this year, is a former Richmond premiership player whose life turned to forging a deeper understanding of Indigenous culture, writes Martin Flanagan.
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AFL list rigmarole: When rookies aren’t really rookies
For some time, the AFL has struggled with labels for players on club lists. Next season, the list titles will be farcical, says Michelangelo Rucci.
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Essendon’s “tall timber” draftees ring a familiar tone
Essendon seems to be recreating the list strategy which took it to the brink of real success before it all fell apart in 2013, says Ronny Lerner.
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Big on hype but short on stars, BBL starting to battle
This season’s Big Bash has begun with something less than a bang. Why? Because, simply, it lacks the big names, says Sam Duncan.
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Footyology Podcast: Eddie’s presidential exit
The AFL season is over, but there’s never any stopping the Footyology Podcast. We’re talking footy and a whole lot of other fun stuff all year round!
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Great music, pity about the production
Even the greatest artists creating potentially great records can have it all ruined by the indulgent or merely incompetent work of the producer, says Francis Leach.
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It’s probably time the AFL fixed up the footy fixture
No AFL fixture for season 2021 has yet appeared, and there might not be one until early next year while headquarters works through COVID uncertainties. Michelangelo Rucci ponders the task.
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