Tag: Aussie Rules News
Shane Tuck dies: Former Richmond player passes away aged 38
Former Richmond player Shane Tuck has passed away, aged 38. Tuck’s death was confirmed in a statement from the club on Monday, with CEO Brendan Gale paying tribute to the 173-game Tiger. “We’re incredibly saddened by the news of Shane’s passing, he will be missed enormously by everyone,” Gale said. “We send our deepest condolences to Shane’s family […]
Cats Gary Ablett leaves Perth AFL hub, returns to Melbourne to be with wife and his sick son
Geelong AFL star Gary Ablett has exited the AFL’s Perth hub and returned to Melbourne to be with his son. Ablett played in Thursday’s 22-point loss to Collingwood, but landed back in Melbourne on Saturday, according to his manager Liam Pickering. “I haven’t spoken with him yet, but I know he boarded a plane this […]
Essendon player tests positive to COVID-19 Dons v Dees match cancelled
BREAKING NEWS: Conor McKenna from Essendon has tested positive for COVID-19 thus the game which McKenna was due to play in on Sunday against Melbourne has now been postponed. Just over a week into its return from a lengthy hiatus, the AFL has been hit with a bombshell with Essendon star Conor McKenna testing positive […]
It’s a draw! All square in footy’s nail-biting return
It was always going to be a ripper of a game to re-commence the 2020 AFL season. Richmond and Collingwood did not let their fans down. Both teams playing out a remarkable draw in a low-scoring tussle. It has been 81 days since we last witnessed round 1 of the 2020 AFL season but there […]
#Breaking: Game on – the AFL has confirmed the 2020 season will restart on June 11
For the Adelaide’s two teams they will relocate to the Gold Coast in Queensland for at least four weeks to take part. AFL CEO Gillion McLachlan has confirmed that the 2020 season will get back underway on June 11th. McLachlan revealed the AFL’s return to play in a press conference on Friday afternoon, stating that […]
AFL Bench the Port Adelaide Magpies & the Adelaide Crows SANFL Sides from 2020 Competition
As we have seen, read or heard the AFL has come down on AFL registered players banning them from playing with their 2nd Tier clubs in their own state due to the covid-19. But the AFL has gone one step further in South Australia banning SA’s two AFL sides reserves teams from taking to the […]
The SANFL Will be without the Magpies and the SANFL Crows for 2020
The SANFL will go on in 2020 without the Crows and Port Adelaide after the AFL said listed players will not be permitted to play in the league this season. The AFL has barred players from competing in state leagues in 2020, meaning on its 150th anniversary, the Port Adelaide Football Club will bot be […]
AFL slaps Adelaide Crows with sanction over training protocols breach
Adelaide assistant coach Ben Hart has been stood down for six weeks over 16 Crows players’ breach of AFL training protocols while in quarantine in the Barossa Valley. The players’ – listed below – have received a suspended one-game ban following an AFL investigation, which found the breach was “inadvertent and not done to create […]
$100k, draft picks: AFL greats debate Adelaide’s ‘training malfunction’ penalties
AFL greats Dermott Brereton and David King have bebated the merits of a severe penalty for the Adelaide Crows, following a “training malfunction” on Thursday. With 16 players in isolation in the Barossa Valley, Adelaide was found to have breached strict AFL rules after a group of eight players were found to have kicked footballs […]