Welcome to the Round 23 AFL Preview. Finally, we can start talking about actual football. Essendon have been banned from the 2013 Finals after negotiations between the AFL and Essendon met common ground. The AFL Commission hasn’t stripped the club of its points, which means Essendon will finish the season in ninth position. James Hird …
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2013 AFL Round 22 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 22 AFL Preview. It was a weekend that proved that there is daylight between the top 4 and the rest. Hawthorn, Geelong, Sydney and Fremantle all had resounding wins and cemented their September double chances. There is now a 10 point gap between fourth and fifth. The big winners of the …
2013 AFL Round 21 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 21 AFL preview. It is fair to say that the past week won’t be remembered for its on field action. After 10 days of constant speculation, the AFL finally announced the charges arising from the ASADA led investigation into the Essendon supplement saga. The Essendon Football Club, its coach James Hird, …
2013 AFL Round 20 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 20 AFL preview. As the Essendon and James Hird reckoning approaches, the saga has once again dominated the football discussion around the nation. Since the AFL received the ASADA interim report on Friday night, the speculation on Hird’s future has hit fever pitch. There is continuously strong rumour that Essendon will …
2013 AFL Round 19 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 19 AFL preview. It now appears that the final 8 race is down to nine. The West Coast Eagles lost its must win game against the Western Bulldogs, once again with a host of experienced stars missing due to injury. It has been the story of their year and is a …
2013 AFL Round 18 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 18 AFL Preview. Round 17 was certainly a character building weekend for many punters around the nation, including myself. The Gold Coast Suns and Adelaide managed to upset highly fancied September bound opponents in Collingwood and Geelong respectively and create unpredictability in the Top 6. Essendon have now overtaken Geelong in …
2013 AFL Round 17 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 17 AFL preview. As we get closer and closer to September, the final eight becomes more settled. West Coast and Carlton are both four points outside the eight, while North Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane have two wins to make up. North Melbourne had the perfect opportunity to be only a game …
2013 AFL Round 16 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 16 AFL Preview. Round 15 produced the highest single round attendance of all time with 371,212 fans displaying their support throughout the weekend. It isn’t a surprise to see a record figure with so many ladder shaping games on show. Collingwood and West Coast were the big winners of the round …
2013 AFL Round 15 Game Previews
Welcome to the round 15 AFL preview. This week brings a group of genuinely exciting games highlighted by the Carlton vs Collingwood and Geelong vs Hawthorn blockbusters. The Friday night game in particular has extremely high stakes as it will determine either a one or three game gap between the two heavy weights vying for …
2013 AFL Round 14 Game Previews
Welcome to the Round 14 AFL preview. Two upset results in Round 13 have seen the top 4 turn on its head. Port Adelaide produced the first shock of the weekend by defeating the Swans on a slippery surface that would usually suit the visiting team. The Power took full advantage of the home conditions …