Preliminary Final results Geelong 13.14 (92) d Collingwood 13.9 (87) The Cats saw off the Pies in front of 98,000 (biggest crowd since the ’97 grand final.) It was a classic. Port Adelaide 20.13 (133) d Kangaroos 5.16 (46) Kangaroos did not fire a shot against Port Power who ran them off their feet. Archer’s [...]

I have some very strong mail that Bomber is a good chance to coach Essendon next year. Played golf with two recently retired players on Tuesday who said that Bomber was extremely miffed that the Cats tried to get rid of him last year by giving him a dodgy performance review and he still hasn’t [...]

Geelong            152.8    72 Port Adelaide     113.5    60 West Coast        111.7    60 Kangaroos         109.3    56 Hawthorn          113.0    52 Collingwood       101.0    52 Sydney              119.6    50 Adelaide            109.9    48 ———————————- St Kilda              96.5     46 Brisbane            105.4    40 Fremantle          102.5    40 [...]

By Jeff Wortman As Warren Tredrea kicked one of Port Power’s 24 goals late in the final quarter on Sunday afternoon, I pondered a long standing footballing question: is it okay to leave the game early? The reasons for an early exit are clear. The prospect of getting a seat on the train ride home [...]