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Story headlines from 2002



The AGM by Michael Steven
THE last rites to a season that was and an era that has always been ...
28 December 2002

Preserve the players of the future by John Northey
JOHN Northey coached more than 300 VFL/AFL games. Now he coaches South Fremantle in the WAFL. He believes there's an answer to some Australian Rules blues ...
12 December 2002

WAFC appoints liquidator to Dockers by Les Everett
DON'T worry it's just a board appointment ...
10 December 2002

Footy gets high by Phil Doyle
MEET the Mountain Lions ...
8 December 2002

Just Rewards for Parsons by Les Everett
SOUTH Fremantle's Zane Parsons finally enjoys some luck ...
7 December 2002

Draft drought has a good side by Les Everett
DRAFT a WAFL bonus ...
6 December 2002

Moylan moving on?
A SPOT of port hopping for Mick Moylan? ...
1 December 2002

A beautiful set of figures by Michael Steven
GOOD news from the bloody pies ...
29 November 2002

Passion for potential
AND you thought you knew something about the new crop ...
27 November 2002

Draft 2002
SAINTS stock up ...
24 November 2002

Hopefuls together at last by Les Everett
IN the lead up to the 1998 AFL draft the recruiters were salivating over two youngsters from WA ...
23 November 2002

Chiltern revival by Paul Daffey
THE Chiltern Football Club, which voted to wind up rather than fight a lawsuit, has changed its mind ...
23 November 2002

Looking forward with the Maggies by Michael Steven
WHAT do the Pies need to do? ...
19 November 2002

What now? by Little Boy Blue
IT'S been a Blue annus horribilis ...
14 November 2002

Trade deficit by Les Everett
COME on Andrew. You started it ...
10 November 2002

Joker for Claremont by Les Everett
DID you hear the one about ...
9 November 2002

Bye bye Braddles by Little Boy Blue
CRAIG Bradley steps out on his terms ...
1 November 2002

A tale of Woe by Michael Steven
THE Dees sell a favourite son to the enemy. Could it be they won't always be enemies? ...
1 November 2002

A second Port Headland
FREMANTLE has snared Des Headland ... but he's not the first ...
31 October 2002

WAFL wrap up by Les Everett
COACHES, winners and movers in the WAFL ...
20 October 2002

Evil angel by Umpire Head
IT'S an obvious case of Lindy Chamberlain-Joanna Lees syndrome ...
14 October 2002

New coach at Subi
FORMER Roo takes over ...
10 October 2002

A little analysis by Les Everett
LOOKING for meaning in a list of names ...
7 October 2002

Best named
CLUB champion, fairest & best, best & fairest - call it what you will ...
5 October 2002

Shut up for a bit Aker by Les Everett
PLEASE Aker, don't go the way of Jacko ...
3 October 2002

Country finale by Paul Daffey
THE country football season winds up today ...
29 September 2002

Lorne action? by Paul Daffey
THE Lorne Football Club is considering legal action ...
29 September 2002

Once soaked, forever thirsty by Kev Court
BE careful. You might just get what you want ...
28 September 2002

A little footy exposure by Les Everett
SOMETIMES you see little things at the footy that make you think of the big picture ...
28 September 2002

Always Pies by Matt Campbell
TO wake up on Saturday morning with the sniff of September air was magnificent. To have the Pies still in the hunt was even better ...
27 September 2002

Just too good by Les Everett
WHAT can you say about a grand final that's effectively over as a contest half through the first quarter ...
27 September 2002

Vic premierships by Paul Daffey
REDAN'S fairy tale and more ...
26 September 2002

Grand final menu by Bloody Idiot
YOU haven't prepared properly for the big one have you? Well here's the bloody answer ...
25 September 2002

Sweet success by Paul Daffey
MAFFRA coach Wayne Butcher was setting out for the biggest day of his football life on Saturday when his heart sank ...
24 September 2002

Good decision umpies by Neil Belford
THERE has been a lot of noise made during the season about who should cast the votes for the Brownlow ...
24 September 2002

Simon Black's Brownlow
ANOTHER East Fremantle player wins the Brownlow ...
23 September 2002

Crows in review by Scott Wickstein
OUR first view from SA ...
23 September 2002

Royals slaughter Falcons
EAST PERTH has won its third consecutive WAFL premiership ...
22 September 2002

North Beach premiership
NORTH BEACH thrashed CBC in Saturday's WAAFL grand final ...
21 September 2002

Take these opportunities by Les Everett
RYAN TURNBULL is ready for Sunday's WAFL grand final ...
21 September 2002

Boxwood you beauty
THEY'RE the symbol of australianrules.com.au and the toast of the town ...
20 September 2002

Pies a chance? We'll flog em by Matt Campbell
HE'S been quiet for a while but now Matt's back. And he's crowing ...
20 September 2002

When flags finally fluttered by Les Everett
FOR East Perth supporters of a certain vintage grand final day can bring back painful memories ...
20 September 2002

The Redan revival by Paul Daffey
Redan, the battlers from the heart of wintry Ballarat ...
18 September 2002

Kenwick's flag
THORNLIE has lost its first game for 2002. The grand final ...
14 September 2002

Derby grand final
IT will be West Perth versus East Perth in the WAFL grand final ...
14 September 2002

Sunday grand final
IT'S the undefeated Thornlie vs Kenwick on Sunday ...
14 September 2002

Demolition semi by Les Everett
WHAT a funny second semi final that was ...
13 September 2002

The coaching-go-round by Neil Belford
Matthews? Blight? Wallace? Roos? ...
12 September 2002

St Bernard's through by Paul Daffey
VIC Amateurs pacesetter St Bernard's showed more relief than joy after outlasting Old Xaverians to win the A-section second semi-final ...
11 September 2002

Wang vets soldier on by Paul Daffey
TOWARDS the end of any season at any club, talk turns towards the question of who will leave and who will play on next year ...
10 September 2002

Fixture problem can be fixed by Neil Belford
THE vexed question of the the inequities in the AFL draw is probably the biggest solvable problem facing the AFL. And the idea put forward here is nothing new ...
31 August 2002

I love North by Annabel Mounsey
THE Roos are out. But Annabel still loves them ...
9 September 2002

Another grand final for Royals
EAST PERTH has progressed to its third consecutive WAFL grand final ...
7 September 2002

Fly in fly out
IN the 1990 June draft, Sydney selected Dale Lewis from North Ballarat at two and Tim Symes from Benalla at 29 ...
7 September 2002

Roleystone's flag
DETAILS of the WA Saturday Football League grand final
7 September 2002

On the edge of our WAFL seats by Les Everett
...events at Subiaco Oval last Saturday afternoon indicate we'll be on the edge of our seats this September ...
7 September 2002

Fremantle clean out begins by Les Everett
Kickett, Norrish, Michael ... now there's four more ex-Dockers ...
6 September 2002

Norrish did it with dignity by Les Everett
THE AFL comes to an end for Jason Norrish ...
6 September 2002

Ongerup grand final
CAN Boxwood do it? ...
5 September 2002

Pickett's medal by Les Everett
THE 2002 Sandover Medal has been presented ...
4 September 2002

Roo wins medal by Les Everett
IT was just as we'd predictied. The latest news from the WA Sunday Football League ...
4 September 2002

Falcons through in WAFL by Les Everett
WEST Perth has pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind victory in the WAFL first semi final at Subiaco Oval ...
31 August 2002

Semi time in WA SFL by Les Everett
Roos vs Bulls & Lions vs Royals ...
31 August 2002

Going for the guts by Les Everett
A LOOK at the well-named new film Australian Rules ...
29 August 2002

Seeing it live
AFTER a frustrating year of TV viewing the editor headed to Melbourne to see if the AFL was live and kicking ...
28 August 2002

Spinks on fire
IT'S down to three in Ongerup ...
27 August 2002

And these are my sins by Rick Kane
KANE finally confesses ...
23 August 2002

Soldiers or gunman by Bloody Idiot
HE'S been away. In the trenches. And it looks like he's turned into some kind of ...REBEL ...
23 August 2002

Finals time in Sydney by Phil Doyle
THE finals are here and things are different ...
20 August 2002

Finger of coincidence by Paul Daffey
ANOTHER finger story with a Daniel Chick link ...
20 August 2002

Oak Park rising by Paul Daffey
THE latest from the Vic districts ...
20 August 2002

Bombers out by Cameron Palmer
IT'S finals time in the WA Saturday Football League ...
20 August 2002

Shuffling with Sharks by Paul Daffey
THESE are strange times for football in the Western District ...
18 August 2002

Magpies make it in Sydney
THE Western Suburbs Magpies, last year's wooden spooners, have completed a barnstorming finish to the home and away rounds ...
18 August 2002

Lions down Royals
SUBIACO wins the clash of the top two ... easily ...
18 August 2002

Falcons safe
WEST PERTH made sure of a finals spot with a 40 point win over East Fremantle at Arena Joondalup on Saturday ...
18 August 2002

Footy in paradise by Paul Daffey
LEON BAKER is renowned almost as much for being a wanderer as he is for his match-winning role for Essendon in the 1984 grand final ...
16 August 2002

Geelong forever by Paul Daffey
FAMILIAR Cat names abound in the Geelong districts ...
16 August 2002

For the good of the WAFL by Les Everett
IF West Perth does the right thing we'll have a pulsating finish to the WAFL season ...
15 August 2002

Sydney wide open by Phil Doyle
THE make-up of the Sydney AFL final four is still wide open after the penultimate round ...
15 August 2002

Ongerup finals time
A WIN, a ladder slip and Kent gets ready for the first semi ...
12 August 2002

Derby to Bulldogs
SOUTH FREMANTLE won the derby at East Fremantle Oval and breathed life into the competition ...
10 August 2002

All shook up by Les Everett
THERE'S a derby at East Fremantle Oval on Saturday. And the Sharks are looking good ...
9 August 2002

Royals still not shining by Les Everett
EAST PERTH brushed South Fremantle aside in the third quarter at the port last Sunday but enough happened during the blustery afternoon to provide coach Tony Micale with food for thought ...
9 August 2002

Comes a time by Oroton
IT'S never the year of the Cats. But what about if it's the year of Matthew Scarlett ...
8 August 2002

Dees alive in SFL (almost)
ARMADALE kept its slim finals hopes alive with a 21 point win over a plucky Swan Valley in round 16 of Sunday Football League action last week ...
7 August 2002

Peel again
LAST week Peel knocked off the top team now they've given second placed Peel the treatment ...
4 August 2002

Love, hope & time by Les Everett
IT started out as a dog of a Sunday afternoon ...
2 August 2002

The nickname challenge
RICK Kane has challenged australianrules.com.au readers to send us team nicknames and jumper designs that work ...
1 August 2002

SFL Dees fly home but hopes die
ARMADALE'S finals hopes took a dive after a 27 point loss to Kenwick last week but the Demons certainly gave a dying yelp ...
1 August 2002

Town drama by Paul Daffey
LAST weekend's VAFA clash at Elsternwick Park between the two A-section clubs that had forgotten how to win ended in drama ...
31 July 2002

A Samoan injection by Paul Daffey
STRUGGLING Southern Football League club the Moorabbin Kangaroos hoped to overcome their winter blues by introducing a Pacific flavour ...
30 July 2002

The end is nigh by Little Boy Blue
WITH even the rose-coloured glasses-wearing official Carlton web-site correspondent now conceding that the spoon beckons, the game really is up ...
29 July 2002

Of names and jumpers by Rick Kane
SEND us your ideas for jumper designs and team names that would work ...
29 July 2002

Please explain by Neil Belford
CLEARLY the worst job in football is covering the Dockers' Melbourne games ...
29 July 2002

Bombers enjoy back-to-back wins by Phil Doyle
NORTH SHORE surged into second place on the Sydney AFL ladder after two wins over Pennant Hills in four days ...
29 July 2002

Thunder peel Royals by Les Everett
RED faces for the royal blues ...
28 July 2002

A derby caution by Les Everett
YOU'D better listen to this ...
26 July 2002

Schumann's true game by Les Everett
WHEN he was growing up in Adelaide John Schumann had a mixed relationship with Australian rules football ...
26 July 2002

Eyes on Hampden by Paul Daffey
MERGERS suggested ...
23 July 2002

SFL Hawks swoop by Les Everett
GOSNELLS pops into the five ...
26 July 2002

End of a long Knight by Bloody Idiot
KNIGHTER is gone and HE is bloody sad ...
23 July 2002

Shore things? by Phil Doyle
NORTH SHORE is looming in the Sydney AFL ...
23 July 2002

Connolly's bold derby call by Les Everett
FREMANTLE coach Chris Connolly said something interesting at the press conference after his team's derby win over West Coast ...
21 July 2002

Lions tamed by Les Everett
16 rounds gone in the WAFL and the four looks set ...
21 July 2002

Just win the derby by Les Everett
FREMANTLE fans are pretty polite ...
19 July 2002

Observing the Pie by Matt Campbell
WHAT is it with everyone trying to drag the Pies down? ...
17 July 2002

Balmain shithouse says coach by Phil Doyle
BALMAIN coach Troy Luff described his side's effort as "shithouse" in their round 13 Sydney AFL clash with St George at Olds Park ...
17 July 2002

Short of a point in Canberra by Pat Sedgley
THE Dockers went to the nation's capital on the weekend. australianrules.com.au had a man on the spot ...
15 July 2002

Fremantle's run home by Les Everett
TWO lame performances by Fremantle have supporters wondering whether the season which promised so much might peter out to a familiar end ...
12 July 2002

Osborne in the middle of nowhere by Paul Daffey
In January 1986, just before he was to head to the city to try his luck at St Kilda, raw-boned ruckman Chris Ralston took a few photos of his home ground at Osborne ...
11 July 2002

At home on the Queenstown gravel by Paul Daffey
NEVER let it be said that they're a bunch of softies on the west coast of Tasmania ...
11 July 2002

Young Crows fall short by Phil Doyle
SYDNEY AFL round 12 ...
11 July 2002

Offal on my sleeve by Bloody Idiot
WELL for a start bloody Magic Pudding has to go ...
8 July 2002

Sharks bite by Les Everett
EAST Fremantle moves to second on the WAFL ladder ...
7 July 2002

Kickett one last time by Les Everett
THE best Docker plays his last game on Saturday. And the club, the fans and especially the players owe him plenty ...
5 July 2002

Perfecting the Pie floater by Matt Campbell
MATT reckons a Pie has the floater perfected. And just in time for a trip to Adelaide ...
3 July 2002

Sydney Bulldogs clear
THE UNSW - Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs went 12 points clear on the table ...
3 July 2002

A gap appears
WAFL round 13 summary ...
29 June 2002

Feline frenzy by Bloody Idiot
HE can see a Bloody cat fight ...
28 June 2002

Magpies on report by Matt Campbell
MATT rates his boys ...
27 June 2002 <

Francis goes down by Les Everett
THE Fabian Francis saga continues ...
26 June 2002

Yzeing talent by Paul Daffey
THE extraordinary Damien Yze has exceeded himself again ...
26 June 2002

A Riddell solution by Paul Daffey
THE RDFL has been in turmoil ...
26 June 2002

Uni favourites by Phil Doyle
UNI come from behind in the Sydney AFL ...
26 June 2002

Blue winter by Little Boy Blue
OUR boy has looked into the Blue crystal ball. And he doesn't like what he's seen ...
22 June 2002

There was movement at the WAFL by Les Everett
SPREAD the word around ...
22 June 2002

SFL half term report by Les Everett
WE'RE half way through the WA Sunday Football League season ...
22 June 2002

Dockers on report by Les Everett
IT'S holiday time for the Dockers and they can go into their break well-satisfied at six-and-six. But it's also report time ...
21 June 2002

Over to the WAFL by Les Everett
IT'S back to normal for the WAFL ...
21 June 2002

Pressure by Bloody Idiot
HE'S bloody noticed something else ...
20 June 2002

Xavs undefeated by Paul Daffey
AROUND VIC town and country ...
20 June 2002

A fascinating Sydney round by Phil Doyle
WHAT an even competition the Sydney AFL 2002 season is when the side coming last can knock off the premiership favourites ...
20 June 2002

The Sexton standard by Paul Daffey
ASK any country football supporters in Northern Victoria or the Riverina about Damian Sexton ...
18 June 2002

WA crush Queensland
WA beat Queensland by 111 points at Fremantle Oval today ...
15 June 2002

Sex, life & media box by Les Everett
VETERAN broadcaster George Grljusich is honoured and contemplates his mortality ...
14 June 2002

A tirade by Bloody Idiot
OH dear, he's MAD, bloody mad ...
14 June 2002

A big win's a good game by Matt Campbell
MATT just likes to see a good game ...
13 June 2002

Dogged lesson for Dockers by Neil Belford
BELFORD reckons Connolly's good but he got taught a lesson by Terry Wallace ...
12 June 2002

No purple Dockers
EXCLUSIVE report ...
12 June 2002

Extracting pearls from the Lions den by Sudhir (MJ Dean)
SUDHIR finds something at the Gabba ...
12 June 2002

Hampden's hour by Paul Daffey
THE Hampden league breaks through ...
12 June 2002

Longford lives by Paul Daffey
BARRY LAWRENCE, Michael Roach and much much more ...
12 June 2002

Greats of 61 explode a myth
WHEN the VFL was expanded in 1987 a myth was created ...
10 June 2002

When is a goal not a goal?
THERE were extraordinary scenes during the last quarter of the round eight clash between the East Coast Eagles and the Redbacks at Roger Sheeran Oval in Sydney on Sunday ...
10 June 2002

More WAFL drama
ANOTHER dramatic finish for Perth ...
7 June 2002

The question is. Why? by Oroton
YES. Why is Geelong playing a home game at Docklands ...
7 June 2002

SFL blockbuster by Les Everett
UNBEATEN Thornlie meet unbeaten Kenwick in the WA SFL ...
7 June 2002

About the world game by Rick Kane
WHAT a surprise, Sam Newman cracking wise about the World Cup. Who would have seen that coming? ...
6 June 2002

Sydney is different by Matt Campbell
MATT goes to the footy with someone from Sydney ...
5 June 2002

Where the goals are coming from by Paul Daffey
THERE are some amazing goal sneaks in country Victoria ...
5 June 2002

Derby results
WE'RE a bit late but here are the WA derby results ...
5 June 2002

From the box by Bloody Idiot
BLOODY gets a different view of the game and samples Fosters with a gold label ...
3 June 2002

Why you should derby by Les Everett
IT'S not about history ...
2 June 2002

A derby worth the journey by Les Everett
A DERBY option for those north of the river ...
2 June 2002

Thunder roar
PEEL has its finest on field moment ...
1 June 2002

Issues by Bloody Idiot
WHEN the team you follow is crap, you can consider the big issues ...
1 June 2002

Hands up who's missed a goal by Matt Campbell
CAMPBELL concedes Collingwood's loss to Power may do the Maggies good ...
1 June 2002

Staying alive in the bush by Paul Daffey
HOW bush clubs are raising funds ...
1 June 2002

Bolton considering legal action by Paul Daffey
FORMER Sydney and Geelong wingman David Bolton ...
1 June 2002

A loving (wooden) spoonful by Little Boy Blue
UNTIL watching Carlton on the weekend, I thought it was possible that they would avoid the wooden spoon ...
28 May 2002

Competition by Rick Kane
THIS is how it looks on paper, anyway ...
27 May 2002

Another WAFL upset
DEMONS down Tigers ...
25 May 2002

Reap what you sow by Les Everett
EAST PERTH sowed the seeds for its 2001 premiership at a soggy Fremantle Oval last June ...
24 May 2002

Vic improvers by Paul Daffey
WHO'S improved around Vic and why ...
24 May 2002

A loss at last for Mentone by Paul Daffey
AROUND town ...
24 May 2002

Bulldogs break SFL duck by Les Everett
WELL, one team had to do it ...
22 May 2002

Roos crow in captial by Glenn Bartlett
JUST when it seemed a Dark Age was descending, the Shinboners shine ...
22 May 2002

Now Pies want Power by Matt Campbell
OH dear Matt's talking flags ...
19 May 2002

WAFL round eight by Les Everett
ZANE Parsons the star ...
19 May 2002

Is the Wiz ready by Les Everett
JEFF Farmer vs the Dees ...
16 May 2002

Bulldog lineage by Les Everett
THE grand son of South Fremantle great Bernie Naylor made his WAFL debut last weekend ...
16 May 2002

Gisborne crowd puller by Paul Daffey
GRASS roots round up ...
16 May 2002

Roos step forward in SFL by Les Everett
WANNEROO scored its most important win ...
16 May 2002

When old Magpies meet by Paul Daffey
MICK McGuane & Phil Carman ...
16 May 2002

Eagles in Sydney upset by Phil Doyle
East Coast Eagles ...
16 May 2002

Pies get away with it by Matt Campbell
THE Bulldogs should have buried the Maggies ...
15 May 2002

WAFL OK where it matters by Les Everett
THERE was a first win, a first loss and the biggest margin was 15 points ...
15 May 2002

Not the best, yet by Les Everett
HAVE we really seen Fremantle's best ever win ...
9 May 2002

Excuses by Bloody Idiot
HE'S bloody run out of them ...
9 May 2002

Ugly Royals looking good by Les Everett
STATS tell us something about the 2002 Royals ...
9 May 2002

SFL Royals rolling along by Les Everett
KENWICK and Thornlie are unbeaten in the SFL ...
9 May 2002

Rolling Pies by Matt Campbell
THEY'VE done it again ...
8 May 2002

Bombers strong in Sydney by Phil Doyle
NORTH Shore Bombers remain unbeaten in the Sydney AFL ...
8 May 2002

After the deluge by Neil Belford
NEIL'S found a flooding solution at Docklands ...
7 May 2002

Presdential Blues by Little Boy Blue
WOKE up this morning ...
7 May 2002

Success follows Hickey by Paul Daffey
HE'S too slow to be much of a player ...
6 May 2002

Of town & country by Paul Daffey
ALL around Vic ...
6 May 2002

Lions unbeaten
WAFL round six ...
5 May 2002

Bulls break through by Les Everett
DARREN RIGBY has enjoyed his first win as a senior coach ...
3 May 2002

Footy's gone nuts by Bloody Idiot
WHILE Richmond enjoyed the bye Bloody checked out the VFL. Bloody hell! ...
2 May 2002

Super coaches get it wrong by Les Everett
DID Sheedy and Matthews stuff things up? ...
1 May 2002

All in black & white by Matt Cambell
THE worrying thing is that Matt puts forward a convincing case that this Maggie climb might continue.. ...
1 May 2002

Happy Roo Blues by Glenn Bartlett
IT'S always a wonderfully warm, smug feeling one gets having a win against the Blues ...
1 May 2002

Shears courage by Paul Daffey
THE latest from the Vic districts ...
30 April 2002

Flying Inkster makes his mark by Paul Daffey
HE was made an offer he couldn't refuse ...
30 April 2002

Lazy Sunday afternoon by Oroton
OROTON spent a lovely afternoon at Kardinia Park ...
29 April 2002

Fumbling. Feeble. Dockers! by Les Everett
IT occurred to me ...
29 April 2002

Thrillers & fightbacks
ALL the WAFL round five results ...
29 April 2002

Rugged Sydney round by Phil Doyle
Players in hospital, umpires slammed ...
29 April 2002

Awesome. Powerful. Dockers? by Les Everett
OVER the years the Dockers have delivered mainly disappointment to their supporters ...
26 April 2002

Great Falcon fightback
TWO goals in the first half ...
25 April 2002

Sunday league looking good by Les Everett
SWAN VALLEY has continued its extraordinary introduction to the WA SFL ...
25 April 2002

Around the traps by Paul Daffey
NEWS from the Vic districts ...
25 April 2002

Why I'm cross by Umpire Head
IS the nation's most high profile umpire happy about the Phillip Matera finding? No he is not ...
25 April 2002

Sydney scene by Phil Doyle
THEY'RE coming from behind and staging form reversals in the Sydney AFL ...
24 April 2002

A rant in black & white by Matt Cambell
THEY'RE being tormented by the tribunal, ignored by the media, battered by injury and yet those gallant Maggies just keep on going ...
23 April 2002

Yze set to dazzle by Paul Daffey
SINCE beginning his coaching career a decade ago, Perry Meka has pulled off some recruiting coups. But nothing matches his achievement in signing his cousin Damien Yze ...
23 April 2002

Sunday Bloody Sunday by Bloody Idiot
HE'S bloody upset. He missed the bloody 66 point bloodbath in the West ...
21 April 2002

WAFL surprises
THE healthy start to the 2002 WAFL season continues ...
21 April 2002

New thinking on footy by Les Everett
THERE'S a new kind of footy talk coming out of the west. And it's coming from the top ...
20 April 2002

Magic at home by Paul Daffey
MANY footballers, being hopeless romantics, dream of returning some day to the club at which they started and making a difference ...
19 April 2002

Cat bagged by Glenn Bartlett
THE Roos were cock-a-hoop, but the Cats meowed ...
18 April 2002

Snippets from Ireland
LAST word on the Oz tour of Ireland (see gossip too) ...
18 April 2002

Blues bounce back (sort of) by Little Boy Blue
CARLTON has had a win. Is the Little Boy back to blow his horn? Well ...sort of ...
16 April 2002

The other side of Sydney by Phil Doyle
AFL Sydney round one ...
16 April 2002

Networking the old boys by Paul Daffey
DAVINA Connors- Calhaem caused a stir last month at the annual general meeting of the association for the old boys of Xavier College ...
14 April 2002

No umpires no footy by DAVID FIELD
YOUNG umpire Field argues the huge drop out rate among umpires could lead to the demise of local footy ...
13 April 2002

Town & country by Paul Daffey
JOHN Barnes is playing again ...
13 April 2002

One long game at a time by Les Everett
AUSTRALIAN Rules football is a long game ...
11 April 2002

I was there by Bloody Idiot
OK, so he bloody gloated after round one. But at least he was bloody there for round two ...
11 April 2002

At least we're nice by Oroton
IT'S never the year of the Cat. Especially this year ...
11 April 2002

Hot Kangas by Glenn Bartlett
WHAT a start to the year by the Kangas ...
10 April 2002

Pie nail biter by Matt Cambell
IT was with some degree of confidence that I approached the G from Jolimont Station this week ...
9 April 2002

Derby ignites the passions
Wangaratta and Wangaratta Rovers, compete in the mighty Ovens and Murray league ...
7 April 2002

WAFL round two
SUBI by a point ...
6 April 2002

Australian rules over Ireland by Michael Steven McCarthy
THE round ball game can be character building after all ...
6 April 2002

Beware the big league by Les Everett
THE footy season kicked off on the Easter weekend. Some things were the same. Some had changed ...
6 April 2002

A Royal command performance by Les Everett
EAST PERTH fans were wearing "I-told-you-so" grins on Monday ...
6 April 2002

I break my silence by Umpire Head
THE AFL's most high profile umpire has his say on drugs, sex and Eddie ...
5 April 2002

A Tiger gloat by Bloody Idiot
THE Tigers are 100%, Richo's smiling and the Idiot is ... GLOATING ...
4 April 2002

PAUL Medhurst is the AFL rising star nominee for round one
4 April 2002

Pies start with a whimper by Matt Cambell
ROUND one was not exactly the start Collingwood was looking for ...
4 April 2002

Forsyth's sad saga over by Paul Daffey
BRENT FORSYTH is aiming for his fourth premiership in 18 months ...
4 April 2002

Tiwi far from the MCG by Paul Daffey
THE Tiwi Islands Football League grand final is like no other ...
3 April 2002

WAFL round 1
EAST PERTH on target
2 April 2002

Freo's prospects by Les Everett
JOY ahead or more pain for Fremantle fans?
28 March 2002

Being Blue in 2002 by Little Boy Blue
THE Little Boy's got the blues but he still sees hope in the midfield ...
26 March 2002

What's in a name? Part 2 by Michael McCarthy
SOME time ago I was asked to shed some light on the names of the non-Victorian clubs in this so-called national comp ...
22 March 2002

South's Northey by Les Everett
THERE are those who'll tell you the WAFL's nearly dead ...
22 March 2002

Scary Carey by Rick Kane
THE Old Testament, Homer's Odyssey, male bonding and an oldie but a goodie about a pig rooter ...
21 March 2002

Umpiring is hard by Umpire Head
HI Everyone. I'll tell you what I'm happy about ...
20 March 2002

End of a Magpie summer by Matt Cambell
FOR Collingwood supporters, expectations for season 2002 have been high ...
19 March 2002

Country Vic battles on by Paul Daffey
MERV GAYLOR is the president of a country football club; you might think he's the toast of his town ...
15 March 2002

Footy wakes up by Les Everett
Imagine waking up to find footy had changed ...
15 March 2002

Sex by Bloody Idiot
BLOODY couldn't resist passing comment on the latest news from North Melbourne Football Club ...
14 March 2002

It may as well be September by Leighton Beach
CLOSE analysis of the off-season activities, including the Uriah Heap Cup have revealed something unattractive to the AFL marketing bods. The home and away season is a forgone conclusion. It will finish as follows ...
12 March 2002

Bloody drugs by Bloody Idiot
BLOODY drugs have got Bloody stumped ...
11 March 2002

Clive out for season
FREMANTLE gave further indications of improvement and Collingwood showed it ...
9 March 2002

We respond to drug allegations
8 March 2002

Are they any good? by Les Everett
FREMANTLE has completed its greatest ever preseason campaign ...
8 March 2002

Wizards and warlocks by Bloody Idiot
HE'S back and he's noticed something ...
5 March 2002

He gave me whiplash by Umpire Head
PATRICK SMITH clears things up for the AFL's most high profile umpire ...
1 March 2002

Million dollar umpire by Umpire Head
THE AFL'S most famous umpire is looking to cash in ...
17 February 2002

It's in the stars
RESIDENT astrologer Sudhir takes a look at the prospects for the Dockers in 2002 ...
13 February 2002

TAC bites Tigers
THE TAC response to the Royce Vardy drink driving incident has ...
8 February 2002

Cats come clean over Ablett
THE Geelong Football Club has responded to a front page story ...
8 February 2002

Bell captain
PETER Bell was delisted by Fremantle after two games in 1995.
This week he was named captain ...
2 February 2002

The boys from old Fitzroy
Fitzroy Reds v University Blacks.
"From the airport, I purposefully got a taxi into the city so I could get a Brunswick Street tram to the ground." Brisbane Lions committeeman Mac Tolliday ...
Chapter one of Paul Daffey'S book "Local Rites: A year in grass roots football in Victoria and beyond."
2 February 2002

Matera resigns
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25 January 2002

Latest footy news
VARDY punishment ...
International tournament ...
25 January 2002

Fremantle's hidden talent
LINE and length finally paid off for former Docker Michael Clark last week ...
23 January 2002

I'm baaack by Umpire Head
HI everyone ... except dirty Aidren Fleshner of course ...
17 January 2002

Another anti-royal rant
MY hate affair with East Perth started when I was 11 years old ...
16 January 2002

A position for Croad
DOCKERS Croad plan revealed ...
15 January 2002

A question of alignment by Les Everett
THE time has come for East Perth to go it alone ...
13 January 2002

Tigers start like a Rolls Royce by Bloody Idiot
12 January 2002

Longmuir's progress
THERE was precious little joy for ...
11 January 2002

Bloody Vardy
WHAT lessons are there to be gained from the ...
11 January 2002

Cummings lights up for Magpies
HE had a horror run in 2001 but big Eagles full forward Scott Cummings was determined to put it all behind him. ...
6 January 2002

A rant by HASSA ALLEN
IT'S January 2002 but Hassa Allen is still thinking about a wet afternoon in 1978 ...
6 January 2002

Paying the price by Les Everett
FREMANTLE'S best months in an AFL year have traditionally been October, November and December.
This year has been different on two fronts ...
6 January 2002

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