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Story headlines from 2002The 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 ... 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. 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