Author: Tim Miller
Bevo has a month to save himself, and the rule tweak needed to prevent another ‘Sirengate’
In September 2015, Ross Lyon, Brad Scott and Alastair Clarkson coached their sides to preliminary final berths. Nearly eight years on, all three have different clubs second, third and fifth […]
What’s the point of Brodie Grundy if Gawn-less Dees get smashed like that?
A quick disclaimer before we start: I’m just going to go ahead and ignore the last 11 minutes and 55 seconds of Melbourne’s loss to Brisbane on Friday night, and […]
Putting opening-round shockers in the rearview mirror
Oof. It worked well last year – but it turns out tipping against the odds in Round 1 is a very, very dangerous business. Suddenly I’m four off the pace, […]
Kozzie’s bump deserved a month off, draws are awesome, and the Pies are officially likeable
Footy is back – and if your team brought in a new coach over the summer, chances are you had a mighty fine weekend! Alastair Clarkson’s era at North Melbourne […]
Footy Fix: 10 possessions, three goals and a game-changing five minutes
I’ve long been a pedant when it comes to those who claim that high-scoring, frenetic football is invariably good football as well, and that the reverse doesn’t necessarily always correlate […]
How an unsung Tiger’s hero’s selfless act stole them a draw… and the Blues who stuffed up the key play
If you tuned into the AFL season opener on Thursday night without knowing anything about footy, and were told that the two sides slugging it out were seen by many […]
The Roar’s AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 1
It has been six long months of patient waiting, pretending to be interested in the pre-season and having to sate our desire for games by hearing about which of our […]
Every Aussie rated from series loss to India
Australia might have succumbed to a fourth consecutive series defeat to India 2-1, but all things considered, it was a tour which could have gone a lot, lot worse. After […]
Head, Labuschagne steer Aussies to safety as thrilling series ends with a whimper thanks to disgrace of a pitch
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size This was a day for purists to rejoice and fans around the world to […]
They made up the numbers last year, but can any of these finals losers go from good to great in 2023?
Last week, I ran my eye over 2022’s bottom five on the AFL ladder, as well as the teams from 9th-13th, to see if any of them were capable of […]