Sydney vs Carlton – Elimination Final Match Preview

September 3rd, 2010

SportBet odds: $1.47 vs. $2.73
5th vs. 8th

It’s crunch time for both of these teams in this second elimination final for 2010. Sydney missed the finals last year for the first time in seven years, but have resurrected themselves this season to finish 5th after the home and away season. Carlton played finals last year, but bowed out very quickly after giving up  what should have been a match winning three quarter time lead against the Lions. Read the rest of this entry »

Melbourne Best and Fairest 2010 – Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Trophy

September 3rd, 2010

Melbourne’s Brad Green has been awarded the Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Trophy as the Dees best and fairest player for season 2010. He has won the trophy with 295 votes ahead of James Frawley (277) and Mark Jamar (231). Read the rest of this entry »

Week 1 Finals Questions

September 3rd, 2010

How good is it that the Finals are here?!?!?!?!
To kick it off with the Geelong vs. Saints game makes it even better, and with 3, 4, heck even 5 teams capable of going all the way this year.

Needless to say, there are a heap of questions to be answered this week and here there are. Read the rest of this entry »

Fremantle vs. Hawthorn – Elimination Final 2 Match Preview

September 3rd, 2010

SportBet odds: $2.25 vs. $1.67

6th vs. 7th

So after all of the posturing in the final round, it ends up like this.
Teams who played only 2 weeks ago, although let’s be honest here; that wasn’t the Freo we’ll be seeing when they got smashed by 116 point. That result means absolutely nothing when looking into this Final. Read the rest of this entry »

Geelong vs St Kilda – Qualifying Final 2 Match Preview

September 2nd, 2010

SportBet odds: $1.38 vs. $3.15

2nd vs. 3rd

These two teams meet again in September after last year’s classical grand final. Geelong finished the year in second position and has been putting in good performances after the loss to Collingwood. While the Saints have been adjusting to life with Riewoldt again and will hit September with questionable form but the ability to turn it around. Read the rest of this entry »

Richmond Best and Fairest 2010 – Jack Dyer Medal

September 2nd, 2010

Richmond’s Jack Reiwoldt has been awarded the Jack Dyer Medal as the Tigers best and fairest player for season 2010. He has won the award with 210 votes ahead of skipper Chris Newman (204) and last year’s winner Brett Deledio (193). Read the rest of this entry »

Daniel Hannebery 2010 NAB Rising Star

September 2nd, 2010

Daniel Hannebery from the Sydney Swans was yesterday awarded the ‘Ron Evans Medal’ for being the 2010 NAB AFL Rising Star Winner at a function at Crown Palladium room. Read the rest of this entry »

Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs – Qualifying Final 1 Match Preview

September 2nd, 2010

SportBet odds: $1.22 vs. $4.25

1st vs. 4th

After finishing the year as minor premiers Collingwood takes on the Western Bulldogs side on Saturday evening at the MCG.

The Pies have little injury woes with only Simon Prestigiacomo still out of the best 22, the good thing for the Pies is that they have a number of players who can come into the side.
On the other hand the Bulldogs seem to have never ending injury problems. Adam Cooney is already out for the season with a hamstring as is Dale Morris and Jarryd Roughead is out this week injured. Read the rest of this entry »

AFL Finals Week 1 Best Bets

September 2nd, 2010

Geelong heavily backed to account for the Saints…..

The second qualifying final between Geelong and St. Kilda takes place first up on Friday night at the MCG and the Cats look to be in fine fettle to steam roll the Saints, have a week off and then play in one of the two preliminary finals in a fortnight’s time. Read the rest of this entry »

Travis Tuck banned for 12 weeks

September 1st, 2010

Hawthorn’s Travis Tuck has become the first player to record a third strike under the AFL’s illicit-drugs rules and has been banned from playing AFL for 3 months.

After receiving his first strike Travis Tuck was fined $5000, after receiving his second strike he was banned for six games. Both strikes were awarded to him after he returned positive results in the AFL’s drug testing scheme. Read the rest of this entry »