The Swans’ allocation of just 17,500 tickets for Saturday’s AFL grand final means many of the club’s supporters are missing out on prized seats at the MCG.
Logan McDonald should be fit to play Brisbane while Callum Mills has still to prove himself,but the Swans coach managed to say nothing consequential enough to become a distraction in his quest for a second AFL flag.
As the countdown to the AFL grand final reaches its last days,the AFL’s integrity unit and Victoria Police are looking into the unauthorised access of some tickets.
This grand final will be the first without a Victorian club for almost 20 years,but there will be plenty of players on the field who come from Victorian schools and junior clubs.
In-demand defender Dan Houston has asked Port to trade him to Victoria,and two clubs in particular are leading the race for the All-Australian.
Sydney and Brisbane-based fans are coughing up as much as $1800 for a return trip to Melbourne this weekend for the first all-interstate final since 2006.
Less than a week out from the AFL grand final,Peter V’landys has responded to suggestions rugby league would soon lose its grip as the No.1 sport in NSW.
Brisbane Lions gun Hugh McCluggage says his side learnt much from a review of last year’s narrow grand final loss to Collingwood,especially in how to play the key moments.
When the Brisbane Lions take on the Sydney Swans at the home of football this weekend,it will essentially be a FIFO event. And we could use a bit of their magic.
You’ve got to work hard to get into an AFL grand final – even if you’re a supporter.
A final decision on Oscar McInerney’s fate will be made later in the week,but a finals battle with one of the AFL’s elite has one man ready to answer the call.