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Jan 6, 2025 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
Australian OpenDon't miss out on the headlines from Australian Open. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tomic was comfortably dealt with by Slovakian Jozef Kovalik 3-6, 1-6 in just 61 minutes on Tuesday. The 32-year-old had dragged his ranking from No.825 in 2022 all the way to No.213 before the Aus Open qualifying, but he was comfortably outclassed by Kovalik.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
Daicos Discount, meet Lowball Levi. One year after clubs spat chips about Gold Coast snagging four academy players in the first round, four clubs sat on their hands in front of the player some rate as the best in the draft, Levi Ashcroft. The father-son gun reads as close to a sure thing as you can get but Richmond – as expected – didn’t make a bid on Ashcroft when choosing Sam Lalor first.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
North Melbourne skipper Emma Kearney is closing in on a return for Saturday’s preliminary final, 55 days after injuring her hamstring. The eight-time All-Australian has sat out since copping the injury in round 5, during the AFLW’s condensed schedule, and was listed as a test before a qualifying final win over Adelaide.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
Essendon just sent away a top-10 pick in what is dubbed a super draft for a handful of back-end choices and a future pick from Melbourne, which is fully planning to play finals next year. On the surface that looks like a dud move, but this is the world of matching for academy players in the draft. So, why did the Bombers give a rival a second swing in the first nine choices? The simple answer is Isaac Kako. The less simple answer is the draft points index.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Max Stainkamph |Josh Barnes
Trade period is about to enter its frantic final three days, with nearly 20 deals still expected to go through — plus more pick swaps and curveballs to come. But three deals are acting like a dam, holding back trades all across the league and creating the logjam which gave us nearly three days without a single trade last week. Here are the three biggest dominoes which have to fall before the torrent of trades is unleashed.. GOLD COAST’S PICK 13The hottest pick on the market is still up for sale.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
Port Adelaide is happy to look ahead instead of getting caught up in a deal to send away Dan Houston. The Power entered the trade period with a remit to improve its forward half and expects to land Gold Coast’s Jack Lukosius and Collingwood’s Joe Richards, who have both requested trades to Alberton. The Lukosius deal should be ticked off early in the trade period, with Suns list boss Craig Cameron confirming it will likely cost Port Adelaide a future pick.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
If you want to find a Norm Smith Medal winner, it often pays to look forward. Half-forwards and midfield superstars have a high hit record on the biggest stage. Take these names from recent history – Steve Johnson, Paul Chapman, Cyril Rioli and Bobby Hill. Cats Jimmy Bartel and Isaac Smith played half-forward roles on their Normie days. We all know Dustin Martin won three Norms, floating between the centre square and the forward line to dominate footy’s biggest day.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Josh Barnes
If you want to find a Norm Smith Medal winner, it often pays to look forward. Half-forwards and midfield superstars have a high hit record on the biggest stage. Take these names from recent history – Steve Johnson, Paul Chapman, Cyril Rioli and Bobby Hill. Cats Jimmy Bartel and Isaac Smith played half-forward roles on their Normie days. We all know Dustin Martin won three Norms, floating between the centre square and the forward line to dominate footy’s biggest day.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes
It is footy’s night of nights and we all remember the great winners from Brownlow Medal counts in years gone by. And we also love the small, absurd, or silly moments that crop up each year. Here’s a look back at some of the wildest incidents and accidents from 99 years of football’s greatest individual honour. This was a bombshell that stayed buried for 44 years. Kelvin Templeton won ‘Charlie’ in 1980, three votes ahead of Merv Neagle, in what could have been a grandstand finish.
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Daniel Cherny |Jon Ralph |Josh Barnes |Jay Clark
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson says the Roos will run more drills on close finishes but he was more disappointed with a lacklustre start in their three-point loss to Melbourne. Clarkson said the Roos had anticipated a hot start from a Demons side returning after the bye but still gave away a four-goal advantage which they were never able to make up.
