Josh Barnes

Australia

Sport Reporter at Geelong Advertiser

Reporter @superfooty, @codeaflau. On @abcmelbourne weekday mornings around 7.40am. Opinions are definitely mine. [email protected]

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AFL news 2025: Latest updates, Luke Davies-Uniacke re-signs at North Melbourne

2 months ago | codesports.com.au | Josh Barnes

Gather Round kicked off with a bang on Thursday night, what will happen next? Join in the conversation and keep up to date below. Originally published as AFL Now: Latest updates, team news and Gather Round preview on Friday
AFL round 1: Geelong Cats vs Fremantle live, latest news, updates and SuperCoach scores

Mar 14, 2025 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Josh Barnes

Geelong is forecast to hit 35 degrees on Saturday and the Cats will begin their clash against the Dockers at 1.20pm, in the heat of the day. The AFL heat policy will come into effect for all games on Saturday with the minor breaks at quarter and three quarter-time lengthened by two minutes, and extra water carriers allowed on field.
AFL round 1: Geelong Cats vs Fremantle live, latest news, updates and SuperCoach scores

Mar 14, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Josh Barnes

Geelong is forecast to hit 35 degrees on Saturday and the Cats will begin their clash against the Dockers at 1.20pm, in the heat of the day. The AFL heat policy will come into effect for all games on Saturday with the minor breaks at quarter and three quarter-time lengthened by two minutes, and extra water carriers allowed on field.
Vale Troy Selwood: Former teammates Jonathan Brown, Brendan Fevola pay tribute

Feb 4, 2025 | news.com.au | Josh Barnes

Troy Selwood’s deceptively simple nickname and the time Jonathan Brown had to save him from being kicked out of Brown’s wedding have led the continuing tributes to the beloved football figure. Selwood, 40, died on Tuesday and his passing has been met with an outpouring of emotions from across the football spectrum. A tough tagger, Selwood played 75 matches for the Brisbane Lions, many of which came alongside Brown in the late 2000s.
Vale Troy Selwood: Former teammates Jonathan Brown, Brendan Fevola pay tribute

Feb 4, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Josh Barnes

Troy Selwood’s deceptively simple nickname and the time Jonathan Brown had to save him from being kicked out of Brown’s wedding have led the continuing tributes to the beloved football figure. Selwood, 40, died on Tuesday and his passing has been met with an outpouring of emotions from across the football spectrum. A tough tagger, Selwood played 75 matches for the Brisbane Lions, many of which came alongside Brown in the late 2000s.
Bernard Tomic flames out of Australian Open qualifying in straight sets defeat

Jan 6, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Josh Barnes

SportDon't miss out on the headlines from Sport. 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. Tomic declined to talk to media after his match and he walked away with $35,000 as a loser in the first-round of qualifying.
AFL Draft 2024 Day 2 live updates: Updated draft order, start time, how to watch, who’s left

Nov 20, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Josh Barnes

AFLDon't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. 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.
AFLW Finals: All the latest news ahead of Saturday’s preliminary finals

Nov 17, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.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.
AFL trades 2024: Essendon strategy explained, Isaac Kako draft points

Oct 13, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.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.
AFL trade news: Live updates and news from day 2 of AFL trade period

Oct 7, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.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.