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Sep 8, 2023 |
codesports.com.au | Neil Cordy
Jason McCartney was thrust into the national spotlight after a horrific terror attack. He found meaning as a backroom staffer on a transformative footy journey unlike any other, writes NEIL CORDY. Jason McCartney became a national hero after the 2002 Bali bombings, but it also triggered an identity crisis that bubbled along until he found his true calling in the AFL.
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Aug 21, 2023 |
codesports.com.au | Neil Cordy
The AFL’s two most recent start-ups adopted two very different strategies. Gold Coast signed the best player in the league and tried to build a team around him. Greater Western Sydney, meanwhile, assembled a crack team of kids and placed them under a veteran coach. The $200 million ploughed into the Suns has yet to produce a single finals appearance after 13 years, whereas the Giants became a finals force in their fifth season, albeit while falling short of attaining the ultimate prize.
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Jul 31, 2023 |
codesports.com.au | Neil Cordy
Rarely has such a stellar sporting career been so equally divided. Lance Franklin played nine seasons for Hawthorn and then, after losing all of 2020 to injury, nine seasons for Sydney. His 172 games for the Swans fell 10 short of his 182 for the Hawks but, despite playing fewer games in red and white, he claimed four more victories (113 Sydney, 109 Hawthorn) in the Harbour City.
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Jul 23, 2023 |
codesports.com.au | Neil Cordy
Some of the AFL’s biggest names have won the Larke Medal for best player in the under 18 national championships. But as NEIL CORDY writes, the sad story behind the name of that medal is little known. Many footy fans around the country could tell you that the coveted Larke medal is awarded to the best player at the under 18 national championships each year. Far fewer know the tragic story behind it.
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May 6, 2023 |
codesports.com.au | Neil Cordy
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