Nicholas Quinlan

Melbourne

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How a small ‘infectious’ change has helped Carlton rebound from 0-4

6 days ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Star midfielder Sam Walsh thinks Carlton's focus on playing more of a team game has helped shift their performance after winning two games in a row. After starting the season 0-4, pressure was mounting at Princes Park about what the Blues could do to prevent the situation from worsening and whether coach Michael Voss would be sacked.
AFL legends call for minimum marking distance to be changed

6 days ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Adam Simpson and Dermott Brereton want to see a change in the minimum kicking distance for a mark to be paid. Both men would like the distance to be increased from 15 metres to 20 metres to help avoid confusion about the distance and put greater emphasis on moving the ball further. Clubs had noticed that throughout the season that umpires were not as lenient on the rule as they had been in previous years.
Why North Melbourne fans should hold their faith in Clarkson

6 days ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Despite being in their sixth season of a rebuild, North Melbourne fans are being told to maintain their faith in Alistair Clarkson despite starting the season 1-5. After a promising win against Melbourne back in Round 2, there were signs that North may be on the rise. But instead, they have shown regression and have been comprehensively beaten across the last four weeks.
McQualter pleased with Eagles performance despite remaining winless

6 days ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

While West Coast might be 0-6 for the season, Eagles coach Andrew McQualter was somewhat pleased by the performance his team displayed in their loss to Essendon. West Coast fell short by two points against the Bombers at Optus Stadium having led for the majority of the game after a scintillating start that saw them led by a game-high 29 points early in the second quarter.
Bombers avoid major upset but it comes at an injury cost

6 days ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Essendon has survived a potentially massive upset against West Coast to keep in touch with the top eight. The Bombers would win 77-75 against the Eagles after trailing for most of the match at Optus Stadium. West Coast looked to have a point to prove at the start of the game after having suffered an embarrassing 71-point loss to Carlton. And they did start well with Jake Waterman booting four goals in the first quarter to get out to a 22-point lead at quarter time.
Defiant Dolphins flip the script on the Storm in their ‘greatest victory’

6 days ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

The Dolphins have followed up their win against Penrith last week with a come-from-behind victory against the Melbourne Storm. This is the first time in the Dolphins’ history that they have beaten the Storm as they won 42-22 at Suncorp Stadium. But it didn’t look like that would be the case at the start of the match. Despite the Dolphins scoring the first points of the game through a penalty goal by Jamayne Isaako, the Storm quickly built up a sizeable lead.
Why Origin stars need to lift their performance for club sides

1 week ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Greg Alexander wants to see better performances from Latrell Mitchell and Kalyn Ponga to help give their sides important wins over the week. While Mitchell had a solid game in his first full game as five-eighth where he notched up two line-break assists, two try assists and 715 kicking meters in their loss to the Cowboys, Alexander wants to see him focus on running the ball as the five-eighth to create attacking chances.
Can Europa League win save Ange at Tottenham?

1 week ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Ange Postecoglou’s tenure at Tottenham looks set to continue after Spurs progressed to the semi-final stage of the UEFA Europa League. Spurs would win 2-1 on aggregate with a Dominic Solanke penalty in the 43rd minute proving the difference in their second leg match against German side Eintracht Frankfurt.
Honest Wests Tigers approach praised by Alexander

1 week ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Greg Alexander has supported how coach Benji Marshall and captains Api Koroisau and Jarome Luai approached Thursday's press conference regarding Lachlan Galvin. The Tigers called a press conference which featured the two captains in Koroisau and Luai, as well as Marshall to give the media somewhat of an explanation as to what has happened regarding the star five-eighth after his decision to leave the club after 2026.
Why Gather Round blockbuster is Port Adelaide’s "grand final"

1 week ago | sen.com.au | Nicholas Quinlan

Kane Cornes is of the opinion that Port Adelaide must use the "backs against the wall" approach to help rally the Power to an improbable victory against Hawthorn for what could be their grand final. On SEN’s Crunch Time, the 300-game player for the Power cited the example of last year’s semi-final which Port won by three points after losing the previous week by 84 points to Geelong. “Unfortunately, Port Adelaide just aren’t good. That’s the only downer to this game,” Cornes said.