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Rohan Connolly

Melbourne

Journalist at Freelance

Managing director sport & lifestyle brand FOOTYOLOGY. AFL commentator for ESPN, 3AW, Australian Community Media. Rock music tragic, bemused political observer.

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Articles

  • 6 days ago | footyology.com.au | Warwick McFadyen |Rohan Connolly

    God’s taco shell waiting to be filled with messianic ambition with a topping of self-righteousness. Image: ESQUIRE MAGAZINEHe was on a mission from God. He didn’t keep it to himself. He told the world, sent it spiralling through cyberspace, and to give it due gravitas he appeared in the declaration, dressed in a austere power suit striding down the streets of an important looking city, looking important. It was, of course, Taco Man.

  • 6 days ago | espn.com.au | Rohan Connolly

    Conventional football wisdom says in order to succeed, you need your best players playing well. But is it possible they play so well it actually gives you a false read on an entire team's capabilities? I wonder if Sydney is providing some decent evidence that might be the case? What is indisputable only halfway through the season is that, barring some sort of miracle turnaround, the Swans, like Adelaide and GWS before them, are the latest victims of the "Grand Final thrashing curse".

  • 6 days ago | footyology.com.au | Ronny Lerner |Rohan Connolly

    Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver (left) gets a handball away with St Kilda’s Zak Jones hot on his hammer in Alice Springs on Sunday. Picture: AFL MEDIATeams selling home games interstate is hardly a new phenomenon in the AFL. Back in the early 1990s, Fitzroy hosted opponents at the picturesque North Hobart Oval as well as West Coast at Canberra’s Bruce Stadium in 1995.

  • 1 week ago | espn.com.au | Rohan Connolly

    We're now well used to the "hot take" landscape created by the saturation coverage of contemporary AFL football. But have we yet learned to take it with a grain of salt? Sometimes you wonder. Take Hawthorn, for example. The Hawks are a pretty comfortable 7-4 and sixth on the ladder at the moment (equal fourth on points). But all it's taken is consecutive losses to set the alarm bells ringing. Editor's PicksHarley Reid isn't living up to the hype; Cats fans, I'm sorry...

  • 1 week ago | footyology.com.au | Ronny Lerner |Rohan Connolly

    Superstars Lachie Neale (left) and Zach Merrett (right) will go head-to-head at the Gabba on Thursday night. Photos: GETTY IMAGESBRISBANE v ESSENDON (Gabba, Thursday 7:30pm)The Bombers have done a good job of grinding out victories more often than not this season, but with their injury toll reaching crisis levels this week, they could be about to receive an almighty spanking from the rejuvenated Lions.

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Rohan Connolly
Rohan Connolly @rohan_connolly
22 May 25

RT @rohan_connolly: On the FOOTYOLOGY PODCAST for @ESPNAusNZ, RoCo & Rocket discuss the latest media beat-up on James Hird & how the latest…

Rohan Connolly
Rohan Connolly @rohan_connolly
22 May 25

RT @rohan_connolly: Your best tipping and form guide is with FOOTYOLOGY and Ronny Lerner’s “Previews With Punch”, the complete lowdown on w…

Rohan Connolly
Rohan Connolly @rohan_connolly
22 May 25

RT @rohan_connolly: Aside from all the obvious inanities, is there a single program host on Sky After Dark who doesn't come across like an…