Sarah Olle

Aug 14, 2024 | afl.com.au | Sarah Olle

FOR TONY Armstrong, arriving at the Logies is like arriving at the Brownlow. "Absolutely as late as possible," he says. Except there's a key difference for this former footy player when it comes to Sunday's night of nights for Australian TV. "I can't really sneak in," Armstrong, one of seven Gold Logie nominees, says. "It's not like rocking up to the Brownlow where, a) you've played four games and, b) you're not expected to be in the votes. "People actually want to talk to me now.

Jun 20, 2024 | afl.com.au | Sarah Olle

IMAGINE going for a run with a head torch. For Marc Pittonet's partner, Elise, it's more than just a thought. "She runs a lot in the morning – like at 6am when it's dark," Pittonet says. "She was saying that she needed to go and buy some head torches. "And I was like, 'What do you need a head torch for? We're not going camping'."What followed was a conversation around women's safety.

May 24, 2024 | richmondfc.com.au | Sarah Olle

A TRIP to Tasmania quickly turned south for Rhyan Mansell and Joel Garner. "I'd been talking up my golf game a fair bit and Joel came down and beat me with my own clubs," Mansell says. "I showed Joel around home, and he showed me up on the golf course."Home for Mansell is Launceston. But it proved to be no home advantage. "He got so angry," Garner laughs. "We were in the same car (on the way home). He stopped talking to me. There was a period of 30 minutes that we were not mates and it was on.

May 24, 2024 | afl.com.au | Sarah Olle

A TRIP to Tasmania quickly turned south for Rhyan Mansell and Joel Garner. "I'd been talking up my golf game a fair bit and Joel came down and beat me with my own clubs," Mansell says. "I showed Joel around home, and he showed me up on the golf course."Home for Mansell is Launceston. But it proved to be no home advantage. "He got so angry," Garner laughs. "We were in the same car (on the way home). He stopped talking to me. There was a period of 30 minutes that we were not mates and it was on.

Apr 18, 2024 | afl.com.au | Sarah Olle

AN AUDIENCE with the Prime Minister isn't what you'd call typical preparation for an AFL Grand Final. But then again, Chelsea Roffey's career as one of the most recognisable goal umpires in the game has been anything but typical. "I remember Julia Gillard wanted access to the umpire rooms before the game," Roffey recalls. "There was a lot happening."It was 2012 and Roffey was re-writing the history books as the first woman to umpire in an AFL decider.