John Barnes’ wife is asking that the partners of other AFL players battling brain injuries related to concussion come forward in order to seek help. Rowena Barnes is forming a support group ahead of a Federal Court concussion damages action looming against the Australian Football League and its clubs. While the rest of us have been enjoying the kind of relaxation and entertainment real money slots provides over the silly season, Mrs Barnes has been struggling to deal with the epileptic seizures her husband suffers from, which she firmly believes are as a result of the concussions Barnes underwent during […]

AFL Expectations for 2018 Let’s have a look at what has gone and what’s to come next year in terms of the AFL! Wayne Milera Will Have a Chance to Shine With Charlie Cameron moving to the Brisbane Lions, the door has opened for gifted youngster Wayne Milera to become a regular feature in the Adelaide Crows’ forward line. Milera was the 11th overall pick in the NAB AFL Draft of 2015, and has shown glimpses of genius in the 24 games he has played since then. Milera has shown an ability to make something great out of nothing, locking […]

AFL Match Review Panel Overhaul Aims for More Certainty and Consistency It is thanks to Adrian Anderson that the AFL’s tribunal system was revolutionised with the aim to be the delivery of consistency and certainty. He was the reason an elaborate points system was brought in, along with a precursory judging panel and a schedule for penalties. The guiding light was that the AFL wanted to be able to provide a reasonable predictability of outcome, and they wanted the entire thing to be independent of the League, with the judging panel not just at arm’s length, but actually out of […]

A Sexual Harassment Scandal for the AFL A senior figure for the AFL club is currently being investigated for a complaint about sexual harassment. The Sunday Herald Sun has revealed that the club received a complaint about this man’s behaviour towards a woman and the club, following the appropriate procedures for something like this, then forwarded the complaint on to the AFL. The League has confirmed that the complaint has been received. The Horrorshow that 2017 Has Been Punters who enjoy the online roulette NZ has to offer will be forgiven for keeping their eyes trained on the spinning wheel […]

As I have previously written before about, the Australian Rules Football commenced in the late 1900s, and grew in strength and popularity until it is now the most popular sport in Australia. It is one of the things Australians are well known for AFL and Kangaroos (okay there are lots more). The league now has 18 teams in all Australian states (besides Tasmania), with matches played from Australia to China, it is now has an international fan base. Each of these teams is part of what is known as the AFL ladder, which lists and ranks the team’s performance and […]