HOW to beef up the tempo of AFL to try to reduce ugly congestion and low scoring? A cure-all for the game’s great ills? Try GEOFF POULTER’S Panacea, football’s 10 commandments. More »
THE GRAND old warriors of football might be on the way out. GEOFF POULTER looks at the career of Luke Hodge, wonders about the future of footy’s hard men and selects a team to test the faint of heart. More »
BEFORE the season began they were red hot favourites for the wooden spoon. Now the Kangaroos are showing they are a growing force to be reckoned with. GEOFF POULTER reports: IT’S tempting fate to rile the Footy Gods. They tend to respond unkindly to cockiness ... More »
IT TAKES a very special player to push the mighty Alex Jesaulenko out of a team of all-time champions, but GEOFF POULTER reckons that Buddy Franklin has now earned that honour: THE time has come. Buddy must be included in the best team of all time. On the benc... More »
THE ROT really set in when Ron Barassi left Melbourne to coach Carlton. Was nothing sacred in football any more? Now players switch clubs with hardly any fuss. GEOFF POULTER looks at the change in club culture. More »
THIRTEEN is considered unlucky so some players are reluctant to wear it. But, why is Number 8 devoid of a Brownlow? GEOFF POULTER poses the question: THE MYSTERY of the guernsey number eight in AFL footy. Never won a Brownlow. Never even close. Not likely this... More »
IF YOU reckon there’s a lot of gobbledygook in footy language these days, take a trip back in time with GEOFF POULTER. More »
THE GRAND FINAL is many months away, but GEOFF POULTER has taken up the challenge to tip the two finalists and the winners. More »
HE WAS a football freak, regarded by many good judges as the best man to ever play the game. And the first to agree was the man himself, Laurie Nash, who saw the greatest footballer every morning…in the mirror. GEOFF POULTER reports. More »
SALARY CAPS and the draft took the football world on a venture into socialism, but does it really work? GEOFF POULTER examines the experiment. More »
PLAYER, coach, promoter, has there ever been a hotter football hot gospeller than Kevin Sheedy? Now, it seems, he is likely to become a Legend of the game. GEOFF POULTER REPORTS. More »
THE post-match footy interviews give the fans the chance to learn more, straight from their heroes. But do they? GEOFF POULTER has heard it all before. More »