Carlton premiership hero and football statistician Ted Hopkins has died aged 74. The Victorian played only 29 games for the Blues, having retired from league football when he was just 21, but will forever remain a major figure in the history of the VFL/AFL. Hopkins came off the bench to kick four goals in Carlton’s […]
Legendary Australian sports journalist Patrick Smith has died suddenly, aged 71. The three-time Walkley Award winner is being remembered as a “giant” of the industry, whose contributions to print media and radio were compulsory reading and listening. He reportedly passed away after a sudden heart attack at his home in Sorrento. Analysis, local footy and […]
The AFL world is in shock with the news that St Kilda legend Kevin ‘Cowboy’ Neale has passed away. Just a day after Australia’s sports community was rattled by the death of football icon Ron Barassi, the St Kilda Football Club has confirmed that their 1966 premiership hero has died overnight at the age of […]
Ron Barassi’s family will be offered a state funeral to honour the Australian sporting icon. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the gesture will be made after Barassi died on Saturday aged 87. Andrews joined Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the AFL community in paying tribute to Barassi, with league chairman Richard Goyder calling him the […]
Football icon Ron Barassi has died aged 87. An outstanding player with Melbourne, winning six premierships, the Victorian finished his career with Carlton and went on to coach the Blues and North Melbourne to two flags apiece. The Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend’s family announced his death in a brief statement on Saturday. Analysis, […]
Dunia AFL berduka atas kematian mantan juara Fitzroy dan perekrut terkenal Matt Rendell. Pria berusia 64 tahun itu menderita serangan jantung saat berjalan-jalan dengan anjingnya selama akhir pekan dan dilarikan ke rumah sakit tempat ia ditempatkan dengan alat pendukung hidup. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Matt Rendell dirawat di rumah sakit setelah menderita serangan jantung. Analisis, […]
Penghormatan mengalir ketika Essendon berduka atas kehidupan anggota John ‘Killer’ Kilby setelah kematiannya pada usia 87 tahun. Pelatih lama bekerja di Bombers dari 1965 hingga 2018. Dia adalah pelatih kepala untuk tiga premiership pada tahun 1984, 1985 dan 1993 dan bagian dari tim medis untuk yang keempat pada tahun 2000. Analisis, footy lokal, dan momen […]