NAB Cup, Round 1: Hawks to aim high, Tigers to finish low

By Richard Naco I approached this game with some trepidation.  Channel 10 in Sydney stayed with their traditional AFL format & started the replay of this game well after 11pm, so as to not flood the Emerald City with too much AFL goodness too soon (the ‘play it mean/ keep ‘em keen’ approach, I guess).  [Read more]

NAB Cup, Round 1: Hawks look to be back to their best

By Steve Healy I turn on the TV, the Aurora Stadium light shine on to a brilliant surface, which is set for a game between 9th and 15th from last year, Hawthorn and Richmond. There’s all the evidence in the world that this will be a blow-out, but to be fair, indigenous stars Rioli, Gibson [Read more]

NAB Cup, Round 1: Hawks look ready to rumble

By Rick Kane Don’t tell me that Saturday night’s match between Hawthorn and Richmond was essentially irrelevant. I know, I get it. For starters, who gives two hoots about the NAB Cup? February is more about adjusting back into work schedules, rueing festivals missed and admonishing kids to finish their dinner, all of it. Footy [Read more]

NAB Cup, Round 1: Premiership stars lead Hawks to big win

After a fairly boring day to say the least, which started with tennis in the morning, I eagerly awaited 4.40pm. It finally came, and I opened up Realplayer on my laptop and started listening to the coverage of Adelaide v Port Adelaide by SEN radio. The Power ran away with the match in the second [Read more]