This was certainly the round of surprises and shock. First and foremost, the thing that shook the AFL to its core was the murder of the Adelaide Crows' coach Phil Walsh late Thursday night/early Friday morning in Australia by his own son in some sort of domestic dispute. The Crows
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Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 13
Finally, the byes are completed and we are back to a full schedule of games next week. In the meantime, we got some surprises, some disappointments, and a new Carlton supporter in King Hippo! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with another Thursday night match (in Australia, Wednesday
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 11
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We came tantalizingly close to history on Friday night. The last place Gold Coast Suns (previously 1-10) hosted the league-leading Fremantle Dockers (previously 10-1) just a week after Fremantle had lost their first game of the season. It was reasonable to expect that they would
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! As I wrote earlier in the week, one of the ways the AFL honored and celebrated Australia's Indigenous culture was by having all 18 teams wear special jerseys. I did not notice until later that the referee uniforms were also specially designed. Here is
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 8
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This week, the AFL played the first of two exhibition games featuring the 50 best female players. Each women's game precedes the regularly-scheduled men's match between the Melbourne Demons and the Western Bulldogs and is streamed live and free from the AFL website. For marketing
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 5
Welcome To Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Indeed this was/is/will be a good day as Geelong won again! It really wasn't easy as, just as in the only other win this season against Gold Coast, Geelong were barely able to survive a mad comeback in the fourth by Richmond to hang on
