Tag: Medal
Erin Phillips to present AFLW grand final medal amid calls for it to be named in her honour
Newly retired AFLW great Erin Phillips will present the best-on-ground medal at the grand final amid talk the award should be named in her honour….
Lachie Neale joins an elite club with his second Brownlow Medal. Here’s how he did it
They usually say the first time is the hardest. For Lachie Neale last night, it seemed a magnitude harder than the last time he stood…
Behind Carlton spearhead Charlie Curnow’s push for a second straight Coleman Medal
Just over four years ago Charlie Curnow had the footballing world at his feet. The young Belbrae product had just kicked a then-career-record seven goals…
AFL umpires ‘devastated’ by Brownlow Medal betting arrests
Umpiring great Shane McInerney is dismayed by the accusations of a Brownlow Medal betting ring, saying it is devastating for his colleagues. Key points: Shane…
Isaac ‘Norm’ Smith’s medal a win for the ‘silver foxes’ as Cats veterans celebrate success
Geelong winger Isaac Smith has become the oldest Norm Smith Medallist in VFL/AFL history, saving one of the best games of his career for the…
Everything you need to know about this year’s Brownlow Medal
The AFL has become used to upheaval and change surrounding its marquee events in recent years, and 2022 has proven no different. The Brownlow Medal…
Spearheads, tall smalls and goalsneaks — the forwards in with a chance of the Coleman Medal
For every player, in every team, the mechanical action of kicking a goal is the same. Boot meets ball. Ball goes between the big sticks….