AFL 2008

[Down Gael]

What did you call the Hawthorn player with the long Black hair from the eighties, he played against Ireland aswelll? Used to enjoy watching him.

This bloke? 

Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico

[the green man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6KpyGtSYWg&feature=related

Just to get you in the mood!

[zoyler]

Hawks win well but the Cats contribute hughly to their own downfall by kicking behind after behind - at one stage they had scored 19 behinds out of a total of 22 scores.  They owned the ball in the second quarter but the score was more or less tied at half time!

[clarshack]

i recently watched a dvd called '100 years of australian football' and they talk about the grand final of 1989 which was also between geelong and hawthorn. apparently 12 players had to be taken to hospital that day and the 'dipper' played on with a punctured lung after a collision with gary ablett!

[Great Leap Forward]

i recently watched a dvd called '100 years of australian football' and they talk about the grand final of 1989 which was also between geelong and hawthorn. apparently 12 players had to be taken to hospital that day and the 'dipper' played on with a punctured lung after a collision with gary ablett!

You can buy that match off e-bay. It's some game. Dermott Brereton got hit as the ball was thrown in and played on with cracked ribs.

As a Hawthorn fan I am delighted with todays result. Good to see Shane Crawford have his day in the sun. There are more flags in that team. They are very young.

[Aerlik]

1989...one of, if not the greatest final ever.  Gary Ablett kicked a bagful of goals yet finished on the losing side.  Dermot Brereton sustained a burst lung in the first quarter yet played on. 

My sister, just a face in the crowd yet the camera zooms in on her and there we are on the other side of the world watching the highlights and there she is.

Soooo glad the hawks won today.  Great from the neutral's perspective.  Enjoyable game. 

[Declan]

That was a surprise - Though reading the reports the Cats seemed to kick it way.

[youbetterbelieveit]

Aisake shown the exit     
Tuesday, October 14 2008 @ 06:03 AM EST
Contributed by: Brett

The Carlton Football Club has issued a press release confirming the de-listing of four players. As we suggested in O'hAilpin split looming? and speculated on during the past year, the Blues' cull includes one of their Irish players, Aisake O'hAilpin. The other players departing are Cain Ackland, Clinton Benjamin, Luke Blackwell, Ryan Jackson (de-listed) and Jason Saddington has retired.

The releases stated that: "Aisake O'hAilpin was recruited from Cork, Ireland as an International Rookie in the 2005 NAB AFL Rookie Draft (4th round selection). He was elevated to the Carlton senior list in 2007 but did not play a senior game".

And regarding all players, Carlton's General Manager Football Operations, Steven Icke, said "We sincerely thank the players for the commitment they have given to the Carlton Football Club during their careers and we wish them well going forward".

Another player with European links, though possibly fairly thin, is Adelaide's 28 year old Kris Massie, born in Sweden and de-listed after many years at AFL level. Referring to Massie and other players, General Manager of Football Operations John Reid said: "We thank them all for their commitment to the club and wish them well in their future endeavours. Kris in particular has given the club great service playing 88 games for Adelaide and six pre-season games". Massie also played with Carlton prior to being traded to the Crows.

The question now is whether O'hAilpin and Massie will enter the upcoming drafts in an attempt to stay on an AFL list.

Update 6pm 14/10/2008: Carlton's Steven Icke has been further quoted as saying that they were disappointed to de-list Aisake, and that "There was never any issue with his athleticism. It was more just his game understanding where we needed to see a bit more development". The club hope Setanta can continue as a key position defender, and are considering offering contracts to Cork's Ciaran Sheehan and Zach Tuohy from Laois. More details in Blues persist with Irish experiment.