One last quick update: If you heard the media reports this morning saying Stevens was retiring due to injury, rest assured no such decision has been made. Swanny came and and said Steven's is yet to have scans done on his neck to ensure he is right to play, as he has been having since his operation in '07. If, and only if, the medicos say he ( Read more... )

In case you missed the Brownlow ceremony last night, this is how our boys polled:

Chris Judd 22
Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy 15
Brendan Fevola 11
*Kade Simpson 5
Eddie Betts, Nick Stevens, Bret Thornton 2
Setanta O'hAilpin, Jarrad Waite, Richard Hadley, Matthew Kreuzer 1

( *ineligible )

A massive congrats to our boys in the midfield for polling so well. ( Read more... )

The season may be over for the Blues, but the same cannot be said for our seconds who have again made the finals. This Sunday the Northern Bullants take on Port Melbourne at TEAC Oval in the prelim. So if you have a spare Sunday arvo, you can live vicariously through our reserves and forget the disaster at The Gabba a few weeks ago ( Read more... )

This Friday, David Ellard will become our 1114th senior player to take the field when he debuts against West Coast at Subiaco. Bret Thornton and Adam Hartlett are both out this week through injury; Hartlett is expected to miss two weeks with a hamstring injury, T-bird will miss 6 due to a torn medial ligament. Also out this week is Pfeiffer, ( Read more... )

Because I've been meaning to do this for the last 3 weeks, and because I haven't really got around to it largely due to my Uni workload, here's a crash course in the VFL;

Round 1

Frankston 4.2 | 8.2 | 11.12 | 14.13 (97)

defeated

Northern Bullants 3.0 | 4.6 | 6.12 | 11.15 (81)The first round saw us narrowly defeated by Frankston. Though all the ( Read more... )

So we know by now that Josh is gone Judd's a blue boy. This morning came the news that 2007 captain Lance Whitnall has been sacked by the club, after 11 years and 179 games with the Blues. No reason has been given as yet, but Lance, who completed a time-trial with the team at Prices Park yesterday, is said to be devastated ( Read more... )

So, this is quite late, I've been quite busy with a sick puppy and so forth ( Read more... )

Great news! The Northern Bullants defeated Frankston yesterday in 1st semi-final.

Final Scores:
NORTHERN BULLANTS 3.2 8.4 10.6 15.10 (100)
FRANKSTON 2.5 5.7 9.12 11.15 (81)Thank goodness it was televised. Thinks were looking scary at three-quarter time, when things were all level. But with Frankston kicking into the breeze, the Ants with fresher ( Read more... )

It was a game of not many highlights for us Carlton faithful. Can everyone say flogged?

CARLTON: 2.3, 2.6, 2.7, 6.8 (44)
SYDNEY: 5.1, 9.3, 15.9, 21.10 (136)It wasn't for lack of trying, however. As far as I saw it today, our forwards didn't have much chance. The flooding was atrocious. Fev often had to combat against 4 or more Sydney players. You ( Read more... )

As far as I'm concerned the umpires won that match for Collingwood.
I've torn my throat apart from all the screaming and now I can't talk, go me. :|

CARLTON: 7.1, 11.4, 17.7, 17.10 (112)
COLLINGWOOD: 4.5, 13.8, 20.10, 24.12 (156)Bannister was reported for striking Holland ( Read more... )