Rumours

Paul Roos expects Barry Hall to play footy, not box, in 2009

Amidst speculation that Barry Hall will be hanging up the boots for the gloves next year, Paul Roos has stepped forward to state he expects Barry to be back in the red and white for 2009:


Kevin Sheedy is set to sign with the Richmond Tigers

Old Kev isn’t ready to give up swinging the jacket just yet, as it appears he will be signing a deal with Richmond:


Full AFL Trade Week Wrap - The Confirmed, The Rejected and The Deals That Couldn’t Get Done

Well finally we saw some action in trade week…
We’ll have a full analysis of these trades in a later post, but for the time being, let’s give you all the updates from Friday, the final day of Trade Week:


AFL Trade Week (Non-) News From Thursday

Anyone bored yet?
Snoozefest 08 is almost coming to a close. Will tomorrow’s final day of trading make up for the most boring week of the year, or will we carry the sour taste of empty expectations through to Draft Day?
If you can keep your eyes open, let’s run through the developments of day 4, […]


AFL Trade Week News From Wednesday

Well well well, we have a confirmed trade. And what a blockbuster…

Port Adelaide’s Adam Thomson appears Richmond bound for their 3rd round pick, pick 42.

Over halfway through the week now though and things should slowly start to heat up. Here’s the developments from Wednesday…


AFL Trade Week News From Tuesday

Once again another tradeless day at the annual AFL borefest that is called Trade Week. The AFL really need to change this to a rapid fire one day event as the only day that really matters is Friday where the clubs frantically rush around trying to get trades done in the last minutes when they […]


AFL Trade Week News From Monday

To keep you up to date all through trade week, Die Hard Footy will be bringing to you nightly updates of the latest happenings from AFL trade week.
Monday is traditionally the quietest day for obvious reasons. Clubs simply use the time to meet with each other, saying who is on the table and indicating […]


Latest Trade News - Seaby, Power, Cousins, Lovett, Warnock

One of the more entertaining weeks of the AFL season is fast approaching - Trade Week!
Kicking off next Monday, teams will be trying to pull the wool over each other’s eyes while still maintaining they are looking for ‘win/win’ deals … well everyone except notorious trade mongrels Collingwood.
As with every year, rumours are rife - […]


Brownlow Betting Suspended Due to Ablett Injury Rumour

Brownlow Medal betting has been suspended amid rumours that Gary Ablett’s ankle injury is worse than first thought.
BETTING on the Brownlow Medal has been suspended amid rumours Gary Ablett is seriously injured. TAB Sportsbet - the country’s biggest betting agency - is not taking any bets on the Brownlow Medal after rumours strengthened that Ablett […]


Brendan Fevola to the Sydney Swans…or not

Once again Brendan Fevola has been all over the sports pages as contract talks with Carlton have hit several road blocks (the Blues do not seem to be ready to sign Fev up for the length of time he is after). Since there have been posts all over each teams forum at Big Footy asking […]