Daily Round Up – Friday 25th April
April 25, 2008 by News
The MCG will exhibit powerful silence before the powerful roar of the mega Anzac day clash today – The Australian – Essendon speedster Alwyn Davey is set to miss the clash with Collingwood, according to recent newspaper reports – Afl.com.au – there are fears that the injury could end his season – Herald Sun
Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse views the Anzac Day blockbuster against Essendon as a key test for how his players handle big-game pressure – Perth Now
James Hird reminds us that ANZAC day is about more than a holiday and a football game – Herald Sun – Heath Shaw is set take over from Hird as the new king of ANZAC day football – Herald Sun
ESSENDON champion Matthew Lloyd says he has no excuses before the blockbuster Anzac Day clash, with the Bombers captain determined to break an early-season form slump – Fox Sports
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey will feel a familiar chill of Anzac Day in Perth tonight – The Australian
The new Gold Coast consortium is optimistic that home games will be played on its own turf when the 17th AFL club kicks off in 2011 – The Australian
North Melbourne is again facing crisis, with its complex shareholder arrangement leaving the Roos in a vulnerable financial position – The Australian
Australian rules football is this country’s national football code, if not game, but it is no longer uniquely Australian – The Australian
Swans coach Paul Roos has questioned the integrity of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority after it confirmed a Sydney player was on the confidential Aker drug hitlist – Daily Telegraph – Meanwhile a changing of the guard in Sydney could be approaching – Daily Telegraph
Former Port Adelaide star Josh Francou has described Fremantle as a basket case and was facing failure this season – Herald Sun
Shane Mumford will make his Geelong debut against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval tomorrow – Perth Now
Real Footy tackle the Ablett v Ablett debate – Real Footy
Brownlow medallist Jimmy Bartel and fellow Geelong premiership-winner Cameron Ling have extended their AFL contracts with the Cats – ABC News – Meanwhile Geelong’s 2007 Rising Star winner Joel Selwood is yet to agree to a new contract with the club – Real Footy
The Eagles are enduring their equal worst start to a season and their lack of possessions is the reason why – Sportal
