Reflections on the day with Isabel Fitzgerald
As Hawthorn premiership defender Grant Birchall and Melbourne captain Nathan Jones shake hands before the pre-game coin toss, participating in awe is 19-year-old Isabel Fitzgerald. From her vantage point in the centre of the MCG, arguably Australia’s grandest sports...
A familiar face at AFL training
Every Tuesday and Thursday night, there’s always a familiar face at AFL Umpires training down here in Melbourne. Head trainer Phil Watson is the man who makes sure each and every umpire is looked after when it comes to massage along with any other medical needs...
Brendan Hosking brings up his half century
It only seems like yesterday that scoreboards and journalists were calling Brendan anything other than Hosking when he had his first game in 2012 between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast Eagles. “It became a little frustrating when nobody knew my real...