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Football Injuries
Football is one of Australia’s most-loved sports. Being such a high-contact sport, football brings with it many player injuries. Injuries commonly associated with football occur to the head and the upper and lower limbs, as well as over-use injuries. Injuries common in rugby league and rugby union include those to the lower and upper limbs, […]
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Leon Davis
Leon Davis: Collingwood MagpiesGuernsey Number:1Date of Birth: 17/6/81Height: 178cmWeight: 75kg Leon burst on to the AFL scene last season and didn’t take long to prove that he could cut it at the highest level.What stands out the most about Leon is his speed. His coach Michael Broadbridge says he has never coached a faster player.“There […]
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Marlon Motlop
New Sensations The recent 2007 AFL draft saw a new batch of young Indigenous footballers graduate into the nation’s elite football league. Deadly Vibe profiles this year’s top Indigenous draftees. Cyril Rioli Boasting an enviable footballing pedigree (he is the nephew of AFL legends Maurice Rioli and Michael Long), Cyril Rioli entered the draft with […]
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Nathan Blacklock
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 Always a Tingha boy After nine spectacular seasons in the NRL, Nathan Blacklock is about to take his try-scoring feats overseas as he prepares to line up with Hull in the English Super League. But before Nathan heads to the United Kingdom, he will first spend a month back […]
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Andrew Lovet
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Showtime Andrew Lovett has exploded out of anonymity in 2005 to become one of the AFL’s hottest new talents. Andrew Lovett has emerged this season from the Bombers rookie list to become one of the AFL’s latest excitement machines. But for Andrew, his journey from teenage talent to AFL […]
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Dean Rioli
One of the stars from this year’s Grand Final winning team, Essendon Bombers, number 43 Dean Rioli like to spend his summer holidays back home where grew up in Melville Island, Northern Territory. Dean says there are lots of things to keep yourself occupied over summer back home. “I just love to get back home […]
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Aaron Davey
Deadly Vibe Issue 112 June 2006 On the Rise After almost missing out on a spot in the big league, Aaron Davey isn’t leaving anything to chance. If it wasn’t for the generosity of a certain Melbourne Demons coterie group, young gun Aaron Davey would almost certainly be watching the AFL from his lounge room […]
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Martin McGrath
Deadly Vibe Issue 71 January 2003 After finishing 14th on the 2002 ladder, Richmond Tigers will certainly be looking to improve this season. One Tiger cub who may well be instrumental in making that a reality is Martin McGrath. Martin had a very productive season last year playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with […]
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Des Headland
Des Headland has had a fantastic year. He played in his first AFL grand final, had his best-ever game in a preliminary final the week before, and finished equal fourth in the Brownlow Medal stakes. Best of all, the 21-year-old midfielder received an early Christmas present from Brisbane Lions last month when they agreed to […]
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Justin Murphy
Deadly Vibe Issue 61 March 2002 JUSTIN MURPHY – CARLTON BLUES (EX-GEELONG CATS) Justin left Carlton for Geelong last year, but things didn’t pan out and so he has returned to the Blues in 2002. This should be music to the ears of those dyed-in-the-wool Carlton fans who have always adored Justin’s supreme on-field style. […]
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Shaun Burgoyne
Talented 18-year-old Shaun Burgoyne is another one to watch in AFL. After playing for South Australia at the 1999 and 2000 AFL National Under 18 Championships, he was picked by Port Adelaide Power – his older brother Peter’s team – during last year’s national draft. Shaun made his senior debut for the Port Adelaide Magpies […]
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Anthony Corrie
Deadly Vibe Issue 98 April 2005 Roar Power Young Lions star Anthony Corrie is making his mark. The media have referred to him as “exciting”, “dashing”, and “one of his team’s best”. Anthony Corrie has been a stand-out player so far this season, and by the looks of things, the only way is up. “I […]
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Clontarf Football Academy
Talent Factory With the 2006 AFL Draft producing a record number of Indigenous draftees, Deadly Vibe takes a look at the most successful and unique breeding ground for top Indigenous footballing talent in the country – the Clontarf Football Academy. The Motto of the Clontarf Football Academy is “From little things big things grow” and, […]
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Che Cockatoo Collins
Che was born in Brisbane back 1975 the second eldest in a family of two sisters and twin brothers Donald and David (who last season played for the Melbourne Demons). Che spent his early childhood in Brisbane and Cairns. And it was there (Cairns) he started his football career; playing juniors for the Cairns City […]
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Richard Cole
Deadly Vibe Issue 80, 2003 Collingwood’s Richard Cole is a young star on the rise. As well as making a strong contribution to his team, making the play-offs, he was among nominations for 2003’s Rising Star Award. Coming from the Pioneers Club in Alice Springs, Cole was discovered while being schooled in the National AFL […]
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All Stars
All-Star Setback The All-Stars suffer their first defeat at the hands of the Bombers. Despite starting the match as hot favourites, the Indigenous All-Stars suffered the first defeat in their four game history last month, losing to Essendon 93–43. Thirteen thousand spectators crammed into Darwin’s TIO Stadium on Friday, February 9 to watch the return […]
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