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 […]
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 […]
Darryl White
Deadly Vibe Issue 87 May 2004 With three premiership medals in his trophy cabinet, Darryl is one of the most exciting AFL players to watch. His spectacular marks and beguiling evasive skills, combined with his love of flying tackles, make him a crowd favourite. A bit of a tearaway as a youngster, Darryl has turned […]
Tiwi Islands
Deadly Vibe Issue 98 April 2005 For the love of footy Nothing stops the Tiwi Islands from enjoying their footy ” not even a cyclone. There’s no doubt that Tiwi Islanders love their football. Over 30 per cent of the population in this small community, which is made up of Bathurst and Melville Islands, play […]
Daniel Wells
Deadly Vibe Issue 91 September 2004 Last winter, Deadly Vibe featured a story on the 2002 runner-up ‘best and fairest’ of the WAFL – Daniel Wells. At the time, Daniel was just settling into his first season in the AFL with the Kangaroos, after being picked second in the 2002 draft. One year on and […]
Shane Bond
Port Adelaide Power couldn’t have got off to a better start this year than taking out their first-ever Ansett Cup. With big wins over last year’s champions the Essendon Bombers and Sydney Swans, they went on to thrash those wily Geelong Cats, maintaining a perfect record throughout the round. Progressing through to the semi finals, […]
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