Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly, a senior football writer for The Age and radio broadcaster with sports radio station 1116 SEN, has been covering the game since 1983. A multi-AFL Media Association award-winner known for his passion and love of the game, he analyses the AFL for the newspaper and contributes a blog and weekly video, "Footy Fix", for The Age's football website, Real Footy.

AFL

'Report the racists': AFL figures demand public speak up

Majak Daw.

Rohan Connolly North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has appealed to fans of all AFL clubs to report instances of racism.

AFL

AFL must save Demons

Melbourne fans

Rohan Connolly First Melbourne rebuilt. Lately, coach Mark Neeld has talked about rebuilding the rebuild.

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AFL must save Dees: live blog with Rohan Connolly

Live blog with Rohan Connolly.

Rohan Connolly First Melbourne rebuilt. Lately, coach Mark Neeld has talked about rebuilding the rebuild. After their pathetic start to 2013, what do the Demons do now, rebuild the rebuilding of a rebuild?

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AFL coaches: the class of 2013

AFL coaches.

Compiled by Rohan Connolly and Jon Pierik Rohan Connolly and Jon Pierik take a look at the men guiding the 18 teams in the AFL fray.

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AFL

AFL charter is one change for the better

Gillon McLachlan.

Rohan Connolly Stakeholders to say what rules are best for the game, writes Rohan Connolly.

AFL's year of triumph and ignominy

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Rohan Connolly We review a year of on-field glory and off-field ignominy, and look forward to next season.

365 days of AFL can dull senses, alienate fans

Rohan Connolly Has the 2012 AFL season actually finished yet? Has 2013 already begun? Who really knows any more?

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AFL fixture live blog

Rohan Connolly opinon dinkus

Rohan Connolly Have your say on all matters pertaining to the 2013 AFL draw with Rohan Connolly from 12noon.

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Fumbles put AFL bosses firmly in spotlight

Rohan Connolly sport dinkus

Rohan Connolly Tomorrow night's blockbuster between Hawthorn and Geelong should be a beauty. And it certainly can't come quickly enough for the AFL, which needs a win far more desperately than either the Cats or...

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AFL boss oversteps mark on umps

Rohan Connolly opinon dinkus

Rohan Connolly Andrew Demetriou thinks Twitter makes people run off at the mouth.

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EXCLUSIVE

Clubs hurting as AFL raises costs

Footy heads

Rohan Connolly AFL clubs are struggling to absorb a hefty and unexpected increase in costs imposed on them from league headquarters shortly before the season began.

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Grand final bloopers left AFL no choice

Rohan Connolly sport dinkus

Rohan Connolly AFL had no choice but to introduce video assistance for scoring decisions after two controversies over goals in the past three grand finals.

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AFL

Dan good

Daniel Hannebery.

Rohan Connolly Coming second isn't something you'd expect to celebrate in AFL football, but it's a different story in the case of Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery.

AFL

Football its own equaliser

Roaring: Skipper Jonathan Brown leads his team in the club song after the Lions stunned the Bombers.

Rohan Connolly Football, the business, is a constant source of concern these days.

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Live blog with Rohan Connolly, 11am

Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly Discuss the footy issues that matter to you with Age live blog guru Rohan Connolly, from 11.00 Monday.

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AFL

Another winter, and still the old Lion is roaring

Growing better with age: Simon Black.

Rohan Connolly Have we really sung Lions champion Simon Black's praises loudly enough?

AFL

One team rules them all

Geelong players celebrate the 2009 grand final.

Rohan Connolly Leigh Matthews' Lions were the equal of today's Cats.

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AFL

Ball back in business for Pies, but Fasolo's season is over

Alex Fasolo.

Rohan Connolly While one door closes for Collingwood, another opens. Smart small forward Alex Fasolo's season is over, but that blow will be offset at least a little this week by the return of premiership onballer...

AFL

Tigers v Demons: no debate now

Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly If a week is a long time in football these days, a little over a year is an eternity. And nothing will underline that better than when co-tenants Richmond and Melbourne face-off at their MCG home on...

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AFL

It's time to scrap the match review process

Melbourne's Colin Sylvia.

Rohan Connolly The AFL’s judicial system continues to fail its most basic test, to deliver verdicts consistent with the football crimes committed.

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