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

Tippett sets out draft terms

Kurt Tippett appears likely to end up at Sydney.

Rohan Connolly and Jon Pierik Suspended key forward seems almost sure to end up with the Swans.

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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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

Bomber slow to take off but now he's flying high

Michael Hibberd.

Rohan Connolly So comfortable has Michael Hibberd looked at AFL level from the moment he stepped into the Essendon side three seasons ago that you'd think it had all come pretty easily to him.

AFL

Roos to turn out lights on Power

Kangaroos coach Brad Scott.

Rohan Connolly Brad Scott has no qualms about putting a halt to the AFL's feel-good story of 2013 in Hobart.

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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Former Bomber gets chance at stepping into Tippett's shoes

On the rise: Adelaide's Josh Jenkins at training.

Rohan Connolly Kurt Tippett's move has provided an opening at Adelaide, writes Rohan Connolly.

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

Given time, tried can be made true

What?s old is new: Brisbane?s Tom Rockliff (left) is a young player going places, whereas Brendan Fevola?s time in Brisbane proved more a second going than a second coming.

Rohan Connolly Recycle is the new recruiting buzz word of the AFL, writes Rohan Connolly.

AFL

Two more Roos sign new deals to stay with 'family'

North's Scott McMahon.

Rohan Connolly Experienced defender Scott McMahon and promising forward Robbie Tarrant latest to recommit.

AFL

Hardwick assures fans Tigers ready for finals

Damian Hardwick.

Rohan Connolly High expectations at the start of any season go with the territory for the Richmond Football Club.

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Football

Good sign in North defence

Drew Petrie Majak Daw

Rohan Connolly Young North Melbourne defender Shaun Atley appeared for the Roos in both contests.

NAB Cup

Jacobs shows his quality

North Melbourne v Melbourne

Rohan Connolly The Kangaroos couldn't broker a trade deal for former Port Adelaide draftee Ben Jacobs.

Time for seasoned to be jolly

Rohan Connolly sport dinkus

Rohan Connolly Perhaps the most definitive comment on the long-running Melbourne tanking saga mercifully brought to a close this week came not with the announcement of penalties and the welter of analysis which...

Malthouse's Blues look a good mix

Mick Malthouse

Rohan Connolly Mick Malthouse taking over at Carlton was always going to be one of the best stories of 2013.

Tanking saga leaves us with more questions

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Rohan Connolly One question still remains: what exactly is tanking, and was Melbourne guilty of it?

AFL's year of triumph and ignominy

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

Eight it great?

Rohan Connolly The scramble for the AFL finals in 2013 is shaping as a dogfight unlike anything we've seen before.

Keep faith, young gun told

Missed out: Dayle Garlett.

Rohan Connolly and Matt Murnane Essendon veteran Nathan Lovett-Murray pleads with Dayle Garlett not to lose faith in the system.

Magpies on the move

Nathan Buckley

Rohan Connolly In search of success, Nathan Buckley's Collingwood is heading in new directions.