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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.

James Kelly will miss games against Collingwood and Port Adelaide.

Coaches cop bump rule on chin

Jesse Hogan and Rohan Connolly Coaches proving themselves more amenable than players to AFL's rationale for, and implementation of, stringent rules to dissuade high contact during bumps.

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Lions' pride stuns Dons

Rohan Connolly Two statistics best sum up Brisbane's stunning 10-point upset of Essendon.

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New moves for old Cats

Rohan Connolly Geelong's capacity to keep its playing group fresh and hungry over a golden era now spanning seven years has become one of the AFL's best examples of list management.

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Bombers play copycats

Rohan Connolly Essendon has spent much of the past three years aspiring to emulate Geelong.

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

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.

Leading by example

Rohan Connolly Geelong's Joel Selwood and Essendon's Jobe Watson are two of the best leaders.

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Dons well placed for Pie fright

Rohan Connolly Few players have featured in as important a moment in just their fourth AFL game as did Essendon's David Zaharakis in 2009.

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Dogs take it up to Cats

Rohan Connolly Western Bulldogs put up a good fight but in the end the Cats take the points.

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Power have the glory, and the midfield

Rohan Connolly Port Adelaide is rapidly turning into the feel-good story of 2013.

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Oh! and 2

Rohan Connolly History suggests teams that are 0-2 now can't count on September glory.

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Rotations escalate without NAB Cup curbs

Rohan Connolly Four clubs manage to more than double the NAB Cup quota of 80 interchanges.

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Given time, tried can be made true

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

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

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

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Eagles to soar highest

Rohan Connolly Rarely have so many been in the hunt for the major prize.

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Rule to protect players' legs could leave their heads exposed

Rohan Connolly It took just over a half of the opening game of the season for the first rules controversy.

Clarkson pleads for more 'sensible' interchange cap

Rohan Connolly Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has made an impassioned plea to the AFL to consider carefully the consequences of its tinkering with the rules of the game after Friday night's first taste of a cap...

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Bulldogs end the drought

Rohan Connolly Few NAB Cup wins of recent times will have been accompanied by as many smiles as greeted the Western Bulldogs’ one-point thriller over Hawthorn on Friday night.