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.
Time for seasoned to be jolly
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...
Hawks find salvation in deadly duo
Rohan Connolly Deja vu can never have felt as chilling for any Hawthorn supporter than during the final quarter last night. It was happening again.
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The scare Hawks had to have
Rohan Connolly Hawthorn has the fundamentals in place to win the flag.
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Hawks are Adelaide's last hurrah
Rohan Connolly They've had a good year, but the Crows don't have enough in their arsenal to beat Hawthorn.
Sorry Jack, but three aces trumped you
Rohan Connolly It goes without saying that you can't please everyone when picking an All-Australian team, but generally you'll find reasonable consensus about at least 75 per cent of those selected.
Burgoyne can bring home bacon
Rohan Connolly There are plenty of reasons why Hawthorn now seems a premiership standout.
Live blog: Connolly on Thursday
Rohan Connolly There are plenty of reasons Hawthorn now seems a premiership standout; top spot on the ladder and a percentage a fair bit healthier than all its rivals merely the most obvious.
AFL
Gieschen: rule hasn't changed
Rohan Connolly The AFL denies the interpretation of the holding-the-ball rule has changed.
Tigers earning respect
Rohan Connolly Richmond puts on its best performance of the season, hammering Hawthorn at the MCG.
Tale of reality versus reputation
Rohan Connolly The two biggest stories of the weekend games emerged from the same match.
Hawks prove they're made of right stuff
Rohan Connolly Before yesterday it still somehow felt like Hawthorn had some sort of question to answer.
Hawks widen their options
Rohan Connolly The pieces of the flag jigsaw are coming together for Hawthorn.
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Journey into the unknown
Rohan Connolly With another debutant team and so many new coaches, we're in for a turbulent season in 2012.
