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.
Malthouse's Blues look a good mix
Rohan Connolly Mick Malthouse taking over at Carlton was always going to be one of the best stories of 2013.
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Record means little against the rapidly advancing tide
Rohan Connolly MANY factors can kill an AFL coaching stint. At Carlton, for Brett Ratten, who'll take charge of the Blues for the final time against St Kilda on Sunday, it's been the convergence of several.
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Ratten runs hot, Hird goes cold
Rohan Connolly Do coaches make teams or teams make coaches? It's a perennial football question, one at times that is almost impossible to answer, but one worth pondering again after two crucial and surprising...
Deep, dark, navy Blues
Rohan Connolly Carlton's stocks look particularly healthy despite poor pre-season results.
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Better Blues can put heat on Pies
Rohan Connolly Surely victory over an old enemy on Friday night would be definitive proof that the Blues have arrived.
Live blog: chat with Rohan Connolly from noon today
Rohan Connolly There's considerable hype building already around Friday night's bumper MCG clash between the Carlton and Collingwood - and this time, it's more than justified.
Shades of Blues keep repeating
Rohan Connolly Great football teams have something going for them other than superstars.
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Make-or-break month for Ratten
Rohan Connolly Three weeks ago, this column outlined the reliability of the 'round seven rule', and came up with a final ladder.
