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

Half a season produces team brim full of talent

Rohan Connolly Rohan Connolly selects his All-Australian team at the half-way mark of 2013.

AFL

Half a season produces team full of talent

Rohan Connolly's All-Australian team.

Rohan Connolly Rohan Connolly selects his All-Australian team at the half-way mark of 2013.

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AFL

Eagles to soar highest

Eagles ruckman Nic Naitanui will have an impact in the marathon that is an AFL season.

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

AFL

Bulldogs end the drought

Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn.

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.

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The scare Hawks had to have

Rohan Connolly sport dinkus

Rohan Connolly Hawthorn has the fundamentals in place to win the flag.

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AFL

Gutsiest win was a true epic

Tripping the light: Adam Goodes and Jarrad McVeigh hoist aloft the cup of dreams.

Rohan Connolly Has there been a better grand final? Arguably not. Has there been a gutsier win than Sydney's 10-point triumph over a warm favourite? While we're still smitten in the afterglow of an absolute epic,...

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AFL

Hawks clearly the best: Harvey

Collingwood football training. Nathan Buckley and Robert Harvey. 10th of April 2012.

Rohan Connolly Magpies assistant coach Robert Harvey says team took confidence out of last week's win.

Sorry Jack, but three aces trumped you

Richmond's Jack Riewoldt

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.

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Burgoyne can bring home bacon

Shaun Burgoyne

Rohan Connolly There are plenty of reasons why Hawthorn now seems a premiership standout.

Pies' chance to break Hawthorn spell

Punching above his weight: Sam Mitchell averages 31 possessions against the Pies in the past five years.

Rohan Connolly Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley doesn't hold back in his praise of Hawthorn.

Hawks widen their options

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Rohan Connolly The pieces of the flag jigsaw are coming together for Hawthorn.

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Journey into the unknown

2012 season.

Rohan Connolly With another debutant team and so many new coaches, we're in for a turbulent season in 2012.