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.
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It's business as usual as Swans fly under radar
Rohan Connolly Were it not for the final two games of 2012, the lead-up to Friday night's big clash between Collingwood and Sydney would be dominated by the concept of the hoodoo.
Some teams will, some teams won't
Rohan Connolly Sometimes clubs get on a roll against certain opponents, like the Crows against the Swans.
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Dan good
Rohan Connolly Coming second isn't something you'd expect to celebrate in AFL football, but it's a different story in the case of Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery.
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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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Football its own equaliser
Rohan Connolly Football, the business, is a constant source of concern these days.
Live blog with Rohan Connolly, 11am
Rohan Connolly Discuss the footy issues that matter to you with Age live blog guru Rohan Connolly, from 11.00 Monday.
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Another winter, and still the old Lion is roaring
Rohan Connolly Have we really sung Lions champion Simon Black's praises loudly enough?
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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It's time to scrap the match review process
Rohan Connolly The AFL’s judicial system continues to fail its most basic test, to deliver verdicts consistent with the football crimes committed.
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Daw lives up to hype, while others fall well short
Rohan Connolly The hype has been considerable, but the reality of Majak Daw at senior level is living up to it.
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Live blog with Rohan Connolly at noon
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Is Collingwood on the nose?
Rohan Connolly Can a side as proven as the Pies really be dismissed as a flag chance?
AFL
Tigers v Demons: no debate now
Rohan Connolly If a week is a long time in football these days, a little over a year is an eternity. And nothing will underline that better than when co-tenants Richmond and Melbourne face-off at their MCG home on...
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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.
Live blog with Rohan Connolly, 12 noon today
Rohan Connolly Discuss the footy issues that matter to you with Age live blog guru Rohan Connolly, from 12 noon Monday.
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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.
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Ex-Bombers fan keen to lift Cats to victory
Peter Hanlon and Rohan Connolly Geelong's Allen Christensen barracked for Essendon as a boy, and will have two younger brothers in the crowd on Friday night who are still avid Bombers.
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Morale strong: Bomber
Rohan Connolly Essendon defender Michael Hibberd says the continuing ASADA investigation at Windy Hill is intimidating, but the players are relying on their strong bond to get through the process.
