Rohan Connolly on Crows - Real Footy

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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Can Crows defy odds?

Rohan Connolly Whatever happens in today's Hawthorn-Adelaide preliminary final, it's a game that has already created history of sorts.

Crows by a nose on Swans

Rohan Connolly The visiting Swans will push the Crows early, but Adelaide has the better form.

Pies and Crows look vulnerable

Rohan Connolly It is pretty easy to jump off the bandwagon of a qualifying final loser. Easy and almost always wrong.

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Crows of '98 give Cats hope in tight year

Rohan Connolly Geelong coach went out on a limb by saying his team could win flag from outside top four.

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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?

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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.

Leading by example

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

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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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Dons turn it around on the road

Rohan Connolly Essendon had barely left the MCG after walloping Melbourne by 148 points last Saturday when preparations for Friday night's game against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium began.

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Oh! and 2

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

From a gripping tussle to health and safety issue

Rohan Connolly Two great rivals, a gripping sub-plot, a packed MCG and an unlikely hero.

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Former Bomber gets chance at stepping into Tippett's shoes

Rohan Connolly Kurt Tippett's move has provided an opening at Adelaide, writes Rohan Connolly.

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Measuring up the midfield

Rohan Connolly The jury is still out on whether quality or quantity is the key to victory.

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Big guns back as momentum builds

Rohan Connolly Tom Hawkins ready to throw his considerable weight behind Cats' 2013 campaign.

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You can bank on big smiles from winner of the cup

Rohan Connolly For the corporate marketing men, nothing justifies sporting sponsorship better than those pictures of a jubilant premiership team on the dais holding a trophy named after their company, its branding...