AFL
# afl - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Irish Aussie Rules legend Stynes told to focus on cancer battle
Dublin-born Melbourne president is back in hospital as club remains in turmoil.
# afl - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
Check out this latest contender for ‘Mark of the Year’
Port Adelaide’s Jay Schultz took a great grab in the defeat to city rivals Adelaide Crows. take a bow, son.
# afl - Monday 1 August, 2011
Ricky Nixon escapes sex and drugs charges
The man who drove the recruitment of young Irish GAA stars found himself at the centre of a major controversy when footage aired of him in his underwear in the hotel room of a 17-year-old girl.
# afl - Thursday 28 July, 2011
YouTube top 10: because Neymar is that good
Brazilian dive-merchant Neymar went from zero to hero in the most spectacular fashion imaginable this week, but there are nine other internet oddities on our list to keep him company.
# afl - Monday 25 July, 2011
View from Oz: Let the good times roll!
Between the Wallabies’ thumping of South Africa, Cadel Evans’ Tour de France victory and one of the most exciting Perth derbies in AFL history, it’s been a big week Down Under.
# afl - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
# afl - Tuesday 5 July, 2011
View from Oz: Bhoys on tour
“Australia is a market we’d like to tap into,” according to Celtic manager Neil Lennon.
# afl - Friday 1 July, 2011
WATCH: Jim Stynes pays emotional tribute to Sean Wight
Dublin-born Melbourne great praises the man who ‘beat the path’ for him in Aussie Rules.
# afl - Tuesday 28 June, 2011
View from Oz: check out his contender for AFL ‘Mark of the Year’
Mark! Between stunning grabs and the return of one of Australia’s biggest soccer stars, it’s all happening.
# afl - Thursday 16 June, 2011
The weekly YouTube top 10
Can we get a drum-roll… this week’s round-up features Letterman, the Gooch and a fake Sara Carbonero.
# afl - Thursday 9 June, 2011
St. Kilda consider throwing Walsh in at the deep end
Saints coach Ross Lyon is tempted to hand the former Kerry footballer his first-team debut against the Western Bulldogs tomorrow.
# afl - Tuesday 7 June, 2011
View from Oz: Opera House? What Opera House?
Our man in Australia spent his first weekend in Sydney. And he headed straight for the city’s main attraction; the ANZ Stadium.
# afl - Monday 30 May, 2011
View from Oz: state of play
It’s State of Origin time again in Australia, one of the biggest sporting events in the country.
# afl - Thursday 26 May, 2011
AFL debut beckons for Walsh as St. Kilda promote him to senior list
Former Kerry star named as one of three emergency players for Saturday’s game against Fremantle.
# afl - Monday 23 May, 2011
View from Down Under: end of the line for Rocky this season
While his former Leinster team-mates took European glory this weekend, the Brumbies man suffered another injury in Australia.
# afl - Monday 16 May, 2011
View from Oz: the west’s awake on derby day
Our man in Australia, Neil Sherwin, was front and centre as one Australia’s biggest local rivalries was played out this weekend.
# afl - Monday 9 May, 2011
View from Oz: Geelong on the march
Neil Sherwin had a front row seat on another hectic weekend of Aussie sport.
# afl - Tuesday 3 May, 2011
Nixon hints at ‘doping’ before schoolgirl video-tape incident
AFL super-scout doesn’t know how he got to the hotel room where infamous pictures were taken.
# afl - Monday 2 May, 2011
View from Oz: Essendon dulls the Suns
After last week’s heroic win over Port Adelaide, Gold Coast Suns came crashing back down to earth with a 197-58 trashing at the hands of Essendon.
# afl - Monday 18 April, 2011
View from Oz: another stalemate in the oval
Another week, another tie in the footy, writes Neil Sherwin in Perth.
# afl - Monday 11 April, 2011
View from Down Under: MCG rocks as rivals clash
Neil Sherwin makes his mark as he runs us through the AFL news and everything else in Australian sport.
# afl - Monday 4 April, 2011
View from Oz: Stoner fuming after clash with Rossi in Jerez
Neil Sherwin runs the rule over another turbulent weekend in Aussie sport.
# afl - Monday 28 March, 2011
# afl - Friday 25 March, 2011
Heslin the latest GAA star to head down under
Eighteen-year-old Westmeath footballer will join Tommy Walsh and Tadhg Kennelly in the AFL next season.
# afl - Thursday 24 March, 2011
Watch: St. Kilda’s turbulent pre-season captured on camera
A new documentary looks at an off-season full of ups and downs for the AFL club.
AFL agent Ricky Nixon banned for two years
Scout acted improperly and faces 24 months out of the business, his peers find.
# afl - Tuesday 22 March, 2011
Ireland’s Aussie Rules legend Jim Stynes shows Prince William the ropes
Former Dublin footballer teaches future British king how to kick a ball the Australian way.
# afl - Wednesday 16 March, 2011
Ricky Nixon decision due today
Report on controversial Aussie Rules super agent will be filed by lawyer today.
# afl - Thursday 10 March, 2011
Ricky Nixon quizzed by police
The controversial Aussie Rules agent is questioned by detectives investigating allegations against him.
# afl - Monday 7 March, 2011
The west not yet awake as Sharks bite
Our man Down Under, Neil Sherwin, went on walkabout again this weekend. Here’s how he got on.
# afl - Friday 4 March, 2011
# afl - Wednesday 2 March, 2011
Ricky Nixon ‘in England’, may not come to Ireland at all
Friends worried about Aussie Rules agent’s state of mind as he ponders next move.
# afl - Tuesday 1 March, 2011
More bad news for Nixon as driving charge looms
Case adjourned in Melbourne because AFL agent is in Ireland.
# afl - Monday 28 February, 2011
Ricky Nixon sells family home after departing for Ireland
Aussie Rules agent at the centre of teenage sex allegations completes sale of luxury house.
View from Oz: Rugby World Cup plans shaken as Christchurch looks to rebuild
New Zealand may look to Australia to host some tournament games after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
# afl - Thursday 24 February, 2011
YouTube top 10: because we can’t find the Sky remote
Another week… another click back though the best virals of the past seven days.
# afl - Wednesday 23 February, 2011
Ricky Nixon touches down but Sigerson organisers in the dark over Aussie scout’s plans
Officials say that the controversial Aussie super-scout has not notified them of his intention to attend next weekend’s event.
# afl - Tuesday 22 February, 2011
Have you seen Ricky Nixon? Aussie super-agent reported to be heading for Ireland as scandal rages
Scout who lured Tommy Walsh to the AFL left Australia amid claims by 17-year-old girl at the centre of naked picture allegations.
# afl - Monday 21 February, 2011
Was the Aussies’ GAA super-scout Ricky Nixon caught on camera?
A series of videos have emerged regarding the AFL agent’s alleged affair with a 17-year-old girl.



























































