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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
WATCH: Superman Serong takes brilliant flying mark
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Caleb Serong. The Fremantle star has taken a brilliant flying mark, challenging Superman as he got completely horizontal in the air during the club's clash with Gold Coast. The gun midfielder took a slips-like catch inside 50 for the Dockers, but missed the following set shot, on the eve of the first quarter at People First Stadium on Saturday. WATCH THE MARK IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE As young teammate Matthew Johnson danced onto his right foot and put the ball into space, Serong soared to take a potential Mark of the Year contender. The grab was even more impressive given the conditions on the Gold Coast, with heavy rainfall making the ball extremely slippery and the terrain just as tricky for the Dockers and Suns. Despite Serong's kick missing to the left, the Dockers took a strong 20-point lead into the first break.
West Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Fremantle Dockers Caleb Serong takes Mark of the Year contender with horizontal grab against Gold Coast
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Caleb Serong. The Fremantle star has taken a brilliant flying mark, challenging Superman as he got completely horizontal in the air during the club's clash with Gold Coast. The gun midfielder took a slips-like catch inside 50 for the Dockers, but missed the following set shot, on the eve of the first quarter at People First Stadium on Saturday. WATCH THE MARK IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE As young teammate Matthew Johnson danced onto his right foot and put the ball into space, Serong soared to take a potential Mark of the Year contender. The grab was even more impressive given the conditions on the Gold Coast, with heavy rainfall making the ball extremely slippery and the terrain just as tricky for the Dockers and Suns. Despite Serong's kick missing to the left, the Dockers took a strong 20-point lead into the first break.
7NEWS
10-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Unlikely hero Mark Keane produces ‘one of the great' marks to help Crows win epic Showdown
Unheralded Adelaide defender Mark Keane has produced 'one of the great' marks to help his side beat Port Adelaide by five points in an epic Showdown. The Crows looked home when superstar Izak Rankine kicked two goals in a magical minute, but the Power set up a grandstand finish with a late goal to reduce the margin to less than a kick with just over a minute remaining. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Keane's match-saving mark. They got the next centre clearance through Jason Horne-Francis, who kicked long to set up what looked like would be another scoring opportunity. But Keane had other ideas. He bravely ran back with the flight and clunked a match-saving mark. 'We've seen some great marks in our time and to the people who judge mark of the week and mark of the year, this has to be in the (mix). In the context of where they are, look what he does, back into traffic, not knowing what's coming the other way at a critical time. He's just a hero,' Garry Lyon said on Fox Footy. Reilly O'Brien pulled down another big mark moments later as the Crows held on for a 13.11 (89) to 12.12 (84) victory. The Crows held a slender two-point advantage at the final change before Darcy Fogarty kicked the all-important first foal of the last quarter. Then it turned into the Rankine show. First he received a handball from Reilly O'Brien before brilliantly finishing on the run to put the Crows up by 15 points. Then from the next centre bounce, captain Jordan Dawson kicked forward and Fogarty spilled an easy mark only to watch as Rankine came flying in and soccered the loose ball out of mid-air for an incredible goal. 'I just threw my boot at it and it went through, it was nice,' Rankine told Fox Footy after the match. Izak Rankine kicks a cracking soccer goal in the Showdown It put the Crows up by 21 points, the biggest lead of the match. The Power reduced the margin to four points in the closing stages, but Keane stood tool to ice the game. 'It'll be hard to beat (for Mark of the Year),' David King added.
Herald Sun
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Peter 'Buzz' Bosustow's reflections on a remarkable footballing life
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Here are some of his reflections from a career with WAFL club Perth and Carlton (two premierships, 65 games, 146 goals, 1981-83), one that saw him become a human highlight reel. JA: How did you get to Carlton from your WAFL club Perth (141 games, 378 goals)? PB: In 1980 Carlton tried to get me over during the year by flying me from Perth to Sydney in May when the Blues played Essendon in an exhibition game at the SCG. They took me up to my seat in the stand where there were two brown paper bags. From memory there was around $15,000 in them. JA: Money aside, why Carlton? PB: Their coach David Parkin said I would be playing in a team with a halfback line of Ken Hunter, Val Perovic and Bruce Doull, and a half-forward line of Wayne Johnston, Mark Maclure and Peter Bosustow. I liked the sound of it. Think you're a sports fanatic? Take the test. Play daily trivia for FREE on CODE Sports. Sign up here > JA: Didn't Jack Dyer, when asked by Lou Richards, once describe you as 'a good ordinary player'? PB: He did. The next week I kicked eight goals against South Melbourne and Lou asked him again (on World of Sport). Jack replied: 'He's now a VERY good average footballer.' JA: Lou Richards interviewed you in The Sun before you played a game which raised eyebrows? PB: I told him I could jump over tall buildings which had a few of the Carlton boys saying, 'what have we got here?' So I had to back it up. And while I could jump over tall buildings (laughter) it was the defensive element of my game that won respect from my teammates. JA: What advice would you give budding AFL players? PB: Highlight the defensive part of your game, what you do when you haven't got the ball. That will stick in the minds of recruiters. Or you can take Mark of the Year and kick Goal of the Year in the same season, as some bloke did for Carlton in 1981 (Bosustow, laughter). JA: At Carlton you played with Bruce Doull, Geoff Southby, Wayne Johnston, Ken Hunter and Mike Fitzpatrick, all of whom were named in the club's Team of the Century. Who was the best? PB: The one superstar in my time at Carlton was Rod Ashman. We had champions and legends, and you can add Jimmy Buckley, Wayne Harmes, David McKay, Mark Maclure and Ken Sheldon to that above group. But in my eyes Rod Ashman was the superstar. A 175cm rover who could play centre half-forward. Should have won a Brownlow. JA: Did you keep in contact with your Carlton teammates after heading back to Perth in 1984? PB: When I was first diagnosed with cancer, 50 of the 55 Carlton blokes I played with made contact, including Bruce Doull who spoke for four minutes on the phone. So I told him I was coming over to Melbourne and would like to take he and his wife Sandy out for coffee, lunch or dinner to say thank you. He said, 'I don't do coffee, I don't do lunch and I don't do dinner'. Then he hung up (laughter). JA: Did you hear from any opponents? PB: Yeah, this bloke rang up and said he had played one of his first ever games against me, and that he had heard of my cancer plight and wanted to sign a few jumpers to help out. His name was Tony Lockett. JA: You were a huge fan of Neale Daniher as an opponent? PB: He was the best I played on. I just struggled to find ways to beat him. As he was a seriously intelligent footballer, which he carried over to his coaching. Richmond's Graeme Landy was another but at least I broke even with him, unlike Neale Daniher who was just a very smart player. JA: For all of us who watched you play, we missed your brilliance when you returned to Perth in 1985. PB: So did Carlton president John Elliott, who offered me $100,000 in cash to return, which would have helped run my family's sports stores. Thanks anyway, Jack. TASSIE'S FIRST COACH? Looking for a really well-qualified candidate for the Tasmanian Devils coaching gig? Try the name of a young man named Zane Littlejohn, 38, a former teacher who aside from a public profile, ticks every other box. Littlejohn is a premiership coach with North Launceston, a development and academy coach with the Brisbane Lions and is currently coaching Box Hill in the VFL while also working in development at Hawthorn. STILL LOVE FOR SOS While his absence was well documented, Stephen Silvagni still received a warm reception when Stephen Kernahan mentioned his contribution at the 1995 Carlton premiership reunion last Sunday. Kernahan added that Silvagni had sent him an email reflecting on that glorious year and expressing his enjoyment at being part of it. Hopefully down the track there will be a coming together. AN UNLIKELY COMEBACK? Former Bomber and Giant Andrew Phillips enjoyed a conversation with some past teammates in the Essendon rooms and you wonder if the Dons tried to twist his arm for a comeback. Phillips is happily retired but wandered down to the rooms on Thursday night with a typical smile and some handshakes, one of the few happy faces in what was a saddened winning rooms after the injuries to Harry Jones, Jordan Ridley and Jade Gresham. Phillips retired to go back to his native Tasmania and before Thursday had played two games for Lauderdale this season in the Southern Football League, named best-on for the Bombers – Lauderdale that is – on Anzac Day. With Nick Bryan and Sam Draper both gone for the season due to injury, the Dons are looking at young options for ruck support in the mid-season draft. Tom Liberatore was not in the North Melbourne rooms post-match, after being part of a presentation for ex-teammate Caleb Daniel ahead of his 200th match. Liberatore and some fellow Dogs, including Marcus Bontempelli, took in the Roos-Bombers game from a corporate box at Marvel Stadium, but 'Libba' was seen heading for the exit at the last change, before a thrilling final quarter. HOT JACK MACRAE An even money chance he would find a Sherrin on Mars. ANGE POSTECOGLOU As Mark Twain observed, it's the size of the fight in the dog. NOT LAURA KANE 'Maybe' isn't always the best adverb. ALEX PEARCE A forgettable week for the Freo captain. Best to button it. Glory, 52 games and done: What happened to Blues flag hero?
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Voss urges building Blues to hit new level in Adelaide
Coach Michael Voss is bullish about Carlton's "gradual build" hitting another level with a coveted away win against Adelaide. The Blues have rallied from a 0-4 start and carry three consecutive wins into Saturday's clash at Adelaide Oval against the Crows. "We had some confidence early days about what we were doing, clearly we weren't able to execute for long enough," Voss told reporters in Adelaide on Friday. "It's a pretty tight competition and what we've been able to be, is be able to play close to our best more often. "We haven't probably relied on one phase of the game, even though defence has been a strong point of ours. "We have been able to get a few other parts of our game going as well. "That has given us more balance and hopefully a few more challenges for the opposition to be able to take on." Another week, another occasion where Corey Durdin took us Higher 😏A second consecutive Mark of the Year nomination for our No.19!VOTE FOR DURDS: — Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) April 28, 2025 Voss lost injured trio Jack Silvagni, Zac Williams and Matthew Cottrell with Sam Docherty, Lewis Young and Lachlan Cowan recalled. The Crows, who still hold fifth spot despite three loss in four games, made four changes with Nick Murray and Matt Crouch injured, Mitch Hinge suspended and rookie Sid Draper dropped. Key forward Darcy Fogarty, veteran Brodie Smith, Sam Berry and Jordon Butts have been summoned. Fogarty's return from a shoulder injury bolsters a threatening Adelaide attack boasting Taylor Walker and Riley Thilthorpe. "They've been all been scoring threats, haven't they?," Voss said. "But I just don't think it's their talls. "You have got to probably look at their system a bit and the way they've been able to flow the ball and and get speed on the ball has been particularly impressive. "And the smalls have been able to hit the scoreboard as well. "We'll have those individual battles clearly but there's going to be a system in behind it that relies on a little bit of pressure on the ball coming down. "Otherwise if it's pretty clean, anyone's going to have a hard day." The Blues, after seven-straight losses at Adelaide Oval from 2014 to 2023, have won their past three at the venue - though two have been Gather Round games against WA clubs and they haven't played the Crows there since a 2023 defeat. "Our history before our last three games wasn't very good, so we've sort of been able to break the back of that," Voss said. "Obviously, Adelaide (Crows) presents another challenge itself. "But I'm big on you don't play the venue ... we've got a responsibility how we turn up."
