Rover

Covering all things Australian Rules Football for The Profits. I’ve been a passionate supporter and follower of AFL for as long as I can remember. Having been born into a family with deep football history and tradition on both sides, you can say it runs through my blood. I’ve got a keen interest in the stats and analysis of the game, which helped me finish in the top 100 of fantasy competitions DreamTeam and Supercoach last year. While my own local football career was cut short due to injury at 22, it has created an opportunity for me to frequently watch and build a deep knowledge of the sport at its highest level. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and views throughout the season.

2013 AFL Round 4 Game Preview

Welcome to the round 4 AFL preview. The amount of unbeaten teams continues to lower with Essendon, Port Adelaide, Sydney, Richmond and Geelong all holding 3-0 records. Essendon were the big winners of round 3 having put all James Hird…

2013 AFL Round 3 Game Preview

Welcome to the round 3 AFL preview. Round 2 produced a brilliant group of matches with the Sunday games in particular having even neutral supporters on the edge of their seats. Unfortunately the great football took a back seat to…

2013 AFL Round 2 Game Preview

Welcome to the round 2 AFL preview. After an eleven day opening round, round 2 sees normality return to the fixture with nine games crammed into three days. Round 1 produced numerous upset victories, highlighted by Essendon, the Western Bulldogs…

2013 AFL Round 1 (Week 2) Preview

Welcome! Essendon and Fremantle got across the line in the first week and the second week of round one provides an interesting mix of games, with a number of tight games highlighted by Carlton vs Richmond on the Thursday night…

2013 Supercoach AFL Fantasy

Fantasy football began on Friday night, but this week will be defining to whether you have a successful season or not with players from the remaining fourteen clubs needing to be locked and loaded. The AFL Fantasy competition will see…

2013 AFL Brownlow and Coleman Medal Preview

The Brownlow and Coleman Medals are the two of the most admired and bet on individual awards in Australian sport. In 2012, Jobe Watson became the first Brownlow Medallist since Shane Crawford in 1999 to play for a club that…

2013 AFL Season Preview

After an off season of peptides, salary cap breaches, tanking, concussion memory losses and more peptides, every supporter in the country will be relieved that the 2013 AFL season is upon us. Season 2012 produced an underdog Premier in the…

AFL Grand Final Week 2012

Welcome to The Profits Grand Final analysis with Drew and Euan. We are ready for another Epic Clash of the Titans contest in the last AFL match of the season for 2012. Mighty Hawthorn Hawks will be hosting the Explosive…

AFL Brownlow 2012

Another year of AFL is nearly behind us. This means the Brownlow is upon us and the Grand Final is just around the corner. This will be the hardest Brownlow to pick in the last five years with the three…