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.

AFL Finals Week 3 Preview: PRELIMINARY FINALS

Welcome to the AFL Finals Week 3/Preliminary Finals preview. The Preliminary Finals have a lot to live up too as I doubt you could have asked for two better Semi Finals. They were intense, tight and full of emotion. It…

2014 AFL Finals Week 2 Preview

Welcome to the AFL Finals week two preview. From this moment on, there are no second chances. Hawthorn and Sydney have earned the right to host home Preliminary Finals and a week off after defeating Geelong and Fremantle respectively. The…

2014 AFL Finals Week 1 Preview

Welcome to the week one AFL Finals preview. The sun is shining, the grass is greener and the footy is just about to get a whole lot more serious. September has arrived! We are set for a massive finals series…

2014 Round 23 AFL Preview

Welcome to the Round 23 AFL preview. The final round of the home and away season is poised to be a heart stopper for some club supporters, as there are up to five or six encounters that will shape the…

2014 Round 22 AFL Preview

Welcome to the Round 22 AFL preview. Round 21 couldn’t definitively answer the top eight questions we expected, but it did strengthen and weaken certain club’s prospects. Essendon were arguably the biggest winner, coming back from over 30 points down…

2014 Round 21 AFL Preview

Welcome to the Round 21 AFL Preview. The bottom half of the top eight is as open as it has been for years so close to finals, with six clubs still fighting for seventh and eighth positions. Adelaide and Essendon…

2014 Round 20 AFL Preview

Welcome to the Round 20 AFL preview. The top four is looking more settled with every week that passes as the Port Adelaide fall from grace continued on Sunday evening. The bottom half of the eight is still well and…

2014 Round 19 AFL Preview

Welcome to the Round 19 AFL preview. The second week of Round 18 was again dominated by surprise results, with all four favourites going down. Hawthorn managed to end the Swans three month winning streak, while the Adelaide Crows replaced…

2014 Round 18 AFL Preview (Week 2)

Welcome to the Round 18 (week 2) AFL preview. No one had high expectations for the first five games of Round 18, but these encounters produced arguably the most entertaining week of football for the season. Carlton and St Kilda…

2014 Round 18 AFL Preview (Week 1)

Welcome to the week one Round 18 AFL preview. We enter the first week of the split round with five games to keep us occupied this weekend. Unfortunately the first lot of games are dominated by short price favourites which…