Last Top Stories: Clinical Cats thump Mick's sorry Blues

Clinical Cats thump Mick's sorry Blues

By late in the third quarter, the most intriguing element of this match was not the scoreboard, and perhaps nor whether Mick would get sacked in the morning. But for a few heated minutes, whether the Geelong captain would give into temptation and ... >> view original

Jumper swap: Chris Judd agrees to unusual swap request from Geelong opponent

You could have easily joked about Chris Judd happily and willingly giving up his Carlton jumper after the Blues suffered another inglorious defeat on Friday night, but his guernsey swap with his Geelong opponent had footy fans celebrating an unexpected ... >> view original

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse will not walk away from Blues after Geelong AFL ...

A defiant Mick Malthouse says he will not walk away from Carlton, but he refuses to beg to extend his tenure as senior coach at the beleaguered AFL club. The pressure on Malthouse ratcheted up several degrees on Friday night after Geelong inflicted a ... >> view original

VFL wrap: Port Melbourne grind out vital win over Geelong

The big one: Strong tackling and fierce in the clinches, Port Melbourne inflicted one of its most important wins since its premiership era by five points against Geelong at Simonds Stadium; its first win against the Cats from five attempts. No one ... >> view original

Inside Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons' den

During those years the wild colonial boy regularly flew back to Geelong to see his family and old friends and to buy property. He knew he'd change his wicked ways and come back for good one day. It took the Global Financial Crisis to make up his mind. >> view original

Scott Selwood replacing injured Dom Sheed for West Coast; Geelong recalls ...

Geelong have summoned a trio of premiership winners to face struggling Carlton in Friday night's AFL match. Cats stars Tom Hawkins, Andrew Mackie and James Kelly have been named for the Docklands Stadium fixture, replacing Mitch Duncan (foot) and ... >> view original

Ice rehab centre mooted for Geelong

A purpose-built rehabilitation facility to help those addicted to the drug ice could be built in Geelong, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says. Like many regional towns across the country, greater Geelong is struggling to cope with the ice epidemic and ... >> view original

City of Perth approved BHP Billiton grant

But Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi won't clarify whether she knew BHP had asked for the grant before she accepted tickets, flights and accommodation to the 2008 Olympics from the mining giant. The council's code of conduct states all gifts worth more than ... >> view original

Acorns Grow app launches in Australia turning loose change into share portfolios

Piggy banks could soon be a thing of the past as a new app, which lets users put their spare change into an investment portfolio, is launching in Australia following a joint venture agreement between independent investment firm Instreet Investments and US ... >> view original

Auctions: Melbourne home sells $60000 above reserve in 3½ minutes

A Melbourne apartment has sold for $60,000 over its reserve in under four minutes during one of the city's best auction weekends this year. Across the combined capital cities RP Data put the preliminary auction clearance rate at 78.4 per cent for 1981 results ... >> view original