Jarryd Lyons claims ‘unexpected’ VFL honour after thrilling vote count as 20yo’s draft hopes get big boost

Jarryd Lyons claims ‘unexpected’ VFL honour after thrilling vote count as 20yo’s draft hopes get big boost

Jarryd Lyons’ rollercoaster season and footy career has taken an uplifting turn, with the Brisbane Lions midfielder claiming the VFL’s top individual honour after a dramatic vote count. Lyon on Monday night was crowned the 2023 J.J Liston Trophy winner, polling 26 votes from 14 games to win by two votes from Southport star Boyd…

‘I feel for him’: Daicos opens up epic Pies rise… and the blazing spotlight on his superstar brother

‘I feel for him’: Daicos opens up epic Pies rise… and the blazing spotlight on his superstar brother

As Collingwood star Josh Daicos put it himself, “time goes pretty quick.” Five years ago on the last Saturday in September, he was dressed in a suit watching on from the sidelines while his teammates fell to West Coast by under a kick in the 2018 Grand Final. Only 19 at the time and in…

Mal’s one word reply lifts lid on Ricky’s finals mindset as Raiders set to ‘get dirty’: Extra Time

Mal’s one word reply lifts lid on Ricky’s finals mindset as Raiders set to ‘get dirty’: Extra Time

Eamonn Tiernan is the NRL Editor at foxsports.com.au and he writes Extra Time fortnightly. Just after the Knights were spanked by the Storm 48-4 back in 2021, Craig Bellamy pulled aside his former apprentice Adam O’Brien. “Don’t waver from your approach. You know what it looks like, stick to it.” When it happened again the…