Andy Maher

Bobs up here and there.

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Remember Just AFL?

Wayne Campbell took the cameras behind the scenes with Bruce, Dipper and the @7AFL team on a Friday night in 2000.

Our own @AndyMaherDFA makes an appearance, too!

#TheFrontBar | Wednesday | 8.30pm AEST 📺

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A treat for Tiger fans 🐯

A man who kept the flame burning at Punt Road in the 90s is joining us this week.

#TheFrontBar | Wednesday | 8.30pm AEST 📺

[Andy Maher @AndyMaherDFA]

@Ready1976 @Markedw @sen Cox: 148 games, 3.5mpg, .9 gpg
Darcy: 132 games, 2.4mpg, .4gpg.
Not saying Cox in stellar form, not saying Cox a better player, merely wondering what type you want in the 23 with Jackson airborne.

[Andy & Gazey @TheRunHomeSEN]

Boomers great and @MelbUnited boom recruit Joe Ingles

https://t.co/s24ZUZVJy6

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Is Josh Fraser the right man for the Carlton job?

#AFL | @GorillaGlueAus

[AFL Nation @AFLNation]

The Suns need to stop the bleeding after three straight losses.

Listen live and free tonight on the SEN App 📲

#AFLSunsHawks

[Andy & Gazey @TheRunHomeSEN]

Should you be required to shake your opponents hand after a game?

@MetaboAustralia

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A star in the west who became a Carlton premiership favourite.

Jon Dorotich is joining us this week! 🏆

#TheFrontBar | Wednesday | 8.30pm AEST 📺

[Andy Maher @AndyMaherDFA]

@Champ_Ratings @jdestoop80 Love it.

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@adrianbarich @AndrewGigacz @thefrontbar7 We missed that!

[Andy Maher @AndyMaherDFA]

@codeaflau He’s not wrong.

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The Pav 💜⚓️

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@AndrewGigacz @thefrontbar7 Incredible.

[Andy Maher @AndyMaherDFA]

@Bagggers95 @1116sen @Sammy__Edmund @BupaAustralia He will if I have any say in it.

[Brendan Rhodes @JontyTheCaller]

Strong words today from @DarebinFalcons after the poor condition of Preston City Oval forced their @VFL #VFLW home match to be relocated to Mission Whitten Oval.

Official Club Statement: Preston City Oval

Following an assessment of the playing surface earlier this week at Preston City Oval, our VFLW match against the Western Bulldogs scheduled for this weekend, had to be relocated.

Initially, this situation threatened to leave the club facing relocation costs of approximately $4,000. We are grateful to both the AFL and the Western Bulldogs for working collaboratively with us to avoid this outcome, with the fixture reversed and the match played at the Western Bulldogs' home ground.

While we appreciate the support shown by both organisations, the circumstances that have led to this relocation are deeply concerning for the Darebin Falcons and for the future of the VFLW and State Development League pathways in Darebin.

Preston City Oval is a regional-level facility. For many years, its status as a regional venue meant that access was reserved for the highest levels of football, with limited weekly hours of use, ensuring the ground could be maintained to the standard required for VFL/W competitions and other high-level football programs.

Today, Darebin Falcons' VFLW program and the AFL’s State Development League Northern Knights U18 boys and girls teams are the highest-level football programs based in Darebin and at this venue, following the departure of the Northern Bullants VFL team.

Despite this, the ground has recently been made available for additional community-level matches. Last weekend, two additional games were played on the surface in addition to its existing commitments, despite advance warning of the risk posed to the already wet and damaged centre turf. The resulting further deterioration of the ground has now directly impacted the ability of our VFLW side to host a scheduled home match.

The Darebin Falcons are one of the pioneers of women's football in Australia and have provided the pathway for generations of players who have gone on to shape the AFLW era. Players including Daisy Pearce, Darcy Vescio, Katie Brennan, Melissa Hickey, Lauren Arnell, Natalie Wood and Aasta O'Connor all wore the Falcons jumper on their journey through the game.

Today, our junior and youth players look to our VFLW team as the highest level of football available to them within the Darebin pathway.

It is the aspiration that drives participation and development throughout our club and demonstrates what is possible for girls and young women who begin their football journey locally.

We are concerned that the standards historically applied to protect regional facilities are now being reconsidered at precisely the moment when women's football has become the highest level of football being played at the venue. Regional facilities should continue to be managed according to the level of competition they host and the pathways they support.

There is currently no alternative venue within Darebin capable of meeting AFL requirements for VFLW competition. If Preston City Oval cannot be maintained to the standard required for state-level football because of overuse, the Darebin Falcons once again will face the prospect of being homeless within Darebin.

The issue extends beyond a single fixture or a single season. It is about ensuring that girls and women in Darebin continue to have access to a visible and achievable pathway to the highest levels of the game. It is about protecting a community asset that plays a critical role in the development of football talent across the region.

We urge Darebin City Council to recognise the importance of Preston City Oval as a regional sporting facility and to prioritise its long-term sustainability for the state-level football programs it was established to support.

The future of the VFLW and State Development League pathways in Darebin depends upon it

[Andy Maher @AndyMaherDFA]

@JontyTheCaller @DarebinFalcons @BulldogsW @VFL The local authorities really need to work out what they’re doing with PCO.

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Meet Lottie.

Lottie is 100 years old, and is the best Collingwood supporter we've ever met 🖤🤍

#TheFrontBar | Wednesday | 8.30pm AEST 📺 | Youi Hall of Fans

[SEN 1116 @1116sen]

If you haven't experienced SEN Sync yet, it's time.

Sync the call from @GerardWhateley, @White_Adam & Chad Cornes wherever you're watching Thursday night footy. 👊

Only via the SEN app: https://t.co/pl13cyOxSV

#AFLCrowsCats | @australianmade

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It’s an absolute privilege to have Bec Daniher with us tonight ahead of the Big Freeze 12 at the @MCG this Monday.

Can’t wait to see a sea of blue beanies take over the ‘G once again 💙

Get your beanie ASAP at https://t.co/4llKwbtBQB

#TheFrontBar | Wednesday | 8.30pm AEST 📺

[Andy & Gazey @TheRunHomeSEN]

A statue for Neale Daniher.. @AndyMaherDFA has a suggestion for where is should be

https://t.co/HfHQ6Mzopa