Koschitzke, who fractured his skull in a clash with Western Bulldog Daniel Giansiracusa last month, collapsed on Channel 7's Sportsworld. Koschitzke, 23, started swaying and slurring his words during an interview with former Melbourne player David Schwarz before collapsing and falling backwards. A shocked Schwarz tried to catch Koschitzke as he fell.
The Article Matt Cunningham, Sarah Wotherspoon and Dina Rosendorff/HeraldSun/19Jun03
Koschitzke collapses on TV set Daniel Pace of AAP/HeraldSun/18Jun03
Saint's faint 'not linked to head injury'
Perhaps the only thing more startling than Justin Koschitzke's collapse on television yesterday was the fact that the ambulance that ferried him to the Epworth hospital for precautionary scans didn't crash on the way. For when Koschitzke lost consciousness yesterday morning, slumping to the floor of the Channel Seven studio from which he was co-presenting a Sportsworld segment with David Schwarz, it was yet another episode in the story of misfortune the St Kilda ruckman has been living through for years. It was only six weeks ago, against the Western Bulldogs, that Koschitzke's skull was fractured in a shuddering collision with Daniel Giansiracusa. The hearing he lost in his right ear as a consequence of that clash of heads has yet to return, although it had improved sufficiently to allow the Saint to gingerly return to training 11 days ago. St Kilda's doctor Ian Stone dismissed suggestions of a link between what he described as "a simple faint" and the head injuries Koschitzke suffered in the Bulldogs match.
The Article Stephen Rielly and Kate Hagan/TheAge/19Jun03
Kosi faint due to illness
. . . The St Kilda star had told Schwarz prior to being interviewed that he played poker with some ex-players from the club on Saturday night, but did not stay out late. Koschitzke, 23, has played just two matches this season. He missed the opening three rounds with a knee injury, while he suffered a quadriceps injury in round five before sustaining the fractured skull. After winning the 2001 AFL Rising Star, Koschitzke has battled a number of injuries throughout his career. He has played 73 matches, but has played just 53 since 2002, although he remains one of St Kilda's most important players.
The Article Andrew Wu/saints.com.au/16Jun03
Koschitzke told to ease off
St Kilda star Justin Koschitzke has been told to lighten his attempt at an AFL comeback from a fractured skull after he fainted on national television today. Dehydration, a lingering virus and no breakfast are considered the likely reasons Koschitzke, 23, fainted minutes into a segment on Channel Seven's Sportsworld program, rather than by the effects of the head injury he suffered six weeks ago in a bump from Bulldog Daniel Giansiracusa.
The Article AAP/HeraldSun/18Jun03
 Footy Fan Survey seven.com.au
St Kilda waits on Ball scans
St Kilda, already facing three weeks without champion midfielder Robert Harvey, will sweat on results of scans that will determine whether captain Luke Ball's osteitis pubis has recurred. After the Saints' 10-goal battering by Adelaide on Friday night, Ball said he had an "ongoing battle" with the condition. "I've had a little injury at the start of the year and I've probably got a bit of an ongoing battle with my osteitis pubis, but nothing very serious, to be honest," Ball told 3AW. "I'm honestly not that bad. I've probably played 70 or 75 games now and I've probably been like this or pretty similar for all those games." In his medical review yesterday, Ball, who has missed two matches this year with a groin-related problem, complained of soreness, which prompted the club to book him in for tests.
The Article Samantha Lane/TheAge/18Jun03
Saints still believe
St Kilda's form so far in 2006 may have been "hot and cold", but assistant coach Matt Rendell says the club has certainly not given up hope of being a legitimate contender for this year's premiership. A week after winning a hard slog against reigning premier Sydney in heavy conditions at the SCG, the Saints were no match for Adelaide in the round 12 opener at Telstra Dome on Friday night, going down by 63 points. But while Rendell says it won't be the end of the world if the club fails to end a premiership drought that is heading towards 40 years this season, he believes recent history suggests the Saints can still turn things around this year. "I think if it doesn't happen this year and we lose some senior players at the end of the year, our opportunities are still big because we might be in the top quartile of average age at the moment but I think we drop to the bottom quartile next year," Rendell told Triple M radio on Saturday afternoon. "You would say we're a pretty young team and they've gained a lot of experience over the last three or four years. Certainly they're not an excuse but you need all your good players playing and we haven't been able to manage that in the last few years."
The Article Luke Buttigieg/Sportal/saints.com.au/17Jun03
Saints' 1966 win taught a child a vital lesson
Friends scoff at my ardour for Aussie football, I'm afraid. They seem to think that, as a psychologist, I should seek out a psychologically sophisticated pastime rather than barracking for the St Kilda Football Club. But I've always learned plenty from going to the footy. I grew up in 1950s and 1960s Hobart. My father ran one of the old corner stores and he worked long hours before he came at night into our substandard dwelling behind the shop. We felt the want of money. Yet, on a Saturday, Dad paid for himself and me to attend the Sandy Bay Football Club games in the Tasmanian Football League.
The Article Rosemary Williams/TheAge/18Jun03
Solitary Plugger in hall of fame
. . . The boy from Ballarat won the Brownlow Medal, kicking 117 goals in 1987, and finished his career at the end of 2002 with 1360 goals - a record many believe will never be equalled. The diminutive Baldock captained Saints to their only premiership victory in 1966 and is considered to be the best player to lead the club. Both retired from the game to take up similar careers. Lockett lives on a farm in rural NSW and breeds greyhounds, while Baldock lives in country Tasmania and raises horses.
The Article Peter Lalor/theaustralian/23Jun03
Lockett's immediate induction
There are now three things certain in life. Death, taxes and that Tony Lockett was always going to be inducted in the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2006. There was never any doubt that one of the all-time greats would be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame this year, as his last match was in round 12, 2002 - the required three years retired from the game. The St Kilda and Sydney great said it was an "honour" to receive this recognition, in a career that yielded 1360 goals from 281 matches.
The Article Matt Burgan/saints.com.au/22Jun06
Plugger Lockett joins the game's greats
A ten-hour drive from the New South Wales town of Bowral and a desperate call for directions in Melbourne was worth the effort for Tony Lockett last night when he was rewarded with induction into the AFL Hall of Fame. Lockett arrived at Crown casino only an hour before he was officially welcomed into the prestigious club.
The Article Jon Pierik/HeraldSun/23Jun03
Plugger joins greats in Hall of FameThe Article Martin Boulton/AAP/smh.com.au/23Jun03
Hall of Fame no big deal for Plugger Paul Roos/FoxSports/23Jun06
Hall of Fame: Darrel Baldock
Darrel Baldock's football career was blessed with many magic moments, although if he had the chance he would change his greatest, most defining footy experience. "Mr Magic" to the public and "Doc" to his teammates, Baldock wishes that almost 40 years ago, after St Kilda's first and only premiership, he had not swapped jumpers with defeated Collingwood skipper Des Tuddenham after the Grand Final
The Article Michael Horan/HeraldSun/23Jun03
Saints' Baldock given Legend status by AFL
St Kilda Football Club's only premiership captain, Darrel Baldock, last night became the 20th footballer elevated to official legend of the game at the AFL's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Baldock, 67, won three club best-and-fairest awards and kicked 237 goals in 119 games for the Saints. Like Baldock, former Saints full-forward Tony Lockett wore the No. 4 jumper at St Kilda and joined "Doc" last night in being recognised for his contribution to Australian football.
The Article Martin Boultin/The Age/23Jun03
One of the greatest
St Kilda 1962-68, 119 games, 237 goals (Best and fairest 1962, '63, '65; captain 1963-68; premiership 1966; club leading goalkicker 1962-65; coach 1987-89). He was short for a key forward, not overly endowed with pace, and a receding hairline gave him an appearance older than his years, but Darrel Baldock always has been regarded as one of the greatest players seen in football. Baldock's elevation as one of only 20 AFL endorsed Legends follows a long-running campaign by Tasmanian football authorities and pleas from other greats of the game, such as triple Brownlow medallist Ian Stewart and coaching legend Allan Jeans, to have their former colleague's talents recognised appropriately.
The Article Rohan Connolly/The Age/23Jun03
Kennett drives for more games in Tasmania
. . . Hawthorn's decision to pursue a greater involvement in the state could give St Kilda the escape route it is seeking from its contract with Events Tasmania to play two matches a year at Aurora Stadium until 2007. The Age revealed in April that the Saints wanted to abandon their matches in Tasmania. Kennett said should St Kilda not wish to honour its contractual obligations, then the Hawks would be interested in negotiating for at least one of the Saints' two annual games."There are are whole lot of parties involved and many hurdles to overcome. The first is for the St Kilda board to say they don't want to play those games. If that is the case, then yes, Hawthorn would consider negotiating to play at least one of them."
The Article Mark Hawthorne/The Age/23Jun03
'Duckers' become easy prey for the critics
A little symbolism goes a long way in AFL football, as St Kilda's Aaron Fiora discovered to his cost last Friday night. The Saints were already staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat at the hands of a harder, tougher Adelaide side when Fiora committed what in league football always seems to be treated as a capital offence. He ducked his head. Fiora, playing his 100th game, had already endured a "Barry Crocker" before the crowning ignominy, when, going for mark, he dropped his head and took his eyes off the ball. And thus began a crucifixion befitting a certain biblical figure.
The Article The Age/22Jun03
AFL in image crisis Steve Ritchie/HeraldSun/22Jun03
Crows attract 50,000 members HeraldSun/22Jun03
Still time to get on board the Saints
The opportunity to become a Signed, Sealed Sainter is still available, with Membership applications closing on Friday 30th June. St Kilda Football Club recently announced that it has broken its Membership record of 32,043. This is another record year for the Saints, with the Club registering its fourth consecutive Membership record. The 2006 tally currently stands at 32,287 and this new record highlights the loyalty of our members, who continue to show strong support for the Club. So get on board the Saints in 2006 and let's strive to extend our Membership record even further.
Memberships saints.com.au
Progresssive Membership Tally - Currently 32,243
Life after footy
Imagine you're doing something you've wanted to do your whole life. It's a part of your life every day, you get paid well, and you have fame to go with it. This may well sound perfect. But what happens when it ends? For a young man in his early twenties to all of a sudden have his life long dream cut short, is not something that would be easy to take, and what if he were to have nothing to fall back on? Sport at the elite level demands a lot from its athletes. AFL football is no exception. With teams training from November through to September, and strict demands placed on time, diet and socialising, our footballers' lives are often consumed by the industry in which they find themselves.
The Article Darren Parkin/saints.com.au/19Jun06
Kosi eager to play in '06
Justin Koschitzke is determined to press on with playing this season despite his latest health scare. The Saints star showed no ill-effects of his mysterious fainting episode when he completed a light training session yesterday at the club's mid-season camp in Bonnie Doon.
The Article HeraldSun/21Jun03
Speed takes its toll Nikki Tugwell/HeraldSun/21Jun03
It wouldn't hurt to yield for AFL to yield The Age/21Jun03
"After discussions with club doctors, I wouldn't be surprised to see him (Kosi) playing again within a month," Dr Peter Larkins
Saints signal Koschitzke return
Confusion continued last night over what caused star Saint Justin Koschitzke to collapse while being interviewed on TV at the weekend. Speculation on when he will play again this season is also the subject of discussion, with sports medical expert Dr Peter Larkins declaring Koschitzke should be back within a few weeks. Larkins agrees with Saints medical staff and a neurosurgeon who said the incident on Channel 7's Sportsworld had no connection with the fractured skull Koschitzke suffered six weeks ago.
The Article Jim Wilson/HeraldSun/20Jun03
Round 12 injuries list AAP/HeraldSun/19Jun03
Koschitzke hoping to return soon ABCSport/20Jun03
Scorpions - Match Report
In fresh and sunny conditions, the Casey Scorpions thrashed the living daylights out of Port Melbourne by 96 points at Casey Fields on Sunday afternoon . . . From this victory, Saints fans will be hopeful that these performances from the St Kilda listed players from this match will help over the next two weeks to push for selection, and lift the Saints as they head into the mid season break before they face Hawthorn. Mark Mc Gough returned for his first match for a while and found the football once again with 35 possessions (21 kicks, 14 handballs, 10 marks, 6 clearances). Allan Murray had a busy day around the ground with 25 possessions (16 kicks, 9 handballs, 11 marks). Other Saints to impress were Dylan Pfitzner also with 25 possessions (16 kicks, 9 handballs, 3 spoils), along with Barry Brooks (11 possessions:- 9 kicks, 2 handballs, 8 marks, 4 goals). Sam Gilbert worked hard in defence as well (11 possessions: 5 kicks, 6 handballs, 6 pressures, 7 spoils).
Scorpions smash Port Melbourne on the road to victory Gary Romeo/saints.com.au/19Jun06
Ball given the all clear
St Kilda has received some much-needed good news on the injury front with inspirational midfielder Luke Ball cleared of a recurrence of osteitis pubis. With Robert Harvey - who will be sidelined for three weeks after injuring his hamstring last Friday night - joining midfielders Lenny Hayes and Andrew Thompson on the Saints' casualty list, Ball's absence would have been a crushing blow for the club.
The Article Andrew Wu/saints.com.au/19Jun03
Rookie Success? saintsational.com (Forum Thread)
Injuries soar towards record
. . . With more than 10 full rounds and finals to come, the all-time record of 21 set in 1997 is under serious threat. This year's ACL toll has already passed the final figure of the past three seasons - 2003 (11), 2004 (9) and 2005 (10). Leading sport medico John Orchard, co-author of the annual AFL injury report, said the spike in knee injuries would be a strong focus at the end of the season.
The Article Mark Stevens/HeraldSun/20Jun03
It wouldn't hurt to yield for AFL to yield
Next weekend, St Kilda and Hawthorn will run onto Telstra Dome wearing blue and white checked police tape around their biceps. It will be a small show of support for the Silk-Miller Cup the two teams play for in honour of two murdered policemen, fans of both teams. But neither St Kilda nor Hawthorn will be fined $20,000 for this, because the AFL has approved the annual community-minded gesture since 1999. Under AFL rules blue and white is OK, but yellow is banned.
The Article The Age/20Jun03
Surgeon says Koschitzke is OK
St Kilda ruckman Justin Koschitzke was given the all-clear by his neurosurgeon yesterday in the wake of his dramatic fainting spell on national television on Sunday but the Saint is no closer to having a definite return to football date. Koschitzke's manager Liam Pickering said yesterday the long planned visit to the neurosurgeon had reaffirmed initial findings from Epworth Hospital on Sunday that the fainting spell was not related to the fracture in his skull he received six weeks ago. Pickering said there was still no definite timetable for the ruckman's return to the game.
The Article Karen Lyon/TheAge/20Jun03
Koschitzke's return flagged by Saints Jim Wilson/HeraldSun/20Jun03
Kosi receives green light Greg Denham/TheAustralian/20Jun03
St Kilda star told to ease up as parents watch their son faint
Koschitzke regained consciousness immediately after he fainted, while his girlfriend Alicia telephoned his parents, Lorraine and Greg, who were watching the television at home in Brocklesby. He walked to the ambulance after the incident and was taken to Melbourne's Epworth Hospital where a precautionary brain scan showed Koschitzke's skull fracture was healing well. He was discharged about 12.30pm, 2½ hours after he fainted. It was speculated Koschitzke also fainted about 10 days ago and kept the incident quiet, but the Saints coach Grant Thomas and Pickering could not confirm this.
The Article Bordermail/TheAge/19Jun03
Justin Koschitzke is cleared
News reports have cleared Justin Koschitzke of any serious problems when he fainted on Channel 7's SportsWorld studio this morning. He was talking to David Schwarz about being only a few weeks off playing on the AFL weekly wrap when he starting mumbling and he fell backwards. It was later reported that he did not have any breakfast and had just fainted.
Saintsational Thread saintsational.com
 Link to Video seven.com.au/18Jun06
"There is no evidence whatsoever there are any other mitigating medical problems that may have contributed to his faint, He is perfectly well now." Club doctor Ian Stone
'Kosy' collapses in TV studio
. . . "The good news for Justin and his family is that he's going to hospital and the signs are good. He does have a little bit of memory loss but only very slight. The medicos did say he fainted and lost a bit of blood pressure but he'll be OK." Schwarz said before he had collapsed live on air, Koschitzke had been looking forward to joining his St Kilda teammates on their mid-season break in Bonnie Doon, in north-east Victoria, for a week-long camp. "He said that he caught up with some ex-players last night in Stewart Loewe and they played a bit of poker but he had an early night," said Schwarz. "He came in (to the studio) with his partner Alicia and we're glad she was here because she did the ring-around to his family and manager Liam Pickering. "
The Article Daniel Pace/foxsports.news.com.au/18Jun03
Koschitzke on-air collapse
Koschitzke, who fractured his skull in a clash with Western Bulldog Daniel Giansiracusa last month, collapsed on Channel 7's Sportsworld. Koschitzke, 23, started swaying and slurring his words during an interview with former Melbourne player David Schwarz before collapsing and falling backwards. A shocked Schwarz tried to catch Koschitzke as he fell.
The Article Matt Cunningham, Sarah Wotherspoon and Dina Rosendorff/HeraldSun/19Jun03
Koschitzke collapses on TV set Daniel Pace of AAP/HeraldSun/18Jun03
Saint's faint 'not linked to head injury'
Perhaps the only thing more startling than Justin Koschitzke's collapse on television yesterday was the fact that the ambulance that ferried him to the Epworth hospital for precautionary scans didn't crash on the way. For when Koschitzke lost consciousness yesterday morning, slumping to the floor of the Channel Seven studio from which he was co-presenting a Sportsworld segment with David Schwarz, it was yet another episode in the story of misfortune the St Kilda ruckman has been living through for years. It was only six weeks ago, against the Western Bulldogs, that Koschitzke's skull was fractured in a shuddering collision with Daniel Giansiracusa. The hearing he lost in his right ear as a consequence of that clash of heads has yet to return, although it had improved sufficiently to allow the Saint to gingerly return to training 11 days ago. St Kilda's doctor Ian Stone dismissed suggestions of a link between what he described as "a simple faint" and the head injuries Koschitzke suffered in the Bulldogs match.
The Article Stephen Rielly and Kate Hagan/TheAge/19Jun03
Kosi faint due to illness
. . . The St Kilda star had told Schwarz prior to being interviewed that he played poker with some ex-players from the club on Saturday night, but did not stay out late. Koschitzke, 23, has played just two matches this season. He missed the opening three rounds with a knee injury, while he suffered a quadriceps injury in round five before sustaining the fractured skull. After winning the 2001 AFL Rising Star, Koschitzke has battled a number of injuries throughout his career. He has played 73 matches, but has played just 53 since 2002, although he remains one of St Kilda's most important players.
The Article Andrew Wu/saints.com.au/16Jun03
Koschitzke told to ease off
St Kilda star Justin Koschitzke has been told to lighten his attempt at an AFL comeback from a fractured skull after he fainted on national television today. Dehydration, a lingering virus and no breakfast are considered the likely reasons Koschitzke, 23, fainted minutes into a segment on Channel Seven's Sportsworld program, rather than by the effects of the head injury he suffered six weeks ago in a bump from Bulldog Daniel Giansiracusa.
The Article AAP/HeraldSun/18Jun03
Footy Fan Survey seven.com.au
St Kilda waits on Ball scans
St Kilda, already facing three weeks without champion midfielder Robert Harvey, will sweat on results of scans that will determine whether captain Luke Ball's osteitis pubis has recurred. After the Saints' 10-goal battering by Adelaide on Friday night, Ball said he had an "ongoing battle" with the condition. "I've had a little injury at the start of the year and I've probably got a bit of an ongoing battle with my osteitis pubis, but nothing very serious, to be honest," Ball told 3AW. "I'm honestly not that bad. I've probably played 70 or 75 games now and I've probably been like this or pretty similar for all those games." In his medical review yesterday, Ball, who has missed two matches this year with a groin-related problem, complained of soreness, which prompted the club to book him in for tests.
The Article Samantha Lane/TheAge/18Jun03
Saints still believe
St Kilda's form so far in 2006 may have been "hot and cold", but assistant coach Matt Rendell says the club has certainly not given up hope of being a legitimate contender for this year's premiership. A week after winning a hard slog against reigning premier Sydney in heavy conditions at the SCG, the Saints were no match for Adelaide in the round 12 opener at Telstra Dome on Friday night, going down by 63 points. But while Rendell says it won't be the end of the world if the club fails to end a premiership drought that is heading towards 40 years this season, he believes recent history suggests the Saints can still turn things around this year. "I think if it doesn't happen this year and we lose some senior players at the end of the year, our opportunities are still big because we might be in the top quartile of average age at the moment but I think we drop to the bottom quartile next year," Rendell told Triple M radio on Saturday afternoon. "You would say we're a pretty young team and they've gained a lot of experience over the last three or four years. Certainly they're not an excuse but you need all your good players playing and we haven't been able to manage that in the last few years."
The Article Luke Buttigieg/Sportal/saints.com.au/17Jun03
Saints' 1966 win taught a child a vital lesson
Friends scoff at my ardour for Aussie football, I'm afraid. They seem to think that, as a psychologist, I should seek out a psychologically sophisticated pastime rather than barracking for the St Kilda Football Club. But I've always learned plenty from going to the footy. I grew up in 1950s and 1960s Hobart. My father ran one of the old corner stores and he worked long hours before he came at night into our substandard dwelling behind the shop. We felt the want of money. Yet, on a Saturday, Dad paid for himself and me to attend the Sandy Bay Football Club games in the Tasmanian Football League.
The Article Rosemary Williams/TheAge/18Jun03
Saints' Baldock given Legend status by AFL
St Kilda Football Club's only premiership captain, Darrel Baldock, last night became the 20th footballer elevated to official legend of the game at the AFL's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Baldock, 67, won three club best-and-fairest awards and kicked 237 goals in 119 games for the Saints. Like Baldock, former Saints full-forward Tony Lockett wore the No. 4 jumper at St Kilda and joined "Doc" last night in being recognised for his contribution to Australian football.
The Article Martin Boultin/The Age/23Jun03
One of the greatest
St Kilda 1962-68, 119 games, 237 goals (Best and fairest 1962, '63, '65; captain 1963-68; premiership 1966; club leading goalkicker 1962-65; coach 1987-89). He was short for a key forward, not overly endowed with pace, and a receding hairline gave him an appearance older than his years, but Darrel Baldock always has been regarded as one of the greatest players seen in football. Baldock's elevation as one of only 20 AFL endorsed Legends follows a long-running campaign by Tasmanian football authorities and pleas from other greats of the game, such as triple Brownlow medallist Ian Stewart and coaching legend Allan Jeans, to have their former colleague's talents recognised appropriately.
The Article Rohan Connolly/The Age/23Jun03
Kennett drives for more games in Tasmania
. . . Hawthorn's decision to pursue a greater involvement in the state could give St Kilda the escape route it is seeking from its contract with Events Tasmania to play two matches a year at Aurora Stadium until 2007. The Age revealed in April that the Saints wanted to abandon their matches in Tasmania. Kennett said should St Kilda not wish to honour its contractual obligations, then the Hawks would be interested in negotiating for at least one of the Saints' two annual games."There are are whole lot of parties involved and many hurdles to overcome. The first is for the St Kilda board to say they don't want to play those games. If that is the case, then yes, Hawthorn would consider negotiating to play at least one of them."
The Article Mark Hawthorne/The Age/23Jun03
'Duckers' become easy prey for the critics
A little symbolism goes a long way in AFL football, as St Kilda's Aaron Fiora discovered to his cost last Friday night. The Saints were already staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat at the hands of a harder, tougher Adelaide side when Fiora committed what in league football always seems to be treated as a capital offence. He ducked his head. Fiora, playing his 100th game, had already endured a "Barry Crocker" before the crowning ignominy, when, going for mark, he dropped his head and took his eyes off the ball. And thus began a crucifixion befitting a certain biblical figure.
The Article The Age/22Jun03
AFL in image crisis Steve Ritchie/HeraldSun/22Jun03
Crows attract 50,000 members HeraldSun/22Jun03
Still time to get on board the Saints
The opportunity to become a Signed, Sealed Sainter is still available, with Membership applications closing on Friday 30th June. St Kilda Football Club recently announced that it has broken its Membership record of 32,043. This is another record year for the Saints, with the Club registering its fourth consecutive Membership record. The 2006 tally currently stands at 32,287 and this new record highlights the loyalty of our members, who continue to show strong support for the Club. So get on board the Saints in 2006 and let's strive to extend our Membership record even further.
Memberships saints.com.au
Progresssive Membership Tally - Currently 32,243
Life after footy
Imagine you're doing something you've wanted to do your whole life. It's a part of your life every day, you get paid well, and you have fame to go with it. This may well sound perfect. But what happens when it ends? For a young man in his early twenties to all of a sudden have his life long dream cut short, is not something that would be easy to take, and what if he were to have nothing to fall back on? Sport at the elite level demands a lot from its athletes. AFL football is no exception. With teams training from November through to September, and strict demands placed on time, diet and socialising, our footballers' lives are often consumed by the industry in which they find themselves.
The Article Darren Parkin/saints.com.au/19Jun06
Kosi eager to play in '06
Justin Koschitzke is determined to press on with playing this season despite his latest health scare. The Saints star showed no ill-effects of his mysterious fainting episode when he completed a light training session yesterday at the club's mid-season camp in Bonnie Doon.
The Article HeraldSun/21Jun03
Speed takes its toll Nikki Tugwell/HeraldSun/21Jun03
It wouldn't hurt to yield for AFL to yield The Age/21Jun03
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