Everything you need to know about this weekend's round 18 clashes is below. Friday, 30th July ESSENDON VS. ST KILDA – ETIHAD – 7:40PM. CHANNEL 7  Played Essendon Draw St Kilda 203 136 4 63 Last times they met: Rd8 2010: (Ess) 14.9 – 93 def. (Stk) 11.15 – 81 Rd20 2009 (Ess) 16.14- 110 def. (Stk) 16.12 – 108 Current Rank: Essendon (12) St Kilda (3) Interesting Facts: 1)    Essendon are the only team to have beaten St Kilda in both the 2009...

And then there were 3... Geelong, St Kilda and Collingwood will all sleep better knowing they don't have to contend with one of the greats of the game, whose history includes causing trouble for all these clubs. In the 2002-2003 Grand Finals Akermanis was influencial in both of the Brisbane Lions defeats of Collingwood. The pies had no answer (other than Buckley) to his speed, strength and agility around the ground. In the 2003 Grand Final in particular Aker kicked 5 goals...

Love him or hate him, or love him AND hate him, you can't deny that John "Sammy" Newman is the last of a dying breed of AFL media types. Unlike his media savvy, 'opinion selective' counterparts his presence will be sorely missed if he ever quits his role on the much loved Footy Show. Whether it's just because we won't have someone to criticise or because we need a 62 year old to cheer on in the 'Legends' game, Sam Newman has been the devils advocate that...

We all know that anything can happen on the day. But there is safety in knowing what is most likely to happen. Here is a look at Round 16 2010 and what we can expect. Friday 16th July 8:40pm (AEST). Adelaide vs. Geelong. AAMI stadium, Adelaide. Telecast: Channel 7 Adelaide seem to have returned to their hot form of 2009 and many are claiming they're now finals contenders. Looking at their track record though, Adelaide haven't beaten any good quality teams except for Fremantle. Adelaide didn't...