SCOTT PENDLEBURY IS navigating traffic in Melbourne’s St Kilda when Men’s Health catches up with him. It’s a glorious 31 degrees in mid-February and Pendlebury has been up since the crack of dawn to do some coaching, before returning to his home in Sandringham, to...
BY THE TIME the final siren sounds at the MCG to end the 2025 AFL Grand Final, the result hasn’t been in doubt for some time. A third-quarter surge saw the Brisbane Lions run out to a comfortable 47-point victory over Geelong, but that doesn’t make the roar any less...
AFTER YEARS OF chasing the ideal workout, I’ve certainly had my fair share of fails. I would have paid memberships for five or six gyms over the last decade. I’ve subscribed to Apple Fitness on a number of occasions … then within months cancelled, and countless...
ROUND ONE of the 2025 AFL season saw a dream fulfilled. Sam Lalor, the first overall pick in the 2024 national draft, made his debut for Richmond in front of a crowd of more than 80,000 at the MCG. It’s the kind of situation every young footballer hopes to one day...
LEGENDARY AMERICAN FOOTBALL coach Vince Lombardi, for whom the Super Bowl trophy is named, once said that “Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder and give more than anyone else.” In sport, victory comes at a price. Jy Simpkin, captain of the North...
For Melbourne Demons star Christian Petracca, the pursuit of victory starts in the off-season and continues in virtually every spare moment between games. That said, the midfielder strives for something higher than superlative match fitness – to be fit and healthy for life.
'I attended the 2022 Toyota AFL grand final, and this is how it all went down in full detail.'
