Robbo: The ‘ambush’ Ross didn’t see coming
Ross Lyon was blindsided by a shock Fremantle axing which was akin to a ‘cold-blooded ambush’, writes Mark Robinson. But there’s a job the departing Dockers coach could soon be linked with.
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No Roughy fanfare for Lewis farewell
Jarryd Roughead got all the bells and whistles on Sunday, but Jordan Lewis’s farewell will be much more low key. Still, he walks away with four flags and the knowledge he gave everything, good and bad.
The Cripps photo Blues must send to the AFL
Some players milked free kicks but a few got away with murder. Mark Robinson on the Patrick Cripps grapple, a red-hot Dusty, the heat in Adelaide and the damning stats for Mason Cox. LIKES AND DISLIKES
McCluggage over Dusty? Robbo’s case for the true winger
The All-Australian wing roles have traditionally been filled by extra on-ballers squeezed out of the middle. It’s high time that changed, writes Mark Robinson.
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Hird outcry is old news
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Expect less, Magpies
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The Tackle: Memo Tigers, back Jack
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Buddy hell, where was he?
THERE was bemusement from Greater Western Sydney when Lance Franklin did not appear at a presser promoting tonight’s game between the Sydney sides.
Crepes and pomme frites for Hirds
JAMES Hird and his family will embark on a four-month trip to France tomorrow, which officially distances the exiled coach from Essendon.
Footy loses one of the good guys
DEAN Bailey loved footy and family. And both will miss him terribly, writes Mark Robinson. The ex-Demons coach died aged 47.
Robbo’s SuperCoach side: No Buddy
NO LANCE Franklin, no Dustin Martin and a surprise Magpie in Mark Robinson’s 2014 SuperCoach squad.
Meet the AFL class of 2014
RYAN Griffen was in awe, Nathan Jones pinched himself and Nick Riewoldt was jealous of both of them.
‘You can’t make everyone happy’
UNDER the ferociously tough exterior of the former AFL chief is a strong family man, writes Mark Robinson.
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