The Tackle: Memo Tigers, back Jack
RICHMOND should try kicking it to Jack Riewoldt, Andrew Walker cops a bake but give Buddy a chance. Robbo’s best and worst of Round 1.
Mark Robinson
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.
Sheriff leaves wounded but proud
ANDREW Demetriou leaves the AFL wounded by events in recent years, but they will not define him.
12 months on, what’s changed?
ANALYSIS: IT was February 7, 2013, the blackest day in Australian sport. Or so it was said. Twelve months on, it’s virtually amounted to sweet FA.
Last punch from a lovable devil
CAMPBELL Brown was an angel and the devil, and it’s not unreasonable to suggest the devil will be remembered most.
David Evans must tell all
DAVID Evans has some explaining to do as new claims emerge in the Essendon drug saga, says Mark Robinson.
Shambles over Hird pay deal
REVELATIONS James Hird is being paid a wage further undermine the credibility of the AFL process, says Mark Robinson.
Ego costs Watters his job
MARK ROBINSON: SCOTT Watters was delusional. Maybe he was made to be delusional, but in the end he was delusional about his power at the club.
AFL embraces star-spangled manner
THE AFL continues to follow in the footsteps of American sports with the start of Sunday Night Football, writes Mark Robinson.
Dees must keep Pick 2
THE momentum which enveloped Melbourne has come to a screaming halt.
Kangaroos building for the future
JAMES Brayshaw wouldn’t be so bold to brag, but the movement at Arden St this off-season conjures memories of the mid 1970s.
Summers: Saints must work together
ST KILDA president Peter Summers knows there are issues at his football club.
The luckiest man in footy
SHAUN Hampson is a lucky bloke — and not just because he often has brekky with Megan Gale, writes Mark Robinson. Did the Tigers pay too much?
Don’t blame Bud, Swans … blame AFL
THE league’s best intentions to help shore up the Sydney Swans has come back to haunt them, writes Mark Robinson.
The Tackle: Captain Fantastic
TO the end, Luke Hodge was all about his teammates. Live chat with Robbo from 11.30am.
One roar, and it was theirs
A LOSS would’ve been unfathomable for Hawthorn. The victory was an ascension to greatness.
Dunstall delivers on and off field
HAWTHORN legend Jason Dunstall might be the butt of jokes on TV but has helped deliver premierships on and off the field.
Hawks break curse, Cats in classic
IT was a preliminary final more than epic. It was historic. The Kennett Curse is over, the Hawks are into the Grand Final.
The Tackle: Pav deserves a flag
PREMIERSHIPS are earned and not deserved but Matthew Pavlich might be the exception to the rule.See Robbo’s likes and dislikes.
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