Adam Simpson became the latest in a long line of AFL coaches to be sacked. MARK ROBINSON takes you inside the ruthless boardroom calls, the stress on coaches under the blowtorch and what it’s like when the axe finally falls.
Early in the season, there were calls for Luke Beveridge to lose his job. Fast forward three months, and while the Dogs are no less erratic, to Bevo’s credit they somehow have themselves in front of the ledger and racing to finals.
The AFL’s new tackling crackdown continues to cause confusion with a pair of Cats premiership skippers disagreeing on an interpretation of a ‘chicken wing’ tackle on Sunday at the MCG.
It’s the time of year some coaches start making peace with their football mortality. Adam Simpson is already doing so, writes MARK ROBINSON, but who else is feeling the heat?
The competition is as even as ever heading into the new season. MARK ROBINSON names the seven clubs that can win the flag in 2024.
If Alastair Clarkson is not punished with a sizeable fine, the AFL is telling all footballers that it’s OK to use homophobic language, writes Mark Robinson.
Who will be the big movers and sliders this AFL season? Mark Robinson predicts how the ladder will look after round 24. See where your team sits.
As Collingwood coach Craig McRae often says, moments will become memories. And in 2023, there were so many that we didn’t see – until now. Mark Robinson Takes The Steps with the Magpies.
He’s not what he was, but it’s hard to argue still that there’s many better than Dustin Martin. Check out where Dusty ranks among the AFL’s best in Robbo’s Top 50.
Just like with Essendon in 2016, the ‘strands’ are in play at Melbourne, writes MARK ROBINSON. And it might be time for club leaders to take a leaf out of Alastair Clarkson’s book.
Tim English is coming off an All-Australian season, but is he really worth $1 million a year? MARK ROBINSON says he isn’t to the Western Bulldogs.
Trent Cotchin built his leadership credentials on embracing imperfection but, Mark Robinson asks, why was he unable to embrace the challenges of his coach Damien Hardwick?
The Hawthorn racism investigation started as a sincere and determined truth-telling exercise by Indigenous players and their partners, now a possible payout could prove the system is broken.
The declaration by Lachie Schultz that he wants to be traded to Collingwood has put Jack Ginnivan’s career at the crossroads. Is he dispensable? Mark Robinson asks where the Pie’s future lies.
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