Giants have grown up, now their grand moment awaits
The Giants have paid their dues after overcoming adversity. It’s now over to them to prove they are worthy of claiming glory on the game’s greatest stage against Richmond on Saturday.
Expert Opinion
The Tackle: Perfect Prestia can’t be ignored
As Richmond answered Geelong’s challenge on Friday to progress to the grand final, no player was more influential than Dion Prestia. It might be a performance that lands him the attention of the AFL’s No. 1 stopper on grand final day.
Crawf’s cheeky Brownlow Medal survival guide
Dress with dare and flair, prepare your speech and toilet breaks, but don’t ring Gill McLachlan at 4am. These are just some of the crucial Brownlow lessons Shane Crawford has learnt.
AFL to lay down the law to SANFL
Today’s SANFL grand final could be the last game played under unique rules, as part of plans to persuade the SA state league to play by the same rules as the AFL, WAFL and VFL in 2020.
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Midfielders letting the Demons down
MELBOURNE cost itself dearly on Friday night with poor delivery into the forward line while Essendon and Hawthorn kept the pressure on the top eight. See the Round 14 ladder with expert analysis.
Simple could be the right answer
MORE is not always better and sometimes the simplest psychological circuit breakers are the best, writes chief sports writer Reece Homfray.
Powell-Pepper the next Dusty
SAM Powell-Pepper laid a club record 17 tackles in Port Adelaide’s ferocious Friday-night victory over Melbourne and former Power star Kane Cornes says the similarities to Dustin Martin are frightening.
Does the AFL start seeing red?
RED card for heavy hits in Australian football? Here is another moment to test the umpires – and technology.
Bone rates every Crows player
ADELAIDE’S 2018 hasn’t exactly gone to plan — from pre-season camp controversy to a seemingly never-ending injury list. Chris McDermott reviews every Crow to take the field this season.
Savage and horrific: 5-6 week ban is needed
IF the AFL is serious about getting thuggish acts out of the game – albeit the rare ones that do occur – a send-off rule needs to be considered. The brutal act that knocked Harris Andrews out is a prime example of ths, writes Jon Ralph.
Public perception is reality for Tex, Crows
ADELAIDE needs to realise if the fans and media believe the club is too defensive and too secretive then that’s the way it is, writes DWAYNE RUSSELL, and it is hurting the captain in the process.
The doubt on Dees that won’t go away
SIMON Goodwin doesn’t think it’s an issue, but that nagging doubt about Melbourne winning on the big stage against a legitimate flag contender just won’t go away.
Bring back the goals to win back the fans
THE most influential men in the AFL are also the game’s biggest problem, the 18 senior coaches. MATTHEW LLOYD says ending the defensive stranglehold is key to reviving the game.
Basket case? You must be joking Tredders
CRITICS have lined up to pot the Crows after their recent poor form. But those with longer memories will recall an SA-based AFL club that hit a much lower on and off-field ebb before being bailed out by generous benefactors, writes Graham Cornes
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