Why Harry’s tummy was ‘extra tight’
Driving back to Geelong after a qualifying final defeat,dual-premiership defender Harry Taylor could have given in to worry and despair. But he found inspiration in an unlikely source.
Expert Opinion
Pyke’s parting remarks on game’s tolls need to resonate
Don Pyke has provided another timely reminder of how top-shelf Australian football is demanding too much of its coaches and players and that the greatest challenge today is trying to balance the pursuit of on-field success with off-field happiness.
Noble pursuit to find Pyke’s successor at Crows?
Adelaide’s chase for its next AFL senior coach to replace Don Pyke might be answered by a man who sat on the last search party — and knows the Crows very well.
Why? Unsavoury acts could cost Giants, Cats a flag
The potential suspensions of Geelong forward Tom Hawkins and GWS star Toby Greene will have huge repercussions on their sides’ hopes in this weekend’s preliminary finals. Which makes their avoidable acts even more baffling, writes Warren Tredrea.
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Why content is king for Thursday night footy
AFTER the smallest AFL crowd ever to Adelaide Oval on Thursday night, one factor has emerged as crucial to making the timeslot in SA a success. Tell us your thoughts on Thursday night footy by voting in our poll.
Crows’ woes about injury, not division
ADELAIDE’S season may be spluttering and it may take a minor miracle to revive it. But Graham Cornes writes that there is one simple reason for the Crows disappointing slide and all the other nonsense about them has to stop.
Lloyd: Suns need Lynch to give his all
TOM Lynch has probably decided whether he is leaving Gold Coast at the end of the season but, regardless, he still owes the Suns his best efforts, writes MATTHEW LLOYD.
Backlash of unlocking the mind
CROWS coach Don Pyke and his football boss Brett Burton had hoped to find the key to unlocking the power of an athlete’s mind with a pre-season camp on the Gold Coast. They opened a can of worms.
Has netball found fix for AFL’s tanking problem?
NETBALL Australia may just have found a solution once and for all for the AFL’s tanking saga and last-round bye — and as a bonus, enhance the excitement factor and intensity of every individual game.
King: Mid-season trade window must happen
TODD Goldstein would enhance Geelong’s premiership chances if he joined the Cats mid-season, the same for West Coast if it traded to secure Marc Murphy. Opening a June trade window would add spice to the season, writes DAVID KING.
Power’s best still to come? Rucci’s mid-season review
PORT Adelaide is building towards a promising run in September’s top-eight AFL finals … if it can conquer its inconsistency bug. See how Michelangelo Rucci rates the season so far and give your own grade in our poll.
How free-scoring Crows have had wings clipped
A YEAR ago it wasn’t a matter of how many goals Adelaide would kick but who would kick them. Now the Crows are having trouble scoring at all. See how drastically the goals have dried up up in this week’s Number Crunch.
Why Port can’t afford to let yips get bigger
PORT must boot its goalkicking yips or they will quickly hijack its season, writes Warren Tredrea, as executing in front of goals becomes more important than ever on a tight table.
The Phantom’s Lair mid-season SuperCoach review
WE are just over the halfway mark of the season and it’s been a big year in The Lair. The Phantom, The Eradicator, The SuperCoach Hipster and Mr SuperCoach take your through their best and worst of 2018. Re-cap The Phantom’s live blog below.
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