McGuane: Stop Pendles, stop the Pies?
Scott Pendlebury is a big reason why Collingwood is the AFL’s leading disposal team and will be GWS tagger Matt de Boer’s next target. Mick McGuane reveals where the preliminary final will be won and lost.
Expert Opinion
Greene: ‘I do care what people think of me’
Toby Greene is one of the most loved players at GWS. Outside the club, opinions are much more polarised. He sat down with Mark Robinson in 2016 to talk about footy, his upbringing, run-ins with the law and why he does ‘stupid s—’.
New coach creates hope, but should change stop there?
Adelaide’s football program is to get more than a new coach to replace Don Pyke. But the accountability for the Crows’ fall from AFL powerhouse must go beyond its football department.
Hodge ‘one of the all-time greats’
A small group of current players will be considered future AFL legends: Gazza, Buddy and Hodgey, the man’s man of football. His final match was typical of a brilliant career, writes Mark Robinson.
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Year of the Croweater: The road to the draft
IT has been labelled an AFL ‘superdraft’ where SA could have its greatest haul of top-10 picks. And the boys lived up to the hype in the opening round of the national AFL under-18 championships. Andrew Capel follows their progress in his Road to the Draft.
Another scalp for Power’s score-stopping unit
PORT Adelaide kept Richmond to its lowest score in two years on the weekend and with continuity comes predictability and reliability from its defence.
Sleeping Giant rises against Suns
ROUND 12 was supposed to be the easiest of the three bye rounds but it turned into a nightmare for SuperCoaches. But, thankfully, it’s over. The Phantom looks at the good, the bad and the sleeping Giant. LISTEN to latest episode of The Phantom’s Lair Podcast.
Why AFL needs evolution not revolution
CONSTANT talk about the “state of the game” and making rule changes ignore the fact that Australian football is evolving and new tactics in the AFL will see the cycle continue.
Biting questions on Crows should not deflect to front office
EXPANDING the business base with a national baseball team should not become a false pointer in the questions on why the Crows are struggling on AFL fields.
Team of the Week: Power’s raging bull charges in
A FINE performance from Ollie Wines in Port Adelaide’s win against Richmond guaranteed his inclusion in the Round 12 Team of the Week, alongside a crop of fresh (and not so fresh) faces. See the team and recap his live blog.
The Tackle: Why do fans hate Razor Ray?
UMPIRE Ray Chamberlain is copping it again after conversations with Richmond players were picked up by TV microphones — but Robbo says he did nothing wrong. Plus which Demons were missing in action on Queen’s Birthday? LIKES AND DISLIKES
Crows still to deal with mental demons
ADELAIDE returns to the MCG on Saturday for the first time since the grand final loss and the match against Hawthorn could reveal the depth of the scars from that dark day, writes Michelangelo Rucci.
Hinkley’s silver lining in sliding doors moment
Last September, Gold Coast made a bold move to poach Port coach Ken Hinkley. While the grass might have looked greener at the time, weekend results show Hinkley made the right call. Plus, this week’s winners and losers, including Kane’s all-injured team.
No wonder AFL coaches age quickly
GOLD Coast completely collapsed to an injury-ravaged GWS; and St Kilda conceded the biggest first-quarter score of the season … and their coaches are being tested.
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