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Robbo’s Top 50: The four aces who could all be named No. 1
Footy’s biggest list is back with Mark Robinson naming his top 50 players of season 2024 and four superstars could barely be split for the top gong. Check out Robbo’s Top 50 and have your say.
Cornes: It may be the silly season, but early signs are good for Crows
The AFL’s silly season is only just beginning. But Graham Cornes says if the early results are any sign, Crows fans can get excited about 2025.
The Tackle: What Lethal told Fagan – before and after epic flag
Leigh Matthews says history only remembers what happens on grand final day – so now Chris Fagan will get the recognition he deserves. MARK ROBINSON reviews the 2024 premiership legacy.
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Robbo: Everyone ease up on Dusty as legend ponders future
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Robbo: Dillon’s Brave New World, saving lives and saving the game
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‘When it hits home’: Brutal life of coaches on footy’s Green Mile
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The Tackle: Brilliant Bevo taming topsy-turvy Dogs
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AFL greats spar over ‘chicken wing’ tackle as confusion reigns
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.
Cornes: AFL has gone too soft. It’s time to bring back some biff
Isaac Heeney’s ban and ineligibility for the Brownlow Medal is the final straw for Graham Cornes, who says AFL used to be flint-hard but is now marshmallow-soft.
Robbo: ‘When’ and ‘if’ loom large for coaches in the run home
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The Tackle: No comparison but Ox sees promising signs in ‘baby’ Roo
Demon Jacob Van Rooyen is playing like a young David ‘Ox’ Schwarz. The man himself doesn’t like the comparison but does like what he sees writes MARK ROBINSON.
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