A grand final where the result was in doubt until the final siren. Ted Lasso parallels and underdog fairytales. SA footy is kicking goals and, as Graham Cornes says, it’s time the AFL took notice.
There are many similarities between Josh Rachele and enigmatic Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan, Carl Pfeiffer writes. And that should have the Crows worried.
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.
The AFL is clearly not shy about stealing good ideas from rugby league, so when is it going to toughen up and take back Origin, writes Caleb Bond.
NO matter how justified the Eagles’ players felt in offering an opinion on the 19th man drama in the wake of the SANFL preliminary final, sometimes it is best to bite the tongue.
THE SANFL must move quickly to update its rules and guidelines after the preliminary final fiasco looks set to leave an asterisk on the 2018 season.
IF the fallout of the Andrew Gaff hit is a crackdown on all levels of punching, will it actually work in favour of the taggers and scraggers, rather than against them?
THE AFL has tried to fix the game but has in turn made it more complex and unattractive, writes Chris McDermott. Bone has quizzed five legends from different eras on the state of the game and how it can be improved. Today he speaks to Michael Taylor.
GONE are the days when Hall of Famer Ian Day would call an SANFL reserves games, the mini-league and league match in a Saturday marathon. Long gone.
WHERE is the support for Port Adelaide in the SANFL, with a crowd of less than 1000 for their most recent game against South Adelaide at Noarlunga? CHAT LIVE from 12.30pm today.
ADVOCATES of the bump in footy saw their chance to miseducate the public last week and they pounced beautifully, writes Kym Morgan.
SA’s AFL clubs’ new found wealth has created the chance to turn the SANFL into the nation’s dominant state league, writes Kym Morgan.
PORT Adelaide has to make its mind up – now!
IT is nonsense to think a Crows reserves team should compete in the SANFL.
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