Essendon takes golden opportunity
Trailing for most of the opening three quarters, a patient Essendon outfit eventually outmuscled North Melbourne on Sunday.
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Trade latest: Leading suitor emerges in Lobb race
Rory Lobb is in hot demand as clubs look for an experienced big man in a thin market. Check out the latest on his situation in our trade and free agency special.
Eight AFL clubs tested amid Covid chaos
The AFL season is at crisis point after players and staff from eight clubs had to be tested after attending Covid-19 exposure sites.
Coach lost for words as team hits all-time low
The Crows were held to their lowest score in club history against Essendon on Friday night, leaving coach Matthew Nicks lost for words.
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Bombers swat Mosquito away from Waverley
Essendon has sprung one of the biggest surprises of the draft, buzzing in to steal Irving Mosquito after a dejected Hawthorn baulked at matching the bid.
The father-son hopefuls at your club
They’re the draft picks that keep the romance in the modern AFL game, and this year, a bumper crop of father-son hopefuls are looking to follow in their fathers’ footsteps.
Draft order: What picks does your club hold?
THE first-round is done and dusted so what draft picks does your club have left? See every completed pick and what’s to come as the draft continues on Friday afternoon.
Buckenara: Draft gems still available
Twenty of recruiter Gary Buckenara’s top 25 players were selected in the first round of the national draft last night but there are still some gems to be unearthed when the draft continues today. Who has slipped through? See Bucky’s top 50 prospects.
Carlton saves day after ‘boring’ draft night
The AFL wanted to transform its national draft into a Hollywood-style epic but instead had the suspense of a tepid rom-com which had TV viewers reaching for the remote until Carlton stole, writes JON RALPH.
Who your club will pick first in the draft
Tonight will kick off the AFL draft and it will be far from ordinary, with academy and father-son bids setting the scene for a dramatic night. SAM LANDSBERGER and JAY CLARK forecast how the first round will unfold and who your club is set to pick.
Phantom draft: Pies could pay dearly for young guns
Collingwood’s plan to draft running machine Isaac Quaynor and father-son gem Will Kelly with late picks could be spoiled while the Bulldogs are considering the first live draft day trade. TOP 21 PICKS PREDICTED
Photos: Pre-season heats up as clubs get to work
The road to 2019 is officially underway as players from every AFL club returned to training on Monday. For Collingwood and Richmond it was day one for 1-4 year players, while for the likes of Essendon, Carlton and Adelaide it’s full steam ahead for the full squad. See the best photos.
Scoreboard impact key as Merrett eyes next step
Zach Merrett is one of the game’s premier midfielders but the Essendon star is always looking to improve his game and he’s got his sights set on kicking more goals next year to help the Bombers break their finals drought.
Sheedy says Francis can be a Bombers champion
AFL legend Kevin Sheedy says boom youngster Aaron Francis has the potential to become a future Essendon champion. Which Bombers greats does the young defender remind him of?
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