Do Blues, Pies need to take punt on ex-AFL talent?
Collingwood’s forward line has failed to fire and Carlton’s forward pressure is amiss. Should these ex-AFL forwards come into their mid-season draft thinking?
Hawthorn
‘Mic drop’: AFL expert’s astonishing flag tip
Richmond is hot favourite to win another premiership in 2020 but 12 of the Herald Sun’s footy experts are predicting another team to pinch the cup, including one massive boilover tip from ex-Cat Cam Mooney.
Draft silver lining to Hawks’ slump
Hawthorn’s season hit a new low in Launceston but the Hawks’ rebuild could get a big talent injection at the top end of this year’s draft.
Teams: Blues axe three, red-hot Demon recalled
Carlton has dropped three players head of its clash with Melbourne, while a Demon will play his first senior game of the season. TEAMS NEWS
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Rocky’s finals outlook: Eagles are flying under radar
FINALS a one-horse race? Not according to Port Adelaide midfielder Tom Rockliff who believes West Coast can overcome the loss of key men Nic Naitanui and Andrew Gaff to win this year’s flag.
‘Awkward’ situation at Hawks on eve of finals
HAWTHORN is all but telling Jarryd Roughead he is ‘free to a good home’. Is that a smart move days out from a qualifying final? The SuperFooty Podcast crew have the latest.
Malthouse: How Clarko will test the Tigers
DAMIEN Hardwick is coach of the year but he’s about to meet the coach of the decade. And Alastair Clarkson knows exactly the way Richmond wants Thursday night’s final to be played, writes Mick Malthouse.
Burning questions: Can Hawks stop intercept kings?
IF HAWTHORN is to spring a qualifying final upset it must not only overcome Richmond’s imfamous pressure game but its backline ball hawks. See the big questions facing each team ahead of finals.
How Clarko ruined Fev’s ton of fun
SATURDAY August 30, 2008, was billed as a very special day with Lance Franklin and Brendan Fevola poised to become centurions in the same game, but one of football’s most ruthless figures had other ideas.
Watch the big men fly in September
IT has been the year of the ruckman with Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy taking all before them in 2018. Matthew Lloyd writes the flag hopes of all eight teams could hinge on the form of their big man.
Young stars of now headline 22 Under 22
THE future of the AFL is in elite hands, with young stars Marcus Bontempelli, Jordan De Goey, Charlie Curnow and Clayton Oliver spearheading the AFLPA’s 22 Under 22 team.
Hawk Tom Mitchell crowned players’ MVP
IT was the season that broke records, and Tom Mitchell’s stellar year has been recognised by his peers, who voted the star Hawk the AFL Players’ Association Most Valuable Player. EVERY AWARD
Roughy shows there’s still a place for romance in footy
CERTAIN types of players personify everything their club stands for. They are rare players that embody all of the clubs’ values and behaviours. That is Jarryd Roughead at Hawthorn, writes Dermott Brereton.
Expert picks: Who will take out Rising Star?
SUCH has been the significance of Jaidyn Stephenson’s debut season that he could well become the first player since Daniel Hannebery to clean sweep the Rising Star. Will he get close? Our experts give their votes.
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