Cats face threat of falling off premiership cliff
Hawthorn had to draw a line in the sand after hanging on a year too long. And for the ageing Cats, it remains to be seen if they will suffer a similar fate.
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Billy’s cheeky footy dig at Kennett
It’s an image fans will love or hate, with Jeff Kennett copping it in the latest chapter of the Geelong-Hawthorn rivalry.
Robbo: Scott’s tactics to blame for ‘snoozefest’?
Goals were rare and highlights rarer as master tacticians Chris Scott and Alastair Clarkson gave us a dose of yesterday’s football, Mark Robinson writes.
‘Couldn’t kick’: CJ’s meteoric rise to become AFL X-Factor
Changkuoth Jiath could not kick or handball when he started playing after arriving in Australia. He opens up on his incredible journey, including learning the game.
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Bombers have ‘nothing to lose’
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Run Home: Will Essendon make finals?
ESSENDON is one of the form teams of the competition after winning eight of their last 10 matches but can they make the finals? And what about North Melbourne? JAY CLARK takes a closer look at the fixture to predict the final four rounds.
Barometer: It’s a Magpie miracle
FINALLY, a little light is emerging from the Pies’ injury darkness, with premiership defender Tyson Goldsack on the verge of a remarkable return. Meanwhile, Roos star Shaun Higgins has gone under the knife. LATEST INJURY NEWS
Curnow avoids ban for high hit
CARLTON star Charlie Curnow’s fight to play against GWS on the weekend has been won, with the Blue tonight fronting the AFL tribunal and successfully challenging a one-match ban for a high hit on Gold Coast Suns captain Steven May.
Fans rate six players ahead of Tom
TOM Mitchell is the raging favourite to win the Brownlow Medal, but he’d be nowhere near it if the fans were voting. Plus who is the game’s toughest player and the year’s best recruit? FOOTY FANS SURVEY RESULTS
Fans survey: The rules that make your blood boil
ONE in three football supporters say watching the footy has been less enjoyable this year as fans reveal the most frustrating rules in the game. SEE FULL RESULTS
Fans survey: Dimma on top but Bucks closing
RICHMOND is the reigning premier and best team in the AFL, so it’s no surprise its coach and captain are rated highly in this year’s Footy Fans Survey, but Nathan Buckley has won plenty of support. RESULTS
Eagles to fight to keep Mitchell
FURIOUS West Coast will attempt to keep prized assistant coach Sam Mitchell to his coaching contract next season as former club Hawthorn, Carlton and St Kilda attempt to lure him home.
The anointed ones: The Messiah’s All-Australian selections
HALL of Fame Legend Malcolm Blight rates All-Australian selection as the best individual award in the AFL today. Here is his team of the year. And there are a few big names missing.
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