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Greg Baum is chief sports columnist and associate editor with The Age.

Hinkley, Ginnivan and the outrageous outrage
Opinion
AFL 2024

Hinkley, Ginnivan and the outrageous outrage

The Hinkley-Ginnivan imbroglio was unedifying, but the footy world has been a bit precious about the words that started it.

  • by Greg Baum

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Hey Sydney, it’s OK little bro, we haven’t forgotten you
Opinion
AFL 2024

Hey Sydney, it’s OK little bro, we haven’t forgotten you

Rumblings out of Sydney about how Melbourne is shunning the Swans and Giants betray a paranoia that used to be a Melburnian affliction.

  • by Greg Baum
Winless wooden spooners to grand finalists in one year: Ex-Bomber tips the tables

Winless wooden spooners to grand finalists in one year: Ex-Bomber tips the tables

A former Essendon fan favourite is turning them inside out in the Mallee, and on Saturday will play in the Sunraysia league grand final just a year after the side went winless in a wooden spoon season.

  • by Greg Baum
Hashtag Hokball: Behind the Hawthorn craze, and why it’s catching on
Analysis
AFL 2024

Hashtag Hokball: Behind the Hawthorn craze, and why it’s catching on

Sam Mitchell’s Hawks play fast, exciting footy, but that’s only part of the story. Behind them is a social media phenomenon largely driven by fans, but embraced by the players. We explain what it means.

  • by Marnie Vinall, Peter Ryan, Greg Baum and Marc McGowan
Didn’t expect to see you again so soon: those damnable Hawks are back
Analysis
AFL 2024

Didn’t expect to see you again so soon: those damnable Hawks are back

Having ruled the competition for a decade, it’s a bit confronting to find Hawthorn back in the top six again already. But this is not a return, it’s a rebirth.

  • by Greg Baum
‘Do these guys hate each other?’ Hawks skipper on the golden era, the handover and the revival

‘Do these guys hate each other?’ Hawks skipper on the golden era, the handover and the revival

James Sicily opens up on his volatile former self, the ‘confusing’ Clarkson-Mitchell handover, and the Hawthorn ‘mosquitos’.

  • by Greg Baum
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Pucovski’s bad news is actually good news

Pucovski’s bad news is actually good news

Sad as it is that Will Pucovski’s immensely promising cricket career appears to be over, there is a silver lining.

  • by Greg Baum
No-action Jackson: Legend’s fifth medal comes the Ezi way as Opals claim bronze

No-action Jackson: Legend’s fifth medal comes the Ezi way as Opals claim bronze

Lauren Jackson “played” her last game for Australia on Sunday and came away with a bronze medal and a trove of memories.

  • by Greg Baum
On their own terms, the Paris Games were a winner

On their own terms, the Paris Games were a winner

Spectacular but not without flaws, this year’s Olympics played out in the image of their host city.

  • by Greg Baum
‘Do it for this little girl’: How a photo from mum inspired Hull’s brilliant silver

‘Do it for this little girl’: How a photo from mum inspired Hull’s brilliant silver

On the morning of the biggest race of Jessica Hull’s life, her mother sent her a photograph that brought her to tears.

  • by Greg Baum
Oceania Mackenzie had a medal within her grasp. But she hit the wall

Oceania Mackenzie had a medal within her grasp. But she hit the wall

Briefly, Oceania Mackenzie held the bronze medal position in the sport climbing final. It slipped away, but her resolve did not. LA, Brisbane, here she comes.

  • by Greg Baum

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