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Bailey Smith delivered elite performances on the field, and turmoil off it, in his first season at Geelong.

No more ‘oh Bailey’: The schoolboy treatment that lets Smith escape accountability

Chris Scott is right: Bailey Smith, the footballer, was an outrageous success on the field. But Geelong didn’t just recruit a footballer, they recruited a brand.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Geelong coach Chris Scott.

‘Outrageous success’: Chris Scott denies Cats have trouble with controversial star Bailey Smith

Chris Scott said the star midfielder’s 12 months at Geelong had been a success if you “separate out the off-field issues”.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Lions fans celebrate after winning the AFL Grand Final match against the Geelong Cats at the MCG.

Fixture, sub-rule, Thursday night footy: What the AFL must fix in 2026

The list could go on forever, but here are 10 things the AFL should turn its attention to ahead of next season.

  • Peter Ryan
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To become Lion hunters, the Hawks need reinforcements. Petracca or Merrett would help

If Hawthorn want to chase down the Brisbane Lions in 2026, it would be helpful if one of either Zach Merrett or Christian Petracca was supporting Jai Newcombe and a healthy Will Day in the midfield.

  • Jake Niall
Geelong coach Chris Scott waves from a car during the AFL grand final parade in Melbourne on Saturday.

Advantage, Geelong: How the Cats beat the system, and became the envy of the league

Cats boss Steve Hocking understands some resentment comes with the territory when you stay at the top for as long as Geelong have. But it didn’t happen by accident.

  • Jake Niall
The Cats, with stars Patrick Dangerfield and Jeremy Cameron, and the Lions, with stars Will Ashcroft and Cam Rayner, will play off in the grand final on Saturday.

The game we’ve all been waiting for: How the battle between Cats and Lions will be won

These are the contests that will decide the grand final, and the final words the coaches are likely to impart on their players.

  • Jimmy Bartel
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Leigh Matthews lashes AFL ‘bozos’ after key Cat Stewart ruled out of grand final

Prominent footy figures join the push for a pre-grand final bye after a devastating concussion ends Tom Stewart’s season. Leigh Matthews says it’s only matter of time before the AFL’s “slow-moving bureaucracy” rethinks the situation.

  • Danny Russell
Zach Merrett.

How Zach Merrett and Essendon can salvage their relationship

There was a different path for Zach Merrett to take, although it would have taken patience.

  • Peter Ryan
Nick Daicos, Darcy Moore and Collingwood could be on their way to a second flag in three seasons.

The stat you’ve never heard of: The secret herbs and spices behind Collingwood’s success?

This is the little-known performance measure that could brighten the smile of Collingwood fans as the Magpies chase a second flag in three seasons.

  • Marc McGowan
Chris Scott’s Cats are well placed in their bid for another crack at the premiership.

The cool Cat: In 15 years, this AFL coach has only raised his voice at his players twice

Chris Scott rarely gives his players a spray, and in return, they keep winning games of football. So what are the secrets to his remarkable run of success?

  • Sam McClure

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