COLLINGWOOD and Richmond haven’t met in a big final since 1980, when 113,461 fans turned out. The hunt for tickets to Friday night’s prelim will be as furious as Charlie searching for Willy Wonka’s golden ticket, writes Mark Robinson.
SUCCESS has a 100 fathers and Melbourne has a host of them – and deservedly so – but missing out on the recognition is coach Simon Goodwin. Where’s the love, asks Mark Robinson.
TOM Hafey said it best in the 1975 preliminary final when he told Kevin Sheedy to stop ‘finessin’. After one week of the 2018 finals, those words still ring true. Only the tough will survive this September. Check out Robbo’s finals likes and dislikes.
MAGGIE Varcoe — a lover of football and life — will be laid to rest on Tuesday and last night her brother Travis was awesome in defeat, Mark Robinson writes.
THE league’s best intentions to help shore up the Sydney Swans has come back to haunt them, writes Mark Robinson.
TO the end, Luke Hodge was all about his teammates. Live chat with Robbo from 11.30am.
A LOSS would’ve been unfathomable for Hawthorn. The victory was an ascension to greatness.
HAWTHORN legend Jason Dunstall might be the butt of jokes on TV but has helped deliver premierships on and off the field.
IT was a preliminary final more than epic. It was historic. The Kennett Curse is over, the Hawks are into the Grand Final.
PREMIERSHIPS are earned and not deserved but Matthew Pavlich might be the exception to the rule.See Robbo’s likes and dislikes.
IS there one person at the AFL who believes the Essendon saga has been handled fairly or transparently, asks Mark Robinson.
PAUL Chapman might get lucky with a negligent and low-impact match review panel ruling, but if not, he’s gone.
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