Footy is finally back and there is one man who will be looking forward to getting out there more than most. Who will get the season reboot off to a flying start? Here is a preview of every match in Round 2.
A traditional VFL club has pleaded with the AFL to consider the league’s stand-alone teams — and the pathway they have provided for AFL premiership heroes — when it makes plans for a second-tier competition. WHO ARE THE BEST VFL RECRUITS?
West Coast’s drug issues during their successful period came at a cost, and Hall of Fame inductee Dean Cox’s greatest footy regret centres around that difficult time. And he wishes he could have done more.
St Kilda was circiling for Hall of Fame inductee Dean Cox early in his career. The generational ruckman reveals why he remained at the Eagles despite those offers and the turning point that led to his meteoric rise.
COLLINGWOOD’s Tyson Goldsack will complete two weeks of full training from next week as he aims to complete a miracle recovery from a torn ACL and return to the field just six months after undergoing a knee reconstruction.
YOU know about the real ladder, but which coaches shine in the media spotlight? Who performs best when the cameras and microphones are on? Jay Clark ranks the senior coaches on their media game from 1-18.
HE was far from the biggest name to change clubs last summer but Essendon’s Devon Smith is undisputedly the AFL’s recycled recruit of the year. SEE ANDO’S TOP 10
THERE’S just five games left before finals and we’ve brought out the crystal ball to predict which teams will make finals and who will be left heartbroken. See our final ladder and have your say.
HAWTHORN’S Daniel Howe has been slapped with a long ban for his trip that left Blue Zac Fisher with a broken leg as Lion Tom Cutler’s appeal against a two-match suspension fails.
COLLINGWOOD stars Steele Sidebottom and Mason Cox didn’t take to the Holden Centre training track on Tuesday, but the Magpies maintain they will both play in the blockbuster with Richmond. EVERY CLUB’S INJURY LIST
THEY can be the players that can end careers, that keep list managers up at night. More than 180 players are on their second or third club at the moment and there might be a few people regretting letting them go.
THE cream of the AFL rose to the top in Round 18 with some of the AFL’s biggest names producing some even bigger performances. See who made Chris McDermott’s Team of the Week and blog live with Bone now.
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