Tony Shaw was midway through his third season as Collingwood coach when a loyal board member let him know the club was talking to a possible replacement behind his back. And he wasn’t happy. SACKED PODCAST
Tony Shaw made Nathan Buckley Collingwood captain, but one aspect of the Magpie champ’s leadership style drove him crazy for a season.
Could Scott Pendlebury finish his career as the greatest Magpie ever? Collingwood great Tony Shaw has Peter Daicos at No.1 but says one thing could elevate the Pies skipper into rarefied air. SACKED PODCAST
Richmond is very good team, but not a great team, yet. The Tigers need a second flag before anyone starts beating their chests about greatness. Miss out again and they risk an unwanted label, writes Mark Robinson.
THE joys of football, Essendon and Hawks’ latest goal threat caught the eye but Fremantle and Melbourne have a lot to answer for. REPLAY LIVE CHAT
NEED help picking a winner in Round 2 of the AFL season? Check out the verdict from the Herald Sun’s footy experts.
JORDAN Lewis dismisses the notion, but it can’t be ignored. Has time caught up with Hawks, asks Mark Robinson.
THE AFL’s rule changes have opened up our game but has made Fremantle’s chances of winning this year’s flag a whole lot harder, writes Paul Chapman.
PATRICK Dangerfield was truly epic against Hawthorn. So much so, is it really foolish to ask: Was this the greatest first game played by an individual for his new club?
TRAVIS Cloke risks becoming and AFL dinosaur, writes Dermott Brereton. Friday night rival Jack Riewoldt is the man he needs to emulate.
WHEN Adam Treloar rebuffed Richmond he believed that Collingwood was closer to a flag. But the Pies suddenly have some problems to overcome in the short term.
THE drugs story was hijacked. That it was Collingwood made the long weekend reactions all the more hysterical.
JAKE Stringer and the Western Bulldogs top Robbo’s list of likes and the Dockers were just as bad as the Magpies.
WE know from history that Jimmy Bartel is a fighter. In 2016 he’ll be going back to where it all began, socks down, bum up, to prove the doubters wrong, writes Mark Robinson.
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