What continues to drive Tom Stewart into 2023
With a premiership and four All-Australians on his resume, Tom Stewart is still focused on getting better. This is why.
Geelong
Jezza’s opening rounds availability still in the air
With a baby due in the next few weeks, Jeremy Cameron gives the latest on whether he will line up in blockbusters against Collingwood and Carlton.
Cats avoid fixture rethink due to new stand problems
The stand at the northern end of GMHBA Stadium may not be ready this year. Will that impact Geelong’s backended home fixture?
Grand final or bust for Lions
Having made some key additions to their squad, the Brisbane Lions must make this year’s AFL grand final to avoid a ‘disappointing’ season.
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Home final in Melbourne? It could be worse, Scotty!
Geelong coach Chris Scott has led the outcry about the current finals system due to the minor premier being forced to host Collingwood at the MCG. Lucky he wasn’t in charge of West Coast in the 1990s!
2020 vision? Ablett’s big plans for next year
The popular view is a Geelong premiership will be the perfect way for Gary Ablett to end his illustrious career. But that may not be the case as the Cats superstar opens up on his future plans.
VOTE: Your top finals moment of the modern era
Matthew Scarlett’s toepoke. Dale Morris’ tackle. Leo Barry’s mark. Finals footy is made for those who relish the big moments. Mark Robinson chats to Malcolm Blight about what it takes to define a finals series. THE TACKLE.
Chris Scott casts doubt over returning Pies
Collingwood could have four massive inclusions for their Qualifying Final clash with Geelong, but Cats coach Chris Scott wonders if that’s too many players who lack match fitness as the mind games begin.
‘Do that again and I’ll knock you out’
Hawthorn defender Scott Maginness was given the toughest job in footy: trying to stop an unstoppable Gary Ablett in the 1989 Grand Final. And he had to abandon one tactic very early.
Day Buddha tried to decapitate Dipper
Everyone remember’s Mark Yeates poleaxing Dermott Brereton at the first bounce of the 1989 Grand Final, but what about Hawk Robert Dipierdomenico’s brawl with a trio of Cats? Dipper, Neville Bruns and Andrew Bews look back.
Complete chaos: The old score that wasn’t settled
It might be 30 years since the infamous 1989 Grand Final, but it’s still the match many believe is the greatest of all time. Glenn McFarlane looks back at the brutal opening minutes that sparked the carnage.
Pies’ fate may lie in Grundy’s hands
Geelong and Collingwood have plenty of finals history but few current Pies will remember those stoushes. And there’s one man who might just help the Pies exact some small revenge. BURNING QUESTIONS
‘Dermott went whack’: What sparked ‘89 GF carnage
It was one of the craziest starts to a Grand Final in AFL history. But what was really behind the violent scenes in 1989 between Hawthorn and Geelong? To find out, you’ve got to go back 147 days earlier.
‘89 GF revisited: The footy freak from Boggy Creek
Paul Couch’s sudden passing in March 2016 is still painful. He is the only one of the 40 who played in the 1989 Grand Final no longer with us. His absence leaves a void but he’s not forgotten.
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