He’s been a key figure in Port Adelaide’s surge to the top of the AFL ladder and Mark Robinson says Charlie Dixon is playing with the passion and power of another former premiership spearhead. Plus, all Robbo’s Round 7 likes and dislikes.
Essendon has squandered its top-eight spot after a heavy Round 7 loss to Western Bulldogs, with West Coast and Melbourne the big movers. Jay Clark reviews every club’s position on the ladder.
The Suns list strategy has changed from seeking something they don’t have, to holding all the cards and knowing what to do with them. Coach Stuart Dew details the change in mindset around their list strategy. Plus, why he never pushed the panic button and overhauled their plan amid losing streak.
The Gold Coast Suns have unearthed another future star, with Izak Rankine once again turning heads during his second AFL match.
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan has pledged his support to embattled Tasmania in a speech to club chiefs at the league’s season launch and gave more detail on a mooted mid-season draft or trade period.
WHY time is of the essence for Port Adelaide to get settled.
MICHAEL Rischitelli’s is set to step into Gold Coast’s backline after star defender Pearce Hanley was ruled out for more than a month after dislocating his shoulder.
CAN Adelaide rebound from Grand Final heartache or will we see another Tigers-type fairytale? The Herald Sun team together with James Hird, Dane Swan, Dermott Brereton and Brendon Goddard, lay it on the line as they give their predictions for 2018.
PEARCE Hanley has put the start of his premiership campaign in doubt with the type of desperation coaches love in season but could probably do without in the JLT series.
SHOULD we take Aaron Hall seriously? He enters the season in red-hot form and there were a lot of rookies auditioning for our SuperCoach teams at Southport. EVERY SCORE
DAVID Swallow’s moment has arrived. Eight years aftter being selected as the No.1 draft pick, he is ready to assume the mantle as Gold Coast’s top midfielder.
THEY earn the big bucks. The AFL’s best forwards come in all shapes and sizes, but who would you pick if you could have just one. See each club’s superstar and HAVE YOUR SAY.
GOLD Coast is considering playing three tall forwards early in the season, a set up that would be in stark contrast to most of the competition as small pressure forwards are now in vogue. But new coach Stuart Dew will do things his own way.
HE looms as the heir to Gary Ablett’s Gold Coast throne, but one Suns player insists he is feeling no pressure to be the club’s new midfield messiah.
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