AFLW wrap: Demons book finals spot in thriller
Melbourne managed to hold on despite a defiant comeback from Fremantle, securing a spot in the AFLW finals in the process. AFLW WRAP
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Wines: Why we deserved huge Hinkley spray
A combination of tactical genius and an old-fashioned bake helped spark an incredible Port Adelaide surge against North Melbourne.
Greats sick of footy’s most tiresome headline
One of footy’s biggest cliches will no doubt be rolled out again this year, but North Melbourne champions say it’s time to bury it once and for all.
Sunday teams: Saints name five new faces
St Kilda’s recruiting drive continues with three players from other clubs and two debutants to face GWS, while Port Adelaide has left out a former AFL captain.
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Run Home: will Tigers lose another game?
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.
Banned Hawk hopes season isn’t over
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.
Barometer: Pies bullish on absent duo
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
Don’t look back in anger at the ones that got away
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.
Nothing to gain from free agent honesty: Roo
SHAUN Higgins believes the AFL industry is still “years down the track” from free agents announcing they were changing clubs during the course of a season, saying the negatives still outweigh the positives of such transparency.
Bone’s Team of the Week: Big guns fire
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.
Roo hurt by fence for second time
THE AFL Players’ Association wants the safety covering on the LED signage upgraded at four stadiums, preferably before the start of next season after North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell was hurt by a fence for the second time.
MRO: Hawk to face tribunal, Eagle cleared
DANIEL Howe has been offered a ban for one incident during Hawthorn’s win over Carlton, but will face the tribunal over another in a dirty day for the Hawk, but it’s better news for a star Eagle. EVERY MRO DECISION
‘F— your zones’: Jack’s rules plea
JUST how observant were you during Round 18? From a former Hawk’s expletive-laden plea to the AFL to Roaming Brian being denied, Liam Twomey brings you the off-Broadway highlights from the weekend.
Tackle: Bucks could be Pies’ greatest story
COLLINGWOOD is flying and the club’s favourite son is largely to thank. MARK ROBINSON reveals his likes and dislikes from Round 18 and writes Nathan Buckley could be the coach of the year.
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