AFLW tips and teams: It’s tight at the top
With two rounds left in the 2021 season, things are getting hot — both on the AFLW ladder and between our expert tipsters. ROUND 8 TEAMS AND TIPS
North Melbourne
The Tackle: Time for Stringer, Walla to get fit
Essendon’s best 22 has undergone a massive transformation and it’s time for two players in particular to do the same. Robbo’s likes and dislikes for every club heading into season 2021.
Expert preview: St Kilda’s version of Petracca
Two St Kilda greats are bullish on an emerging Saint who is set for more midfield minutes. And one likens his X-Factor to two of the games’ biggest names.
Why bookies have this $41 Rising Star outsider wrong
He’s the kid with the footy IQ which belies his birth certificate and this week one captain picked him to win the Rising Star. Have the bookies made a big mistake?
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Teams: Hawks drop two, Gray confirmed
HAWTHORN has reacted at selection while Carlton has boosted its line-up and Port Adelaide has confirmed Robbie Gray will play despite suffering concussion last week. SEE EVERY LINE-UP
Tips: Game that will make or break weekend
GWS has a good recent record against Port Adelaide and is coming off a win against the reigning premier, but our tipsters are divided for the last game of the weekend. See all the tips for Round 18.
Then and now: When footy stars were just kids
A LOOK back into the Herald Sun photographic archives reveals some awesome — and awful — photos of today’s footy stars when they were kids. Take a look back with us in our before and after slider special.
AFL insists rule changes won’t be rushed
AS debate raged over the possible introduction controversial new measures to combat congestion, AFL football operations manager Steve Hocking says some might not happen in 2019.
Do line coaches know tricks of the trade?
YOUNG St Kilda forward Rowan Marshall faces a daunting task against Richmond champ Alex Rance as DERMOTT BRERETON ponders whether AFL players are getting the best advice from their coaches.
AFL resists radical fixture reform temptation
THE AFL will stick with the 23-round season in 2019 as well as the traditional pre-season format and contentious pre-finals bye but the Grand Final start remains a hot topic of debate. Re-cap all the day’s breaking news.
Clubs, fans must grow up: AFLPA boss
THE boss of the AFL Players’ Association says the game’s stars should have the freedom to reveal in-season they are moving clubs, without condemnation.
Fans Survey: How many games should there be in a season?
SHOULD teams play each other twice a season? Is 17 games too few? Or have we got things just right? The 2018 Footy Fans Survey is here — and you can win tickets to the AFL Grand Final.
Carlton boss waves away ‘uninformed rant’
UPDATE: HIGH-PROFILE Carlton agitator Tom Elliott has attacked the club’s “invisible” president for ruling with absolute power. But Mark LoGiudice says he doesn’t know what the “rant” was all about.
‘Runner-gate’ may force AFL to act
UPDATE: THE AFL has set the scene for a major crackdown on runners next season, saying the controversial tactics used by Sydney runner Jeremy Laidler were commonplace.
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