Swans’ ruck dilemma: is two better than one?
There are plenty of questions and not a lot of answers about Sydney’s or Port Adelaide’s ruck division ahead of their big clash at Adelaide Oval.
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Your say: Which clubs will slide, surge during run home?
We’ve had our say, now it’s your turn. Check out our predicted ladder and let us know where you think every club will finish at the end of the 2022 season.
Mick McGuane: Simple reasons behind Swans’ success
The Swans charged into the mid-season break with a pair of fighting victories over Richmond and Melbourne, but what went right?
More good news for Demons-slaying Swans
The Swans are riding high after consecutive stirring comebacks over Richmond and Melbourne, with more good news potentially on the horizon.
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Luckless Menzel under the knife again
New Swan Dan Menzel started feeling soreness from his first session at his new club. And now Sydney has sent the former Cat in for surgery in the hope he’ll be fit for the start of the 2019 season.
Who will benefit most from rule changes?
AFL clubs will be busy strategising over the summer to get an important tactical advantage from the new rules as Jon Ralph looks at which players will have the edge in 2019.
Which footballers make the cricketers’ XI?
THE Aussies are down a couple of gun batsmen for the summer series against India with Steve Smith and David Warner suspended, but are there a couple of AFL players who could fill the void?
AFL pressure index: Woosha under the pump
ESSENDON has not won a final since 2004 and while coach John Worsfold has two year’s left to run on his contract, he will have no excuses if the Bombers don’t make the finals in 2019, Jon Ralph writes.
What happened to the AFL overseas camp?
Forget Arizona, Africa and the Middle East, this year Geelong’s younger players had a camp in Lorne. Are overseas trips a thing of the past? Plus a look back at your club’s travels.
Footy’s most surprising elite player
Patrick Cripps and Tom Mitchell don’t make Champion Data’s list of elite players for next season. Majak Daw is there and so is Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, but they aren’t the biggest shock.
Pies forwards don’t make AFL top 10
Collingwood has the fifth-best list in the AFL. But the AFL’s official number cruncher still has concerns about the Magpies’ scoring power. Where does your team rank?
Midfield disaster as Swans’ list plunges
Sydney hit this month’s draft looking for midfielders. Now we know why. Champion Data has the former powerhouse ranked well outside the top 8 heading into 2019 and it all starts in the middle of the ground.
Where is your club on the age ladder?
It is lucky Collingwood is deep in the premiership sweet spot, because the Magpies will hit the 2019 season with one of the oldest lists in the competition. Where does your club rank? See the full list here.
Blakey is Buddy excited to be a Swan
He’s shared a rehab room with Lance Franklin, now new Sydney Swan Nick Blakey hopes to soon be playing alongside the superstar forward.
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