Debut rankings: Why Crow deserved Rising Star nod
The Rising Star selectors faced a thankless task this week after so many dazzling debuts. We rank the best and find Josh Rachele might be the unluckiest debutant in history.
Essendon
Lions skipper avoids serious injury
He heard a “pop” in his calf, but Brisbane Lions captain Dayne Zorko has been cleared of a serious injury.
It’s absurd: Robbo on the gut punch debacle
The AFL made it clear four years ago that they would take a tougher approach to players punching each other. And, yet, already we are letting a player off after one round.
‘Dream never left’: Bomber reflects on remarkable debut
There was little to celebrate for Essendon in round 1 but a five-goal debut from a mature-age recruit was one of them
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Why 2017 is the AFL’s year of upsets
UPSETS have gone to a whole new level this year, which is good news for West Coast and the Bulldogs but ugly reading for Collingwood and Melbourne.
Confirmed: AFLW to expand in 2019
THE AFL has confirmed the AFL Women’s will expand in 2019. The league will remain an eight-team competition in 2018 with successful teams notified mid-year.
Sheedy’s top-10 country legends
LOCKETT, Ablett Snr, Ablett Jnr, Barassi? Kevin Sheedy has named his top-10 best VFL/AFL footballers to have come out of country Victoria. VOTE
Bombers run out of legs against Dockers
UNDER-FIRE Essendon forward Joe Daniher found his range, but it was Fremantle spearhead Matt Taberner who stole the show in Perth.
SuperLadder: Saints, Dockers on the rise
ST KILDA is in the eight while Fremantle are knocking on the door after big wins in Round 7 as Adelaide remain a game clear on top despite its loss.
Being an AFL coach is mostly ‘unhealthy’
WITH his team at 2-4 and finals slipping away, Nathan Buckley is under extreme pressure. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at him, writes James Hird.
AFL expert tips for round 7
TIGERS captain Trent Cotchin is just one shot off the pace in the Herald Sun tipping competition, with the SuperFooty Podcast’s Mick Warner claiming the clubhouse lead.
Jumper returns: ‘My brother will be with you’
MARK Thompson’s 1984 premiership jumper has been returned by the stepbrother of Michael Lawson, who was dying when ‘Bomber’ generously gave it to him.
‘That’s humanity isn’t it’
A REMARKABLE act of kindness has seen Mark Thompson reunited with a treasured AFL premiership item.
Barometer: Young Cat to miss 8-10 weeks
WHO’S HOT, WHO’S HURT: GEELONG has ruled out youngster Brandan Parfitt for up to 10 weeks after scans confirmed a high-grade hamstring strain.
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