While it was feared season 2020 could be the year of catastrophic injury numbers, Champion Data stats reveal injuries are actually down. But some clubs have been hit much harder than others. See the full injury ladder.
We have hit the business end of the season and for many teams, there is zero margin for error. So when the big moment comes, who are the players you do and don’t want stepping up in front of goal?
It was the play before the play. While all eyes were on Izak Rankine’s shot for goal, the question should have been being asked of Essendon’s defence after the Bombers gave the Suns a clear path to victory.
Lachie Henderson was on the scrap heap at the end of last season but a last minute rookie listing kept him at Kardinia Park. Has he done enough in 2020 to warrant another contract? Jon Ralph assesses the future of 18 ageing stars.
THIS season there has been an average of 3.5 upsets a round and 11 games decided by under a goal, so a radical restructure of the fixture is just lunacy, writes JON RALPH.
FIELD MARSHAL: Dustin Martin’s suitors are lining up but there’s something missing. We reveal the players that can’t handle the tag and those that thrive under the pressure.
WESTERN Bulldogs forward Stewart Crameri to undergo surgery while the injury toll at GWS mounts and Hawthorn is in a world of pain. FULL INJURY LIST
WINNING the tight ones can be the difference between finals and failure. So what would the AFL ladder look like if the one-goal thrillers were reversed?
THE TACKLE: Recap Robbo’s live chat about all the big football issues including Collingwood, Buckley, Richmond and sledging plus check out this week’s likes and dislikes.
COLLINGWOOD has dropped to second last on the AFL ladder in Nathan Buckley’s make or break year, while Richmond missed a huge opportunity. WHERE YOUR CLUB SITS
AFTER Round 2, Rodney Eade was in serious trouble. But over the next six weeks, the Suns leader could ensure the club has to keep him beyond this season, writes MARK ROBINSON.
GARY Ablett was a notable absentee from Gold Coast’s final training session for the club’s history making China clash against Port Adelaide.
GOLD Coast’s last remaining query about playing in Shanghai has been answered with the players giving the surface at Jiangwan Stadium the tick of approval.
AFTER fears the AFL couldn’t secure a TV deal to showcase the Gold Coast and Port Adelaide clash in Shanghai, the league has finally locked in three free-to-air TV stations to show the game.
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