Callum Brown showcased his obvious potential in 2019 with 98 score assists and 11 goals. Jon Ralph says the young Magpie is primed to take the next step in 2020. Who is the breakout contender at your club?
No scandal has dominated the past decade like the Essendon supplements saga. But there have been plenty of times where footy has found itself in the headlines for the wrong reasons. Nick Smart rates the top-10 AFL scandals of the decade.
It won’t surprise that Lance Franklin, Dustin Martin and Patrick Dangerfield produced some of the best individual games of the decade. Relive their extraordinary performances and find out who else has joined them in the top 10 list.
Chris Judd played 101 games this decade and won a Brownlow Medal, but was that enough to make Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson’s top 10? Robbo and the fans don’t meet eye-to-eye on this one. VOTE
FED-UP footy fans have had enough of the constant rule changes and have vented their frustrations after the AFL announced it will ban the “third man up”.
AFL stars earning less than soccer players is nothing new, but their salaries haven’t moved much at the top end since Wayne Carey earned $1 million a season almost 20 years ago.
HAWTHORN has taken the final step in moving on from Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis by passing on their jumpers numbers for 2017. SEE YOUR CLUB’S CHANGES
IT is one thing all great premiership teams have in common. An elite midfield. So where does your club’s midfield rank? Champion Data has the answer.
ROD Butterss once said of Grant Thomas; “He eats pressure for breakfast.” These 10 football figures will hope to do the same in 2017, a make-or-break season.
THERE have been some surprising captaincy calls already for 2017 — and there could be more to come. Who is next in line at your club?
HIS altercation with Steven May outside an LA nightclub ended his career. But Campbell Brown says May is the right man to lead the Suns, along with Tom Lynch.
AFL players have slammed the league as the pay war continues, with Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield firing another shot at chief executive Gillon McLachlan for his no-show.
CAN Richmond or Collingwood climb the ladder? Will North Melbourne and Hawthorn continue to win? We predict whether your club will meet expectations in 2017.
IT is time for the Gold Coast to set Gary Ablett free and give him the best possible chance of peeling off one more great season as a Sun, writes JON RALPH.
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