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.
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
Collingwood had the best midfield three seasons ago but its ranking has tumbled each year since. Where does the Pies’ engine room sit now. Champion Data rates every position at your club.
Collingwood’s star-powered midfield has been lauded as the AFL’s best, but that’s not where the Magpies come in on Brendon Goddard’s rankings. The former Saint and Bomber ranks every AFL midfield group from best to worst.
WHERE does your team sit after Round 10 of the 2016 season? Jon Anderson takes a closer look at every club.
UPDATE: WHO starred and who stunk in Round 10 AFL SuperCoach action. SEE THE SUPERCOACH SCORES
AFL legend Leigh Matthews says the game would descend into farce if players were allowed to tackle ducking players high.
RICHMOND captain Trent Cotchin says he can’t wait for Friday’s mid-season assessment of his team’s resurgence against 2015 finals conqueror North Melbourne.
IF footy fans were looking for someone to direct their anger at over the milking of head-high free kicks, they picked the wrong bloke in Lindsay Thomas. SEE THE STATS
WATCH: DERMOTT Brereton has named a group of players he has accused of milking free kicks for head-high contact, but the AFL is unlikely to make drastic changes.
FANS and former players have attacked North Melbourne forward Lindsay Thomas over his repeated attempts to bend the rules.
NORTH Melbourne’s historic run of wins has come to an end at the hands of the Sydney Swans, where the battle was won and lost in the midfield.
UPDATE: CARLTON has included Levi Casboult and Matthew Kreuzer in its final 22 to face Geelong and the Bulldogs have dropped a young defender. FINAL TEAMS
PATRICK Dangerfield gets the jitters when lining up for goal but maybe the Cats are sending the wrong midfielder forward. Who are the best and worst set-shot midfielders?
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