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Lauren Wood is an AFL and AFL Women’s reporter for the Herald Sun and CODE Sports. She also covers a range of other sports across the busy Melbourne sporting calendar.

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Giants Lachie Whitfield breaks clear of Sydney's Will Hayward during AFL Elimination Final between the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants at the SCG. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Finals pain still burns for Giants

THE Giants are coming off one of their best performances of the season. However, the pain of multiple finals failures hasn’t left the playing group, with Lachie Whitfield explaining why the club is desperate to keep winning.

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Giants Toby Greene kicks Sydney's Nic Newman to mark a ball during AFL Elimination Final between the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants at the SCG. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Footy world divided over Greene fly-kick

TOBY Greene’s marking technique has split the football community with one former star saying the act must be outlawed while another said the Giants forward had every right to protect himself.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Phil Davis of the Giants spoils Lance Franklin of the Swans during the AFL Second Elimination Final match between the Sydney Swans and the GWS Giants at Sydney Cricket Ground on September 8, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Phil’s Giant effort stops Buddy, Swans

OPERATION: Stop Buddy hasn’t always worked for Phil Davis and GWS but, on the biggest stage, the Giants’ co-captain put in one of the performances of his career, holding the Sydney star goalless in a 49-point romp.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Toby Greene of the Giants puts his foot out while marking during the AFL Second Elimination Final match between the Sydney Swans and the GWS Giants at Sydney Cricket Ground on September 8, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Greene under fire for kicking tactic

GREATER Western Sydney cruised to a big finals win but it wasn’t without its controversial moments, with Toby Greene under fire for using his feet to hold off opponents in marking contests. Is he in MRO trouble?

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AFLW
Emma Kearney of the Bulldogs runs forward during the AFLW grand final match between the Western Bulldogs and the Brisbane Lions at Ikon Park in Melbourne, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AAP Image/Hamish Blair) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

AFLW to adopt conference system

THE AFL Women’s competition will adopt a conference system in 2019. The new-look 10-team league will be split in two for the new season with seven home-and-away games and two-week finals series.

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AFL News
AFL First Qualifying Final. 06/09/2018. Richmond v Hawthorn at the MCG, Melbourne. Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne gets caught in the middle by Richmond's Trent Cotchin . Pic: Michael Klein

Player ratings: Costly misses haunt star Hawks

IT WAS a dirty night for a couple of star Hawks, who had moments they would rather forget in front of goal. Meanwhile, Dustin Martin put on a show in his 200th game. Check out the individual ratings for every player here.

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Geelong
AFL Round 21. 11/08/2018. Hawthorn v Geelong at the MCG. Geelong's Tim Kelly celebrates his goal in the fourth quarter .Pic: Michael Klein

‘I always thought I was good enough’

THIS time last year Tim Kelly was working nine-hour days as an apprentice electrician then driving to WAFL training. Today he is a key to Geelong’s finals hopes. He explains how he got here.

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St Kilda
AFL Round 22. 18/08/2018. St Kilda vs Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium . St Kilda coach Alan Richardson at qtr time . Pic: Michael Klein

When will St Kilda’s nightmare end?

ST KILDA’S 2018 season was like one of those days when the mechanic has taken an hour or two to look under the hood and rings with the bad news about midday — it’s going to be a costly rebuild. Where do the Saints go now?

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