In the early days of his Collingwood career, Dane Swan came close to being given his marching orders. The newly-minted Hall of Fame inductee tells MARK ROBINSON how he turned it around while still being part of the ‘Rat Pack’.
In nearly 30 years of covering footy, the umpiring has never been more in disarray, writes MARK ROBINSON. The AFL has a problem – and it cannot be ignored.
Taylor Adams goaded Mitch Hinge into sacking him after celebrating a Joel Amartey goal. MARK ROBINSON thinks Adams shouldn’t have been rewarded for ‘being a punk’.
Dustin Martin once said he was born to play AFL. Rarely has a future draft prospect been so right. MARK ROBINSON charts Dusty’s journey from shy Castlemaine kid to modern-day superstar.
In the 10th year of Neale Daniher’s struggle with MND and the incredible movement to raise funds to find a cure, it’s time to renew calls for a statue in his honour, writes MARK ROBINSON.
All the talk is about Nathan Buckley coaching the Devils. But could Tasmania be courting the wrong Magpies champion? Scott Pendlebury, might be the one, writes MARK ROBINSON – and they need to act now.
Sam Durham has injected substance into the Dons’ midfield since his arrival. It’s why in what will be a tactical war Sunday night, the former mid-season draft pick may be the key, writes Mark Robinson.
An independent report, prepared by a Deakin professor, says the treatment of First Nations players and their families when at Hawthorn constituted racism.
Park our adulation of Harley Reid for a second, any sympathy for him for losing the Rising Star award over a dangerous tackle on Darcy Wilson is over the top and misses the point, writes Mark Robinson.
Sam Darcy received a two-week ban for his hit on Brayden Maynard, but unlike the Peter Wright incident, never even made a play on the ball, writes Mark Robinson in The Tackle.
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