Dustin Martin and Tom Hawkins, two country boys with contrasting backgrounds, did things differently at the top level. But, as MARK ROBINSON writes, they have both left big footprints on their clubs – and our game.
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.
Hawthorn were cruising in the nation’s capital, then all of a sudden, the tsunami came quick and fast. Mark Robinson writes, we should have seen it coming in THE TACKLE.
When Sam Mitchell looked Lachie Bramble in the eye and told him he was no longer wanted, the former Hawk was lost. Enter Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs. MARK ROBINSON uncovers the truth about the SSP success story.
The Brisbane Lions’ defence of Charlie Cameron makes a mockery of the tribunal process, MARK ROBINSON writes of its “most mind-boggling decision” this year.
Zak Butters escaped a suspension for his high hit on Freo’s Bailey Banfield, but a critical question is yet to be asked, why didn’t Freo get a free kick late? LIKES and DISLIKES from round 5.
Today’s coaches’ box is a computer convention, writes Mark Robinson. Long gone are the days of personal abuse and player tears. Here’s how, what and who changed over the years.
The Blues and Cats are sitting 17th and 18th in clearance numbers across the league, but there’s one factor which shows it doesn’t matter. MARK ROBINSON names his likes and dislikes from Gather Round.
The AFL has tried a lot of different things lately, but have they worked? Mark Robinson asks legends of the past five decades what they think of the modern game and schedule.
Kane Cornes has the knowledge to be one of footy’s best analysts. But as MARK ROBINSON writes, this time the outspoken TV and radio personality went too far and played the bully.
Other than deceiving the public, the clubs, the coaches and the large contingent of the playing cohort, there is nothing to see here, writes MARK ROBINSON of the AFL’s drug testing bombshell.
Magpie legends Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom are under pressure to hold their spots as the club’s premiership defence flaters. But, a coaching great says one move can save the veteran pair.
They’re two of the most high-profile key defenders in the game, but MARK ROBINSON found it easy to split James Sicily and Tom Stewart on the weekend despite similar stat lines.
Former Bulldog Nigel Kellett is only able to remember fragments of his 154 games in red, white and sblue. His life living with a horror-show of symptoms caused by head knocks is nothing short of a nightmare.
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