Fremantle should be in flag mode. Instead they’ve been the biggest flop of the season so far, writes JAY CLARK. And with all the coaches available, the heat is well and truly on Justin Longmuir.
The Lions showed last year that it’s irresponsible to write teams off too early in a season, and that’s exactly what the Swans will be hoping to replicate after saving their season on Sunday.
A-grade stars at a bargain price don’t come along very often – and when it happens, you don’t want to miss out. See who’s hot and cold this week and expert trade advice.
In a day which brought some of the greatest goalkickers in the game’s history back to Hawthorn, Jack Gunston kicked his 500th goal. Here’s why he deserves to walk alongside Dunstall and co.
Matt Rowell has dropped another horror SuperCoach score after Brisbane did its homework on the Suns clearance beast. Here are the key SuperCoach takeaways from super Sunday.
The debate around pushing opponents into contests is set to rage again after Jeremy McGovern was hurt against the Dees. But while Jake Melksham has avoided a ban, a young Eagle hasn’t.
The Gold Coast Suns came into with what was one of the biggest games in their club’s history – and they disappeared against big brother Brisbane. CALLUM DICK unpacks the QClash.
A genuine grudge match is coming in round 11, and the angst between Bailey Smith and his former teammates goes well beyond the Geelong star’s recent comments about them, writes JON RALPH.
Dean Cox says Lewis Melican’s ‘immaculate’ record should help him at the tribunal after he cleaned up Toby Bedford, with no malice in the hit.
Pies fans will feel aggrieved after being on the wrong side of some calls in the thriller against the Cats. But a former AFL umpire says he didn’t see any clangers in the final term of the epic clash.
Some contentious calls have dominated the conversation, but they’re not why Collingwood fell to the Cats, writes Ed Bourke. And the true cause should leave the Pies seething.
Two prospects who emerged in local footy have put forward strong cases for the mid-season draft. Plus, a Cats academy prospect is sure to rise up draft boards. See the full Young Guns scouting notes here.
Has the dreaded coaching succession tax sunken in at the Power? There will be some brutal vision to review after that shocker against the Bulldogs, writes GLENN MCFARLANE.
Carlton great Peter “Buzz” Bosustow, conducted his last interview of significance with this masthead before his sad passing. The mercurial forward reveals why he made the jump to the Blues.
Carlton coach Michael Voss has offered a blunt assessment of his side after the Blues’ winning run came to a shuddering halt at Adelaide Oval.
West Coast led the Demons at half-time after an impressive second quarter. Enter Max Gawn, the skipper again proving he is the key to Melbourne’s resurgence.
Patrick Dangerfield was the headline act. However, even he was battling early on in the match. But the skipper and several out-of-form Cats stood up when it mattered most in Geelong’s comeback.
Port Adelaide’s bright start in Ballarat didn’t last long. The Bulldogs flicked a switch to proves they are the real deal – and raise even more questions about Ken Hinkley’s side.
Josh Gibson was playing his last season in the AFL when James Sicily trotted down back to join him defence. The pair chat all things Hawthorn ahead of the club’s centenary match.
Adelaide bounced back from last week’s dissappointment with a stunning performance against the Blues – and it was skipper Jordan Dawson who hit back the hardest.
Hugo Garcia was subbed out and given an all-time spray by Ross Lyon last week. But the young Saint responded in the best way possible. He opens up to Chris Cavanagh on the whole saga.
The AFL’s football department has undergone a makeover amid accusations of a reported ‘power struggle’. But are the issues real? Laura Kane opens up to Jay Clark.
Chad Warner received plenty of support after he made the call to stay a Swan. But one man sent a rather disappointed message. Plus, he and Finn Callaghan chat the Sydney Derby’s growth.
A spectacular 14-goal haul lit up the Outer East, while it was raining goals for two former AFL players and a local great returned — it’s all in our local footy wrap.
A Victorian club could cash in with an extra game at the MCG, with one of the AFL’s interstate teams weighing up a surprise move to sell a game to help boost its hopes of finals success.
Eva Campo went from winning a premiership with Claremont to losing her brother Nick in a car accident in a week. As she prepares to play her first game of football since, she shares her story with Eliza Reilly.
What was once a manufactured dislike is now very much genuine for Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast. On the eve of the biggest QClash in history, get the inside story on the hatred between the Lions and Suns.
Cooper Sharman put on a second-half clinic to launch St Kilda to an impressive win over a Fremantle side dubbed “listless” and “embarrassing”. See the full SuperCoach talking points here.
Geelong knocked off Collingwood in their last encounter, but concerning lapses and a big drop-off work right into the Magpies’ hands. And the Cats must address these issues fast.
A kid from Myrtleford with a dream of playing one AFL game will break a record many thought would never be reached on Saturday. This is Jack Crisp’s journey – in his own words.
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