North reveals Clarkson start date
Alastair Clarkson is poised to start work as North Melbourne coach within days.
Alastair Clarkson is poised to start work as North Melbourne coach within days.
Josh Dunkley was a relieved man when his move from the Western Bulldogs to the Brisbane Lions was finally completed.
The Lions have boosted their chances of winning next year’s AFL premiership by luring a Hawthorn star to Brisbane.
Ollie Henry’s playing future remains in limbo as the club he wants to join, Geelong, tries to appease his current club, Collingwood.
Early season losses to Essendon and Collingwood are being used as launching pads for the Lions as they prepare to take on top of the ladder Geelong.
Luke Hodge’s influence at Brisbane Lions has helped Cameron Rayner out of his early-season slump, with a teammate revealing the impact the veteran Lion has had on the No. 1 draft pick.
Alex Witherden’s 50th game marks a collective coming out party for a quartet of Brisbane players who struggled through the wooden spoon season of 2017 to now be on the cusp of premiership glory.
Charlie Cameron was the missing piece former Adelaide football manager David Noble was looking for when he was planning how to get the Lions out of the mire. Now he is the player the Crows miss the most, writes Warren Tredrea.
Charlie Cameron is having one of the best seasons of his career and a significant impact on the Lions charge to the finals and now he’s won seriously high praise by being likened to a Hawthorn and AFL great.
It doesn’t get much bigger than this. Two rounds out from finals, this weekend’s fixtures will more than whet the appetite. And it’s not just the games involving the top four to get excited by.
Essendon’s ‘pathetic’ performance puts the heat on everyone at the club, from coach John Worsfold down. Mark Robinson writes after the players put up the white flag, fans are ‘dripping with anger’. LIKES AND DISLIKES
Collingwood is a game behind the fourth-placed Tigers, but they might be about to make a move as the finals arrive early in what could be the AFL’s ‘moving round’. SEE THE LADDER + RUN HOME
Patrick Dangerfield produced a typical high-class performance but it was another Cats who stole the limelight. Vote for your best player in Round 21.
Luke Hodge and Chris Fagan aren’t the only links to Hawthorn at Brisbane, and another lesser-known figure is a key reason for the Lions’ remarkable rise up the AFL ladder.
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