Meek Dogs’ season cooked in first-quarter disaster
Win or season over. Those were the stakes the Western Bulldogs faced at the SCG. They failed the test miserably, the game over at quarter time.
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‘Pathetic, horrible, cooked’: Dogs savaged
Greats of the game have taken aim at the Western Bulldogs after last year’s grand finalists were taken to school in Sydney in prime time.
Mick McGuane: Swans’ lapses must stop
Mid-match lapses have become a major issue for the Swans as they prepare to fight for their top-eight spot against Western Bulldogs on Friday night.
Jesinta Franklin’s shock career change
Jesinta Franklin is making a bizarre career hop that nobody saw coming in a move that could get awkward for her husband.
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Dear Santa: What your club wants for Christmas
It doesn’t matter where your team finished on the ladder or who it recruited, fans of the 18 AFL clubs are already looking to 2019 with a nervous mix of anticipation and anxiety. So what will your club be asking for from Santa for Christmas?
Swans name three captains for 2019
Sydney has returned to a co-captaincy model for the 2019 season after elevating vice-captains Luke Parker and Dane Rampe to share the leadership with Josh Kennedy.
Cash to entice stars to play AFLX
Money to play, an all-indigenous side and superhero-themed teams. That’s some of the highlights footy fans and players can look forward to for a revamped AFLX Series in 2019.
Track watch: NicNat’s knee on track
West Coast says star ruckman Nic Naitanui is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a second knee reconstruction, fuelling hopes he will be able to return by round 15 next season. How is your club shaping on the track?
Luckless Menzel under the knife again
New Swan Dan Menzel started feeling soreness from his first session at his new club. And now Sydney has sent the former Cat in for surgery in the hope he’ll be fit for the start of the 2019 season.
Who will benefit most from rule changes?
AFL clubs will be busy strategising over the summer to get an important tactical advantage from the new rules as Jon Ralph looks at which players will have the edge in 2019.
Which footballers make the cricketers’ XI?
THE Aussies are down a couple of gun batsmen for the summer series against India with Steve Smith and David Warner suspended, but are there a couple of AFL players who could fill the void?
AFL pressure index: Woosha under the pump
ESSENDON has not won a final since 2004 and while coach John Worsfold has two year’s left to run on his contract, he will have no excuses if the Bombers don’t make the finals in 2019, Jon Ralph writes.
What happened to the AFL overseas camp?
Forget Arizona, Africa and the Middle East, this year Geelong’s younger players had a camp in Lorne. Are overseas trips a thing of the past? Plus a look back at your club’s travels.
Footy’s most surprising elite player
Patrick Cripps and Tom Mitchell don’t make Champion Data’s list of elite players for next season. Majak Daw is there and so is Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, but they aren’t the biggest shock.
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