It’s less than 12 months since Roan Steele played his last game for his junior club Frankston YCW. On Friday, he’ll make his AFL debut in front of a packed MCG as a Magpie. This is his story.
West Coast shocked the Magpie army at Marvel Stadium when they took a lead into half time, then Collingwood flexed their muscle after the major break. But will Nick nab all three votes?
The AFL world has reacted in disbelief to a punishment handed down after treatment of Collingwood’s Nick Daicos sparked heated debate.
Pies fans have been asking to see him for weeks, and they’re set to get their wish against the Eagles, but Charlie West might be proof that the old Magpies still have plenty of young stars.
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.
There are four highly-rated young guns tied to Collingwood in this year’s draft, and they all fit a need for Craig McRae’s ageing list. But something – or someone – has to give.
It’s the image that confirms teams are premiership contenders, but the club on top of the AFL ladder is missing from the key predictor.
The MRO has made its call on Tom Green’s bump on Joel Freijah, while one of the Roos’ best players this season has been hit with a big ban. See the full MRO news.
The MCG is confident it can avoid a repeat of the issue which caused both coaching boxes to lose communications during Friday’s Anzac Day blockbuster. Here’s what happened.
The Daicos brothers started it and Bobby Hill ended it. But, in between, two young Bombers showed just what future Anzac Days might look like. GLENN McFARLANE dissects how it played out.
Keen to give fans certainty for the run home, the AFL is working through the fixture for rounds 16-23 – and a number of big Victorian clubs will be sweating on its release.
Brad Scott says “as helpless as I have felt in a quarter of footy” when the MCG phones went down on Anzac Day. This is what happened and how the coaches responded.
The Anzac Day blockbuster lived up to its billing – with momentum shift after momentum shift for three quarters. Then, it was all Collingwood. Here’s how it all unfolded.
Collingwood was supposed to be too old and too slow. Yet its sixth win on the trot was spearheaded by a 34-year-old enjoying the ultimate career renaissance.
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