McGuane: Two issues Tigers must fix or miss finals
If Richmond wants to return to finals football this year it is time for a change of mindset at Tigerland and Mick McGuane has called out two serious areas of concern.
Essendon
Nine days could decide Bombers’ 2022 fate
Essendon made the worst possible start to its 2022 season, and it could get worse from here. The KFC SuperFooty TV panel reveal the simple stat Dons fans don’t want to see.
Hawks defender’s Day could come in round 2
Hawthorn could receive a nice boost for its tough round 2 encounter against Port Adelaide, with a young gun nearing a return
Pies fans laughing after great trade heist
Just over a year after a trade period from hell, Collingwood fans are celebrating one of the great steals of recent years after Pat Lipinski’s inspired debut in black and white. Round 1 review.
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Slack Cats punished by Bombers
ESSENDON deserved this win as it was tougher, bolder and more direct, but questions have to be asked of Geelong, which has slumped to three consecutive defeats.
‘I had some pretty dark thoughts’
BRUSHED off as a bit of fun to keep the new upstart grounded in 1981, former Essendon superstar Paul Salmon tells MARK ROBINSON he saw his teammates’ antics another way.
‘Napoleon Dynamite with size 13s’
PEOPLE ask me what I made of James Kelly when I first laid eyes on him at Geelong? Try Napoleon Dynamite with size 13 feet, writes Paul Chapman.
‘I thought I was done, completely’
MOVING into retirement wasn’t easy for James Kelly but a second chance with Essendon and reaching 300 games has the classy defender in the promised land.
Trade Talk: Did your club get it right?
JON Ralph has rated every club’s trade and free agency recruits after seven weeks of the season. Does your club fall under the boom or bust category?
Who is the recruit of the year?
DID your team nail the 2016 trade period? Jon Ralph takes a look at who the big winners and losers were in the off-season deals.
Winners and losers in run home
NORTH Melbourne has a dream draw but West Coast didn’t get any favours. Champion Data rates the fixture difficulty of every club in the run to finals. How did your team fare?
Which team should be in the top four?
COLLINGWOOD should really be knocking on the door of the top eight but another Melbourne club has also paid a high price because of its goalkicking woes. How does your team rate?
Why 2017 is the AFL’s year of upsets
UPSETS have gone to a whole new level this year, which is good news for West Coast and the Bulldogs but ugly reading for Collingwood and Melbourne.
Confirmed: AFLW to expand in 2019
THE AFL has confirmed the AFL Women’s will expand in 2019. The league will remain an eight-team competition in 2018 with successful teams notified mid-year.
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