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Robert Walls is a columnist.

AFL grand final 2015: Ruthless Hawthorn will look to intimidate West Coast

AFL grand final 2015: Ruthless Hawthorn will look to intimidate West Coast

Expect the first ten minutes of Saturday's grand final to be the most ferocious frantic football of the season.

  • by Robert Walls

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The golden West Coast era of the mid-2000s brought the game into disrepute

The golden West Coast era of the mid-2000s brought the game into disrepute

Former West Coast star Daniel Chick has made stunning claims about drug use at the the Eagles' mid-2000s, including their 2006 premiership year. Fairfax Media columnist Robert Walls stirred passionate debate back in 2007.

  • by Robert Walls
AFL grand final 2015: three reasons why West Coast Eagles won't win the premiership

AFL grand final 2015: three reasons why West Coast Eagles won't win the premiership

What did we learn from the purest football weekend of the season, when the four top teams are playing for their lives, when the eyes of the football world scrutinise every play, and where there is absolutely nowhere to hide? Plenty.

  • by Robert Walls
Robert Walls questions the chase for John Worsfold – 'an ordinary coach'

Robert Walls questions the chase for John Worsfold – 'an ordinary coach'

Coaches come and coaches go. Reputations rise and fall. Newbies Adam Simpson and Luke Beveridge are riding high while Damien Hardwick and Nathan Buckley are under the pump.

  • by Robert Walls
AFL finals 2015: Can Ross Lyon's Dockers score enough to win a flag?

AFL finals 2015: Can Ross Lyon's Dockers score enough to win a flag?

Like all Ross Lyon-coached teams, the Dockers are built around defence. But they are vulnerable in attack.

  • by Robert Walls
How Fremantle became a force

How Fremantle became a force

'Manic' is the word that best describes the way Fremantle pressured Sydney in last week's preliminary final.

  • by Robert Walls
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Cats must stop Hawks firepower

Cats must stop Hawks firepower

If the attitude and the intensity between Geelong and Hawthorn is equal, then the firepower up forward could well determine Friday night’s preliminary final.

  • by Robert Walls
All Power needed was right hand on switch

All Power needed was right hand on switch

A few tweaks have helped turn Port Adelaide around.

  • by Robert Walls
Michael Voss pays unfair price for Lions' board ineptitude

Michael Voss pays unfair price for Lions' board ineptitude

The treatment of Michael Voss by the Lions board is disgraceful.

  • by Robert Walls
Fasten seatbelt for flight of a footy lifetime

Fasten seatbelt for flight of a footy lifetime

On his final football flight, Robert Walls contemplates the men who have inspired him.

  • by Robert Walls
Pies' best a black and white contrast in styles

Pies' best a black and white contrast in styles

Dane Swan and Scott Pendlebury have given extraordinary service to their team over the past seven years.

  • by Robert Walls

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