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Isaac Heeney of the Swans celebrates a goal.

Hang it in the Louvre: Heeney’s heroics keeps Swans in finals hunt

Isaac Heeney had an all-timer on Saturday - and Brodie Grundy went alright, too - as Sydney made light work of North Melbourne at the SCG.

  • Vince Rugari

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The AFL’s executive general manager of football operations, Laura Kane.

AFL could introduce AFLW-specific stadium; Goodwin says flag star won’t be moved on

AFL executives have outlined how the women’s game could benefit from its own venue. Meanwhile, the Melbourne coach says the Demons are in a much better place now than they were heading into last year’s trade period.

  • Jake Niall and Danny Russell
St Kilda’s Rowan Marshall, Hawthorn’s James Worpel and Essendon’s Elijah Tsatas could be used as trade bait this year.

The expendables: The players your club could offload as trade bait

AFL clubs have started assessing their lists and identifying which valuable players they might be willing to offer on the trade table when the silly season comes around.

  • Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
The incident which led to Tristan Xerri’s suspension

‘I had to respond’: Gawn’s reaction to ugly incident involving teammate

The Demons snapped a five-game losing streak with a hard fought win, but the contest was marred by the incident that sparked Tom Sparrow’s teammates to fly the flag for him.

  • Scott Spits and Russell Bennett
Magpies coach Craig McRae.

Key takeouts from round 17: ‘Two-tier’ comp hurting the season; Should Cripps hand over the captaincy to Weitering?

The close finishes have disappeared, and the ladder is in two halves which makes us keen for a hot finish to the season. The winter hibernation has gone on too long.

  • Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Dropped: Melbourne defender Jake Lever.

AFL round 17 teams and expert tips: Demons bring back Lever for Crows clash

Carlton and Collingwood have both made key changes as the famous rivals prepare to clash under lights on the big stage.

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Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs is chaired from the field after his 250th match by teammates.

Dogs spoil North Melbourne’s milestone game, mark Libba’s 250 in style

The Dogs held off a spirited North Melbourne side to win by 49-points with premiership player Tom Liberatore putting in a sensational performance as he notched up his 250th game.

  • Peter Ryan
David Dench with his daughter Michelle in 2003 as she fulfilled her football promise.

The one thing missing from David Dench’s North story: His daughter couldn’t play for the club

Dench changed football with his dashing, defensive style of play. His daughter, Michelle, made her name as a champion in the game, too, but before AFLW started. She never got the chance to represent the club they love.

  • Peter Ryan
Kane Cornes has become the most prominent voice in footy.

The Kane game: Cornes opens up on confrontation, conflict and the time he ‘maybe’ went too far

Players on long-term contracts? There should be a royal commission. Luke Beveridge? The Western Bulldogs should have punted him long ago. North Melbourne? Their performances deserve criticism. But once the cameras and headphones are off, Kane Cornes is a different man.

  • Andrew Wu
Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies celebrates kicking a goal.

It was no cakewalk against the Eagles, but good old Collingwood keep standing up when it matters

Top-team Collingwood handled last-placed West Coast Eagles but not before some nervous moments until Scott Pendlebury and Nick Daicos led the Magpies to a win in the second half.

  • Scott Spits, Roy Ward, Russell Bennett, Danny Russell and Andrew Wu

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