King: The day slow football died
Richmond produced a ruthless performance befitting a premier on the granfest stage, storming to victory against a shell-shocked GWS. David King breaks down where the game was decided.
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Tenacious Tigers silence Giants’ big sound
Big big sound? More like a popgun. The Giants rolled into the decider fuelled by a reputation as September’s toughest side. They were instead sat on their backside by a tenacious Tigers unit that marches to its second flag in three years.
Robbo: What we’ve all got wrong about Greene
Toby Greene is the most talked about player in football — and not all of it is complimentary. But is Greene the footballer the same as Greene the person? There’s plenty we don’t know.
The ‘big, big sound’ footy fans love
You can’t go anywhere this week without hearing the Russian-inspired GWS Giants theme song as hilarious memes flood social media. Here are the best all in one place.
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