‘What in the hell was Gold Coast thinking?’
As Gold Coast languishes at the bottom of the AFL table, an ex-Sun the club didn’t want is flourishing at its top-placed neighbour. Jon Anderson assesses every AFL club after Round 17.
West Coast
Vote: Was Whitfield BOG against Tigers?
His team was comprehensively outplayed but a GWS midfielder was awarded three votes against Richmond. Did the Herald Sun experts get it right? VOTE ON EVERY GAME
Pies are back after stirring road win
Is this Collingwood’s best win under Nathan Buckley? The Magpies embarked on the toughest trip in footy reeling from back-to-back losses but, with their backs against the wall, they prevailed with a point to spare.
Teams: Long wait over for Birchall
Hawthorn veteran Grant Birchall has been named for his first AFL game in more than two years but the Hawks have lost a key forward, and several big names return. ALL THE TEAMS
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Trade moves: did your club nail it?
THEY’RE the players that can either lift a team to premiership success or cost it dearly. We assess each AFL club’s trade recruits through the first six rounds.
Why Centrals passed on Malthouse
MICHAEL Malthouse’s record breaking coaching career came within a whisker of starting with Central District in the SANFL.
Ben Cousins arrested after chase
AFL bad boy Ben Cousins has been charged with reckless driving after a police pursuit in Western Australia.
Pickett rising up the charts
WEST Australian Jarrod Pickett is related to Leon Davis and Byron Pickett. And he models his game on Chris Yarran and Cyril Rioli. No wonder he’s an excitement machine. WATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Walsh finishes coach panel search with Glass
PHIL Walsh’s strong focus on teamwork and leadership has led to Adelaide’s prized capture of former West Coast Eagles captain Darren Glass.
The Buzz: Pies should consider Cox
HAS retiring West Coast ruckman Dean Cox got one more season left in him? And if he does, could he play at a club like Collingwood?
The Tackle: Tanking dead in 2014
THIS is footy post the tanking era, an era which no-one looks back at fondly. It’s all about effort. And for that, footy is thriving.
Tigers reign after Vickery KO’s King Cox
RICHMOND scores gutsy win in downpour but Tyrone Vickery faces lengthy ban for striking Eagles champ Dean Cox. SEE THE HIT AND HAVE YOUR SAY
Cox the ruckman of a generation
RETIRING West Coast great Dean Cox will be remembered as the prototypical ruckman of his generation, writes Mark Robinson
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