Secret weapon powering resurgent Carlton’s new vibe
How have the Blues started afresh with a new attitude? Michael Voss has called in a mental health guru to boost team bonding and to leave the ghosts of past failures at Ikon Park behind.
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Have your say: Were Blues robbed of late free kick?
A tackle on Sam Walsh slipped high in the dying second close to goal. Do Blues fans have reason to be frustrated? VOTE NOW
Magpies cause huge boilover in AFL thriller
Collingwood has kept its finals hopes alive with a thrilling win over traditional rivals Carlton on Sunday afternoon.
Malthouse: Fear and loathing between Pies, Blues very real
Carlton may hold the ascendancy in the midfield, but coaching great Mick Malthouse says never underestimate the will to win with Collingwood as two arch rivals go head-to-head again.
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Greats lament changing role of ruckmen
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Is this the year of ending hoodoos?
CAN the Bulldogs snap a long run of outs at Kardinia Park? Will St Kilda finally end years of pain against Sydney? It’s likely to happen if this year is anything to go by.
Get ready for a wildcard weekend
A TEAM that finishes 10th could play off for a finals spot as early as next year under a wildcard system that surprisingly had the support of clubs. How would it work?
Has the ladder ever looked like this?
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AFL fixture does not need to be fixed
THIS season there has been an average of 3.5 upsets a round and 11 games decided by under a goal, so a radical restructure of the fixture is just lunacy, writes JON RALPH.
Why Dusty isn’t worth $1m a year
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Players don’t need sledging code
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Players must have ‘base level of respect’
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Barometer: Crameri in for surgery, Bob back
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Which clubs can’t nail the close ones
WINNING the tight ones can be the difference between finals and failure. So what would the AFL ladder look like if the one-goal thrillers were reversed?
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