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Bailey Smith is enjoying a renaissance in his second AFL start as a Cat.

Entertaining or juvenile? Bailey Smith is walking the line

This is Smith’s third venture into the headlines this year for an action not involving kicking a football. The key takeouts from round eight.

  • Marc McGowan

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A modern-day Hawthorn great, Sam Mitchell knows success.

The Hawks’ hard calls: One key reason for their edge over the competition

The Hawks are the only team to have won premierships in every decade from the 1960s. They have been, by any measure, the club that has been most successful since the game turned semi, then fully, professional.

  • Jake Niall
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Jones gives update on gruesome injury, AFL explains bizarre cancelled umpiring decision

Footy boss Laura Kane admitted a free kick should have been paid to the Bombers, but was satisfied with the outcome.

  • Peter Ryan, Michael Gleeson, Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu
Some of Aussie Rules footy’s great ruckmen: John Nicholls, Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer, Simon Madden, Dean Cox, and Max Gawn.

Where does Max Gawn fit in the AFL’s ruck pantheon? Some of the game’s greats have their say

The Melbourne skipper is proud of his longevity in a brilliant AFL career, but how does his career stack up against footy’s legendary big men?

  • Marc McGowan
Zach Merrett was Essendon’s best in their narrow win over North Melbourne.

The four moments that show why Brad Scott rates Merrett alongside Nathan Buckley

There is little wonder Brad Scott mentions Zach Merrett in the same breath as a former leader of another big Victorian club who shone like a beacon through dark times.

  • Andrew Wu
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Dons will ‘wrap arms around’ Jones after sickening injury; Kangas lash out over Curtis ban

Essendon lost several players to injury, including Harrison Jones to a horror ankle injury, as they held off North Melbourne to win by three points at Marvel Stadium.

  • Scott Spits and Claire Siracusa
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Kane Cornes has been banned by the Roos.

Inside North’s Kane Cornes ban: Why the ‘Sheezey Street’ jibe was the last straw

Kangaroos footy boss Todd Viney revealed the ban on Wednesday morning after Cornes’ stinging criticism this week of skipper Jy Simpkin and young gun Harry Sheezel.

  • Andrew Wu
The Dan Houston trade is working out just fine for Collingwood.

To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this year’s flag.

  • Marc McGowan
Coaches Chris Fagan (left) and Craig McRae (right) with assistants Daniel Giansiracusa, Daniel Pratt and Chad Cornes.

Overworked and undervalued: Inside the AFL’s coaching crisis

The role of an assistant coach is vital but, relative to the rest of the football industry, questions continue to be raised about whether the AFL understands its true importance.

  • Peter Ryan
Carlton stars Jacob Weitering and Patrick Cripps.

Are the Blues back? The signs are promising

A victory like Sunday’s in front of nearly 70,000 at the MCG against a top-six team is a moment to enjoy and speculate just how good the Blues can be when they play like that.

  • Michael Gleeson

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