The Blues planning for a premiership tilt is in full swing,so they took the cautious approach and made in-form ruckman Tom De Koning sit out the match against Richmond.
They are not necessarily speed demons or endurance beasts,but these players give their coaches tactical flexibility. And at a time when the tag is back,their importance is greater than ever.
Players have told the AFLPA they are being stung by excessive fines,disproportionate to their indiscretions,and want transparency to show how the money is being spent by the league.
After needing to dig deep into Collingwood’s list to find reinforcements during the club’s injury crisis,coach Craig McRae now has an embarrassment of riches at the selection table.
Collingwood icon Dane Swan’s induction to the Australian Football Hall of Fame couldn’t have gone more to script. We’re just glad he made it to the event in the first place.
For a range of reasons,these 18 players across the AFL need a bumper second half of the season when it comes to their careers beyond 2024.
A dozen experts voted on the decade they thought was the pinnacle beginning with the 1970s,through to today.
The most compelling thing from Sunday’s game was that North Melbourne,of all teams,got nine goals up on last year’s premiers and did it in a thrilling,authoritative fashion.
Joel Amartey has kicked a career-high nine goals to lead Sydney to a 42-point come-from-behind victory over the Crows at Adelaide Oval. Amartey had just 10 touches and none until the second quarter.
For a few hours on Saturday afternoon,it appeared the city of Melbourne had entered a time warp and landed back in 2019. Richmond people had returned to the football en masse to honour Dustin Martin.
A rare video interview shows that Dustin Martin was an excellent judge of his football strengths and weaknesses,even before he launched his spectacular AFL career.