West Coast vs Melbourne: Preliminary final forecast
Perth holds no fear for Melbourne, so it goes. But there’s many more reasons for the Dees to feel confident heading into this afternoon’s preliminary final against the West Coast Eagles.
AFL rule changes spoken into existence
The negativity about the ‘state of the game’ has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. The drastic rule changes on the AFL horizon feel like they’ve been talked into existence, and are at glaring odds with the wonderful spectacle we’ve seen over the last month of football.
Carlton's rebuild stems on this trade period
Carlton are in for a massive trade period, as the Blues can secure Adelaide’s Mitch McGovern and GWS’s Dylan Shiel and still hold onto the first draft pick to either get Jack Lukosius or Sam Walsh.
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Preliminary final forecast: Richmond vs Collingwood
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15.7 instead of 15.9. Not a bad prediction after all…
Shiel be right, mate: Free agency will keep Hawthorn's list healthy
Today’s list breakdown looks at the Hawthorn Hawks, a team who have been at the top more often than not for a long time, and look well-placed to stay there.
Pre-agency: The next stage of the AFL’s glacial player movement evolution
There’s a common thread to a whole heap of mooted player exchanges looming large over the 2018 off season. And it suggests players, their agents and many clubs are growing more sophisticated in how they deal with player exchange.
The Roar’s AFL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals
History suggests that those sides which have had a week off to rest before a preliminary final should be strong favourites for the matches themselves, and at a quick glance 2018 looks no different.
The Roar's AFL tipping comp - Finals Week 2 results
The tipping results are in for the second week of the AFL finals, and despite not registering a point, there is no change of leader with just three games left for the season.
GWS are staring down the barrel of a 2019 contract crisis
The GWS Giants took a step backwards in 2018, eliminated in the semi-finals after having made the prelims in the two years previous.
The case for Collingwood
The stage is magnificent – 90,000-plus in the stands and a challenger whose greatest strength is the champion’s greatest ‘weakness’.
Roar of the Crowd
Is supporter loyalty a lost commodity today?
It is fair to say the term ‘loyalty’ held a different place in our society back in the day more so than it holds today.
Tackling gripes
Watching finals football, with its increased pressure, it has been notable that teams able to hit hard in tackles leave a telling effect on their opponents – leading to skill errors.
AFL finals diary: Preliminary final nirvana and a run in the seconds
Seemingly unperturbed by 18-metre goal squares, the footballing gods have delivered a preliminary final weekend for the ages.
Is 2018 Tom Mitchell’s Brownlow year? Don’t be so sure
Footy fans everywhere are counting down the days and nights until the 2018 Brownlow Medal gala, and all season there’s been one clear standout.
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Sam Newman delivers heartfelt Footy Show goodbye
The original panel member will quit the show after the Grand Final episode, amid its uncertain future.
Hardwick: Target Dusty at your own peril
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick expects Dustin Martin to play in the preliminary final against Collingwood, despite suffering a serious cork that affected his training this week – but says he will not be a soft target.
Williamstown miss VFL grand final berth by narrowest of margins
Heartbreak for Jaylon Thorpe, who missed a shot at goal just before the final siren in the one point loss to Box Hill
2016 Premiership hero gets humbled by his wife during kicking contest
How about that celebratory jig at the end
Eddie Betts 'almost struck by lightning' while nailing impossible kick
Some trickery with the camera or did this actually happen? Either way Eddie Betts is still kicking freakish goals, even in Adelaide’s offseason.
The inspirational story of Collingwood's Sam McLarty
“Grit, optimism, resilience and loyalty. These are the values we play by.” The Collingwood Football Club and CGU have stood by these core Australian values, and the club is now enjoying a resurgence as they head to the 2018 finals.
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Loyalty and continuity have propelled Collingwood back into the premiership discussion
The popular refrain when criticising Nathan Buckley’s Collingwood was simple: what was his team’s identity? Or rather; why didn’t it have one?
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The popular refrain when criticising Nathan Buckley’s Collingwood was simple: what was his team’s identity? Or rather; why didn’t it have one?
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15.7 instead of 15.9. Not a bad prediction after all…