Demons to break the drought?
So close, yet so far. Melbourne’s season finally gave Dees fans a taste of the success they had been craving for so many years. It...
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Nicholas D'Urbano
Mar 22, 20193 min read
Being on the losing side
Picture this. It’s the last Saturday in September and your team is in the Grand Final. It’s been a season where your side has completely...
Zac Standish
Mar 22, 20193 min read
Can the Bulldogs bite back?
2016 was a season Dogs fans couldn’t even dream about, as their beloved side rose from seventh position to go on one of the most...
Zac Standish
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Has the Swansong come to a close?
Without a doubt one of the most successful teams of the modern era, the Sydney Swans have been a staple of September action for the past...
Chris Nice
Mar 20, 20193 min read
A new day for the Suns?
Stuart Dew looked to have reinvigorated Gold Coast at the start of 2018, with the Suns - much to everyone's bewilderment - sitting at 2-0...
Conor Morrissey
Mar 20, 20193 min read
North Melbourne: is leaping into the eight a possibility in 2019?
Expectations were low for North Melbourne last year; they appeared to many a team who had done their dash with back to back preliminary...
Jack Alfonso
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Another blue year on the cards for Carlton?
Upon being announced as the long-term successor to Mick Malthouse back in 2015, Brendon Bolton and Stephen Silvagni spoke of a "66-game...
Zac Standish
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Can the fabled midfield trio bring success back to the Cattery?
With superstars such as Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood and Gary Ablett on your list, you’d expect to be right in the conversation as...
Anna McGuinness
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Brisbane: clawing its way back up the ladder
Brisbane’s 5-17 record from 2018 doesn’t do its season justice. After a horror start with eight consecutive losses including a resounding...
Conor Morrissey
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Fremantle: anchored outside the eight or on the rise?
Fremantle appear to be towards the back of a logjam of teams outside the top-eight trying to force their way back up the ladder....
Conor Morrissey
Mar 19, 20193 min read
Power outage or Power surge?
It’s Round 16, and Port Adelaide sit fourth, with 11 wins and four losses. They’ve won their last five matches, and sit two games clear...
Conor Morrissey
Mar 19, 20193 min read
Flying high: Eagles on the up
The West Coast Eagles came from the clouds to win last year’s premiership. After a barnstorming 10-1 start to the season, the Eagles...
Zac Standish
Mar 18, 20193 min read
Can the Crows bounce back?
2018 was a year to forget for the Adelaide Crows. From a controversial pre-season camp gone wrong to a host of injuries to star players,...
Chris Nice
Mar 18, 20193 min read
St Kilda: sink or swim?
2018 was close to a complete write-off for St Kilda. After finishing just shy of a top-eight finish the season prior, the Saints...
Nicholas D'Urbano
Mar 18, 20192 min read
Hawk-eye: a closer look at Hawthorn
After a disappointing end to their 2018 finals series, the Hawks go into 2019 an enigma. The season-ending injury to reigning Brownlow...
Nicholas D'Urbano
Mar 18, 20192 min read
Giant expectations
It was a tough season for Greater Western Sydney, who had to scratch and claw their way into the finals in 2018, before bowing out in the...
Nicholas D'Urbano
Mar 18, 20192 min read
Can the Bombers fly up?
After a season of significant ups and downs, the Bombers finished 2018 with aplomb as they almost turned their poor start into an...
Nicholas D'Urbano
Mar 18, 20192 min read
How far can the Mighty Magpies go?
Last year was one of the more memorable for the Collingwood Football Club after an off-season of extreme uncertainty. Nathan Buckley was...
The Rushed Behind
Nov 21, 201812 min read
The Rushed Behind 2018 Phantom Draft
Dubbed as the “super draft”, the 2018 NAB AFL National Draft has been one of the most talked about in years, with top-end talent...
The Rushed Behind
Oct 1, 20185 min read
2018 Season Review: West Coast and Collingwood
WEST COAST By Conor Morrissey It was a season to remember for West Coast, who overcame absences to key players to win perhaps the most...
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