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Winless wooden spooners to grand finalists in one year: Ex-Bomber tips the tables
A former Essendon fan favourite is turning them inside out in the Mallee, and on Saturday will play in the Sunraysia league grand final just a year after the side went winless in a wooden spoon season.
- by Greg Baum
The Scoop
AFL 2024
A sprinkler head? A divot? The Curnow twist that derailed Carlton’s season
- by Sam McClure
Insight & Analysis
Not just a happy team, an unshackled one: Explaining the stunning run of Mitchell’s Hawthorn
Compare the mindset of the young Hawks to that of the team they meet next weekend, the hapless Port Adelaide, who exhibited all the signs of a team that played fearful football against the Cats – scared to make mistakes.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
How the Tigers could play their bumper hand in a strong draft
The Tigers already hold the No.1 selection in what talent scouts rate as a strong and deep crop but are certain to strengthen their first-round hand in the trade period.
Hashtag Hokball: Behind the Hawthorn craze, and why it’s catching on
Sam Mitchell’s Hawks play fast, exciting footy, but that’s only part of the story. Behind them is a social media phenomenon largely driven by fans, but embraced by the players. We explain what it means.
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‘It makes the story sound better’: The young Cats star busting one of this season’s biggest myths
Lawson Humphries’ performances in his first 10 games have amazed supporters, but he was not as far off AFL standard as we have been led to believe.
- by Peter Ryan
The price of hope: Clubs feast on members’ hunger for grand final tickets
Geelong is charging fans $230, and Sydney’s charging $135, to join the ballot for grand final tickets – but fans lose their money if their teams lose the preliminary final.
- by Danny Russell
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Swans captain to miss preliminary final; Hawks unveil Frost replacement; NRL cashes in on lack of Melbourne AFL finals
- by Jon Pierik, Roy Ward, Andrew Wu and Russell Bennett
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AFL 2024
North target premiership Swan; Bulldogs star Bailey Smith wants out of ‘the Kennel’
- by Peter Ryan, Jake Niall and Jon Pierik
‘Too inconsistent’: Walsh laments Blues’ demise as Voss delivers frank assessment
- by Andrew Stafford and Peter Ryan