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AFL 2021: All the Round 3 teams as they drop AFL by Marc McGowan Premium Content Subscriber only Lance Franklin is set to back up from his successful return game to face reigning premier Richmond at the MCG on Saturday. All-Australian defender Jake Lloyd confirmed on Thursday morning that Franklin had been named in the Sydney Swans side to take on the Tigers. Franklin kicked three goals in the Swans 33-point defeat of Adelaide that maintained their perfec...

That means Buddy is still king in the Harbour City - provided he can stay on the park. Rebecca Williams six people who will define the club in 2021 The Swans’ hopes still begin and end with Lance Franklin. Picture: Tim Hunter. ■ Lance Franklin: The biggest question mark of the season for Sydney surrounds the fitness of Franklin. A Swans outfit with a fit and firing Franklin versus one without are very different prospects. The champion forward did not play a game in 2020, sidelined by h...

AFL stock market: Pre-season edition A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size There are always reports during the pre-season in the AFL about a certain player who is ready for a breakout or playing a revamped role. Everyone wants to nail predictions about a player and to make it easy, I will be playing the AFL stock market. For each of the 18 AFL sides, I will be buying, holding and selling stocks, attempting to ...

Whos fighting for survival and whos flying toward a new deal in 2021? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The 2020 season brought about more challenges than bear thinking about, and when the announcement of list cuts came through the stratosphere more than a few players in the competition were nervous. In 2021 more players are under the pump than ever before, so here I’ve identified a player from each club ...

Glen Jakovich sees them climbing the ladder in 2021.

Mick McGuane rates every AFL team’s midfield from 1-18 AFL by Mick McGuane Premium Content Subscriber only Geelongs ability to win the ball and use it effectively from inside the contest to outside the contest has the Cats boasting the premier midfield of the competition, according to former Collingwood and Carlton player Mick McGuane. The Pies premiership player and dual All-Australian ranks the Cats engine room at No.1 in the league. McGuane based hi...