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After all the excitement and drama of the Friday and Saturday games, the three Sunday games turned out to be fizzers, and the last day of home-and-away matches finished with a whimper. It needn’t have been this way had the Dockers shown the desperation, commitment and fight to overcome the Saints in the first game […]

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Who is currently leading Essendon’s best and fairest? By Essendon’s best and fairest award in 2021 is likely to be a three-horse race. Zach Merrett, Darcy Parish and Jake Stringer have all had outstanding seasons and are the three names set to jostle it out to be crowned this year’s Crichton Medallist. Merrett, a two-time Crichton Medallist, is averaging career-best numbers in disposals and inside 50s and is ranked first in the AFL for uncontested possessions and sixth for goa...

The Bulldogs and the Demons are the new avengers A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size I like to see a football side more as a character than a staid team and meaningless mascot. What is a Power in any case? Geelong in the eighties and nineties was Robin Hood (played by Erol Flynn of course). Swashbuckling and daring. Richmond, for the last five years have been the Darth Vader of the AFL. And Melbourne and We...

By 2021-07-22T13:17+10:00 Essendon ace Jake Stringer has opened up on a conversation he had with Bombers assistant Blake Caracella which triggered a desire to improve his fitness. In a chat in the clubs Queensland hub last year, Caracella challenged Stringer to target more midfield minutes which resulted in the 27-year-old putting in a “massive pre-season”. The hard work has paid off for Stringer with the in-form Bomber signing a three-year contract extension on Wednesday. “It happened ...

Are the Magpies getting the most out of Jordan De Goey? By 2021-07-20T09:54+10:00 Justin Leppitsch has broken down how Collingwood is using Jordan De Goey and whether they are getting the most out of him. De Goey had a team-high 31 disposals for the Magpies in their loss to Carlton on Sunday, to go with 12 marks, eight score involvements and six inside 50s. He received seven votes from the coaches, highlighting the performance. Leppitsch however wonders whether opposition teams would prefer D...