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Around the country: Giants skipper returns, Tiger reported, young Pie could be 8th debutant By 2021-07-05T12:04+10:00 There was plenty of action across the state leagues for your AFL sides this weekend. There were players returning from injury, young guns standing up and dominant performances across the board, highlighted by the returns of Stephen Coniglio and Jesse Hogan for GWS and Zak Butters for Port Adelaide. The WAFL did not run due to COVID-19 restrictions in Western Australia. Here�...

DOWNLOAD Unlike some, Im not prepared to write them off totally yet. I think even the best sides now are perhaps more prone to some particularly bad days, albeit not the four stinkers the Saints have turned in thus far. But there is a disturbing similarity starting to emerge for St Kilda, and its with the Brisbane team which made finals in 2009. They promptly loaded up on senior trade-ins from other clubs, only to nosedive into a mediocrity from which it didnt emerge for nearly a decade. Like t...

Cornes questions North Melbournes list management as "20 year rebuild" looms By 2021-05-09T16:20+10:00 North Melbourne’s 18-point loss to Collingwood on Saturday afternoon signalled eight straight losses to start the 2021 season. While the Kangaroos are no doubt in rebuild mode, Kane Cornes is concerned that they haven’t got enough young talent on their list to eventually return up the ladder. Speaking on AFL.com.au’s The Round So Far, Cornes said he “struggles” to ge...

North Melbourne young gun a "real chance" of missing Geelong clash By 2021-04-17T13:00+10:00 North Melbourne young gun Luke Davies-Uniacke is in serious doubt for the club’s clash against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Sunday. Davies-Uniacke has been one of the shining lights for the Roos so far this season, averaging 19 touches and five marks in his four games. SEN Chief Sports Reporter Sam Edmund reports that there’s a “good chance” he won’t play in Round 5 as a result of a calf injur...

By 2021-04-12T07:51+10:00 Hawthorn has started the year competitively despite being 1-3 and fought hard in their loss to Fremantle on Sunday. However, Kane Cornes is concerned about what the future holds for the Hawks and he can see them heading down the same path as North Melbourne. After years in the middle of the pack and competing in finals, the Roos committed to a full rebuild and now find themselves last on the ladder with a percentage of 43 after four rounds. “Hawthorn are going to fl...

The one big takeaway for all 18 clubs after the scratch matches By 2021-03-01T16:42+11:00 Though fans weren’t allowed in and broadcasts were tough to access, the men’s footy season got underway last week with each team having their first practice match hit out of 2021. Unless you were there or sitting through a fuzzy livestream, information was tough to come by. We’ve combed over every game and picked out one positive note for all 18 clubs heading into the AAMI Community Series ...

The players your AFL club can reinvent in 2021 AFL by Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only With the new AFL season fast approaching, clubs will be looking at every way possible to improve on last year - including moving the magnets. Whether its Jeremy Howe going from a high-marking forward to intercept defender, or Josh Dunkley transforming from inside midfielder to undersized ruckman, theres sure to be plenty more surprises on the horizon as Roun...

Roo cull: Inside story of shock exit meeting All the strategy and plans behind North Melbourne’s brutal list cull, the targeting of recycled players and draft haul AFL by Sam Landsberger Premium Content Subscriber only Presented with footballs version of a blank canvas, North Melbourne filled its palette with vibrant colours. "Speed, run and excitement," list manager Glenn Luff told the Sunday Herald Sun. "That was at the top of the list of our str...

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...