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AFL Round 16 power rankings A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Round 16 upended the machinations surrounding the top eight as contenders lost and pretenders were found out. We had every game except the Adelaide-Brisbane game played inside Victoria for a festival of footy. Read on for my Round 16 power rankings. 18. Hawthorn Hawks (down seven) The Hawks came crashing down to earth this week after playing some pretty good footy that saw them have a series of honourable losses along with a couple unexpected w...

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has burned Barnaby Joyce for his coronavirus breach as he defended AFL players' inept mask wearing. West Coast and Fremantle stars shared a plane from Perth to Melbourne on Tuesday, with several players slammed for not correctly wearing their masks. In his coronavirus press conference on Wednesday, McGowan dismissed the criticism of the Eagles and Dockers teams, saying they didn't 'do a Barnaby Joyce'. 'I don't think what they have done is any great offence,' he told reporters. 'I understand that people make mistakes and I just urge them to wear the ma...

An awkward photo of two of AFL's fiercest rivals forced to share a chartered flight while fleeing lockdown has summed up a city divided. West Coast Eagles and crosstown rivals Fremantle Dockers fled on Tuesday after Perth and the surrounding Peel area was plunged into a four day lockdown late Monday night due to new community coronavirus cases. All but two of the 18 AFL teams are now based in Victoria as large swathes of the nation battle to control fresh virus outbreaks.  Western Australian based players were given little notice to pack and farewell loved ones before heading the airport, wh...

Six talking points from AFL Round 15 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size What a wild weekend. The footy was damn good, too. Here are some talking points. Hopefully we’ll be back next week. How the tables turn – for Victoria Share It’s hard not to begin this piece with news that is developing quickly but, as it stands, Australia has border closures affecting every state and territory, incredibly infectious outbreaks spawning COVID-19 cases in every mainland city excluding Canberra a...

Five talking points from AFL Round 12 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Ah, the bye rounds. Why the league feels the need to drag them over three rounds, I’ll never comprehend, but here we are. There was still plenty of footy this weekend, with some upsets, some reaffirmation of contenders and some disappointment. Here’s some talking points. Melbourne, yet again, are officially official  Faced with a significant halftime deficit, a Brisbane side featuring the return of Lachie Neale, a hastily changed...