AFL 2017

Naitanui in better nick

Naitanui in better nick

The West Coast star talks about his recovery from an ill-timed injury. 20 Jun 2017
Five Things We Think Before Round 11

Five Things We Think Before Round 11

On the pivotal quality of Geelong vs Adelaide, jumper-swapping and Origin footy. 1 Jun 2017
School for Swans

School for Swans

The academy programs of the northern state clubs raise the old question at the heart of the AFL – do we want a national game, or to maintain a parochial passion? 18 May 2017
Five things we think before round eight

Five things we think before round eight

The AFL comes to China: overconfident expansionism, or aerial ping-pong diplomacy? Crisis or opportunity? 12 May 2017
Get back to us at finals time?

Get back to us at finals time?

When the round seven rule meets a historically improbable weekend of upsets, what indeed is a footy follower to think? 11 May 2017
Feverish activity for Swans’ star

Feverish activity for Swans’ star

Sydney’s Isaac Heeney was raring to go at the start of this AFL season. Then he came down with a bug – and so did his team. 10 May 2017
Five things we think before round five

Five things we think before round five

If it’s definitely over for the Hawks, then how long do they deserve to be bad, or mediocre? 21 Apr 2017
Fyfe: contract talks on my terms

Fyfe: contract talks on my terms

The Fremantle Dockers’ captain opens up on the scrutiny surrounding his next deal, and how he’ll make the decision. 19 Apr 2017
Five things we think before round four

Five things we think before round four

God bless footy, even when it’s profaning a holy day. 13 Apr 2017
Dockers’ surprise is just the tonic

Dockers’ surprise is just the tonic

Fremantle had been one club suffering early from the wrong kind of momentum, but a win over the Western Bulldogs will give the club some needed relief. 10 Apr 2017
Five things we think before round three

Five things we think before round three

The overreaction caucus is getting warmed up, particularly for the eight sides still winless this season. 7 Apr 2017
Ruck, as in ruckus

Ruck, as in ruckus

Who would have thought that trying to impose structure on a chaotic contest for the ball would lead to such disorder? A study in unintended consequences. 6 Apr 2017
Five things we think before round one

Five things we think before round one

Or at least until the start of the actual footy changes our minds. 23 Mar 2017

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