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North Melbourne's brutal honesty on Clarkson and who could cause an upset?

2

The Pendlebury winners and losers and is Matthew Nicks' job on the line?

3

AFL Monday: Finals contenders and trade whispers worth watching

4

And then there were 8, was the Wildcard round a success?

5

AFL Saturday: Ed Richards 'The Wildcard will be here to stay'

6

LIVE from The Railway Hotel with Bob and Marc Murphy

7

James Hird's fork in the road and let's rename Mad Monday

8

AFL Monday: Is McVeigh the right man or a compromise?

9

Top ten solidified as emotions run high at the SCG

10

AFL Saturday: Ball on Lions 'This team has the ability to buck history'

11

The Sydney Swans scandal has “put up a mirror” to the entire AFL

12

Why Bob Murphy is "genuinely rocked" by the Sydney Swans investigation

13

AFL Monday: Swans CEO confirms reports of sexual assault allegation

14

Carlton's wildest dreams and Daicos could poll 50 votes

15

Does Essendon’s delay favour McVeigh and why only one game matters this week

16

The "significant deceit" of Geelong's Jake Kolodjashnij contract storm

17

AFL Monday: Cats’ concussion waiver scrutiny continues and all aboard the Fraser freight train

18

‘We want Fraser’: Carlton fans make their voices heard

19

AFL Saturday: Dillon 'There was an overreach and it shouldn't have been there'

20

Kangas ruin Bulldogs’ day and can clubs include concussion clauses?

21

Neale’s Collingwood tour and could Essendon form a coaching ‘supergroup’?

22

AFL Monday: Is it time to give Fraser the top job?

23

‘Football utopia’ for Carlton fans

24

AFL Saturday: Malthouse "They're an arrogant club that can say those things"

25

Cats leap back into top six and does Butters know where he'll land next year?

26

The "acidic" Petracca incident and Jaymie Graham to Blues or Bombers?

27

AFL Monday: Max King decision backfires and Ty Gallop's big mistake

28

The Suns finally fracture and do we need a 'Goose Tax'?

29

AFL Saturday: Malthouse on Crows 'I reckon they are horribly soft'

30

Wildcard games arrive early and the WA derby has lost its shine

31

What Hinkley to Devils means for Longmire, Buckley, Hird and co

32

AFL Monday: Devil's in the detail and who has the best run to finals?

33

Bombers rejoice and Ken to the den

34

AFL Saturday: Adelaide have reason to crow and who is the second-best team?

35

Cats claw one back, but at what injury cost?

36

Why Essendon losses hurt Hird's chances and did Hardwick go too far?

37

AFL Monday: Is Geelong’s season over? And All-Australian spots up for grabs

38

Battle of the fittest and who is short-sighted about their future?

39

AFL Saturday: Pies still alive, Sydney's second half slump and Josh Carr on Butters

40

Is it Daicos' Brownlow to lose and our first top of the table clash

41

Longmuir's Fremantle worries and why the umpire contact has been overblown

42

AFL Monday: Essendon’s woes run deeper than the coach and the melee fallout

43

Melee madness and setting Suns

44

AFL Saturday: Is Brisbane still the team to beat?

45

Lions pounce on Cats and where is Lachie Neale window shopping?

46

AFL's unnerving and raw concussion debate and it's Freo's flag to lose

47

AFL Monday: What does the AFL need to fix and can Roos make finals?

48

‘Ugly’ Essendon and what is the greatest rivalry in footy?

49

AFL Saturday: Should the AFL give Brisbane back their six points?

50

Deledio says no contact training is nonsensical and full round 16 preview

51

Carlton need to forget about optics and Essendon are missing their soul

52

AFL Monday: CEOs discuss fixture reform and coaching questions continue

53

All aboard the Fraser ferry and the Nas v Bont battle

54

AFL Saturday: Matthew Nicks 'We're a lot better than last year'

55

What the Suns could learn from Ben Cousins and the SA litmus test

56

The Tim English x Zak Butters theory Bob Murphy regrets saying

57

AFL Monday: Socceroos clashing with footy isn’t ideal and Hardwick’s critical of umpires again

58

Flyin' Ryan soars to new heights and is there a small winning margin boom?

59

AFL Saturday: Dean Solomon 'I haven't even thought about what's next'

60

Adelaide has reason to crow and how much does Butters cost?

61

North Melb have "done less than nothing" and Magpies circle Neale and King

62

AFL Monday: Thrills and chills, Big Freeze 12 blockbuster a huge sucess at the 'G

63

The Fraser freight train, grand larceny and the Dockers' dozen

64

AFL Saturday: Luke Beveridge 'Silk gloves and calloused hands'

65

Duursma's rising star form and why Essendon's assistance request has merit

66

Why John Longmire should coach Essendon and hire James Hird as assistant

67

AFL Monday: Who wants to coach the Bombers and why Fremantle can't win the flag

68

The clock shows Wharfie Time and there's a new best player in the game

69

AFL Saturday: Ramanauskas 'I would love to see James Hird back'

70

Hawks shut out Saints and Dons fans have Hird it all before

71

Why Brad Scott's Essendon sacking leaves an "awful taste"

72

AFL Monday: Vale Neale Daniher

73

One giant leap for GWS and Essendon's fan fury

74

AFL Saturday: Malthouse and Ball on Pendlebury 'The Ultimate Teammate'

75

A "sphincter tightening" Dreamtime clash and Bazlenka or Heeney?

76

Brad Scott dares the Essendon board and Merrett wants out again

77

AFL Monday: Pendlebury's party and are Brad Scott's coaching days numbered?

78

Essendon not up to "AFL standards" and Demons are story of 2026

79

AFL Saturday: Marc Murphy on Voss 'It was the right call'

80

Pickett Pocket vs Wizard Bay, Pies aren't contending and Crows false narrative

81

The humanity of Michael Voss' Carlton exit and why he may never coach again

82

AFL Monday: Who can't make finals, money matters and does even the best need a rest?

83

Tigers show promise, banner banter and the magic of Wharfie Time

84

AFL Saturday: Luke Ball 'The players are still playing for him'

85

AFL Saturday: Luke Ball 'The players are still playing for (Voss)'

86

Freo's litmus test, Bont can't be rested and the best mature-aged recruit ever

87

Is keeping Michael Voss "merciful" or "torturous" and should Cripps stay or go?

88

AFL Monday: Sportsbet cut umpire Foot, whiteboard woes and Carlton's questions

89

Rosas 7th heaven, whiteboard-gate and AFL HQ's high scoring satisfaction

90

AFL Saturday: Razor Ray blasts ARC's Showdown intervention "stay out of it"

91

Our first draw of the season, the stand rule strikes again and a trainer's comical tumble

92

Ross Lyon considered resignation and should we ditch the point posts?

93

AFL Monday: ARC backflip, elite running and unicorns galore

94

Arc confusion, umpiring frustration, Pendlebury domination

95

AFL Saturday: Gawn - 'I was embarrassed when I was reading that stuff from the appeals board'

96

Collard shock, Voss 'bullying' claims and Dogs injuries spiral further

97

Bob Murphy on Hollands and Carlton: "What did you know, why didn't you act?"

98

AFL Monday: AFL apologises over Butters incident and Hollands investigation continues

99

The Demons' mighty craic and how can Richmond reboot their rebuild?

100

AFL Saturday: Malthouse 'How could you not pick up that this bloke is not anywhere near switched on?'

101

Blues’ recurring nightmare as Nick Daicos storms his 100th game

102

The incentive of accusers and why Luke Beveridge is ruck-ist

103

AFL Monday: Chamberlain on Butters "nothing worse" you can say to an umpire

104

What did Zak Butters say and how do you improve Gather Round?

105

AFL Saturday: Ramanauskas on Wildcard Round - 'If you're going down the cash path, people are going to start laughing at you'

106

Gather Round is underway and can you put a price on hosting Wildcard Round?

107

Bob Murphy's advice for Carlton panic and we're cool with Clarkson x McKercher

108

AFL Monday: Hawks heartstopper and Mad Mondays is extra raw

109

Pickett power and are the Tigers getting away with how bad they’ve been?

110

AFL Saturday: Malthouse - 'This board has to be so strong to withstand what comes from outside'

111

The best 21st century rivalry, Lions finals fatigue and Easter weekend previews

112

Get Voss in the box and what the Oscar Allen trade teaches Essendon

113

AFL Monday: Xerri's three week ban, brutal Blues assessment and why the jumper clash?

114

Xerri's bizarre behaviour, Carlton fade again and the AFL locks in Grand Final times

115

AFL Saturday: McRae weighs up team needs vs milestones on Pendlebury

116

Crows were robbed right in front of me and where next for Essendon

117

Why a twilight Grand Final might actually be good

118

AFL Monday: Bombers’ woes unavoidable and why all the hamstring injuries?

119

Butters quiets trade talk, Voss taunt proves costly and should we scrap the clock?

120

AFL Saturday: 'It's the kind of moment you practice as a kid in the backyard'

121

Why Gunston's Hawks overran the Swans and price tag pressure

122

Cranky Clarko, Fremantle's whinging and 100 goal season dreams

123

AFL Monday: Far from Gawn and questions about the Saints' big spend

124

Nas stuck on the bench, St Kilda stuck winless

125

AFL Saturday: Andrew Dillon tells us why Opening Round will change in 2027

126

Carlton win "scared" and weekend stakes

127

Daicos' Tasmanian super offer and was Gorringe's Docherty gaffe scripted?

128

AFL Monday: Should opening 'half-round' return?

129

Hot Pies and Top Dogs

130

Corbin & Ben: 'Opening Round'

131

AFL Saturday: Malthouse on Voss' future "No 8, No Michael"

132

"When they go, they absolutely GO": Swans destroy Carlton and Opening Round predictions

133

AFL Monday: All eyes on Opening Round

134

Brisbane, Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn 2026 season preview

135

Suns, Crows, Fremantle, GWS, Bulldogs 2026 season preview

136

Sydney, Carlton, St Kilda, Port Adelaide, Melbourne 2026 season preview

137

Essendon, North, Richmond, West Coast 2026 season preview

138

AFL Monday: What's been going on during the off-season?

139

Roos: Fagan epitomises what leadership is today

140

AFL Sunday - "I didn't account for their midfield dominance"

141

ABC Sport's Grand Final Parade coverage

142

Paul Roos' Grand Final forecast

143

Will a new president solve the Bombers problems? And concussion clarity required in the off-season

144

Should we still value the Brownlow as the AFL’s top award?

145

The 'super-human' performance that defined prelim weekend

146

Corbin & Ben: Who takes Charlie home?

147

AFL Sunday - 'so often greats stand up in prelims'

148

AFL Saturday: 'The reality is that he's missing due to an injury'

149

The wait is over footy lovers, your favourite weekend of the year is here

150

Felines v birds and are the Devil's still dependent on their lair?

151

Captains run and will free agency cause the great ladder divide to grow?

152

What does King's reign over Melbourne need to achieve in the immediate future?

153

Hawks’ reason to crow and sun sets on Gold Coast's season

154

Corbin & Ben - The four best teams remain

155

AFL Sunday - we were proud to show mental fortitude

156

AFL Saturday: 'He is not worthy of being the captain'

157

Wipeout weekend and culture concerns at the Cattery

158

Smith's flock of birds and is there Merrett in a meeting?

159

Who makes way for Rachele and is the Eagles' position self-inflicted?

160

Reviews underway, offers on the table and bring back the drop punt

161

'They're a really disappointing footy club' GWS and Dockers bow out week one of finals

162

Corbin & Ben - Old Adages, 1980s Bronx, and Silly Little Games

163

AFL Sunday: I definitely feel like we're a better side heading in this year'

164

AFL Saturday: 'It was just insertion into the game that wasn't required'

165

'It's a shocking look for the game' Adelaide crowd boos Quaynor

166

Howe will Collingwood win over the Crows?

167

Rankine's remorse and Swallow's September

168

Why your club’s assistant coaches should get more credit

169

Finally, it’s finals week and records tumble in AFLW

170

Corbin & Ben - players have to be physically and mentally ready

171

AFL Sunday - which players will return for finals?

172

Was Jordan Dawson robbed of All-Australian captain?

173

Golden moment for the Suns as they make their finals debut

174

Suns set on home and away season and Reid remains out west in the nest

175

Tom De Koning no longer has the Blues and Willie Rioli hangs up the boots mid-contract

176

Dogs sweat on Wednesday's result and 'sloppy' Hawks

177

AFL Saturday: 'I don't get caught up in what eastern states media says about my job as a coach'

178

TDK's awkward milestone speech and Rankine could miss the Grand Final

179

Game of the season and surprise contract uncertainty

180

Another matrix flagged and Hinkley to set sail from Port

181

Nasiah Wanganeen-Millionaire and Adelaide’s Rankine response ‘not ideal’

182

The battle to not finish ninth and another homophobic slur to be investigated

183

AFL Sunday - I'm extremely serious about them

184

AFL Saturday: 'Don't tell me it hasn't affected De Koning'

185

Breust to leave the roost and AFLW is underway

186

Get excited, there's 18 games of footy this weekend

187

Shiel out for a week, 'Rhyan Mansell would be pretty filthy'

188

Fyfe farewells footy and Snoop D-O-G-G to grace the MCG

189

Roos: Any of the nine teams can win it

190

AFL Sunday - it's okay to wonder what might be

191

AFL Saturday: 'The club needs change, it needs a new voice at the top'

192

Humming team at Hawthorn, Pies' concern-meter

193

Why Pavlich appointment 'shocked' Roos

194

Nathan Burke on the hurt of being sacked and what Nasiah means to the Saints

195

Goodwin sacked: Roos on why now and who's next

196

Roosy reveals where 2025 title will be won and lost

197

AFL Sunday - There are some brilliant teams out there

198

AFL Saturday: 'Harley is really invested with what we're doing'

199

'It looked like they were bullying another bottom 9 side'

200

Roos: 'The biggest story in my time in footy'

201

Is the game rewarding mediocrity and who does free agency benefit?

202

Greene’s shocking act and how do Melbourne fight off their demons?

203

"Trainwreck" vs "Special": the two sides of St Kilda's mind blowing win

204

AFL Sunday - Jeremy Cameron had acres of space

205

AFL Saturday: 'Surely there's a bit of room still for some by-play'

206

Hawks rain on Blues parade

207

Suspensions, derbies, clashes and showdowns

208

Top dogs celebrated and Doc to sign off

209

Stamping homophobic slurs out of the game

210

Dockers heave the four points from the Pies

211

AFL Sunday: 'I reckon he'll get 4 or 5 weeks'

212

AFL Saturday: 'It's certainly unfair to lay the blame at the feet of one person'

213

Experience prevails as GWS demolish young Dons

214

Were Essendon fans betrayed and who can shake up September?

215

Tribunal confusion and how to fix the AFL

216

The Harley Reid act that we 'cannot have in the game'

217

Why the Bombers should go bowling and the Suns still have questions to answer

218

AFL Sunday: 'I just feel it was a little bit unwarranted last week'

219

AFL Saturday: 'Maybe we need to throw the ball in like a boundary umpire in ball ups'

220

Injuries and ump contact as Lions prevail in Melbourne

221

Why Roosy thinks the Blues can win

222

No one is more invested in a club than the coach

223

Round 17 injury stocktake and why the AFL shouldn't follow the NBA

224

Who will be left out of the eight and is it time Voss swings the axe?

225

AFL Saturday: 'I think players need to sharpen up ... I'm not sure I feel sorry for you'

226

Bulldogs rain on Shinboner's parade

227

Which underdog are you tipping this round?

228

Lynch's long ban, ump bumps and club's injury stock take

229

‘Absolute garbage’ wildcard round concept and Lynch’s tribunal fate

230

The great ladder divide and how many weeks will Lynch get?

231

AFL Sunday - it was nice of my team mates to help me to seven goals

232

AFL Saturday: 'The teams in the bottom 6 of the ladder are just not getting access to the free agents'

233

Power short-circuits Carlton’s season

234

Can Carlton quash the criticism?

235

Waverley Park sold and are we down to nine teams?

236

King's clunky knee and umpires cop stern words from player

237

Carlton's efforts 'absolutely deplorable' and the dark art of the tag

238

AFL Sunday: 'Chats have been happening throughout the last month ... they're all sounding relatively positive'

239

AFL Saturday: 'We had no passengers'

240

Dockers domination and Round 15 preview

241

Luxury sub Fyfe, surface-watch and Danger's milestone magic

242

AFL are getting their Competition Committee back together

243

Roos: Good clubs don't leak information

244

Cats pounce on second spot and Eagles ‘pathetic in the contest’

245

AFL Sunday: Kingsley - I think about that semi-final every day

246

AFL Saturday: 'If that game's played at the MCG or the Adelaide Oval last night, the conditions are the same'

247

Dogs dominate Saints for the second time this year

248

Darcy back in for the Dogs and Pickett's payday

249

Hard call on Soft Cap and what's in a contract anyway?

250

Demons left frustrated and does the AFL need to assess their concussion tests?

251

Low scoring affairs and is it time to ban the bump?

252

AFL Sunday - Geelong's workmanlike performance and Hinkley continues to fight

253

AFL Saturday: 'All along from the first bounce of the season we wanted to be really hard to play against"

254

Is Jack Ginnivan disrespecting the game?

255

Devils in the detail and have the Hawks lost their footy DNA?

256

Sicily's sore point and what might Tom Harley bring to the AFL table?

257

Swanning into AFL House and where’s Sydney’s ‘maximum effort’?

258

Warding off Tigers and is it ok to call the opposition a ‘rabble’?

259

AFL Sunday: 'This is not the way you want a guy like that to finish his career'

260

AFL Saturday: 'Going back to basics is a little bit of what came out of last night'

261

Was Laura Kane set up to fail?

262

Celebrating 20 years of ‘Here it is’

263

Concussion consistency confusion and rookies ready to rumble

264

Tribunal Tuesday: Is Pearce's fate already sealed?

265

Is it fair to call Gold Coast a nepo baby?

266

AFL Sunday: 'Clearly the biggest honour of my career, leading the boys out'

267

AFL Saturday: 'With Bailey ... remember he's 23'

268

Cats fend off Dogs in high scoring thriller

269

Will the Dogs rib Smith and which teams desperately need to find form?

270

McGovern concussion concerns and will the Bulldogs rile up Smith?

271

Meeting madness and is it time to sub out the sub rule?

272

‘There’s no manual’ Roos praises McRae and Round 10 wrap

273

AFL Sunday: '49 is crazy ... we're gonna have to try to bring him down to earth'

274

AFL Saturday: 'Today's one where we'll get a bit of a marker of where we're at'

275

Suns star in the Top End and should the Eagles shelve their skipper?

276

Paul Roos remembering his mate, Robert Walls

277

'Shocking job'. The umpiring palaver that has embarassed the AFL

278

The Luke Jackson rumours are back and can Darwin become the 20th team?

279

50m penalty frustrations and should we believe the Suns' Darwin form line?

280

Big rivalries, nail biting finishes and individual brilliance - Round 9 had it all

281

AFL Sunday: 'Next week, go to the 'G' where you play big games in September, and that's what we're striving for'

282

AFL Saturday: 'Mitch, thankfully he's been cleared of any structural damage'

283

Pies down Dockers, 'TDK Bowl', R9 Preview

284

Do the Pies see Fremantle as an 'easy win' and a showdown showcase

285

AFL's discipline consistency and can bad player behaviour be curbed?

286

Fremantle’s underutilised talent and what legacies can a coach leave?

287

Dogs' 'Last Dance' vibes and Danger's 'player of our generation' claims

288

AFL Sunday: A birth certificate is irrelevant if you can still make an impact

289

AFL Saturday: 'Who's to say in a year or two if we do part ways, that I don't go and coach somewhere else'

290

Kangas can't silence the critics, Bombers count the cost of victory

291

Unpacking North Melbourne's stance on Kane Cornes

292

'Layers of confusion' in tackle decision and when is it ok to step away?

293

Tribunal Tuesday: What could Paul Curtis have done differently?

294

'Maximum effort' from Carlton and are individual players holding back teams?

295

AFL Sunday - "I'd forgotten how hard it was to play forward"

296

AFL Saturday: 'Dan's got a Grade 3 Medial Strain, it's about a 6 to 8 week injury'

297

Demons back on Trac and Anzac Day preview

298

Nash suspension and do coaches have to answer all of the questions?

299

Balta's curfew and Nash sent straight to the tribunal

300

Smith ‘should be charged’ and how many matches will Nash miss?

301

Bulldogs 'fearing the worst' and 'un-Sydney' like play from the Swans

302

AFL Sunday: Maybe it's just Dimma that doesn't like Docklands

303

AFL Saturday: I'm watching a team that has accepted being beaten'

304

Pies defence tames Lions and 'ridiculous' decision to manage Allen

305

A family affair at the GABBA and why the Crows are flying

306

‘Get a grip’ stop the abuse and an indictment on the Eagles senior players

307

Issues clubs can’t shake and what’s a contract worth anyway?

308

Power fluctuations and WA's Gather Round FOMO

309

AFL Sunday: 'There's not an obvious clear path out of this'

310

AFL Saturday - 'Why shouldn't Tasmania aspire to deliver something like that?'

311

Smith arrives, Danger thrives and other Gather Round storylines

312

It's time to Gather Round

313

Eagles offer Harley a nest egg and injury woes ahead of Gather Round

314

Magpies face double injury blow and is Adelaide owed a seat on the karma bus?

315

‘Ballistic offensively and ballistic defensively’

316

AFL Sunday- "Someone as skillful as Rankine probably puts that through"

317

AFL Saturday: 'I try to keep the player as far away from it as possible, for as long as I possibly can'

318

Another loss for Voss and 'frustrated' Cripps

319

These rivals are ready to rumble

320

‘Ludicrous’ Mansell gets three weeks, but no Saints free kick paid

321

Can the Crows replace Rachele and Carlton's 'deplorable' second halves

322

Carlton 'alarm bells' and a ‘bonehead' move

323

AFL Sunday - Does Hawthorn have the best midfield in the AFL?

324

AFL Saturday: 'We've got to start winning back our members'

325

See the Bombers fly up

326

Who can go from zero to hero?

327

Do umpires have 'whistle fatigue'?

328

Critical messaging from Brad Scott and the Bombers.

329

Have the Blues betrayed their own players and Reid's big bad bird

330

AFL Sunday - "I felt like an 18 year-old again."

331

AFL Saturday: 'Opening Round has certainly worked in NSW and Queensland in terms of getting the conversation going earlier''

332

Hawks inflict more blues

333

Dyson Heppell on Essendon's identity and Carlton's callout

334

Tribunal upholds bans and Tasmania's devilish mascot

335

Tribunal Tuesday and flat-footed Freo

336

Big wins and even bigger losses

337

AFL Sunday - my highlight was one man and that headband

338

AFL Saturday: 'I don't think it was an advantage that we played last week'