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

2

Melee madness and setting Suns

3

AFL Saturday: Is Brisbane still the team to beat?

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

AFL Monday: CEOs discuss fixture reform and coaching questions continue

12

All aboard the Fraser ferry and the Nas v Bont battle

13

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

14

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

15

The Tim English x Zak Butters theory Bob Murphy regrets saying

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

AFL Monday: Vale Neale Daniher

32

One giant leap for GWS and Essendon's fan fury

33

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

34

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

35

Brad Scott dares the Essendon board and Merrett wants out again

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

AFL Monday: ARC backflip, elite running and unicorns galore

53

Arc confusion, umpiring frustration, Pendlebury domination

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

AFL Monday: Hawks heartstopper and Mad Mondays is extra raw

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Why a twilight Grand Final might actually be good

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

Nas stuck on the bench, St Kilda stuck winless

84

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

85

Carlton win "scared" and weekend stakes

86

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

87

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

88

Hot Pies and Top Dogs

89

Corbin & Ben: 'Opening Round'

90

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

91

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

92

AFL Monday: All eyes on Opening Round

93

Brisbane, Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn 2026 season preview

94

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

95

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

96

Essendon, North, Richmond, West Coast 2026 season preview

97

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

98

Roos: Fagan epitomises what leadership is today

99

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

100

ABC Sport's Grand Final Parade coverage

101

Paul Roos' Grand Final forecast

102

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

103

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

104

The 'super-human' performance that defined prelim weekend

105

Corbin & Ben: Who takes Charlie home?

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

Corbin & Ben - The four best teams remain

114

AFL Sunday - we were proud to show mental fortitude

115

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

116

Wipeout weekend and culture concerns at the Cattery

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

Howe will Collingwood win over the Crows?

126

Rankine's remorse and Swallow's September

127

Why your club’s assistant coaches should get more credit

128

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

129

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

130

AFL Sunday - which players will return for finals?

131

Was Jordan Dawson robbed of All-Australian captain?

132

Golden moment for the Suns as they make their finals debut

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

Game of the season and surprise contract uncertainty

139

Another matrix flagged and Hinkley to set sail from Port

140

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

141

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

142

AFL Sunday - I'm extremely serious about them

143

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

144

Breust to leave the roost and AFLW is underway

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

Roos: Any of the nine teams can win it

149

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

150

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

151

Humming team at Hawthorn, Pies' concern-meter

152

Why Pavlich appointment 'shocked' Roos

153

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

154

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

155

Roosy reveals where 2025 title will be won and lost

156

AFL Sunday - There are some brilliant teams out there

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

AFL Sunday - Jeremy Cameron had acres of space

164

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

165

Hawks rain on Blues parade

166

Suspensions, derbies, clashes and showdowns

167

Top dogs celebrated and Doc to sign off

168

Stamping homophobic slurs out of the game

169

Dockers heave the four points from the Pies

170

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

171

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

172

Experience prevails as GWS demolish young Dons

173

Were Essendon fans betrayed and who can shake up September?

174

Tribunal confusion and how to fix the AFL

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

Injuries and ump contact as Lions prevail in Melbourne

180

Why Roosy thinks the Blues can win

181

No one is more invested in a club than the coach

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

Bulldogs rain on Shinboner's parade

186

Which underdog are you tipping this round?

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

Power short-circuits Carlton’s season

193

Can Carlton quash the criticism?

194

Waverley Park sold and are we down to nine teams?

195

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

196

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

197

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

198

AFL Saturday: 'We had no passengers'

199

Dockers domination and Round 15 preview

200

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

201

AFL are getting their Competition Committee back together

202

Roos: Good clubs don't leak information

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

Dogs dominate Saints for the second time this year

207

Darcy back in for the Dogs and Pickett's payday

208

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

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

Is Jack Ginnivan disrespecting the game?

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

Was Laura Kane set up to fail?

221

Celebrating 20 years of ‘Here it is’

222

Concussion consistency confusion and rookies ready to rumble

223

Tribunal Tuesday: Is Pearce's fate already sealed?

224

Is it fair to call Gold Coast a nepo baby?

225

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

226

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

227

Cats fend off Dogs in high scoring thriller

228

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

229

McGovern concussion concerns and will the Bulldogs rile up Smith?

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

Paul Roos remembering his mate, Robert Walls

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

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

241

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

242

Pies down Dockers, 'TDK Bowl', R9 Preview

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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'

249

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

250

Unpacking North Melbourne's stance on Kane Cornes

251

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

252

Tribunal Tuesday: What could Paul Curtis have done differently?

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

Demons back on Trac and Anzac Day preview

257

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

258

Balta's curfew and Nash sent straight to the tribunal

259

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

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

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

267

Power fluctuations and WA's Gather Round FOMO

268

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

269

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

270

Smith arrives, Danger thrives and other Gather Round storylines

271

It's time to Gather Round

272

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

273

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

274

‘Ballistic offensively and ballistic defensively’

275

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

276

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

277

Another loss for Voss and 'frustrated' Cripps

278

These rivals are ready to rumble

279

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

280

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

281

Carlton 'alarm bells' and a ‘bonehead' move

282

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

283

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

284

See the Bombers fly up

285

Who can go from zero to hero?

286

Do umpires have 'whistle fatigue'?

287

Critical messaging from Brad Scott and the Bombers.

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

Hawks inflict more blues

292

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

293

Tribunal upholds bans and Tasmania's devilish mascot

294

Tribunal Tuesday and flat-footed Freo

295

Big wins and even bigger losses

296

AFL Sunday - my highlight was one man and that headband

297

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