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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

AFL Monday: ARC backflip, elite running and unicorns galore

15

Arc confusion, umpiring frustration, Pendlebury domination

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

AFL Monday: Hawks heartstopper and Mad Mondays is extra raw

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

Why a twilight Grand Final might actually be good

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

Nas stuck on the bench, St Kilda stuck winless

46

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

47

Carlton win "scared" and weekend stakes

48

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

49

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

50

Hot Pies and Top Dogs

51

Corbin & Ben: 'Opening Round'

52

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

53

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

54

AFL Monday: All eyes on Opening Round

55

Brisbane, Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn 2026 season preview

56

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

57

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

58

Essendon, North, Richmond, West Coast 2026 season preview

59

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

60

Roos: Fagan epitomises what leadership is today

61

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

62

ABC Sport's Grand Final Parade coverage

63

Paul Roos' Grand Final forecast

64

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

65

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

66

The 'super-human' performance that defined prelim weekend

67

Corbin & Ben: Who takes Charlie home?

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

Corbin & Ben - The four best teams remain

76

AFL Sunday - we were proud to show mental fortitude

77

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

78

Wipeout weekend and culture concerns at the Cattery

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

Howe will Collingwood win over the Crows?

88

Rankine's remorse and Swallow's September

89

Why your club’s assistant coaches should get more credit

90

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

91

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

92

AFL Sunday - which players will return for finals?

93

Was Jordan Dawson robbed of All-Australian captain?

94

Golden moment for the Suns as they make their finals debut

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

Game of the season and surprise contract uncertainty

101

Another matrix flagged and Hinkley to set sail from Port

102

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

103

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

104

AFL Sunday - I'm extremely serious about them

105

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

106

Breust to leave the roost and AFLW is underway

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

Roos: Any of the nine teams can win it

111

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

112

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

113

Humming team at Hawthorn, Pies' concern-meter

114

Why Pavlich appointment 'shocked' Roos

115

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

116

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

117

Roosy reveals where 2025 title will be won and lost

118

AFL Sunday - There are some brilliant teams out there

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

AFL Sunday - Jeremy Cameron had acres of space

126

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

127

Hawks rain on Blues parade

128

Suspensions, derbies, clashes and showdowns

129

Top dogs celebrated and Doc to sign off

130

Stamping homophobic slurs out of the game

131

Dockers heave the four points from the Pies

132

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

133

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

134

Experience prevails as GWS demolish young Dons

135

Were Essendon fans betrayed and who can shake up September?

136

Tribunal confusion and how to fix the AFL

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

Injuries and ump contact as Lions prevail in Melbourne

142

Why Roosy thinks the Blues can win

143

No one is more invested in a club than the coach

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

Bulldogs rain on Shinboner's parade

148

Which underdog are you tipping this round?

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

Power short-circuits Carlton’s season

155

Can Carlton quash the criticism?

156

Waverley Park sold and are we down to nine teams?

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

AFL Saturday: 'We had no passengers'

161

Dockers domination and Round 15 preview

162

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

163

AFL are getting their Competition Committee back together

164

Roos: Good clubs don't leak information

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

Dogs dominate Saints for the second time this year

169

Darcy back in for the Dogs and Pickett's payday

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

Is Jack Ginnivan disrespecting the game?

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

Was Laura Kane set up to fail?

183

Celebrating 20 years of ‘Here it is’

184

Concussion consistency confusion and rookies ready to rumble

185

Tribunal Tuesday: Is Pearce's fate already sealed?

186

Is it fair to call Gold Coast a nepo baby?

187

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

188

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

189

Cats fend off Dogs in high scoring thriller

190

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

191

McGovern concussion concerns and will the Bulldogs rile up Smith?

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

Paul Roos remembering his mate, Robert Walls

198

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

199

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

200

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

201

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

202

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

203

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

204

Pies down Dockers, 'TDK Bowl', R9 Preview

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

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'

211

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

212

Unpacking North Melbourne's stance on Kane Cornes

213

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

214

Tribunal Tuesday: What could Paul Curtis have done differently?

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

Demons back on Trac and Anzac Day preview

219

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

220

Balta's curfew and Nash sent straight to the tribunal

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

Power fluctuations and WA's Gather Round FOMO

230

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

231

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

232

Smith arrives, Danger thrives and other Gather Round storylines

233

It's time to Gather Round

234

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

235

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

236

‘Ballistic offensively and ballistic defensively’

237

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

238

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

239

Another loss for Voss and 'frustrated' Cripps

240

These rivals are ready to rumble

241

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

242

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

243

Carlton 'alarm bells' and a ‘bonehead' move

244

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

245

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

246

See the Bombers fly up

247

Who can go from zero to hero?

248

Do umpires have 'whistle fatigue'?

249

Critical messaging from Brad Scott and the Bombers.

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

Hawks inflict more blues

254

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

255

Tribunal upholds bans and Tasmania's devilish mascot

256

Tribunal Tuesday and flat-footed Freo

257

Big wins and even bigger losses

258

AFL Sunday - my highlight was one man and that headband

259

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