The Grand Final dream…or nightmare
ARE the great moments of football simply distant memories? GEOFF POULTER wonders where the classics have all gone.
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Leave the Grand Final alone
WHO wants to move the Grand final from its afternoon timeslot? Someone must, but it’s certainly not the fans, argues ...
How the world cheered when the Doggies finally had their day
FROM INSIDE the kennel, the definitive story of possibly the most uplifting AFL premiership ever– and its euphoric aftermath – ...
Why failing the 39-inch test was fatal for the Crows
IT’S BEEN two decades since Denis Pagan was the peak of his coaching career, masterminding two premierships at North. This ...
Dusty Martin’s endless magic lights up a win for the ages
TIGER TIME HAS dawned at last and their hero has the world at his feet – deservedly so in both ...
Hear them roar! Why there’s a lot to like about the Richmond revival
It is Tiger time and one of the mysteries of footy life is why a club that has always had ...
The days of grim grand finals
PLAYING footy during the Depression was a way of getting food for the family. GEOFF POULTER recalls when times were ...
The last man standing from The Bloodbath Grand final
IF YOU think the famous Hawthorn-Geelong Grand final was a brutal match you would be right. But, it was child’s ...
Why the Norm Smith Medal means so much
DAN EDDY meets men who have won that famous Grand final medal the Norm Smith.