Tony Wright

Fighting for the high ground

When Eddie McGuire lashed out at the government's plans on poker machine betting as a ''tax on footy'', you could very nearly imagine John Wren nodding in approval.

From frying pan into the fire

Two clubs called press conferences. One was supposed to be an unveiling, a triumph. The other was meant to have an angry mood. Someone mixed the scripts up.

Not one to coast

Proud-as-punch locals play along with Ocean Grove's newfound notoriety as an AFL coaching factory.

Walker leaps into hall of fame

Nothing brings out the awestruck kid like the spectacle of the great high mark.

Football world at his feet

In his first year in the AFL, Trent McKenzie's kicking is filling the highlight reels.

AFL

Selling out the game?

Full stadiums are a thing of the past under the AFL clubs' preferred reserved seat system.