Tim Lane

Cats glory in a win for sport over science

Tim Lane The grand final provided a triumph not just for a club and its community, but also for sport.

Cats can now claim to be the best

Travis Varcoe rejoices

Tim Lane Geelong has found a new way to dominate the AFL landscape.

Tougher Magpies are here to stay

Tim Lane Mick Malthouse gets another week, as three points makes all the difference to football history.

The truth of the matter - dollars rule

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Tim Lane A week of dazzling football coups have highlighted that money exacts a price on the game.

Adelaide's past, footy's future?

Tim Lane Last week's game at the Adelaide Oval showed what we've lost and how smaller is sometimes better.

Given chance, Fev could be Hall right

Tim Lane Big, bad Barry grasped his new opportunity, why wouldn't Brendan Fevola do the same?

It's certainly not a down low medal

Tim Lane In football's big award, winners are usually grinners and umpires smile upon midfielders.

Drawn to wrong conclusions

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Tim Lane If AFL blowouts become a problem, compromising the draw is not the solution.

Club chiefs hit their mark

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Tim Lane Poaching and tanking are big issues, thankfully the AFL has not escaped scrutiny.

Lovett saga highlights the way 'image' game played

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Tim Lane Football pragmatism versus the rights of the individual - in the end, no winners.

Farewell coach, the price is paid

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Tim Lane The great man, Allan Jeans, had an innate, untaught way with people and with words.

Sport leaves no stone unturned

Tim Lane Plans to heritage list an Australian icon highlights the scrapes sportsmen will endure.

Homing in on any advantage

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Tim Lane Playing in front of a home crowd seems to always favour the local team, but why is it so?

Black mark as Swan drops ball

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Tim Lane The Magpie star should know that drug testing keeps sport strong and players well paid.

North, south, fleeced, mess

Tim Lane The Kangaroos' move into Hobart sells Tasmania and the game short.

Legends are a rare breed

Tim Lane It's proper that the highest honour is not granted lightly.

Ratten, the blue collar blue blood

Carlton coach Brett Ratten

Tim Lane A hard worker on-field, can he hold on as Carlton coach?

Lewis a hero in racism's defeat

Chris Lewis

Tim Lane One man's courage exposed football's inconvenient truth.

The whistle and the damage done

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Tim Lane Pitfalls abound when applying the advantage rule.

Beyond the slack ump

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Tim Lane Be it city or bush, leadership and the intricacies of the game can conspire against respect for umpires.