Love triumphs over hate for Dempsey

Peter Hanlon   Essendon's veteran defender reflects on a frustrating year that he feared could be his last.

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Saints pay for Carlisle's stupidity

Caroline Wilson   Jake Carlisle's irresponsible behaviour has undone some of St Kilda's good work, and the club should renegotiate his contract.

Rioli progressing in the family business

Emma Quayle   Ask Daniel Rioli to describe the best possible Saturday. He won't need to think for very long, or make any of it up.

Fyfe the full football package

Rohan Connolly   Brownlow winners are marked pretty harshly these days.

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AFL waves bye bye to coaches' round-23 farce

Michael Gleeson   This is the bye the AFL has scheduled for everyone because some decided to have their own a week earlier anyway.

NAB Challenge fixture 2016

The 2016 NAB Challenge fixture.

The hunt in Blue October

Michael Gleeson   This was Blue October. This was the trade period that might have been dominated by the best player leaving his club. But it wasn't.

What's happening during the off-season?

Need a reminder of which stalwarts have retired since their club's final game in 2015?

AFL draft: The countdown is on

Emma Quayle   Profiles of the 80 draft prospects attending this year's AFL national combine.

Jake Long's island home

Peter Hanlon   An off-season excursion provides a precious reconnection for Essendon's maturing rookie.

Too great for their own good?

Greg Baum   When Hawthorn won the 2008 premiership, the crowd at Glenferrie Oval to celebrate the next day was around 15,000.

Woosha the right man for the job

Michael Gleeson   Dons not so subtly telegraphed this when they boarded Little's private jet.

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VIDEOS

Luke Hodge's freakish grand final goal

Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge kicks a contender for best goal of the 2015 grand final.

Cyril Rioli best player in AFL grand final

Hawthorn forward Cyril Rioli wins the Norm Smith Medal in the AFL grand final.

What's the greatest Grand Final of all time?

Everyone's got an opinion - what's the greatest AFL Grand Final of all time?

The Age Footballer of the Year is Goldstein

North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein surpassed Nat Fyfe in the final round.

The greatness of Hawthorn

Greg Baum   How to measure the greatness of Hawthorn? With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, let us count the ways.

Fyfe the full football package

Rohan Connolly   Brownlow Medal winners are marked pretty harshly these days.

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Best grand final moments ever

Rohan Connolly   Any game of football can turn or be decided on a single moment.

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Adam Goodes: no fanfare, not enough fair fans

Greg Baum   Adam Goodes has chosen to fade out of the game, without fanfare.