Mabior Chol puts family first

Daniel Cherny   Sudan-born Mabior Chol once watched an attempted kidnapping of his brother.

Meet Clayton Oliver

When Clayton Oliver moved into an apartment in Mooroopna at the start of the year, it wasn't all about footy.

How Harvard helped the Dangerfield deal

Jake Niall   The game's biggest deal of 2015, the Paddy Dangerfield trade, was influenced by Harvard University business school lessons.

Fixture: Real winners and losers

Rohan Connolly   How does the AFL fixture stack up for all clubs when put under the forensic microscope of our tried and true ranking formula?

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AFL draft 2015: Meet Sam Skinner

Daniel Cherny   Not only does 197-centimetre draft prospect Sam Skinner possess versatility to match his coach Leigh Brown's, but the teenager has been told they are alike as people.

Hibberd does it the hard way. 

Emma Quayle   A doctor suggested he should give footy away, but Mitchell Hibberd persevered, and used his injury lay-off to do something useful.

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.

Dons believe they can fly back up

Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall   Essendon believe they can challenge for the top four again within three years under new coach John Worsfold after a period of turbulence.

Fyfe the full football package

Rohan Connolly   Brownlow winners are marked pretty harshly these days.

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Sitting down with Jack Silvagni

Emma Quayle   There hasn't been much need for subtle hints about how badly Jack Silvagni would love to become a third-generation Carlton player.

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.

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.