Giant upsets and groundbreakers: GWS' best

Daniel Cherny  3:04 PM When looking at the best wins of the AFL's newest clubs, the choices are literally limited to home and away games. But even though they haven't yet made the finals, Greater Western Sydney have already provided their small cohort of fans some very exciting moments. Here are the Giants' top five wins.

Carlton ruckman is right where he wants to be

Matt Murnane   Matthew Kreuzer might have been the only one at Carlton who didn't want 2015 to end.

Gibbs on the pain of 2015

Matt Murnane   Bryce Gibbs says the pain of 2015 is driving him as Carlton cross their fingers that their key players can finally put injury behind.

The Dangerfield difference

Jake Niall   In normal circumstances, a recruit of Patrick Dangerfield's stature would meet both the coach and captain of the club he intended to join.

Dunkley a happy Bulldog

Emma Quayle   Josh Dunkley had a decision to make, for most of this year. Sydney, or the draft? The draft, or Sydney? In the end it didn't matter.

Thomas knows he has his knockers

Matt Murnane   Dale Thomas knows he is an easy target nowadays, but remains intent on getting back to the field.

Which clubs may change their leaders in 2016

Ronny Lerner   There could be as many as eight captaincy changes at club land for season 2016.

Bolton's criteria for success

Matt Murnane   "Reset" is the operative word at Carlton and, for once, no one is under any illusions as to the magnitude of the challenge.

Life after football's final curtain

Peter Hanlon   Even when the end isn't unexpected, it still turns a footballer's life on its head.

Family dynasty emerges at Swans

David Sygall   One grandfather was a club champion, the other a favourite of the great Bob Skilton. 

Martin balances life with football

Andrew Stafford   Stefan Martin was faced with a dilemma, wanting to accommodate the ambitions of his partner.

Why did police take so long to launch Martin probe?

John Silvester   If an AFL player was accused of robbing a bank or committing a fraud it would be a police matter and yet terrifying a woman is apparently not that serious.

AFL switching places with the EPL?

Rohan Connolly   Is the AFL competition really as even these days as we'd like to think?

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.

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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.