Best flag chance in top eight? Take your pick

Rohan Connolly   The popular premiership fancy seems to change by the week. It's shaping as an epic race. Let's check out the runners.

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Struggling clubs must look beyond quick-fix No. 1 – sack the coach

Chris Judd   Success or failure is not just about the coach. There are seven key roles at any club and if anyone is under-performing, action is required.

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The magician of Tigerland

Rohan Connolly   On Tuesday night, another six members were inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame. They included not just stars of the modern AFL era but legends of South Australian and Western Australian football.

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Bulldogs captain savours the dream that is finally becoming a reality

Stephanie Chiocci   We can't underestimate the importance of Wednesday's announcement in providing female role models for young girls to look up to throughout their own journey.

Has nothing changed since 1981?

Corrie Perkin   Sorry, Eddie, but your on-air apology this morning for comments you made last week about Fairfax journalist Caroline Wilson rings hollow.

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Caro: Eddie's attack revived the bad old days

Caroline Wilson   As a busy football weekend rolls into Monday there are so many good stories to explore. Believe me, I do not relish being a part of a story like this. Again.

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Banter? Pull the other leg

Greg Baum   This wasn't banter. Banter, says the dictionary, is "the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks". The key word is "exchange", implying giving and getting. This was all giving.

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The perfect game: Dangerfield joins a very special club

Rohan Connolly   In 33 years I've only awarded three perfect player scores. Patrick Dangerfield's stellar performance on Saturday night was one such effort. Here are the others.

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Mid-season report: Flaky Dees on right track

Daniel Cherny   For a club that hasn't won more than eight games in a season since 2006, winning six by the mid-season bye is a positive sign. But there is still room for improvement.

End-of-season bye gets thumbs down

Caroline Wilson   AFL footballers have underlined their commitment for two byes per season, with the 2016 end-of-season bye receiving a lukewarm response from players.

Upside to a Lions-sized headache

Andrew Stafford   The Brisbane Lions' weekly match review showed 113 errors last Monday, but would another coach do any better given the team's development?

'Bont' getting that Brownlow look

Rohan Connolly   Marcus Bontempelli played his debut AFL season against a backdrop of superlatives about his talent and potential. Two years down the track, on the eve of his 50th game, it’s happening again.

VIDEOS

FootyFix: Can young Sainters upstage Geelong

Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 14 in the AFL.

AFL makes Chinese TV debut

Port Adelaide Football Club's new recruit is the centre of the AFL's push into the Chinese market.

Sam Lloyd takes epic mark

Richmond's Sam Lloyd has taken a contender for mark of the year after a massive grab against Adelaide.

AFL Season 2016 - Time Capsule

Our reporters give their predictions for the upcoming 2016 AFL season.

Joe Daniher: a special talent

Wayne Carey   As I watched Joe Daniher jumping high, I was left wondering how the footy world had forgotten about this guy's talents.

'So close yet we didn't know'

Peter Hanlon   Young Bulldog Lukas Webb has lost two close mates to suicide. He knows more must be done to help.

Swans making critics look silly

Rohan Connolly   The thinking was sound enough. But it's looking like the critics fell for the oldest trick in the book ... again.

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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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