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Decision to make: Tom Mitchell celebrates after kicking a goal in the grand final.

Where to now for beaten Swans?

At some point in the next week or two Tom Mitchell will tell Sydney whether he will stay with the side his father played for or leave for one of the Swans' most fierce rivals, Hawthorn. It will be seen as a loss for the Swans if he heads south but nowhere near the body blow it may seem.

Easton Wood and Robert Murphy of the Bulldogs hold up the premiership cup.

Top Dogs like the view

The Western Bulldogs, in romping through the AFL finals series to win their first premiership for 62 years, have turned themselves into something more resembling Great Danes.

Brenton Holdsworth's new tattoo addition.

Bulldogs fan quick on the draw

It took less than 24 hours for Brenton Holdsworth to have a permanent reminder of his beloved Bulldogs' 2016 premiership win inked on his left leg.

Cruel injury: Dan Hannebery leaves the field during the grand final.

Banged up Swans await news on Hannebery's knee

Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery will undergo scans to make sure he has avoided damage to his anterior cruciate ligament as Swans chairman Andrew Pridham vowed the club will return better and stronger next year.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Liam Picken of the Western Bulldogs takes a mark during the 2016 AFL Grand Final ...

Underdogs finish on top

Sentimental favourites overcome a perennial hard luck story: AFL media columnist of the year Tim Boyle's analysis.

Red, white and true: Easton Wood revels in the celebrations.

Bulldogs deliver the impossible dream

If you were going to win take 60 years to win a premiership, and you wanted to make it a premiership worth the wait, how would you script it? Here's one way

Who got Lade?: Brendon is back at the Power.

Who got Lade? Port did

Brendon Lade is returning to Port Adelaide after seven years as an assistant coach at AFL rivals Richmond.

Dale Morris celebrates on the final siren.

Dogs won't be hoodoo gurus

The Western Bulldogs won't look back at their painful history of preliminary final losses in the lead up to their Saturday night clash with GWS Giants.

Switched: Sydney Swan Lance Franklin moved from Hawthorn to Sydney as a free agent in 2013.

Chris Judd: It's time to deny the top four clubs access to free agents

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