Larissa Nicholson is a journalist at The Age.
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Sydney wants to continue to improve its draft picks as the AFL trade period rolls on.
Elite midfielder Nicola Barr became the No.1 pick in the first AFL women's draft when Greater Western Sydney called her name.
She arrests paedophiles, coaches football, is studying Farsi and plays guitar in a cover band – like many women in the AFL industry, Bec Goddard is used to multi-tasking.
Ben Jarman says he wants to be just like any other draft hopeful, but even if he did not have a famous footballing name his test results would help him stand out.
Brent "Boomer" Harvey would have always been a North Melbourne champion, even if he had seen out his career at another club, former coach Denis Pagan said.
North Melbourne defender Robbie Tarrant won the Syd Barker Medal and outgoing veteran Brent Harvey was named in the top five at the Kangaroos' best-and-fairest awards on Friday night.
North Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow announced he would step down from the role of captain for the 2017 season, as the club farewelled four Arden Street veterans.
Brownlow winner Patrick Dangerfield has capped an season by being named Geelong's best and fairest.
There was a time when your favourite toy was considered a choice for good show-and-tell, a new puppy was a guaranteed winner and talking to the class about your packed lunch was an adequate back-up plan when you forgot.
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