Beveridge's Bulldogs flag is the best coaching effort of all time

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Make no mistake. Luke Beveridge has just pulled off one of the great coaching performances. In fact, I believe it may have been the single greatest coaching performance of all time.

Western Bulldogs win one of the great grand finals

Western Bulldogs breaking of a 62-year premiership drought is like some sort of fantasy. But how they won it should enter football folklore as well.

Swans' success story never stops

Sydney's consistent competitiveness at the pointy end of the season argues a convincing case they’ve been the most successful club in the AFL for 20 years now.

Bartlett the greatest finals hero? Numbers don't lie

Of all the great players to grace the stage in AFL finals over the past 50 years, one man stands clear.

Greatest finals heroes: No.5 Gary Ayres

Fairfax experts have picked their greatest AFL finals heroes of the past 50 years. Gary Ayres was so good in finals they named an award after him.

Cats close to the mark

Geelong's preliminary final loss to Sydney was hugely disappointing, but shouldn’t be allowed to overshadow a season of positives.

Bulldogs fans are going to miss out on grand final tickets, and it's not fair

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While many Doggies fans who've been watching their team 50-odd years and never got to see them at the "big dance" miss out, there's still a spot for those with enough money and the lust to be seen at "an event".

Sydney v Western Bulldogs grand final preview

Saturday's grand final will be Sydney's third in the past five seasons and their fifth in the past 12 seasons, surpassing Geelong's four grand finals over the same period, and equal with Hawthorn.

Swans v Bulldogs in the grand final: A romance we had to have

The Western Bulldogs have already made history of sorts. After the events of the last few weeks, what’s a little more?