'Weird' year for Bomber Myers, on many fronts

For Essendon midfielder and leader David Myers, a 12-month suspension over the supplements saga has not only proved a blessing in disguise, but offered a brighter perspective on life as a professional footballer.

Blues keep heat on young pair

Carlton has challenged Dylan Buckley and Nick Graham to make good on their youthful promise, the pair set to play on only one-year contract deals in 2017.

Mitchell and Cotchin deserve to cherish their Brownlow moment

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Football should do what it can to make Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin's Brownlow Medal moment one to cherish.

Drafting to stay ahead of the game's curve

As the AFL national draft nears, will clubs look more towards players with less immediately obvious attributes as they chase the game's developmental curve? It seems to have worked for the Western Bulldogs.

Best to worse: your club's draw

The AFL fixture is important, but our tried and trusted ranking formula also shows a tough draw needn't be a killer blow to teams' hopes in 2017.

Rohan Connolly's Last Word on the grand final

A famous win unites Bulldogs old and new; pain for a losing Swan; controversy follows call; farewell to all-time great of commentary.

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.