Banned Bombers come back into new world order
Essendon head into the first game of 2017 with up to half a team of players who've been out of the game for a year. How do they fit in to the new Bombers order? We take a look on a case-by-case basis.
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Rohan Connolly
Rohan Connolly, a senior football writer for The Age and radio broadcaster with sports radio station 1116 SEN, has been covering the game since 1983. A multi-AFL Media Association award-winner known for his passion and love of the game, he analyses the AFL for the newspaper and contributes a blog and weekly video, "Footy Fix", for The Age's football website, Real Footy.
Essendon's Zach Merrett believes Bombers can win flag
Essendon vice-captain Zach Merrett believes his club can contend for the 2017 AFL premiership, following the fairytale story of the Western Bulldogs last year.
Carlton ponders a third AFL debutant
Carlton is pondering handing a third youngster his AFL debut ahead of tonight's season-opener against Richmond at the MCG.
AFL clubs slugging supporters more for seats in opening round
Supporters are being slugged more for reserved seats in the opening round of the AFL under the dynamic pricing system.
Two local lads from Leongatha lead the way for Dons and Hawks
Dairy farming and sport have always been two staples of Leongatha, in Victoria's south-east. But it's doubtful the town will ever have had a prouder sporting moment than when the Bombers and Hawks run down the race, led by two local boys.
Is 2017 the year AFL football becomes handball happy?
Few clubs can hope to emulate a tale of football romance as large as that scripted by the Western Bulldogs in 2016. But they can follow the means by which that triumph was achieved. And that means handball. Lots of it.
Rohan Connolly's 2017 ladder predictions
It's a mug's game, gazing into the crystal football, but I'm shrugging off last year's pathetic prognostications to have another go at predicting who'll finish where on the AFL ladder.
Bowes bowled over by his famous bloodlines
As the No.10 pick in last year's AFL national draft, Jack Bowes clearly has some serious sporting talent. Where does it come from? Well, that's the really interesting part.
'I do regret it': Selwood speaks about his speeding incident
A chastened Joel Selwood believes he has learned from the incident which cost his club a lucrative sponsorship with the Transport Accident Commission.
Brownlow and Burns Cats legends from bygone era
Geelong honoured two champions of the past in elevating them to official legend status on Wednesday night. And the grandson of one made a surprise appearance to be there for the occasion.
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