A young way to the top
“Play the kids”. It’s an easy call when a side appears to be treading water then loses a few games badly. But even this early in 2017, we’re seeing plenty of obvious benefits of doing so.
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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.
Gawn goes down with hamstring injury
Melbourne's personnel issues took another huge hit on Saturday as ruckman Max Gawn injured his hamstring against Geelong.
Sharp-shooting Cats down fighting Demons
Geelong and Melbourne turned on a fast-flowing and high-scoring contest. The result came down to accuracy.
Pies deal with pressure as unwanted history looms
Defeat against Sydney at the SCG on Friday night will consign Collingwood to three losses to start a new AFL season for the first time since their last wooden spoon.
Magpie star to return ... but not in the AFL
Levi Greenwood looks set to be a shock inclusion for Collingwood, while Jamie Elliott and Daniel Wells remain at least a week away.
Harder and longer make for a more exciting and effective Richmond
Richmond have won their first two games. And done so playing a harder but more adventurous brand of football than we’ve seen them pursue previously.
The Last Word on round two
Classic clashes and game-winning displays, a rush to pass judgement, and the Suns gets shaded up north.
Jonathan Brown loses premiership memorabilia in Queensland floods
Former Brisbane Lions champion Jonathan Brown has been hit by the Queensland floods, losing much of his memorabilia from his 250-game career and three premierships with the club.
Is Ablett's heart really in it?
Gary Ablett offered a pale imitation of his best in Gold Coast's shattering 102-point loss to GWS on Saturday. The critics have pounced and the question is being asked again, does he want to be there?
Can Sydney and Hawthorn defy some sobering statistics?
In nearly a decade, just one of 45 AFL teams that have begun a season 0-2 have recovered to make finals. Can Sydney and Hawthorn reverse that trend?
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