Blues heap further misery on winless Swans
The Sydney Swans entered this match with a precarious 0-5 record. This was the personification of a must-win match for last year's grand finalists and a constant of the AFL finals.
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Scott Spits
Began his full-time career at The Age as an online sports reporter in 1999 before joining Sportal as the Deputy Editor of the AFL-Telstra online network in 2002. Rejoined the online desk at The Age in 2006 and was online sports editor between 2006 and 2016. Has covered two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and London 2012), numerous Australian Open tennis tournaments and several AFL grand finals. Reads the back page first. Hack golfer. Wannabe tennis star.
As it happened: GWS triumph after torrid battle
Make no mistake, these are two very good teams. You'll see them both in September. Probably very deep into the month. In one sense, the Doggies were played into form. They needed a tough hit-out and they got it. GWS will have earned some new fans from this torrid encounter.
Hey Joe .... How's it feel to win your first Anzac Day match?
There was no surprise that Joe Daniher was left smiling on Anzac Day after something of a breakout game in Essendon's 18-point victory that meant he became the first Essendon spearhead to win the Anzac Medal.
Worsfold still not over 'wall' comments
Essendon coach says there is plenty of scope for improvement despite Anzac Day victory.
Essendon take the points on Anzac Day
It was an important win for Essendon but it was undoubtedly a more significant loss for Collingwood. They are badly placed at 1-5 while the Bombers have settled to be 3-2 and a winnable game against Melbourne next week.
Spooked Melksham misled investigators over mate's bets
The scars of the Essendon doping saga are claimed to have played a role in Jake Melksham being fined $10,000 for giving misleading information to AFL investigators during a probe into activity on his betting account.
Anzac Day: Wells set to play, Cox in contention
Daniel Wells is on the cusp of his Collingwood debut on Anzac Day, Josh Daicos definitely won't play and Mason Cox is right in the mix to play on Tuesday – the same stage that made for his memorable AFL debut last year.
Umpires are 'going pretty well' with ruck nomination rule
The AFL umpiring department is adamant the game's on-field officiators must continue to use the names of ruckmen at stoppages amid widespread confusion and conjecture about the new ruck nomination rule.
'I had a bit of a panic': Spencer gets his opportunity for Dees
Consider the plight of Jake Spencer, suddenly thrust with the responsibility of filling Max Gawn's very large shoes. He's a veteran of the Melbourne list but has just 36 games to his name since 2009.
Demons 'shattered' by costly third quarter
Melbourne were left to lament the heavy cost of a poor quarter of football for the second week in a row, with coach Simon Goodwin admitting "we're shattered as a footy club" as the Demons went down to Fremantle by two points in an MCG heartbreaker.
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