Rohan Connolly's last word on round 10
A tough but fair decision, courage from unexpected quarters, Dreamtime at the G, and a tenacious Tiger.
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.
A tough but fair decision, courage from unexpected quarters, Dreamtime at the G, and a tenacious Tiger.
St Kilda might not necessarily have improved much on last year. But heading into a badly-needed break, that doesn't have to mean the Saints are taking a step backwards, either.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick conceded he turned his mind to the Tigers for a third week in a row losing the seemingly unlosable during Saturday night's tight last quarter against Essendon.
After three weeks of heartbreak, this time Richmond actually did win a close one.
Melbourne have had some positive news on the injury front with midfielder Angus Brayshaw back on the training track after suffering his fourth concussion in 12 months.
Port Adelaide was all but ignored in speculation about potential improvers in 2017. But the pundits appear to have underestimated the Power's capacity to improve with what was already at their disposal.
The Carlton teams which won three of four premierships between 1979 and 1982 have come to be known as much for their off-field exploits as their football prowess. But a new book might just restore the ledger a little bit.
The Pies' big comeback, the Eagles' shocker, the Sydney threat grows by the week and Liberatore sent a message.
Rohan Connolly: Botched set plays big part of Richmond blame game.
Sydney are storming back into finals contention after their third win in a row, the Swans thumping St Kilda by 50 points at Etihad Stadium.
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