The power of the game, and its people, make me forget about everything else in the world
Martin Flanagan presents an ode to football in his last column for The Age.
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Martin Flanagan
Martin Flanagan is a journalist and author who writes on sport, Australian culture and the relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia.
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Lou Richards, never a dull moment
The Richards brothers were high-voltage personalities.
Her mountain climbed, Mostyn moved on from the AFL
Sam Mostyn believes the women's competition is vital to securing football's long-term future.
Full houses as AFLW kicks off in style
The old stadium was full as a beer glass with froth running down its side. Gil McLachlan had to go outside the stadium and apologize like a publican telling a thirsty group on a hot day that he cannot serve them. Â
Gran finals: Ann Roughead's grandsons have won five AFL premierships
"They get their athleticism from the Rougheads. But I claim their temperaments."
The Bulldogs: 'A team that didn't know what it couldn't do'
I fell in love with football at the age of 13 because I saw a team win a premiership when everyone said they couldn't.
The glue that binds – footy
A day at the football, just for two, to continue a tradition that has been in my family for more than 100 years.
Grassroots needs to be nourished if elite is to prosper
In New York two weeks ago, I found all the bars were televising the European Cup, even to the exclusion of Major League Baseball. "Oh yeah," said an Irish barman I discussed the matter with over a bold American pale ale, "the game's growing over here".
Dees finally give fans something to cheer about
If any team has been under my footy microscope these past eight years, it's the Dees.
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