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Why it's been a nine-win season for Carlton
Another wooden spoon may be beckoning for the Blues, but they have had more victories this season than the five on the AFL ladder.
Daisy Pearce is the captain of Melbourne's AFL Women's team and writes columns for Fairfax Media.
Another wooden spoon may be beckoning for the Blues, but they have had more victories this season than the five on the AFL ladder.
Statistically and structurally, Richmond's rise doesn't make sense. But their most significant change has been an emotional one.
Dustin Martin is the champion of the 'don't argue' fend. But it seems he has a rival.
The first-ever AFLW trade period was lively - more lively than I expected - but for very good reasons.
Heckling a player about something personal; their family members, body shape or interests away from football should be off-limits.
The kids from the 2016 draft are playing senior footy sooner than their predecessors and keeping their spots. What's their secret?
Why can't a Josh Kelly, Dustin Martin or Gary Ablett announce mid-season that they're moving on next year if that's what they have decided?
In an attempt to stop agonising about how we missed a shot at the premiership, here are my AFLW season highlights, and my tip for the grand final.
A few weeks ago we ran out of the race to take on the Bulldogs and found our men's team had spontaneously joined in with the kids in the guard of honour following their JLT Community Series game before us. I was well and truly in game mode by then and probably wouldn't have realised they were there if not for Max Gawn. He is pretty hard to miss.
Society has told us girls that we should be careful, pretty and polite. Playing football gives you a platform to explore other qualities such as strength and aggression.
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