The run home: Which AFL clubs have the hardest and easiest draws?
Champion Data’s formula for figuring out each club’s draw difficulty in the second half of the year makes for good reading for some – but bad for others.
- by Marc McGowan
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AFL 2023
Maric’s path from making pizzas to the big time; Voss ‘clear’ on way forward for struggling Blues
Ryan Maric didn’t think it was realistic mere months ago to even contemplate being drafted by mid-season. Meanwhile, Michael Voss is adamant his beleaguered team remains united in its attempt to salvage a campaign in freefall.
- by Marc McGowan and Roy Ward
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AFL 2023
Eagles grab Maric with pick one in mid-season draft
West Coast have turned to a Victorian talent with the mid-season rookie draft’s No.1 pick for the second straight year, selecting Gippsland Power forward Ryan Maric.
- by Marc McGowan
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AFL 2023
West Coast’s top mid-season pick to have trickle-down effect, why Blues went big on Pittonet
West Coast are keeping other clubs on their toes as mystery surrounds the Eagles’ intentions with pick one in tonight’s mid-season rookie draft. Read the latest draft analysis and see the full draft order.
- by Marc McGowan
‘I’ve made a few mistakes’: Stephenson’s ‘roller-coaster’ journey to 100
Jaidyn Stephenson has rarely been out of the headlines, even before he was drafted in 2017, but hopes to let his football do the talking in the years to come.
- by Marc McGowan
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AFL 2023
Sidebottom subbed out of game 300 with knee injury as Pies too good for Roos, Crows sink Lions
Steele Sidebottom’s 300th game ended mere minutes in because of a knee injury that caused him to be subbed out of Collingwood’s victory over North Melbourne.
- by Marc McGowan
‘I can do some damage’: Australian star keen to reverse French Open fortunes
The French Open has not been a happy hunting ground for Australia’s Alex de Minaur in previous years, but he feels ready for a career-best run at this year’s claycourt grand slam.
- by Marc McGowan
Mid-season rookie draft: Which diamonds in the rough will clubs target?
Victorians Ryan Maric, Clay Tucker and Ethan Stanley are tipped to be among the first players to realise their AFL dream on Wednesday night in a mid-season rookie draft that could be over in a flash.
- by Marc McGowan
Dee-ja vu: Melbourne return to ground zero of where it all went wrong
The Demons’ 10-0 start and 17-match winning streak came to a crashing halt in round 11 last year to Fremantle. They never recovered. Twelve months on, those same Dockers are waiting. What have Melbourne learnt?
- by Marc McGowan
What shape is the Tiger list in for next coach?
List guru Chris Pelchen doesn’t expect Richmond to play finals this year or next, but believes they could rebound quickly after that.
- by Marc McGowan
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French Open
Tomljanovic withdraws from French Open, delaying on-court return
Australia’s top-ranked women’s player, Ajla Tomljanovic, has withdrawn from the French Open, delaying her return to the court after knee surgery.
- by Marc McGowan