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AFL Round 21 Preview: Tiger Time

The Tigers are desperate for September action, but will need to shock everyone to get there, writes Damien Ractliffe.

Brownlow no fat chance

Dane Swan hit back at ‘fat’ critics when he won the Anzac Medal in Round 5, but he’s now in the box seat to silence them for good, writes Damien Ractliffe.

AFL Round 16 Preview: Nearing the business end

Brisbane, North, Carlton, Fremantle, St Kilda and Richmond jostle for the remaining spots in the top-eight, while Sydney and West Coast take us back more than half a decade in a fight for league supremacy. Michael Pollock reviews.

AFL Round 15 Preview: Pies look to make it ten in a row

Will the Pies get their revenge on the Blues? The leagues most famous rivals kick the round off tonight, while the Bombers, Kangaroos and Hawks try to continue their winning ways, Jake D’Amato previews the round.

AFL Round 14 preview: The business end

After all teams have had their rests it’s time to get to the business end of the season. Can Carlton return to form? Will North threaten the eight? Will Richmond finish ninth? Jake D’Amato asks.

AFL Round 11 Preview: Time to get serious

This weekend stands to separate the boys from the men and the pretenders from the contenders in an intriguing round of football, writes Jake D’Amato.

Unheralded heroes of the AFL

Every football team has its stars, but what about the rest? Michael Pollock takes a look at some of the AFL’s most important, yet unappreciated players.

AFL Round 8 Preview: D-day for the Cats

Questions have again been asked about the end of the Geelong era and tonight’s match looms as a possible answer. William Botoulas looks at all the weekend’s action.

AFL Round 4 Preview: Lyon’s return anything but Saintly

Ross Lyon coaches against the club he walked out on, Collingwood is under siege following its week from hell and doubts have begun to circle around the reigning premiers. William Botoulas previews a big Round 4.

In Conversation: Mick Malthouse

La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow Mick Malthouse speaks to David Lowden about Jim Stynes, his decision to leave Collingwood, racism in football and climate change.

AFL Finals: Collingwood team preview

With the countdown to the AFL finals underway, upstart will preview the eight teams facing off this weekend. To kick off, Liam Quinn looks at Collingwood’s chances of going back to back.

From the grandstand: Maxwell’s penalty too harsh

On Friday, Collingwood’s Heath Shaw was suspended for eight games after betting on an AFL match earlier in the year. But according to Ben Waterworth, Nick Maxwell’s involvement in the incident didn’t warrant a $10,000 fine.

From the grandstand: Advantage or disadvantage?

This AFL season, the onus has been on the players to decide whether or not to take advantage from a free kick. But Ben Waterworth says the new rule has everyone confused.

From the grandstand: Give Pies the flag now

It’s only round three and there’s still six months left in the AFL season. But Ben Waterworth believes Collingwood already has the 2011 premiership in the bag.

From the grandstand: Thomas and Giants a perfect match

Collingwood’s Dale Thomas is allegedly the player the AFL’s newest team, Greater Western Sydney, wants the most prior to its 2012 debut. And according to Ben Waterworth, a Thomas-Giants combination would work well.

Collingwood Magpies: Back-to-back?

Collingwood won its first premiership in 20 years in 2010, but can the Pies go back-to-back for the first time since 1935-36? Dylan Maxwell previews their chances as upstart concludes its series of AFL team preview’s for the 2011 season.

Pies should be too classy for young Eagles

Collingwood will be resting some star players for its NAB Cup semi final clash against West Coast tonight, but Ben Waterworth believes the Pieswill still be too strong for the young Eagles.