September, 2021 | Footyology

Melbourne v Bulldogs: The grand final we had to have

Posted by James Rosewarne | Sep 20, 2021 | Behind the News, Football |

It’s been a long time since an AFL grand final pitted two teams so obviously deserving against each other, says James Rosewarne

Do Dees or Dogs benefit from the pre-grand final bye?

Posted by Rohan Connolly | Sep 19, 2021 | Behind the News, Football |

The pre-grand final bye is uncharted territory. Who will benefit most or be disadvantaged least, Melbourne or the Western Bulldogs? Rohan Connolly takes a look.

Stuff the wait, pre-grand final break is the way to go

Posted by Ronny Lerner | Sep 18, 2021 | Behind the News, Football |

The pre-finals bye didn’t prove too popular with the punters and neither, it seems, is the pre-grand final bye. But Ronny Lerner explains why he is one of those in favour.

Round 11, 2011: The Gawn of a new era

Posted by Shannon Gill | Sep 17, 2021 | Behind the News, Football |

Max Gawn’s debut and overall place in the 2011 Melbourne team was seen as a curiosity more than any great dawn, but as Shannon Gill explains, the big ruckman would end up being a driving force to a grand final 10 years later.

Australia’s climate policy won’t be fixed by US or UK

Posted by Emma Shortis | Sep 17, 2021 | Other Stuff, Society |

Emma Shortis explains what the new AUKUS pact tells us about American global ‘leadership’ on climate and why the US and UK aren’t going to ‘fix’ Australian climate policy.

Nostalgic songs of footy success

Posted by Ian Wilson | Sep 16, 2021 | Football |

As the Western Bulldogs’ recently-leaked video showed, the power of music is still alive and well in modern footy. And, as Ian Wilson explains, back in 1993, Neil “Codger” Connell was the song master at VFA club Werribee.