The debate about the importance or otherwise of the ruckman in AFL football is perennial, but Gather Round certainly presented some compelling evidence for the affirmative, says Rohan Connolly.
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It took a month, but finally, the 2026 AFL season has parity, 18 teams all having played four games prior to Thursday evening. The ladder gives us at least some idea what’s going on. Or does it? Rohan Connolly breaks it all down.
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Easter Monday’s Hawthorn-Geelong epic was a salient reminder of just what makes us love the game, and why we should be focussing on it a lot more, says Rohan Connolly.
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Is Nick Daicos even more important to Collingwood than we already suspected? Rohan Connolly picks over the bones of the Pies’ Gabba thrashing.
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Would sacking Michael Voss be the right move for Carlton? Not right now, says Rohan Connolly, unless the Blues’ board, having changed much around the coach to support him, wants to admit it got all that wrong, too.
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The AFL continues to put hardcore fans of the game offside with its tone deafness, says Rohan Connolly. And abandoning a day Grand Final, the last bastion of footy tradition, would be its dumbest move yet.
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Let’s back off the ‘hot takes’ about what impact the rule changes are having on AFL football this season, says Rohan Connolly. Fact is we’re getting a bit of everything so far, and that’s a good thing, isn’t it?
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Steven King’s new-look Demons have cast aside memories of departing stars, stodgy footy and a coach sacking, and the guilt-free ride which is the 2026 season could be a lot of fun, writes Rohan Connolly.
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It’s been a dismal couple of decades for Essendon. And a dismal start to another new season last Friday night against Hawthorn. The current outlook is bleak, and there’s no escaping that for Bomber fans, writes Rohan Connolly.
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The Western Bulldogs have made a blistering start to 2026, and some defensive tweaks appear to have had a lot to do with it. Rohan Connolly looks at how the Dogs have gone about it.
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