Another test? Another big tick for Fremantle
Another big test for premiership aspirant Fremantle, and another one the Dockers have passed with flying colours, says Rohan Connolly.
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AFL’s wildcard experiment has cheapened the season
The AFL wildcard round might keep more clubs in finals contention. But it’s also helping make an already-lengthy home-and-away season a tiresome slog which now matters less, says Rohan Connolly.
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World Cup a reminder that AFL needs inclusion
The World Cup serves as a timely reminder that if AFL wants to thrive for another century, it must become a game that more Australians feel belongs to them, writes Rohan Connolly.
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‘It’s all of ours’: Time Essendon put club, not egos, first
Essendon supporters have been incredibly loyal, but their patience is wearing thin with a club where personal agendas and self-interest seem to rule, and fans run a distant last, says Rohan Connolly.
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The best version of Fremantle we’ve seen. Here’s why
The 2026 version of Fremantle is the best in the club’s near 32-year history, and, Rohan Connolly argues, it’s one that can absolutely win the premiership.
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The footballer who became a nation’s inspiration
For those of us old enough to have witnessed his professional sporting career, there are three distinct phases to the Neale Daniher story, writes Rohan Connolly.
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Brisbane struggling, but writing Lions off is crazy
Despite a horror fortnight and some glaring defensive issues, Brisbane’s recent history suggests writing off the two-time reigning premier in May could be a massive mistake, says Rohan Connolly.
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Ranking the 400 club: Where does ‘Pendles’ stand?
Only six men have played more than 400 games of VFL/AFL football. Who is the best of them, and where does Scott Pendlebury fit in? Rohan Connolly makes the big call.
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Free-wheeling Dees the perfect elixir for footy’s ills
Melbourne’s fast, free-flowing game and sense of fun out on the field is infectious on either side of the fence, writes Rohan Connolly. And it really is good for football.
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Statement time. Cats still have what it takes
Geelong needed to fire a shot against Brisbane lest a monkey on the back become something larger, and the Cats did that and then some, writes Rohan Connolly.
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