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Crows purring, but can they really go all the way?
Adelaide has been one of the stories of season 2025 so far, but as good as it has looked, Ronny Lerner queries whether it can actually go all the way and win the premiership this year.
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Another setback, but the sun really is rising on Roos
North Melbourne fans have every right to be frustrated with thrashings like last Saturday, but nonetheless there really is genuine progress being made at Arden Street writes Rohan Connolly.
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Familiar coaching script being written at Carlton
A very familiar script is being written down at Princes Park and, as Ronny Lerner writes, these kind of movies almost always end badly for the coach, which spells trouble for beleaguered Michael Voss.
Biggest decision looms for Carlton’s new CEO
Incoming Carlton CEO Graham Wright has some big decisions to make, none the least concerning the future of embattled coach Michael Voss, writes Rohan Connolly.
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Hey, AFL Competition Committee! Here’s what to fix
AFL boss Andrew Dillon has announced the return of the Competition Committee to provide input and advice on the direction of the game. Here’s what we reckon needs attention most.
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Little to worry about, or are the Lions losing it?
Brisbane is still in the premiership mix, but the Lions’ flaws are becoming costly. At what point should coach Chris Fagan decide it’s more than just a slump? Rohan Connolly asks the question.
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AFL mid-season gongs: the good, bad and bloody awful
It’s the AFL’s mid-season bye rounds, and an appropriate time to take stock of the good, the bad and the damn ugly of season 2025 so far. Rohan Connolly hands out the Footyology half-time gongs.
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Giants’ inconsistency remains their only constant
AFL coaching can be a frustrating business, and few if any right now are entitled to feel as frustrated as Greater Western Sydney’s Adam Kingsley, writes Rohan Connolly.
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Blues and Bombers: joined at the hip in mediocrity
They’ve been like water and oil since football began, but Carlton and Essendon actually share many similarities as they find themselves struggling in recent times, writes Rohan Connolly.
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Was a trio’s best too good for the Sydney Swans?
Can a team’s stars all play so well it offers a false read on a side’s capabilities as a whole? Rohan Connolly asks the question about the beleaguered Sydney Swans.
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Is Alice deal really worth it for Melbourne?
After yet another dismal performance in Alice Springs, Ronny Lerner writes the time has come for Melbourne’s top brass to start questioning the wisdom of selling a home game every year to the red centre.
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Injury-hit Bombers go all in on mid-season draft
Essendon headed into the 2025 mid-season draft with an alarming personnel crisis, and went some way to alleviating the unavailability of multiple tall players by using all four of their selections.
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Carlton’s forward line failures are proving fatal
Its backline and midfield are solid, but Carlton’s once potent forward set-up may well prove the fatal flaw in the Blues’ finals plans, says Rohan Connolly.
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Time to pull plug on Hinkley-Carr Power play
Port Adelaide’s controversial coaching handover is having a detrimental impact on the team, and Ronny Lerner writes the club should bring it forward and install Josh Carr as soon as possible.
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Craig McRae: Compassionate, empathic, bloody good
Collingwood’s Craig McRae is a class act off the field, constantly embracing the sensitive, human side of the game. He’s also a pretty bloody good football coach, says Rohan Connolly.
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Time to be able to ‘challenge’ AFL umpiring decisions
Some more umpiring howlers have brought into stark focus the need for AFL football to have the capacity to challenge decisions, argues Ronny Lerner
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Robert Walls: Good for football, even better human
The legacy Robert Walls left football was profound, but the impact he had upon the people with whom he dealt in several different spheres ran far deeper still, writes Rohan Connolly.
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How are the Hawks going? We’re about to find out
At face value, Hawthorn is 7-2 and all is well in the Hawks’ world. But it’s the next five weeks which will really tell us where they’re at in 2025, writes Rohan Connolly.
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Dons nail a top pick? You wouldn’t Reid about it
After Zach Reid’s stellar performance for Essendon on Saturday, Ronny Lerner write it could be time for Bombers fans to believe their club has finally got itself a first-round draft gem.
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Why Brisbane’s only loss might be its biggest win
Brisbane was unbeaten, but something wasn’t right. Then came the correction. Rohan Connolly looks at the power of a well-timed loss.
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Healthy and primed: are the Dogs ready to deliver?
The Western Bulldogs have navigated injuries and drama in the early part of the season, but now, sitting 5-3 with stars back on the park, the competition should be on notice, says Rohan Connolly
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Latest Freo farce puts Longmuir reign in jeopardy
If Fremantle’s hierarchy thinks its list isn’t realising its full potential under Justin Longmuir, Ronny Lerner wouldn’t be surprised if a move was made in the next four or five months.
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Clash of the oldies no longer a laughing matter
Geelong fielded the oldest team ever on grand final day 2022. Now that baton has been passed to Collingwood. As the Cats and Pies square off, age is no longer seen as a barrier, but an asset, says Rohan Connolly.
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