AFL cops its 'rights' whack
Greg Baum The league's reaction to the Optus media rights decision has been a bit over the top.
'His life was a miracle. He should never have been an AFL footballer, but he became a legend.'
Greg Baum Typically, Irish saints left their shores to spread Christianity throughout Europe.
AFL
Stop playing the man, fans want their boys to soar
Greg Baum Many moan that hands-free marking denies the game the spectacle of a show of strength. But should it not firstly be a test of skill?
AFL
Leaders must act or risk whole fragile alliance falling apart
Greg Baum An amateur football club I know has the same theme song as St Kilda.
AFL
Demons fail to reach their goals
Greg Baum Melbourne played like men possessed, Carlton like a self-possessed team.
What really was known remains the great unknown
Greg Baum Switkowski's report was a damning indictment and Essendon bled in full public view.
AFL
Last-quarter blitz gives Demons breathing space
Greg Baum Never in its 153-year history can Melbourne Football Club have reached a lower ebb than at three-quarter time at the MCG on Sunday.
Drugs in Sport
Pushing the limits pushed some close to edge
Greg Baum The question remains the same, but the emphasis has changed.
AFL
Cereal thriller: breakfast with Mick and Bucks
Greg Baum Charity breakfast ahead of grudge match takes on the air of a weigh-in.
AFL
Richmond signals a changing of the guard
Greg Baum Richmond is 2-0 for the first time since 1997, and St Kilda is 0-2 for the first time since 2000.
Haunted Demons fans are ready to give up the ghost
Greg Baum In its support profile, Melbourne Football Club often is portrayed as a split personality.
AFL
Gloating not in the game plan
Greg Baum The central issue for Essendon is who knew what and when - governance.
AFL
Long and short of it is Hawks beat up on Pies
Greg Baum Hawthorn had the win that needed no explanation; Collingwood the defeat that had no alibi.
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Taking the contact out of sport
Greg Baum As sensibilities change, so too are the crunching nature of our games.
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Richmond hangs on to emerge from history's cold shadow
Greg Baum More than 80,000 descended onto a floodlit MCG, here was the heart of football.
Draft tales: boys becoming men
Greg Baum Emma Quayle's The Draft follows five draftees and their time in the AFL cauldron.
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Wounded Magpies call on plan B, and C and ...
Greg Baum This was a tale of the best laid plans of mice and football clubs.
No easy solutions and few winners in gambling probe
Greg Baum Anomaly uncovered by Senator Nick Xenophon highlights conflicting forces in professional sport.
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Battle-weary squads finally play on
Greg Baum Despite feel and appearance, this was day one, round one, and so a time of fresh starts.
