Draft tales: boys becoming men
Greg Baum Emma Quayle's The Draft follows five draftees and their time in the AFL cauldron.
The draft is an acquired taste
Greg Baum With free agency thrown in, trade week now goes for a month.
AFL
Demons fail to reach their goals
Greg Baum Melbourne played like men possessed, Carlton like a self-possessed team.
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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Years apart but old school ties run deep
Greg Baum Will Strange befriended Cyril Rioli when he arrived at Scotch College from Melville Island.
The 'G will divide and conquer
Greg Baum Some would have this grand final as a contest for Melbourne-Sydney honour. They are like uniformed Japanese sentries who, until the '70s, periodically emerged from the jungles of Malaysia, still...
A new Bloods, still with its links to the old team and its culture
Greg Baum The Swans' popularity now transcends even Melbourne-Sydney sectarianism.
What's in the cards for glorified boys?
Greg Baum Once, a footy card would display a photograph of a player and details of his exploits.
All just a game ... of patience
Greg Baum Sam Gibson got a model girlfriend long before he got his first AFL game last weekend.
Poach coach? Make it fair trade
Greg Baum Richmond coach Damien Hardwick suggests AFL clubs could trade for coaches as in the NFL.
Anguish of the shouldabeens
Greg Baum There is no premiership so coveted as the one that can never be won.
The best out of Sydney
Greg Baum Lenny Hayes was Sydney-born and bred, but into an Australian rules tradition.
Vale the Geelong Flyer, 'fair dinkum unbelievable'
Greg Baum To put Geelong in the mood for the 1963 VFL grand final, coach Bob Davis brought in piano accordionist and television clown Happy Hammond.
Magpie thrives in whole new ball game
Greg Baum In many ways, Scott Pendlebury looks what he is, a basketballer playing football.
