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Daw lives up to hype, while others fall well short

Rohan Connolly The hype has been considerable, but the reality of Majak Daw at senior level is living up to it.

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Is Collingwood on the nose?

Rohan Connolly Can a side as proven as the Pies really be dismissed as a flag chance?

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Power have the glory, and the midfield

Rohan Connolly Port Adelaide is rapidly turning into the feel-good story of 2013.

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Oh! and 2

Rohan Connolly History suggests teams that are 0-2 now can't count on September glory.

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Eagles to soar highest

Rohan Connolly Rarely have so many been in the hunt for the major prize.

AFL's year of triumph and ignominy

Rohan Connolly We review a year of on-field glory and off-field ignominy, and look forward to next season.

Eight it great?

Rohan Connolly The scramble for the AFL finals in 2013 is shaping as a dogfight unlike anything we've seen before.

No easy draw for the top sides in 2013

Rohan Connolly If one accepts that teams which did well this year should have a tough 2013, you’d have to be fairly satisfied with AFL draw.

2013 fixture: club by club analysis

Rohan Connolly Club-by-club analysis of the 2013 AFL fixture.

Roos and Freo, a higher calling

Rohan Connolly They have different styles, but today's North-Fremantle match will be a compelling battle.

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Record means little against the rapidly advancing tide

Rohan Connolly MANY factors can kill an AFL coaching stint. At Carlton, for Brett Ratten, who'll take charge of the Blues for the final time against St Kilda on Sunday, it's been the convergence of several.

Tables turn as Dons face Roos

Rohan Connolly Round 10 doesn't seem all that long ago, the first weekend of a winter that still has plenty of chill left.

Roos looking the goods for finals

Rohan Connolly After a thumping by Hawthorn, North Melbourne has improved by leaps and bounds.

Live blog: Sensational round 17

Rohan Connolly Round seventeen promises several season-defining matches.

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Question mark over the Cats

Rohan Connolly Familiarity breeds contempt, they say. Perhaps, though, in the case of one of the greatest teams AFL football has seen, it sometimes engenders too much respect.

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Make-or-break month for Ratten

Rohan Connolly Three weeks ago, this column outlined the reliability of the 'round seven rule', and came up with a final ladder.

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Live blog: Round seven rule out the window?

Rohan Connolly Three weeks ago, in my Monday column for the Age, I outlined the reliability of the ''round seven rule'', and came up with a final ladder.

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Tale of reality versus reputation

Rohan Connolly The two biggest stories of the weekend games emerged from the same match.

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Round-seven theory to rule again?

Rohan Connolly There are two rules of thumb that continue to prove very reliable. And they're significant indeed.

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Live blog: Noon Thursday with Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly Can Geelong defy recent history and win the premiership despite not being in the eight after round seven?

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