Greg Baum

Greg Baum

Greg Baum is chief sports columnist and associate editor with The Age

Hawks find a way to stem tide

Greg Baum Hawthorn holds on to beat North Melbourne by three points in a pulsating match.

Draft tales: boys becoming men

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Greg Baum Emma Quayle's The Draft follows five draftees and their time in the AFL cauldron.

Hawks in the great escape

Lance Franklin.

Greg Baum History nearly repeated for the Hawks until cool hands prevailed.

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Years apart but old school ties run deep

Cyril Rioli and Scotch

Greg Baum Will Strange befriended Cyril Rioli when he arrived at Scotch College from Melville Island.

The brown and gold rush

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Greg Baum Hawthorn's two tumbles from grace have reminded fans to cherish what they have.

Hawks' victory sews up top spot

Lance Franklin makes his mark at the MCG.

Greg Baum Suddenly, anyone's season looks distinctly like someone's. At the very least, it is Hawthorn's to lose.

AFL

Round 1 goes to the Hawks in soaring win

Buddy Franklin reaches for a mark at the MCG last night.

Greg Baum Usually, a football season takes the form of a crescendo. The 2012 season is only a week old, and already is touching climactic heights.

Hawks off their knees

Cyril Rioli

Greg Baum After stuttering starts to the season, no two teams in the AFL needed this win more.

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