Greg Baum

Greg Baum

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

AFL

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.

Anguish and ecstasy in finals farewell

Bittersweet victory: Magpies Sharrod Wellingham, Jarryd Blair and Dayne Beams shed a tear for John McCarthy.

Greg Baum Semi-final victory hurt so good for Collingwood at the MCG last night. In yet another epic of football as tug-of-war, the Magpies dug in their heels to beat West Coast by 13 points.

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AFL

Pies resist any hint of Demon deliverance

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Greg Baum Imitation was proved to be the sincerest form of flattery at the MCG yesterday, but not yet for Melbourne the path to deliverance.

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Role models, or role players?

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

Greg Baum This week, for the second time in his short AFL career, Gold Coast's Joel Wilkinson was subject to racial vilification, this time from a Collingwood supporter.

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Magpie thrives in whole new ball game

Greg Baum In many ways, Scott Pendlebury looks what he is, a basketballer playing football.