Dons hand out a lesson

Rohan Connolly St Kilda has regularly found itself short of sufficient height and strength in recent times.

AFL

Measuring up the midfield

Rohan Connolly The jury is still out on whether quality or quantity is the key to victory.

Football

Wayward Dons blow it

Rohan Connolly Sydney's thrilling four-point win over Essendon last night threw up all sorts of bizarre numbers. The bottom line, though, was that once again these two teams served up a blinder.

The Connolly Report

Dons' depth broadens a fine line

Rohan Connolly A season as tight as 2012 is likely to come down to measures as fine as a matter of centimetres or seconds. And Essendon knows all about that now.

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Ratten runs hot, Hird goes cold

Rohan Connolly Do coaches make teams or teams make coaches? It's a perennial football question, one at times that is almost impossible to answer, but one worth pondering again after two crucial and surprising...

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Bombers bounce Roos

Rohan Connolly Only a brave pundit would have predicted result would be known only after final siren.

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Gutsy Dons graft a win

Rohan Connolly In the end, you had to call it a decent win by Essendon, getting home by 25 points after looking set to be overrun midway through the final term with only one fit player left on the bench, and Port...

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Solo Ryder a poser for Dons

Rohan Connolly Depth is a vital component of any aspiring finalist's make-up and it will be particularly handy for Essendon this week.

Bombers delivering skill and grit

Rohan Connolly Essendon has now positioned itself as a very serious contender for the top four.

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