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Golden to hold 'em

Rohan Connolly The last time Gold Coast played Essendon in Melbourne, football fans received one of their earliest demonstrations that the AFL's insistence its expansion clubs would require patience was no idle...

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Half a season produces team brim full of talent

Rohan Connolly Rohan Connolly selects his All-Australian team at the half-way mark of 2013.

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Half a season produces team full of talent

Rohan Connolly Rohan Connolly selects his All-Australian team at the half-way mark of 2013.

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Tigers stand up but Cats scoot clear

Rohan Connolly Richmond not humiliated but Geelong's strength proves too much.

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World's best father-son

Rohan Connolly Gary Ablett seems to raise the bar just a little higher each time he plays.

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Varcoe: A man for the moment

Rohan Connolly Travis Varcoe has been at the centre of many of Geelong's high points in this golden era for the Cats.

Live blog with Rohan Connolly today at noon

Rohan Connolly Discuss the footy matters that count to you with our live blogging guru Rohan Connolly, from midday today.

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A team to stake your life on

Rohan Connolly Choosing a team of top grand final performers since 1989 is no easy task.

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Sorry Jack, but three aces trumped you

Rohan Connolly It goes without saying that you can't please everyone when picking an All-Australian team, but generally you'll find reasonable consensus about at least 75 per cent of those selected.

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Blues daze for coach

Rohan Connolly Brett Ratten, under pressure all season to keep his post despite having a year left to run on his contract but looking safer recently after Carlton's four wins in its past five games, might have had...

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The year of playing surprisingly

Rohan Connolly It stands to reason that a mid-year All-Australian team would feature a few unlikely names.

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Can Pies deliver a KO blow?

Rohan Connolly Geelong wounded Collingwood last year, but this year the Cats are looking wobbly and the Pies seem poised to strike.

Pies' chance to break Hawthorn spell

Rohan Connolly Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley doesn't hold back in his praise of Hawthorn.

Unflappable Swan on song to claim gong

Rohan Connolly Dane Swan's prowess as an AFL player seemed to sneak up on much of the football world.

Hunt and Folau set to have last laugh

Rohan Connolly The former NRL stars are answering their critics, writes Rohan Connolly.

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Strong and smart, maybe the league boys can play

Rohan Connolly AFL fans can be a cynical bunch, so nothing was bound to prompt as big an outbreak of scepticism among the ranks of diehards than the decision of two clubs yet to even play to unveil two rugby league...

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Top Pie makes great strides

Rohan Connolly A lot of hard work goes into Scott Pendlebury making football look easy.

Fading? Not so fast

Rohan Connolly Rivals and pundits may think otherwise, but the Cats expect to be involved at the pointy end of the season for several years.

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Here comes the sun

Rohan Connolly Gary Ablett's leadership is set to reach new heights as he aims to drive Gold Coast forward.

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Roos defy rising Suns

Rohan Connolly ''No Ablett, no Gold Coast.'' An easy line, but a pretty accurate one at the moment.