AFL
Long and short of it is Hawks beat up on Pies
Greg Baum Hawthorn had the win that needed no explanation; Collingwood the defeat that had no alibi.
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.
Plans will change for Magpies and Eagles
Greg Baum Collingwood and West Coast must simultaneously try to anticipate the other's adjustments.
AFL
Hawks grasp chance to show winning credentials
Greg Baum Hawks get a week off, Magpies must lick their wounds and play a semi-final.
Celebrating football's broadest church
Greg Baum GWS on course to be first club to finish season with more leaders than premiership points.
AFL
Round 1 goes to the Hawks in soaring win
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.
