Magpies get their reward

Rohan Connolly Collingwood can, and has, played a lot better quality football than it did last night, and will certainly need to if it is to have any chance of winning the premiership.

Pies as they might

Rohan Connolly In the end, you had to wonder whether Collingwood won last night's game against St Kilda, or rather, failed to lose it.

The Connolly Report

Plenty of upside for Pies

Rohan Connolly Andrew Krakouer's return promises to give the Magpies a lift.

AFL

Umpiring: so what's next?

Rohan Connolly AFL fond of citing ''flow-on'' effect in defending zero-tolerance policy as far as umpires go.

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AFL

Pies start hot, go cold

Rohan Connolly North Melbourne continues its run of form, defeating Collingwood by 30 points.

It's deja vu as hot Pies burn Cats

Rohan Connolly This much-touted heavyweight bout was over before it had barely begun.

Magpies land Tarrant bonus

Rohan Connolly It could be fourth time lucky for Chris Tarrant come the grand final.

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Hawks prove they're made of right stuff

Rohan Connolly Before yesterday it still somehow felt like Hawthorn had some sort of question to answer.

Hawks widen their options

Rohan Connolly The pieces of the flag jigsaw are coming together for Hawthorn.

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Soft in the centre

Rohan Connolly On paper, the Richmond midfield looks impressive, but the numbers tell a different story.

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Here we go, it's the early crow

Rohan Connolly There's something about the opening salvos of an AFL season that has both the pundits and public alike elbowing each other out of the way, desperate to make the definitive and dramatic call.

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Rampant Dons set the stage for Anzac Day

Rohan Connolly Despite the tipping, the Bombers ended up doing a number on the Blues.