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Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly, a senior football writer for The Age and radio broadcaster with sports radio station 1116 SEN, has been covering the game since 1983. A multi-AFL Media Association award-winner known for his passion and love of the game, he analyses the AFL for the newspaper and contributes a blog and weekly video, "Footy Fix", for The Age's football website, Real Footy.

Geelong players after match celebration.

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One team rules them all

Rohan Connolly Leigh Matthews' Lions were the equal of today's Cats.

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New moves for old Cats

Rohan Connolly Geelong's capacity to keep its playing group fresh and hungry over a golden era now spanning seven years has become one of the AFL's best examples of list management.

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Dogs take it up to Cats

Rohan Connolly Western Bulldogs put up a good fight but in the end the Cats take the points.

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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.

AFL coaches: the class of 2013

Compiled by Rohan Connolly and Jon Pierik Rohan Connolly and Jon Pierik take a look at the men guiding the 18 teams in the AFL fray.

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No doubts, a young Cat comes of age

Rohan Connolly Tom Hawkins' fine 2012 has earned him a leadership role.

Dockers rewrite the script

Rohan Connolly The scoreline at quarter-time looked as expected. But the teams were the wrong way round.

Beware Geelong's charge from outside the four

Rohan Connolly The Cats are a genuine hope to pull off the impossible - win a flag from outside the top four.

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Hawks and Cats a rivalry to savour

Rohan Connolly There can't be a genuine fan of AFL who isn't salivating over the prospect of another epic between Hawthorn and Geelong at the MCG tonight, whatever their club allegiance.

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Flat Cats on attack

Rohan Connolly IT'S not often you get to the mid-point of an AFL season without a pretty clear indication of how most teams are tracking, but then 2012 is shaping as an extraordinary sort of football year.

There's plenty of life, and fight, left in Cats

Rohan Connolly It's not often you get to the mid-point of an AFL season without a pretty clear indication of how most teams are tracking, but then 2012 is shaping as an extraordinary sort of football year.