AFL
Last-quarter blitz gives Demons breathing space
Greg Baum Never in its 153-year history can Melbourne Football Club have reached a lower ebb than at three-quarter time at the MCG on Sunday.
The harder they fall
Greg Baum Conservative, solid, even patrician: from the beginning, these words were associated with the Essendon Football Club.
Swans break free from the Collingwood spell
Greg Baum The story of last night's finals football was told in one post-modern moment in the first quarter at Sydney's ANZ stadium.
The Brownlow of Jobe
Greg Baum Essendon captain Jobe Watson out-stays a packed field to win the 2012 Brownlow Medal.
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Coaching's kooky monsters
Greg Baum 'We're weirdos, coaches,' said Clarkson, addressing a roomful of peers and proteges.
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Let's talk football, if you dare
Greg Baum In the court of popular opinion, Darren Jolly was damned if he did and damned if he didn't.
'His life was a miracle. He should never have been an AFL footballer, but he became a legend.'
Greg Baum Typically, Irish saints left their shores to spread Christianity throughout Europe.
Orange people show faith as footy takes a giant leap
Greg Baum, Sydney The landing of a second team in Sydney, was the AFL's moonshot.
Footy business a meet market
Greg Baum Long before two sides meet, a lot of meetings have taken place.
Anguish of the shouldabeens
Greg Baum There is no premiership so coveted as the one that can never be won.
The Sheedy wave washes over the land
Greg Baum The freewheeling spirit of Kevin Sheedy moves across the AFL again.
AFL
Stealth Bomber has defenders in gun
Greg Baum It was Easter Sunday, 2007, and Essendon's changeroom was buzzing with new life.
