AFL
Hawks play straight men
Greg Baum All the goals that Hawthorn could not kick in last year's grand final, it kicked on Saturday.
Hawks find a way to stem tide
Greg Baum Hawthorn holds on to beat North Melbourne by three points in a pulsating match.
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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.
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Jeff the centre of attention, focus of his own universe
Greg Baum Jeff Kennett is the man who is always going away and never goes.
Some things change, but blessedly, others stay just as they are
Greg Baum Seasons change, teams change, rules change, but THE rule doesn't.
Hawks in the great escape
Greg Baum History nearly repeated for the Hawks until cool hands prevailed.
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Coaching's kooky monsters
Greg Baum 'We're weirdos, coaches,' said Clarkson, addressing a roomful of peers and proteges.
Spirit of the Bloods leads to premiership
Greg Baum The Sydney Swans will never know how they won this premiership, except that it is the way they always win.
Hawks' victory sews up top spot
Greg Baum Suddenly, anyone's season looks distinctly like someone's. At the very least, it is Hawthorn's to lose.
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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.
AFL
Logic and key stats no match for Geelong's key Chap
Greg Baum Three certainties characterise the Geelong-Hawthorn rivalry, the grandest of the age.
I always saw myself as a little bit like Jonathan Brown
Greg Baum Geelong man mountain Tom Hawkins has finally become as formidable on-field as he looks.
Hawks off their knees
Greg Baum After stuttering starts to the season, no two teams in the AFL needed this win more.
