Greg Baum

Greg Baum

Greg Baum is chief sports columnist and associate editor with The Age

Hawks find a way to stem tide

Greg Baum Hawthorn holds on to beat North Melbourne by three points in a pulsating match.

Some things change, but blessedly, others stay just as they are

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Greg Baum Seasons change, teams change, rules change, but THE rule doesn't.

The Brownlow of Jobe

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24:  Jobe Watson of the Bombers poses with the Brownlow Medal during the 2012 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium on September 24, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Greg Baum Essendon captain Jobe Watson out-stays a packed field to win the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Spirit of the Bloods leads to premiership

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Greg Baum The Sydney Swans will never know how they won this premiership, except that it is the way they always win.

AFL

Hawks grasp chance to show winning credentials

Hawks forward Buddy Franklin leaps over teammate Cyril Rioli as he bursts out of a pack.

Greg Baum Hawks get a week off, Magpies must lick their wounds and play a semi-final.

AFL

Logic and key stats no match for Geelong's key Chap

Cats celebrate

Greg Baum Three certainties characterise the Geelong-Hawthorn rivalry, the grandest of the age.

Hawks off their knees

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Greg Baum After stuttering starts to the season, no two teams in the AFL needed this win more.