AFL
Cats at a stretch but Blues laid low
Greg Baum Two damaged teams sought to use each other to regain their fluency and rhythm last night. At long length, Geelong succeeded.
AFL
Demons fail to reach their goals
Greg Baum Melbourne played like men possessed, Carlton like a self-possessed team.
AFL
Magpies have the final say
Greg Baum Mick and the Magpies never did cross paths at the MCG on Sunday.
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Richmond hangs on to emerge from history's cold shadow
Greg Baum More than 80,000 descended onto a floodlit MCG, here was the heart of football.
How vast spoils have spoilt sport's integrity
Greg Baum Rarely can the games-playing landscape have looked murkier. Its air is thick with ringing alarm bells.
Different club, but same old grumpy Malthouse
Greg Baum Twelve days apart, at Princes Park, two Carlton coaches faced the media music.
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Shifty shades of Blue
Greg Baum Ruthless Carlton is changing again and forever in a hurry.
Melbourne drowning, not waving
Greg Baum After a dour struggle, inevitably it was the Blues who prevailed.
To stem the tweets, we need a rule tweak
Greg Baum The holding-the-ball rule could benefit by borrowing from another sport.
AFL
Divine intervention by Yarran wins out
Greg Baum Carlton affirms that it is a contender for this year's premiership, and Richmond that it can win one in the life of a theoretical five-year plan.
Greg Baum
Blue chip tradition
Greg Baum The rumbling builds for what is more than just another match.
Football
Carlton passes test and hands out a lesson
Greg Baum This was football as VCE. The big test is at the end of the year, but there are interim tests too.
