Bombers put on a winning face
Greg Baum The two faces of Essendon became one in Adelaide on Friday night.
What really was known remains the great unknown
Greg Baum Switkowski's report was a damning indictment and Essendon bled in full public view.
AFL
Danger defused, Dons, Carlisle give Pies boot
Greg Baum As the siren sounded to mark the most significant of Essendon's run of five wins in what has been an astonishing start to 2013, Jake Carlisle walked crookedly from the interchange bench to join his...
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Pushing the limits pushed some close to edge
Greg Baum The question remains the same, but the emphasis has changed.
Haunted Demons fans are ready to give up the ghost
Greg Baum In its support profile, Melbourne Football Club often is portrayed as a split personality.
AFL
Gloating not in the game plan
Greg Baum The central issue for Essendon is who knew what and when - governance.
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Battle-weary squads finally play on
Greg Baum Despite feel and appearance, this was day one, round one, and so a time of fresh starts.
Essendon's family faces the world
Greg Baum It was too hot for kicking footballs but not nearly too hot for a show of staunch football faith.
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Confusion forces Dons to seek clarity
Greg Baum The sting was in the beginning, so easily missed as the full import of what Essendon president David Evans was saying slowly sunk in, and so completely overlooked later in the breaking storm.
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.
The harder they fall
Greg Baum Conservative, solid, even patrician: from the beginning, these words were associated with the Essendon Football Club.
Day the Pies got the job done
Greg Baum Essendon great Terry Daniher never was one for varnishing the truth.
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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.
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.
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Tigers are stirring
Greg Baum Damien Hardwick is confident of lifting his youngsters to new heights.
AFL
Heart-stopper
Greg Baum Seventeen years after Collingwood and Essendon drew in what is called the start of the Anzac Day footy tradition, they played themselves to an epic standstill again.
The Sheedy wave washes over the land
Greg Baum The freewheeling spirit of Kevin Sheedy moves across the AFL again.
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Dawning of a brand new day
Greg Baum Essendon and Richmond, the traditional owners of this most joyous of AFL theme matches, have had their recent dark days - Richmond's in particular are the stuff of mythology - but this night met as...
