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The pre-finals bye is making a mockery of the AFL's home and away season
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AFL ladder predictor: Who finishes where in 2021?
There's just three rounds of the home and away season remaining. Who will finish top? Will the Cats and Lions make the top four? And who fills the final two places in the eight? Check out our final predicted ladder.
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Round Table: Should eight teams be playing finals football?
Our AFL experts debate the burning questions, including whether we really need eight teams playing finals, the success of the sub rule and Alastair Clarkson's legacy.
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PODCAST: Who are the great exponents of the 'one-two'?
Join Matt Walsh, Jake Michaels and Christian Joly from Champion Data for some of the best analysis and insight on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
Is John Longmire's job the safest in footy?
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Should floating fixtures be used permanently in the AFL?
The ESPN Footy Podcast team debate the merits of a floating fixture, and if it should remain in a post-pandemic footy world.
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Dunkley details cafe COVID scare
Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley tells the ESPN Footy Podcast that bad luck is to blame for having to isolate for 14 days due to coming into contact with a COVID-positive case.
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Is this Libba's dead ringer?
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Footy's weird quirks we've accepted as normal
After Geelong coach Chris Scott tripped over a fan, the ESPN Footy Podcast team discusses what 'footyisms' would seem strange to people watching for the first time.
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The best and worst AFL guernseys of all time
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THE RUN TO SEPTEMBER
AFL ladder predictor: Who finishes where in 2021?
There's just four rounds of the home and away season remaining. Who will finish top? Will the Cats and Lions make the top four? And who fills the final two places in the eight? Check out our final predicted ladder.
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It's staying home: AFL premier will almost certainly be a Victorian team
You mightn't think it after glancing at the current ladder, but it's looking increasingly likely a Victorian team will win the flag for an eighth time in nine years, writes Rohan Connolly.
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ROUND 21 FIXTURE
When will Lance Franklin kick his 1,000th AFL goal?
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ROUND 20 REACTION
Stocks up, stocks down: The best and the worst out West
In Round 20 we saw Fremantle grind out an important win but cross-town rivals West Coast throw up a performance to forget. Here's whose stocks are up and whose are down.
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ESPN's 2021 Brownlow Medal predictor
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2021, ESPN is giving you an advantage with our one-of-a-kind predictor, which has correctly picked seven out of the past eight winners.
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2021 DRAFT
AFL Draft Weekly Wrap: Eastern's prime rebounder deserves attention
With offensive capabilities not unlike Aaron Hall, Eastern Ranges player Josh Clarke is one of the most dynamic rebound defenders in this year's draft crop, writes ESPN's AFL draft expert Chris Doerre.
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AFL Draft Power Rankings: Young talls catapult into top 10 calculations
ESPN.com.au's AFL Draft expert Chris Doerre has revealed his AFL Draft Power Rankings for the month of August, with a versatile Calder Cannon and a leading WAFL prospect catapulting into top 10 calculations.
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Your AFL club's best kickers
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ESPN's Brownlow Medal predictor - every player, every vote for 2021
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2021, ESPN is giving you an advantage with our one-of-a-kind predictor, which has correctly picked seven out of the past eight winners.
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Listen to the ESPN Footy Podcast
Join Matt Walsh, Jake Michaels and Christian Joly from Champion Data for some of the best analysis and insight on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
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Your AFL club's best kickers - short, long, under pressure and in front of goal
Ever wondered who are the best kicks in the AFL? With the help of Champion Data, we've dug into the numbers to find the answers.
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Rohan Connolly's five most-watchable AFL players of all time
With over three decades worth of AFL analysis, Rohan Connolly has listed his five most watchable players of all time with two current stars making the list.
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Behind every great footballer is a selfless, hard-working, and loving mum
If it weren't for the selfless, hard-working mothers, there would be no professional athletes. On the eve of Mother's Day, Justin Robertson spoke with four mums who have shaped their children's football careers.
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Captains Confidential: Best umpires, worst sledges and more
From the best fan sledges, to the drugs and gambling issues facing young players, to the best umpire in the league, ESPN spoke to the skippers on AFL Captains Day for the second edition of Captains Confidential.
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ESPN's AFL Predictions for 2021: Cats, Matt Rowell tipped for success
It's that time of year where we look into our crystal balls and attempt to predict the AFL season ahead. Who will win the premiership? Who takes home Charlie? What are our BIG calls of the year?
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Pass or fail: Every club's make or break for season 2021
Make finals, win the flag or avoid the bottom four? ESPN's AFL experts have put their heads together to come up with every club's pass mark for the 2021 season.
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