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King pair: Horne-Francis mounts new challenge for Daicos’ crown
Jason Horne-Francis’ rise to stardom, Hawthorn’s stunning in-season revival, the Giants’ upset of Brisbane in another bonkers round, and Craig McRae’s post-match comments are all on the agenda in round 22’s key takeouts.
- by Marc McGowan
AFL faces possibility of no finals in Melbourne on first weekend of September; Blues in damage control; Hawks surge; Bulldogs tumble
- by Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan, Daniel Brettig and Steve Barrett
Insight & Analysis
Without Dusty, Tigers would not have that glorious treble of flags
Careers were made and unmade by Dustin Martin’s astonishing combination of brute power and his genius as an architect with the ball in his hands.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
What’s Dusty like? I spent four years at Punt Road and this is what I know
Dustin Martin is a largely unknowable figure, who is what he does. Konrad Marshall spent four years embedded in the modern Richmond dynasty, and reflects on the career of the totemic Tiger.
Konrad Marshall
Senior writer
A long time, and a good time, as Tom Hawkins bids farewell
Chris Scott described Tom Hawkins, who will retire at the end of the season, as an all-time great at Geelong. There was not even a hint of debate.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
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Petracca takes on the Tan in his long journey back to footy
Hours before Melbourne’s clash with Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday, the Demons’ biggest midfield star was just happy to be back “walking really fast” again on the Tan.
- by Russell Bennett
The senior Bombers behind the Dons’ latest meltdown
The fateful chain of events that killed off another Bombers season without a finals victory were in motion long before Mac Andrew realised a boyhood dream with a towering pack mark and goal after the siren.
- by Andrew Wu
How did they lose? The stats that should have stopped a Bombers’ nightmare
- by Danny Russell, Andrew Stafford, Marnie Vinall and Andrew Wu
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All-Australian on Carlton’s radar; High-performance boss to depart
- by Jake Niall, Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
