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Welcome to the Round 17 AFL preview. The losses to Hawthorn and Port Adelaide in Round 16 have further tightened the top four. Sydney now finds itself a game clear on 12 wins, while Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Fremantle and Geelong are all locked on 44 points. The gap between fifth and sixth has also growth …

Welcome to the Round 16 AFL preview. We have a new ladder leader in Hawthorn after Adelaide shocked cross town rival Port Adelaide to win Showdown XXXVII. It means that the top five is now only separated by four points, leaving the vital home double chances wide open. A comfortable 53 point win against the …

Welcome to the Round 15 AFL preview. Round 14 provided some results that could end up being ladder defining come Round 23. The Gold Coast win over Geelong was important for the top and bottom half of the eight. The loss to Geelong has seen it drop out of the top four and be replaced …

Welcome to the midseason AFL futures/outrights review. All teams have now played 11 of 22 games, which gives us the perfect opportunity to look at the possibilities come seasons end. We’ll have a closer look at the Premiership, Brownlow, Coleman and Rising Star markets and attempt to narrow down the potential winners of each category. …

Welcome to the Round 10 AFL preview. As we head into Round 10 and the last weekend compromised by the bye, the competition continues to produce one or two surprise results every week, making form extremely difficult to read. Sydney and Fremantle are the flavour of the month with ladder leader Port Adelaide, while there …

Welcome to the Round 9 AFL Preview. Being in the middle of the bye rounds gives the ladder a slightly misleading and lopsided look, but don’t let that create a false sense of what Port Adelaide has achieved to be one game clear on top. The Power knocked off another premiership contender in Round 8, …

Welcome to the Round 8 AFL Preview. Round 7 looked like it was going to be relatively stock standard, but the week was flipped on its head by the results of Melbourne and Gold Coast. The Demons produced its first victory in South Australia since 2002, ending a dreaded period against both Adelaide and the …

Welcome to the Round 7 AFL preview. If it hadn’t already been throughout the early parts of the season, Port Adelaide once and for all announced itself as a premiership contender with a near flawless performance against Geelong on Sunday evening. The Power’s ability to consistently gut run to space and finish off the effort …

Welcome to the Round 6 AFL preview. Round 5 was highlighted by the Blues finally securing its first points of the season while the Cats got one back on rival Hawthorn to become the only undefeated side of 2014. The round also produced genuine upsets and significant form turnarounds which is making it difficult to …

Welcome to the Round 5 AFL Preview. I hope you weren’t looking forward to hearing or reading about your side if you aren’t a Carlton supporter, as the Blues’ loss against Melbourne has completely dominated the media this week. The reaction to Carlton’s fourth consecutive loss has been intense and has seen many of the …