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Welcome to the Round 20 AFL preview. After looking threatened by a late St Kilda surge, the top eight now looks genuinely set as North Melbourne created a three game gap by defeating the Saints in Brent Harvey’s record breaking 427th game. But it wasn’t the only finals defining result, as GWS, Sydney and Adelaide …

Welcome to the Round 19 AFL preview. This weekend of matches could well be the biggest round of individual milestones in the history of the competition. The most impressive of these is Brent Harvey reaching 427 matches, overtaking Michael Tuck to become the new AFL games record holder. It is also a big night for …

Welcome to the Round 18 AFL preview. The Thursday night matches are over and finals just around the corner, but there is still plenty of water to pass under the bridge. After it appeared that the eight finals teams had been decided, a fifth consecutive loss to North Melbourne has given a glimmer of hope …

Welcome to the Round 17 AFL preview. Round 16 was movement week in the top eight, as Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs jumped into the top four, while Geelong and GWS fell to the elimination final positions after surprise losses. If Adelaide can defeat Collingwood at home on Saturday night, it will catapult into the …

Welcome to the Round 16 AFL preview. The byes rounds are now complete and the season will return to some normality as we head into an important eight weeks of football. The race for the top four is as tight as ever historically as six sides currently sit on 10 wins each from second to …

Welcome to the midseason AFL futures/outrights review. All teams have now played 14 of 22 games at the completion of the bye rounds, 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 …

Welcome to the Round 15 AFL preview. As we enter the final bye round, the ladder is beginning to have a very familiar look to it. Hawthorn finds itself a game clear on top despite not playing anywhere near its best footy, while the next two positions are filled by Sydney and Geelong. At a …

Welcome to the Round 14 AFL preview. The first week of the bye rounds went mostly to plan, but it was Geelong who announced itself as the team to beat again. The Cats kept the highly rated Western Bulldogs to one goal at half time, eventually running away to an impressive 57 point victory. The …

Welcome to the Round 13 AFL preview. It is that time of the season where the sore players are breathing a sigh of relief with the start of the bye rounds. It is the perfect period for clubs to get some downtime and refresh the minds, but it doesn’t necessarily suit every club. A bad …

Welcome to the Round 12 AFL preview. The completion of Round 11 sees the half-way point of the home and away rounds, always an interesting time to assess where the season is heading. While it can be slightly misleading with a compromised fixture, not much generally changes in the top eight after Round 11. That …