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Round Table: Did Patrick Cripps deserve to be suspended?
Our AFL experts tackle some of the burning questions ahead of Round 22, including who the league's best player under 21 is, what the story coming our of Sydney vs. Collingwood might be, and if Carlton's skipper deserved his suspension.
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Is the heat on Ken Hinkley justified?
This week we discuss Collingwood and Melbourne's run home, name every finalists biggest X-factor ahead of September, shine a light on some insane Maurice Rioli Jr stats, and discuss the latest news coming out of the Crows and the Power.
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The Deep Dive: The AFL's pressure beasts
There are many ways to judge an AFL player's in-game influence, but don't forget about perhaps the most crucial element in this sport - pressure.
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ROUND 22
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ROUND 21 REACTION
Stocks up, stocks down: The Giant developing a nasty habit
In Round 21 we saw a champion of the game put on one last (thrilling!) show and a young Tiger cement himself as one of the best players in the AFL, but one clumsy ruckman needs to clean up his dirty act. Here are whose stocks are up and down.
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ESPN's Brownlow Medal predictor - Lachie Neale making his move
Lachie Neale played a starring role for the Lions on Sunday and is the first player in 2022 to hit 30 votes in our Brownlow Medal predictor.
Adelaide's 2018 pre-season camp highlights AFL's toxic masculinity problem
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AFL Draft Power Rankings: Son-of-a-gun a class above
ESPN.com.au's draft expert Chris Doerre has revealed his AFL Draft Power Rankings for the month of August, with Will Ashcroft once again topping the class after his head-turning efforts in the NAB League.
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The top five AFL Draft bolters of season 2022
ESPN.com.au's AFL Draft expert Chris Doerre is back to highlight the five youngsters who have shot up draft boards during 2022.
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CHAMPION DATA DEEP DIVE
The Deep Dive: The key stat driving, or halting, each finals contender and premiership aspirant
Geelong have every facet of the game down pat and the Swans have catapulted into premiership contention via a noticeable style change. For other contenders? It's grim reading. We take a look at each finals contenders adaptation since the bye weeks.
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AFTER-THE-SIREN WINNERS
Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000
Since the turn of the millennium, there have been 29 after-the-siren goals kicked which have won the game. We've ranked them -- taking into account shot difficulty, context of the match, conditions, and more to determine which clutch kick rules them all.
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Familiar settings helped Appleby achieve college punting dream
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- Suns teammates urging Rankine to stay
- Swans great Kennedy calls time on AFL career
- Port's Hinkley hits back at Koch warning
- AFL Crows hierarchy apology in open letter
- Collingwood ruck Grundy's AFL season over
- Bailey Smith re-signs with Bulldogs
- Magpie Jamie Elliott signs on until 2025
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ESPN's official AFL injury list for season 2022 - every team, every injury, timelines and expected return dates
Stay across all of the latest AFL injury news, suspensions, timetables and expected return dates with our comprehensive list.
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ESPN's ultimate Brownlow Medal predictor and tracker - every player, every vote for 2022
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2022, 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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Big-game personas: Athletes who thrived on the biggest stage
For some athletes the step up to the biggest stage is a daunting one. For others, it just brings out their best. These are the stars whose big game personas take them to another level.
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What every AFL club wants for Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and time is running out for AFL teams to get their last-minute requests to Santa. Here's what our writers believe each club wants for Christmas.
