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A Beach Road belting
On a cool June day in 1981, Port Melbourne ran hot against Sandringham, turning a top-of-the-table tussle into a Beach Road belting. Mic Rees recalls an afternoon of annihilation.
Footscray's VFL 50th: April blooms
In part two of Mic Rees' retrospective look at Footscray's 1974 season, he covers the first month, in which the Dogs' showed very promising signs and unveiled future stars.
Footy Research
The demise of University in the VFL
Shortly after war broke out in Europe in 1914, University Football Club withdrew from the VFL. Here's how the club's league demise was reported.
| 28 Jan 2024
The "Perfidy" of Ron Barassi
As the footy world mourns Ron Barassi's passing, a look back at how The Bulletin's 'Batman' dealt with the legend's move to Carlton in 1964.
| 18 Sep 2023
Treasure Trove
One kick saves North in hectic finish
The recent AFLW Grand Final between the Lions and Kangaroos reminds us of the first time their two men's sides met in a final in 1958.
| 27 Dec 2023
Fitzroy premiers
The Age's football correspondent Pivot, reports on Fitzroy's Grand Final win over Collingwood in 1922 to claim its seventh VFL premiership.
| 5 Apr 2022
Obituaries
The death of Harry Goding
Tributes for Harry Goding came from The Record, The Sun and The Australasian upon news of his sudden death, aged 64, in 1924.
| 31 Dec 2023
GIGA BITE
Happy 150th birthday to St Kilda's George May. Debuting against Collingwood in August 1898, May played a further two games that year and another seven in 1899. Unfortunately for May, they were all losses. — Andrew Gigacz
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Wanganeen's miracle goal
Gavin Wanganeen kicks one of the great goals of the 1994 AFL season for Essendon against Richmond at Princes Park.
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AFL 2025 Season
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2024 AFL Ladder
| # | Club | P | Pts | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 23 | 68 | 126.74 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 64 | 114.78 |
| 3 | Geelong | 23 | 60 | 112.24 |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 60 | 109.12 |
| 5 | Brisbane | 23 | 58 | 121.92 |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 56 | 125.06 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 23 | 56 | 118.55 |
| 8 | Carlton | 23 | 52 | 110.19 |
| 9 | Collingwood | 23 | 52 | 102.47 |
| 10 | Fremantle | 23 | 50 | 111.91 |
| 11 | Essendon | 23 | 46 | 93.48 |
| 12 | St. Kilda | 23 | 44 | 99.43 |
| 13 | Gold Coast | 23 | 44 | 99.07 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 23 | 44 | 98.51 |
| 15 | Adelaide | 23 | 34 | 99.12 |
| 16 | West Coast | 23 | 20 | 68.15 |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 12 | 63.49 |
| 18 | Richmond | 23 | 8 | 63.66 |
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Micro Noises
Micro Noises 207: Will it end in tears?
Kicking off a premiership defence with five wins on the trot is a good thing, yeah? Maybe not, says Gigs.
Andrew Gigacz | 21 Apr 2022
Micro Noises 206: Mozart madness
Men's AFL is back, and so is Micro Noises. Andrew Gigacz looks at Hawthorn's one-point win and invokes Mozart to describe Gold Coast's AFLW loss.
Andrew Gigacz | 24 Mar 2021
Footy Blogs
Australian Football Hall of Fame 2022
Media Release: Eight new members have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
AFL Media | 14 Jun 2022
Football's falls from grace
In response to a question from a fan, Andrew Gigacz looks at past V/AFL teams that have flown out of the blocks before falling short of finals.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Jun 2022
AFL 2021 season awards and honours
A summary of the awards and honours bestowed in the 2021 AFL season, compiled by Andrew Gigacz.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Oct 2021
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