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AFL: what we learned this weekend

Talking points from the latest round of AFL action
  • Phil Walsh Fremantle

    AFL: five things we learned from round 14

    Solidarity for Phil Walsh marks an overshadowed round; Swans revert to what works; Collingwood’s agony; Ablett a king amongst men; the Bulldogs new talisman
  • Hawthorn

    AFL grand final: what we learned this weekend

    Andrew Mueller: These Hawks are all-time greats; Swans were out-Swanned; a Rioli cameo; a star is born; Buddy is impossible to ignore
  • Jarryd Roughead

    AFL preliminary finals: what we learned this weekend

    Geoff Lemon: Swans’ weapons clicking; Roughead’s awesome run; Hawks get a little lucky; napping with the ball; a title for Footscray
  • Scott Heinrich

    AFL semi-finals: what we learned this weekend

    Scott Heinrich
    Scott Heinrich: Todd Goldstein vital for North; Cats old guard should be nervous; inaccuracy hurt Freo; mighty Power
  • North Melbourne

    AFL finals: what we learned in week one

    Scott Heinrich: Hawks in the box seat; Swans hunters thrive; Richmond finally tire; can Power buck the trend?; North true to form
  • Scott Heinrich

    AFL: what we learned in round 23

    Scott Heinrich
    Scott Heinrich: The comeback of all comebacks; Freo’s rocky road; the great modern rivalry; next season’s top eight; retiring heroes
  • Adelaide Crows

    AFL: what we learned in round 22

    Geoff Lemon
    Geoff Lemon: A predictable comeback; Ash McGrath; one percenters; a very expensive injury list; loveable St Kilda fans
  • Nat Fyfe of the Dockers

    AFL: what we learned in round 21

    Scott Heinrich: The two sides of Nat Fyfe; ride the Tigers; a boneheaded blooper; bye bye Pies; the Giants’ growth
  • David Mundy of the Dockers

    AFL: what we learned in round 20

    Geoff Lemon: Tigers’ surge is futile; fine lines; the league’s most dangerous loser; there go the Suns; the trouble with Adelaide
  • Russell Jackson

    AFL: what we learned in round 19

    Russell Jackson
    Russell Jackson: Carlton can get worse; relief for Eagles; Cats have a Premiership shot; why Port Adelaide are Badfinger; Pies fans stay away
  • Collingwood

    AFL: what we learned in round 18

    Scott Heinrich: Hawks-Swans turn it on; McGlynny does a Gilly; Crows win battle of birds; Wick backs Vick; No Ablett, no excuse
  • Josh Kennedy

    AFL: what we learned in round 17

    Scott Heinrich: Hawks show their class; scary Swans; Port powerless; Anzac Day revenge; Suns miss GC Gazza
  • sydney swans adam goodes

    AFL: what we learned in round 16

    Geoff Lemon: Top spot is anyone's; mystery of the Kangaroos; Lake loses the plot; Ablett's Brownlow setback; Suns on the run
  • Port Adelaide

    AFL: what we learned in round 15

    Scott Heinrich: On derbies; Power failure; Sunday night footy doesn't work; Brown inspires the Lions; laws still need clarifying
  • Matthew Pavlich

    AFL: what we learned in round 14

    Geoff Lemon: Lions serve up dross; umps put the whistle away; Suns shine torch on Cats; Power patent Premiership quarter; Pav the bunyip
  • Collingwood

    AFL: what we learned in round 13

    Scott Heinrich: Buddy turns Power off; Giant step for GWS; Glass half empty for Coasts; Pies on the slide; Distracted Dons cursed by Demons
  • Richmond

    AFL: what we learned in round 11

    Scott Heinrich: Killer Swans; the cost of cost of living; Tigers are woeful; the Suns aren't quite the finished product; Giants show flashes of the future
  • Gary Ablett

    AFL: what we learned in round 10

    Geoff Lemon: No more Suns jokes; Cloke and stagger; Riewoldt helps Tigers to happy place; Hawks' hard times; Port's mission laid out
  • Melbourne Demons

    AFL: what we learned in round nine

    Scott Heinrich: Matthew Pavlich's greatness; danger is everywhere in the AFL; Crows still a mystery; Giants not afraid to show tough love
  • brandon ellis

    AFL: what we learned this weekend

    Ellis does the Ablett; Giants produces box-office footy; the ladder looks unstable; new stadium for Adelaide
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