There were plenty of tough calls when sorting the best of the best from the 2021 AFL season. Who is on top of Mark Robinson’s list?
Mark Robinson
Essendon have plenty to thank West Australians for as the club emerges from another COVID-hit year bank-debt free.
News Corp Australia
When it comes to inheriting a jumper number, it doesn’t get much bigger than this at Hawthorn.
Jordan McArdle
Hawthorn legend Cyril Rioli has taken to his former club’s Instagram account with a pair of cryptic posts in response to the Hawks’ Sir Doug Nicholls game in Darwin. SUBSCRIBE to find out what he had to say
Nick Smart
James Sicily’s 2021 was one spent under the guidance of Chris Newman – could his education in leadership have him right in-line to take the captaincy throne?
Jon Ralph
When asked about his ambitions for the 2022 season, new Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell gave an interesting answer.
Marc McGowan
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has ‘taken a liking’ to one of WA’s top draft hopefuls, according to WAFC Talent Manager Adam Jones. But can Matt Johnson go as high as pick five?
Samantha Rogers
Hawthorn has emerged as a potential suitor for classy Subiaco midfielder Matt Johnson ahead of Wednesday’s AFL draft.
North Fremantle have replaced one highly-credentialed coach with another, landing North Melbourne great and former Fremantle assistant Anthony Rock.
A Hawthorn AFL player has tested positive for Covid, just a day after he was at the club’s training facility at Waverley Park in Mulgrave.
Alex Conrad
Hawthorn’s Finn Maginness has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after being at the club’s Waverley Park facility.
Mitchell Woodcock
Hawthorn has been forced to shut its Waverley Park base after a COVID scare sent the club into lockdown.
AFL list bosses are making the tough calls on players as they crunch the numbers on their squads. How many spots are left?
Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says a campaign for board upheaval at the club is linked to his outspoken views on the State Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michael Warner & Stephen Drill
As the dust settles on the trade period, now is the time to look at who did well and who has work to do.
Craig O'Donoghue
Tim O’Brien says the ‘messy’ handover between Alastair Clarkson and Sam Mitchell was a factor in his Hawthorn exit. Plus, which gun Hawks could be moved on?
Scott Gullan and Jon Ralph
While Adam Cerra flirted with the idea of joining the Grand Final Demons, Melbourne’s inability to get the trade done with Dockers was always going to be a deal-breaker.
Jon Ralph, Glenn McFarlane and Jay Clark
Tasmania doesn’t have an AFL team and won’t for at least five years, but a huge name has put his hand up to coach if a license is granted.
The elite team Hawthorn is building around new coach Sam Mitchell just got stronger, with departing Collingwood interim coach Robert Harvey joining the club.
Jon Ralph, Jay Clark, Michael Warner and Glenn McFarlane.
Expect Hawthorn to play with more attacking flair under incoming coach Sam Mitchell according to midfielder Jaeger O’Meara.
Eliza Reilly
Sacked Carlton coach David Teague didn’t stay unemployed for long, joining rival AFL club Richmond as an assistant coach.
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It was hardly a season to remember for the Hawks but that didn’t stop one star midfielder from having a fantastic year in the brown and gold.
Jasper Bruce
David Hale’s time at the Dockers is over, with the Fremantle assistant signing a new deal with a Victorian club.
Catherine Healey
Multiple premiership-winner Grant Birchall has retired from AFL football after a decorated 287-game career.
Marco Monteverde
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