Monday’s experts: R.Lyon is a successful coach with a successful method (or where would you rather be?)

You can’t blame Fremantle’s style of play for the Grand Final loss, writes David Wilson. The style works. It took Lyon’s team to a Grand Final and, but for several fluffed shots at goal, could have taken them all the way.

The View from Shepparton

The Hawks winning was good for another reason. It showed again that a team which hopes to win at the very top level must be able to attack and not just defend.

AFL Grand Final: From Purple Haze to Black Daze

It’s Sunday morning after the day before for Freo fan Di Waddingham, whose sadness will not wash away.

AFL Grand Final: Me Hero!

Brian Lake is a Footballer.

AFL Grand Final: Food for Thought

Peter Baulderstone had food and footy (in that order) on his mind for Grand Final day.

AFL Grand Final: Purple Prick or Poo and Wee?

Priceless tips on Grand Final day etiquette from Tom Watson. Not a bad tipster either. He reckons he wrote it before the game. I’m wondering if the Trans Australia Bank will accept the same argument for these tickets I have here?

AFL Grand Final: The Devil is on the Scoreboard

Steve Alomes tipped this in his Friday article in The Age. Here is how it turned out.

AFL Grand Final – Preview: Why Freo can win the 2013 flag

JTH is no Garfield (the Cat) so he knows by quarter time he’s going to be barracking for one team. He has no idea which.

16,000,000 into 22

The big day.

Crowley the key to Dockers’ chances

Ryan Crowley is loved by his mother, his team mates, Dockers fans and Jackson Clark. Our man in the Deep North tells us why Crowley’s stopping job on Sam Mitchell will be a key to the result.

Grand Final Preview – Prepare for the Purple Swarm

Take one part Wrap; one part Crio and ten parts of the best wit and wisdom you’ve heard since Tony Soprano died. Mix well and you’ve got all the elements of Sal Ciardulli’s weekend feast of footy and racing. Best consumed with a tasty little Chianti.

2013 AFL Grand Final Infographic

Move over Weg, Jake Stevens offers pictures to help the linguistically challenged post-lunch Almanacker. Move over Caro and Gerard, he’s doing the Festival of the Boot live webstreaminternetcast thingo for Latrobe Uni tomorrow afternoon. Log in and do yourself a favour (we’re still very 80’s here at Almanac HQ).

AFL Grand Final – Preview: The Iron Mike Verdict

Matt Watson is wavering. Earlier in the week he was a proud, defiant Victorian. Now he has pored over all the entrails, and the winner is ………………..

AFL Grand Final – Preview: A tale of two philosophies

We all know who will win on Saturday because of the tea leaves; how they beat your mob; or how your Grandma once went out with a bloke from…….. Adam Ritchie is having none of this. He has all the stats and analysis you need to settle every bar and backyard argument in the lead up to the big one.

The Song of Angry Men

The Dockers can’t help themselves. Neither can Peter Baulderstone. There’ll be tears before bedtime. Whose?

Watching success from the bench

Although team sheets for this Saturday aren’t yet published, there’s already an omission that deserves the title of 2013 Grand Final Sob Story – Hawk Brendan Whitecross.

History hates Fremantle

An unapologetic Matt Watson is unashamedly biased towards Victorian teams, so he wants Fremantle to lose the grand final. (He hopes Hawthorn doesn’t botch their chance but won’t be surprised if they do.)