Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Too Old, Too Slow…Too Good

Unlike many of us (including me – Ed), Sasha Lennon thought that the week long derision of Hawthorn bode well for their Semi-Final chances. He was right.

Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melboourne: An empty forward line, space in cupboards

Matt Watson had played the Semi-Final over dozens of times before the match. It unfolds here.

Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Business as usual at the MCG, mostly.

Alan Stewart gives us his minute by minute account of Hawthorn’s Semi-Final win.

Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Crows slaughtered by Hawks

Friday’s Hawthorn v Adelaide game has caused Rulebook to think deeply. He brings tactical insight here, along with a word about Patrick Dangerfield [and still manages to give Richmond a whack – Ed].

Fearless 2015; Finals Weeks 1 & 2: Sam, Snezana & Lana – it’s all too much!

Fearless reckons Brad Scott got it right in Round 23 (“Regardless of how the Roos go against the Eagles, Scott’s policy has been proven to be smart”). And he sums up AFL Finals Weeks 1 and 2.

Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Relief

Chris Bracher keeps his eyes on the bigger picture, despite the fog of a semi final defeat.

Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Grace

Dave Brown has grace on his mind and grace in his writing. Take a tour of a restaurant, of the ancient Greeks, of life in a ceramic barrel, of the Crows’ tumultuous season of 2015.

Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Struggle

The result went the wrong way for the Swans community. Then Adam Goodes retired. Keiran Croker lauds the champion as a man and as a footballer.

Finals week 2 – The Wrap: Rhyce and Adam; we salute you.

The weekend’s footy is all done and dusted, so what better way to catch up on what you might have missed by catching up with The Wrap.

Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melbourne Preview: There are ways

Can the Swans deliver the right result on Mathilde de Hauteclocque’s birthday? She previews tonight’s big game in Sydney Town.

Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide preview: “I’ll sit alone”

Hawks supporter Grant Fraser discusses and explains his angst when preparing to go to the footy to watch his Hawks play the Crows at the MCG.

The Pre Wrap – The Finals Week II

Mr Wrap previews the second week of the finals and discusses Hawthorn’s drafting from the early 2000’s.

Crazy fantasies about victory

There are many different ways in which North Melbourne could win on Saturday night. Matt Watson has fantasised about them all.

Finals Week 2 – Preview: It’s still all about the Blues!

Sal’s got the good (carbon neutral?) oil for this week’s footy and racing.