Round 3 – Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs: As Good As It Gets

Armin Richter urges all Hawks fans to savour the current line-up. He reckons it is almost as good as it gets!

Round 3 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Still Top Spot

Young Aidan Hammond gets a bit of shock as the Dees take the game right up to his Adelaide Crows on Saturday.

Round 3 – Geelong v Gold Coast: When the supposedly crumbling Cat Empire overcame King Rodney and his Knights of the Oval Table

With Kardinia Castle under siege from the marauding Suns, the Black Knight Cats, losing limbs but refusing to fall, declare, “NONE SHALL PASS.” Paul Spinks, your metaphor game is strong.

Round 3 – Haiku Bob – each moment or two

Haiku bob cleverly uses haiku to explain the feeling at the MCG last Friday night.

The PowerPoint Revolution

Calling to mind the apocryphal comment of “it’s de ja vous all over again,” when its comes to ‘New Carlton’ and ‘Key Drivers of Success’ John Butler’s seen it all before. Actions, results and not mad skills on PowerPoint is all that matters to Bluebaggers like JB.

The Fearless Round 3 Wrap: Crash Boom Bam – Who said footy had gone soft?

No ifs, buts or maybes; Like the 8:17am train that runs express from Caulfield to Richmond station, Fearless takes no passengers.

Round 3 – The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup

Mopsy wraps from his Sydney Wrap-cave. Not to be confused with The Wrap’s leafy Wrap-cave.

Round 3 – Carlton v Essendon: The Nothing

Jerry Rinse confronts mortality, irrelevance, nothingness… Such is the lot of a Carlton supporter after Round 3.

Round 3 – Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs: Mutiny on the Bonty

Neil Anderson recounts the harrowing tale of the good ship The Marcus Bonetmpelli and its crew; and its fateful voyage to Van Diemen’s Land

Round 3 – West Coast v Fremantle: the west is whose?

Steve Johnston turns his blowtorch onto West Coast’s marketing efforts, after his Fremantle do the business on field. “This is a great time to be a Dockers supporter…”

Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: Home Away from Home

The Sydney Swans feel like family to Joe Moore and his clan, who celebrate every year with an excursion — this time 15 strong — to see their beloved Red and White. Saturday’s game against the Giants proved a fitting choice.

Round 3 – Adelaide v Melbourne: A Danger-filled weekend at Bernie’s

Bernie Vince has crossed over from Adelaide darling to demon (and Demon), and his callous treatment of Patrick Dangerfield and other former mates got Dave Brown’s attention. Let’s just say his new role is playing to mixed reviews.

Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: A night full of stories

Giants supporter Kath Presdee discusses the interesting stories that came out of the Giants competitive loss to the Swans.

Round 3 – Carlton v Essendon: Downed by the Evil Empire

Peter Fuller steps into the confessional as Essendon are too good for the Blues at the G.

Sydney Derby: Swans win, Giants went rather well

While it appears manufactured to those outside of NSW, you better believe the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ is fast becoming a genuine Eastern suburbs v ‘The Rest’ rivalry in the finest of Sydney traditions. Not quite fibros and silvertails, but there’s definitely some heat in this thing.

AFL Round 3 – Carlton v Essendon: An Evening with Big Nick

John Butler was there as the powerbrokers at Carlton try to reconnect with the faithful…

Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda #AFLPiesSaints – hardly a ripple in any ‘verse

Jeff Dowsing on Collingwood’s big win against St KIlda

Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Expect the Expected, and if all else fails, make chicken soup.

Never underestimate the healing powers of chicken soup.

Round 3 – Geelong v Gold Coast: Bruised and Battered Cats hold off determined Suns

Author Nick Weidmann explains how the battered and bruised Cats hold off a fast finishing Suns in a enthralling contest on a wet afternoon down at the Cattery.

Round 3 – Sydney v Greater West Sydney: Bring your own food

The SCG: not the place to be if you’re hungry and fancy a bite during the game, but a brilliant place to be to watch the Swans claim bragging rights over the new kids on the block from Sydney’s west.