Ceaselessly dancing

Two teams infamous as purveyors of underachievement, St Kilda Saints and the New Zealand Blackcaps, have played big parts in Ed Carmine’s sporting life – he shares his personal reactions to their Pyrrhic non-victories in 2010 and 2019.

Almanac Footy History: Drawn grand finals – so what happened next?

Sean Mortell is our Peter Stirk Scholar. He has chosen an interesting topic to pursue as a major feature – in the case of drawn VFL/AFL grand finals, how have the protagonists responded? He considers the three examples.

AFLW Round 3 – GWS v Fremantle: Sharp plays key role in 43-all draw

After the first AFLW draw, Jack Banister reflects on the similarities between the GWS-Freo game, and the first VFL/AFL men’s draw in 1897.

AFLW Round 3 – GWS v Fremantle: Sharp plays key role in 43-all draw

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Increasing the margin

Jake “Cobba” Stevens investigates how today’s competition compares to previous eras in terms of close games and winning margins.