Round 5 – Western Bulldogs v Essendon: Bulldogs’ growl bombs out!

It was bombs away as Essendon snuffed out the Bulldogs’ growl in the Bombers great Round 5 win reports Col Ritchie.

Round 11 – North Melbourne v Richmond: A new dawn, baby

Andrew Starkie is a satisfied man, unlike his mate Daff, as the Roos upset the Tigers in their Round 11 match.

Almanac Football – JLT2019: New Rules!

Caspar McLeod reflects upon the effect of the new rules used in JLT 2019 after listening to the broadcast of the North Melbourne v St Kilda game.

Round 8: Sal’s thoughts and selections for this round of footy

Sal expects a number of unpredictable games to select winners from this round, and with the predicted weather conditions that have not been seen this year will make selections even more difficult. 

Round 5: Nine games over five days

Footy over five days! Col picks his winners.

Who, What and Why: The 2017 North Melbourne Season

Marnie Cohen has pinpointed who and what defined North Melbourne’s season, and why they were so important.

Round 18 Preview – Keeping it all in the family

Footy is getting tense as teams battle out for a finals spot. It doesn’t get any better than tonight’s blockbuster (possible Grand Final preview) clash between Adelaide and Geelong.

Round 11 – North Melbourne v Richmond: Unheard Of – An Average Win

Sam Steele explains why the Tigers’ win over North was a significant milestone.

Round 11 Preview – The Fight for Fair

Sal previews Round 11 that kicks off tonight with a clash between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn. Looks like it will be an exciting round of football.

Round 9 – Melbourne v North Melbourne: Sixteen’s a Charm

North Melbourne are starting to hit their straps after beating Melbourne on the weekend writes Deakin student Marnie Cohen. Two upcoming winnable games coming up, the Kangas might in the top 8 mix.

Round 8 – North Melbourne v Sydney: In It to Win It

A Mothers’ Day surprise for Daniel Saunders.

Round 7 – North Melbourne v Adelaide: By the Time I Get to Barkers Rd, They’ll be Rising

Rob Chanter travels from Princes Hill to hopefully see his son’s band performance. Along the way, he listens to the game and can’t quite believe what he is hearing.

Round 6 – North Melbourne v Gold Coast: One and Five

A week is a long time in football and a win can make all the difference. Just ask Marnie.

Early season observations

lucasj_lm has his say on the 2017 season happenings after 3 rounds. Hawthorn’s older players may be done and dusted while Dusty is leading Richmond to wins and maybe the finals.

In the tree tops with the ruckmen

Carolyn Spooner finds a perfect relationship between the very best of football’s big men and, thanks to a trusty copy of Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens, many particularly characterised Australian trees.

Round 20 – Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne: The Game That Divides Two Friends MK II: Enter The Bont

Alex gets his revenge as his Dogs defeat friend Ellen’s Roos.

Round 14 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: What Rulebook learnt last night

Rulebook has a few points to make on the Crows game last night – 17 of them actually. Here’s his analysis, excellent as always.

AFL Round One Performance Reviews – Part II

Trevor Kannegiesser runs the ruler over the other half of the competition’s Round 1 performances

North Melbourne’s Best Side in 2016: Discuss

Some Smokie musings on North Melbourne’s best 22 for season 2016. Are veterans Harvey and Wells included? Plus the meaning of the acronym N-O-M-W revealed.

Finals Week 1 – Richmond v North Melbourne: The raw of the Tigers

A model of empathy, Tim Pegler personifies the maxim that ‘discretion is the better part of valor’ as North play their role in breaking the hearts of the Tiger army in yet another Elimination final.