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Long journeyCommentsPremiumHow Andy went from ‘little fella’ to a big AFL star

Andrew Brayshaw’s father Mark will have two sons in the room on Brownlow night. One of them may beat a mentor to the medal.

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Hey Hirdy, want to coach again? Then do the work

There should be no obstacle to James Hird re-joining the ranks of senior coaching at some point. But there should be little or no chance that he emerges from Essendon’s coaching selection process with the job.

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J-Lo, Bevo on different journey’s but share big common trait

The elimination final at Optus Stadium on Saturday night may be the destination for both Justin Longmuir and Luke Beveridge, but their journeys to this point could not be more different, writes Mark Duffield.

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Eagles believe Nic Nat has ‘more than one year left in him’

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is set to ink a fresh two-year deal at the Eagles to end his career at the club and possibly even gravitate into a ruck coaching role.

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Duff’s DozenPremiumRuck stars crucial to their team’s hopes in cut-throat final

Chief football writer Mark Duffield runs his eye over the first week of the finals and picks out the 12 big talking points that will be a factor in deciding who claims victory.

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Duff’s Dozen: Blockbuster moments galore in epic last round

The 2022 regular season was given a fitting end that promises of a finals series to remember.

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Duff’s DozenCommentsDuff’s Dozen: Caleb shows Barras’ skipper call isn’t Serong

Mark Duffield has picked out his 12 favourite talking points from a round that had hits, misses and a fiery western derby that delivered well above expectations.

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King SeanDarcy the new ruck king as Dockers celebrate Mundy in style

A dominant ruck display from Sean Darcy has seen the Dockers safely into the top six and honoured veteran David Mundy in his final home and away home game.

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Derby rivals rarely meet on equal playing field

The big problem with WA’s derby rivalry? Our teams don’t meet that often or for very long. One is always arriving when the other one is leaving. Chief football writer Mark Duffield dissects the derby’s history.

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Mark DuffieldCommentsPremium‘Sorry’ comes four years too late for Betts and teammates

Yet again the AFL, which purports to be the keeper of the code, looks more like a convenience store when it comes to integrity – conveniently sweeping this away and spinning this, writes Mark Duffield.

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Good, bad and uglyDuff’s Dozen: James and Jack shine, but west isn’t best

Mark Duffield goes through the 12 biggest points of the round, including praise for an unheralded Docker and a questionable tactic that cost the Lions in a big way.

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Duff’s DozenDuff’s Dozen: Ugle-Hagan shows class in breakout performance

A week for the young guns. Hayden Young helped Fremantle salvage two points, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan broke out in a famous win and Brandon Starcevich had an impact. Mark Duffield takes a look at Round 19.

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Duff’s Dozen: Finals race taking shape after dramatic round

The top end of the table is beginning to take shape as the Demons slip up, the Lions get whacked by COVID and the Bombers, while Fremantle send a big finals message.

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Draft showdownPremiumWA young gun set for draft-making match-up against Ashcroft

WA young gun Elijah Hewett faces a draft defining showdown with Vic Metro’s Will Ashcroft this weekend in a head-to-head battle with the potential to shape West Coast’s draft strategy.

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Time to turn two Fremantle greats into one super Docker

The best way to make Nat Fyfe’s return a positive might be to take two great, but compromised players (Fyfe and David Mundy) and try and turn them into one weapon, writes Mark Duffield.

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Duff’s Dozen: Why Tom v Tom was a Saturday special

If you read the paper on Saturday you will know Tom Hawkins is a favourite and his duel with Tom Barrass was a highlight of Saturday’s match. Find out how Mark Duffield saw round 14.

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Mid-season report card: Which Dockers are top of the class?

The West Australian’s chief football writer Mark Duffield has graded each Docker at the midway point of the season. And there are a lot of players with good grades. HAVE YOUR SAY

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The Tomahawk: Geelong’s selfless and priceless commodity

If Lance Franklin is the outlier in the AFL for goals kicked, Tom Hawkins is the outlier among the game’s big forwards in his ability to help teammates to kick them, writes Mark Duffield.

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Interstate ‘interlopers’ brought the AFL to life in 1992

The AFL’s national competition came of age on September 26 1992 – the day West Coast became the first team to send the premiership cup out of Victoria.

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Duff’s Dozen: Freo’s young should be making the AFL restless

Andrew Brayshaw, Hayden Young and Caleb Serong gave the footy world more proof that it is generation next that is driving their push up the ladder this year.

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Mid-season report card: Which Eagles stars have failed?

The West Australian’s chief football writer Mark Duffield has graded each Eagle at the midway point of the season. And it’s not great reading for a number of big-name players. HAVE YOUR SAY

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Duff’s Dozen: The dilemma threatening to derail the Demons

There were differences in the way that Sydney dismantled Melbourne on Saturday night to how Fremantle did it but there were similarities too. And it’s troubling for the Demons.

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Mid-season draft heartbreak for WAFL’s ready-made stars

I have no issue with Eagles and Dockers picks in this draft but what more can Jake Florenca and Bailey Rogers do to get well deserved chances? Mark Duffield asks the question.

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Duff’s dozen: How J-Lo out-Narrmed Narrm

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir showed imagination as well as the ability to trust his assistants to lead the Dockers to one of the biggest wins in their club’s history.

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