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Inside 50

Inside 50 is Guardian Australia's weekly AFL blog, addressing the pertinent issues of the round every Friday

29 September 2016

  • Sydney star Lance Franklin poses for photographs with fans in the lead-up to the Swans’ AFL grand final appearance against the Western Bulldogs.

    AFL grand final preview: Sydney's pedigree meets Bulldogs' heart

    It’s fitting that in a season which has confounded expectations, a pairing as unlikely as Sydney and the Western Bulldogs should square off in the decider

22 September 2016

  • Son of the Scray: Western Bulldogs star Jake Stringer makes the day of a young Doggies supporter in the lead-up to AFL preliminary final weekend.

    Inside 50: AFL preliminary finals promise another engrossing weekend

    The thrilling and unpredictable AFL finals series kicks into gear again tonight as Geelong and Sydney battle it out, while a fairytale awaits for the Giants or Dogs

15 September 2016

  • Skipper Bob Murphy will remain on the sidelines but the Western Bulldogs’ fairytale finals run could continue tonight against Hawthorn.

    Inside 50: Bulldogs look to defy the odds as Sydney face a Crow attack

    AFL semi-final weekend will pit the underdog Western Bulldogs against all-conquering Hawthorn, while Sydney will get no respite against Adelaide

7 September 2016

  • Patrick Dangerfield will look to continue his blistering form as Geelong take on Hawthorn in the first week of AFL finals action.

    Inside 50: derbies and humdingers as the AFL finals get under way

    The AFL couldn’t have scripted the first round of finals match-ups better in what promises to be an absorbing and cut-throat weekend of footy

1 September 2016

  • With the introduction of a stricter interpretation of the deliberate out of bounds rule in 2016, AFL finals football could be susceptible to game-changing decisions in September.

    Inside 50: AFL umpiring grey areas could spell trouble in tense finals games

    In a game burdened by on-field subjectivity, recent rule changes make tight games of AFL finals football more susceptible than ever to game-changing errors

25 August 2016

  • North Melbourne have decided not to offer their veteran star Brent Harvey a contract for the 2017 AFL season.

    Inside 50: North Melbourne and Boomer Harvey's day of reckoning was inevitable

    North Melbourne have weathered a barrage of criticism for moving on Brent Harvey and a host of veterans, but it’s in the long term interests of the club

18 August 2016

  • Melbourne defender Oscar McDonald was among the smartest 1% of students in his final year of secondary schooling.

    Inside 50: AFL clubs are starting to ponder the value of brains over brawn

    Talent is still the focus of AFL recruiters, but modern players are increasingly savvy about the educational opportunities outside of the football bubble

11 August 2016

  • Scott Selwood (second from right) is among a number of midfield options who might provide Geelong with the depth to mount a serious September challenge.

    Inside 50: AFL premiers might be the team drawing most from players 17-22

    With five teams jockeying for top spot in the lead-up to the finals, this eason’s AFL premiership may well go to the team with the greatest depth in their 22

4 August 2016

  • Richmond are no closer to an AFL premiership but coach Damien Hardwick deserves praise for the stability he has brought to the club.

    Inside 50: continued mediocrity actually a worthy objective for Richmond

    Despite talk of administrative upheaval, big-name trades and the danger to their coach’s job, Richmond should appreciate the stability of the last five years

28 July 2016

  • Mark Jackson - former AFL footballer

    Inside 50: breaking down Mark Jackson’s Open Mike train wreck

    The former footy star didn’t let veteran AFL journalist Mike Sheahan get a word in this week on Open Mike, but still managed to come off second best

21 July 2016

  • Brisbane Lions skipper Tom Rockliff contemplates his side’s dismal loss to GWS last weekend at the Gabba.

    Inside 50: Brisbane have 99 problems but Tom Rockliff ain't one

    Brisbane Lions captain Tom Rockliff has been pilloried on account of the club’s struggles in the past two years, but the blame game is wearing a little thin

14 July 2016

  • Lindsay Thomas holds his mouth after a game

    Inside 50: poaching, staging and tanking – it's all 'not a good look'

    With unsavoury habits sneaking into the game, the AFL need to either have rules and apply them, or don’t, but avoid loitering unsatisfyingly in between

7 July 2016

  • Hawks supports celebrate a goal

    Inside 50: failure to account for Hawks' success a cautionary tale for 'experts'

    The collective insider ‘group think’ that Hawthorn’s powers are diminishing shows the various pitfalls and limitations of expert prediction

29 June 2016

  • Gary Rohan of the Swans

    Inside 50: the winter of AFL discontent may not be too far away

    There is no suggestion a major schism is on the cards but the AFL and the footy community would be wise not to let indicators of discontent fester

22 June 2016

  • AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan

    AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan's week has been as bad as Eddie McGuire's

    The AFL chief executive’s timid approach to handling the Eddie McGuire ‘banter’ controversy has been a genuine talking point in a bad week for football

16 June 2016

  • Hawthorn players

    Inside 50: Hawthorn's road to making history gets tougher from here

    Shooting at their fourth consecutive premiership, Hawthorn’s path to immortality is paved with a desperately tough run home in 2016

9 June 2016

  • Travis Cloke

    Inside 50: Travis Cloke might enter the trade market, but which club needs him?

    A swaggering and destructive key forward not long ago, Collingwood’s Travis Cloke faces an uncertain future as AFL trade speculation gathers momentum

2 June 2016

  • Geelong coach Chris Scott

    Inside 50: Geelong's form slump could be a worrying sign of things to come

    Early premiership fancies after their 7-1 start and the arrival of Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong must now battle to avoid a more serious late-season slump

26 May 2016

  • Aunty Pam Pedersen, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan and children wearing Indigenous round jerseys during the launch of this weekend’s AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous round.

    Inside 50: Indigenous participation rates still lag in AFL administrative ranks

    The AFL is slowly increasing Indigenous participation rates in playing ranks but could do better in giving Indigenous Australians a say in running the game

19 May 2016

  • Hawthorn’s champion forward Jarryd Roughead will be sidelined indefinitely after it was announced this week that he suffered a recurrence of melanoma.

    Inside 50: Jarryd Roughead's illness puts AFL results in perspective

    The AFL was hit by an unwelcome shock this week following news of Jarryd Roughead’s health battle, which has put football results in perspective
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