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The Deep Dive: The AFL's most consistent players
Using the 'rating points' system and allowing for standard deviation to determine a 'consistency rating', Champion Data have revealed the 12 most consistent players in the AFL, and the top five for each position.
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Round Table: How far can Collingwood go in 2022?
Our AFL experts tackle some of the burning questions ahead of Round 17, including Collingwood's ceiling in 2022, whether David Noble deserves a third year at North Melbourne and the storyline to come out of Cats-Dees.
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Stocks up, stocks down: Is Nick Daicos having the best debut season ever?
A young Pie is putting together one of the best debut seasons we've ever seen and an All-Australian forward keeps on wreaking havoc, but two Power sharpshooters just couldn't handle the pressure. Here's whose stocks are up and down after Round 16.
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ESPN's Brownlow Medal predictor - Neale, Oliver & Brayshaw tighten up
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2022, ESPN is giving you an advantage with our one-of-a-kind predictor, which has correctly picked seven out of the past eight winners.
AFLW fixture: Five must-watch games in the first five rounds
Is Geelong primed to strike when just about everyone had written them off?
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2022 AFLW draft wrap - every club's top pick analysed
The 2022 AFLW Draft has been held with season seven just two months away, and 83 players have realised their dream. We take a look at the top picks for each team, where they've come from and what they'll bring to their respective lists.
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Round Table: Is it time the AFL introduced a send-off rule?
Our AFL experts tackle some of the burning questions ahead of Round 16, including whether the AFL needs a send off rule, if Nat Fyfe was lucky to avoid suspension and the current top eight team we trust least.
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Brisbane's defensive woes; wildest AFL venue hoodoos revealed
Join ESPN's footy team for some of the best AFL and AFLW analysis and insight on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
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Distorted media coverage stole hype away from blockbuster weekend of footy
Round 15 has produced a round full of potentially classic matches, but we've heard hardly a squeak in the media's build up compared to the dramas surrounding a certain talented Pie called Jordan De Goey. Was there not room for both? Rohan Connolly asks.
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Round Table: Just how much power should clubs have over bye-week travel?
Our AFL experts tackle some of the burning questions ahead of Round 15, including whether teams should have a say in what players do over the bye week, what this weekend's most tantalising match-up is, and more.
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Josh Dunkley chats De Goey, mental health and more
Join ESPN's footy team for some of the best AFL and AFLW analysis and insight on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
McGuire's Tassie plan the latest case of footy's powerbrokers failing to 'read the room'
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Listen to the ESPN Footy Podcast
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ESPN's official AFL injury list for season 2022 - every team, every injury, timelines and expected return dates
Stay across all of the latest AFL injury news, suspensions, timetables and expected return dates with our comprehensive list.
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ESPN's ultimate Brownlow Medal predictor and tracker - every player, every vote for 2022
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2022, ESPN is giving you an advantage with our one-of-a-kind predictor, which has correctly picked seven out of the past eight winners.
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Big-game personas: Athletes who thrived on the biggest stage
For some athletes the step up to the biggest stage is a daunting one. For others, it just brings out their best. These are the stars whose big game personas take them to another level.
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What every AFL club wants for Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and time is running out for AFL teams to get their last-minute requests to Santa. Here's what our writers believe each club wants for Christmas.
