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Tag: 2022
Look Back/Look Ahead: Sydney
Finding a spot to start for beaten Grand Finalists is always a little tricky.
2022 Grand Final, Geelong v Sydney: A stoppage domination
Leading into Saturday’s Grand Final, much of the chat about Geelong had centred on their ability to defend, particularly off turnover.
Look Back/Look Ahead: Collingwood
It’s a little awkward looking at Collingwood with a dispassionate, analytic lens after they provided one of the most feel-good seasons of all time.
Look Back/Look Ahead: Brisbane
Brisbane’s season can be interpreted in a number of different ways.
Look Back/Look Ahead: Fremantle
The long awaited step up came from Fremantle in 2022.
Look Back/Look Ahead: Melbourne
10-0 in the first 10 matches morphed into 6-8 over the last 14, and what looked like every chance of back-to-back Grand Finals instead became back-to-back finals losses.
Look Back/Look Ahead: Western Bulldogs
It’s hard to shake the feeling that the Western Bulldogs’ 2022 was a case of the whole being less than their individual parts.
Look Back/Look Ahead: Richmond
A few days ago this piece was just about finished, and then news broke of Jacob Hopper and Tim Taranto’s desire to get to Punt Road...
Look Back/Look Ahead: Carlton
Can a season be good – but not a success, and bad – but not a failure – at the same time?