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Brisbane Times

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Why the supposedly ‘old and tired’ Magpies are flag favourites: Key takeouts from round 12

The Magpies were supposedly old and tired, but are now premiership favourites for a reason. A heavy loss to the Magpies has Hawks’ supporters...

02.06.2025 10

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Why the supposedly ‘old and tired’ Magpies are flag favourites: Key takeouts from round 12

The Magpies were supposedly old and tired, but are now premiership favourites for a reason. A heavy loss to the Magpies has Hawks’ supporters...

02.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

Why the supposedly ‘old and tired’ Magpies are flag favourites: Key takeouts from round 12

The Magpies were supposedly old and tired, but are now premiership favourites for a reason. A heavy loss to the Magpies has Hawks’ supporters...

02.06.2025 10

The Age

Jon Pierik

Why the supposedly ‘old and tired’ Magpies are flag favourites: Key takeouts from round 12

The Magpies were supposedly old and tired, but are now premiership favourites for a reason. A heavy loss to the Magpies has Hawks’ supporters...

02.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

‘Too many plodders’: Have the Blues already peaked, or can they save their season?

It’s been more than three-and-a-half years since then Carlton president Luke Sayers said the Blues “were poised for great things”. Now in...

27.05.2025 10

WA Today

Jon Pierik

‘Too many plodders’: Have the Blues already peaked, or can they save their season?

It’s been more than three-and-a-half years since then Carlton president Luke Sayers said the Blues “were poised for great things”. Now in...

27.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

‘Too many plodders’: Have the Blues already peaked, or can they save their season?

It’s been more than three-and-a-half years since then Carlton president Luke Sayers said the Blues “were poised for great things”. Now in...

27.05.2025 9

The Age

Jon Pierik

‘Too many plodders’: Have the Blues already peaked, or can they save their season?

It’s been more than three-and-a-half years since then Carlton president Luke Sayers said the Blues “were poised for great things”. Now in...

27.05.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

Was Ross Lyon right to call Gold Coast a nepo baby? Why are the Suns so offended?

Ross Lyon has made his feelings clear about the draft benefits the Gold Coast Suns have enjoyed. The Suns have also raised some fair points about the...

26.05.2025 5

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Was Ross Lyon right to call Gold Coast a nepo baby? Why are the Suns so offended?

Ross Lyon has made his feelings clear about the draft benefits the Gold Coast Suns have enjoyed. The Suns have also raised some fair points about the...

26.05.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

Was Ross Lyon right to call Gold Coast a nepo baby? Why are the Suns so offended?

Ross Lyon has made his feelings clear about the draft benefits the Gold Coast Suns have enjoyed. The Suns have also raised some fair points about the...

26.05.2025 30

The Age

Jon Pierik

Was Ross Lyon right to call Gold Coast a nepo baby? Why are the Suns so offended?

Ross Lyon has made his feelings clear about the draft benefits the Gold Coast Suns have enjoyed. The Suns have also raised some fair points about the...

26.05.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

Why Bombers fans should take heart and is Smith the Cat with all the cream? Key takeouts from round 11

Bailey Smith continues to attract all the headlines, but there is another Cat who may be even more important to their flag hopes. Meanwhile, the...

26.05.2025 9

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Why Bombers fans should take heart and is Smith the Cat with all the cream? Key takeouts from round 11

Bailey Smith continues to attract all the headlines, but there is another Cat who may be even more important to their flag hopes. Meanwhile, the...

26.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

Why Bombers fans should take heart and is Smith the Cat with all the cream? Key takeouts from round 11

Bailey Smith continues to attract all the headlines, but there is another Cat who may be even more important to their flag hopes. Meanwhile, the...

26.05.2025 10

The Age

Jon Pierik

Why Bombers fans should take heart and is Smith the Cat with all the cream? Key takeouts from round 11

Bailey Smith continues to attract all the headlines, but there is another Cat who may be even more important to their flag hopes. Meanwhile, the...

26.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

‘He’s an animal in there’: Inside Clayton Oliver’s reinvention as a tagger

Clayton Oliver has long been a star of the competition, but a new role - how ever long it lasts - has potentially meant a change in mindset for the...

19.05.2025 2

WA Today

Jon Pierik

‘He’s an animal in there’: Inside Clayton Oliver’s reinvention as a tagger

Clayton Oliver has long been a star of the competition, but a new role - how ever long it lasts - has potentially meant a change in mindset for the...

19.05.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

‘He’s an animal in there’: Inside Clayton Oliver’s reinvention as a tagger

Clayton Oliver has long been a star of the competition, but a new role - how ever long it lasts - has potentially meant a change in mindset for the...

19.05.2025 30

The Age

Jon Pierik

‘He’s an animal in there’: Inside Clayton Oliver’s reinvention as a tagger

Clayton Oliver has long been a star of the competition, but a new role - how ever long it lasts - has potentially meant a change in mindset for the...

19.05.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

The key piece the Blues lack and the recycled Pie helping them prosper: Key takeouts from round 10

In this week’s key takeouts, the Blues need a midfield-forward player who can break the lines, it’s time to make a statement about the Suns and a...

19.05.2025 3

WA Today

Jon Pierik

The key piece the Blues lack and the recycled Pie helping them prosper: Key takeouts from round 10

In this week’s key takeouts, the Blues need a midfield-forward player who can break the lines, it’s time to make a statement about the Suns and a...

19.05.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

The key piece the Blues lack and the recycled Pie helping them prosper: Key takeouts from round 10

In this week’s key takeouts, the Blues need a midfield-forward player who can break the lines, it’s time to make a statement about the Suns and a...

19.05.2025 30

The Age

Jon Pierik

The key piece the Blues lack and the recycled Pie helping them prosper: Key takeouts from round 10

In this week’s key takeouts, the Blues need a midfield-forward player who can break the lines, it’s time to make a statement about the Suns and a...

19.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

North greats have had enough, but is Clarkson the man to turn it around?

In what should have been a season where the Kangaroos showed marked signs of a rebirth, they again find themselves having to explain what’s gone...

26.04.2025 9

WA Today

Jon Pierik

North greats have had enough, but is Clarkson the man to turn it around?

In what should have been a season where the Kangaroos showed marked signs of a rebirth, they again find themselves having to explain what’s gone...

26.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

North greats have had enough, but is Clarkson the man to turn it around?

In what should have been a season where the Kangaroos showed marked signs of a rebirth, they again find themselves having to explain what’s gone...

26.04.2025 10

The Age

Jon Pierik

North greats have had enough, but is Clarkson the man to turn it around?

In what should have been a season where the Kangaroos showed marked signs of a rebirth, they again find themselves having to explain what’s gone...

26.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

Daicos’ message to the league and the teams who squandered prime-time opportunities: Key takeouts from round six

Are the Hollywood Hawks potential premiership Hawks yet? Can the Bulldogs maintain their bite without Sam Darcy? And which two clubs let a golden...

22.04.2025 10

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Daicos’ message to the league and the teams who squandered prime-time opportunities: Key takeouts from round six

Are the Hollywood Hawks potential premiership Hawks yet? Can the Bulldogs maintain their bite without Sam Darcy? And which two clubs let a golden...

22.04.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

Daicos’ message to the league and the teams who squandered prime-time opportunities: Key takeouts from round six

Are the Hollywood Hawks potential premiership Hawks yet? Can the Bulldogs maintain their bite without Sam Darcy? And which two clubs let a golden...

22.04.2025 10

The Age

Jon Pierik

Daicos’ message to the league and the teams who squandered prime-time opportunities: Key takeouts from round six

Are the Hollywood Hawks potential premiership Hawks yet? Can the Bulldogs maintain their bite without Sam Darcy? And which two clubs let a golden...

22.04.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues. Is he crazy? Here’s what the evidence says

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues’ hopes for the rest of the season but, heading into the Good Friday clash against North Melbourne, is he...

17.04.2025 8

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues. Is he crazy? Here’s what the evidence says

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues’ hopes for the rest of the season but, heading into the Good Friday clash against North Melbourne, is he...

17.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues. Is he crazy? Here’s what the evidence says

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues’ hopes for the rest of the season but, heading into the Good Friday clash against North Melbourne, is he...

17.04.2025 30

The Age

Jon Pierik

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues. Is he crazy? Here’s what the evidence says

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues’ hopes for the rest of the season but, heading into the Good Friday clash against North Melbourne, is he...

17.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

Three key performances from Pies’ win and is there a new top midfield combo in the AFL? Key takeouts from round five

Also in this week’s edition of key takeouts, what to make of the Blues after their first win of the season, and the fixture the AFL should run back...

14.04.2025 30

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Three key performances from Pies’ win and is there a new top midfield combo in the AFL? Key takeouts from round five

Also in this week’s edition of key takeouts, what to make of the Blues after their first win of the season, and the fixture the AFL should run back...

14.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

Three key performances from Pies’ win and is there a new top midfield combo in the AFL? Key takeouts from round five

Also in this week’s edition of key takeouts, what to make of the Blues after their first win of the season, and the fixture the AFL should run back...

14.04.2025 30

The Age

Jon Pierik

Three key performances from Pies’ win and is there a new top midfield combo in the AFL? Key takeouts from round five

Also in this week’s edition of key takeouts, what to make of the Blues after their first win of the season, and the fixture the AFL should run back...

14.04.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

All love but no wins: Is Simon Goodwin’s time running out at Melbourne?

For all the pre-season chat about the players showing “love” for each other after a tumultuous 2024, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the...

08.04.2025 5

WA Today

Jon Pierik

All love but no wins: Is Simon Goodwin’s time running out at Melbourne?

For all the pre-season chat about the players showing “love” for each other after a tumultuous 2024, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the...

08.04.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

All love but no wins: Is Simon Goodwin’s time running out at Melbourne?

For all the pre-season chat about the players showing “love” for each other after a tumultuous 2024, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the...

08.04.2025 6

The Age

Jon Pierik

All love but no wins: Is Simon Goodwin’s time running out at Melbourne?

For all the pre-season chat about the players showing “love” for each other after a tumultuous 2024, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the...

08.04.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

In the game of the season so far, Hawks showed they are the team to beat in 2025

In what shaped as the game of the season to date, it was the Hawks who prevailed in a tactical masterpiece against the Giants in Launceston on...

30.03.2025 30

WA Today

Jon Pierik

In the game of the season so far, Hawks showed they are the team to beat in 2025

In what shaped as the game of the season to date, it was the Hawks who prevailed in a tactical masterpiece against the Giants in Launceston on...

30.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik

In the game of the season so far, Hawks showed they are the team to beat in 2025

In what shaped as the game of the season to date, it was the Hawks who prevailed in a tactical masterpiece against the Giants in Launceston on...

30.03.2025 9

The Age

Jon Pierik

In the game of the season so far, Hawks showed they are the team to beat in 2025

In what shaped as the game of the season to date, it was the Hawks who prevailed in a tactical masterpiece against the Giants in Launceston on...

30.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jon Pierik

Kick along: Why Saints can set lofty goals after edging Cats

The Cats have led the league in scoring for the past two seasons, while the Saints’ issues in front of goal have been well documented. However, on...

22.03.2025 5

WA Today

Jon Pierik

Kick along: Why Saints can set lofty goals after edging Cats

The Cats have led the league in scoring for the past two seasons, while the Saints’ issues in front of goal have been well documented. However, on...

22.03.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jon Pierik