It had a big-game feel about it, and it was… for the Pies

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly of Collingwood visiting Brisbane

There’s the Brownlow, the Coleman, and the Leigh Matthews Trophy.

Now there’s another - the Mongrel Player Power Rankings. Which player will top the first list of the season?

In Part Two of his deep dive into the Melbourne Tanking debacle, Tom Basso unveils more concerning anomalies between what the AFL said they’ll do, and what actually occurred.

The issue of tanking reared its ugly head again recently.

Tom Basso has a look at the Melbourne tanking debacle, and the holes in the story… the many, many holes.

The big forwards get the limelight, but the small blokes can steal the show.

Robert Abrahams takes a look at the game’s great little men.

Mongrel of the Year - is there a more prestigious award?

I don’t think so, but I’m also wrong a lot. Here’s the Round Four votes

One dream continued, and so did a nightmare

Cam Read has the Mongrel Wrap of the Suns and Blues

Gab Rossi pays close attention to each round of the AFL season.

Here’s what he learnt from Round Four

The Saints came from behind to snatch a great win against the Hawks at Marvel Stadium

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

The Bombers ran rampant against the young Lions, bursting a bubble and re-inflating their own in the process.

Here’s Paddy Grindlay's Heroes and Zeroes.

Derby 49 didn’t really feel like a Derby, but West Coast did what was necessary to defeat the Dockers by 13 points.

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

The Kangaroos got on the board and sent the Crows to 1-3

Matt Oman asks the big questions in the wash up.

Robert Abrahams watched as the Tigers got a huge win on the road against the Power.

Here’s his Heroes and Zeroes.

The Cats got away early, but the Giants refused to go quietly, staging a come back and winning their first ever game in Geelong

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

After a season of discontent, Port Adelaide required some gutsy decisions in the off-season.

They made them, and as new mongrel, Ed Hurley reports, they’re paying early dividends.

After a horrible first half, the tempo (finally) picked up and we had a contest on our hands.

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

The Dees finally got on the board and started the salvage operation of their season. The Swans… they started well and stalled.

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

West Coast v Fremantle… it all begins again.

Robert Abrahams is salivating over the clash. Here’s his preview.

Player ratings… Supercoach points… I have no idea how they’re calculated.

The Mongrel looks at a rare statistical achievement, and guess what - it’s easy to work out!

A lot of people had a crack at the ladder predictor.

Julian Russo is revising his, and giving Champion Data a whack on the way through as well

Week to week, a player’s value may rise and fall depending on what they bring, or don’t bring, to the table.

The Mongrel takes a look at those whose value is rising, and others whose value is falling.

While their men’s team has not had glory in 20 years, the Adelaide Crows are spreading their wings.

Tom Basso reports that their expansion may reap on-field rewards

Taggers are maligned by some, but here at The Mongrel, we respect their games.

Robert Abrahams looks at the top five taggers in the game, and one special mention to one of the best of all time.

Mongrel of the Year - is there a more prestigious award?

I don’t think so, but I’m also wrong a lot. Here’s the Round Three votes

The Hawks came from behind and ran over the Kangaroos.

Matt Oman asks the big questions in the wash up.

Gab Rossi pays close attention to each round of the AFL season.

Here’s what he learnt from Round Three

Fremantle welcomed St Kilda to WA, and had a real fight on their hands to get the four points

Sam Marcolin tells us what happened

They weren’t supposed to win a game, and now they have two. Gold Coast held on to win a tight one against the Dogs

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

It was the Grand Final rematch, and the West Coast Eagles proved the flag was no fluke.

Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.

The Lions and Power engaged in a classic.

Paddy Grindlay shares with you the moment the Lions became the real deal again