The Melbourne dream is over, and the West Coast nightmare commenced at the first bounce. The Eagles smashed the Demons in the Prelim and moved into the Grand Final.

Here’s the Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly

The Kings are dead! Long live the would-be Kings. The Pies knocked over the Tigers to blow the premiership race wiiiiiide open.

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

Oh man… time is ticking down and The Mongrel is getting excited. It’s Prelim Time!

Here’s the Talking Points of Richmond v Collingwood in the lead up.

Ah Preliminary Final weekend. The fans’ weekend. The best four teams of the year in front of the best fans in the world. What could be better?

Well, a preview from Trent Adam Shields is a nice way to start!

The Tigers made a stunning transformation from 13th in 2016 to Premiers in 2017, and they have built on that in 2018.

As Tom Basso concludes his September Stories series, his attention turns to the reigning premiers.

Love him or hate him, Sam Newman is a powerful voice in football. His retirement from The Footy Show will have a lot of his detractors smiling, but this won’t be the end of him.

The Mongrel takes a look at this polarizing figure and how, even without the Footy Show, he remains relevant.

It was supposed to be a year of pain, and in some ways it has been, but the Eagles are still flying high.

Tom Basso takes a look at the contenders from the west, and their quest for glory in part seven of his September Stories

The Tigers are rampaging favourites to beat the Pies, and win the flag the following week.

But there’s been other teams who’ve been highly fancied and fell over when it counted.

There are four teams left in the premiership race, but in Melbourne, you may not know it.

Rich Anderson looks at the West Coast Eagles, and their bid to end the Demon Fairy Tale.

It’s bubbling already. A sell-out at the home of football. Two huge teams going head to head, and two stars of the game matched up in a tussle that may well determine the outcome.

P. J. G. Grindlay takes a look at the Dylan Grimes v Jordan De Goey match up, and the potential for this contest to shape the game.

And then there were four…

Gab Rossi had a few epiphanies over the weekend. Our favourite Carlton supporter shares them with you here.

The Magpies ended the Giant resurgence and moved into a Prelim Final against the reigning premiers.

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

The Dees claimed their third top eight scalp in three games, knocking over Hawthorn and ending their year. Now they’re in the Final Four.

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

And then there were six…

Trent Adam Shields gives his rundown of Semi-Final Week.

It’s been a long road back to September for the Magpies and Nathan Buckley, but the time has come.

In Part Six of his September Stories, Tom Basso looks at the Magpies tilt at the flag.

It’s do or die for the Demons and the Hawks.

The Mongrel has a look at their semi final clash

As Eric MacKenzie heads into retirement, The Mongrel recalls a moment that all Eagles fans should take a moment to remember.

The Hawks went down in the first week of the 2018 finals, but with such a rich history, and the most lauded coach in the game at the helm, you can never write them off.

Tom Basso turns his September Stories focus on the Hawks- the September Specialists.

Buddy Franklin has now had five years in Sydney… the place he went to have a better shot at winning flags.

With the Swans bowing out in the first week of the finals, maybe the window is closing on his chances to make it happen.

So much was expected of Geelong, and they delivered so little.

With the Cats bundled out of the finals and their midfield starting to age, will they still be a force in 2019, or will the rebuild finally happen?

The first week of the finals is now behind us, and there’s plenty to take out of it.

The Mongrel has a few things on his mind…

As Australia’s most famous transgender footballer withdraws her AFLW Draft Nomination, Cam Read explores the world of cheap shots and low blows Hannah Mouncey has endured to get to this point.

From the Tigers' dominance to Eddie losing his temper, here's Gabriel Rossi's ten things he learnt from week one of the finals.

The Eagles got the job done on their home deck and secured a home prelim final by running over the Pies.

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

The Giants sent their cross-town rivals packing with a thumping finals win.

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

The Pies hit the road to take on the Eagles on their home deck.

With a Prelim final spot on the line, here are The Mongrel’s talking points.

We’re so pumped at The Mongrel that we’re going preview-crazy!

The Sydney derby heads to the finals for the second time ever. GWS stepped out of the Swans’ shadow in the 2016 Qualifying Final, yet somehow find themselves back in it. This is their chance to kick that shadow to the curb.

This isn’t a fairytale. Demons don’t get fairytales, but what Melbourne can do is no carve their own destiny.

Her’s the Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly of their win over Geelong.

The Tigers stormed into a Preliminary Final, dropping Hawthorn by 31 points.

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

Trent Adam Shields gives you the lowdown on what to expect in the first week of the AFL finals.

Four cracking contests will see a final eight narrowed down to six.