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…
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
Those on the inside know what Gary Ablett has brought back to Geelong, but those on the outside are always looking for fault.
The Mongrel takes a look at the season of the Little Master, and how he could impact September after a seven year absence.
