The Next Step – Who takes it in 2019?
As much improvement comes from within the club’s ranks as it does from drafting, trading and recruiting.
The Mongrel takes a look at the players from your club who should take the next step in 2019.
HB Meyers
Beware the Wounded Crow.
2018 was a disaster for the Adelaide Football Club, but if you choose to write this team off…
… you do so at your own peril.
On and Off-field… the Bombers are Back!
The recent recruiting from the Essendon Football Club indicates that any troubles the club experienced are well and truly gone.
As much as it pains me to say it, the Bombers are powerful AFL force one again.
As Goes Bont, So Go The Dogs in 2019
As everyone buzzes with excitement over trade week, it is the improvement from within that will shape the Western Bulldogs’ 2019 season.
And that improvement begins with Marcus Bontempelli.
Not Dead Yet – Hawthorn Emerges as a Trade Week Player… AGAIN
Without a top 18 pick in ten years, the Hawks should be a spent force.
But here they are again, up to their eyeballs in trade week.
Tim Kelly – The Flip Side
With a new Mongrel leaning towards letting Kelly go home, this old Mongrel is leaning the other way.
The West Coast Eagles should pay a fair price. There’s no free hit in the footy business.
Subtraction By Addition? Tom Lynch moves to Richmond
With Tom Lynch set to wear the yellow and black in 2019, there will be several who aren’t.
Is the addition of Lynch enough to counter the departure of several role players?
War Chest or Pandora’s Box? North Melbourne make their moves.
The Kangaroos have opened the famous “warchest”.
As the money flows out, The Mongrel wonders whether they’re investing wisely, or whether this box more resembles Pandora’s Box?
Mason Cox Proves his Doubters Wrong… and Right
If there was ever a tale of two halves, it was the performance of Mason Cox in the 2018 Grand Final.
With news outlets in the USA taking notice of the big man down under, what is next for the Collingwood giant?
Jeremy McGovern – Where Great Plays Start
Jeremy McGovern is an intercept marking beast, and in the Grand Final, he was at his best again.
The Mongrel takes a look at one of the best defenders of the modern age, and what’s next for him.