Blow It Up – Is It Time To DeeStroy The Fab Four? HB Meyers·July 9, 20252025 is another wasted year for the Melbourne Football Club. Sitting in 14th position on the ladder, and...AFL Season 2025·6 Comments·0
Mongrel Quickie – The Catch-Up HB Meyers·September 19, 2024 Some of these things trickle across my desk… or the kitchen table, where I’m working today, and...AFL Season 2024·0 Comments·0
The Five-Year Brownlow 2023 Edition HB Meyers·October 29, 2023For whatever reason, it is still hailed as the highest individual award in the game. The Brownlow Medal...AFL Season 2024·0 Comments·0
Collingwood v Melbourne – The Qualifying Final Quarter By Quarter HB Meyers·September 8, 2023As the rain tumbled down at a packed MCG, it was a true clash of footy heavyweights to...AFL Season 2023·4 Comments·0
2023 Mongrel of the Year – Marcus Bontempelli HB Meyers·September 3, 2023 For something a little different this season, I shook up the voting system in our annual Mongrel...AFL Season 2023Mongrel awards·1 Comment·0
HB’s Top Ten Players of 2023… So Far HB Meyers·July 15, 2023The best players in the game. Depending on your perspective, having the top ten players in the game...AFL Season 2023·3 Comments·0
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs – The Big Questions HB Meyers·March 19, 2023As the days ticked down to Round One, you got a bit of a feeling that people thought...AFL Season 2023·1 Comment·0
The Next Big Step HB Meyers·November 27, 2022 No pressure, here, LDU… but the bar is set pretty high. In 2020, a player emerged from...AFL Season 2023·1 Comment·0
The 2022 Pluggies – The Mongrel’s Forward Awards HB Meyers·October 26, 2022Here at The Mongrel we have a flair for the extravagant. We like to watch football with personality, and...AFL Season 2022Mongrel awards·0 Comments·0
Brisbane v Melbourne – The Big Semi Final Questions HB Meyers·September 10, 2022The Demons and the Lions were coming at this one from very different places. Many expected Brisbane to...AFL Season 2022·7 Comments·2
