Leigh Matthews Archives - The Mongrel Punt

The GOAT Files – Leigh Matthews

Edan Nissen·April 24, 2025

Legendary four-time premiership-winning Hawthorn player and later four-time Premiership-winning coach with Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions. Many fans...

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The Best Player on the Best Team

HB Meyers·December 27, 2024

As we head toward the beginning of the 2025 season, hope springs eternal, and you could rightfully...

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Revising The AFL Team Of The Century

HB Meyers·November 4, 2024

In 1996, the AFL named its ‘Team of the Century’ which sparked some heated debate. The team...

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If It Bleeds…

HB Meyers·September 20, 2023

Has it been 22 years since Michael Voss and his Brisbane Lions looked across the field at the...

AFL Season 2023

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Footy’s Great Feuds

HB Meyers·November 6, 2022

We talk about the big issues in the Mongrel household – never leaving a stone unturned. We have...

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Villains – Lethal Leigh Matthews

HB Meyers·October 21, 2022

There are social media sites that make me chuckle at times. I am sure people feel the same...

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Villains – Jason Akermanis

HB Meyers·August 31, 2022

The football career of Jason Akermanis is littered with quality, career-defining moments; from his Brownlow Medal triumph to his premiership-sealing...

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