We’re about to hit the top twenty in The Mongrel 50 pre-season edition, and with plenty of heavy hitters still to come, how they played in 2020 becomes more imp...
We watch a lot of Disney in our house. With a four-year-old and a Disney+ subscription, we’re inundated with stories about princesses and magic, stories where t...
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
And so it is in the world of football. We are all parochial to an extent and enjoy reading the positives ...
We all know and love the Anzac Day clash, the Western Derby, the Showdown, QClash and whatever they're calling the battle between the two Sydney teams. There's ...
Prior to the 2020 AFL season, I asked this exact question.
Dustin Martin was coming off his second Norm Smith Medal, sitting atop the footy world and looking...
It may seem a little silly to be looking so far forward when there is a whole season to play out in 2021. Plenty can happen that can impact the value of a play...
Here at The Mongrel we love to do things a little differently. Last year we introduced the first of our annual specialised awards – The Pluggies, for the best o...
It remains the most prestigious award in the competition. As much as coaches love the award they vote on, and some players love the theory behind the Most Valua...
The emergence of the Carlton Football Club as a preferred destination for want-away stars over the past couple of seasons has been a huge positive for an organi...
The wet weather of Queensland provided a scrappy affair that ended the career of one of Carlton’s favourite sons. Chris Fagan’s Lions had more to play for, and ...