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Possibly as a goodwill gesture in return for securing Tom Lynch as a free agent signing, Richmond have traded two of their fringe players to the Suns. Due to lack of senior gametime they both project quite lowly in terms of expected future Player Approximate Value: The trade as carried

In seven seasons on Geelong’s list, Lincoln McCarthy managed 29 senior games. Nineteen of those 29 games at the Cattery came in 2016, after being drafted out of Glenelg back in 2011. Aside from that year, injury and selection reasons meant that he simply could not get on the park. As such, he projects very

Only three games of AFL footy faces us before the end of the calendar year, which leave us at HPN in a state of pre-withdrawal. As it happens, both preliminary finals offer two studies in contrasts. Tonight we’ll see two very different midfield systems go toe to toe, and tomorrow

With the critical semi final weekend starting tonight, we thought we’d take a quick look at the three key points defining each match-up. Hawthorn v Melbourne 1. Melbourne win contested possessions but that isn’t how they win Melbourne easily have the highest contested possession differential in the league (+18 per

HPN has teamed up with James Coventry to analyse the secrets behind Richmond’s successful tactical schemes at ABC Grandstand. We hope to make these collaborations a regular occurrence, so take a look and stay tuned.

From the violent use of shepherding second ruckmen in the early part of the 20th century to the handball-driven innovation of Polly Farmer and more forgettable times in-between, the ruck has almost always (literally) been at the at the centre of play in Australian Football. However, no position has waxed

If you’ve stumbled across this piece hoping for a plaintive call to keep football the same, or to return it to the “glory days” (whatever they are), you’ve clicked on the wrong article. Our thesis is instead: change is generally good where it is reasoned and researched, while unnecessary or

Over the previous three or four seasons, two eschatologically opposed sides began to march up the ladder in lock-step – the Demons and the Saints. The Saints edged the Dees for the wooden spoon in 2014, and while times were tough for both clubs, there were bright sparks for both.

Look, we’ve been trying to keep this on the down low at HPN, but recently we contributed to a book called Footballistics. A fair amount of our contributions related to the draft and trade period, and with Carlton’s 2018 trade intentions in the news, we thought we’d provide some unsolicited

With the 2018 AFL season entering its final third (or so), attention has turned to the winners of the year end awards. This week, the AFL Rising Star Award has grabbed much of the attention in the media, especially around the form of Jaidyn Stephenson. We thought it would be