AFL Archives - The Inner Sanctum

Brownlow Predictor: Winner takes lead in final round, your club’s best chance

16/09/2021 Jasper Chellappah 0

The 2021 Brownlow Medal is set to go right down to the wire with the final round of the season crowning an upset winner in The Inner Sanctum’s predictor. Check who’s expected to top your club’s count.

Nic Naitanui soars to go back-to-back and win Eagles’ top honour

16/09/2021 Rebecca Ruthven 0

Ruckman Nic Naitanui takes out the West Coast Eagles’ John Worsfold Medal for a second consecutive season after a dominant 2021.

‘I’m really, really determined to prove you wrong’: Cody Raak turning AFL Draft disappointment into opportunity

15/09/2021 Jasper Chellappah 0

Through six lockdowns and draft heartbreak Cody Raak has persevered, determined to prove one AFL club in particular wrong come November.

Launceston Blues go back-to-back after final term blitz

14/09/2021 Simon Andrews 0

Launceston has won its second premiership in a row in a highly anticipated Grand Final rematch against North Launceston on Sunday.

Betts wearing black and white: Is Eddie out of retirement?

13/09/2021 Jack Molloy 0

Eddie Betts’ retirement will have lasted for 36 days when he will likely pull on a Palmerston Magpies guernsey in a matter of weeks.

The A-Z of Finals Week 3: Who’s into the Big Dance? Who didn’t turn up to play?

12/09/2021 The Inner Sanctum 0

The Inner Sanctum takes you through the defining highs, lows, and controversies surrounding Week 3 of the AFL Finals series, complete from A-Z.

I was there when… Port Adelaide made its first AFL grand final

11/09/2021 Thomas Grattan 0

In 2004, Peter Burgoyne took part in the preliminary final where the Power finally broke the duck and made their first AFL grand final.

Young midfielder Drews little praise, but the stats don’t lie

09/09/2021 Alex Catalano 0

33-gamer Willem Drew has become a key cog of Port Adelaide’s midfield in 2021, and the stats tell exactly that story.

Mr. Anxiety: Mitch Morton on his struggles with mental health

09/09/2021 Thomas Grattan 0

On the Bloods of Old, Swans premiership player Mitch Morton spoke candidly about a battle of another kind – anxiety, and where it lead him to today.

Jack Macrae’s top five 30-plus disposal games in 2021 (so far)

08/09/2021 Jack Dobson 0

On Saturday night, Macrae will have the opportunity equal a record Tom Mitchell set in 2018. We’ve taken a look back at his best games of the season (so far.)

2021 Season Review: Brisbane Lions – Could 2022 be the year of the Brisbane Lyons?

08/09/2021 Jack Dobson 0

The Brisbane Lions’ season has once again finished in finals heartbreak for the third consecutive season. How do they bounce back again?

I was there when… Sydney made its first grand final in 51 years

08/09/2021 Thomas Grattan 0

In 1996, Paul Roos took part in Sydney’s finals campaign that culminated in its first grand final appearance in 51 years.

Viney: Demons not drawing back on 2018 prelim loss

07/09/2021 Giacomo Bruno 0

Jack Viney says the 2021 preliminary final against Geelong on Friday will have a different feeling to the 2018 prelim loss.

2021 Season Review: GWS Giants – Celebrating a big, big decade

07/09/2021 Tricia Mifsud 0

GWS reemerged this year while celebrating a big, big decade and despite challenges on and off the field, played in their fifth finals.

Isaac Smith: The expectations of finals football

06/09/2021 Anna Pavlou 0

Isaac Smith will pull on the boots for his sixth preliminary final this Friday night, but this one feels different for the man known as the ‘smiling assassin’.