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Six Things I Want To See In The AFLW In 2019

Alex Docherty

Jan 15, 20195 min read

Six Things I Want To See In The AFLW In 2019

Welcome back for another year of the Footy!!! The third season of AFL women's is upon us and there is a sense of excitement around the...

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Alex Docherty

Dec 23, 20188 min read

Bold AFL Predictions For 2019

We are just days away until we put 2018 behind us and usher in a new year. For the final article of the 2018 AFL season, I posed a...

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Alex Docherty

Nov 28, 20186 min read

The Six Winners Of The AFL Draft

With the AFL Draft been and gone, I'm just about ready to wind down what has been a busy year in Football. But before I do, we're going...

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Have They Smashed The Draft? The Western Bulldogs 2018 AFL Draft In Review

Alex Docherty

Nov 23, 20186 min read

Have They Smashed The Draft? The Western Bulldogs 2018 AFL Draft In Review

So another year of the AFL Draft has come and gone, with over 70 players realising their dreams as their names were called out by an AFL...

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How The Gold Coast Suns' Picks Affect The Top 10 Of The 2018 AFL Draft

Alex Docherty

Nov 17, 20187 min read

How The Gold Coast Suns' Picks Affect The Top 10 Of The 2018 AFL Draft

The Western Bulldogs hold the seventh pick in Thursday's AFL Draft - which is the second top-10 pick that the Bulldogs have in as many...

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Reviewing The Western Bulldogs AFLW Draft Class Of 2018

Alex Docherty

Nov 7, 20183 min read

Reviewing The Western Bulldogs AFLW Draft Class Of 2018

The 2018 AFLW Draft has been and gone and as expected, Geelong selected Nina Morrison with the first overall pick in the draft. Carlton...

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Alex Docherty

Oct 31, 20184 min read

Alex Docherty's Top 50 Players Post-2018 Part 4: 20-11

We are closing in on the Final 10 players in my Top 50 AFL players of the 2018 season. But before we get to them, we've got to go through...

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Alex Docherty

Oct 30, 20184 min read

Alex Docherty's Top 50 Players Post-2018 Part Three: 30-21

We're at the middle of the week, and that means we are crossing over the half-way mark of my top 50 AFL players this week. Today, we are...

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Alex Docherty

Oct 29, 20184 min read

Alex Docherty's Top 50 Players Post-2018 Part Two: 40-31

My Top 50 AFL players from the 2018 season kicked off yesterday, and continues today as I name players ranked from 40 through to 31. If...

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Alex Docherty

Oct 28, 20185 min read

Alex Docherty's Top 50 Players Post 2018 Part One: 50-41

The time has come for me to reveal who I believe are the Top 50 players of the 2018 AFL Season, and this one was perhaps the toughest one...

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Alex Docherty

Oct 22, 20185 min read

Alex Docherty's 2018 AFLW Mock Draft - The First Round

The AFLW Draft is upon us for another year, with another batch of young females set to come through the ever growing system that is the...

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Winners, Losers And Question Marks Of The 2018 Off-Season

Alex Docherty

Oct 20, 20187 min read

Winners, Losers And Question Marks Of The 2018 Off-Season

The 2018 Trade and Free Agency Period saw a startling 46 moves made in the off-season. And as I've done so over the past few years, I...

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Why The Western Bulldogs Don't Need Chad Wingard

Alex Docherty

Oct 15, 20184 min read

Why The Western Bulldogs Don't Need Chad Wingard

The 2018 Trade Period is in full swing and as the deadline for player movement fast approaches on Wednesday, the Western Bulldogs have...

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Why Losing Luke Dahlhaus Is Not A Big Deal

Alex Docherty

Sep 18, 20185 min read

Why Losing Luke Dahlhaus Is Not A Big Deal

Luke Dahlhaus was once a cult figure at the Western Bulldogs. I remember being there for his debut. It was round 12 of the 2011 season,...

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Alex Docherty

Aug 28, 20187 min read

Alex Docherty's Final 2018 All-Australian Team Predictions

The All-Australian team is set to be announced tonight. And as I've done over the past few years, it's time I shared with you who I...

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"Good People Do Bad Things" - Assessing The Andrew Gaff Situation

Alex Docherty

Aug 8, 20188 min read

"Good People Do Bad Things" - Assessing The Andrew Gaff Situation

Within the span of two hours, West Coast's Andrew Gaff went from being talked about as one of a handful of favourites to take home the...

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Is Having The AFL In Ballarat A Good Idea?

Alex Docherty

Aug 1, 20185 min read

Is Having The AFL In Ballarat A Good Idea?

Nearly 12 months ago, the AFL made history with the first-ever AFL game for premiership points at Ballarat's Mars Stadium. Over 10,000...

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Alex Docherty

Jul 25, 20187 min read

Who Will Tom Lynch Play For In 2019?

The contract status of one Tom J. Lynch has become one the massive talking points as the 2018 AFL season unfolds. Turning 26 at the end...

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Is Clay Smith One Of The Greatest Modern-Day AFL Stories?

Alex Docherty

Jul 10, 20187 min read

Is Clay Smith One Of The Greatest Modern-Day AFL Stories?

Clay Smith has a tattoo across his chest which says: “Live The Dream.” In terms of his football, he has achieved the dream that had...

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Richards Vs Stephenson: How The Fight For The Rising Star Award Is Set To Heat Up

Alex Docherty

Jul 3, 20187 min read

Richards Vs Stephenson: How The Fight For The Rising Star Award Is Set To Heat Up

The race for the 2018 AFL Rising Star award is starting to pick up. Over the first 15 weeks, we've seen young guns such as Adelaide's Tom...

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