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Liam Ryan had a day out for the Saints, following last week’s bag of five goals with another six on Sunday against GWS.

Ryan, Nas star in Saints win; Roo Curtis offered ban; Lions’ miracle goal buries Tigers; Hardwick under fire

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Liam Ryan ignited St Kilda at Marvel Stadium; North Melbourne’s Paul Curtis faces another three-match suspension; the Lions prevail in Hobart; and, Damien Hardwick’s under fire.

  • Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan

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Angus Sheldrick and Chad Warner of the Swans celebrate a goal.

Swans superstar Heeney reveals Cox’s rev-up to their leaders before furious comeback

After Melbourne were a clear class above Essendon at the MCG, North Melbourne and Sydney survived interstate thrillers against West Coast and Port Adelaide respectively.

  • Danny Russell and Roy Ward
Hawthorn’s Nick Watson clashes with Michael Sellwood, of the Western Bulldogs.

How hubris is hurting Hawthorn, and why Nick Watson should follow his own advice

After urging his opponent to “walk the walk” the player known as “The Wizard” had one kick and one handball in the second half.

  • Michael Gleeson
Alastair Clarkson.

‘We were dreadful’: Clarkson slams Roos after horror loss; Power hold on over Eagles in a thriller

After the Dockers annihilated North Melbourne in Bunbury, the Lions returned to form in the Q-Clash. Super Saturday then closed out with the Power surviving a late scare against the Eagles.

  • Roy Ward and Russell Bennett
Alastair Clarkson.

The crucial Clarkson decision that triggered North’s incredible comeback

The Kangaroos delivered their second biggest come from behind win in the club’s history. They did it playing unshackled football that exploited the Suns’ inertia. What was the coach’s key tactic?

  • Michael Gleeson
Harry McKay and the Blues celebrate a goal.

‘Two is more than a fluke, isn’t it?’ McKay poses the question as unburdened Blues lift again

After the Roos clinched a thriller, and the Cats and Pies both recorded key wins, Josh Fraser’s resurgent Blues chalked up another win over the Power at Adelaide Oval.

  • Roy Ward, Scott Spits, Marc McGowan, Danny Russell, Alexander Darling and Steve Barrett
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The Hawks walk off the MCG after their loss to the red-hot Demons.

‘We got a lesson today’: Mitchell, Hawks have work to do after red-hot Demons charge to glory

Earlier, shell-shocked North Melbourne captain Nick Larkey refused to dismiss his team’s horror show as a one-off aberration.

  • Danny Russell and Steve Barrett
Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies and Tom Stewart of the Cats embrace after the final siren.

‘Not sure if this bit was made public’: Scott’s heartfelt tribute to milestone man Stewart

After the Swans and Giants won heart-stoppers, the Cats were too good for the Magpies and Scott Pendlebury as he equalled the games record of 432 matches.

  • Roy Ward, Danny Russell, Andrew Wu and Russell Bennett
Stars of the game: : Isaac Heeney (Sydney), Bailey Smith (Geelong), Nick Daicos (Collingwood) and Noah Anderson (Gold Coast).

The flag fancies, the failures, and the coach under the most pressure

Who is surging toward a Brownlow and who needs to lift? The AFL season is about a third of the way through, which is a good sample size to form opinions on where clubs are heading.

  • Marc McGowan
Carlton Blues coach Michael Voss.

Voss bemoans lack of intent as Blues slump; Tigers break their duck; Cats make it 15 straight against Kangas

Carlton blew a half-time lead for the fifth time this season to lose to St Kilda by 39 points. On a day which highlighted the growing gulf in the AFL, Richmond snared their first win, Brisbane blew away Essendon and Geelong toyed with North before winning comfortably at home.

  • Jon Pierik, Hannah Kennelly and Scott Spits