Nathan Burke
Nathan Burke: Trust me, forget stats when looking for a final winner
I’d like a dollar for every person who asks me ‘Who do you think will win the AFL Grand Final?’ The truth...
Nathan Burke: AFL finals have the step-sisters but no Cinderella
Whether it is the downtrodden battler or the success-starved drought breaker, we all love a good sporting Cinderella story. Looking at the...
Nathan Burke: Why the Brownlow still beats the other awards
How do you fill in a week with no football? You use it to hand out the endless amount of AFL awards –...
Nathan Burke: AFL should scrap its momentum-killing pre-finals bye
The AFL pre-finals bye week is still the biggest over-reaction in Australian sport. The league has a well-earned reputation for over-reacting to...
Nathan Burke: How AFL coaches manage the mood to deliver success
It is Round 23 and life is about to become a whole lot more fun for all AFL players – be they...
Nathan Burke: To farewell a champion is in itself a team-building act
“To farewell or not to farewell, that is the question.” OK, this may not have been William Shakespeare’s original question, but it...
Nathan Burke: Retirement looms, but not all players are prepared
We saw the first apple fall from the AFL tree last week when Sydney champion Jarrad McVeigh announced his retirement. Now that...
Nathan Burke: Cinderella Lions are on their way to the ball
Nothing tugs on your heartstrings like a good old-fashioned Cinderella story. Who doesn’t love to watch the underdog ride a wave of...
Nathan Burke: The coach who gets ’buy in’ is the one to get
The search has begun for a new St Kilda coach. Quite incredibly for Saints fans it has been six years since we...
Nathan Burke: Say ‘never again’ to booing a champion
The Adam Goodes documentary, which aired on Thursday night, should have cleared up one simple point – booing him was plain wrong....