Nathan Burke
Nathan Burke: It’s time for an AFL mid-season draft
The mid-season AFL draft is an idea whose time has come. Some discussions in football are so regular you can almost set...
Nathan Burke: Clubs, not AFL, hold key to better football
What’s more important? Playing to win, even if it means ugly football, or making sure the game is aesthetically healthy? Most AFL...
Nathan Burke: Saints in good company on top at Easter as expectations rise
Easter is synonymous with resurrections and this year we are witnessing the resurrection of the mighty Saints? Not even the hardiest and...
Nathan Burke: The mental edge necessary for peak performance
If St Kilda’s Jack Steven missed this week because of a torn hamstring, nobody would bat an eyelid. The fact he is...
Ambiguity is fast becoming the AFL’s weak link, with rules causing undue pressure for umpires
The poor old AFL umpires were in the spotlight last weekend. They have copped it on social media (predictable) and from mainstream...
Leading between the lines, co-captaincy is about sharing the load
Across the 18 AFL teams this year we have a league-record 27 captains. Seven teams have gone with co-captains, with Sydney choosing...
Why AFL clubs with a ‘teacher’ coach have a lot to learn
When Brendon Bolton was appointed Carlton’s senior coach at the end of 2015 it was supposed to herald in a new era...
New AFL runners rule takes great coaches out of the game
Of all the new AFL rules introduced over the summer, who would have thought the restrictions on runners would be the most...
AFL: How will your team fare in 2019
The 2019 season begins on Thursday night with the traditional Richmond versus Carlton fixture at the MCG. Here’s how your team is...
AFL loses its head with rule changes that go too far
Call me naive, but I didn’t realise that AFL football was so broken. Here I was thinking the game is in pretty...