Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer.<\/a><\/p>\nAFL ROUND 21 (all times AEDT)<\/p>\n
WESTERN BULLDOGS v GWS GIANTS<\/p>\n
Thursday July 31, 7.30pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 6.30pm on Channel 504, hosted by Sarah Jones, Jason Dunstall and Leigh Montagna, with commentary from Matt Hill, Mark Howard, Jack Riewoldt, David King, Brad Johnson, Eddie Betts & Jon Ralph.<\/p>\n
Bulldogs\u2019 burning question: Can they capitalise on Giants\u2019 triple blow? And How will the defence fare?<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs boast the league\u2019s best offence \u2014 ranked No. 1 in the AFL for points for, inside-50 differential and time in forward half \u2014 but a lacklustre defensive operation remains their biggest weakness amid a teetering run to September. Luke Beveridge\u2019s side sits ninth for points against, ninth for allowing opposition shots at goal, and ninth for opposition chain-to-score rate, with swingman Rory Lobb and three-gamer Jedd Busslinger set to go into Thursday night\u2019s season-defining clash with GWS as the club\u2019s key-defensive pillars. It\u2019s no wonder why they\u2019ve also been linked to Blues free agent Jack Silvagni. Thursday night presents a big opportunity for the Dogs against an undermanned and weakened Giants side that lost Toby Greene, Josh Kelly and Jack Buckley. While GWS will be without star skipper Greene up forward, the club\u2019s other attacking weapons will pose a serious challenge to the Dogs. It\u2019s a Giants forward line that\u2019s gone to another level with Jake Stringer in form, having kicked 11 goals from his last three games, while Adam Kingsley\u2019s side has put up over 100 points in each of its last six wins. <\/p>\n
Giants\u2019 burning question: Did wild Derby blitz prove they\u2019re the team to beat?<\/p>\n
In a third quarter that will go down not just in Derby folklore but in AFL history, the Giants showed that their best, most blistering footy can beat anyone in the competition. GWS stunned the arch rival Swans last Friday night in the premiership quarter, scoring 57 points, going at a whopping score-per-inside-50 rate of 67 per cent, notching 31 points from turnover, and finishing +10 for inside-50s. \u201cIt\u2019s the most powerful football I\u2019ve seen for the season, against a decent opposition,\u201d Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown told Fox Footy\u2019s On the Couch. \u201cThat sort of football \u2014 their best is the best. I said that about Brisbane last year … if they can replicate it the most throughout the season, they\u2019ll be holding the premiership cup up at the end of the year.\u201d They\u2019ll be without stars Toby Greene, Jack Buckley and Josh Kelly for Thursday night\u2019s blockbuster meeting at Marvel Stadium, but the Giants\u2019 vast offensive potency shapes as problematic for the leaky Dogs defence. <\/p>\n
‘No real desire’: Simmo on coach rumours | 02:25<\/p>\n
ADELAIDE CROWS v HAWTHORN<\/p>\n
Friday August 1, 7.40pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 6.30pm on Channel 504, hosted by Garry Lyon, Nathan Buckley and Mark Ricciuto, with commentary from Anthony Hudson, Gerard Whateley, Jason Dunstall, Garry Lyon & Jon Ralph.<\/p>\n
Crows\u2019 burning question: Is there are more in-form tackling side in the competition?<\/p>\n
The Adelaide Crows are firing on all cylinders, having temporarily stolen top spot from Collingwood in Round 20, and their turnover counterpunch is arguably their greatest asset as they prepare for a premiership assault. There\u2019s no better team in the league when it comes to scoring from opponent turnovers, and a big part of generating those cough-ups is sticking tackles. The Crows converted a punishing 103 of 128 tackle attempts against Port Adelaide last Saturday night, which works out to an 81 per cent efficiency; the second-best rate of a team this season. \u201cAny time you\u2019re tackling over 70 (per cent), it\u2019s a great achievement. The conditions helped, but Jordan Dawson was one of the players that led the way \u2014 they were just so strong, so tough in the conditions. If you tackle like that, you give yourself a great chance,\u201d former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley assessed On the Couch. <\/p>\n
Hawks\u2019 burning question: Could they try all four key forwards together?<\/p>\n
OK, so a matchup against the form team in the competition on its home deck isn\u2019t exactly the time to be experimenting. Plus Hawthorn can\u2019t afford to put a foot wrong amid a tough run home as it continues to fight for its spot in the top eight. But is it possible we see Sam Mitchell trial all four of his key forwards \u2014 Mitch Lewis, Calsher Dear, Jack Gunston and Mabior Chol \u2014 in the one side? If not, who misses out? The key forward dilemma remains the most fascinating selection call for Mitchell and the Hawks selection committee since Dear and Lewis returned from injury amid a career-best season from Gunston. It\u2019s seen Chol miss the last fortnight with a groin issue. But the Hawks now face arguably their biggest selection call this year as to how they line up in the forward half with Chol available. You could see the Hawks sticking with their formula from last week\u2019s win over Carlton, or one of Gunston, Lewis and Dear, who kicked three, two and two goals respectively against the Blues, could get managed. You\u2019d think Gunston, 33, gets a rest at some point of those next four games, but is this the week to do it? It\u2019s an all the more intriguing call against a stingy Crows defence, with key backs Josh Worrell and Mark Keane in great form. <\/p>\n
Missing Saints star would be “disaster!” | 02:10<\/p>\n
MELBOURNE v WEST COAST EAGLES<\/p>\n
Saturday August 2, 1.20pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 12.30pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Leigh Montagna, Kelli Underwood, Jordan Lewis, Gerard Healy & Eddie Betts.<\/p>\n
Demons\u2019 burning question: Is Goodwin coaching for his future?<\/p>\n
While Melbourne\u2019s season is over from the sense that it can\u2019t play finals, this is a particularly important game the footy world will be following closely following that disastrous fade-out against St Kilda. Heck, it was the biggest ever comeback from three-quarter time, with the Dees surrendering a 46-point lead. The upcoming clash with the Eagles is particularly fascinating given Melbourne this week held a scheduled board meeting, that couldn’t have come at a worse time for the footy program after a loss in unprecedented circumstances. And suddenly Simon Goodwin is under the pump, despite being contracted for next season and incoming CEO Paul Guerra recently backing the 2021 premiership coach in. But a home loss to an Eagles side with one win on the board and set for to claim the wooden spoon would only turn up the heat on Goodwin. We\u2019re going to find out which Melbourne players are really playing for their coach, now that there frankly isn\u2019t much else to play for. <\/p>\n
Eagles\u2019 burning question: Do they deserve a priority pick?<\/p>\n
Talk of an Eagles priority pick has resurfaced this week after club chief executive Don Pyke confirmed the club would seek draft assistance from the AFL at season\u2019s end. It comes amid West Coast\u2019s worst ever season, with just one and 18 losses, with Harley Reid joining the likes of Oscar Allen, Jake Waterman and Elliot Yeo on the sidelines for the rest of the campaign due to injury to set a taller task for first-year coach Andrew McQualter and company. That perhaps distorts our view of where West Coast is really at, given it\u2019s been missing several key players throughout this season. But the Eagles are set for a fourth-straight bottom-three finish, having won just 11 of its past 87 games and not played finals since 2020. North Melbourne was the most recent team to receive priority pick help \u2014 given three extra end-of-first round picks in the 2023 and 2024 drafts \u201cI\u2019m in favour of any team down the bottom for a significant period of time to be helped with priority picks,\u201d Brownlow medallist Gerard Healy told foxfooty.com.au in April. \u201cWest Coast should be in discussions with the AFL around a suite of selections similar to what North Melbourne got. The bottom line is no one wins with perennially poor teams trudging up the bottom of the ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why Eagles ‘deserve’ draft help | 00:51<\/p>\n
GOLD COAST SUNS v RICHMOND<\/p>\n
Saturday August 2, 4.10pm at People First Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 4pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Dwayne Russell, Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley & Alastair Lynch.<\/p>\n
Suns\u2019 burning question: Was QClash mauling a genuine sign of maturity?<\/p>\n
Gold Coast finally got the wood over big brother, and it did so in devastating fashion. The Suns scored 84 points from stoppage against Brisbane, which was their most-ever from that source. Further, their 44 points purely from centre bounce was also the most they\u2019ve ever managed in a game. \u201cIt was unbelievable. It was hard to watch as a Brisbane supporter,\u201d Jonathan Brown said On the Couch. \u201cIt was a mauling, and they got the monkey off the back. They had been mauled by that Brisbane Lions midfield (previously), and Matt Rowell was just unbelievable, and he went to school on what Josh Dunkley had done to him, and the rest of the Lions midfield.\u201d Dunkley has had the better of Rowell in previous match-ups as the Lions have successfully quelled the Suns\u2019 contested beast \u2014 but it was a completely different story last Saturday as Rowell rampaged to a Marcus Ashcroft Medal for his best-on-ground performance. \u201cPreviously, Dunkley had blocked his run to the ball, which Dunkley does a lot … in the game earlier in the year, he (Rowell) only had 16 disposals, had no impact on the game,\u201d Brown continued. \u201cHe (Rowell) went to work during the week; this shows his calibre as a professional. Starts more side-on, doesn\u2019t allow Dunkley to block his run, starts going to different opposition as well.\u201d Four-time flag-winner Jordan Lewis called it \u201ca great sign of maturity\u201d, with Rowell becoming the first-ever player to record 15+ clearances, 10+ score involvements and 10+ tackles in a game. <\/p>\n
Tigers\u2019 burning question: What does Noah Balta\u2019s role look like?<\/p>\n
The role of Richmond gun Noah Balta moving forward remains an interesting watch. The Tigers tall has been thrown forward to help cover the absence of Tom Lynch in recent weeks, but long term, where he is best suited remains a dilemma for Adem Yze and his coaching staff. A shift back to defence seems the most likely option, but Ben Miller and Tylar Young have held down those key position roles admirably. If he stays in the front half alongside Lynch, it\u2019ll likely mean one of their promising young talls, whether that\u2019s Tom Sims, Harry Armstrong or Jonty Faull, misses out. Balta has been successful in playing a negating role on an opposition\u2019s best key defender too before, so there\u2019s that to add to the mix. Lynch will be available from suspension next week but keep an eye on how Yze uses his bullocking tall in the final weeks of the year.<\/p>\n
Kingsley takes the blame for Greene ban | 02:49<\/p>\n
SYDNEY SWANS v ESSENDON<\/p>\n
Saturday August 2, 4.15pm at the SCG<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 4pm on Channel 503, with commentary from Mark Howard, Dermott Brereton, Brad Johnson & Ben Dixon. <\/p>\n
Swans\u2019 burning question: Can they get to the finish line strongly? <\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to make sure that we fight this year out as well as we possibly can.\u201d Those were the words of coach Dean Cox after a second half fade out in the Battle of the Bridge against the Giants last week. If one thing is for sure, we know the \u2018Bloods\u2019 will continue to fight tooth and nail right until the very end. While the Swans are now out of finals contention, Cox was pragmatic post-game about ensuring the club grows in the final four weeks of its 2025 season. What does that look like? You\u2019d imagine the Swans continue to get experience into the likes of Angus Sheldrick and Jack Buller, while there\u2019s a host of others who are currently plying their trade at reserves level, such as Corey Warner, Riley Bice and Caiden Cleary, who could discover greater senior opportunities in the final month of the year. You\u2019d expect the Swans to bank some big wins against Essendon and West Coast, but a scalp against either or both of Brisbane or Geelong would be huge as well.<\/p>\n
Bombers\u2019 burning question: How far back will injury crisis put rebuild?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been the well-documented season from hell in terms of injury for Essendon, with 10 players now currently listed by the club as out of the season and Jye Caldwell and Jordan Ridley \u2014 each listed as four weeks away from a return \u2014 more unlikely than likely to appear at senior level again this year. And with most of those injuries to key players, the Bombers\u2019 current severe lack of experience continues to debilitate its ability to achieve on-field success. Of the 23 players who trotted out in the heavy loss to the Bulldogs last Friday night, the seven least-experienced players had played a combined 28 games, with an individual average of four games played. \u201cWhen you\u2019ve got that little experience … in a third-year team, it makes it very difficult to put things together,\u201d former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said On the Couch. In the third year under coach Brad Scott, the Bombers would have seriously hoped for more squad continuity after back-to-back 11-win campaigns \u2014 yet they\u2019ve had anything but in 2025, and the concern post-season will move to just how much the setbacks of this year have hampered their timeline of moving back up the ladder. <\/p>\n
‘I could go on a second date with Jack!’ | 00:31<\/p>\n
COLLINGWOOD v BRISBANE LIONS<\/p>\n
Saturday August 2, 7.35pm at the MCG<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 7pm on Channel 504, hosted by Kath Loughnan, Jack Riewoldt, David King & Jay Clark, with commentary from Anthony Hudson, Gerard Whateley, Jason Dunstall, Garry Lyon & Cameron Mooney.<\/p>\n
Magpies\u2019 burning question: Does recent blistering stretch have Nick in Brownlow favouritism?<\/p>\n
In last Sunday\u2019s 36-point win over Richmond, Nick Daicos dished up one of the best statistical performances of all time, per Champion Data. Daicos\u2019 performance was rated the best of the season by any player, the best by a Collingwood player on record, and the 14th-best of all time. Further, the Pies\u2019 wizard has averaged 35 disposals and a goal since the club\u2019s mid-season bye. Asked about his chances of claiming a maiden Brownlow Medal this year, former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said On the Couch: \u201cWell, he\u2019s definitely putting himself in the mix … hitting the scoreboard makes a little bit of a difference. Touches are great, but hitting the scoreboard makes a difference.\u201d Four-time flag-winner Jordan Lewis said Daicos\u2019 shapeshifting from a positional perspective had aided his cause in recent weeks. \u201cHe\u2019s got a good mix … in terms of midfield, little bit of halfback, little bit of forward \u2014 it\u2019s the inside-outside balance with his game.\u201d Coach Craig McRae had pondered the idea of resting his superstar \u2014 as he has done with a few of his other key senior players in the lead-in to a demanding finals campaign \u2014 but at this late stage, with the pre-finals bye on the doorstep and a Brownlow assault in full swing, a rest now seems unlikely. <\/p>\n
Lions\u2019 burning question: Are they at risk of missing the top four?<\/p>\n
While they\u2019re currently placed third on the AFL ladder with a record of 13-5-1, Brisbane\u2019s run home could prove tricky – and it might mean their place in the top four is under threat. The Lions were hugely disappointing in the QClash last week against the Suns and Chris Fagan will be hoping his side responds in a big way against Collingwood this week. Their final four home and away games though are pretty challenging. After the Pies, Fagan\u2019s side face Sydney at home, Fremantle and Hawthorn both away. They can probably afford to drop a game somewhere in there, but they wouldn\u2019t want to drop too many more, or they\u2019ll risk losing the double chance. Having said that, the Lions showed last year they\u2019re more than capable of doing things the hard way. They still loom as one of the premiership front runners and this run might allow them to find some form at the right time, but they certainly wouldn\u2019t want to have too many more slip ups from here on.<\/p>\n
The bottom 9: How they improve next year | 07:02<\/p>\n
ST KILDA v NORTH MELBOURNE<\/p>\n
Sunday August 3, 1.40pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 1pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Corbin Middlemas, Tom Hawkins, Gerard Healy, Sarah Jones & David Zita.<\/p>\n
Saints\u2019 burning question: Why does it take being 46 points down at three-quarter-time in Round 20 to see their best?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the greatest-ever comeback from three-quarter-time, and while the focus is rightly on the Saints and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera\u2019s heroics in the final term, the big query for St Kilda revolves around why it\u2019s taken this long to see Ross Lyon\u2019s side at its best. \u201cIt\u2019s a good question. There was a game earlier in the year, the Geelong game, where I sat here and said \u2018if they can play like that all season, they will be a destination club\u2019. And we haven\u2019t seen up until then, so I think the question is always \u2018why don\u2019t they do that more often?\u2019\u201d posed four-time flag-winner Jordan Lewis On the Couch. \u201cAnd sometimes you get a little bit of evidence to say, one, positional changes \u2014 why do we have to have the wings parallel to the centre bounce? Why don\u2019t we challenge the opposition and see what they do?\u201d Jonathan Brown added: \u201cThe mentality of having nothing to lose, too, that frees players up. Naturally, you get in that situation, 46 points down, you don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to win, so you go \u2018oh, I\u2019ll just have a crack\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kangaroos\u2019 burning question: Do they need to simplify defensive system?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been another tough year at North, underlined by a 101-point loss to Geelong in the biggest defeat any side has suffered this season and the first by triple figures. The 17th-placed Kangaroos have given up an average of 127.4 points over their current five-game losing streak as their defence has again been a major area of concern, with Jeremy Cameron bagging 11 goals against Alastair Clarkson\u2019s side last week. North has conceded 102.8 points per game in 2025 in year three under Clarkson after allowing 110.9 points (2024) and 100.8 points (2023) the last two seasons. It\u2019s such an important part of the game for contending sides, let alone those like North trying to build a foundation. So is it time to go back to basics? Or just simplify things? \u201cI don\u2019t know what they are trying to do defensively and it\u2019s been like this for the last three years,\u201d Saints legend Leigh Montagna said on Fox Footy\u2019s The First Crack. \u201cThey\u2019ve got to ask if it\u2019s the right system, and if it\u2019s not, is the message getting through to the playing group? What do you value as a club? I just wonder whether they\u2019re coaching it the right way. Because if that\u2019s the system they want to play, clearly the players either aren\u2019t capable of doing it or don\u2019t adhere to it. That\u2019s on the coaching to make some changes. If the system is too complicated, you\u2019ve got to strip it back. But this has been three years now of the system Alastair Clarkson wants to implement with his team, and it\u2019s not getting better. Clearly there\u2019s a breakdown somewhere and they\u2019ve got some serious soul searching to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trade whispers: The ruck merry-go-round | 04:54<\/p>\n
GEELONG CATS v PORT ADELAIDE<\/p>\n
Sunday August 3, 3.15pm at GMHBA StadiumHow to watch on Fox Footy: From 3pm on Channel 503, with commentary from Dwayne Russell, Dermott Brereton, Brad Johnson, Nick Dal Santo & David Zita.<\/p>\n
Cats\u2019 burning question: Can Jezza reach the ton?<\/p>\n
We\u2019re officially on Jeremy Cameron ton watch. Geelong\u2019s star forward is gunning to be the first player to kick 100 goals in an AFL season since Lance Franklin in 2008 and he\u2019s genuinely a chance to get there. Cameron has slotted 69 goals so far this season, but has fixtures against Port Adelaide, Essendon, Sydney and Richmond in the final month of the year, before a likely finals series. Having booted 11 majors against North Melbourne last week, you just get the feeling he\u2019s in line for another couple of hauls in some easier games to end the season. But despite all the external hype around Jezza, teammate Connor O\u2019Sullivan says internally, the club hasn\u2019t spoken about it that much. \u201cHe\u2019s obviously a great player. We put a high priority in getting him involved in the game because he\u2019s such a good player\u2026 I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s on his mind, but it hasn\u2019t actually been spoken about that much within the club,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan told reporters earlier this week. <\/p>\n
Power\u2019s burning question: What can they get out of final month under Ken?<\/p>\n
There\u2019s just four games left of Ken Hinkley\u2019s tenure at Alberton and finals are out of the equation, but that doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s nothing to be gained in the final month of their season. Miles Bergman has been put on ice for the rest of the season, while the likes of Jason Horne-Francis, Esava Ratugolea and Dante Visentini also won\u2019t return from injury this year. Having said that, it should open the door for Port Adelaide to continue to blood some of their young talent and get a final look at some of the talent set to come out of contract at the end of the year. The Power have over a dozen players without a deal for next year with a list crunch set to happen before Josh Carr\u2019s first season at the helm. Players such as Joe Berry, Ollie Lord and Mani Liddy should be given every opportunity possible as they continue to build into their AFL careers, while players such as Jed McEntee, Dylan Williams and Will Lorenz among others will be hoping to secure new deals.<\/p>\n
Razor Ray explains 6-6-6 confusion | 02:51<\/p>\n
FREMANTLE v CARLTON<\/p>\n
Sunday August 3, 5.10pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 4.30pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Adam Papalia, Matthew Pavlich, Will Schofield, Kath Loughnan & David Zita.<\/p>\n
Dockers\u2019 burning question: Is star the X-factor in premiership push?<\/p>\n
It feels like the Dockers are primed for a premiership tilt. They\u2019ve got stars all over the ground. The dynamic duo of Caleb Serong and Andy Brayshaw causes headaches for opposition coaches while the ruck set up of Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy is paying dividends. Their defence is staunch and their front half, featuring the likes of Josh Treacy, Michael Frederick, Jye Amiss and Shai Bolton is also up and running. Young gun Murphy Reid and discarded Don Pat Voss have been superb acquisitions as well, but it\u2019s a star that\u2019s missed most of the season who could be the biggest gamechanger come September. Hayden Young was the Glendinning-Allan Medal winner in the Western Derby, dominating against the Eagles through three quarters before being subbed out. The classy on-baller had 23 touches and three majors before being managed in the final term. \u201cHe is sensational, he\u2019s one of those players in terms of X-factor coming into the finals series,\u201d Hawthorn champion Jordan Lewis said on Fox Footy\u2019s On the Couch.<\/p>\n
Blues\u2019 burning question: Can they find some positives in last month?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a pretty ordinary year from the Blues. Pressure has mounted on coach Michael Voss and given the side\u2019s on-field struggles, speculation continues to grow about whether the Blues could get aggressive on the trade front and move on some of their stars. Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni are two names being discussed prominently, while Charlie Curnow, Sam Walsh and Harry McKay are others to have been mentioned. Blues fans need a win, so what can they look out for in the final month of the year? Young defender Harry O\u2019Farrell looks the goods, while the likes of Ollie Hollands, Matt Carroll, Cooper Lord and Ashton Moir continue to show signs of improvement. It\u2019s probably worth giving the likes of Billy Wilson, Jaxon Binns and Lucas Camporeale another chance, while untried key position player Harry Lemmey could also get a look at an AFL debut. The next fortnight the Blues take on Fremantle and the Gold Coast and claiming a scalp or two there, plus another couple on the way home against Port Adelaide and Essendon, would be a step in the right direction and help to lay the platform for season 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Simon Goodwin coaching for his future this weekend? 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