Clayton Oliver was on the trade table the past couple of seasons.

The multimillion-dollar decision:How Demons missed the boat on Oliver

The non-trading of Clayton Oliver isn’t a hanging offence,or gigantic blunder. But the upshot is that the Demons have found themselves out of flag contention and with key players past 30.

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Zach Reid of the Bombers and Dan Houston of the Magpies compete for the ball.

Jamie Elliott bags five goals as the Pies claim Anzac Day honours over the Bombers

Essendon took the lead in the third term but the Pies pushed away from there to win an Anzac Day blockbuster in front of more than 92,000 fans.

  • Roy Ward,Jake Niall,Andrew Wu andScott Spits
Sidebottom with wife Alisha and their children in the rooms.

Good old Collingwood:On a day to honour veterans,Pies show 34 is the new 30

It is no surprise that Nick Daicos and his brother Josh were exceptional for Collingwood. But another,much older player,shone in the grey skies and sporadic rain that launched thousands of ponchos.

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Noah Balta has been sentenced to a three-month curfew.

The magistrate who sentenced Noah Balta has embarrassed the AFL

The magistrate has effectively doubled the Richmond player’s suspension,and exposed the AFL for failing to read the play in terms of community sentiment on the case.

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Noah Balta outside court in Albury.

‘Unprovoked’ assault:The verdict is in,and Balta will not appeal

Noah Balta will not be allowed to leave his house for the next three months between the hours of 10pm and 6am as part of an 18-month correctional service order imposed by magistrate Melissa Humphreys for an unprovoked assault outside Mulwala Water Ski Club.

  • Danny Russell andJake Niall
Shaun Mannagh.

A messy masterpiece at the ’G,ending with Mannagh from heaven

If this wasn’t quite Picasso-level,it was Jackson Pollock – you couldn’t take your eyes off it and the chaos only made it more compelling:a messy masterpiece.

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What a day:Bailey Smith and Shaun Mannagh celebrate a pivotal goal in the final term.

Cats star knocked out by Hawk’s swinging arm;Smith apologies as Hawks go down in a thriller

Bailey Smith has opened up about his incident with Jarman Impey,while Gryan Miers was knocked out by a round-arm as the Cats hold on in an Easter Monday classic against Hawthorn at the MCG.

  • Jon Pierik,Jake Niall andPeter Ryan
Calsher and Paul Dear.

The Dear family and Hawks hope Easter Monday can follow in the Big Freeze’s footsteps

As Calsher Dear nears a comeback to warm Hawthorn hearts,his teammates take on Geelong in an Easter Monday match that stands as tribute to his dad,the late Norm Smith medallist Paul Dear.

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Steele Sidebottom and Scott Pendlebury after they broke the record earlier this season for the most games played together as teammates.

The difference between this Good Old Collingwood and last year’s

Star Magpies ruckman Darcy Cameron says two factors are behind his side’s improvement in the opening stages of the season:enhanced belief,and the addition of seasoned recruits.

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Power electrify Hawks at Adelaide Oval.

Power fans get the last laugh as Hawthorn’s epic comeback falls short in Gather Round finale

Ken Hinkley said he was checking the time left in the match and acknowledged some trepidation in the coach’s box when the Hawks cut his side’s margin to 22 points.

  • Angus Delaney,Jake Niall andPeter Ryan