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03/06/2026
https://onthemarkafl.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/reuben-ginbey-re-signs/
REUBEN GINBEY RE-SIGNS BY MARK OPOLION WEST Coast defender Reuben Ginbey has agreed to terms for a contract extension to remain at the Eagles until the end of the 2030 season. The 21-year old defender, who finished secon…
I have selected a post Round 12 2026 AFL All-Australian team that will be changed at different stages before it is set in stone at – or near – the end of the Home and Away season.
B: Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast), Sam Collins (Gold Coast), Callum Wilkie (St Kilda)
HB: Lachie Ash (Greater Western Sydney), Tom McCartin (Sydney), Archie Roberts (Essendon)
C: Max Holmes (Geelong), Zak Butters (Port Adelaide), Bailey Smith (Geelong)
HF: Isaac Heeney (Sydney), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Christian Petracca (Gold Coast)
F: Nick Watson (Hawthorn), Ben King (Gold Coast), Jack Gunston (Hawthorn)
FOLL: Brodie Grundy (Sydney), Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
I/C: Lachie Neale (Brisbane), Kysaiah Pickett (Melbourne), Shai Bolton (Fremantle), Luke Davies-Uniacke (North Melbourne), Max Gawn (Melbourne)
This team was selected with no changes being made to my post Round 11 lineup
31/05/2026
https://onthemarkafl.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/my-current-all-australian-team-181/
MY CURRENT ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM BY MARK OPOLION I HAVE selected a post Round 12 2026 AFL All-Australian team that will be changed at different stages before it is set in stone at – or near – the end of the Home and Away season. B…
Based on all of the Round 12 games, I have selected my AFL Team of the Round.
B: Connor Idun (Greater Western Sydney), Jacob Weitering (Carlton), Reuben Ginbey (West Coast)
HB: James Sicily (Hawthorn), Tom McCartin (Sydney), Lachie Ash (Greater Western Sydney)
C: Chad Warner (Sydney), Isaac Heeney (Sydney), Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney)
HF: Jordan De Goey (Collingwood), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Ed Richards (Western Bulldogs)
F: Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn), Charlie Curnow (Sydney), Patrick Voss (Fremantle)
FOLL: Tim English (Western Bulldogs), Patrick Cripps (Carlton), Sam Walsh (Carlton)
I/C: Bailey Smith (Geelong), Cam Mackenzie (Hawthorn), Jake Waterman (West Coast), Will Hayward (Carlton), Peter Ladhams (Sydney)
31/05/2026
https://onthemarkafl.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/my-team-of-the-round-round-12-14/
MY TEAM OF THE ROUND: ROUND 12 BY MARK OPOLION BASED on all of the Round 12 games, I have selected my AFL Team of the Round. B: Connor Idun (Greater Western Sydney), Jacob Weitering (Carlton), Reuben Ginbey (West Coast) HB: Jame…
30/05/2026
https://onthemarkafl.wordpress.com/2026/05/30/paul-curtis-re-signs-3/
PAUL CURTIS RE-SIGNS BY MARK OPOLION NORTH Melbourne forward Paul Curtis has agreed to terms for a contract extension to remain at Arden St until the end of the 2033 season. The 23-year-old had been contracted to the e…
28/05/2026
https://onthemarkafl.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/george-wardlaw-re-signs-2/
GEORGE WARDLAW RE-SIGNS BY MARK OPOLION NORTH Melbourne midfielder George Wardlaw has agreed to terms for a contract extension to remain at Arden Street until the end of the 2028 season. The 21-year-old had been contracte…
I have selected a post Round 11 2026 AFL All-Australian team that will be changed at different stages before it is set in stone at – or near – the end of the Home and Away season.
B: Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast), Sam Collins (Gold Coast), Callum Wilkie (Euro-Yroke)
HB: Lachie Ash (Greater Western Sydney), Tom McCartin (Sydney), Archie Roberts (Essendon)
C: Max Holmes (Geelong), Zak Butters (Yartapuulti), Bailey Smith (Geelong)
HF: Isaac Heeney (Sydney), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Christian Petracca (Gold Coast)
F: Nick Watson (Hawthorn), Ben King (Gold Coast), Jack Gunston (Hawthorn)
FOLL: Brodie Grundy (Sydney), Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
I/C: Lachie Neale (Brisbane), Kysaiah Pickett (Narrm), Shai Bolton (Walyalup), Luke Davies-Uniacke (North Melbourne), Max Gawn (Narrm)
This team was selected with two changes being made to my post Round 10 lineup.
In: Sam Collins, Luke Davies-Uniacke
Out: Harris Andrews, Will Ashcroft
24/05/2026
https://onthemarkafl.wordpress.com/2026/05/24/my-current-all-australian-team-180/
MY CURRENT ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM BY MARK OPOLION I HAVE selected a post Round 11 2026 AFL All-Australian team that will be changed at different stages before it is set in stone at – or near – the end of the Home and Away season. B…
Based on all of the Round 11 games, I have selected my AFL Team of the Round.
B: Wayne Milera (Kuwarna), Billy Frampton (Collingwood), Brennan Cox (Walyalup)
HB: Jayden Short (Richmond), Sam Collins (Gold Coast), Lawson Humphries (Geelong)
C: Max Holmes (Geelong), Clayton Oliver (Greater Western Sydney), Ed Richards (Western Bulldogs)
HF: Nick Daicos (Collingwood), Josh Treacy (Walyalup), Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney)
F: Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Jake Stringer (Greater Western Sydney)
FOLL: Bailey Williams (Waalitj Marawar), Patrick Cripps (Carlton), Luke Davies-Uniacke (North Melbourne)
I/C: Murphy Reid (Walyalup), Jason Horne-Francis (Yartapuulti), Tim Taranto (Richmond), Phoenix Gothard (Greater Western Sydney), Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
