Beau Waters' impressive return from injury was a rare highlight for the Eagles, who claimed their first wooden spoon

Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt was top of the class but there were plenty of other young Tigers keen to bare their claws

Travis Boak continued his ascent to the league's elite but inconsistency plagued several other Power players

Michael Hurley and Scott Gumbleton fired in the key positions but too few of their teammates contributed to the Dons' cause in 2010

Brent Staker fired but a host of other recruits failed to make an impact as the Lions battled through 2010

A tough year for the Crows as the progress of their young guns stalled and their old stagers ran out of puff

A host of gun young midfielders has given North good reason to be buoyant about its future

In the first of a series of grand final features, we look at the drought-breaking 1990 Collingwood-Essendon match

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says he is happy his young players are not rated as highly as Melbourne's

Melbourne coach Dean Bailey says his side gave up an opportunity to farewell skipper James McDonald in style

Ben Cousins says Richmond stood up for him when he needed it most

North Melbourne was made to work hard for a 10-point win against Melbourne at the MCG

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says his side should never have been in a position to challenge for the win against Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide coach Matthew Primus is still unsure if he'll be rewarded with the Port Adelaide coaching position next year

Essendon is seeking the 'best coach available' after sacking Matthew Knights for his lack of on-field progress

Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne will not take part in this year's finals series after fracturing a bone in his foot

A late Richmond surge was not enough to stop the Power recording a win at Etihad Stadium

No change for either team ahead of the final home and away game of the season

Port Adelaide has made two changes for the final match of its season

Bulldog defender Tom Williams is fired up for his first final against Collingwood after surviving a knee scare against Essendon on Saturday night