Michael Gleeson

Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gift.

Another day, another stunning development in Australian sprinting: This time with Gout Gout winning the 200 metres in sub-20 seconds after Lachie Kennedy was disqualified.

Also in Four Points this week: much of what’s gone wrong at Carlton has been out of Michael Voss’ control. But the Blues have won just two of their past 10 games, and face a huge match against Collingwood this week.

Medical student and PhD candidate Sam Davidson, whose AFL career came late and unexpectedly, comes from an extraordinary family of Bulldogs and high achievers.

Carlton’s clash with Hawthorn was a contest in which neither side could shrug off the other, but the telling difference was in the quality of ball movement and ball use.

Melbourne will look different this year and the changes on the field will be magnified as the Demons look to play three or four debutants for their first game of the season this Sunday.

There’s one team that should win the flag. But you can’t trust them.

It was not an emphatic declaration of intent, but out-of-contract Gold Coast midfielder Matt Rowell thinks he is likely to re-sign with the Suns this year.

Noah Lyles sat opposite Gout Gout as the 17-year-old schoolboy from Queensland quietly but unabashedly told the American star he planned to beat him … this year.

Selwood’s death has stunned the football community. The Selwood family has deep connections throughout multiple AFL clubs.