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Fast Five: our best stories ahead of Round 15

It’s Friday arvo and we’re already a game into Round 15. Before you settle in for the remaining eight games, here are five of our best stories for the week.

1) 10 Reasons we love Swanny

This article could have easily been called 100 reasons we love Swanny.

Ahead of the Collingwood champ’s 250th game, we took a trip down memory lane, recalling some of the finest moments of arguably the game’s biggest character.

Apple stickers, KFC and spiderman costumes all got a mention.

2) BLUE BARKER STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Few coaches have made as many headlines as Mick Malthouse. His successor, Carlton interim coach John Barker, has barely made any.

Channel 7’s #Discovered team caught up with the former Hawk to talk family, the transition from assistant to senior coach and the value of ‘being your own man’.

3) Grigg turning spuds into success

27-year-old Tiger Shaun Grigg is having one of his best seasons yet.

But as aflplayers.com.au found out this week, his business venture off the field is kicking goals too.

4) ‘HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE’ SEE PUOPOLO TO 100

Paul Puopolo attacks the opposition all day, kicks goals from the tightest of angles and sits on heads like few 173cm players before him.

He’s won two flags and makes footy look pretty easy.

The truth is, his road to 100 games has been a tough one. Give it a read to find out why.

5) BLAST FROM THE PAST: ADRIAN FLETCHER

A footy player who went through “more clubs than Greg Norman.”

Our chat with the former Cat/Saint/Bear/Lion/Docker felt more like a sportsman’s night than a regular interview.

Click through to find out why Fletcher thinks he’s “become the answer to the best trivia question in footy.”