Set to retire, Lumumba could take legal action against Demons
Melbourne defender Heritier Lumumba is set to retire from football amid threats of legal action over his treatment for concussion.
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Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson is a senior AFL football writer and Fairfax Media's athletics writer. He also covers tennis, cricket and other sports. He won the AFL Players Association Grant Hattam Trophy for excellence in journalism for the second time in 2014 and was a finalist in the 2014 Quill Awards for best sports feature writer. He was also a finalist in the 2014 Australian Sports Commission awards for his work on ‘Boots for Kids’. He is a winner of the AFL Media Association award for best news reporter and a two-time winner of Cricket Victoria’s cricket writer of the year award. Michael has covered multiple Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships and 15 seasons of AFL, He has also written seven books - five sports books and two true crime books.
Pies close on new head of footy
Collingwood expect to appoint a new football director soon after this week's national draft with the club targeting an experienced senior football figure to replace Graeme Allan.
Right result, but Whitfield case is McLachlan's 'tanking' moment
The pleas and penalties in the Lachie Whitfield case has the ring of being Gill McLachlan's tanking moment.
Whitfield silly, Allan and Lambert worse
Lachie Whitfield, Gubby Allan and Craig Lambert were stupid, but it could have been worse.
GWS face draft sanctions over Whitfield
Greater Western Sydney stand to lose early draft picks as well as star player Lachie Whitfield as part of the final damning conclusion to the 18-month saga.
Hawks put sport as business over loyalty
Sally is a friend of mine. She is a smart woman, tertiary educated and has a deep love of sport. She has grown up in it and understands it. She is passionate about Hawthorn a club for whom she holds a love that might even outshine that for her four children. Almost.
Bulldogs' late bid for Deledio
The Western Bulldogs' last-minute push for Brett Deledio came about after it became apparent that the star Tiger could be headed for the already formidable Greater Western Sydney.
Tale of two trades: Gibbs has Blues as Hawks nab O'Meara
Gold Coast believe they "extracted their pound of flesh" from Hawthorn in the Jaeger O'Meara deal which was finally sealed at he eleventh hour.
Giants grab Deledio, as Tigers move on Caddy
Richmond looks set to secure Josh Caddy from Geelong while trading star Brett Deledio to the Giants.
Surprise AFL ruling opens up Tuohy deal
A surprise AFL ruling has opened up the path for Geelong to secure Zach Tuohy from Carlton after the Cats were given unexpected permission to trade another first-round draft pick.
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