Roughy changes idea of the achievable
Doctors telling Jarryd Roughead he is now "cancer-free" has also changed what was thought achievable at Hawthorn next year.
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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.
Hawks good Judge with Morrison
Ken Judge knew he didn't have long to live. Harry Morrison knew it would probably be the last time he saw his Godfather.
Hurley back where he wants to be
Michael Hurley walked out the door not sure if he'd be back. He was angry and embarrassed and his mind was a fog.
Bombers take Andrew McGrath number one
Essendon kept the suspense to the last minute, refusing to declare their hand even to the player they eventually chose, before finally calling out the name of Andrew McGrath with their first No.1 pick in an AFL draft.
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.
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.Â
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.
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