Message to the doubters: Let the AFLW grow - it's important beyond the game
The inaugural AFLW season begins on Friday, and I am pretty excited. But I'm also nervous, because there are people just waiting to tear this competition down.
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Claire Siracusa
Claire Siracusa is a desk editor in The Age sport department.
Blues v Dons: The best of the worst
They say laughter is the best medicine, and Carlton and Essendon fans who were at the MCG on Sunday would have needed medical attention after enduring the messy spectacle that was the Blues'Â 15-point win.
'Hoodwinked': Koch speaks out against Dons
Port Adelaide president David Koch has confirmed that his club will look into seeking compensation from Essendon and says that the 17 other AFL clubs wanted Essendon to do a deal to end the long-running supplements saga.
'The human toll ... there's no winners'
Essendon skipper Jobe Watson has spoken of the emotional impact on the players of the ongoing supplements saga, saying the group was frustrated that there has been no resolution to the issue.
Goddard says he let scoreline dictate effort in Saints loss
Essendon midfielder Brendon Goddard says the Bombers are at "rock bottom" and admitted that he let the scoreline dictate his effort on Sunday in the Dons' 110-point loss to St Kilda.
WADA's Essendon appeal expected to be heard by November
Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell expects the case of the 34 past and present players to be heard in October or November this year.
Bartel hospitalised with knee infection
Geelong's Jimmy Bartel has been hospitalised with an infection that will see his return to football delayed by a further two weeks.
More surgery for Macaffer
Injured Magpie Brent Macaffer has had a setback in his recovery from a knee reconstruction, with the midfielder to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee.
Former AFL player suspended from Triple M over on-air comment
Former AFL player Andrew Jarman has been suspended by Triple M for making an obscene comment about women that went to air on Wednesday.