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‘Love his energy’: The new Bomber cleaning up veteran teammates
A young forward is having an instant impact at Essendon, coach Brad Scott on the year ahead, and skipper Zach Merrett on team expectations.
- by Roy Ward
Insight & Analysis
The draft has become farcical and needs major surgery
The mechanism for distributing players is unnecessarily complicated and failing to fulfil its basic mission. It is neither fair nor a system that genuinely equalises as it once did.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Everyone feels wronged: Why Hawthorn can’t move on
Not even the promise of a new home and the arrival of an exciting group of draftees this week could save the Hawks from another blow-up related to the club’s cultural safety review.
Michael Gleeson
Sports columnist
Merch bonanza: Where the money goes from Magpies’ record flag windfall
Collingwood have already broken records for AFL merchandise sales but aren’t pocketing the bulk of the money.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Latest in AFL
‘I needed to be playing AFL football’: Grundy ready to ruck in Sydney
After a difficult year with Melbourne, Brodie Grundy is ready to reclaim his reputation as one of the game’s premier ruckmen in Sydney.
- by Jonathan Drennan
AFL to overhaul draft on father-sons, academy picks
The AFL will overhaul the national draft to force clubs to pay a fairer market rate to secure father-son or academy players.
- by Michael Gleeson
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AFL 2023
‘Australian football looks different’: Livingstone steps down as AFLW boss
- by Claire Siracusa
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Players see Garner’s greatness, but umpires don’t; Grand final stays at sold-out Ikon Park
- by Marnie Vinall and Jon Pierik
