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The night the Dees needed after hellish summer; Carlton fail to impress without Weitering
Clayton Oliver is no certainty to play in Melbourne’s season-opener, as the Blues did little to convince doubters they can cover the chasm left by Jacob Weitering.
- by Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik
Insight & Analysis
Watch Scott Pendlebury analyse the Pies’ grand final win
The Collingwood great sat in front of a projector screen and revealed his fears - that this would 2018 all over again - and the conversations with coaches, teammates and umpires behind a modern classic.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
The burning question that no one dares to ask when it comes to concussion
What toll would be considered acceptable? In a contact sport, the answer cannot be zero, but beyond that, no one knows where to draw the line.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Who did Joel Smith text? The major risk factor for the Demons
Melbourne is flying blind without any knowledge of what Joel Smith did or did not say to his teammates in his text messages, and no control of an external investigation.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
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‘One day I would love to’: Dangerfield ponders a move to the goal square. But when?
When the day finally comes and Tom Hawkins succumbs to age Paddy Dangerfield has identified his replacement. It’s Paddy Dangerfield.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘Scapegoat’: Powell-Pepper gets four-game ban for concussing Crow
The Port Adelaide enforcer will miss the first four games of the season after a tribunal hearing billed as a test case for how head-high contact will be policed by the AFL this season.
- by Oliver Caffrey
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‘There’s enough crash and bash’: Magpies, Cats guard against concussion
- by Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan, Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan
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AFL 2024
‘Devastated I can no longer play’: Angus Brayshaw’s shock concussion retirement
- by Peter Ryan and Jake Niall