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Should the AFL get rid of the father-son rule? One club boss thinks so
The debate around the draft and player movement system is sure to heat up, with one club boss coming up with a radical suggestion to make it fairer.
- by Peter Ryan
Breaking
AFL 2024
Dusty, Nankervis in doubt for Tigers’ first game, but Lynch firms for Blues clash
- by Michael Gleeson and Andrew Wu
Insight & Analysis
‘Hungrier than ever’: Our experts preview the AFL season
Brownlow and Rising Star predictions, ins and outs for each club, tips for who will rise and slide on the ladder and more – here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 AFL season.
The Age footy team
He plays like me: The bold comment that floored AFL recruiters in young Saint’s draft interview
He doesn’t touch alcohol and his intensity can put people off, but St Kilda’s Mattaes Phillipou is being tipped for big things.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
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
Latest in AFL
Walsh out ‘indefinitely’ for Blues with back complaint; Demon Oliver to play against Sydney
Melbourne midfield star Clayton Oliver will play the opening round against Sydney after a difficult post-season with the club happy with how he’s progressing physically and emotionally.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘Concussion and a woke agenda’: Club bosses have their say on the big issues
The Age approached the 36 club CEOs and presidents to take part in an anonymous poll on key issues facing the sport, with 19 responding.
- by Peter Ryan
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The night the Dees needed after hellish summer; Carlton fail to impress without Weitering
- by Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik