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The Scoop

A top Cat departs without a new home to go to. What’s behind the call?

On Wednesday, as the who’s who of Melbourne’s footy industry touched down in Adelaide for the AFL’s second Gather Round, some rather surprising news broke about a very familiar name.

by Sam McClure

West Coast walk glumly from Marvel stadium on Saturday.

The Eagle has crash-landed: what on earth has happened to West Coast?

by Greg Baum

Swans forward back with squad after allegations of ex-girlfriend tension

by Malcolm Conn

Adelaide’s Matt Crouch takes hold of a pitch invader in the third quarter of the round-two game against Geelong.

Adelaide ground invader gets life ban; Libba extends his stay with Doggies

There’s some ‘subconscious bias’ against Ginnivan on frees: ex-Hawthorn coach

by Jake Niall

Insight & Analysis

Four Points: The real reasons the Lions are battling, and has the penny dropped for Essendon?

The Lions are 0-3 with two losses at home but the fallout from an end-of-season trip to the US is not the reason for their struggles.

Contending or rebuilding? Geelong show, again, it doesn’t have to be one or the other

Not even the 40-minute delay at the start of the last quarter, taken as a precaution against a lightning strike, could do more than temporarily stall the Cats on their path to victory over Hawthorn at the MCG on Easter Monday.

Greg Baum

Sports columnist

How Tarryn Thomas can go to any club, at no draft cost

Suspended midfielder Tarryn Thomas can be signed as a free agent by any club, bar North Melbourne, at the end of the 2024 season.

Jake Niall

Chief football writer, The Age

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AFL 2024

AFL makes call on Hawkins’ change room phone use; Tiger Baker’s one-game ban stands

The AFL has dealt Geelong an official warning after star forward Tom Hawkins was seen accessing a mobile phone during a break in play. Meanwhile, Richmond have suffered another blow at the tribunal ahead of Gather Round.

by Scott Spits and Danny Russell

AFL 2024

Gawn says win over Port shows Dees are united, club marks Viney’s 200th in style

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is lauding the character of his club to emerge gritty seven-point winners over Port Adelaide after another week of controversy.