AFL

Jeremy Finlayson is still waiting for the AFL to finalise its investigation into the homophobic slur he has admitted making against an Essendon opponent.

Opinion

‘That’s enough’: AFL must send Finlayson a simple message with slur penalty

What shocks about Jeremy Finlayson’s homophobic insult against Essendon is that it even sprung to his mind to use such language in 2024.

by Greg Baum

This year’s AFL captains (back row, from left) James Sicily, of Hawthorn, Callum Mills, of Sydney, Max Gawn, of Melbourne, Fremantle’s Alex Pearce, Collingwood’s Darcy Moore, Brisbane Lion Harris Andrews, Richmond’s Toby Nankervis, Oscar Allen, of West Coast, Marcus Bontempelli, of the Western Bulldogs, Carlton’s Patrick Cripps, and St Kilda’s Jack Steele. And (front row) Zach Merrett, of Essendon, GWS’s Josh Kelly, Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield, North Melbourne’s Jy Simpkin, Connor Rozee, of Port Adelaide, and Gold Coast’s Touk Miller.

AFL’s captain’s call: Skippers won’t get right to review umpiring decisions

by Michael Gleeson

Jack Ginnivan and Brayden Maynard have a disagreement.

Analysis

Ginnivan and the small attack: How the Pies survived a monumental Hawks comeback

by Jake Niall

The new AFL broadcast rights deal will lead to changes for some viewers from 2025.

Opinion

Priced out: In ‘footy country’, you’ll struggle to watch a game on TV at the pub

by Michael Gleeson

Gather Round was a wake-up call for Essendon.

Analysis

Essendon the big losers, Blues’ Houdini strikes again: Key takeouts from round four

by Peter Ryan

Insight & Analysis

Gather Round? More like Blather Round if you ask me

After being bombarded with missives about the charms of South Australia, we were supposed to rejoice and be grateful that they had the footy and we didn’t.

Essendon the big losers, Blues’ Houdini strikes again: Key takeouts from round four

The round of football started slowly and built to a crescendo with controversy, comebacks, scandal and a celebration of a round now embedded in the football calendar.

Port’s talent embarrassed Essendon; the Bombers should invite their recruiters to the post-mortem

To properly review an underwhelming performance, Brad Scott could do worse than invite his recruiting department in and ask where they might locate players of the calibre of Port’s midfield.

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Jack Crisp celebrates one of his two booming goals in the decider.

The circuit-breaker that helped Crisp; How Docker explained dissent free kick

Jack Crisp believes his stint as a Collingwood backbencher was the circuit-breaker he needed to rediscover his form, while Fremantle’s Jordan Clark claims he was admonishing himself rather than the umpire when he was penalised for dissent.

by Jake Niall and Peter Ryan

Jack Steele in the clinches for the Saints and being sandwiched between two Tigers.

AFL 2024

How a man of Steele and alien invasion helped Saints turn on Tigers

Seb Ross says skipper Jack Steele was the catalyst for his team’s second-half turnaround against Richmond, but coach Ross Lyon had another, albeit tongue-in-cheek, explanation.