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Former Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy.
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‘Prodigious talent’: Former Dockers and Giants player Cam McCarthy dies

Former Fremantle and Giants player Cam McCarthy has died at the age of 29, and is the third former Docker in the past six years to die before reaching the age of 30.

  • by Peter Ryan and Paddy Sweeney

Insight & Analysis

Homophobic and dumb: Why the punishment is right for Powell’s slur

Gold Coast player’s language shows that changing behaviour takes both time and decisive action.

Peter Ryan
Peter Ryan

Sports reporter

Why AFL needs to embrace the coaching merry-go-round

In overseas sports, head coaches often transition swiftly between roles, quitting or being fired from one franchise to resurface as the head coach at another. The AFL’s landscape with more entrenched coaches underscores the need for more open minds on changing clubs.

Kane Cornes
Kane Cornes

AFL columnist

Why personalities like Sam Draper should be celebrated, not gagged

Seeing Sam Draper’s reaction to the crucial decision late in the Bombers’ last-minute win against Adelaide was revealing and hilarious – unless you barracked for the Crows.

Mathew Stokes
Mathew Stokes

AFL columnist

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The Western Bulldogs have dropped Buku Khamis for their round nine clash with Richmond.

AFL round nine teams & tips: Dogs make four changes for must-win Tigers clash

It’s been a big week at AFL selection tables. Luke Beveridge has dropped three from the Western Bulldogs line-up and lost Tom Liberatore to concussion, while a number of other teams have swung the axe. Check out all the teams and our experts’ tips.

Melbourne and GWS clash in Alice Springs last year.

‘The NT is ready’: Powerbrokers push for 20th AFL team

A Northern Territory club could join the AFL within a decade and play at a multipurpose 20,000-capacity stadium in Darwin, NT powerbrokers say.

  • by Steve Larkin

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