AFL

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.

1 hour ago
by Peter Ryan and Paddy Sweeney

Brendon Gale (left) and Dustin Martin embrace after the 2017 grand final.

AFL Briefing

Gale force heads to Tasmania; Howe forward with Elliott out; Gawn’s embarrassment

17 minutes ago
by Peter Ryan and Danny Russell

Flex: Sam Walsh enjoyed his opening goal at the MCG.

‘Not all midfielders can do that’: The Sam Walsh move that put Carlton’s flag quest back on track

by Jon Pierik

Run out of chances: North Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas.

‘Harassing phone contact’: Ex-North star Tarryn Thomas facing fresh police investigation

by Carla Jaeger and Alex Crowe

Updated

Powell’s social media posts revealed after homophobic slur

by Andrew Wu, Marnie Vinall and Michael Gleeson

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.

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

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.