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Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as AFL Saturday plays out.

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by Roy Ward, Danny Russell and Andrew Wu

Star Cat Jeremy Cameron was diagnosed with delayed concussion on Saturday.

Cameron suffers delayed concussion as AFL clears Cats of their handling of star forward

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by Danny Russell and Peter Ryan

Emotions were raw as the Dockers paid tribute to former player Cam McCarthy on Friday night.

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‘Superbly brave, heroic’: Brereton shares Dockers’ grief for McCarthy

by Danny Russell

Last year’s Norm Smith medallist Bobby Hill would be on top of the All Stars wish list.

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‘It’s bigger than that’: The match the AFL wants to revive after a decade in the wilderness

by Caroline Wilson

Sam Durham is one of the league’s most improved players in 2024.

From ‘scrawny kid’ to one half of Melbourne’s ‘it’ couple: The former carpenter putting Bombers in shape

by Andrew Wu

Insight & Analysis

Latest allegations should spell the end of Tarryn Thomas’ career

If new allegations of harassment against former Kangaroo Tarryn Thomas are verified, his case to return to play AFL football must be ruled off for good.

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

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Former Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy.

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AFL 2024

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

Former teammates of Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy will play with heavy hearts this weekend as they mourn the tragic death of the key forward at the age of 29.

by Peter Ryan and Paddy Sweeney

Dan Houston (left) and Zak Butters of the Power celebrate.

AFL 2024

Power hold off fast-finishing Cats to score first win in Geelong since 2007; slick Swans outclass Dockers

Port Adelaide scored their first win in Geelong since 2007 while the Swans strengthened their place at the top of the ladder with a win over Fremantle.