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AFL 2024
Gold Coast don’t need more pimply kids, but the Tigers do: Why a Rioli trade could be on
The Suns are interested in talented Tiger Daniel Rioli, and a trade could be mutually beneficial for both parties.
- by Michael Gleeson
Magpies’ injury woes deepen despite thumping win; Crows and Lions in second draw of the season
- by Marnie Vinall and Andrew Stafford
‘Off the pace’: Injury-hit Tigers rue thrashing from Bulldogs; Bombers score stirring win over Giants
- by Roy Ward, Danny Russell and 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.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
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
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
AFL columnist
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Analysis
AFL 2024
‘It’s bigger than that’: The match the AFL wants to revive after a decade in the wilderness
The AFL is pushing to stage an Indigenous exhibition game on the eve of next season in a bid to address the decline in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander footballers playing the game.
- by Caroline Wilson
From ‘scrawny kid’ to one half of Melbourne’s ‘it’ couple: The former carpenter putting Bombers in shape
Essendon’s Sam Durham may have taken the long route to the top, literally and figuratively, but life is changing quickly for the boy from Seymour.
- by Andrew Wu
Updated
AFL 2024
‘Prodigious talent’: Former Dockers and Giants player Cam McCarthy dies
- by Peter Ryan and Paddy Sweeney
‘Walk the walk’: Clubs cast doubt over Tarryn Thomas’ AFL future as ex-North star faces fresh police investigation
- by Carla Jaeger, Alex Crowe and Andrew Wu
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AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Gale force heads to Tasmania; Newman fined over bump; Howe forward with Elliott out
- by Peter Ryan and Danny Russell
Updated
AFL 2024
Powell’s social media posts revealed after homophobic slur
- by Andrew Wu, Marnie Vinall and Michael Gleeson