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Playing t’win: After eight years in the AFL, the McKays prepare to clash for first time
Harry and Ben McKay are identical twins, but on the football field it’s their differences that catch the eye.
- by Greg Baum
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Jamie Elliott on track to return; West Coast to challenge Reid ban; Veteran Hawk expects fellow forward to stay
- by Michael Gleeson, Marnie Vinall and Jon Pierik
Analysis
AFL 2024
Horne-Francis is emerging, but not yet ready to come to grips with Cripps
- by Marc McGowan
Insight & Analysis
Darcy, Daicos brilliance shows why father-sons must cost more
Nick Daicos is a generational footballer and Sam Darcy has the tool kit to become one. They show the inadequacies of the father-son rule, which is to be reformed.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Why Clarkson is in danger of becoming North’s greatest liability
Appointing the four-time premiership coach was meant to herald a bright new era for the Kangaroos, but things haven’t gone according to plan.
Caroline Wilson
Football columnist for The Age
Forget the contract, Max King must leave the Saints
The St Kilda forward is at a crucial moment in his career and needs to start asking the hard questions about his future.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
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‘Don’t look hard and fit’: Demons under fire, but Gawn promises response against Pies
Melbourne skipper Max Gawn has promised a response against Collingwood after his team’s “unacceptable” loss to Fremantle, while a league great has questioned the Demons’ fitness.
- by Jon Pierik
Hawthorn’s ‘rascal pack’: Inside the clash between Day and Ginnivan
Sam Mitchell has revealed Will Day’s explosive clash with teammate Jack Ginnivan during Saturday’s 27-point win over Adelaide was how the team’s “rascal pack” behave.
- by Jon Pierik
Tigers fear Lefau has injured knee as Cats return to form with last term win; Reid faces possible ban
- by Roy Ward, Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu and Danny Russell