AFL 2024
‘Waited nine months to let me have it’: Pies fans have long memories, as Steven May discovered
Steven May was reminded – loudly and often – on King’s Birthday what Collingwood supporters thought of his comments last October about the reigning premiers.
- by Peter Ryan
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AFL teams and expert tips: Danger back for Cats, Dees react to gaping hole left by Petracca
Our experts have entered their tips for the six games of round 15. Patrick Dangerfield is back for Geelong against Carlton. The opponent in his previous game was the Blues too.
Draper poised to return; AFLW to adopt ‘wholly national draft’; Charlie McCartin bound for the VFL
Essendon are set to be significantly bolstered as they start their assault on the second half of the season, poised to welcome back guns including Sam Draper. Meanwhile, the AFLW will adopt a fully national draft model, to take effect for the 2025 season.
- by Marnie Vinall, Michael Gleeson and Scott Spits
How GWS plan to shut down Swans danger man Amartey
Joel Amartey kicked nine goals against Adelaide last weekend and again looms as one of Sydney’s major threats on Saturday – especially with the Giants missing their star defender.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Opinion
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He’s a villain after just seven games. But this young Hawk will be a star
Nick Watson is only 19 and has kicked 5.15, but I’ve seen enough to be convinced he will, in time, become one of the most marketable sports stars in the country.
- by Kane Cornes
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Read the fine print, Swanny: Hall of fame man of the moment’s accommodation snafu
Collingwood icon Dane Swan’s induction to the Australian Football Hall of Fame couldn’t have gone more to script. We’re just glad he made it to the event in the first place.
- by Sam McClure
Alive and kicking: Former Hawk’s proof-of-life call to David Parkin
A Hawthorn premiership player, named as deceased, called his former skipper to report signs of life.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘I was told beforehand’: Knowing you’ve won the Brownlow ahead of time
Kelvin Templeton told the Australian Football Hall of Fame function on Tuesday night that he knew he would win the 1980 Brownlow before the count.
- by Jake Niall
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Sports betting
McLachlan brokered extension of Sportsbet deal before he left the AFL
There was no public announcement of the extension, which prevents other wagering businesses, including McLachlan’s new employer, Tabcorp, from advertising or promoting their odds on AFL platforms until 2028.
- by Peter Ryan
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Melbourne Demons
AFL firm on umpiring transparency; Giant suffers ruptured testicle; Dees deny reports of rift with Petraccas
The league’s football boss said it was important fans were given an understanding of how and why key decisions were made, while Demons coach Simon Goodwin defended his club’s medical staff over their handling of Christian Petracca’s injuries.
- by Andrew Wu
‘It’s becoming a marquee game’: The Sydney derby’s hard-earned spot on AFL calendar
The Swans celebrated 150 years as a club on Wednesday, but focus remains on Saturday’s meeting with their Sydney rivals.
- by Jonathan Drennan