AFL

Nate Caddy must play every week when fit.

Analysis

Big-moment Bomber must keep playing; Swans stumbles change flag race

This week in key takeouts: examining whether the Pies trust their depth players, opportunity for change at Carlton, another false dawn for Suns and a selection squeeze at Essendon.

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by Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu

Blues ruckman Tom De Koning was beaten by his opponent on Saturday night.

Opinion

Don’t feel Blue: When an upset is upsetting ... and when it is not

by Michael Gleeson

Isaac Heeney is in trouble for this incident with Jimmy Webster.

‘He’s not playing next week’: Are Heeney’s Brownlow hopes over?

by Andrew Wu

Josh Battle of the Saints consoles Logan McDonald of the Swans.

Saints stunner: Swans go down in upset for second week straight

by Roy Ward

Supplied images project what the proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart, Tasmania, will look like.

See-through roof and river views: Pictures of Tassie’s new stadium revealed

by Melissa Meehan

Insight & Analysis

Booed, under-paid and over-scrutinised: Who’d be an AFL coach?

The AFL must end the conversation about improving the lot of coaches, and act. Watching Ken Hinkley after last Sunday’s game should have proved another wake-up call.

Is Darcy Moore really playing ‘awful’ footy? Cornes and McClure go head-to-head

The two footy media heavyweights who don’t shirk the big issues are refusing to back down on Collingwood captain Darcy Moore. Here, they both make their case.

Too many whingers: Why the footy sook-fest has to stop

The constant complaining in the AFL has gone too far and threatens to tarnish the code’s reputation as Australia’s premier sport.

Latest in AFL

Giant Jesse Hogan climbs high over his Carlton opponent.

GWS surge past Carlton for defining win; Angry Hardwick drops the F-Bomb

GWS will charge into the back end of their AFL finals bid with confidence after fighting back from 39 points down against Carlton to win. In Perth, Fremantle overpowered a Shai Bolton-inspired Richmond to post a 51-point victory.

by Roy Ward, Peter Ryan, Andrew Stafford and Steve Barrett

Petracca struggling in pain at quarter-time on Monday.

AFL Briefing

AFL 2024

Petracca in hospital with appendicitis; Collingwood’s heavy injury cost from prime-time defeat

Melbourne star Christian Petracca’s recent run of bad luck has continued with the 28-year-old admitted to hospital on Saturday night with appendicitis.