Sport
AFL
Four Points
AFL 2024
Why the AFL needs red cards, and why the Lions were let down by more than Joe’s shanked kick
(Dan) Houston, the AFL has a problem that only a red card can fix. The Brisbane Lions also have a problem, and it’s more than Joe Daniher missing a late shot on goal against the Magpies.
- by Peter Ryan
LIVE updates: Makeshift Blues make shift into eight with big win out west; Dogs, Hawks also boost their percentages
- by Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan and Marnie Vinall
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
The MRO case that’s united the greats; Darcy’s day out strengthens Dogs; Hird joins famous Melbourne club
- by Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan and Peter Ryan
Analysis
Trading and drafting
Trade tightrope: The huge calls Richmond face on their stars
- by Jake Niall
Insight & Analysis
This champion has parked his ego for the Hawks
A typical Luke Breust game in 2024 is a good time but not a long time, which is wildly atypical across a 546-goal, triple-premiership-winning career that should have him in Australian Football Hall of Fame contention.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
Breaking up is hard, as Bombers struggle to let go of the past
Kevin Sheedy has finally stepped down from the board and Adrian Dodoro has taken personal leave, but 20 years after their last win in a final, the Bombers need to redefine the meaning of an “Essendon person”.
Caroline Wilson
Football columnist for The Age
Behind Melbourne’s fall back into the abyss
Three years after a drought-breaking AFL premiership, Christian Petracca is concerned about the direction of the Demons as a review of a disappointing season starts with two rounds remaining and a finals spot beyond them.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
Latest in AFL
Cats stunned by St Kilda’s ‘Harlem Globetrotters’; Houston’s heavy bump sparks tempers in Showdown
The frenetic push for AFL finals spots hit fever pitch on Saturday. Collingwood came from the clouds to beat Brisbane and, remarkably, keep their flag defence alive. Geelong might have sabotaged their top four spot by slipping up against St Kilda.
- by Roy Ward, Danny Russell, Andrew Stafford, Steve Barrett and Hannah Hammoud
Magpies’ home ground advantage. It’s enough to make McRae smile
Last week Collingwood coach Craig McRae was criticised for blaming an away crowd for the Magpies’ narrow loss. Turns out he was probably right after Collingwood sink Brisbane by a point.
- by Danny Russell and Hannah Hammoud
More news
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Blues turn to ‘X-factor’; Viney on Clarko’s wishlist; Coach takes aim at managers
- by Jon Pierik
