Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has taken an open-ended leave of absence from the club as he continues to deal with complex personal and medical issues.
Carlton great Peter “the Buzz” Bosustow,one of the most exciting players the game has seen,has died in Perth after a long illness.
A victory like Sunday’s in front of nearly 70,000 at the MCG against a top-six team is a moment to enjoy and speculate just how good the Blues can be when they play like that.
Every AFL club has a network of influencers who make things happen through their wealth,fame or political connections. In the fourth instalment of a series on AFL powerbrokers,we go inside the fundraising dinners among Richmond’s elite,and how a brush with Alan Bond in the ’80s changed them forever.
That the two quickest men in Stawell on Monday could not even get to the final would suggest the handicappers had a howler.
John Evans isn’t sure what the bigger achievement will be – telling his kids he won the Stawell Gift,or telling them that the day he did it,he beat Gout Gout.
Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gift.
Local businessman Sandy McGregor has also offered to continue to support Gout with training and travel after Stawell.
Another day,another stunning development in Australian sprinting:This time with Gout Gout winning the 200 metres in sub-20 seconds after Lachie Kennedy was disqualified.
Like Rohan Browning on Saturday night,Peter Bol stepped out of Gout Gout’s shadow as if to say,“Remember me?” in setting a new national record after years of drama.