Lyon hit out at the system that handed a young Saint a six-week ban for a four-match sanction. Meanwhile,Blues star Adam Cerra is free to play on Saturday after having his striking ban overturned.
Christian Petracca lines up on Thursday night with six matches under his belt after last year’s horrific injury. He is ready to bounce on prime time and show footy is – as it’s always been – his priority.
The magistrate has effectively doubled the Richmond player’s suspension,and exposed the AFL for failing to read the play in terms of community sentiment on the case.
Hawthorn’s star small forward says his side will “have a bit more anger going into this week”. This is the story behind the AFL’s newest rivalry.
Balta won’t return to the Richmond senior side this weekend,and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan wants him to sit out until he is sentenced for his attack on a man in NSW.
A player who is suffering from poor mental health should be given the space to work through their issues,with all the support the AFL system can offer. But if a player’s behaviour is contributing to their issues,clubs should be able to call out that behaviour.
Had Balta committed the same act against someone on a football field instead of outside a pub,the tribunal would have banned him for half a season. Maybe it’s only players’ heads they worry about.
The reaction to West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen’s in-season meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and his wife Lyndall in Perth has bordered on embarrassing.
Former Demon Joel Smith has opened up on his four-year ban for cocaine use and trafficking,but insists he is a new man and wants another shot at AFL glory.
Michael Barlow was shunned through draft after draft. Now he’s guiding a group of players with some of the brightest futures in the league. He knows what it takes to do things the hard way.