Big Dog opens up on ‘honest conversations’ with Bevo

Big Dog opens up on ‘honest conversations’ with Bevo

Halfway through the season,he was on the outer at the Western Bulldogs. But a positional change has reinvigorated Rory Lobb’s career.

  • byHannah Hammoud

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Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period,and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.

  • byPeter Ryan andMarc McGowan
‘This kid is unbelievable’:Josh Weddle has the Hawks dreaming big

‘This kid is unbelievable’:Josh Weddle has the Hawks dreaming big

Some famous names have donned the No.23 guernsey at Hawthorn. Josh Weddle is quickly emerging as the latest star who could yet leave a premiership imprint.

  • byJon Pierik
No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’,says Treloar;AFL hires former Eagles boss;Dons suffer double injury blow
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’,says Treloar;AFL hires former Eagles boss;Dons suffer double injury blow

Adam Treloar says it would be a travesty if club great Marcus Bontempelli finishes his career without a Brownlow Medal. Meanwhile,the AFL has hired a former Eagles boss to fill a key role.

  • byJon Pierik,Jake Niall andPeter Ryan
Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares
Analysis
AFLW

Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares

In the first round of the AFLW season,Daisy Pearce showed why she was “one of the biggest recruiting coups in history” and there was a late free kick in Melbourne’s win over Geelong that caused a stir.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Why Charlie Curnow is facing a finals frontier,and how the All-Australian selectors got it so wrong
Four Points
AFL 2024

Why Charlie Curnow is facing a finals frontier,and how the All-Australian selectors got it so wrong

He might be coming back from injury,but the star Blues forward is so good,and so competitive,that a breakout finals performances is simply a matter of time. As for the All-Australian selectors,they went rogue this year.

  • byMichael Gleeson
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The September blueprint:How footy changes in the finals

The September blueprint:How footy changes in the finals

We are always told that football changes in September when the pressure is greater. Here’s what the data shows.

  • byJon Pierik
AFL bans bottle thrower for life;Bulldogs’ AFLW game officially moved to MCG;Houston rejects Dees
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

AFL bans bottle thrower for life;Bulldogs’ AFLW game officially moved to MCG;Houston rejects Dees

The AFL has banned a Carlton supporter for life from all AFL and AFLW matches,the Bulldogs have moved their match,and a Power star stays put.

  • byJon Pierik andMarnie Vinall
The Bulldogs won the flag from outside the top four in 2016. Is this the year another team does it?
Analysis
AFL 2024

The Bulldogs won the flag from outside the top four in 2016. Is this the year another team does it?

In the tightest season ever,many pundits think the teams in the bottom four of the eight are as good a chance of winning the flag as those in the top four. But are they really?

  • byPeter Ryan
Bulldogs’ AFLW set to move to double-header slot;Josh Battle decides future;Pies sign veterans;Hawkins nears return,perhaps through VFL
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

Bulldogs’ AFLW set to move to double-header slot;Josh Battle decides future;Pies sign veterans;Hawkins nears return,perhaps through VFL

The AFL is expected to move the Western Bulldogs’ round two AFLW match to avoid the clash with the men’s elimination final,Hawthorn wins the battle for Josh Battle,the Magpies announce a number of new deals,and Tom Hawkins contemplates a return through the VFL.

  • byMarnie Vinall
September heat:This is who is under the most pressure in the finals
Opinion
AFL 2024

September heat:This is who is under the most pressure in the finals

These six men face the toughest task of all – staying composed when the heat is on in finals and delivering when it matters most in September.

  • byKane Cornes