He didn’t get the elevation of,say,Sam Durham against the Swans on Saturday. But it was as courageous as you will find
The handling of Paul Curtis,Noah Balta,Willie Rioli and others highlights the very different way the AFL deals with on-field and social incidents.
Chief football writer,The Age
Nick Daicos’ eye-catching centre-square move recently poses a fascinating question to his opponents:Follow him out of the centre bounce,or stay put and back yourself in?
Sports columnist
Lyon left the Hawthorn home of former Carlton president Luke Sayers,where a visiting chef served steak and the two men talked football for hours,with the strong impression he was the Blues’ first choice.
Football columnist for The Age
It was a day off cliffhangers in the AFL,with cellar-dweller North Melbourne sharing the points with the reigning premiers and the lead changing 15 times at the MCG before the Tigers triumphed.
Only one group was prepared to give context to why Fremantle captain Alex Pearce should not have reposted an Irish band’s statements about the war in Gaza. It wasn’t the AFL.