A top Cat departs without a new home to go to. What’s behind the call?
The Scoop
AFL 2024

A top Cat departs without a new home to go to. What’s behind the call?

On Wednesday,as the who’s who of Melbourne’s footy industry touched down in Adelaide for the AFL’s second Gather Round,some surprising news broke about a very familiar name.

  • bySam McClure

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The Eagle has crash-landed:what on earth has happened to West Coast?

The Eagle has crash-landed:what on earth has happened to West Coast?

AFL heavyweights West Coast have become the easybeats of the competition,and a club great fears there is more pain to come yet.

  • byGreg Baum
Dees prove doubters wrong,Dons edge ahead:Key takeouts from round three
Analysis
AFL 2024

Dees prove doubters wrong,Dons edge ahead:Key takeouts from round three

This week,we take a look at Melbourne’s performance in Adelaide,Essendon’s win over St Kilda and the case of the curious Cat.

  • byMarc McGowan
How Tarryn Thomas can go to any club,at no draft cost

How Tarryn Thomas can go to any club,at no draft cost

Suspended midfielder Tarryn Thomas can be signed as a free agent by any club,bar North Melbourne,at the end of the 2024 season.

  • byJake Niall
Worrying signs for rebuilding North as Clarkson defends key list management calls

Worrying signs for rebuilding North as Clarkson defends key list management calls

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has defended the club’s call not to select key defensive prospect Daniel Curtin in last year’s draft after also letting restricted free agent Ben McKay walk.

  • byMarc McGowan
In the game of the father:The blood ties complicating footy’s feel-good stories

In the game of the father:The blood ties complicating footy’s feel-good stories

One of dozens of senior coaches and football bosses to have their judgment blinkered by blood ties,Denis Pagan coached his own son at AFL level. He believes Anthony Stevens has done the right thing by stepping away from the Kangaroos board.

  • byCaroline Wilson
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Carlton dine out on Kangas;Pendlebury fined for ‘strike’;Fremantle’s 3-0 start

Carlton dine out on Kangas;Pendlebury fined for ‘strike’;Fremantle’s 3-0 start

Michael Voss says he’s never seen Harry McKay more confident after the spearhead powered Carlton to a thumping 56-point win over North Melbourne.

  • byRoy Ward andMarc McGowan
The Scoop:Who are the A-graders in cashed-up St Kilda’s sights?
The Scoop
AFL 2024

The Scoop:Who are the A-graders in cashed-up St Kilda’s sights?

St Kilda have a significant war chest at its disposal,as a result of a mixture of frugal player payments and tough calls to let players join rival clubs.

  • bySam McClure
Freo fightback flattens Roos,extends winning start

Freo fightback flattens Roos,extends winning start

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has hailed his side’s growing maturity after star ruckman Luke Jackson sparked a dramatic turnaround in a 26-point win over North Melbourne.

  • byShayne Hope
New-look Swans continue to dominate;May suffers suspected broken rib in Melbourne’s win;Freo dump Kangas

New-look Swans continue to dominate;May suffers suspected broken rib in Melbourne’s win;Freo dump Kangas

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions from AFL Saturday for round two.

  • byMalcolm Conn andRoy Ward
Brilliant Dangerfield goal seals Geelong win;new coach Hardwick lifts Gold Coast to 2-0

Brilliant Dangerfield goal seals Geelong win;new coach Hardwick lifts Gold Coast to 2-0

Patrick Dangerfield kicked a long-range goal in the final minute to lift Geelong to a tense eight-point win over St Kilda. In Saturday’s other night match,Damien Hardwick coached Gold Coast to a 2-0 start to 2024.

  • byRoy Ward