The AFL has been urged to introduce a mental health-themed round,as the football world continues to reel after the death of former West Coast premiership player Adam Selwood.
When Adam Selwood announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2013 season,he said modestly that he would like to be remembered as a “solid role player”. He was so much more than that.
Selwood played 187 games for the Eagles across his decade-long AFL career,winning a premiership in 2006.
That Robert Walls would die soon,at a time of his choosing,was known to many of his friends within the football and media fraternities. He was one of the game’s most fabled figures.
Bob Cowper had a short but impressive stint in Test cricket,then retired at 28 to launch a lucrative business career and make an indelible mark on his sport off the field.
Pope Francis has been laid to rest after his funeral at the Vatican. A period of mourning follows – then comes the complex process of naming a successor.
Carlton great Peter “the Buzz” Bosustow,one of the most exciting players the game has seen,has died in Perth after a long illness.
Greco had been serving his 17th year on Darebin council in Melbourne’s inner-north and was known for his tireless community advocacy.
The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media,as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war against Ukraine.
About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.