“We can always do more,” Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir said. “The Cam[McCarthy] situation should bring it to the forefront,and more discussions should be had to see if we can improve.”
Chance Bateman is no stranger to racism in football,but it’s also where he has found a deep sense of belonging. It’s why he in honoured to have helped design Hawthorn’s Indigenous guernsey this year.
We should have seen Essendon’s uprising coming – and the reason why helps explain two other fringe Melbourne-based finals contenders not meeting external expectations.
Carlton’s superstar defender is set to become one of the highest-paid players in the AFL after St Kilda informally pitched him a bumper multi-year deal.
The AFL could build two new football ovals in the centre of Moonee Valley racecourse under a long-term lease agreement that would help the league keep up with the sport’s growing demands.
Essendon are hoping Sam Draper will be over his knee concerns by the time they appear in a string of blockbuster games in the final weeks of the season after the ruckman had an operation and the AFL finalised its fixture for rounds 16-23.
If the AFL truly wants to treat concussion seriously,it needs to tighten up the process for assessing players immediately after they cop an obvious blow to the head.
To strip back the playing ranks to near ground zero would be a road to prolonged recession. Richmond people know too well what that looks like.
Western Bulldogs young gun Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has thrown his support behind embattled coach Luke Beveridge and believes a selfless mindset can unlock their forward line’s potential.
Tom McCartin is still suffering the lingering effects of a head-high bump in the Sydney derby and won’t play against Carlton on Friday night.
Liam Ryan is no longer the Liam Ryan we’ve come to know and expect since bursting onto the scene in the Eagles’ 2018 premiership year.