Bombers and Hawks delist former top-10 picks;Power ironman signs on for a 19th season

Bombers and Hawks delist former top-10 picks;Power ironman signs on for a 19th season

Port Adelaide veteran Travis Boak will play on for a 19th season in 2025,while Essendon’s clean out has continued with the club delisting a forward. West Coast and Hawthorn also cut players.

  • byMichael Gleeson,Jon Pierik andScott Spits

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Django explained:More party details revealed,and why the AFL dropped Giant’s ban

Django explained:More party details revealed,and why the AFL dropped Giant’s ban

The end-of-season GWS function was paid for by the club,which did not receive any sanction from the AFL.

  • byJake Niall andAndrew Wu
A three-year plan:Why the Bombers didn’t hunt anyone this trade period

A three-year plan:Why the Bombers didn’t hunt anyone this trade period

Essendon’s reticence to chase players this trade period wasn’t a sudden decision the club made in late September or October – it was the beginning of a three-year strategy.

  • byJake Niall
AFL Hall of Famer to stand trial for historical child sexual abuse

AFL Hall of Famer to stand trial for historical child sexual abuse

Carl Ditterich,who played 285 games for St Kilda and Melbourne over a 17-year career,is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 16.

  • byHolly Hales
What went wrong for high-profile Dog Bailey Smith to become a Cat?

What went wrong for high-profile Dog Bailey Smith to become a Cat?

Bailey Smith appeared the perfect player for the low-profile Bulldogs - he was talented,marketable,young and quick. But something went wrong. Why did this cool cat cool on the Dogs and become a Cat?

  • byMichael Gleeson
The text that almost buried the Jake Stringer deal

The text that almost buried the Jake Stringer deal

Jake Stringer has history with GWS captain Toby Greene. So the path had to be cleared for the ex-Bomber to make the move north. But it wasn’t simple.

  • byMarc McGowan
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How Melbourne has become one of the world’s great sporting cities since 1854

How Melbourne has become one of the world’s great sporting cities since 1854

With the MCG as the pearl at its heart,cricket,footy and the Melbourne Cup were sewn into the city’s early fabric.

  • byGreg Baum
GWS players banned,fined over ‘completely unacceptable’ dress-up antics

GWS players banned,fined over ‘completely unacceptable’ dress-up antics

Greater Western Sydney player Josh Fahey has been suspended for four games after dressing up as former NRL player Jarryd Hayne and simulating sex with an inflatable doll at the Giants’ controversial post-season function.

  • bySam McClure,Hannah Kennelly,Jake Niall,Michael Gleeson andRoy Ward
Moral police? Too sensitive? Sorry,but jokes about sexual assault are never OK

Moral police? Too sensitive? Sorry,but jokes about sexual assault are never OK

Some are saying what happens in a private setting is no business of the AFL. But the Giants players who dressed up as “controversial couples” deserve to be punished.

  • byPeter Ryan
How a Federer speech inspired North’s stellar AFLW season

How a Federer speech inspired North’s stellar AFLW season

The Kangaroos have won six AFLW matches in a row. What makes them so good? For starters,coach Darren Crocker wants players “looking at the present,not the past”.

  • byHannah Kennelly
Winners and losers:We rank each AFL club’s trade period,and it’s not as easy as A,B or C-

Winners and losers:We rank each AFL club’s trade period,and it’s not as easy as A,B or C-

We rate every club’s player movement window – and rank the teams from best to worst – as the draft picture takes shape.

  • byMarc McGowan andPeter Ryan