‘It’s not often us – it’s the parents’:The staggering private school dominance of the AFL draft

‘It’s not often us – it’s the parents’:The staggering private school dominance of the AFL draft

We crunched the numbers and they paint a telling picture of just where the AFL’s draftees are coming from.

  • byMarc McGowan

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‘Wants to see improvement’:Why this star free agent has put contract talks on hold

‘Wants to see improvement’:Why this star free agent has put contract talks on hold

A gun midfielder will be one of the hottest free agents of 2025 if he doesn’t put pen to paper on a new deal.

  • byJon Pierik andRoy Ward
Demons reveal Brayshaw payout figure;Petracca returns to training track
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Demons reveal Brayshaw payout figure;Petracca returns to training track

The Demons have disclosed the payout to Angus Brayshaw in a year when the premiership star was forced into retirement. This came on a day when Christian Petracca made an early return to pre-season training.

  • byJon Pierik
Like father,like son:Blues draft son of Cripps’ saviour alongside Camporeale twins
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Like father,like son:Blues draft son of Cripps’ saviour alongside Camporeale twins

Family ties ran deep among the players selected at this week’s AFL draft,especially at Carlton.

  • byAndrew Wu
Elite talent,depth and building for a flag:Analysing each club’s 2024 draft selections
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Elite talent,depth and building for a flag:Analysing each club’s 2024 draft selections

Seventy-one players were drafted across the two nights of the 2024 draft. We look at each club’s haul and hear from recruiting and list managers to explain their strategies.

  • byMarc McGowan andPeter Ryan
‘It was almost torture’:Tears turn to joy for draftees as Whitlock joins his twin in the big league

‘It was almost torture’:Tears turn to joy for draftees as Whitlock joins his twin in the big league

On a busy AFL draft night,one of the Whitlock twins finally got his moment. There’s two new Camporeales at Carlton after Ben and Lucas Camporeale were picked as father-sons and a Melbourne teen was overjoyed after Port Adelaide nabbed him.

  • byScott Spits
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Every pick from the 2024 AFL draft

Every pick from the 2024 AFL draft

The full list of players from the 2024 AFL national draft as they were selected.

  • byRoy Ward
You might not have heard of new Tiger Luke Trainor – but you’ve definitely heard of his grandfather

You might not have heard of new Tiger Luke Trainor – but you’ve definitely heard of his grandfather

Not many footballers’ idols are 83-year-old men. But then,not many footballers’ grandfathers are among the greatest goalkickers Australian rules football has ever known.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘Back to its rightful position as No.1’:Pies’ presidential candidate lays out vision

‘Back to its rightful position as No.1’:Pies’ presidential candidate lays out vision

Collingwood will search for ways to grow,according to Barry Carp,who hopes to be the next president of the league’s biggest club.

  • byMichael Gleeson
AFL draft first round as it happened:Tigers’ ‘Dusty-like’ pick;Blues like Jagga;Kangas make move on twin

AFL draft first round as it happened:Tigers’ ‘Dusty-like’ pick;Blues like Jagga;Kangas make move on twin

AFL top-draft pick Sam Lalor has put his hand up for Dustin Martin’s famous No.4 jumper and taken early comparisons to the retired Richmond legend in his stride.

  • byScott Spits andRoy Ward
Toce’s legacy:How the beloved late Tigers recruiter earmarked the draft’s top pick

Toce’s legacy:How the beloved late Tigers recruiter earmarked the draft’s top pick

The late Chris Toce convinced Richmond’s list boss that Dustin Martin clone Sam Lalor was the best prospect in this year’s AFL draft.

  • byMarc McGowan