Former Demon Joel Smith has opened up on his four-year ban for cocaine use and trafficking,but insists he is a new man and wants another shot at AFL glory.
Michael Barlow was shunned through draft after draft. Now he’s guiding a group of players with some of the brightest futures in the league. He knows what it takes to do things the hard way.
Slimmer and still smarting from his exit at Essendon,Jake Stringer opens up in an expansive interview with this masthead – touching on everything from the constant critiques,to his new life in Sydney.
Richmond Tigers star Noah Balta settled a case with Thomas Washbrook after a NSW court was shown CCTV footage of the premiership player’s sickening attack.
Former AFL star Jason Akermanis has lost a nearly three-year legal battle to overturn a conviction for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h.
I’m less concerned about whether the person on my television screen has abused drugs,and far more concerned about whether they’ve abused another human being.
He’s not a household name in most parts,but this running defender is one of just seven players in the whole AFL contracted to at least 2032.
A racism class action against the AFL has had a major development,with a prominent former player declaring he does not want to be a figurehead. Meanwhile,Hawks coach Sam Mitchell and Swans counterpart Dean Cox have spoken ahead of the new season-opener.
The Supreme Court of Victoria heard on Monday that a class action of historical racism claims led by Phil Krakouer,and including at least six other footballers who played between 1975 and 2022,could be widened to include a player at the centre of one of the sport’s most iconic images.
The AFL’s proposed crackdown on illicit drugs has received substantial support,with the father of a banned Melbourne footballer calling for players to be tested weekly.