A Giant muck-up:More than half a dozen GWS players face punishment over end-of-season function

A Giant muck-up:More than half a dozen GWS players face punishment over end-of-season function

The Giants and the AFL integrity unit are investigating the players after an anonymous complaint about inappropriate behaviour.

  • byMichael Gleeson andJake Niall

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Gambling,the Brownlow and Hinkley’s outburst:League chief on the AFL’s biggest talking points

Gambling,the Brownlow and Hinkley’s outburst:League chief on the AFL’s biggest talking points

From the pre-finals bye,to Gather Round,to mid-season trading – in a wide-ranging,frank interview,AFL CEO Andrew Dillon discusses the biggest issues currently facing the league.

  • byJake Niall
‘We make mistakes all the time,just like football teams do’:Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan
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AFL 2024

‘We make mistakes all the time,just like football teams do’:Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan

A decades-long friendship has been one of the casualties of the 2023 premiers’ sometimes-disruptive 2024.

  • byCaroline Wilson
‘Why would he put himself in that position?’ Hawks defend Ginnivan’s night out

‘Why would he put himself in that position?’ Hawks defend Ginnivan’s night out

Jack Ginnivan had a quiet night out at a pub with friends on Thursday night before the Hawks’ elimination final against the Bulldogs on Friday,but his decision has been called into question.

  • byJon Pierik
New board candidate emerges as Petracca’s confidence in Melbourne’s future grows

New board candidate emerges as Petracca’s confidence in Melbourne’s future grows

Motivated by a desire to improve the football club’s culture Christian Petracca was convinced the club would work to address key concerns when he spoke to key confidants inside and outside the club.

  • byPeter Ryan
AFL bans bottle thrower for life;Bulldogs’ AFLW game officially moved to MCG;Houston rejects Dees
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AFL 2024

AFL bans bottle thrower for life;Bulldogs’ AFLW game officially moved to MCG;Houston rejects Dees

The AFL has banned a Carlton supporter for life from all AFL and AFLW matches,the Bulldogs have moved their match,and a Power star stays put.

  • byJon Pierik andMarnie Vinall
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Inside the politics of the Petracca predicament
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AFL 2024

Inside the politics of the Petracca predicament

Like a boulder hurtling down the mountain,the destructive momentum from Christian Petracca’s injury has gathered so much velocity that if it is not halted,it could demolish the Melbourne hierarchy.

  • byJake Niall
Fan facing life ban after leaving goal umpire bloodied
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AFL 2024

Fan facing life ban after leaving goal umpire bloodied

Police are searching for a footy fan after a goal umpire was hit in the head by a water bottle during the AFL match between Carlton and St Kilda.

  • byRoy Ward
One player has copped $14,375 in fines this year. The AFLPA wants changes

One player has copped $14,375 in fines this year. The AFLPA wants changes

Players have told the AFLPA they are being stung by excessive fines,disproportionate to their indiscretions,and want transparency to show how the money is being spent by the league.

  • byAndrew Wu
Anti-doping watchdog clears AFL,urges players’ hair testing results to be made public

Anti-doping watchdog clears AFL,urges players’ hair testing results to be made public

Sport Integrity Australia warned the AFL must bolster its “intelligence capability to manage emerging threats to the game’s integrity” through illicit drugs,but found the program highlighted by Andrew Wilkie was not against anti-doping rules.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Out of harm’s way:AFL’s mental health boss on drugs policy,weight ban
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AFL 2024

Out of harm’s way:AFL’s mental health boss on drugs policy,weight ban

Dr Kate Hall,who treated AFL players with drug and mental health issues in her previous life as a clinical psychologist,says the league is focused on “harm minimisation”.

  • byJake Niall