Swans to fight Heeney ban as Brownlow winner calls for change

Swans to fight Heeney ban as Brownlow winner calls for change

Isaac Heeney will face a nervous wait ahead of the AFL Tribunal after being suspended for one week for striking St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster.

  • byPeter Ryan andJonathan Drennan

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‘I was told beforehand’:Knowing you’ve won the Brownlow ahead of time

‘I was told beforehand’:Knowing you’ve won the Brownlow ahead of time

Kelvin Templeton told the Australian Football Hall of Fame function on Tuesday night that he knew he would win the 1980 Brownlow before the count.

  • byJake Niall
Melbourne and Clayton Oliver at the crossroads
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AFL 2023

Melbourne and Clayton Oliver at the crossroads

Melbourne and Clayton Oliver are at the crossroads. The pair have endured a tumultuous relationship since the midway point of the season,which coincided with the star midfielder’s hamstring injury.

  • bySam McClure
‘Bunny ears’:The Brownlow look that’s already a hit on the runway

‘Bunny ears’:The Brownlow look that’s already a hit on the runway

Some of the most-requested looks from the red carpet have already popped up on the Paris catwalks at Zimmermann,Valentino and Mugler.

  • byMelissa Singer
The moment the Magpie army roared and alarmed my smartwatch
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AFL grand final

The moment the Magpie army roared and alarmed my smartwatch

The game was sublime. Both teams were fast,ferocious and ridiculous and this Collingwood fan still can’t get his head around what happened.

  • byGlenn Peters
Burying the Colliwobbles for good? How the Pies keep making the deal without sealing it
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AFL grand final

Burying the Colliwobbles for good? How the Pies keep making the deal without sealing it

Collingwood lug a historic deadweight of losing grand finals into this year’s decider. Will a new and different style of coach and team bring a change of luck?

  • byGreg Baum
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So the Brownlow has credibility issues. What’s new?
Opinion
AFL 2023

So the Brownlow has credibility issues. What’s new?

Lachie Neale wasn’t the best player of 2023’s home-and-away season. He wasn’t in the top 15 players in the competition this year. But who really thinks the Brownlow is the genuine measure of players’ worth in a given season?

  • byJake Niall
Lion King:Neale in elite company as dual Brownlow winner

Lion King:Neale in elite company as dual Brownlow winner

Lachie Neale won the Brownlow Medal in 2020 and said he was surprised to still be in contention in round 23. Western Bulldogs champion Marcus Bontempelli finishes second again.

  • byScott Spits,Melissa Singer andRoy Ward
The round that highlights the great divide in Brownlow voting
Analysis
AFL 2023

The round that highlights the great divide in Brownlow voting

The Brownlow Medal always throws up controversy and the 2023 version was no different. These are the games that have people talking - and the one round that shows just how far the umpires can diverge from the coaches when handing out votes.

  • byPeter Ryan
‘I’m pretty rattled,to be honest’:Lachie Neale claims second Brownlow Medal after stunning count

‘I’m pretty rattled,to be honest’:Lachie Neale claims second Brownlow Medal after stunning count

After an extraordinary night at Melbourne’s Crown casino,Brisbane Lions star Lachie Neale was named the 2023 Brownlow medallist - claiming the award for a second time.

  • byJon Pierik
Streamlined,sparkly and ‘snatched’ the winning way as new faces debut

Streamlined,sparkly and ‘snatched’ the winning way as new faces debut

After a decade of dominance by the ballgown,Monday’s Brownlow ushered in a new era,both in terms of the dresses and the names on the red carpet.

  • byMelissa Singer