Teams and tips:De Koning,McKay among six inclusions for Blues

Teams and tips:De Koning,McKay among six inclusions for Blues

The Blues made a raft of changes for their elimination final against Brisbane,while luckless Swans recruit Taylor Adams was dropped.

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Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period,and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.

  • byPeter Ryan andMarc McGowan
‘I’m pumped’:Docherty to make remarkable return as Blues weigh mass recalls for elimination final
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AFL 2024

‘I’m pumped’:Docherty to make remarkable return as Blues weigh mass recalls for elimination final

Carlton’s Sam Docherty will make a miraculous return to football in this weekend’s elimination final against the Brisbane Lions.

  • byAndrew Wu andClaire Siracusa
Why Charlie Curnow is facing a finals frontier,and how the All-Australian selectors got it so wrong
Four Points
AFL 2024

Why Charlie Curnow is facing a finals frontier,and how the All-Australian selectors got it so wrong

He might be coming back from injury,but the star Blues forward is so good,and so competitive,that a breakout finals performances is simply a matter of time. As for the All-Australian selectors,they went rogue this year.

  • byMichael Gleeson
The September blueprint:How footy changes in the finals

The September blueprint:How footy changes in the finals

We are always told that football changes in September when the pressure is greater. Here’s what the data shows.

  • byJon Pierik
Hawks star out;Docherty closing in on miracle return;Cats push case
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

Hawks star out;Docherty closing in on miracle return;Cats push case

Hawthorn have ruled out star Will Day for Friday night’s elimination final,while Carlton stalwart Sam Docherty believes he can pull off a September miracle.

  • byJake Niall,Jon Pierik andAndrew Wu
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The Bulldogs won the flag from outside the top four in 2016. Is this the year another team does it?
Analysis
AFL 2024

The Bulldogs won the flag from outside the top four in 2016. Is this the year another team does it?

In the tightest season ever,many pundits think the teams in the bottom four of the eight are as good a chance of winning the flag as those in the top four. But are they really?

  • byPeter Ryan
September heat:This is who is under the most pressure in the finals
Opinion
AFL 2024

September heat:This is who is under the most pressure in the finals

These six men face the toughest task of all – staying composed when the heat is on in finals and delivering when it matters most in September.

  • byKane Cornes
Petracca airs grievances in private meeting of Dees leaders
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AFL 2024

Petracca airs grievances in private meeting of Dees leaders

The three-hour meeting at a wine bar owned by Melbourne captain Max Gawn ended with hugs and high-fives,but no confidence in Petracca’s future at the club.

  • bySam McClure
Bulldogs seek AFLW switch to avoid finals clash;Ross not given Saints contract;Owies’ ban stands
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

Bulldogs seek AFLW switch to avoid finals clash;Ross not given Saints contract;Owies’ ban stands

Their Friday night elimination final at the MCG has caused a scheduling headache for the Western Bulldogs and their AFLW team,while Carlton’s attempt to overturn the ban on goalsneak Matthew Owies playing in week one of the finals has failed,and the Saints have delisted Seb Ross.

  • byMarnie Vinall andRoy Ward
When it came to footy tipping,my focus was beating Kane Cornes
Opinion
AFL 2024

When it came to footy tipping,my focus was beating Kane Cornes

It’s always nice to have bragging rights over someone with strong football opinions. Here’s how I ended up winning,and who I’m picking in the finals.

  • byMathew Stokes