Big Dog opens up on ‘honest conversations’ with Bevo

Big Dog opens up on ‘honest conversations’ with Bevo

Halfway through the season,he was on the outer at the Western Bulldogs. But a positional change has reinvigorated Rory Lobb’s career.

  • byHannah Hammoud

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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
‘This kid is unbelievable’:Josh Weddle has the Hawks dreaming big

‘This kid is unbelievable’:Josh Weddle has the Hawks dreaming big

Some famous names have donned the No.23 guernsey at Hawthorn. Josh Weddle is quickly emerging as the latest star who could yet leave a premiership imprint.

  • byJon Pierik
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
Demons star fails to overturn three-match ban;Police charge alleged bottle thrower
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

Demons star fails to overturn three-match ban;Police charge alleged bottle thrower

Melbourne forward Kysaiah Pickett will miss the first three games of the 2025 AFL season after failing to overturn a three-match suspension for a bump on Collingwood’s Darcy Moore.

  • byAndrew Wu,Marnie Vinall andJon Pierik
Pie Noble asks for trade to Gold Coast,premiership Eagle wants Hawthorn switch

Pie Noble asks for trade to Gold Coast,premiership Eagle wants Hawthorn switch

The defender who missed Collingwood’s premiership last year,John Noble,has asked for a trade away from the Pies,while West Coast’s vice captain wants to head to Hawthorn.

  • byMichael Gleeson andJake Niall
Young Hawk takes flight in this year’s All-Australian squad
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

Young Hawk takes flight in this year’s All-Australian squad

A former Bomber with an elite kick and pace to burn is among the most eye-catching inclusions in this year’s All-Australian squad.

  • byJon Pierik andMarc McGowan
Finals fixture revealed:Dogs and Hawks get Friday night timeslot
Analysis
AFL 2024

Finals fixture revealed:Dogs and Hawks get Friday night timeslot

After one of the most dramatic conclusions to a home-and-away season in VFL-AFL history,the finals are upon us. With the times and venues locked in,let’s look at how the combatants match-up.

  • byJon Pierik