Why a Demons presidency candidate put Melbourne in the too-hard basket
Analysis
AFL 2024

Why a Demons presidency candidate put Melbourne in the too-hard basket

Former 200-game Demon Steven Smith had been seen as someone who could take over as president.

  • byCaroline Wilson

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Bartlett includes new Demons president in fresh Federal Court action

Bartlett includes new Demons president in fresh Federal Court action

Glenn Bartlett lodged a statement of claim in the Federal Court in Victoria on Wednesday,this time against Brad Green and fellow board members Sally Freeman,David Robb and Janette Kendall.

  • byJon Pierik
Union boss probes treatment of Petracca’s life-threatening injuries

Union boss probes treatment of Petracca’s life-threatening injuries

AFL Players’ Association boss Paul Marsh has returned from a five-month break and is examining the events of Christian Petracca’s horrific injuries in the King’s Birthday clash against Collingwood.

  • byJon Pierik
Smith opts not to nominate for board as Demons call on All Blacks consultant to help with their review

Smith opts not to nominate for board as Demons call on All Blacks consultant to help with their review

Melbourne CEO Gary Pert will conduct a review of the football operations,but he will do so alongside new president Brad Green and New Zealand leadership consultant Darren Shand.

  • byPeter Ryan
‘We make mistakes all the time,just like football teams do’:Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan
Analysis
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
Demons president Kate Roffey steps down,club launches board review

Demons president Kate Roffey steps down,club launches board review

Kate Roffey is the first major Demons figure to quit their post after superstar Christian Petracca effectively put the club on notice when he aired his grievances to senior officials and expressed his desire to be traded.

  • byAndrew Wu
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Four locked in to return for Blues,but doubt on Curnow;Cats back Stanley

Four locked in to return for Blues,but doubt on Curnow;Cats back Stanley

Four key players are certain selections for Carlton’s elimination final at the Gabba,but star forward Charlie Curnow remains in doubt.

  • byJake Niall,Peter Ryan andRoy Ward
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
No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’,says Treloar;AFL hires former Eagles boss;Dons suffer double injury blow
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’,says Treloar;AFL hires former Eagles boss;Dons suffer double injury blow

Adam Treloar says it would be a travesty if club great Marcus Bontempelli finishes his career without a Brownlow Medal. Meanwhile,the AFL has hired a former Eagles boss to fill a key role.

  • byJon Pierik,Jake Niall andPeter Ryan
Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares
Analysis
AFLW

Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares

In the first round of the AFLW season,Daisy Pearce showed why she was “one of the biggest recruiting coups in history” and there was a late free kick in Melbourne’s win over Geelong that caused a stir.

  • byMarnie Vinall
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