In an exclusive interview,Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin speaks about club culture,the allegations haunting the Demons,his personal hurt,and attempting to get the Dees back on track.
The pageantry of their premiership celebrations has not masked Collingwood’s sluggish start to 2024. The question is,can they recover,or has their moment passed?
If Collingwood win,Craig McRae will have turned this gargantuan powerhouse yet perennial bridesmaid club into a word that he likes to use and which has seldom been attached to them for decades:winners.
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?
Michael McLean has been fighting racism on the footy field for 30 years,and he’s still doing it in his own,quiet but profoundly effective,way.
If you haven’t heard of teenager Jagga Smith by now,write the name down. You’re going to get used to it.
What does the future hold for Ken Hinkley? Is Brett Ratten set for a return to senior coaching ranks? Will Richmond go with a previously untried coach? Damien Hardwick’s resignation at Punt Road threatens to set off another round of coaching dominoes.
Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield will be sidelined for “the short-term” and Bulldogs star Adam Treloar will miss two matches after hamstring injuries were confirmed for both players. Meanwhile,Carlton’s Adam Cerra has declared the onus is on the players to ensure better ball movement.
Luke Davies-Uniacke’s extraordinary form since mid-last year has set tongue wagging,but why did it take until then for him to figure out AFL life?
No one gets an easy run through the Open,says Craig Tiley,amid a dwindling field of Australian women challengers.
A compelling case can be made that Scott Pendlebury is the greatest player to have donned the black and white in the AFL era.