A rapid Dee-cline:The numbers red enough to make any Demons fan blue
Analysis
AFL 2024

A rapid Dee-cline:The numbers red enough to make any Demons fan blue

In a competition in which you fall behind if you stand still,not enough Melbourne players have improved since their 2021 premiership. Arguably,more have regressed than progressed.

  • byAndrew Wu

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Enough is enough:Simon Goodwin on personal attacks and the Demons’ culture
Exclusive
AFL 2024

Enough is enough:Simon Goodwin on personal attacks and the Demons’ culture

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.

  • byCaroline Wilson
Clayton Oliver and the Demons walking a tightrope
Opinion
AFL 2024

Clayton Oliver and the Demons walking a tightrope

As star Melbourne midfielder continues his cautious behavioural rehabilitation,his club is also trying to overcome six months of on- and off-field horrors

  • byCaroline Wilson
Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players

Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players

Sport Integrity Australia says it will assess allegations around controversial illicit drug tests in the AFL as the league admits it empowers doctors to remove players from matches if they are at risk of testing positive on match day.

  • byPeter Ryan andMichael Gleeson
Oliver says he would have agreed to trade if Demons wanted him out

Oliver says he would have agreed to trade if Demons wanted him out

Clayton Oliver says he would never have voluntarily left but would have agreed to a trade if Melbourne had indicated they did not want him to stay during the trade period.

  • byJon Pierik andPeter Ryan
Melbourne coach Goodwin angered by unfounded drug rumours

Melbourne coach Goodwin angered by unfounded drug rumours

Simon Goodwin was angered and frustrated at rumours circulating about him using illicit drugs when senior Melbourne Football Club officials raised them with him on the eve of the 2021 season.

  • byPeter Ryan
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Daicos says Pies were trialling ‘different things’ during slump;Ratugolea chooses a Power move
AFL Briefing
AFL 2023

Daicos says Pies were trialling ‘different things’ during slump;Ratugolea chooses a Power move

Josh Daicos explains what was happening at Collingwood during their late-season form slump;Esava Ratugolea has informed Geelong he wants to play for Port Adelaide next year;Shane McAdam has told the Crows he wants to explore the prospect of joining a rival club.

  • byJake Niall,Peter Ryan,Marc McGowan andJon Pierik
Carlton turn to stars for GWS showdown;Goodwin admits Gawn-Grundy ‘hasn’t worked’;Clarko adds spice with Suns jab
AFL Briefing
AFL 2023

Carlton turn to stars for GWS showdown;Goodwin admits Gawn-Grundy ‘hasn’t worked’;Clarko adds spice with Suns jab

Sam Walsh,Adam Cerra and Mitch McGovern have been named to return for Carlton,Demons coach Simon Goodwin concedes the Gawn-Grundy experiment hasn’t gone to plan and North’s coach takes aim at Gold Coast.

  • byMarc McGowan andRoy Ward
Melbourne coach says loss to Port will help his team ‘grow’

Melbourne coach says loss to Port will help his team ‘grow’

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says there is no question his team will experience growth out of Friday’s titanic four-point loss to Port Adelaide.

  • bySteve Barrett
How can it be a Goodwin in a grand final loss?
Snap Shot
AFL 2023

How can it be a Goodwin in a grand final loss?

Snap Shot examines how the Melbourne coach went reliving his youth on the cricket field,why his key forward has cut his hair but not his approach to goal and what would’ve happened if Jack Riewoldt’s draws had gone another way.

  • byPeter Ryan
North extends Sheezel contract;Goodwin bans Demons from bumping
AFL Briefing
AFL 2023

North extends Sheezel contract;Goodwin bans Demons from bumping

The Kangaroos didn’t muck around in handing Harry Sheezel a two-year contract extension,and the Melbourne coach has been equally proactive with his message to his players about bumping.

  • byAndrew Wu