Melbourne say the club is doing a forensic examination of its football program as their disappointing season whimpers to a close. Meanwhile,Carlton will be forced to fight for their season without Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay.
From the premiership glory of 2021 to scrapping for an unlikely finals berth three years later,the decline of the Dees has been dramatic.
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.
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.
As star Melbourne midfielder continues his cautious behavioural rehabilitation,his club is also trying to overcome six months of on- and off-field horrors
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.