‘Strain on clubs’:Players call for review of AFLW’s condensed fixture

‘Strain on clubs’:Players call for review of AFLW’s condensed fixture

Carlton captain Kerryn Peterson said the AFLW’s condensed fixture was not “the way to go” and joined calls for a review into the season.

  • byHannah Kennelly

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‘We need to be a bit better’:AFLW coach hits out at ‘shabby’ conditions after water pipe bursts pre-game
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‘We need to be a bit better’:AFLW coach hits out at ‘shabby’ conditions after water pipe bursts pre-game

Adelaide overcame both the Magpies and a burst water pipe to prevail by 43 points at Victoria Park on Sunday and bolster their hopes of an AFLW top-two finish.

  • byHannah Kennelly
GWS players banned,fined over ‘completely unacceptable’ dress-up antics

GWS players banned,fined over ‘completely unacceptable’ dress-up antics

Greater Western Sydney player Josh Fahey has been suspended for four games after dressing up as former NRL player Jarryd Hayne and simulating sex with an inflatable doll at the Giants’ controversial post-season function.

  • bySam McClure,Hannah Kennelly,Jake Niall,Michael Gleeson andRoy Ward
How a Federer speech inspired North’s stellar AFLW season

How a Federer speech inspired North’s stellar AFLW season

The Kangaroos have won six AFLW matches in a row. What makes them so good? For starters,coach Darren Crocker wants players “looking at the present,not the past”.

  • byHannah Kennelly
Celebrating 170 years of The Age

Celebrating 170 years of The Age

We’ve been asking the questions you want answered since 1854. In this collection,we reflect on the tradition of courageous journalism as we look to the future.

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Triumph and tragedy:A front-page view of history
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Triumph and tragedy:A front-page view of history

As The Age celebrates 170 years,we look back on some of the most notable major events featuring on our front pages over the decades.

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AFL trades finale at it happened:Host of players find new homes in frenzied finish

AFL trades finale at it happened:Host of players find new homes in frenzied finish

The AFL trade period has hit its final deadline after 10 days of activity. Bulldogs star Bailey Smith is a confirmed Geelong player while Essendon’s Jake Stringer has officially been traded to Greater Western Sydney for pick 53.

  • byJon Pierik andHannah Kennelly
AFL trades day four as it happened:Important Tiger commits until 2032;Key AFLW round details revealed

AFL trades day four as it happened:Important Tiger commits until 2032;Key AFLW round details revealed

Richmond are heavily involved in key trade talks with Shai Bolton and Liam Baker in the spotlight,but one key position player has signed on. Here’s how day four of the AFL’s trade period played out.

  • byScott Spits andHannah Kennelly
Australian writer Barbara Blackman,who ‘lived the poetry of life’,dies at 95

Australian writer Barbara Blackman,who ‘lived the poetry of life’,dies at 95

The “utterly extraordinary” artist – and muse to painter and husband Charles Blackman – was surrounded by family,friends and music at the end.

  • byHannah Kennelly
Anatomy of a jingle:Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

Anatomy of a jingle:Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

They’re cheesy,sometimes annoying,but always catchy. In the golden days of Australian advertising,jingles dominated radio and TV. Are they gone forever?

  • byHannah Kennelly
After a nervous 30-hour wait,a third falcon chick breaks free from cracked egg on Melbourne skyscraper

After a nervous 30-hour wait,a third falcon chick breaks free from cracked egg on Melbourne skyscraper

Two chicks hatched at the Collins Street skyscraper early Thursday,but the third only emerged from its shell on Friday afternoon.

  • byHannah Kennelly