Not until they saw his name on the Brownlow Medal running sheet did the AFL hierarchy realise Angus Brayshaw would be breaking his self-imposed public silence.
From the pre-finals bye,to Gather Round,to mid-season trading – in a wide-ranging,frank interview,AFL CEO Andrew Dillon discusses the biggest issues currently facing the league.
From Patrick Cripps’ record vote haul,to the stars who missed out,to the umpires and even whether the count itself dragged on for too long,we take a look at the key issues from the AFL’s night of nights.
Defying predictions of a tight count,and counter-intuitively to a season in which so little separated so many – and so often – Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps strolled away with his second Brownlow Medal.
Patrick Cripps and Nick Daicos are the biggest roadblocks in Lachie Neale’s path to Brownlow immortality,but the spectre of Isaac Heeney’s controversial suspension hovers over football’s night of nights.
Geelong coach Chris Scott has ruled out a preliminary final return for veteran stars Tom Hawkins and Cam Guthrie as they weigh up whether to select young defender Sam De Koning.
The Magpies have struggled this season,but Sabrina Frederick has taken her game to another level. Her coach says 2-year-old Florence is a big part of that.
Port Adelaide prevailed in a classic final against the gallant Hawks,who had salt rubbed into their raw wounds by Ken Hinkley’s verbal jousting towards players.
The Tigers already hold the No.1 selection in what talent scouts rate as a strong and deep crop but are certain to strengthen their first-round hand in the trade period.
The Collingwood Football Club has lodged its response to the allegations filed in court accusing club chief executive Craig Kelly of racism.
A decades-long friendship has been one of the casualties of the 2023 premiers’ sometimes-disruptive 2024.