Demons announce ‘crucial milestone’ in bid for Caulfield Racecourse move

Demons announce ‘crucial milestone’ in bid for Caulfield Racecourse move

Melbourne have taken a step forward in their bid for a training facility at Caulfield Racecourse and will move on to preparing a business case,with a Glen Eira councillor who previously raised concerns about the plan backing the move.

  • byPeter Ryan

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Petracca to miss Melbourne best and fairest to attend overseas camp

Petracca to miss Melbourne best and fairest to attend overseas camp

Christian Petracca has his club’s blessing to attend a Red Bull training camp rather than attend the club’s best-and-fairest count in October as his surgeon cleared him to increase his heart rate after spleen surgery.

  • byPeter Ryan
Down to three:Victorian coaches in running for West Coast coaching job

Down to three:Victorian coaches in running for West Coast coaching job

West Coast’s rigorous process to select their next senior coach has whittled the candidates down to three assistants from Victorian clubs.

  • byPeter Ryan andJake Niall
Why a Demons presidency candidate put Melbourne in the too-hard basket
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AFL 2024

Why a Demons presidency candidate put Melbourne in the too-hard basket

Former 200-game Demon Steven Smith had been seen as someone who could take over as president.

  • byCaroline Wilson
Bartlett includes new Demons president in fresh Federal Court action

Bartlett includes new Demons president in fresh Federal Court action

Glenn Bartlett lodged a statement of claim in the Federal Court in Victoria on Wednesday,this time against Brad Green and fellow board members Sally Freeman,David Robb and Janette Kendall.

  • byJon Pierik
Union boss probes treatment of Petracca’s life-threatening injuries

Union boss probes treatment of Petracca’s life-threatening injuries

AFL Players’ Association boss Paul Marsh has returned from a five-month break and is examining the events of Christian Petracca’s horrific injuries in the King’s Birthday clash against Collingwood.

  • byJon Pierik
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Smith opts not to nominate for board as Demons call on All Blacks consultant to help with their review

Smith opts not to nominate for board as Demons call on All Blacks consultant to help with their review

Melbourne CEO Gary Pert will conduct a review of the football operations,but he will do so alongside new president Brad Green and New Zealand leadership consultant Darren Shand.

  • byPeter Ryan
‘We make mistakes all the time,just like football teams do’:Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan
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AFL 2024

‘We make mistakes all the time,just like football teams do’:Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan

A decades-long friendship has been one of the casualties of the 2023 premiers’ sometimes-disruptive 2024.

  • byCaroline Wilson
Demons president Kate Roffey steps down,club launches board review

Demons president Kate Roffey steps down,club launches board review

Kate Roffey is the first major Demons figure to quit their post after superstar Christian Petracca effectively put the club on notice when he aired his grievances to senior officials and expressed his desire to be traded.

  • byAndrew Wu
Four locked in to return for Blues,but doubt on Curnow;Cats back Stanley

Four locked in to return for Blues,but doubt on Curnow;Cats back Stanley

Four key players are certain selections for Carlton’s elimination final at the Gabba,but star forward Charlie Curnow remains in doubt.

  • byJake Niall,Peter Ryan andRoy Ward
Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period,and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.

  • byPeter Ryan andMarc McGowan