Time running out for Jamarra as Dogs eye big front-office call
Two months after Chris Grant stepped away from his role as Western Bulldogs footy boss, a frontrunner to replace him has emerged. Plus, the latest on young star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
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‘Carlton needs more’: Are Blues kids holding them back?
At some AFL clubs, young guns form the nucleus of a premiership challenger. At others, fans are nervous about whether their investment will pay off. Where does your team sit ahead of the 2025 season?
Time to get ruthless? Confronting call Dockers must consider
Is Alex Pearce still the right man to lead Fremantle to a maiden premiership? As ELIZA REILLY writes, a fork in the road has arrived in the Dockers’ history as they chase an elusive flag.
Emerging Cat opens up on ‘tough’ Hawk selection battle, contract call
As Shannon Neale started to blossom, Cats champion Tom Hawkins was fighting to return from injury. The emerging forward reflects on that time and gives a contract update.
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AFL Draft: Rebels on cusp of record draft haul
Sam Lalor is on the verge of being the second number one draft pick within three years to emerge from the Greater Western Victorian Rebels, but that is just the start of the good news for this growing footy factory.
The List Manager: Pies still finals force even if it’s their last dance
The Pies are all about the here and now, but how long can they last before the bottom falls out? JON RALPH examines their list status and their place in the AFL hierarchy in 2025.
‘Staggering and traumatic’ shock almost ended footy legend’s career
Just when Alastair Lynch felt as if he was getting his life, and his footy career, back from the brink, it took another turn. Lynch tells SACKED how a medication almost ended his career.
The Nick Daicos clone who hasn’t played a bad game in three years
If there was an award for consistency among this year’s draft crop, Jagga Smith would claim it with ease. Find out why he’s being compared to some of the AFL’s biggest stars.
‘Fend-off machine’ firms as expected No. 1 pick
The talent at the top end of this year’s draft is so evenly spread, but a No. 1 contender has emerged from the pack. Plus the Roos and Crows weigh up big moves ahead of Wednesday night.
Cornes: The AFL’s fixture process is fixed in favour of Victorian teams
Handing two of the most disappointing teams of the past decade the most coveted timeslots in the 2025 AFL fixture is inexplicable and scandalous, writes Graham Cornes.
Father-son’s potential Daicos-style slide set to shape draft night
Nick Daicos slid to pick 4 in the 2021 draft in a huge win for the Pies. Brisbane are hoping for a similar slide for Levi Ashcroft, or they will have to go into ‘points deficit’. JON RALPH has more.
The double edged draft sword of private school scholarships
Sam Marshall is the latest talented AFL Draft prospect to move interstate for a private school footy scholarship — and it wasn’t all smooth sailing. He opens up on the journey.
The List Manager: How Dees rise from ashes of out-and-out-crisis
It’s been one crisis after another at Melbourne the past 12 months. Board disputes, unhappy players, trade rumours. Jon Ralph writes, there’s a path for them to rise and contend again.
The List Manager: Lions on brink of a dynasty — with one caveat
The Lions knocked on the premiership door for years, now they have a collection of talent that could set them up for another 21st century dynasty, writes Jon Ralph. But there’s one big question.
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