Collingwood has the oldest list in the AFL and is again shunning the draft in favour of chasing free agents and older trade targets as its youth flounders. Are they flying too close to the sun?
Carlton is still interested in securing Dan Houston, but won’t compromise its hand in the draft to do so. JON RALPH unpacks how the Blues hope to pull off a magic trick.
Gold Coast holds the keys to another AFL Trade Period as the opening day of official dealing approaches, with its first-round pick set to shape the fates of several clubs — and key players.
Look away now Blues fans. Carlton’s chances of landing Dan Houston were already drifting — now the club’s biggest rival is ready to take advantage of friction between the Blues and Port Adelaide.
Michael Voss has fired a rocket at his Carlton side after a shock loss to GWS on Saturday night, saying the team let itself down and lost its identity in the face of the orange tsunami.
The Giants are all about speed in transition and relentless pressure off the ball. But against the Blues it was one of their most experienced heads who stood tall when it mattered the most.
An in-form Carlton pair was axed after a big win but their coach says he would be happy to make the same calls for the rest of the season.
More comfortable in a navy blue suit than a navy blue guernsey, Carlton has a secret weapon who’s already changed the game. SAM LANDSBERGER writes Peter O’Farrell gives the Blues an edge at the tribunal – and how Carlton might pay him back.
Carlton’s Jordan Boyd is free to play GWS on Saturday night after the Blues successfully appealed his one-week ban for a high hit on Rhyan Mansell. See the details here.
In January, Sam Walsh was worried about his season. Six months on, the superstar is tearing up the MCG on a weekly basis. He tells JAY CLARK about how he’s managing his injury – and his expectations.
Despite doing it easy in the end at the MCG on Sunday, the second-place Blues have some issues. But, as coach Michael Voss explains, most of them are good problems to have.
Dustin Martin struggled with a back problem and had little impact during Richmond’s heavy AFL loss to the Blues.
Carlton coach Michael Voss has come out emphatically in defence of Sam Walsh after his involvement in a rival star’s tribunal case.
With some of the AFL’s biggest clubs in the frame to go deep into September, there is set to be an unprecedented rush for tickets. JAY CLARK examines the steps fans will likely have to go to.
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