Beloved Betts bows out
Eddie Betts will bow out of footy on Saturday, having played 350 games across 17 magical seasons, 132 of those games played in Crows colours. How will football fans remember him?
Carlton
‘Not safe’: Eddie’s powerful message
Retiring AFL star Eddie Betts had to convince his young son the end of his football career wasn’t a bad thing as he takes up another fight.
AFL not a safe place for Indigenous players: Betts
Eddie Betts has revealed how a recent phone conversation with Adam Goodes reinforced the importance of calling out ongoing racist behaviour.
To eradicate racism we must start with Captain Cook
Until we deal with colonisation and its subsequent treatment of indigenous people the cycle of racism will just roll on, writes Michael McGuire.
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Peter Moody: AFLW beats Black Caviar by lengths
Peter Moody may have conquered the world with Black Caviar, but the one-time champion trainer says that thrill pales when compared to the buzz he gets watching daughters Breann and Celine play footy — and his twins go head to head this weekend.
Blues’ bold five-year flag plan
Carlton wants to be winning premierships and have 100,000 members by 2023. But that’s not all. MICK WARNER looks at the plan to return the club to a dominant force in the AFL.
Moore flying after finals ‘kick in the guts’
Much has been made of Collingwood’s superstar midfield, but is it a different area of the ground that will prove the difference in 2019? In the club’s JLT win over Carlton, it was two fresh faces who stood tall.
SuperCoach: Every score from Pies v Blues
The big guns shone brightly, but some potential cash-cows have left SuperCoaches with plenty of pondering in the coming fortnight. SEE EVERY SCORE
Blues’ huge expectations on Curnow for 2019
Carlton wants to see “considerable improvement” in 2019 after claiming the wooden spoon last year, and coach Brendon Bolton is putting the onus on his emerging stars like Charlie Curnow and Jacob Weitering to lead the charge.
‘Sick in the guts’: Why Murphy stayed a Blue
Marc Murphy had interest from several rival clubs to leave Carlton at the end of last year but in the end there were a couple of things he realised could never do, and that’s when he called coach Brendon Bolton to tell him he was staying a Blue.
Retirement not on Murphy’s radar
Carlton veteran Marc Murphy signed a new two-year deal last year and the gun midfielder hopes to keep playing with the Blues beyond that, declaring he’s feeling as fit as ever ahead of the 2019 season.
The ‘frightening’ thing about Sam Walsh
Sam Walsh may be the best prepared teenager to enter the AFL ranks ever. JON ANDERSON looks at the rise of the kid from Geelong who has just about never played a bad game.
SuperCoach: Players to watch in JLT 2
It’s the final chance to impress ahead of Round 1 and there’s some big names getting their first hitout of the pre-season. We’ve previewed every game this weekend and named the SuperCoach stars to watch.
Hawks, Pies add star power for JLT2
Collingwood and Hawthorn are among the AFL clubs bringing back their stars as teams try to gain some important chemistry in their final pre-season clash of the year. SEE THE JLT SERIES SQUADS
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