Bad boy Demon set for immediate return
Melbourne defender Steven May is still earning back his teammates’ trust-up and he will get to do that on the field against Brisbane.
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Rumour swirling AFL star ‘offered $10.5m’
A rival club is reportedly ready to make a mind-blowing contract offer to make a Demons rising star the highest paid player in the AFL.
Demons ex-president calls out ‘public campaign’ to discredit
Glen Bartlett has allegedly been subjected to threats and a public campaign to discredit him since stepping down as Melbourne president. READ THE EXPLOSIVE STATEMENT
‘Uncontrollable’: Fresh details of footy brawl
Steven May has reportedly confessed to “how badly he behaves” while drinking in the fallout of his brawl with teammate Jake Melksham.
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Gawn: How we can keep Stynes’ spirit alive
At a time when the football world is taking a stand against online bullies, we should never forget the amazing work Jim Stynes did to help young people have better lives, write MAX GAWN.
Ralph: Demons can forget about flag
Even if Melbourne somehow conjured a Sydney-style finals charge, winning the premiership is still too much to expect even if Simon Goodwin fixes the many issues the Demons have on the field, writes Jon Ralph.
Goodwin ‘feels for’ Demons fans
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says he is “hurting” after the Demons went down to Essendon to make it three losses in as many starts and he feels the pain of the club’s long-suffering supporters.
‘Battered’ Heppell helps real Dons stand up
The football world had sounded a bit like Eminem recently. Would the real Essendon please stand up? Against Melbourne, the Bombers finally lived up to the hype — and their under-fire captain was at the centre of it.
Dees tear down online bullies with banner
Melbourne has sent a powerful message to online trolls before its clash with Essendon, running through a banner featuring nasty gibes aimed at them in the hope of changing attitudes on social media.
Why is it so hard for AFL to say the ‘T’ word
This isn’t about tanking or match-fixing, because we all knew it happened at the time. This isn’t about Dean Bailey, who was a scapegoat for a widespread policy. This goes right to the top, writes Mark Robinson.
AFL boss defends tanking probe
Melbourne made no attempt ‘on match day’ to deliberately lose games, according to AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan. The AFL boss today endorsed the league probe that did not find anyone guilty of ‘tanking’.
How Melbourne doomed season with match-day moves
As Melbourne claimed its third win of the 2009 season, not everyone at the club was cheering. Then seemingly fit players were rested, and rotations stymied. Now what club figures claim was really happening on match days can finally be revealed.
At first everyone held the line: Nobody was trying to lose games at Melbourne in 2009. But as the AFL’s tanking interviews went on, stories changed. And soon, they turned on each other.
Trades keep tanking fallout alive
Melbourne’s reward for winning fewer than five games in 2009 was Tom Scully and Jack Trengove. After a decade of drafts and trades, the fallout is still being felt at the Demons and other clubs.
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