What happens if a player refuses to be vaccinated?
The AFL has outlined what steps it will take if a player refuses to be vaccinated, with its hardline stance winning the support of an influential club boss.
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Cats must nail this draft or accept their fate
Geelong must prepare for its most important draft in the modern era. With seven list spots to fill, an ageing list and dreams to never bottom out, they can’t afford to fail.
AFL star says compulsory jabs ‘ethically wrong’
A premiership-winning Melbourne player believes any mandatory Covid vaccine policy from the AFL would be ‘ethically wrong’.
Bucky’s list ratings: Where does your club stand?
Is your club in the premiership window or ready for a long rebuild? Expert recruiter Gary Buckenara puts every club’s list under the blowtorch.
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Fixture shows Hawks no respect: Kennett
HAWTHORN president Jeff Kennett has lashed out at the club’s 2019 fixture, saying it did not reflect the Hawks’ status as one of most successful clubs of the modern era. See how your club reacted.
Full 2019 AFL fixture
SEE who your club plays in every game next season, plan every round and check out the 2019 finals schedule.
AFL fixture: 11 games you can’t miss
GET out the diary. Old and new rivalries, grudge matches and huge crowds. After the release of the 2019 AFL fixture, here are 11 days you’ll want to keep free.
Axed Magpie ‘will play anywhere’
DELISTED Collingwood forward Jarryd Blair has made a public pitch for a rookie list spot at another club and says he would be happy to move to Gold Coast to continue his AFL career. CONTRACT NEWS
Flag window? Bucky rates every AFL list
DID your club improve its list or go backwards during the trde period? How close are they to the top eight — or a flag? List expert Gary Buckenara analyses your club’s list after the 2018 season. Read your club’s analysis here.
Dees to head north twice in 2019
MELBOURNE will continue playing games in the Top End and the Red Centre in 2019, with the club announcing a pair of clashes in the Northern Territory next season.
Sylvia’s mate was driving second crash car
A CLOSE friend of former football star Colin Sylvia was driving the second vehicle involved in the tragic crash. The pair had been yabbying together earlier in the day. Sylvia’s family say he “had really turned his life around” since moving back to the country.
Dees’ tragic lament: ‘They are gone too early’
COLIN Sylvia’s death is the latest in a litany of tragedies to strike Melbourne Football Club. Mark Robinson writes of a man had his personal struggles, but was looked up to by a young Max Gawn and had turned his life around back home in Mildura.
The Colin Sylvia I grew up with
THERE was one at every school and you know the type. Brilliant footballer, talented cricketer and handy basketballer with a good arm, good leg and even better eye. Fellow Sunraysia lad Reece Homfray will always remember Colin Sylvia as that kid.
AFL’s fixture focus on Friday night lights
AS it prepares to launch the 2019 fixture, the AFL says it has refocused its energy on reviving Friday nights as the centrepiece of each round next season. Which clubs will be the beneficiaries?
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