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AFL off-field behaviour

May

Richard Goyder’s reign at the AFL is floundering.

There’s no controlling AFL’s spin machine

Proactive succession planning has never been Richard Goyder’s strong suit.

March

Rob Priestley before the season kicked off.

Carlton fans shift ire from Luke Sayers to Rob Priestley

It’s been a bad start to the year for the Blues, who, true to form, are looking for someone to blame.

Luke Sayers at the Grand Prix last weekend.

Sayers hard-launches into his post-scandal era

The former PwC boss turned out to watch his beloved Carlton Blues lose on Thursday.

January

Cate and Luke Sayers (middle) attend the 2024 Australian Open.

Very pubic display hangs over Sayers’ PwC pension

The Melbourne man-about-town may have been forced to quit the Carlton presidency, but his friends are still in overdrive on damage control.

Luke Sayers has stepped down as president of Carlton Football Club.

Sayers steps down from Carlton after ‘very tough’ few weeks

Luke Sayers has stepped down as Carlton president and said he would take time off work after a “very tough” period that followed a post of a penis on his X account.

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Luke Sayers, pictured with wife Cate, is under scrutiny from the AFL.

Luke Sayers engages lawyer over lewd photo on X account

A spokesman for the Carlton Football Club president also said he was co-operating with an AFL integrity unit investigation.

Luke Sayers, pictured with wife Cate, is under scrutiny from the AFL.

Lewd photo scandal sparks AFL investigation for Melbourne’s Mr Teflon

Is this how Luke Sayers, PwC’s youngest CEO and the head of one of Melbourne’s most popular football clubs, finally comes undone?

March 2024

What the Carlton Football Club CEO learnt about ambition

Brian Cook says he became a good leader when he realised leadership wasn’t all about him.

Tanya Hosch, the AFL’s general manager of Inclusion and Social Policy, at Peel St Bistro in Adelaide.

AFL inclusion boss says Paul Keating was wrong on the Voice

Eight years into her role, and still recovering from the amputation of her lower right leg last year, Tanya Hosch keeps pushing on in a job where there is no finish line.

April 2023

Gillon McLachlan and Anthony Albanese at the footy

PM to help fund Hobart stadium, Tassie to get AFL team

Anthony Albanese will facilitate the construction of a controversial new stadium in Hobart to enable the state to have a team in the AFL.

March 2023

Dane Swan.

Upstart Dabble signs up Sportsbet’s Brownlow provocateur

Dabble taking the fight to online betting giant Sportsbet has grown more explicit with its signing of Dane Swan.

September 2022

Chris Fagan in 2016, during his time with the Hawks, when he has been alleged to have been involved in a racism scandal at the club.

Fagan ‘deeply distressed’ by Hawthorn racism allegations

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan says he denies and is “deeply distressed” by allegations of racist conduct reported from his time at Hawthorn.

Hawthorn boss Justin Reeves facing the media on Wednesday after a bombshell racism scandal reported by the ABC.

Clarkson denies wrongdoing but delays start at North

Former Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson say he looks forward to taking part in an investigation into racism claims; UN’s António Guterres said fossil fuel windfall profits should be taxed; Australia is the highest consumer of speed per capita, landmark inquiry finds. Follow updates here.

Former Hawthorne coach Alistair Clarkson.

Clarkson ‘shocked’ by Hawthorn racism claims, denies wrongdoing

Freshly appointed North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has refuted any wrongdoing in the AFL racism scandal, saying he is shocked to be embroiled in a furore as he delays starting work at his new club.

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