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Richmond Tigers

May 2023

Richmond assistant coach Xavier Clarke and board member Dr Andrew Peters say it is crucial for AFL clubs to have strong Indigenous representation.

When it comes Indigenous representation, the AFL doesn’t stack up

The AFL has strong Indigenous representation on the field, but club board members say more needs to be done to boost these figures off-field.

  • Gus McCubbing
Zach Merrett and Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti of the Bombers and Marlion Pickett and Toby Nankervis of the Tigers pose during the Dreamtime at the ’G Game at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.

AFL backs Yes vote for Indigenous Voice

The AFL said it had taken a Yes stance after many discussions and consultation with clubs, staff, players and its own Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory council.

  • Melissa Woods

March 2023

AFL Commission chairman Richard Goyder (left) and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan arrive at the North Melbourne grand final breakfast on Saturday.

The big CEO call overshadowing AFL’s blockbuster season

AFL chairman Richard Goyder is primed for a record-breaking opener for the AFL season, despite mounting questions over CEO succession.

  • Patrick Durkin

July 2022

Molina Asthana is a commercial lawyer and Tigers fan.

AFL clubs set their sights on a multibillion dollar market

Indian-born AFL ambassador Molina Asthana says attracting diverse audiences makes sense economically and socially.

  • Michael Bleby

December 2021

Bright horizons - Archies Footwear chief executive Daniel Jones (left) with Richmond AFL star Dustin Martin

Archies Footwear spurns private equity suitors

The group makes stylish thongs with arch supports, has AFL star Dustin Martin as a figurehead, and is doubling growth each year.

  • Simon Evans
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April 2021

AFL star Dustin Martin is the front man for effervescent vitamins company Voost which has been sold to Procter & Gamble..

Dusty’s goalkicking helps power Voost buyout

AFL star Dustin Martin was crucial in driving stellar growth at Voost, says a co-founder of the vitamins group that’s being bought by Procter & Gamble.

  • Simon Evans

October 2020

AFL's wild ride ends with grand final pilgrimage  

Richmond supporter Louis Blitsas began his pilgrimage weeks ago and will join 30,000 fans at the Gabba in Brisbane.

  • Patrick Durkin and Luke Housego
Andrew Wellington, Lions chairman and PwC partner who will be attending the AFL final.

AFL kicks business goal in league country

With the grand final outside Melbourne, can the AFL keep up a surge of support in non-traditional turf?

  • Liam Walsh and Luke Housego

June 2020

Richmond Football Club president Peggy O'Neal.

AFL's return redraws age-old battle lines

Thursday night's return of the AFL will see the bitumen separating the two suburbs become a battle line

  • Max Mason

May 2020

Jamie Elliott of the Magpies handballs while being tackled during a Collingwood Magpies AFL training session at Holden Centre on Monday.

AFL blockbusters locked in for restart

The AFL has announced a series of heavyweight Thursday and Friday night fixtures as it aims to reopen the 2020 season with a bang next month.

  • Shayne Hope
Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury trains at Elsternwick Park ion Wednesday.

AFL pushes for June 11 blockbuster return

The AFL is keen to ensure rival NRL, which kicks off again on May 28, does not steal too big a march on its season.

  • Patrick Durkin

March 2020

Dustin Martin.

The AFL clubs taking the biggest hit from empty stadiums

No matter what happens, Thursday night's kick-off of the 2020 AFL season will be historic.

  • Myriam Robin
Fairfax Media

The directors buying into their cratering companies

With trading windows wide open, some insiders have had the cash on hand to buy while the going is cheap.

  • Myriam Robin

September 2019

GWS President Tony Shepherd and Richmond Tigers President Peggy O'Neal at the MCG a day ahead of the AFL Grand Final.

A league of their own: AFL draws new boundaries

Saturday's AFL grand final will be a story of vindication and redemption but the two final teams know there is more at stake too.

  • Patrick Durkin
Bachar Houli talks about happiness and gratitude.

How mindfulness gives Richmond the edge

The club's use of mindfulness, promoting fun over fear and sharing intimate personal secrets is likely to be widely adopted if the club wins two out of three premierships.

  • Patrick Durkin
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GWS Giants chairman Tony Shepherd belts out the club song with Stephen Coniglio of the Giants (right).

We're on a winner, says GWS president Tony Shepherd

A grand final berth will boost membership, attendance and corporate support for a club that has done it tough, says Tony Shepherd.

  • Patrick Durkin
Richmond President Peggy O'Neal and CEO Brendon Gale at Punt Road Oval are hungry for more success.

Richmond's message for corporate Australia

Corporate heavyweights and CEOs will descend on the MCG on Friday night for the AFL finals which have become as much business as sport.

  • Patrick Durkin

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