Match review
- AFL Briefing
- AFL grand final
‘No holding back’ for Lion Lachie Neale; Chol cleared at tribunal; Tigers chase Breust
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan sheds more light on Lachie Neale’s 11th hour bid to play in the grand final. Mabior Chol gets his tackle ban overturned at the tribunal, and Richmond talk to retired Hawthorn champion Luke Breust about an off-field role.
- Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
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- AFL 2025
‘The Stewart one’s a bit hard to take’: Chris Scott speaks after the AFL’s nightmare becomes real
Tom Stewart’s concussion has reignited the debate around the pre-finals bye and whether it should be switched to the week before the grand final.
- Marc McGowan
AFL Tribunal: Dylan Shiel cops one-match ban after controversial push
Can you be suspended for injuring your teammate? Essendon midfielder Dylan Shiel will face the AFL tribunal, after pushing Geelong’s Mark O’Connor into a contest that led to a collision with teammate Luamon Lual.
- Hannah Kennelly
- Four Points
- AFL 2025
Why Dylan Shiel’s tribunal case could be a game-changer
Dylan Shiel was charged for pushing Geelong’s Mark O’Connor into a contest. But the motivation, it seemed, was because of that action’s domino effect.
- Peter Ryan
Shiel sent to tribunal for incident that injured his Bombers’ teammate; Longmire out of Demons coaching race
The Bombers’ veteran was cited for a “friendly-fire” incident in Friday night’s match that left his teammate with head injury concerns, and Sydney premiership coach John Longmire has ruled himself out becoming the new Melbourne senior coach.
- Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik and Scott Spits
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- AFL 2025
Greene suspended for Heeney incident but escapes penalty for fat-shaming rival star
Star Giants skipper Toby Greene has now been charged more times than Carlton great David Rhys-Jones.
- Danny Russell
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
Beveridge laments Grant’s absence from Bulldogs gala; May appeals ban; Balta’s curfew ends
The Western Bulldogs coach talks about the absence of a club great from Monday night’s gala celebrations. Meanwhile, the Demons will appeal Steven May’s three-match suspension.
- Danny Russell and Marc McGowan
Melbourne’s Steven May handed three-match ban for clash with Blue: Tribunal hearing as it happened
May is facing the tribunal tonight for a high-speed, front-on collision with Carlton forward Francis Evans last week – which left the Blue concussed, and with a bloodied nose and missing tooth.
- Hannah Kennelly
- Analysis
- AFL 2025
Steven May’s suspension was justified, and won’t change footy as we know it
Steven May was unlucky in the sense he didn’t mean to concuss his opponent, Francis Evans. But don’t fall for the hysteria about this case changing the game.
- Peter Ryan
The AFL’s ticking time bomb: The damning numbers forcing the league’s new footy boss to act
The AFL’s incoming football supremo Greg Swann is determined to shave seven minutes off matches, bringing them back to 120 minutes - or the same levels as 2016.
- Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
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