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Melbourne and Glen Bartlett have reached agreement. Simon Goodwin was also offered an apology.

Demons, AFL settle with Glen Bartlett, apologise to Simon Goodwin

Melbourne Football Club has settled a long-running legal saga with their former president, and exonerated the premiership-winning coach over false allegations of illicit drug use.

  • Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik

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Goodwin knows a gap has opened up between Melbourne and their finals rivals

Goodwin urged to ‘lighten up’ amid major Demons leadership overhaul

A football department review to be released on Friday found the events of the past 12 months had weighed heavily on coach Simon Goodwin, making him intense and stressed around players. 

  • Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu
Max Gawn and Nathan Jones, two who did the hard yards with the Demons.

Jones back to help Melbourne repair relationships

Nathan Jones was a teammate of disgruntled Demons Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca. The club anticipates his appointment will be warmly welcomed by the midfielders.

  • Michael Gleeson
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Demons adamant Petracca will stay; Carlton will make six forced changes

Melbourne say the club is doing a forensic examination of its football program as their disappointing season whimpers to a close. Meanwhile, Carlton will be forced to fight for their season without Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay.

  • Peter Ryan
Three years after their premiership win, the Melbourne Demons appear to be in freefall.

The Demons stand at the gates of footy hell. These are the five mistakes that got them there

From the premiership glory of 2021 to scrapping for an unlikely finals berth three years later, the decline of the Dees has been dramatic.

  • Kane Cornes
The Demons must reverse their form slump without Christian Petracca.

A rapid Dee-cline: The numbers red enough to make any Demons fan blue

In a competition in which you fall behind if you stand still, not enough Melbourne players have improved since their 2021 premiership. Arguably, more have regressed than progressed.

  • Andrew Wu
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Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin.

Enough is enough: Simon Goodwin on personal attacks and the Demons’ culture

In an exclusive interview, Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin speaks about club culture, the allegations haunting the Demons, his personal hurt, and attempting to get the Dees back on track.

  • Caroline Wilson
Clayton Oliver was injured at Melbourne training on Wednesday.

Clayton Oliver and the Demons walking a tightrope

As star Melbourne midfielder continues his cautious behavioural rehabilitation, his club is also trying to overcome six months of on- and off-field horrors

  • Caroline Wilson
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon backed Melbourne’s leadership to handle the current crisis at the club.

Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players

Sport Integrity Australia says it will assess allegations around controversial illicit drug tests in the AFL as the league admits it empowers doctors to remove players from matches if they are at risk of testing positive on match day.

  • Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver.

Oliver says he would have agreed to trade if Demons wanted him out

Clayton Oliver says he would never have voluntarily left but would have agreed to a trade if Melbourne had indicated they did not want him to stay during the trade period.

  • Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan

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