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Abuse victim Adam Kneale, right, and his lawyer, Michael Magazanik.

Dogs forced to pay abuse victim millions; ‘Ashamed’ Allen apologises over Mitchell meeting; ‘Helpless’ Beveridge goes on the attack

The Bulldogs have lost a High Court appeal; Oscar Allen has spoken about his public meeting with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell; and Luke Beveridge has teed off at the AFL, saying there’s “total confusion” about tackling.

  • Marc McGowan, Vince Rugari and Danny Russell

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West Coast Eagles co-captain Oscar Allen at his press conference.

How the Allen situation shows the AFL’s outrage machine is out of control

The reaction to West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen’s in-season meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and his wife Lyndall in Perth has bordered on embarrassing.

  • Marc McGowan
Port Adelaide’s Miles Bergman, Carlton’s Tom De Koning, North Melbourne’s Luke Davies-Uniacke and Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell are yet to commit to their clubs for 2026.

Inviting drama: Should an AFL captain be meeting a rival coach?

These players are yet to sign on the dotted line, and they’ll be at the centre of trade talk in 2025. And with a club captain among their number, the chase is on.

  • Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
Fremantle Dockers western derby main picture Paddy Sweeney, WAtoday. Pictures: Getty Images

The defining moment of Dockers’ derby dominance

Andrew Brayshaw’s individual effort on the verge of half-time all but ensured the outcome of western derby 60.

  • Paddy Sweeney
Chad Warner, Christian Petracca, Harley Reid and Nick Daicos are young stars of the AFL developing their own brand.

Revealed: The formula that shapes the top 10 AFL player brands

The list of the league’s most marketable players is changing rapidly, and their capacity to cash in with multimillion-dollar off-field deals has been revolutionised in the past five years.

  • Marc McGowan
Harley Reid of the Eagles wrestles with Caleb Serong.

Serong equals derby record as Dockers beat Eagles

The Eagles’ poor day was made even worse when star defender Jeremy McGovern limped off late in the third quarter with a groin injury.

  • Justin Chadwick
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The Demolition Derby was a low point in the Eagles Dockers rivalry.

Has the fizzle and pop gone out of the Western Derby?

“The hatred between Freo and the Eagles has been unremitting for almost 30 years, but lately, I’ve noticed that the fizz and sparkle have vanished from fans and even players before matches.”

  • Brendan Foster
Port Adelaide footballer Tom Cochrane (centre) is congratulated by teammates (L-R) Jack Whitlock, Benny Barrett, Joe Berry and Christian Moraes after the club named him to make his debut.

Footballer with Tourette syndrome to make AFL history; Bombers to debut El-Hawli; Reid’s punishment announced

Tom Cochrane, son of former Power player Stuart, will become the first player with Tourette syndrome to make his AFL debut. Meanwhile, Essendon have named attacking half-back Saad El-Hawli to make his debut on Thursday night.

  • Scott Spits, Roy Ward and Angus Delaney
Harley Reid reacts to the Gabba crowd.

Eagles asked to explain why Reid gave ‘the bird’; Relief for Cats as star defender eyes miraculous return

West Coast will have to explain why their star youngster made the gesture to the Gabba crowd, while Geelong’s star defender Tom Stewart remains an outside chance to play at the same venue this week against the Lions after being cleared of structural damage to his knee.

  • Peter Ryan
West Coast Eagles, Fremantle Dockers, AFL wrap WAtoday. Pictures: Getty Images

Dockers pay dearly for slip-ups; Which Eagles youngster impressed most?

Fremantle were narrowly defeated by Sydney on Sunday – so what cost the Dockers the game? And which young West Coast player impressed most as the Eagles gave the Lions a shock?

  • Paddy Sweeney

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