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Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli.

Bontempelli out at least six weeks; Blues demolish the Giants; Gulden suffers nasty injury

Scans have revealed the full extent of Marcus Bontempelli’s injury. Meanwhile, Carlton had a convincing win over GWS and the Swans were victorious over the Suns, but another star player suffered a nasty injury.

  • Scott Spits

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Marcus Bontempelli left the field early in the Dogs’ pre-season clash with Hawthorn.

No Bont, no worries as Dogs beat Hawks with skipper on ice; Lions defender dealt concussion blow

Marcus Bontempelli headed to the rooms with a calf complaint midway through the first quarter on Thursday before his club put him on ice, while reigning premiers Brisbane suffered a narrow loss to Adelaide.

  • Scott Spits and Marc McGowan
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Barracking beyond the grave: The unusual fundraiser adding millions to AFL clubs’ coffers

Bequest programs have become commonplace across the competition in the past 15 years as clubs seek new revenue streams to survive and thrive in a challenging fiscal environment.

  • Marc McGowan
AFL Joe Daniher.

Movers and shake-ups: Your guide to each AFL club’s positional changes

New year, new beginning. On the eve of a new season, every AFL club is managing changes of personnel. Catch up on all the positional moves, potential or otherwise, with our club-by-club guide.

  • Andrew Wu, Marc McGowan, Jon Pierik, Michael Gleeson, Scott Spits and Peter Ryan
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, returns to training.

Hugs and smiles as Bulldogs welcome Ugle-Hagan back to the Kennel

The talented forward was warmly greeted on his return to Whitten Oval on Wednesday morning. While his appearance at training was a positive step forward, the Bulldogs won’t be rushing him back into the senior team.

  • Sam McClure
Bailey Smith made a statement with his football and with his choice of headwear.

Headband banned: Smith makes a statement in fashion and football; Tiger young gun concussed

Bailey Smith stood out for more ways than one in his first Geelong outing, No.1 draft pick Sam Lalor ran out for the Tigers for the first time and was concussed, and the Western Bulldogs have lost Cody Weightman for half the season.

  • Peter Ryan, Jon Pierik, Gemma Grant and Marc McGowan
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Former AFL player Josh Hill is accused of child sexual abuse.

Ex-AFL player stood down from youth role at Indigenous body over child sex allegations

Josh Hill was a youth co-ordinator for the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which said it had severed all ties with the former Western Bulldog.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Under pressure: Demons coach Simon Goodwin.

Under pressure or in demand? The fascinating case of Simon Goodwin

While all AFL senior coaches suffer the slings and arrows of feral fans, up to five enter 2025 in parlous positions.

  • Jake Niall
Tom Edwards (left) kicked four goals against the Bulldogs.

The player who may just have booted his way onto Essendon’s list

Essendon have one spot left on their list, and may have found the forward to fill it, after their clash with the Bulldogs on Saturday.

  • Roy Ward and Jon Pierik
Francis Evans has impressed Carlton at training this pre-season as part of the VFL squad.

The AFL clubs with vacant list spots – and the contenders to fill them

About 80 players have been given an AFL lifeline in the pre-season supplemental selection period, but few have kicked on and one club has ignored the mechanism altogether.

  • Peter Ryan

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