Western road worriers: WA stance a disaster for AFL, Eagles
As WA prepares to lock out the eastern states until the middle of 2022, the AFL faces a major juggling act which will leave West Coast and Fremantle in limbo.
Melbourne
AFL star’s hilarious response to birth
Max Gawn led the Demons to their first premiership in more than half a century this year and now he has even more reason to celebrate.
How Dee party could spark Boxing Day Test full house
Melbourne’s MCG premiership shindig won’t just be a celebration of their drought-breaking flag — it could also pave the way for a full house on Boxing Day.
‘We’re going to fight you’: Furious Dogs wanted Dees’ blood
Putting the winner of the AFL premiership and the team they’d just hammered to win the flag in the same nightclub was always going to be a recipe for potential disaster.
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Buckenara: Why Pies have won the off-season
Did your club nail its draft picks or did they miss the mark? AFL draft guru and recruiter Gary Buckenara analyses every club’s draft haul and delivers his verdict as he looks to who can make an immediate impact next year.
May arrival can elevate Demons
After the Demons’ season ended in preliminary final heartbreak, veteran Jordan Lewis says the addition of backman Steven May could not have come at a better time for the Demons.
Danger: what draftees must not do today
The thing about first impressions is you only get one chance at them. Patrick Dangerfield has some advice for young draftees arriving at their new clubs for the first time today.
Draft review: Which top picks are Round 1 ready?
The 2018 draft could shape your club’s future for years to come. But which top picks will debut first? Check out our club-by-club guide to find out who will make the biggest impact and which clubs were the big winners.
Sparrow’s new nest at the ‘G
Playing on the MCG and learning from some of the best inside midfielders in the competition has South Adelaide inside bull Tom Sparrow “over the moon” to join Melbourne.
Country boy ready for life in the big smoke
It might be difficult to find his family farm, but you don’t have to look too closely on a footy field to find Aaron Nietschke with Melbourne swooping on the lanky, tall ball-winner on Friday.
The father-son hopefuls at your club
They’re the draft picks that keep the romance in the modern AFL game, and this year, a bumper crop of father-son hopefuls are looking to follow in their fathers’ footsteps.
Draft order: What picks does your club hold?
THE first-round is done and dusted so what draft picks does your club have left? See every completed pick and what’s to come as the draft continues on Friday afternoon.
Carlton saves day after ‘boring’ draft night
The AFL wanted to transform its national draft into a Hollywood-style epic but instead had the suspense of a tepid rom-com which had TV viewers reaching for the remote until Carlton stole, writes JON RALPH.
Who your club will pick first in the draft
Tonight will kick off the AFL draft and it will be far from ordinary, with academy and father-son bids setting the scene for a dramatic night. SAM LANDSBERGER and JAY CLARK forecast how the first round will unfold and who your club is set to pick.
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