Ex-footy star caught up in grand final border breach claims
Two Melbourne fans accused of breaching border rules to see the grand final allegedly forged documents to use the address of an ex-AFL player to enter WA.
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Price of success: Which Dees will command ‘beefed-up’ deals?
The biggest challenge after building a premiership list becomes keeping it together. Chris Cavanagh assesses which Demons will need a bigger payday.
Barassi dreams of back-to-back for beloved Dees
Melbourne legend Ron Barassi has spoken of his pride in the Demons’ 2021 premiership side and urged them to set their sights on a back-to-back win.
Gawn spills on Dees duo’s flag bum tatts
A group of Melbourne players went out to get premierships tattoos on the Monday morning after the grand final. And two got them below the belt.
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Dees’ tragic lament: ‘They are gone too early’
COLIN Sylvia’s death is the latest in a litany of tragedies to strike Melbourne Football Club. Mark Robinson writes of a man had his personal struggles, but was looked up to by a young Max Gawn and had turned his life around back home in Mildura.
The Colin Sylvia I grew up with
THERE was one at every school and you know the type. Brilliant footballer, talented cricketer and handy basketballer with a good arm, good leg and even better eye. Fellow Sunraysia lad Reece Homfray will always remember Colin Sylvia as that kid.
AFL’s fixture focus on Friday night lights
AS it prepares to launch the 2019 fixture, the AFL says it has refocused its energy on reviving Friday nights as the centrepiece of each round next season. Which clubs will be the beneficiaries?
Who does your club play in 2019 pre-season?
THERE is no pre-season grand final any more but clubs will travel far and wide — including a match at Great Barrier Reef Arena — for next year’s JLT Community Series. FULL FIXTURE
Robbo: Sylvia could have been a Demons great
AFTER exploding on to the AFL scene with Melbourne, Colin Sylvia’s career ended with a failed stint at Fremantle. Mark Robinson put his career under the microscope in 2015.
‘We’re still in shock’: Tributes to ex-footy star killed in car crash
FRIENDS and former teammates have paid emotional tributes to former Melbourne and Fremantle star Colin Sylvia, who died in a car accident near Mildura yesterday.
We only saw glimpses of Sylvia’s rare talent
COLIN Sylvia was a teenage footy prodigy with the power and speed of Dustin Martin. Sadly, he wasn’t able to produce it consistently for the Demons or Dockers, writes Jon Anderson.
Did Tigers make big trade mistake?
DAYNE Beams is more than just another gun midfielder, Dylan Shiel is exactly what Essendon needs and the Bulldogs might have secured the steal of the trade period. Champion data analyses every club’s trade and free agency recruits.
Midfield battle for ages kicks off 2019 season
STAR trade recruit will face his former side first up and fans will witness one of the greatest midfield battles of all time in an action-packed Round 1, 2019. FULL ROUND 1 FIXTURE
AFLW fixture released: Blues dumped from season opener
CARLTON has been dumped from the AFLW season opener after a poor season last year but Collingwood will still feature in the first game of the new season alongside an expansion club. SEE THE FULL 2019 AFLW FIXTURE
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