Sisters in arms: Will latest McKay be best yet?
Sophie McKay had a front-row seat to her sister’s ascension into Carlton folklore as the AFLW’s first-ever father-daughter pick. Now, she’s preparing to make her own history in navy blue.
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‘Easy’ does it: Phillips fights for his AFL future
Cut by Hawthorn after one AFL game, key defender Ethan Phillips is eyeing an opening at Carlton, where he’s signed for the VFL team and hopes to get an SSP training call-up.
Track watch: Blues bolter stakes claim for midfield berth
Cripps. Walsh. Cerra. Hewett — and now Jagga Smith. But it was another young gun who has staked an early claim to be part of Carlton’s engine room in 2025.
‘Top of the class’: Blues hail Jagga best player in stacked draft
Carlton believes it landed the best player in the stacked 2024 draft class by securing prolific on-baller Jagga Smith with the third pick.
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Plea to umpires to keep their ‘eyes open’
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McKay: What it’s like being ‘collateral damage’ in trade talk
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