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Glenn McFarlane has been a sports writer for the Herald Sun for more than 30 years (including 11 years as sports editor of the Sunday Herald Sun) and now CODE Sports. An award-winning journalist and co-host of successful podcast series Sacked, he remains one of the most trusted and respected voices across a range of sports, including AFL football and racing. He loves all aspects of the craft, including agenda-setting projects, hard-breaking news and long-form features.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: Jack Silvagni of the Blues celebrates kicking his fourth goal during the round 18 AFL match between Carlton Blues and Port Adelaide Power at Marvel Stadium, on July 15, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Famous Carlton name signs new deal

Jack Silvagni will remain at the Blues despite interest from a few clubs earlier in the year. See all the details of his contract here.

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1973. Elimination Final. St Kilda v Essendon. VFL Park. Kevin Neale. Cowboy Neale.Neg: FJ08258

Why ‘Cowboy’ nickname was so right for all-time great Saint

Kevin ‘Cowboy’ Neale played footy with a reckless abandon, endearing him to Saints fans. Glenn McFarlane remembers the St Kilda premiership star’s football journey.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - August 5 , 2023. AFL . Injured Pies Taylor Adams, Brody Mihocek, Nick Daicos, Nathan Murphy and Tom Mitchell back row on the bench last qtr during the round 21 match between the Hawthorn and Collingwood at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Photo by Michael Klein.

Pie’s Daicos warning to GWS as optimism grows for Adams

Pies defender Nathan Murphy has sent a sound warning to the Giants ahead of Nick Daicos’ return as the Pies look to cover the loss of veteran midfielder Taylor Adams.

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Melbourne Demons Football Club legend Ron Barassi played in the last Grand Final winning team in 1964. Ron is hoping to break the drought in 2021. Picture: David Caird

The Ron Barassi I was lucky enough to know

Growing up as a Collingwood supporter, Ron Barassi broke Glenn McFarlane’s heart plenty of times. But he more than made up for it later in life. Macca reveals what it was like to know the icon.

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50 year anniversary of the paperwork going through to make Melbourne legend Ron Barassi a Carlton player. It was arguably the biggest footy story of the 20th century as players didn't change clubs back then. To record the event Ron Barassi met with current Carlton player Chris Judd at the club on Friday 6th February, 2015. Picture: Mark DadswellPHOTO FOR SUNDAY 16TH, THE DAY BEFORE THE ACTUAL ANNIVERSARY, DO NOT USE BEFOREHAND

The seismic moment Barassi changed football forever

Ron Barassi is a football icon. In the game’s equivalent of the “Big Bang Theory”, he made a call that changed history as we know it.

Collingwood

Luckless Pie learns prelim fate after hamstring strain

Taylor Adams was the hardluck story of last year’s finals, and now the veteran Pie has learned his fate for next weekend’s preliminary final after a Friday training hamstring strain.

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Finals are back the MCG. Football legend Ron Barassi is looking forward for his beloved Melbourne Demons to take home the 2022 Premiership Cup. Ron holds the 2022 AFL Premiership Cup on the MCG. Picture: David Caird

RIP Ron: VFL/AFL legend Barassi dies

One of the AFL’s all-time greats Ron Barassi has died at the age of 87.

AFL

‘Ron Barassi 17 4 10’: The life, loss and legacy of a legend

Ron Barassi is Melbourne’s greatest figure, forever lives in Carlton folklore and turned North into a premiership force. Glenn McFarlane reflects on the life of a man who did so much.

AFL

Barassi: The 31 moments that defined a great

Ron Barassi will be remembered as one of the greatest figures in the history of the VFL/AFL. GLENN MCFARLANE looks at the 31 moments that defined the man who made the No. 31 his own.

AFL

Being Bruz: Inside the mind and career of Pies’ hothead

Brayden Maynard has been by far the most talked about footballer in the last week. See what he made of it all and how he could’ve been a Crow, or a Demon.

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