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Jay Clark is a leading AFL reporter for News Corp and CODE Sports, based in Melbourne. For almost 20 years, he has helped set the football agenda with his breaking news, deep-dive feature writing and issues-based reporting. He is a trusted voice on the biggest stories in the AFL.

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NCA. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 3rd April, 2025 . AFL Round 4. Collingwood vs Carlton at the MCG. Geoff Walsh, Laura Kane and Josh Mahoney. Picture: Michael Klein

Another big name to go as AFL shake-up continues

Amid a major shake-up in the AFL’s executive ranks, footy operations boss Josh Mahoney has told the league he is walking away from his post.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 25: Max Gawn of the Demons runs out before the round 11 AFL match between Narrm (Melbourne Demons) and Sydney Swans at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on May 25, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Latest twist in Dees $100m fight for new home at Caulfield

Melbourne is desperate for a new headquarters to help restore its reputation as a destination club, but its battle to establish itself in Caulfield has taken yet another twist.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 15: Max Gawn of the Demons leads his team off after the round 14 AFL match between Port Adelaide Power and Melbourne Demons at Adelaide Oval, on June 15, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

The Tackle: Same old Dees means it’s curtains for 2025

Arguably footy’s greatest mystery is how the Dees continue to win the inside-50 count and still struggle to score. Jay Clark writes, some serious decisions will have to be made at season’s end.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Max King of the Saints runs laps during a St Kilda Saints AFL training session at RSEA Park on March 25, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Another setback for injured Saints superstar

St Kilda’s Max King will go back in for scans after his troublesome right knee flared up at training this week. Jay Clark has the latest on the spearhead’s injury.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 15: Brayden Maynard of the Magpies celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 01 match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Port Adelaide Power at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 15, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Pies star turns back on Roos to sign new deal

North Melbourne went hard at Brayden Maynard but in a significant coup for the Magpies, the star defender has recommitted on a bumper deal.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: Luke Beveridge, Senior Coach of the Bulldogs looks on during the 2025 AFL Round 06 match between the Western Bulldogs and the St Kilda Saints at Marvel Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

The truth about ‘extraordinary’ Bevo’s new deal

At the start of the year, the Bulldogs made the decision to delay the call on Luke Beveridge’s future. What was the reason? What changed? President Kylie Watson-Wheeler opens up.

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NWM’s call to Walker amid report of racism angst

In-demand Saints star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has refuted claims he won’t join Adelaide due to Taylor Walker’s 2021 racism scandal by making a personal call to the Crows forward.

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Maddie, Nick, Fiona, Joe & Alex Riewoldt. For Sue Bailey story on Maddie's Vision for Hobart Mercury. Picture: Supplied.

Riewoldt’s footy daze: I couldn’t remember my sister dying

Nick Riewoldt can’t remember the last time he went for a run and sleeps with pillows under his legs. He tells Jay Clark about the brutal toll footy took on his body.

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Aggression, anxiety and Saint Nick’s four-word warning to rivals

You’d know it was game day in the Riewoldt household the way Nick brushed his teeth. And it was that ridiculous intensity that forged one of the greatest careers in modern AFL history.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 30: Craig McRae, Senior Coach of the Magpies celebrates winning the round 12 AFL match between Collingwood Magpies and Hawthorn Hawks at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on May 30, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

The Tackle: Footy’s handbrake is on and the Pies are the drivers

Despite optimism about scoring levels when the stand rule came in, coaches continue to find a way to put the clamps on. JAY CLARK writes, there’s one team leading the stranglehold.

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