No Blues helps ratings bounce back
The AFL has reaped massive attendance numbers and a series of games drawing a million TV viewers after a fixture reshuffle that has shunned Carlton from prime time.
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Baker inspired by fellow little man Daniel
AFL coaches repeatedly warn the little will cease to exist but two of the three smallest players in footy will cross paths and prove this game is still for all shapes and sizes.
Hawks loom large in Coniglio chase
Star GWS midfielder Stephen Coniglio poised to start talks on his future as three Victorian clubs circle. Plus news on Jack Billings, Nathan Jones, Levi Casboult and another Giant.
Ablett brilliance ends week of controversy
Not for the first time in his future Hall-of-Fame career, Gary Ablett was faced with some tough questions during the week. However, the Little Master put a full stop to an Instagram mini-scandal and made Easter Monday his own.
Moneyball: Would in-demand Magpie look elsewhere?
He’s been linked with a host of rival clubs, but would Magpie Brayden Sier entertain a move? Check out the latest contract and free agency news in this week’s Moneyball column with JON RALPH and JAY CLARK.
Footy’s dark cloud: Inside the mental health battle
They might be typecast as rich young men playing out their childhood fantasies but in reality, AFL players are living a very different experience. JON RALPH examines the alarming research that shows why so many stars are unhappy.
AFL to make call on helmets
Nathan Burke, Angus Brayshaw and Paddy McCartin swear by helmets despite no official AFL position on them. Now the AFL is to release new minimum standards as its helmet study reaches the testing phase.
Can the Magpies afford Grundy, De Goey deals?
They just walked a tightrope to sign Dayne Beams and have another two superstars in Brodie Grundy and Jordan De Goey who will command big dollars. Will someone be squeezed out? Plus Carlton, GWS and Tim Kelly contract news.
Trade talk: Which young guns are out of contract?
They are the 10 names every club’s list managers are talking about. But where are the out of contract under 25 year olds in the league at? JON RALPH and JAY CLARK break down who could be staying and going at the end of 2019.
Clubs want clarity from AFL over sliding rule
St Kilda was accused of trickery with seven forwards in the last few seconds of its five-point loss to Fremantle. JON RALPH looks at what really happened and why clubs want clarity over the sliding rule.
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