‘Hard man to work for’: Inside Lyon’s Freo defection
St Kilda’s board was blindsided when Ross Lyon was announced as Fremantle coach in 2011 despite his manager negotiating a deal with the club. Nathan Burke unpacks how it happened in SACKED.
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Ralph: Clubs need to ‘move with the times’ and end Mad Mondays
Six players and an umpire have been suspended across two post-season celebrations for offensive costumes in the past month. JON RALPH writes clubs and the AFL needs to ban them.
‘I’m sorry’: Banned umpire’s remorse over bin Laden mask
AFL umpire Leigh Haussen has been banned for a match for dressing as a terrorist at an end-of-season function, less than a month after GWS players faced more severe penalties. Here’s why there was a difference.
Destination Dingley to give Hawks another recruiting boost
Hawthorn’s new facility at Dingley has already played its role in snaring big-name recruits Josh Battle and Tom Barrass, and more recruiting raids could be on the way when it’s done.
‘He can rot at Box Hill’: Inside Harford’s bitter Hawks exit
Daniel Harford never wanted to leave Hawthorn. But, as he tells the SACKED podcast, he had no choice amid a threat that he would be left to “rot in the twos”.
‘Peanuts’: Huge concern for AFLW future
Former Carlton AFLW coach Daniel Harford has revealed his big concern about the problem he thinks is holding the competition’s development back.
‘Beginning of the end’: Harris clash started Harford’s Carlton downfall
Former Carlton AFLW coach Daniel Harford has laid bare the challenging circumstances that were thrust upon the AFLW’s first stars, and how it ultimately caused his downfall. LISTEN HERE.
McGuane: Shortening shot clock would worsen goalkicking
The AFL is considering shortening the shot clock as part of a range of rule changes for 2025, but Pies champion Mick McGuane says it would result in worse goalkicking. Have your say on the proposed changes.
‘Sad day’: Dees hail Pert impact after CEO quits top job
Melbourne chief executive Gary Pert has quit, capping a year of off-field turmoil that has engulfed the club and claimed several big-name scalps.
Ralph: Fair play to Roos, but Perth venture looms as on-field disaster
Fair play to the Kangaroos for trying to secure a $2 million windfall each year by playing home games in Perth, but it’s hard to see how it will help them climb the ladder, writes Jon Ralph.
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