The battle in Tasmania for a new stadium to pair with the AFL’s 19th team has taken a fresh twist, with an unlikely ally emerging in the continuing pitch for the Devils’ Macquarie Point stadium.
One of the leading contenders to fill the ruck void on Essendon’s list will miss the rest of the season after a cruelly-timed injury in the VFL.
Luke Beveridge’s future remains up in the air, and the premiership coach has dialled up the pressure on the bosses at the club as the Bulldogs continue to fly on the field.
The Swans will be forced into another defensive revamp, with Lewis Melican banned after his hit on Toby Bedford. Meanwhile, plenty of Hawks and Tigers pay the price for a melee.
May 22, mark it in the calendar, because a true footy grudge match looms, writes Jon Ralph. And Bailey Smith’s war with the Dogs goes well beyond a sledge about them playing in Ballarat.
Pies fans will feel aggrieved after being on the wrong side of some calls in the thriller against the Cats. But a former AFL umpire says he didn’t see any clangers in the final term of the epic clash.
The AFL has avoided another week of tribunal angst from Arden St after North Melbourne spearhead Nick Larkey escaped suspension for his tackle on Jaxon Prior.
Matteas Phillipou is poised to re-sign with St Kilda in a huge show of faith in Ross Lyon’s rebuild. Find out and more and get Friday’s biggest footy news in AFL Now.
A ‘gutted’ Kyle Langford has touched on Essendon’s horror injury run. But after another close win the star Bomber has full belief that the club’s culture can attract some big-name recruits.
With weekly criticism and vague injury reports that were supposed be outlawed, Geelong and Chris Scott have shown they aren’t afraid to take on AFL House. Jon Ralph unpacks what the Cats coach is really saying.
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