Cats eye bold draft move to snatch top talent from rivals
Four years after trading up to draft best-and-fairest winner Max Holmes, Geelong is eyeing another big move with its eye on one of the most highly-rated athletes in the current draft pool.
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Can Pies find the right deal for star free agent?
Brayden Maynard will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season – and rivals will come knocking. He’s not the only big name out of contract either. Plus, Bobby Hill’s new deal.
Crows make bold draft play for Victorian star
Adelaide has long been linked with South Australian Sid Draper with its first pick in next week’s draft – but the Crows might be about to move up the order and overlook the homegrown talent.
Draft Intel: The ‘pretty special’ father-son flying under radar
The AFL Draft is less than a week away, and an important piece of the top five puzzle looks to be solved. Plus, the latest on St Kilda’s father-sons and all the latest intel.
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Robbo: The 29 AFL players walking concussion tightrope
Jake Kelly says concussion was a contributing factor to his retirement at the end of the 2024 season. Mark Robinson writes, Kelly isn’t the only one at or near the concussion “red zone.”
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.
Inside the meeting that almost made King Kyle an AFL star
Olympic great Kyle Chalmers always held a dream of playing AFL and when a powerhouse club came calling, he was ready to swap the pool for the MCG. But a veteran ruck stood in his way.
Fans say same thing as new logo confirmed
Despite fans roasting the logo when it was leaked in September, the AFL club has pushed ahead and unveiled its polarising new look.
Busiest man in Australia? Brendon Gale’s massive to-do list as Tassie Devils CEO
Incoming Tasmanian Devils CEO Brendon Gale will have a mountain of work on his desk for his first day in the role in February. Here are the priorities he must tackle to ensure the newest AFL club is a success.
Dismantling the Dogs: How 2016 flag team fell apart
The 2016 premiership wasn’t just a dam wall breaking, it felt like something big building. But that young side is almost all gone, with just three players left at the Dogs. Here’s how it all broke up.
Draper, Dodson, Burgoyne: Inside mail on SA’s best draft prospects
A top-five contender. Father-sons. A speedster tied to Port Adelaide. The best young ruck. Renowned draft expert Kevin Sheehan shares his thoughts on the best of SA’s 2024 draft crop.
AFL club’s wild bid to poach swimming star
Olympic swimming great and former footy player Kyle Chalmers has made an eye-popping reveal over an approach from an AFL club.
‘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”.
‘You see the dent in my head’: Rohan’s gruesome injury insight
Gary Rohan was pushing for a berth in Geelong’s finals team when he was left with a fractured skull in a freak incident. He opens up SCOTT GULLAN about that blow and his drive to land at a third AFL club.
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