Adelaide Crows
Call for McClelland Trophy rethink; Where the Hawks went wrong; Grand final planning underway
What makes a champion? That’s the question being asked of the AFL’s all-club award as Hawthorn lament their heartbreaking loss to Port Adelaide and the AFLW starts planning where to play its grand final.
- by Roy Ward, Steve Barrett and Hannah Kennelly
Latest
This kid turned down the NBL. He could be the answer for Richmond
Alex Dodson turned down the chance to play in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers after emerging as the best ruck prospect in this year’s AFL draft class. Will the Tigers pounce?
- by Marc McGowan
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AFLW
Clash after siren as tempers flare in Hawks-Lions final
Hawks coach Daniel Webster was asked about the fiery post-match altercation, including whether comments had been directed at Hawthorn captain Emily Bates, and said: “something might have been there”.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Pick a winner: Who your team will target in the AFL draft
We now know the ins and outs, the draft picks and the list spots that are available, so what will your club’s strategy be at the national draft and what players do they have their eyes on?
- by Marc McGowan
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AFLW
‘We need to be a bit better’: AFLW coach hits out at ‘shabby’ conditions after water pipe bursts pre-game
Adelaide overcame both the Magpies and a burst water pipe to prevail by 43 points at Victoria Park on Sunday and bolster their hopes of an AFLW top-two finish.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Contentious free-agency compo system delivers big win for Saints
The St Kilda defender will play for Hawthorn next year, while Collingwood, Melbourne and Gold Coast have also made free agency signings.
- by Michael Gleeson, Marc McGowan and Russell Bennett
Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period
We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period, and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.
- by Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’, says Treloar; AFL hires former Eagles boss; Dons suffer double injury blow
Adam Treloar says it would be a travesty if club great Marcus Bontempelli finishes his career without a Brownlow Medal. Meanwhile, the AFL has hired a former Eagles boss to fill a key role.
- by Jon Pierik, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Bulldogs seek AFLW switch to avoid finals clash; Ross not given Saints contract; Owies’ ban stands
Their Friday night elimination final at the MCG has caused a scheduling headache for the Western Bulldogs and their AFLW team, while Carlton’s attempt to overturn the ban on goalsneak Matthew Owies playing in week one of the finals has failed, and the Saints have delisted Seb Ross.
- by Marnie Vinall and Roy Ward
The good, the bad and the excuses of the teams you won’t see this September
It’s Mad Monday for 10 AFL clubs that failed to reach the finals. But behind that frivolity will be serious soul-searching as they come to terms with what went right, what went wrong and why they failed to meet their own expectations.
- by Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan
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Match report
Heeney, Papley and McInerney hope to be fit for finals after Swans win
The Swans set a new home and away season crowd record at the SCG as they easily accounted for the Adelaide Crows to further cement top spot.
- by Malcolm Conn
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