AFL 2024
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Obituaries
‘Unforgettable’: Footy mourns Geelong champion who discovered some of the game’s greats
Some of the biggest names in Australian rules football have paid tribute to Geelong great, Michael Turner.
- by Danny Russell
Latest
Higher, faster, stronger ... smarter? Test your knowledge in the 2024 year in sport quiz
From the Demon, to Gout Gout, Oscar Piastri and Raygun, 2024 was a massive year in the world of sport. How closely have you been following events? Take our quiz to find out.
- by Greg Dundas
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Brisbane Lions
Former Brisbane Lions player in critical condition after being crushed by excavator
It was not known how long Aaron Shattock had been pinned under the digger when he was found on his property on Sunday afternoon.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
AFL Briefing
AFL 2025
AFL makes substitute call for 2025; Melbourne’s concession on Petracca injury
The AFL has its say on the substitute and any rule changes for 2025 as the Demons make a concession on Christian Petracca’s season-ending injury.
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Opinion
Melbourne Demons
Why not Waverley? Demons should take over Hawks’ nest
The Demons are pressing ahead with their plans to locate their club’s training and administration base at Caulfield, but there is a familiar alternative nearby.
- by Peter Ryan
Magpies install new president, re-elect board, post $9m profit
Collingwood members opted for stability, endorsing the board’s recommended candidates and Barry Carp, the man anointed to assume the presidency from Jeff Browne.
- by Jake Niall
From soccer fields to AFLW dreams: Grace Baba’s draft journey
On Monday night at Marvel Stadium, 18-year-old Grace Baba will wait with bated breath for her name to be read aloud during the AFLW draft.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Analysis
AFLW
What does each club need and who will they take? Your guide to the AFLW draft
Ash Centra will move from Sleepy Seaspray to the biggest football club in the land, with Collingwood poised to take her as the No.1 pick in the AFLW’s first unrestricted national draft on Monday night.
- by Peter Ryan
AFL Briefing
AFL 2025
Curnow to go under knife for ‘small clean-up’; Petracca injury review hits hurdle
The Carlton superstar will have surgery for a second time this off-season in another blow to his preparation for 2025. Meanwhile, an investigation into Melbourne’s response to Christian Petracca’s season-ending injuries hits a hurdle.
- by Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik
One of the AFL’s elite declares Lions have found replacement for Daniher
One of the game’s leading forwards has revealed why his former teammate has the tools to replace a retiring star.
- by Nick Wright
AFL Briefing
Melbourne Demons
One of AFLW’s biggest names wanted out of Melbourne. Here’s why her wish was denied
This star forward – one of the most recognisable figures in the competition – now has to decide whether to accept the Demons’ offer, or take her chances in the AFLW draft with no guarantee she would end up at her club of choice.
- by Peter Ryan
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