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Nick Watson admits there’s something extra spurring his side on this Sunday night.

‘I knew exactly what it meant’: Why the Hawks stewed all summer over a pair of aeroplane wings

Hawthorn’s star small forward says his side will “have a bit more anger going into this week”. This is the story behind the AFL’s newest rivalry.

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Noah Balta at Richmond training earlier this year.

Jacinta Allan joins calls for Noah Balta to sit out of football until his sentencing

Balta won’t return to the Richmond senior side this weekend, and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan wants him to sit out until he is sentenced for his attack on a man in NSW.

  • Roy Ward and Rachel Eddie
Being a professional AFL player can be tough and a life that is not for everyone.

Why the ‘personal issues’ label is doing some AFL players a disservice

A player who is suffering from poor mental health should be given the space to work through their issues, with all the support the AFL system can offer. But if a player’s behaviour is contributing to their issues, clubs should be able to call out that behaviour.

  • Mathew Stokes
Noah Balta’s four-match ban is now complete and there’s a couple of weeks before he gets sentenced in court.

Imagine if that assault happened on the field. Why the AFL failed with Noah Balta ban

Had Balta committed the same act against someone on a football field instead of outside a pub, the tribunal would have banned him for half a season. Maybe it’s only players’ heads they worry about.

  • Michael Gleeson
West Coast Eagles co-captain Oscar Allen at his press conference.

How the Allen situation shows the AFL’s outrage machine is out of control

The reaction to West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen’s in-season meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and his wife Lyndall in Perth has bordered on embarrassing.

  • Marc McGowan
Bid for redemption: Banned former Melbourne forward Joel Smith wants another shot at the AFL.

‘I won’t make the same mistake again’: Banned ex-Demon wants shot at AFL redemption

Former Demon Joel Smith has opened up on his four-year ban for cocaine use and trafficking, but insists he is a new man and wants another shot at AFL glory.

  • Jon Pierik
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Barlow, pictured here coming up against legendary forward Lance “Buddy” Franklin in the 2013 grand final, always put his body on the line.

The podcaster, coach and ball magnet guiding some of the AFL’s most exciting talent

Michael Barlow was shunned through draft after draft. Now he’s guiding a group of players with some of the brightest futures in the league. He knows what it takes to do things the hard way.

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Jake Stringer is enjoying life at GWS and ready for his first game for the club.

‘All of a sudden, it was a big issue’: Stringer explains Dons exit, denies links to crime figure

Slimmer and still smarting from his exit at Essendon, Jake Stringer opens up in an expansive interview with this masthead – touching on everything from the constant critiques, to his new life in Sydney.

  • Sam McClure
Richmond’s Noah Balta.

AFL star, assault victim settle civil case the day after graphic footage aired in court

Richmond Tigers star Noah Balta settled a case with Thomas Washbrook after a NSW court was shown CCTV footage of the premiership player’s sickening attack.

  • Danny Russell and Jake Niall
Jared Crouch grapples with Lion Jason Akermanis.

Ex-Brisbane Lions star loses three-year battle over speeding charge

Former AFL star Jason Akermanis has lost a nearly three-year legal battle to overturn a conviction for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h.

  • Rex Martinich

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