AFL off-field behaviour
‘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.
- Scott Spits
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- AFL 2025
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
- Opinion
- AFL 2025
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
- Four Points
- AFL 2025
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
- Opinion
- AFL 2025
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
‘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
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.
- Peter Hanlon
‘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
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- Courts
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
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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