AFL off-field behaviour
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AFL 2024
Django explained: More party details revealed, and why the AFL dropped Giant’s ban
The end-of-season GWS function was paid for by the club, which did not receive any sanction from the AFL.
- by Jake Niall and Andrew Wu
Latest
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AFL 2024
GWS players banned, fined over ‘completely unacceptable’ dress-up antics
Greater Western Sydney player Josh Fahey has been suspended for four games after dressing up as former NRL player Jarryd Hayne and simulating sex with an inflatable doll at the Giants’ controversial post-season function.
- by Sam McClure, Hannah Kennelly, Jake Niall, Michael Gleeson and Roy Ward
Opinion
Opinion
Moral police? Too sensitive? Sorry, but jokes about sexual assault are never OK
Some are saying what happens in a private setting is no business of the AFL. But the Giants players who dressed up as “controversial couples” deserve to be punished.
- by Peter Ryan
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AFL 2024
AFL set to ban eight Giants after Hayne, Giddey, blow-up doll antics at post-season function
A “controversial couples” themed end-of-season gathering is set to cost the Giants.
- by Jake Niall, Andrew Wu and Michael Gleeson
A Giant muck-up: More than half a dozen GWS players face punishment over end-of-season function
The Giants and the AFL integrity unit are investigating the players after an anonymous complaint about inappropriate behaviour.
- by Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall
Gambling, the Brownlow and Hinkley’s outburst: League chief on the AFL’s biggest talking points
From the pre-finals bye, to Gather Round, to mid-season trading – in a wide-ranging, frank interview, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon discusses the biggest issues currently facing the league.
- by Jake Niall
Analysis
AFL 2024
‘We make mistakes all the time, just like football teams do’: Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan
A decades-long friendship has been one of the casualties of the 2023 premiers’ sometimes-disruptive 2024.
- by Caroline Wilson
‘Why would he put himself in that position?’ Hawks defend Ginnivan’s night out
Jack Ginnivan had a quiet night out at a pub with friends on Thursday night before the Hawks’ elimination final against the Bulldogs on Friday, but his decision has been called into question.
- by Jon Pierik
New board candidate emerges as Petracca’s confidence in Melbourne’s future grows
Motivated by a desire to improve the football club’s culture Christian Petracca was convinced the club would work to address key concerns when he spoke to key confidants inside and outside the club.
- by Peter Ryan
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
AFL bans bottle thrower for life; Bulldogs’ AFLW game officially moved to MCG; Houston rejects Dees
The AFL has banned a Carlton supporter for life from all AFL and AFLW matches, the Bulldogs have moved their match, and a Power star stays put.
- by Jon Pierik and Marnie Vinall
Analysis
AFL 2024
Inside the politics of the Petracca predicament
Like a boulder hurtling down the mountain, the destructive momentum from Christian Petracca’s injury has gathered so much velocity that if it is not halted, it could demolish the Melbourne hierarchy.
- by Jake Niall
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