Luke Hodge
- AFL Finals
- AFL 2023
Max Gawn’s draft interview: Video shows teen ruck with all his flaws
Max Gawn’s draft interview in 2009 stood out from the pack for its candour and flashes of humour. In a new interview, the premiership skipper looks back at that scruffy teenager.
- Jake Niall
Latest
- Opinion
- AFL 2023
Coach of the year? Resilient Fagan has Lions in position for another crack at flag
Against the backdrop of the Hawthorn saga, Brisbane’s coach has kept his team in the premiership hunt, with his Lions joining the Cats with the most wins in the AFL in the past five years.
- Caroline Wilson
- Opinion
- AFL 2023
Don’t let the Blues fool you, their wins have been ugly and cracks are showing
The Blues are unbeaten in the first three weeks of the season but there are cracks beneath the surface that show Carlton have a long way to go.
- Kane Cornes
- Analysis
- Collingwood Magpies
Why Darcy Moore should be next Collingwood skipper
While there are three or four senior players capable of leading Collingwood, Darcy Moore is the player best placed to replace the formidable Scott Pendlebury as captain of the game’s most visible team.
- Jake Niall
- Exclusive
- AFL 2022
AFL owes players $55 million, wants to transfer some to AFLW
The AFL has proposed handing a sizeable share of $55 million owed to men’s players to the AFLW cohort - a move that has incensed the players and been rejected by them in negotiations.
- Jake Niall
- Updated
- AFL 2022
‘Angry and frustrated’: Burgoyne breaks silence on Rioli
Hawthorn great Shaun Burgoyne says the club had erred in their handling of a racial incident at a 2013 end-of-season trip.
- Opinion
- AFL 2022
Fewer picks or remnants: Mitchell’s rebuild is harder than Clarkson’s
Sam Mitchell’s building blocks aren’t nearly as spectacular as those that Alastair Clarkson had in place by the time the Hawks took the field in 2005, the last time they were embarking upon a youth-led recovery under a first-time coach.
- Jake Niall
- Analysis
- AFL grand final
We want a dynasty: The Demons’ story of 2021, and what’s next
Freed from desire, the confident Demons are eyeing a dynasty. What are their prospects of achieving just that, and how did they get to this position?
- Jake Niall
- Analysis
- AFL 2019
Already huge, Hodge's reputation has been burnished by time at Lions
Hodge's career at Hawthorn is already the stuff of legend and doesn't need to be reprised. What he's done for the Lions across 41 games, though, is almost immeasurable.
- Andrew Stafford
- Explainer
- AFL 2019
Perfect imperfect: why Luke Hodge is a leader among lads
The Hawk-turned-Lion has made some mistakes in a brilliant career, but learned from them. He's not the Brisbane captain but he's always a leader.
- Jake Niall
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