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Melbourne Demons
Demons, AFL settle with Glen Bartlett, apologise to Simon Goodwin
Melbourne Football Club has settled a long-running legal saga with their former president, and exonerated the premiership-winning coach over false allegations of illicit drug use.
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
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AFL 2024
Goodwin urged to ‘lighten up’ amid major Demons leadership overhaul
A football department review to be released on Friday found the events of the past 12 months had weighed heavily on coach Simon Goodwin, making him intense and stressed around players.
- by Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu
Jones back to help Melbourne repair relationships
Nathan Jones was a teammate of disgruntled Demons Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca. The club anticipates his appointment will be warmly welcomed by the midfielders.
- by Michael Gleeson
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AFL 2024
Demons adamant Petracca will stay; Carlton will make six forced changes
Melbourne say the club is doing a forensic examination of its football program as their disappointing season whimpers to a close. Meanwhile, Carlton will be forced to fight for their season without Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay.
- by Peter Ryan
The Demons stand at the gates of footy hell. These are the five mistakes that got them there
From the premiership glory of 2021 to scrapping for an unlikely finals berth three years later, the decline of the Dees has been dramatic.
- by Kane Cornes
Analysis
AFL 2024
A rapid Dee-cline: The numbers red enough to make any Demons fan blue
In a competition in which you fall behind if you stand still, not enough Melbourne players have improved since their 2021 premiership. Arguably, more have regressed than progressed.
- by Andrew Wu
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AFL 2024
Enough is enough: Simon Goodwin on personal attacks and the Demons’ culture
In an exclusive interview, Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin speaks about club culture, the allegations haunting the Demons, his personal hurt, and attempting to get the Dees back on track.
- by Caroline Wilson
Opinion
AFL 2024
Clayton Oliver and the Demons walking a tightrope
As star Melbourne midfielder continues his cautious behavioural rehabilitation, his club is also trying to overcome six months of on- and off-field horrors
- by Caroline Wilson
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Drugs in sport
Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players
Sport Integrity Australia says it will assess allegations around controversial illicit drug tests in the AFL as the league admits it empowers doctors to remove players from matches if they are at risk of testing positive on match day.
- by Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
Oliver says he would have agreed to trade if Demons wanted him out
Clayton Oliver says he would never have voluntarily left but would have agreed to a trade if Melbourne had indicated they did not want him to stay during the trade period.
- by Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
Melbourne coach Goodwin angered by unfounded drug rumours
Simon Goodwin was angered and frustrated at rumours circulating about him using illicit drugs when senior Melbourne Football Club officials raised them with him on the eve of the 2021 season.
- by Peter Ryan
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