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Shai Bolton will return home to WA.

Saints wield the axe, ex-Tigers flag star named for new club: AFL expert tips and teams for round two

Ross Lyon made a statement at the selection table, while Collingwood also made some key calls.

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Christian Petracca made a positive return for Melbourne.

Smiling Petracca and promising debuts dull pain of Demons’ loss; Saints make lamentable start; Archer suspended

Lachie Keeffe was the unlikely hero for the Giants against the plucky Demons; the Saints started their season poorly; and the match review officer has issued a rising Roo defender a three-week ban.

  • Marc McGowan and Steve Barrett
A man on a mission: St Kilda president Andrew Bassat is doing all he can to turn the Saints into an AFL power.

‘Doing this properly’: Why the Saints won’t back down in their star pursuit

Andrew Bassat caused a stir when he called the AFL out on what he felt were unfair drafting rules. The St Kilda president opens up on the Saints’ salary cap, their pursuit of star players and why more change at the draft table is needed.

  • Jon Pierik
Levi Ashcroft is primed for a round-one debut.

AFL expert tips and teams: Clubs roll out the young guns in round one

Here are all the teams and expert tips for round one.

Podcasters Terry Dehghani and Chris Michaels are part of a new wave of footy media.

‘It’s turned into a therapy session’: The footy experts you may never have heard about

Thousands of diehard supporters are tuning in to fan-created shows that provide what the smorgasbord of footy shows and newspaper print cannot.

  • Andrew Wu
Craig McRae has apologised to AFL football boss Laura Kane for his blue with Adam Kingsley.

‘I’m cheeky’: McRae rebuked by his wife over GWS jibe; SA premier lashes out at footy compo claim

Collingwood coach Craig McRae accepts he overstepped the mark in his boundary-line heckling against GWS, and has apologised to the AFL’s football boss Laura Kane.

  • Jon Pierik, Daniel Brettig and Andrew Wu
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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon with club president Andrew Bassat.

Saints must ‘get off welfare’ – but say they aren’t completely to blame

St Kilda president Andrew Bassat concedes his club has “done some things poorly in the past” but insists it is at a disadvantage because it is not given marquee games or allowed to play more matches at the MCG.

  • Jon Pierik and Sam McClure
Opting out: St Kilda great Nicky Winmar will not be a co-lead plaintiff in a racism concussion action.

‘Cease and desist’: Confusion reigns over Winmar’s role in AFL racism claim

A racism class action against the AFL has had a major development, with a prominent former player declaring he does not want to be a figurehead. Meanwhile, Hawks coach Sam Mitchell and Swans counterpart Dean Cox have spoken ahead of the new season-opener.

  • Jon Pierik, Angus Delaney and Vince Rugari
Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick and partner Alexandra Crow at last year’s Brownlow Medal.

Revealed: The AFL funding headed for your club; Suns role for Hardwick’s partner ticked off

The AFL’s annual report outlines an intriguing set of numbers when it comes to club funding, while a poll of the 18 club captains has revealed some surprising results on their most-anticipated game.

  • Jake Niall, Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Injured AFL players George Wardlaw (North Melbourne), Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) and Charlie Curnow (Carlton).

The injury curse has already struck AFL clubs. Who’s the hardest hit?

The AFL season is only days away, but some clubs are already ravaged by injuries. We take a look at the clubs under the most stress.

  • Marc McGowan

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