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Steven May is facing scrutiny after his clash with Carlton’s Francis Evans on Saturday night.

Whatever happens to Steven May, response to bump shows language and attitudes are changing

It’s now up to the tribunal to decide Steven May’s fate after his sickening collision with Francis Evans. But there was ample evidence in the aftermath that attitudes about these types of incidents have changed across the AFL.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Supporters of the Devils and the new stadium on Saturday.

‘No time to lose’: Devils forge ahead, buoyed by Tasmanian support for Liberals

Election pundits say the election result is hardly an endorsement of the AFL’s demand that the cash-strapped state build a $1 billion stadium in Hobart to join the competition.

  • Peter Ryan, Madeleine Heffernan and Daniella White
Essendon president David Barham has told the AFL commission that the league would be seen as “corporate bullies” should Tasmania fail in its bid to secure the competition’s 19th team.

‘Corporate bullies’: Essendon boss warned AFL over stadium roof demand

David Barham is the first club figure to push back on the league’s ultimatum for the controversial Macquarie Point stadium to have a roof.

  • Caroline Wilson
Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos.

Daicos bombshell: Pies star open to shock Tasmania move

Nick Daicos is well and truly focused on the high-flying Pies this year but said he would be open to offers when his contract expires at the end of 2029, when he will be a restricted free agent.

  • Sam McClure
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has visited the state’s governor seeking an early election.

Tasmania election date confirmed as Devils, AFL search for certainty

The election is about to be called, but the delays have cast a shadow over the future of the AFL’s 19th team.

  • Sam McClure
An artist’s depictions of the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium.

AFL’s stadium plans hang in the balance as Tasmanian premier asks for snap election

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the league will forge ahead with plans to have the Tasmania Devils join the competition in 2028 despite government uncertainty.

  • Jon Pierik, Jake Niall and Ethan James
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New renders for the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium.

I love Tassie footy and we need a team. But the AFL’s stadium ultimatum takes a special kind of arrogance

The still unborn Tasmanian Devils are now front and centre in the island’s culture wars. It didn’t have to be like this.

  • Martin Flanagan
James Peatling’s tackle on Lachie Neale.

Sling tackles again in the spotlight; Tasmania’s AFL saga ‘embarrassing’, says Tim Paine

Adelaide’s James Peatling faces his second ban this season for a dangerous tackle. Meanwhile, Tim Paine has hit out at his own home state over its push for an AFL club.

  • Steve Barrett, Jon Pierik and Scott Spits
The prospect of a Tasmanian election has cast fresh doubt on the Devils.

AFL Commission to discuss Devils licence amid delay fears, political chaos

Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff is set to call his second election in 16 months, which Devils officials fear will at the very least delay construction of the Macquarie Point stadium, and imperil the team.

  • Sam McClure and Alexander Darling
Rum’un, the Tasmania Devils’ club mascot is at risk of extinction because of dramas in the state’s parliament.

Why some AFL club presidents hope political convulsions sink the Tassie Devils

Should the Devils collapse, the $360 million designated to Tassie over a decade will remain in AFL coffers, and the drafts of 2027, 2028 and 2029 will be preserved.

  • Jake Niall

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