Western Bulldogs
Analysis
AFL 2024
Didn’t expect to see you again so soon: those damnable Hawks are back
Having ruled the competition for a decade, it’s a bit confronting to find Hawthorn back in the top six again already. But this is not a return, it’s a rebirth.
- by Greg Baum
Latest
Magic from the Wizard and a cheeky chug from Ginnivan as young Hawks end Dogs’ season
The Hawks showed no sign of stopping their scintillating run as they rolled past the Bulldogs – and had fun doing it – to set up a semi-final showdown with Port Adelaide.
- by Roy Ward, Marnie Vinall and Jake Niall
‘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
Teams and tips: De Koning, McKay among six inclusions for Blues
The Blues made a raft of changes for their elimination final against Brisbane, while luckless Swans recruit Taylor Adams was dropped.
Mr September? How Ugle-Hagan can be like Buddy
On Friday night, the No.1 draft pick gets the chance to emulate his childhood hero by stamping himself as a big-time player on the September stage.
- by Andrew Wu
Big Dog opens up on ‘honest conversations’ with Bevo
Halfway through the season, he was on the outer at the Western Bulldogs. But a positional change has reinvigorated Rory Lobb’s career.
- by Hannah Hammoud
Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period
We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period, and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.
- by Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
‘This kid is unbelievable’: Josh Weddle has the Hawks dreaming big
Some famous names have donned the No.23 guernsey at Hawthorn. Josh Weddle is quickly emerging as the latest star who could yet leave a premiership imprint.
- by Jon Pierik
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’, says Treloar; AFL hires former Eagles boss; Dons suffer double injury blow
Adam Treloar says it would be a travesty if club great Marcus Bontempelli finishes his career without a Brownlow Medal. Meanwhile, the AFL has hired a former Eagles boss to fill a key role.
- by Jon Pierik, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
Analysis
AFLW
Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares
In the first round of the AFLW season, Daisy Pearce showed why she was “one of the biggest recruiting coups in history” and there was a late free kick in Melbourne’s win over Geelong that caused a stir.
- by Marnie Vinall
Four Points
AFL 2024
Why Charlie Curnow is facing a finals frontier, and how the All-Australian selectors got it so wrong
He might be coming back from injury, but the star Blues forward is so good, and so competitive, that a breakout finals performances is simply a matter of time. As for the All-Australian selectors, they went rogue this year.
- by Michael Gleeson
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