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From left: The Brisbane Lions’ Conor McKenna, Collingwood’s Oleg Markov, St Kilda’s Liam Henry and Essendon’s Jayden Laverde.

Footy’s forgotten men: The player at your club who could be looking elsewhere for 2026

The mid-point of the AFL season has arrived, and some footballers have had fewer playing opportunities than others. We look at what that means for a player at each club.

  • Marc McGowan

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Saints star Dan Butler.

‘Getting desperate’: Saints throw the first punch and knock out Demons

St Kilda’s season had been on a knife’s edge heading to Alice Springs, but their campaign still has a pulse after emerging victorious over a Melbourne side that produced its worst ever pressure rating under Simon Goodwin.

  • Jon Pierik
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera.

Before splashing their cash on TDK, Saints need to look after their own best player

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s ability is well-known to all, it seems, except Melbourne, who left him to run unchecked, it seemed, on Sunday in Alice Springs.

  • Michael Gleeson
Brad Scott.

Who the Bombers, Magpies are looking at selecting in the mid-season draft

Essendon will take four players in the mid-season draft, with a recent spate of injuries forcing a pivot from the club’s normal philosophy regarding mid-year picks.

  • Peter Ryan, Michael Gleeson and Marc McGowan
Ross Lyon’s dig at Gold Coast raised the ire of the Suns.

‘Offensive and out of order’: Suns boss fires back after Lyon’s ‘nepo baby’ swipe

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick also bit back after his St Kilda counterpart described the Suns as the “AFL’s nepo baby” on a day when the Saints had their lowest home crowd since 2002.

  • Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Elijah Hollands.

Tigers leave Nankervis out, Blue Hollands misses for personal reasons: AFL teams and experts’ tips for round 11

The Tigers ruckman has been managed, while Elijah Hollands will miss Carlton’s clash for personal reasons and Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom takes a weekend off.

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Essendon great, Michael Long poses for a photo in front of a new statue of him unveiled at the Essendon Football Club on July 17, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.

Ahead of Dreamtime at the ’G, Long backs Vandenbergh to star at AFL House

Michael Long says Pauly Vandenbergh would be the perfect person to step up and guide Indigenous affairs at the AFL when the role becomes vacant. Meanwhile, Christian Petracca has spoken of the ups and downs of his path to 200 games.

  • Jon Pierik, Roy Ward and Danny Russell
Clayton Oliver had a run-with role on Lachie Neale and has earned praise from teammates and his coach.

‘He’s an animal in there’: Inside Clayton Oliver’s reinvention as a tagger

Clayton Oliver has long been a star of the competition, but a new role - how ever long it lasts - has potentially meant a change in mindset for the ball winner.

  • Jon Pierik
Simon Goodwin has a laugh with his coaching staff.

The Demons beat the Lions at the Gabba: Four things we learnt

The Demons came from behind to record a stunning win over the reigning premier, and wasn’t coach Simon Goodwin happy about it.

  • Nick Wright
Kysaiah Pickett with his dad, Kevin Kropinyeri, who designed the Demons’ Indigenous jumper.

Kysaiah Pickett opens up on his culture, his future and his ‘safe space’

Speaking to Kysaiah Pickett, it soon becomes apparent how deep his connection is to his home and the club where he has become a favourite among fans and teammates.

  • Andrew Wu

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