Melbourne Demons
Steven May’s bump has divided football. His tribunal case will decide the future of the game
The high-speed collision left a Carlton player with a bloodied nose, a missing tooth and concussion.
- Marc McGowan and Jon Pierik
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- Four Points
- AFL 2025
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
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
May to face tribunal for bump on Blue; Hawk has surgery on kidney; Curnow breaks drought
Predictions on the penalty for Steven May’s bump on Francis Evans varied wildly and now the matter rests with the AFL tribunal. Meanwhile, Hawthorn’s Finn Maginness suffered a lacerated kidney in the win over Port Adelaide.
- Scott Spits and Danny Russell
Blues bounce back in an MCG thriller, but incident involving May gets footy world talking
Ken Hinkley was full of praise for Jack Ginnivan after his cheeky dig in the Hawks’ win, but an incident between Steven May and Francis Evans stole most of the focus.
- Roy Ward, Russell Bennett, Scott Spits, Vince Rugari and Danny Russell
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
AFL could introduce AFLW-specific stadium; Goodwin says flag star won’t be moved on
AFL executives have outlined how the women’s game could benefit from its own venue. Meanwhile, the Melbourne coach says the Demons are in a much better place now than they were heading into last year’s trade period.
- Jake Niall and Danny Russell
- Money Talks
- AFL 2025
The expendables: The players your club could offload as trade bait
AFL clubs have started assessing their lists and identifying which valuable players they might be willing to offer on the trade table when the silly season comes around.
- Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
‘I had to respond’: Gawn’s reaction to ugly incident involving teammate
The Demons snapped a five-game losing streak with a hard fought win, but the contest was marred by the incident that sparked Tom Sparrow’s teammates to fly the flag for him.
- Scott Spits and Russell Bennett
Demons great Brian Dixon dies aged 89
Melbourne and the football world are mourning the passing of Melbourne great and former government minister Brian Dixon. He was 89.
- Jake Niall and Scott Spits
How the AFL’s 2025 draft pool will turbocharge the trade period
This year’s draft crop isn’t exactly receiving rave reviews, but it could still fuel a frenetic trade period at the end of this season.
- Peter Ryan
It was no cakewalk against the Eagles, but good old Collingwood keep standing up when it matters
Top-team Collingwood handled last-placed West Coast Eagles but not before some nervous moments until Scott Pendlebury and Nick Daicos led the Magpies to a win in the second half.
- Scott Spits, Roy Ward, Russell Bennett, Danny Russell and Andrew Wu
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