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Third-party deals, coach behaviour and the Tassie Devils’ list: Dillon addresses footy’s biggest talking points

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has responded to the widespread speculation about payments from third parties and to reporting of Geelong’s salary cap audit.

  • Jake Niall

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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
Brendon Gale has started as CEO of the Tasmania Devils.

‘My wish is … that comes to an end’: Why Gale wants Hawthorn booted from Tassie

The Tasmania Devils boss insists the team will be ready to play in the AFL from 2028, and dismissed concerns about potential delays to the Macquarie Point stadium.

  • Caroline Wilson
Supplied images project what the proposed AFL stadium at  Macquarie Point in Hobart, Tasmania, will look like.

See-through roof and river views: Pictures of Tassie’s new stadium revealed

Tasmania needs the roofed stadium so that it can have a team in the AFL, but the venue has been designed to offer the state so much more.

  • Melissa Meehan
Kath McCann in Melbourne this week.`

The ‘Pied piper’ leading the charge at AFL’s new Tasmanian team

Tasmania Devils executive director Kath McCann was the brainchild behind the club’s $10 memberships, which have already attracted 195,000 members.

  • Caroline Wilson
Geelong coach Chris Scott.

Scott’s AFL pass to discuss ‘issues’ as rotation move bites; Hawks push for Tassie showdown

Chris Scott might have been given a licence by league headquarters to discuss the big issues, such as holding the ball decisions, but his Cats have more to worry about.

  • Danny Russell
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Brendon Gale (left) and Dustin Martin embrace after the 2017 grand final.

Gale force heads to Tasmania; Newman fined over bump; Howe forward with Elliott out

Brendon Gale has been announced as the inaugural CEO of the Tasmania Devils, Carlton’s Nic Newman is free to take on Sydney he was fined for a high bump on Alex Neal-Bullen, while injury-hit Collingwood will be without Jamie Elliott against West Coast.

  • Peter Ryan and Danny Russell
Melbourne and GWS clash in Alice Springs last year.

‘The NT is ready’: Powerbrokers push for 20th AFL team

A Northern Territory club could join the AFL within a decade and play at a multipurpose 20,000-capacity stadium in Darwin, NT powerbrokers say.

  • Steve Larkin
Trent Cotchin holds the premiership trophy aloft as the Tigers leave the field after winning the 2019 grand final.

Why the mastermind behind the Tigers’ flag list could be bound for Tassie

The Tasmania Devils have a clear target when it comes to who they want to build their inaugural list.

  • Sam McClure
West Coast walk glumly from Marvel stadium on Saturday.

The Eagle has crash-landed: what on earth has happened to West Coast?

AFL heavyweights West Coast have become the easybeats of the competition, and a club great fears there is more pain to come yet.

  • Greg Baum

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