Amid a backdrop of crisis and backstabbing in April 2021, Kate Roffey took over the Demons. But Thursday’s trainwreck display showed how inept the club’s leadership is, writes Michael Warner.
With focus on the Dees at an all-time high for the wrong reasons, a former president has backed calls for a full-scale independent review of the club in the wake of the Christian Petracca stand-off.
The Christian Petracca situation is not only weird to the fans, MARK ROBINSON reports, it’s also weird for some of the players at the Demons, who recently discussed the star’s future.
The AFL’s footy boss has defended wantaway Demon Christian Petracca from suggestion he is looking to leave the club to boost his social media following.
The AFL is in crisis with whistleblower testimony released in Parliament exposing an alleged plot of secret drug activity, cover ups and fraud.
Steven May could play as soon as round 4 despite being badly hurt against Hawthorn as the Demons responded to scans on Jake Lever’s knee.
Hawthorn were given a lesson by Melbourne in their 55-point loss, but there’s one particular area Sam Mitchell says needs urgent attention.
Kozzie Pickett has pledged not to abandon the aggressive approach which is loved by Melbourne’s coaches but has already cost him several weeks of his young career. He tells JON RALPH why he’ll continue to ‘hit hard’.
He made a triumphant return for the Demons in round 1, but spearhead Ben Brown was almost not on an AFL field in 2024, as a nagging knee injury came close to ending his career.
Despite an impressive game, the Demons star knows he still has a lot of work ahead to win back the trust of his teammates.
The Dees claimed their first win of 2024 after a turbulent off-season and superstar Clayton Oliver says he still has work to do to repay the faith of his club, even after a spectacular performance.
The Dogs started hot, but when the Dees turned up the heat, they had no answer as Melbourne claimed their first win of the season, leaving the Dogs scratching their heads early in 2024.
One of North Melbourne’s off-season recruits faces a huge task in his first outing as a Roo after being confirmed to debut against GWS. See every club’s predicted side here.
An opening-round loss in Sydney posed questions about Melbourne, but the coach expects two players to help turn things around.
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