As pressure mounted on Tony Shaw at Collingwood in 1998, the club held secret talks with Damian Drum. For the first time, he speaks on the SACKED podcast about how close he came to being Collingwood’s coach.
Adelaide showcased its premiership credentials with a commanding semi-final victory over Fremantle, sounding a warning to preliminary final opponent Brisbane Lions.
Fremantle has surged into the second week of AFLW finals – and ended Essendon’s campaign – on the back of a clutch long-range goal from Gabby O’Sullivan.
St Kilda’s board was blindsided when Ross Lyon was announced as Fremantle coach in 2011 despite his manager negotiating a deal with the club. Nathan Burke unpacks how it happened in SACKED.
Sam Mitchell made a decisive move that swung the game the Hawks’ way as they shocked Freo and kept their season alive.
With Luke Jackson and the Dockers taking control in the third term, as he said himself, Hawks skipper James Sicily ‘was a bit of a liability’. But then Sam Mitchell made a call – and it could be a season-defining one.
It became clear to Jaeger O’Meara at the end of last season that Fremantle’s midfield had outgrown him. He tells ELIZA REILLY how a shift to the wing has reinvigorated his career.
Justin Longmuir’s rise from a shy country kid to an AFL star to a 99-game coach could forget where he came from. But as ELIZA REILLY found as she visited his home town of Koorda, the Longmuir name runs deep in the WA wheatbelt.
The Tigers started fast over in the west, but it didn’t take Fremantle long to seize control. And the result leaves Adem Yze’s side in uncharted territory.
Josh Draper stood tall in the absence of skipper Alex Pearce, helping lift Fremantle to a last-gasp win victory over Sydney as West Australian Logan McDonald — who has been linked with the Dockers — missed a late chance to snatch the game.
Sydney’s long winning streak is over, with a maligned Swan committing two costly errors in a shock one-point loss to Fremantle.
The sight of players slipping over at Optus Stadium has been common since Perth’s 60,000-seat stadium opened, and West Coast defender Tom Barrass has had enough — speaking out about a surface he says has “never been in reasonable nick”.
In an unusual public airing of grievances, Justin Longmuir has issued a pointed message to his players ahead of Sunday’s clash with Gold Coast, calling for a change in priorities after last week’s 67-point loss, writes ELIZA REILLY.
An 18-month plan has been floated for Fremantle to land a Swans superstar on the most lucrative salary the AFL has ever seen.
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