All 10 Victorian clubs will evacuate the state after this weekend’s matches to avoid the deepening COVID-19 crisis, forcing the AFL to rewrite the 2020 fixture. See where your team is headed and who they’ll play.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick can’t guarantee all his players will join an interstate hub but said he was “dying to get there”. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are expecting some of its players to opt out with eight dads having to make a call.
On the same day his grandfather John Kennedy passed away, Josh Kennedy played his 250th AFL game because “That’s what granddad would have wanted”. AFL figures – including the target of his epic ‘Don’t think, do!’ speech – have remembered Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend.
Chris Cavanagh has poured over the form to find the best betting value in Round 4 and believes Essendon could be vulnerable against a Carlton side on a high after last week’s surprise win. Check out his punting tips.
ESSENDON champion Matthew Lloyd says Jordan Lewis should walk out on Hawthorn after he was put up for trade.
SAM Mitchell was contacted on Brownlow Medal day about his future at the Hawks. So why was he left out of the club calendar, released in mid-September?
SAM Mitchell is officially a West Coast player after a trade between the Eagles and Hawthorn was struck on Friday morning.
SAM Mitchell will become an Eagle after Hawthorn and West Coast reached an agreement on one of the most remarkable trades in the game’s history.
HAWTHORN must come up with a deal to satisfy Gold Coast for Jaeger O’Meara. Ex-Hawks recruiter Gary Buckenara names the players he’d trade for the Suns midfielder in his list analysis.
HAWTHORN’S desire to clear as much as $600,000 of salary cap room from Sam Mitchell’s contract has emerged as a key factor in his trade to West Coast.
JAEGER O’Meara’s manager “couldn’t be more confident” Hawthorn will secure a trade for the wantaway Gold Coast Suns star. Plus news on Pearce Hanley and Tom Rockliff.
THE AFL has been tiptoeing toward an American flavour for several years, but it took a giant stride when Sam Mitchell revealed he could be an Eagle, writes MARK ROBINSON.
SAM Mitchell’s address to the Hawthorn faithful at last Saturday night’s best-and-fairest makes for interesting reading after his floated trade grenade shook the footy world.
SAM Mitchell’s mentor David Parkin says the departing Hawthorn champion should complete a five to 10-year coaching apprenticeship before leading an AFL club.
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