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Patrick Cripps, Gary Ablett jnr, Patrick Dangerfield and Dustin Martin.

‘Totally skewed the voting’: Was Cripps’ 2024 season the best Brownlow year this century?

Patrick Cripps toasted a record-breaking 45 votes to claim this year’s Brownlow Medal, but was it really the greatest season on record?

by Jon Pierik

Then Brisbane Lions football player Aaron Shattock.

Updated

Former Brisbane Lions player in critical condition after being crushed by excavator

by Catherine Strohfeldt

‘We got a good deal. Don’t tell Sheeds’: Essendon defends ambassadorial role

by Scott Spits

Melbourne skipper Max Gawn is the best ruckman of his era.

Gawn’s freak injury to sideline him from training for six weeks

by Peter Ryan

AFL Briefing

AFL makes substitute call for 2025; Melbourne’s concession on Petracca injury

by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik

Insight & Analysis

Why not Waverley? Demons should take over Hawks’ nest

The Demons are pressing ahead with their plans to locate their club’s training and administration base at Caulfield, but there is a familiar alternative nearby.

Gambling is a problem because of advertising. To say otherwise is an insult

Eighteen months ago, a federal government inquiry into online gambling chaired by the late Peta Murphy recommended phasing out ads over three years. Promptly, the government got on with sitting on their hands.

Greg Baum

Sports columnist

‘I thought, geez, this is a happy story’: Helen Garner on her footy book

The acclaimed writer spent a season watching her grandson play football. The result is a story of love in the face of time’s passing.

Jake Niall

Chief football writer, The Age

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Barry Carp was elected president of the Collingwood Football Club.

AFL 2024

Magpies install new president, re-elect board, post $9m profit

Collingwood members opted for stability, endorsing the board’s recommended candidates and Barry Carp, the man anointed to assume the presidency from Jeff Browne.