The AFL’s powerbrokers
Every AFL club has a network of influencers who make things happen through their wealth, fame or political connections. This is our series on the people who have shaped their footy teams in the modern era.
AFL club powerbrokers
Cotton On dropped $1 million on a luxe Geelong corporate box. Some say they have a better view than the coach
Every AFL club has wealthy, influential or famous people working behind the scenes to boost their team. We go inside the corporate boxes at Geelong.
- by Danny Russell
AFL club powerbrokers
‘Never talked about this’: The power struggle that moved a Collingwood great to tears
Money is not a pressing concern for Collingwood, but the Magpies have grappled with a more destructive force.
- by Stephen Brook
The Hawks were ‘close to death’. These are the people who brought them back from the brink
Petty politics have been set side as the Hawks prepare to move to their new training base, the Kennedy Community Centre, at Dingley in Melbourne’s south-east.
- by Peter Ryan
AFL club powerbrokers
They’re the richest, most powerful Tigers supporters. But you wouldn’t know it
Every AFL club has a network of influencers who make things happen through their wealth, fame or political connections. In the fourth instalment of a series on AFL powerbrokers, we go inside the fundraising dinners among Richmond’s elite, and how a brush with Alan Bond in the ’80s changed them forever.
- by Michael Gleeson
AFL club powerbrokers
A multimillionaire who calls the coach in his hour of need: Inside St Kilda’s network of rich-listers and celebs
The Saints have no shortage of wealthy and celebrity supporters. This is how they roll.
- by Sam McClure
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