Match review
- Opinion
- AFL 2025
‘It’s not about courage’: Why I choose not to bump
The consequences of bumping are too great, so I opt not to do it and train accordingly, and there are plenty of other players like me at the top level.
- Libby Birch
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- AFL 2025
‘Exactly what we need’: AFL poaches Swans CEO Tom Harley
The AFL has poached Sydney chief executive Tom Harley who will join the league to work alongside CEO Andrew Dillon as the chief operating officer.
- Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu
- Opinion
- AFL injury ward
Bumping Bomber got two-match ban, he deserved to be sidelined for twice as long
Adam Cerra was fortunate to escape without a concussion or a spinal injury. Sam Durham was lucky to escape with a ban of just two matches.
- Michael Gleeson
Carlton’s great escape: Blues hold off ferocious Bomber fightback in King’s Birthday eve blockbuster
Carlton led by 38 points before the nerves kicked in and Essendon fought back, but they held on in the latest chapter of their storied rivalry.
- Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan and Russell Bennett
After 25 years as a club boss, Greg Swann joins the AFL ‘mothership’
The AFL’s new footy supremo says his No.1 priority will be improving the relationship between the league’s head office and its clubs. But there’s one argument Victorian clubs might not get much traction on.
- Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Sam McClure
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
‘Pressure is gonna be on’: Curnow on trade talk and rebooting the Blues; Meek’s major match review win
Charlie Curnow has revealed why Carlton players went their separate ways during the bye. Meanwhile, a Hawks big man has escaped MRO trouble.
- Danny Russell and Andrew Wu
The crackdown on dangerous tackles was supposed to protect AFL players, but it’s left them confused
The lack of understanding among players over what constitutes a dangerous tackle was laid bare by the AFL players’ union, and player fines are spiralling towards a record sum.
- Andrew Wu
- AFL briefing
- AFL 2025
Dockers’ skipper offered three-match ban; Pies lose Maynard to foot injury
Alex Pearce is set for an extended stint on the sidelines after the match review officer assessed his bump on a Port Adelaide opponent, while Collingwood has lost another key player to injury.
- Peter Ryan, Michael Gleeson and Jon Pierik
- Opinion
- AFL 2025
How did it come to this? The Schultz saga exposes cracks at the AFL
The AFL has been protective of umpires to a fault for decades, for good reason. Now, they had thrown them under the proverbial bus.
- Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
Umpires misled AFL over not stopping play after Schultz clash
Audio has emerged that casts doubt on the umpires’ version of events from Thursday night’s match in which Magpie Lachie Schultz was concussed.
- Michael Gleeson
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