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Andrew Dillon (right) and his new recruits, Greg Swann (left) and Tom Harley.

The big reset: How will Tom Harley and Greg Swann improve the AFL?

Both club administrators are respected and trusted. But they are about to learn that no one barracks for the AFL.

  • Peter Ryan

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Collingwood’s Bobby Hill bumps the Brisbane Lions’ Keidean Coleman during the 2023 grand final.

‘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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‘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
Sam Durham’s bump on Adam Cerra.

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
Captain Cripps led Carlton’s great escape from the front.

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
Greg Swann is starting at AFL

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
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Charlie Curnow headed to Byron Bay during the Blues’ mid-season bye.

‘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
‘That’ tackle from Paul Curtis on Port Adelaide’s Josh Sinn.

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
remantle’s Alex Pearce has been offered a three-match ban for this bump on Port Adelaide’s Darcy Byrne-Jones in the round 11 match between their clubs.

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
Lachie Schultz talking to teammates after last Thursday night’s win in which he copped a heavy knock.

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

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