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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

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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
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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Collingwood’s Lachie Schultz stumbles leaving the field in the round nine match against Fremantle.

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
Zach Merrett of the Bombers thanks fans after his club’s win over Sydney.

Merrett cleared by MRO after Blakey collision; Power hopeful Rioli will return

Zach Merrett will be free to play for the Bombers this weekend after being cleared by the MRO and Port Adelaide are hopeful of getting Willie Rioli back.

  • Roy Ward and Steve Barrett
Richmond star Noah Balta.

How crime and punishment do, and don’t, work in the AFL world

The handling of Paul Curtis, Noah Balta, Willie Rioli and others highlights the very different way the AFL deals with on-field and social incidents.

  • Jake Niall
James Sicily and his Hawks.

Watson the latest player caught giving the middle-finger salute, as Sicily and Hawks have the last laugh

Footage has emerged of Hawthorn star Nick Watson giving a middle-finger salute to the crowd, while Richmond coach Adem Yze was happy his vice captain flew the flag in the fiery clash with the Hawks on Sunday.

  • Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik

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