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Simon Goodwin and his Demons are desperately in search of answers, and fast.

‘I’ve got the credentials to do the job’: Goodwin stands firm after Dons whip Dees

Melbourne could only muster one good quarter and are now one of only two winless teams. At 0-5, Simon Goodwin was compelled to say he was still the coach for the job.

  • Jake Niall

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Christian Petracca and Nick Bryan.

Rising Bombers fear young ruck has serious knee injury after big win over Demons

Carlton, Gold Coast, the Brisbane Lions and Essendon each recorded wins on Super Saturday of Gather Round, but the news wasn’t all positive for Bombers fans.

  • Roy Ward, Peter Ryan, Jake Niall and Steve Barrett
Bombers star Nic Martin.

‘I struggled to understand what balance meant’: What Martin’s evolution means for a new Essendon

Nic Martin is an excellent player, but it’s his outlook on the game that gives Bombers fans such hope that their club is finally on the right track.

  • Peter Ryan
Essendon need to manage their playing list with discipline.

The four players Essendon should trade, and a couple they should chase

Essendon’s record in the past 20 years is an indictment. Here’s what they must do, according to a former AFL list boss.

  • Chris Pelchen
Harry McKay at training with Carlton skipper Patrick Cripps.

Carlton prepare for McKay’s Gather Round return; Brad Scott’s grim warning on future of coaching

Carlton could welcome back Coleman medallist Harry McKay this round. Meanwhile, Ken Hinkley has spoken about his side’s rivalry with the Hawks and Brad Scott has a dire coaching warning.

  • Andrew Wu and Roy Ward
Where to now: Simon Goodwin needs to find answers quickly if the Demons are to rebound in season 2025.

All love but no wins: Is Simon Goodwin’s time running out at Melbourne?

For all the pre-season chat about the players showing “love” for each other after a tumultuous 2024, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the more appropriate question may be whether it’s time for the Demons to consider a split.

  • Jon Pierik
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Blues coach Michael Voss says pointed conversations would be held this week with players struggling to perform.

‘It means you’re stuffed’: These Victorian powerhouses are in the AFL’s no man’s land

It can be said there are four stages of a team’s development: Contending, rebuilding, building, and no man’s land. We run an eye over every club, and just where they sit.

  • Jake Niall
Port Adelaide’s Miles Bergman, Carlton’s Tom De Koning, North Melbourne’s Luke Davies-Uniacke and Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell are yet to commit to their clubs for 2026.

Inviting drama: Should an AFL captain be meeting a rival coach?

These players are yet to sign on the dotted line, and they’ll be at the centre of trade talk in 2025. And with a club captain among their number, the chase is on.

  • Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
Jobe Watson on this week’s episode of Unfiltered.

‘I didn’t really want to participate’: Watson explains why he agreed to injecting program

After more than a dozen years, a reflective Jobe Watson is now relaxed enough to discuss why he took part in the club’s controversial supplements program and why he feels the 34 suspended players were hard done by.

  • Jon Pierik
The incident involving O’Connell and Rhyan Mansell.

Tiger’s ban stands; Blue to return from break via VFL; Injury heartbreak for Bombers recruit

Rhyan Mansell’s three-match ban stands; Elijah Hollands is expected to return through the VFL this weekend; and the AFL is “comfortable” in allowing Noah Balta to play before he’s sentenced in court.

  • Jake Niall, Scott Spits and Andrew Wu

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