Carlton coach Michael Voss has declared Mitch McGovern is “super keen” to reinvigorate his career at full-back in a team set to embrace a selfless culture. The Blues had their first official day on the job under Voss on Monday. While it technically was the start of pre-season training for the first to four-year players, the likes of Patrick Cripps, […]

Collingwood’s Jordan De Goey is expected to fly back to Australia within weeks, ahead of his court case in New York on assault charges. De Goey, who has been stood down indefinitely by the club after being charged over a nightclub altercation in New York, will return to Australia “this month”, new coach Craig McRae said on Monday. Jordan De […]

Star Sharks signing Nicho Hynes has bristled at critics who said he won’t improve after leaving NRL powerhouse Melbourne, making it his mission to drag Cronulla back into the finals. On his first day of training under new Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon, the 25-year-old discussed the lure of playing under the former Roosters assistant and his embarrassment in having a […]

Unlike his elegant style of play, Finn Callaghan’s journey to the draft was not always so smooth-moving. The midfielder faced a significant bump in the road only two years ago, when he was ignored at the Vic Metro selection table as an under-16. It came as a shock — he captained the under-12 state side four years prior — but […]

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Nine out of 10 players believe the game is faster under the NRL’s rule changes and now they want the match review and judiciary systems to keep pace, starting with the abolition of fines. The NRL is in the process of completing a number of football reviews that will determine whether changes need to be made to the on-field rules […]

Speaking on Friday, at her old home of North Melbourne Football Club, the club she played and coached for with distinction, Dani Laidley spoke of the two tribes that she was representing. “I’m very proud today. It’s probably the first time I’ve represented my old tribe and my new tribe,” said the former coach, whose reference to her “new tribe” […]

Hawthorn are set for a contested board election with lawyer Jennifer Holdstock, ex-Australian Super boss Ian Silk and current director Tim Shearer vying for the two vacant positions. Three other candidates – Mulgrave Primary School principal Charles Spicer, former Hawthorn player Simon Taylor and 1991 premiership player and ex-board member Andy Gowers – have all withdrawn their nominations, averting a […]

Gold Coast star Touk Miller has admitted he was “definitely shocked” when he learnt that fellow midfield bull Hugh Greenwood had joined North Melbourne this week. In the most dramatic player movement of the off-season, Greenwood linked up with the Kangaroos as a delisted free agent on Monday evening, after the Suns removed him from their primary list with the […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Carlton’s Liam Jones did his own research into the COVID-19 vaccine before making the surprising decision to retire from AFL football rather than accept the vaccine. Separately, The Age has learned that ex-Carlton forward and expected Gold Coast recruit Levi Casboult is awaiting the arrival of the Novavax vaccine in Australia […]