Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Storm part-owner and chairman Matt Tripp has revealed his betting company, Betr, will actually turn a bigger profit if favourites Penrith beat his side in Friday’s preliminary final. More than 300,000 punters signed up to Betr late last year, with the corporate bookmaker […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In today’s AFL briefing, your daily wrap of footy news: Adam Cerra hails resilience of Docherty and Acres. Hawks appoint new CEO from within. Carlton midfielder Adam Cerra says the efforts of Blake Acres and Sam Docherty to perform under duress in last […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Anyone who scored Ron Barassi’s prized signature would remember the accompanying number beneath it – 17410. The figure represented the late Barassi’s extraordinary 17 grand final appearances for 10 premierships across his brilliant playing and coaching career at four clubs: Melbourne, Carlton, North […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the most remarkable of transformations, Toby Greene’s likely opponent is presently a bigger villain than he is. The oft-reported provocateur turned All-Australian captain will likely be opposed by Brayden Maynard, the player on whom more column inches have been spent than on […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: This story contains the name and images of a deceased Indigenous person. Lionel Morgan, the first Indigenous athlete to represent Australia in any major sport, has been remembered as an inspiration to generations after his death in Brisbane on the weekend. He […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Whether it is the premiership cup, a stand at the MCG or one of Melbourne’s busiest streets, AFL greats agree the name, Ron Barassi, should adorn at least one great landmark. The most popular choice to honour the legend of the game, who […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The preliminary final weekend is often regarded as one for the purists, for the best four teams are left, and many a senior coach has said it’s the toughest challenge of the year. That may be the case, but the Blues, under Michael […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From Lygon Street’s cafes to musical superstar Robbie Wiliams’ bed, the celebrations of Carlton’s two-point semi-final win over Melbourne on Friday night have gone global. The English pop star recorded himself singing a musical tribute for Blues ruckman Tom De Koning, “De Koning’s […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mal Meninga will stick with James Tedesco as his Kangaroos captain and fullback, but is considering including high-flying No.1 challengers Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh in his Australian squad for the end-of-season Tests. Meninga is giving thought to selecting all three fullbacks, given […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Kevin Walters walked into one of Brisbane’s first training sessions of 2023, he did so with shoulders slumped. The contents of a podcast featuring star winger Selwyn Cobbo, which had been recorded in October, were now being widely distributed just as the […]