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Comprehensive list: Your AFL club’s 2023 free agents

Key points More than 100 footballers remain on the AFL’s 2023 free agency list. Darcy Parish, Jack Crisp, Sam Docherty and Dylan Moore are on the list. Brisbane’s Eric Hipwood signed a long-term deal to no longer be a free agent. Welcome to your 2023 AFL free agency class. The Age has compiled a comprehensive list of every player at […]

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AFL reveals fixture for inaugural ‘Gather Round’ in SA

The AFL has released the fixture for its inaugural “Gather Round”, to be held in South Australia next year, with the 18 clubs scheduled to play matches across three venues. Adelaide Oval, Norwood and Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills will all host games, as football is concentrated in the state for a festival of footy. Adelaide Oval will host […]

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Hawks and Clarkson conclude business with 450K payout

Hawthorn have reached a final settlement with Alastair Clarkson, paying the four-time premiership coach the $450,000 that he was still owed for his last contract. Sources familiar with the arrangement said Clarkson had been paid the outstanding amount – the second tranche of his 2022 contract to coach the club – in mid-November, as scheduled. The Clarkson camp had been […]

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Craig Vozzo to be new Essendon CEO

West Coast Eagles executive and former football head Craig Vozzo will be the new chief executive at Essendon. In a coup for the club after Andrew Thorburn’s very short time in the role, the Bombers have secured the highly respected Vozzo for the top job. Vozzo’s appointment will be good news for president David Barham, (right) and important support for […]

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Swans defend cheeky draft bids for young guns

Sydney Swans made cheeky bids for two academy players with successive picks on night one then backed it up by selecting a Hawthorn academy product – and landing the player before the Hawks had a chance to match the bid. Sydney chose Cooper Vickery, a small defender tied to the Hawks though the next-generation academy, at pick 27. Clubs cannot […]

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Country teacher, 23, joins students in draft class

Sometimes you need an opportunity. Sometimes you also need someone to put in the right word to the right person to get that opportunity. Joe Richards, a 23-year-old teacher at a special education school in Wangaratta playing country footy, finally got both. After some persistent prodding from a former player, Derek Hine (pictured) selected Joe Richards.Credit:AFL Photos After five years […]

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More AFL draft trades to come? Demons open to Giant move

Key points Melbourne reveal interest in Giants’ pick at start of second round. The Demons tried unsuccessfully to score Essendon’s top-five selection. GWS could keep their second-round pick but will weigh up offers. Melbourne look set to be one of the suitors for Greater Western Sydney’s coveted pick at the start of round two after drafting a second key forward […]

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