The AFL says it is working towards a league-wide “response” into the handling of racism, paving the way for four of the First Nations families involved in the Hawthorn saga to take part in a league probe. However, lawyers representing “Amy” (a pseudonym), another of the families involved in the Hawthorn case who will not participate in the investigation, said […]

In today’s AFL briefing: The opening moves on the first day of the delisted free agency period. North Melbourne star Jasmine Garner claims the AFLW Coaches Association award for the second time. Check back for more updates throughout the day. Hawks’ surprising swoop on Greene Peter Ryan Hawthorn have sprung a surprise by adding former Western Bulldogs forward Fergus Greene […]

Alastair Clarkson maintains he can juggle the demands of beginning to turn around the fortunes of a club which has finished bottom of the ladder for two years, while dealing with an AFL investigation which could shape whether he is allowed to continue coaching. Clarkson’s official first day as North Melbourne coach at Arden St coincided on Wednesday with a […]

Josh Addo-Carr will put his hand up to lead Canterbury as one of rugby league’s rarities: a club captain calling the shots from the wing. Josh Jackson’s sudden retirement leaves new Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo with about $500,000 in welcome salary cap space and in need of a new skipper. Incoming recruit Reed Mahoney, Luke Thompson and fellow Kangaroos tourist […]

The Sydney Swans are mourning the death of one of their biggest and most recognisable supporters, Kenny Williams – their ‘hydration specialist’, club song lead singer, and a fixture of the AFL side’s changeroom for decades. Williams died on Tuesday, aged 93, triggering an outpouring of tributes from ex-players and fans alike. Iconic Swans fan Kenny Williams has passed away, […]

“Have you done enough Daly?” It was the first question, and the only question really. Daly Cherry-Evans passes for Australia against Italy.Credit:Getty Daly Cherry-Evans answered it with the good grace he’s carried all tournament, and the air of a man who knows Nathan Cleary will be crowned Australia’s pre-eminent halfback some day, though no one is quite sure if that’s […]

As Michael Cheika stares down the mountain of all World Cup challenges and a 48-hour, code-crossing coaching schedule, Mal Meninga has backed his Lebanon rival to make a full-time switch to rugby league. Lebanon’s World Cup campaign is on a collision course with the Kangaroos in next week’s quarter-finals, though the Cedars were delivered an unwanted curveball when team gear […]

Hawthorn board candidate James Merlino wants the Hawks to conduct a deep dive into their culture after a series of red flags in 2022 signalled to him there was a disconnect between the administration and the club’s players and members. Until recently Merlino was Victoria’s former deputy premier, education minister and minister for mental health. Now he has decided to […]

The AFL have established a working party to assess how a four-umpire system will work in 2023 before they take the concept to clubs for feedback. The move to increase the number of field umpires officiating in games from next year was revealed in August with the league wanting to spread the load across individual umpires, so the best decision […]

More than once, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has called home with a hint of trepidation after a big night out. “I get on the phone on to my wife and the first thing I ask is, ‘Did Zahli watch that game?’ ‘Did my girl see Daddy get sent off?’” A wild end to the year, even by his standards, had Waerea-Hargreaves brawling […]