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Andrew Johns: I never thought I’d say this about the Storm

Here’s something you don’t usually say about a team about to play the Melbourne Storm: I reckon the Sharks are morals in Thursday Night Football. They’re at full strength except for Siosifa Talakai, who is playing for NSW and Nicho Hynes, who was released from Blues camp but has since tested positive to COVID-19. That’s a blow for Craig Fitzgibbon’s […]

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Jason Horne-Francis to return via VFL

North Melbourne’s No.1 draft pick Jason Horne-Francis will play in the VFL against Collingwood on Saturday morning at the AIA Centre as he returns from a two-match suspension. The Kangaroos match committee, led by coach David Noble, decided to ease him back into action because he has not played since June 12. North Melbourne’s bye fell in the week after […]

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Dew re-signs for two years at Suns, putting Clarkson in the shade

The Gold Coast Suns’ trajectory on the field and stability off it has seen Stuart Dew rewarded with a two-year contract extension. Having redressed the problems of player retention and witnessed the improvement on the field, the Suns have re-committed to their popular coach Dew and resisted the temptation of the available four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson. Stuart Dew will […]

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The fire and the spirit: O’Loughlin, Walters, and Thomas delve deep in new AFL documentary

Sydney Swans champion Michael O’Loughlin expects the documentary film written and directed by the co-author of Collingwood’s Do Better report, Larissa Behrendt, to open conversations about the cultural legacies that drive and influence the careers of Indigenous AFL players. The film Warriors on the Field went deeper than examining the racism he and Noongar man, Fremantle’s Michael Walters, and Kamilaroi […]

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