Tag: AFL
Koch says Port Adelaide Power board still behind coach despite AFL finals exit
Port Adelaide Football Club chairman David Koch has said his faith in coach Ken Hinkley was not shaken by an inglorious straight-sets finals exit. Key…
AFL strikes $2.2 billion pay deal with players in historic joint collective bargaining agreement
The AFL has struck a $2.2 billion pay deal with players, which includes massive wage rises for women’s players and longer contracts for first-round draftees…
The leaders or the challengers? How two massive AFL preliminary finals will be decided
Footy isn’t always about the wins and losses from week to week. It’s sometimes about the journey, and what you can learn along the way….
AFL weighs up naming premiership cup in honour of Ron Barassi
Renaming the premiership cup after Ron Barassi is among the ways the AFL is considering honouring the football legend. League chiefs will consult clubs and…
AFL star Danielle Laidley tells her story — ‘nothing more, nothing less’
The footballer on the field at the MCG celebrating the premiership is someone she used to know. The footage has that grainy look of a…
Tasmanian premier rubbishes suggestions AFL stadium cannot be built
Quick read In short: Tasmania’s AFL dream hinges on the construction of a 23,000-seat, roofed stadium at Hobart’s Macquarie Point. But growing concern around the…
AFL royalty praise ‘icon’ Barassi as one of the sport’s most influential figures
The Australian football community has embraced in a collective mourning after the death of Ron Barassi, one of its greatest sons. Barassi died aged 87…
Magpies hit with major injury blow ahead of AFL preliminary final
Collingwood vice-captain Taylor Adams has been ruled out of the Magpies’ preliminary final due to a hamstring injury. Key points: Adams was injured at a…
Phil Krakouer leads racism class action against AFL
Quick Read In short: A class action has been lodged against the AFL for failing to protect players from racial abuse. It’s being led by…
AFL ‘duty bound’ to review rules in Maynard case, McLachlan says
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has defended the tribunal process but says the league is “duty bound” to consider rule changes after Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard had…