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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…

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Crows keen on AFL score review talks, after players were given ‘minute to vent’ amid goalpost saga

Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks says he is keen to be part of any post-season talks about improvements to the AFL’s score review system, after…

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Goal error prompts calls for rule changes, score review revamp and $1 million in compo

Saturday night’s controversial and costly AFL goal-line call which ended the Adelaide Crows’ finals hopes has triggered calls for rule changes, extensive redress, and a…

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Hawthorn Football Club cultural safety review author Phil Egan charged with fraud-related offences

The man who accused the Hawthorn Football Club of racism has been charged with 73 offences including obtaining financial advantage by deception, the use of…

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AFL confirms a ‘number of participants’ for independent Hawthorn cultural review

Several First Nations families whose stories formed Hawthorn’s internal cultural review will take part in the AFL’s independent investigation, but the league has denied striking…

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Woman at centre of Hawthorn racism review withdraws from AFL investigation

The lawyer for a woman at the centre of the Hawthorn cultural safety review says his client will not participate in the AFL’s investigation, citing…

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Woman at centre of Hawthorn racism review will not participate in AFL investigation

The lawyer for a woman at the centre of the Hawthorn cultural safety review says his client will not participate in the AFL’s investigation, citing…

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Footy club president says Player Points System ‘disaster’ needs review

Nick Gooden says it was an “honest mistake” that caused the Warragul Industrials to breach country football’s most important equalisation measure during two of the…

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First Nations families no guarantee to participate in Hawthorn review, lawyer says

The AFL is pushing ahead with its probe into historical allegations at Hawthorn, despite the prospect a number of First Nations families won’t take part….

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McLachlan says AFL ‘doing what we were asked’ in naming panel to conduct Hawthorn review

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has said there is no guarantee the complainants in the Hawthorn cultural review would participate in the external investigation. Key…

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