8 h. ago Everyone’s a winner from Smith trade, but the Cats got the cream: Key takeouts from round 14

Bailey Smith’s Brownlow Medal credentials continue to grow in his first year at Geelong, but the Cats aren’t the only club smiling after the convoluted trade that sent him to the coast in the off-season.

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58 h. ago AFL teams and expert tips: Melbourne welcome back Viney; Dons to unveil 10th debutant for 2025

Mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachlan Blakiston will debut for Essendon against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday. Melbourne have made one change for Sunday’s game against Port Adelaide.

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3 d. ago AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Essendon to unveil 10th debutant for 2025

Mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachlan Blakiston have been named to debut for Essendon against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday.

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4 d. ago AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Bailey Smith back for Geelong

Geelong have brought back superstar midfielder Bailey Smith after he missed last week due to hamstring tightness.

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5 d. ago AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Jack Macrae returns to take on Dogs

The Saints recalled the former Western Bulldogs midfielder to take on his old club.

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5 d. ago Tasmania election date confirmed, Devils’ future to be decided

The election is about to be called, but the delays have cast a shadow over the future of the AFL’s 19th team.

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5 d. ago Tasmania election date confirmed as Devils, AFL search for certainty

The election is about to be called, but the delays have cast a shadow over the future of the AFL’s 19th team.

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6 d. ago I love Tassie footy and we need a team. But the AFL’s stadium ultimatum takes a special kind of arrogance

The still unborn Tasmanian Devils are now front and centre in the island’s culture wars. It didn’t have to be like this.

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8 d. ago Fireside diplomacy: Why the AFL chief drove 90 minutes to break bread with Bailey Smith

Andrew Dillon wanted to reinforce to Smith how important he was to the game – and how important the game was, and could be, for him.

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8 d. ago Gawn is modern footy’s ruck benchmark, but says this man has him covered in one key area

Gawn puts himself behind the ball, where the opposition either kick it to him, or he forces them to go the long way home around him. So too does Collingwood’s Darcy Cameron.

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9 d. ago Geelong vs Gold Coast LIVE: No Bailey Smith, no worries for Geelong in hometown masterclass

Geelong and Gold Coast are locking horns in a crucial top eight clash today. At the MCG, Sydney strangled Richmond for a badly needed 44-point win, keeping the Tigers goal-less for nearly three quarters.

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9 d. ago Geelong vs Gold Coast LIVE: Cats lose Bailey Smith to injury as Rowell, Long lead Suns fight back

Geelong and Gold Coast are locking horns in a crucial top eight clash today. At the MCG, Sydney strangled Richmond for a badly needed 44-point win, keeping the Tigers goal-less for nearly three quarters.

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9 d. ago Geelong vs Gold Coast LIVE: Bailey Smith out injured as Cats leading in wet conditions against Suns; Swans beat Tigers

Geelong and Gold Coast are locking horns in a crucial top eight clash today. At the MCG, Sydney strangled Richmond for a badly needed 44-point win, keeping the Tigers goal-less for nearly three quarters.

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9 d. ago AFL teams and round 13 tips: Parish back for Dons, Silvagni returns for Blues

All the ins and outs for AFL round 13. Darcy Parish has been named for his first game at Essendon this year. The teams for Melbourne v Collingwood will be released on Sunday.

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9 d. ago AFL teams and experts’ tips: Parish back for Dons, Silvagni returns for Carlton

All the ins and outs for AFL round 13. Darcy Parish has been named for his first game at Essendon this year. The teams for Melbourne v Collingwood will be released on Sunday.

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1 week ago Tasmania Devils AFL team in peril after premier loses crucial vote

A motion of no confidence has been passed against Tasmania’s premier Jeremy Rockliff by one vote, as the island state’s political chaos leaves the future of the AFL’s newest club in peril.

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1 week ago AFL 2025: AFL teams and experts’ tips: All the changes for round 13

The Dogs welcome back veteran midfielder Adam Treloar for the Thursday-night match against the Hawks, who have lost three key players.

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1 week ago At risk of losing the Devil they know, the AFL stands firm to keep Tassie’s footy dream alive

Like Jeremy Rockliff, the Tasmania Devils live to fight another day. Meanwhile, the AFL is refusing to budge, not even one millimetre, as uncertainty surrounds state parliament and the bid for the AFL’s long-awaited 19th team.

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1 week ago Tears, tension as Tassie Devils fight for survival and so does the state’s premier

The turmoil in Tasmania’s state parliament apparently has nothing to do with the AFL’s in utero team, but the Devils and the fancy new stadium they need could be collateral victims of the sorry saga.

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2 w. ago Clubs respond with relief to AFL’s dramatic head office restructure

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has restructured his executive team in the middle of the season, which will see football split into two parts.

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