Sam Lalor and Isaac Kako show AFL's rookies are the real deal as Harley Reid shows petulant side — quick hits from round one
Coaches showed off some tricks from their playbook while the AFL showed it is in good hands with the next generation, even with Harley Reid showing his age in a moment he'd like to forget. Here are ...
The Tackle: Jay Clark’s likes and dislikes from Round 1
Round 1 is back, and all 18 clubs are on the park. New Chief Football Writer Jay Clark marks his first weekend in the new top ...
‘Not AFL standard’: Swans whacked after error-strewn defeat
The Swans’ second straight loss to start the new season left experts and fans alike all pointing to the same issue for the ...
Early Tackle: Glenn Mcfarlane’s likes and dislikes from round 1
Two 80,000-plus MCG crowds to kickstart round 1 has the footy world buzzing. Glenn McFarlane names his likes and dislikes from the action so far. After a week in which Collingwood was dismissed as ...
The Roar on MSN2d
Asleep at the wheel: The Adelaide Oval fixture clash between the codes should be a wake-up call for Cricket Australia
Many of my fellow Roarers will have been quietly excited when South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas led the calls for the Sheffield Shield final to be held at the Adelaide Oval – there are few ...
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Geelong great Joel Selwood says it’s now or never for Fremantle Dockers in flag push
Geelong great Joel Selwood said it was now or never for the Fremantle Dockers and that the team needed to be ‘much harder’ if they were to be real flag contenders in 2025.
Inside the Dan Houston trade: Taking a bullet, sleepless nights and the ‘unbelievable tensions’
On the eve of trade deadline day, Dan Houston received a phone call that resulted in a sleepless night. Would he be forced to ...
Blueprint for Pies demolition exposed; Bombers ‘saviours’ face ‘Hird-like’ star — Blowtorch
Plus the two young guns that have instantly become ‘saviours’ for a club, and a rising star has been tipped to explode. Every club’s burning question ahead of Round 1, as well as the commentators for ...
AFL 2025: North Melbourne ‘can’t afford’ to tackle wounded Western Bulldogs with complacency
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson says the Roos can’t afford to underestimate the wounded Western Bulldogs in their ...
For a brief moment, the Tigers almost missed Sam Lalor with pick 1
After the sad passing of national recruiting manager Chris Toce in the final days of the trade period, the club invited his ...
Nic Naitanui recounts the brilliant five-word sledge Ben Cousins once hit him with after inheriting the Eagles great's iconic No 9 jumper
The ex-Eagles ruckman, who retired in 2023, also revealed that Cousins had hit him with a brilliant sledge, that had also ...
Labor pushes transit bill to empower RTA over CTA, Metra, Pace
Some state senators on the Transportation Committee seemed receptive Tuesday to the labor-written bill that also seeks to ...