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Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

What value do you place on the intangible impact of a player who’s beloved by teammates, and whose absence would be keenly felt in the locker room?...

29.03.2025 7

WA Today

Jake Niall

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

What value do you place on the intangible impact of a player who’s beloved by teammates, and whose absence would be keenly felt in the locker room?...

29.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

What value do you place on the intangible impact of a player who’s beloved by teammates, and whose absence would be keenly felt in the locker room?...

29.03.2025 9

The Age

Jake Niall

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

Why Maynard’s decision to stay or go really matters

What value do you place on the intangible impact of a player who’s beloved by teammates, and whose absence would be keenly felt in the locker room?...

29.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

It is difficult to be critical of a senior coach who is being truthful and also showing care for his captain. But was this intervention necessary? No,...

24.03.2025 4

WA Today

Jake Niall

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

It is difficult to be critical of a senior coach who is being truthful and also showing care for his captain. But was this intervention necessary? No,...

24.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

It is difficult to be critical of a senior coach who is being truthful and also showing care for his captain. But was this intervention necessary? No,...

24.03.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

It is difficult to be critical of a senior coach who is being truthful and also showing care for his captain. But was this intervention necessary? No,...

24.03.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

Hawthorn and Collingwood are among the suitors. It is a safe bet that Melbourne will be too, and Essendon would be foolish not to entertain this...

22.03.2025 8

WA Today

Jake Niall

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

Hawthorn and Collingwood are among the suitors. It is a safe bet that Melbourne will be too, and Essendon would be foolish not to entertain this...

22.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

Hawthorn and Collingwood are among the suitors. It is a safe bet that Melbourne will be too, and Essendon would be foolish not to entertain this...

22.03.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

The Melbourne powerhouses in the mix for another club’s captain

Hawthorn and Collingwood are among the suitors. It is a safe bet that Melbourne will be too, and Essendon would be foolish not to entertain this...

22.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Too late to the intersection: Why Jackson Archer had to be banned

The notion that Luke Cleary caused the collision because he was low, or that Jackson Archer deserved a free for below the knees contact, is utter...

19.03.2025 20

WA Today

Jake Niall

Too late to the intersection: Why Jackson Archer had to be banned

Too late to the intersection: Why Jackson Archer had to be banned

The notion that Luke Cleary caused the collision because he was low, or that Jackson Archer deserved a free for below the knees contact, is utter...

19.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Too late to the intersection: Why Jackson Archer had to be banned

Too late to the intersection: Why Jackson Archer had to be banned

The notion that Luke Cleary caused the collision because he was low, or that Jackson Archer deserved a free for below the knees contact, is utter...

19.03.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Too late to the intersection: Why Jackson Archer had to be banned

The notion that Luke Cleary caused the collision because he was low, or that Jackson Archer deserved a free for below the knees contact, is utter...

19.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

The difference this Day makes: How the Hawks have taken the next step

While Barrass and Battle should improve the Hawks’ backline, the more crucial inclusion to the team that went on an intoxicating charge last year...

07.03.2025 9

WA Today

Jake Niall

The difference this Day makes: How the Hawks have taken the next step

While Barrass and Battle should improve the Hawks’ backline, the more crucial inclusion to the team that went on an intoxicating charge last year...

07.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

The difference this Day makes: How the Hawks have taken the next step

While Barrass and Battle should improve the Hawks’ backline, the more crucial inclusion to the team that went on an intoxicating charge last year...

07.03.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

The difference this Day makes: How the Hawks have taken the next step

While Barrass and Battle should improve the Hawks’ backline, the more crucial inclusion to the team that went on an intoxicating charge last year...

07.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Only one can win, but there are 10 sides contending for the premiership

Chief football writer Jake Niall gives his take on each team this season, as well as who he expects to play off in the grand final, who will win the...

05.03.2025 10

WA Today

Jake Niall

Only one can win, but there are 10 sides contending for the premiership

Chief football writer Jake Niall gives his take on each team this season, as well as who he expects to play off in the grand final, who will win the...

05.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Only one can win, but there are 10 sides contending for the premiership

Chief football writer Jake Niall gives his take on each team this season, as well as who he expects to play off in the grand final, who will win the...

05.03.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Only one can win, but there are 10 sides contending for the premiership

Chief football writer Jake Niall gives his take on each team this season, as well as who he expects to play off in the grand final, who will win the...

05.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Footy’s new LeBronomy: Why Richmond’s exodus is disturbing

The AFL doesn’t want or need the club-hopping of the NBA, in which players and teams are empowered to leave each other, at short-notice, when either...

01.03.2025 10

WA Today

Jake Niall

Footy’s new LeBronomy: Why Richmond’s exodus is disturbing

The AFL doesn’t want or need the club-hopping of the NBA, in which players and teams are empowered to leave each other, at short-notice, when either...

01.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Footy’s new LeBronomy: Why Richmond’s exodus is disturbing

The AFL doesn’t want or need the club-hopping of the NBA, in which players and teams are empowered to leave each other, at short-notice, when either...

01.03.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Footy’s new LeBronomy: Why Richmond’s exodus is disturbing

The AFL doesn’t want or need the club-hopping of the NBA, in which players and teams are empowered to leave each other, at short-notice, when either...

01.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Is Petracca better than Cripps? Jake Niall’s top 30 AFL players for 2025

To be top 30 in an 18-team competition defines a footballer as genuinely elite. This exercise is simply about who’s the best.

23.02.2025 8

WA Today

Jake Niall

Is Petracca better than Cripps? Jake Niall’s top 30 AFL players for 2025

To be top 30 in an 18-team competition defines a footballer as genuinely elite. This exercise is simply about who’s the best.

23.02.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Is Petracca better than Cripps? Jake Niall’s top 30 AFL players for 2025

To be top 30 in an 18-team competition defines a footballer as genuinely elite. This exercise is simply about who’s the best.

23.02.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Is Petracca better than Cripps? Jake Niall’s top 30 AFL players for 2025

To be top 30 in an 18-team competition defines a footballer as genuinely elite. This exercise is simply about who’s the best.

23.02.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Living on the edge: The AFL coaches fighting for their jobs in 2025

While all AFL senior coaches suffer the slings and arrows of feral fans, up to five enter 2025 in parlous positions.

15.02.2025 9

WA Today

Jake Niall

Living on the edge: The AFL coaches fighting for their jobs in 2025

While all AFL senior coaches suffer the slings and arrows of feral fans, up to five enter 2025 in parlous positions.

15.02.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Living on the edge: The AFL coaches fighting for their jobs in 2025

While all AFL senior coaches suffer the slings and arrows of feral fans, up to five enter 2025 in parlous positions.

15.02.2025 9

The Age

Jake Niall

Living on the edge: The AFL coaches fighting for their jobs in 2025

While all AFL senior coaches suffer the slings and arrows of feral fans, up to five enter 2025 in parlous positions.

15.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Salacious corporeal material rather than suited corporate failings ends Sayers tenure

Had he clung to the presidency, Sayers would have faced pressure to explain exactly what had transpired and the provenance of this embarrassing photo.

22.01.2025 7

WA Today

Jake Niall

Salacious corporeal material rather than suited corporate failings ends Sayers tenure

Had he clung to the presidency, Sayers would have faced pressure to explain exactly what had transpired and the provenance of this embarrassing photo.

22.01.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Salacious corporeal material rather than suited corporate failings ends Sayers tenure

Had he clung to the presidency, Sayers would have faced pressure to explain exactly what had transpired and the provenance of this embarrassing photo.

22.01.2025 7

The Age

Jake Niall

Salacious corporeal material rather than suited corporate failings ends Sayers tenure

Had he clung to the presidency, Sayers would have faced pressure to explain exactly what had transpired and the provenance of this embarrassing photo.

22.01.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Handle with care: Flags can’t be won in January, but they can be lost

High stakes apply for Collingwood and Carlton, as they nurse their injured stars such as Nick Daicos and Charlie Curnow.

22.01.2025 9

WA Today

Jake Niall

Handle with care: Flags can’t be won in January, but they can be lost

High stakes apply for Collingwood and Carlton, as they nurse their injured stars such as Nick Daicos and Charlie Curnow.

22.01.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Handle with care: Flags can’t be won in January, but they can be lost

High stakes apply for Collingwood and Carlton, as they nurse their injured stars such as Nick Daicos and Charlie Curnow.

22.01.2025 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Handle with care: Flags can’t be won in January, but they can be lost

High stakes apply for Collingwood and Carlton, as they nurse their injured stars such as Nick Daicos and Charlie Curnow.

22.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Why John Longmire left, and why rival clubs will keep calling him

John Longmire was, as a pair of associates put it, cooked. His decision to quit, with 12 months remaining on a contract worth more than $1 million,...

26.11.2024 4

WA Today

Jake Niall

Why John Longmire left, and why rival clubs will keep calling him

John Longmire was, as a pair of associates put it, cooked. His decision to quit, with 12 months remaining on a contract worth more than $1 million,...

26.11.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Why John Longmire left, and why rival clubs will keep calling him

John Longmire was, as a pair of associates put it, cooked. His decision to quit, with 12 months remaining on a contract worth more than $1 million,...

26.11.2024 5

The Age

Jake Niall

Why John Longmire left, and why rival clubs will keep calling him

John Longmire was, as a pair of associates put it, cooked. His decision to quit, with 12 months remaining on a contract worth more than $1 million,...

26.11.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

The Hawks couldn’t win in the racism scandal. But they found an escape route

The series of events known as the Hawthorn racism saga have cost the club and competition millions of dollars, damaged the reputations and...

21.11.2024 5

WA Today

Jake Niall

The Hawks couldn’t win in the racism scandal. But they found an escape route

The series of events known as the Hawthorn racism saga have cost the club and competition millions of dollars, damaged the reputations and...

21.11.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall