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For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

The football experts - the coaches - should have pulled Hollands from the field when it was evident he was incapable of performing.

latest 9

WA Today

Jake Niall

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

The football experts - the coaches - should have pulled Hollands from the field when it was evident he was incapable of performing.

latest 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

The football experts - the coaches - should have pulled Hollands from the field when it was evident he was incapable of performing.

latest 8

The Age

Jake Niall

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

For Michael Voss and Carlton, this is much worse than blowing another lead

The football experts - the coaches - should have pulled Hollands from the field when it was evident he was incapable of performing.

latest 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

Both Essendon and Carlton have talented prospective father-sons in 2026 and 2027 respectively, and don’t want the rule changed until they’ve had...

tuesday 10

WA Today

Jake Niall

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

Both Essendon and Carlton have talented prospective father-sons in 2026 and 2027 respectively, and don’t want the rule changed until they’ve had...

tuesday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

Both Essendon and Carlton have talented prospective father-sons in 2026 and 2027 respectively, and don’t want the rule changed until they’ve had...

tuesday 10

The Age

Jake Niall

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

The son of an Essendon gun behind the Bombers’ fight to delay draft rule change

Both Essendon and Carlton have talented prospective father-sons in 2026 and 2027 respectively, and don’t want the rule changed until they’ve had...

tuesday 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

The handling of an injured Nick Daicos at the Gabba is much less consequential than Collingwood’s assembling of a playing list around their young...

10.04.2026 10

WA Today

Jake Niall

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

The handling of an injured Nick Daicos at the Gabba is much less consequential than Collingwood’s assembling of a playing list around their young...

10.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

The handling of an injured Nick Daicos at the Gabba is much less consequential than Collingwood’s assembling of a playing list around their young...

10.04.2026 10

The Age

Jake Niall

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

The handling of an injured Nick Daicos at the Gabba is much less consequential than Collingwood’s assembling of a playing list around their young...

10.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

The days of sacking coaches in April or May should be gone – even for Carlton

Michael Voss deserves to be given his shot at turning this leaky ship around, and seeing whether he can plug the leaks that have sunk the Blues in...

04.04.2026 10

WA Today

Jake Niall

The days of sacking coaches in April or May should be gone – even for Carlton

Michael Voss deserves to be given his shot at turning this leaky ship around, and seeing whether he can plug the leaks that have sunk the Blues in...

04.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

The days of sacking coaches in April or May should be gone – even for Carlton

Michael Voss deserves to be given his shot at turning this leaky ship around, and seeing whether he can plug the leaks that have sunk the Blues in...

04.04.2026 10

The Age

Jake Niall

The days of sacking coaches in April or May should be gone – even for Carlton

Michael Voss deserves to be given his shot at turning this leaky ship around, and seeing whether he can plug the leaks that have sunk the Blues in...

04.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

The numbers that reveal the AFL’s brewing problem

After soft crowds for marquee matches in round one, there are two themes worth exploring: that they were fully ticketed, requiring even members...

17.03.2026 20

WA Today

Jake Niall

The numbers that reveal the AFL’s brewing problem

After soft crowds for marquee matches in round one, there are two themes worth exploring: that they were fully ticketed, requiring even members...

17.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

The numbers that reveal the AFL’s brewing problem

After soft crowds for marquee matches in round one, there are two themes worth exploring: that they were fully ticketed, requiring even members...

17.03.2026 20

The Age

Jake Niall

The numbers that reveal the AFL’s brewing problem

After soft crowds for marquee matches in round one, there are two themes worth exploring: that they were fully ticketed, requiring even members...

17.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

There will be a cohort of law-and-order types who might view the scrapping of strikes among the changes to the illicit drug policy as the...

11.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

There will be a cohort of law-and-order types who might view the scrapping of strikes among the changes to the illicit drug policy as the...

11.03.2026 20

The Age

Jake Niall

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

There will be a cohort of law-and-order types who might view the scrapping of strikes among the changes to the illicit drug policy as the...

11.03.2026 30

WA Today

Jake Niall

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

There will be a cohort of law-and-order types who might view the scrapping of strikes among the changes to the illicit drug policy as the...

11.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

‘Not going to be pushed around’: Can the Saints buy a stairway to heaven?

Whatever unfolds at St Kilda in 2026, the Saints have moved from off-Broadway to Times Square. They’ve raised the stakes dramatically.

08.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

‘Not going to be pushed around’: Can the Saints buy a stairway to heaven?

Whatever unfolds at St Kilda in 2026, the Saints have moved from off-Broadway to Times Square. They’ve raised the stakes dramatically.

08.03.2026 30

WA Today

Jake Niall

‘Not going to be pushed around’: Can the Saints buy a stairway to heaven?

Whatever unfolds at St Kilda in 2026, the Saints have moved from off-Broadway to Times Square. They’ve raised the stakes dramatically.

08.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

‘Not going to be pushed around’: Can the Saints buy a stairway to heaven?

Whatever unfolds at St Kilda in 2026, the Saints have moved from off-Broadway to Times Square. They’ve raised the stakes dramatically.

08.03.2026 30

The Age

Jake Niall

A JFK assassination buff: The quirks and keys to the legendary Dennis Cometti

Cometti’s passing is a moment to reflect on how history is made, not only by athletes, but by those who consecrate and capture the essence of what...

04.03.2026 50

WA Today

Jake Niall

A JFK assassination buff: The quirks and keys to the legendary Dennis Cometti

Cometti’s passing is a moment to reflect on how history is made, not only by athletes, but by those who consecrate and capture the essence of what...

04.03.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

A JFK assassination buff: The quirks and keys to the legendary Dennis Cometti

Cometti’s passing is a moment to reflect on how history is made, not only by athletes, but by those who consecrate and capture the essence of what...

04.03.2026 50

The Age

Jake Niall

A JFK assassination buff: The quirks and keys to the legendary Dennis Cometti

Cometti’s passing is a moment to reflect on how history is made, not only by athletes, but by those who consecrate and capture the essence of what...

04.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Rebuilding, regrouping, unreliable or overripe: The AFL’s 17-year Victorian era is fading

In 2026, the Victorian clubs’ prospects aren’t bleak or bereft of hope. A premiership for one of them can’t be discounted. What is evident,...

01.03.2026 20

WA Today

Jake Niall

Rebuilding, regrouping, unreliable or overripe: The AFL’s 17-year Victorian era is fading

In 2026, the Victorian clubs’ prospects aren’t bleak or bereft of hope. A premiership for one of them can’t be discounted. What is evident,...

01.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Rebuilding, regrouping, unreliable or overripe: The AFL’s 17-year Victorian era is fading

In 2026, the Victorian clubs’ prospects aren’t bleak or bereft of hope. A premiership for one of them can’t be discounted. What is evident,...

01.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Rebuilding, regrouping, unreliable or overripe: The AFL’s 17-year Victorian era is fading

In 2026, the Victorian clubs’ prospects aren’t bleak or bereft of hope. A premiership for one of them can’t be discounted. What is evident,...

01.03.2026 20

The Age

Jake Niall

A line in the snow: Why the Ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not

The International Olympic Committee has explained why one athlete was banned, while others were not, but questions remain in an Olympics riven by...

13.02.2026 10

WA Today

Jake Niall

A line in the snow: Why the Ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not

The International Olympic Committee has explained why one athlete was banned, while others were not, but questions remain in an Olympics riven by...

13.02.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

A line in the snow: Why the Ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not

The International Olympic Committee has explained why one athlete was banned, while others were not, but questions remain in an Olympics riven by...

13.02.2026 10

The Age

Jake Niall

A line in the snow: Why the Ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not

The International Olympic Committee has explained why one athlete was banned, while others were not, but questions remain in an Olympics riven by...

13.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Neale, Butters and Voss: How the defining decisions of season 2026 may unfold

The futures of the former Brisbane captain, Port Adelaide gun and Carlton coach will all be in the spotlight.

01.02.2026 20

WA Today

Jake Niall

Neale, Butters and Voss: How the defining decisions of season 2026 may unfold

The futures of the former Brisbane captain, Port Adelaide gun and Carlton coach will all be in the spotlight.

01.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

Neale, Butters and Voss: How the defining decisions of season 2026 may unfold

The futures of the former Brisbane captain, Port Adelaide gun and Carlton coach will all be in the spotlight.

01.02.2026 20

The Age

Jake Niall

Neale, Butters and Voss: How the defining decisions of season 2026 may unfold

The futures of the former Brisbane captain, Port Adelaide gun and Carlton coach will all be in the spotlight.

01.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

How the AFL has been left exposed by Sayers investigation

If they are not already, the AFL leadership should be asking themselves how they became embroiled in an acrimonious marriage split that originated...

27.01.2026 20

WA Today

Jake Niall

How the AFL has been left exposed by Sayers investigation

If they are not already, the AFL leadership should be asking themselves how they became embroiled in an acrimonious marriage split that originated...

27.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall

How the AFL has been left exposed by Sayers investigation

If they are not already, the AFL leadership should be asking themselves how they became embroiled in an acrimonious marriage split that originated...

27.01.2026 20

The Age

Jake Niall

How the AFL has been left exposed by Sayers investigation

If they are not already, the AFL leadership should be asking themselves how they became embroiled in an acrimonious marriage split that originated...

27.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jake Niall

Loved and unloved: Behind the relationship between Djokovic and Australia

At Melbourne Park, Djokovic will have, as ever, a legion of fans in his corner, and a chunk of the public that will be barracking against him; this...

16.01.2026 30

WA Today

Jake Niall

Loved and unloved: Behind the relationship between Djokovic and Australia

At Melbourne Park, Djokovic will have, as ever, a legion of fans in his corner, and a chunk of the public that will be barracking against him; this...

16.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jake Niall