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Marc Mcgowan

The Australian

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He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

Alex de Minaur has established a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s best and most dependable tennis stars. But there is one thing that...

previous day 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

Alex de Minaur has established a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s best and most dependable tennis stars. But there is one thing that...

previous day 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

Alex de Minaur has established a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s best and most dependable tennis stars. But there is one thing that...

previous day 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

He deserves to be celebrated, but Demon has a glaring problem

Alex de Minaur has established a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s best and most dependable tennis stars. But there is one thing that...

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

The off-season kicks off now – or at least becomes the major priority – for the clubs that will watch finals from the sidelines.

25.08.2025 2

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

The off-season kicks off now – or at least becomes the major priority – for the clubs that will watch finals from the sidelines.

25.08.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

The off-season kicks off now – or at least becomes the major priority – for the clubs that will watch finals from the sidelines.

25.08.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

The off-season kicks off now – or at least becomes the major priority – for the clubs that will watch finals from the sidelines.

25.08.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Between Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Tom De Koning, the Saints may have aggressively reset the market for what a top-tier AFL footballer is worth.

18.08.2025 6

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Between Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Tom De Koning, the Saints may have aggressively reset the market for what a top-tier AFL footballer is worth.

18.08.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Between Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Tom De Koning, the Saints may have aggressively reset the market for what a top-tier AFL footballer is worth.

18.08.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Market revolution or the price the Saints have to pay? Unpacking the historic Nasiah deal

Between Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Tom De Koning, the Saints may have aggressively reset the market for what a top-tier AFL footballer is worth.

18.08.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Garbage concept or worth the wait: Does rebuilding an AFL club take longer than ever?

Ross Lyon reckons the answer is obvious, but some clubs make rebuilds look easy, and others don’t even bother with them. So what is the best...

10.08.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Garbage concept or worth the wait: Does rebuilding an AFL club take longer than ever?

Ross Lyon reckons the answer is obvious, but some clubs make rebuilds look easy, and others don’t even bother with them. So what is the best...

10.08.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Garbage concept or worth the wait: Does rebuilding an AFL club take longer than ever?

Ross Lyon reckons the answer is obvious, but some clubs make rebuilds look easy, and others don’t even bother with them. So what is the best...

10.08.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Garbage concept or worth the wait: Does rebuilding an AFL club take longer than ever?

Ross Lyon reckons the answer is obvious, but some clubs make rebuilds look easy, and others don’t even bother with them. So what is the best...

10.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Missed chances and baseline warfare: The key moments from captivating Demon-Djoker clash

On a day that de Minaur produced a mostly brilliant display, it was Djokovic who again demonstrated why, even at age 38, he is the greatest. In a...

08.07.2025 9

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Missed chances and baseline warfare: The key moments from captivating Demon-Djoker clash

On a day that de Minaur produced a mostly brilliant display, it was Djokovic who again demonstrated why, even at age 38, he is the greatest. In a...

08.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Missed chances and baseline warfare: The key moments from captivating Demon-Djoker clash

On a day that de Minaur produced a mostly brilliant display, it was Djokovic who again demonstrated why, even at age 38, he is the greatest. In a...

08.07.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Missed chances and baseline warfare: The key moments from captivating Demon-Djoker clash

On a day that de Minaur produced a mostly brilliant display, it was Djokovic who again demonstrated why, even at age 38, he is the greatest. In a...

08.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

The big problem with Carlton’s list: Key takeouts from round 15

There is a major obsession with Carlton’s headline acts but less focus on how much they rely on battlers, recycled players and reclamation projects....

23.06.2025 4

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

The big problem with Carlton’s list: Key takeouts from round 15

There is a major obsession with Carlton’s headline acts but less focus on how much they rely on battlers, recycled players and reclamation projects....

23.06.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

The big problem with Carlton’s list: Key takeouts from round 15

There is a major obsession with Carlton’s headline acts but less focus on how much they rely on battlers, recycled players and reclamation projects....

23.06.2025 5

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

The big problem with Carlton’s list: Key takeouts from round 15

There is a major obsession with Carlton’s headline acts but less focus on how much they rely on battlers, recycled players and reclamation projects....

23.06.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

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...

16.06.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

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...

16.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

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...

16.06.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

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...

16.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

The unpaid 50m penalty that could have changed a game and Cripps catches fire: Key takeouts from round nine

This week in key takeouts: the 50m penalty that wasn’t, Blues star shows his brilliance in a down year and two forwards show age is just a number.

12.05.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

The unpaid 50m penalty that could have changed a game and Cripps catches fire: Key takeouts from round nine

This week in key takeouts: the 50m penalty that wasn’t, Blues star shows his brilliance in a down year and two forwards show age is just a number.

12.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

The unpaid 50m penalty that could have changed a game and Cripps catches fire: Key takeouts from round nine

This week in key takeouts: the 50m penalty that wasn’t, Blues star shows his brilliance in a down year and two forwards show age is just a number.

12.05.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

The unpaid 50m penalty that could have changed a game and Cripps catches fire: Key takeouts from round nine

This week in key takeouts: the 50m penalty that wasn’t, Blues star shows his brilliance in a down year and two forwards show age is just a number.

12.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Entertaining or juvenile? Bailey Smith is walking the line

This is Smith’s third venture into the headlines this year for an action not involving kicking a football. The key takeouts from round eight.

05.05.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Entertaining or juvenile? Bailey Smith is walking the line

This is Smith’s third venture into the headlines this year for an action not involving kicking a football. The key takeouts from round eight.

05.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Entertaining or juvenile? Bailey Smith is walking the line

This is Smith’s third venture into the headlines this year for an action not involving kicking a football. The key takeouts from round eight.

05.05.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Entertaining or juvenile? Bailey Smith is walking the line

This is Smith’s third venture into the headlines this year for an action not involving kicking a football. The key takeouts from round eight.

05.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

The out-of-contract player at your AFL club whose value is soaring

The first third of the season has been good to many players who suddenly have a stronger case at the bargaining table. We take a look at an...

30.04.2025 20

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

The out-of-contract player at your AFL club whose value is soaring

The first third of the season has been good to many players who suddenly have a stronger case at the bargaining table. We take a look at an...

30.04.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

The out-of-contract player at your AFL club whose value is soaring

The first third of the season has been good to many players who suddenly have a stronger case at the bargaining table. We take a look at an...

30.04.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

The out-of-contract player at your AFL club whose value is soaring

The first third of the season has been good to many players who suddenly have a stronger case at the bargaining table. We take a look at an...

30.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this...

28.04.2025 9

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this...

28.04.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this...

28.04.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this...

28.04.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

The million-dollar question about Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

In this week’s Money Talks column, the latest on the Bulldogs and the AFL’s discussions about how to get the wayward forward back on track.

22.04.2025 5

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

The million-dollar question about Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

In this week’s Money Talks column, the latest on the Bulldogs and the AFL’s discussions about how to get the wayward forward back on track.

22.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

The million-dollar question about Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

In this week’s Money Talks column, the latest on the Bulldogs and the AFL’s discussions about how to get the wayward forward back on track.

22.04.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

The million-dollar question about Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

In this week’s Money Talks column, the latest on the Bulldogs and the AFL’s discussions about how to get the wayward forward back on track.

22.04.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

How the Allen situation shows the AFL’s outrage machine is out of control

The reaction to West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen’s in-season meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and his wife Lyndall in Perth has bordered on...

03.04.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

How the Allen situation shows the AFL’s outrage machine is out of control

The reaction to West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen’s in-season meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and his wife Lyndall in Perth has bordered on...

03.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan