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Brisbane Times

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Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

For a game that was crude and inelegant, miserable and miserly, this was engaging in a brutal sense.

yesterday 10

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

For a game that was crude and inelegant, miserable and miserly, this was engaging in a brutal sense.

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

For a game that was crude and inelegant, miserable and miserly, this was engaging in a brutal sense.

yesterday 7

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

For a game that was crude and inelegant, miserable and miserly, this was engaging in a brutal sense.

yesterday 9

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Carlton needed to make changes, and they showed their desire for a new approach at the selection table. But in the end, they got another disappointing...

previous day 8

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Carlton needed to make changes, and they showed their desire for a new approach at the selection table. But in the end, they got another disappointing...

previous day 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Carlton needed to make changes, and they showed their desire for a new approach at the selection table. But in the end, they got another disappointing...

previous day 10

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Carlton needed to make changes, and they showed their desire for a new approach at the selection table. But in the end, they got another disappointing...

previous day 9

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

Peter Malinauskas invoked Donald Trump’s potty-mouthed Truth social posts in an amusing pitch to the AFL to extend his state’s Gather Round contract.

thursday 10

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

Peter Malinauskas invoked Donald Trump’s potty-mouthed Truth social posts in an amusing pitch to the AFL to extend his state’s Gather Round contract.

thursday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

Peter Malinauskas invoked Donald Trump’s potty-mouthed Truth social posts in an amusing pitch to the AFL to extend his state’s Gather Round contract.

thursday 10

The Age

Michael Gleeson

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

Peter Malinauskas invoked Donald Trump’s potty-mouthed Truth social posts in an amusing pitch to the AFL to extend his state’s Gather Round contract.

thursday 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

On a country footy oval in the shadows of the Grampians, the American produced what was possibly the greatest sprinting performance ever seen in...

06.04.2026 10

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

On a country footy oval in the shadows of the Grampians, the American produced what was possibly the greatest sprinting performance ever seen in...

06.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

On a country footy oval in the shadows of the Grampians, the American produced what was possibly the greatest sprinting performance ever seen in...

06.04.2026 10

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

On a country footy oval in the shadows of the Grampians, the American produced what was possibly the greatest sprinting performance ever seen in...

06.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Carlton coach Michael Voss needs to be more ruthless and change what isn’t working. Doing nothing isn’t an option.

01.04.2026 10

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Carlton coach Michael Voss needs to be more ruthless and change what isn’t working. Doing nothing isn’t an option.

01.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Carlton coach Michael Voss needs to be more ruthless and change what isn’t working. Doing nothing isn’t an option.

01.04.2026 20

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Voss needs to change – or he will be the change. It’s time to get ruthless

Carlton coach Michael Voss needs to be more ruthless and change what isn’t working. Doing nothing isn’t an option.

01.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Should we be worried about Gout Gout?

Gout Gout lost for a second successive year to Lachlan Kennedy. Is it time to worry about the teenage star?

29.03.2026 10

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Should we be worried about Gout Gout?

Gout Gout lost for a second successive year to Lachlan Kennedy. Is it time to worry about the teenage star?

29.03.2026 10

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Should we be worried about Gout Gout?

Gout Gout lost for a second successive year to Lachlan Kennedy. Is it time to worry about the teenage star?

29.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Should we be worried about Gout Gout?

Gout Gout lost for a second successive year to Lachlan Kennedy. Is it time to worry about the teenage star?

29.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Failure fatigue: Is this the worst Essendon side ever?

In 1933, the Bombers won just once to finish bottom of a 12-team competition. It’s impossible to truly compare across eras, but the fact it is even...

29.03.2026 10

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Failure fatigue: Is this the worst Essendon side ever?

In 1933, the Bombers won just once to finish bottom of a 12-team competition. It’s impossible to truly compare across eras, but the fact it is even...

29.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Failure fatigue: Is this the worst Essendon side ever?

In 1933, the Bombers won just once to finish bottom of a 12-team competition. It’s impossible to truly compare across eras, but the fact it is even...

29.03.2026 10

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Failure fatigue: Is this the worst Essendon side ever?

In 1933, the Bombers won just once to finish bottom of a 12-team competition. It’s impossible to truly compare across eras, but the fact it is even...

29.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

‘He is coaching for his career’: Bombers bereft of options for hard calls as pressure mounts on Scott

By several measures the Bombers are performing worse than in 2016, but Scott has few options to make a strong statement at selection about culture and...

23.03.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

‘He is coaching for his career’: Bombers bereft of options for hard calls as pressure mounts on Scott

By several measures the Bombers are performing worse than in 2016, but Scott has few options to make a strong statement at selection about culture and...

23.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

‘He is coaching for his career’: Bombers bereft of options for hard calls as pressure mounts on Scott

By several measures the Bombers are performing worse than in 2016, but Scott has few options to make a strong statement at selection about culture and...

23.03.2026 10

The Age

Michael Gleeson

‘He is coaching for his career’: Bombers bereft of options for hard calls as pressure mounts on Scott

By several measures the Bombers are performing worse than in 2016, but Scott has few options to make a strong statement at selection about culture and...

23.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Crisis averted, or just postponed? Blues take back control of their narrative – for now

The reaction had Carlton lost to Richmond, after last week’s Sydney belting, requires no imagination. But there was a more interesting storyline...

12.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Crisis averted, or just postponed? Blues take back control of their narrative – for now

The reaction had Carlton lost to Richmond, after last week’s Sydney belting, requires no imagination. But there was a more interesting storyline...

12.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Crisis averted, or just postponed? Blues take back control of their narrative – for now

The reaction had Carlton lost to Richmond, after last week’s Sydney belting, requires no imagination. But there was a more interesting storyline...

12.03.2026 20

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Crisis averted, or just postponed? Blues take back control of their narrative – for now

The reaction had Carlton lost to Richmond, after last week’s Sydney belting, requires no imagination. But there was a more interesting storyline...

12.03.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

The numbers that show the AFL’s new bench rule is a game-changer

On early evidence, old blokes and power athletes are the big winners from this subtle change.

10.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

The numbers that show the AFL’s new bench rule is a game-changer

On early evidence, old blokes and power athletes are the big winners from this subtle change.

10.03.2026 20

The Age

Michael Gleeson

The numbers that show the AFL’s new bench rule is a game-changer

On early evidence, old blokes and power athletes are the big winners from this subtle change.

10.03.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

The numbers that show the AFL’s new bench rule is a game-changer

On early evidence, old blokes and power athletes are the big winners from this subtle change.

10.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Another premiership star has departed. But the ‘eggshell’ era is over at Melbourne

Steven May has become the last of the players – beloved premiership winners and teammates, but players nonetheless – that Melbourne had grown...

02.03.2026 30

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Another premiership star has departed. But the ‘eggshell’ era is over at Melbourne

Steven May has become the last of the players – beloved premiership winners and teammates, but players nonetheless – that Melbourne had grown...

02.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Another premiership star has departed. But the ‘eggshell’ era is over at Melbourne

Steven May has become the last of the players – beloved premiership winners and teammates, but players nonetheless – that Melbourne had grown...

02.03.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Another premiership star has departed. But the ‘eggshell’ era is over at Melbourne

Steven May has become the last of the players – beloved premiership winners and teammates, but players nonetheless – that Melbourne had grown...

02.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Weitering, mercifully, did not sustain a serious injury from Origin footy. But what if he did?

The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome, but still, it was...

15.02.2026 250

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Weitering, mercifully, did not sustain a serious injury from Origin footy. But what if he did?

The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome, but still, it was...

15.02.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Gleeson

Weitering, mercifully, did not sustain a serious injury from Origin footy. But what if he did?

The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome, but still, it was...

15.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson

Weitering, mercifully, did not sustain a serious injury from Origin footy. But what if he did?

The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome, but still, it was...

15.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Gleeson

Jacob Weitering, mercifully, did not sustain a serious injury from the AFL’s Origin foray. But what if he did?

The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome, but still, it was...

15.02.2026 50

The Age

Michael Gleeson

Jacob Weitering, mercifully, did not sustain a serious injury from the AFL’s Origin foray. But what if he did?

The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome, but still, it was...

15.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Gleeson