AFL 2021
New Pies president won’t decide coaching future, says Buckley
Nathan Buckley isn’t sure what it will take to keep his position at Collingwood beyond this season, but the club’s football director and chief executive will be the ones who decide whether he is re-signed.
- by Roy Ward
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Carlton
‘I really rate his opinion’: Teague embraces Worsfold as coaching mentor
John Worsfold and Teague worked together at West Coast, with the veteran coach handing over his role at Essendon at the end of the 2020 season.
- by Anthony Colangelo
‘Rally behind him’: McGuire backs Korda as Pies president
Eddie McGuire has backed Mark Korda as Collingwood president, relieved with the appointment having feared the club could have returned to the “bad old days” in his absence.
- by Chris De Silva
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St Kilda
Struggling Saints get Friday night prime time, Anzac Day crowd wait
The AFL has released rounds nine and 10 of the 2021 fixture, but is still waiting on a final decision on the crowd cap for the Anzac Day clash.
- by Peter Ryan
Instagram to give NRL stars power to block trolls
The social media giant will launch changes to its platform within weeks designed to prevent online abuse to celebrities and high-profile athletes.
- by Adam Pengilly
Mark Korda appointed Pies president, greeted with fan unrest
Mark Korda has been appointed Collingwood president, ending an impasse at the club after Eddie McGuire’s departure.
- by Jake Niall
Holler for a Marshall: Ruckman, Jones to return for Saints
Rowan Marshall and Zak Jones will come straight back in for the battered Saints, who are hoping to rebound against Port after a belting by Richmond.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Anzac Day
Anzac Day clash almost sold out as AFL awaits call on crowd cap
The Anzac Day blockbuster between Collingwood and Essendon has almost sold out, with only a handful of tickets left for the 75 per cent capacity MCG, but the AFL is increasingly confident capacity will be increased.
- by Anthony Colangelo and Michael Gleeson
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Western Bulldogs
‘We were bullied’: Dog vows never again after Giants finals battering
The Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney do not like each other, and the Bulldogs have declared they are ready to handle whatever is in store for them on Friday night.
- by Jon Pierik and Daniel Cherny
The Demon denial: Why Melbourne’s defence is at its best since 1965
The Demons copped heavy pressure after a torrid 2020, but so far Simon Goodwin has his side playing ruthless defensive football, to make a perfect start.
- by Anthony Colangelo
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Geelong Cats
Dangerfield has surgery on injured ankle, out ‘indefinitely’
Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield will be sidelined “indefinitely” after being sent in for surgery on a syndesmosis tear in his right ankle.
- by Jon Pierik