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Gale rejects overtures from AFL, in box seat for Tasmanian CEO role

The long-serving Richmond boss will stay with the Tigers for at least another season. In a decision which has key ramifications for Andrew Dillon’s AFL restructure, it places Gale in the box seat to serve as Tasmania’s first CEO

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by Caroline Wilson

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson at training on Friday.

AFL Briefing

AFL 2023

The young Roo who reignited Clarkson; Zorko happy his ‘side of the story’ was heard; Cat opens up on pub headbutt

49 minutes ago
by Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik

Port Adelaide’s Allir Aliir leaves the ground after the collision with teammate Lachie Jones on saturday night.

Updated

AFL 2023

AFL hits Port Adelaide with $100,000 fine for Aliir concussion breach

by Carla Jaeger

Touk Miller has been suspended by the AFL.

Opinion

AFL 2023

A weak suspension: How the AFL mishandled the Miller-Zorko incident

by Andrew Stafford

Blues coach Michael Voss with his skipper Patrick Cripps after last Friday’s win over Collingwood.

AFL 2023

‘Never even discussed’: Backing Voss for 2024 was crucial to Blues’ revival

by Jake Niall

Insight & Analysis

Full-time footy is a myth, and it shows on the scoreboard

The work-life balance has gone too far; clubs give their players too much time off. It is starting to show on the scoreboard, and in the games we watch weekly.

Kane Cornes

AFL columnist

Why would you be an AFL club doctor?

It’s a tough job being an AFL club doctor, and it’s getting more difficult. You’re on call 24 hours a day, and on match day must make quick decisions under fierce scrutiny.

Peter Brukner

Australian sports medicine physician

The race for the eight: analysing the contending teams’ run home

A crazy round of upsets only served to muddy the waters ahead of what promises to be a thrilling final month of the AFL season as teams jockey for top-eight spots.

Marc McGowan

Sports reporter

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Andrew McQualter (left) took over as Richmond coach when Damien Hardwick resigned.

AFL Briefing

AFL 2023

‘He’s probably bored’: Why McQualter says Hardwick should coach Suns; Mitchell hails his buddy Franklin; Port won’t dump on doc

Richmond’s stand-in coach Andrew McQualter says the Tigers want to see Damien Hardwick coaching again, Sam Mitchell heaps praise on Lance Franklin, Ken Hinkley backs his club doctor amid concussion probe and a key Demon stays sidelined.

by Peter Ryan, Roy Ward and Marc McGowan

Football is often a way new migrants find their way in Melbourne.

Opinion

Family

A treasure rescued from a Victoria Park grandstand roof changed my life

When I was 13 my younger cousin Victor gave me a Ross Faulkner football that had been purloined from the roof of a grandstand at Victoria Park. It was my ticket into a culture I craved to be part of.