Michael Gleeson

The Hawthorn hard man says he suppressed his emotions too much for years and now needs to get back to playing closer to the edge.

The longer the 2023 Norm Smith medallist and 2024 mark of the year winner goes without training, the less the likelihood of an AFL return this season becomes.

Carlos Alcaraz pinched Novak Djokovic’s serve, stole his game style and destroyed his unbeaten record in finals at the Australian Open. What’s next?

Jordan Thompson had an epiphany early in the second set of his first-round Australian Open match on Monday: stop playing like Jordan Thompson.

Hawthorn have suffered some rotten injury luck before their season even begins.

The former Bombers star says it was deeply painful to have to give the Brownlow back, but he has been able to move on. He opens up 10 years to the day since he and his teammates were banned.

Players were crying, and Dyson Heppell got up and hugged every one of them. Ten years after Essendon players were suspended for taking a banned substance, some say the Bombers have not recovered.

After a year of drama, injury and disappointment, Essendon face their second contested board vote in two years. President Andrew Welsh is one of two board members up for re-election.

The Bombers’ bad luck on the injury front has worsened again. Meanwhile, Brian Cook’s appointment to mentor CEO Paul Guerra comes after a season of huge change at Melbourne.

Merrett’s request to leave Essendon for Hawthorn was the talk of trade period, but a deal didn’t get done. He explains why he’s excited to be back and why he wanted the move in the first place, and gives an answer on the captaincy for 2026.