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COVID Cat Premium‘Feeling fine’: Hawkins reveals positive COVID-19 test

Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins has revealed he is the latest AFL player to be struck down by COVID-19 ahead of the 2022 season. 

Samantha Rogers

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Mark RobinsonCommentsPremium
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Top 50: Who were AFL’s best players in 2021?

There were plenty of tough calls when sorting the best of the best from the 2021 AFL season. Who is on top of Mark Robinson’s list?

Mark Robinson

Uncertain timesPremiumBrace for COVID impact in 2022, says Selwood

Geelong captain Joel Selwood has conceded it is inevitable that COVID will affect the Cats in 2022 and says it is crucial the club does what it can to ensure the effects of the virus are as limited as possible.

Lachie Young & Danny Russell

CASHING IN PremiumHow WA helped Bombers turn a profit in 2021

Essendon have plenty to thank West Australians for as the club emerges from another COVID-hit year bank-debt free.

News Corp Australia

No dealWhy son of AFL great turned his back on WA

The son of AFL great Billy Brownless has turned his back on the WAFL and signed to play in South Australia next season.

Catherine Healey

Country proudSmall town, big legends: Northampton’s heroes immortalised

Josh Kennedy and Paul Hasleby were among nine Northampton AFL players to be immortalised in metal figurines to mark the town’s significant footy impact.

Mitchell Woodcock & Edward Scown

AFL draftPremiumThe big Cat who could get a second AFL life

Blake Schlensog would be happy to return to Geelong with the Cats looming as the likely destination should the former rookie get a second chance in the AFL.

Mitchell Woodcock

Unknown prospectsPremiumWhich Vic bolter could be next Fyfe, Bont?

Could the Cats and Tigers be better placed to land the next Bont than the clubs with top picks? Here is why the Victorian prospects are about to turn draft night on its head.

Jon Ralph

CLAWS OUTPremium‘You have to do the work’: Cats CEO’s parting shot at Clark

Geelong chief executive Steve Hocking has fired a brutal parting shot at ex-Cat Jordan Clark, who was traded to Fremantle after a lack of opportunity at his former club.

Samantha Rogers

Interest confirmedCommentsBrander’s AFL lifeline receives giant boost

A third AFL club has expressed interest in delisted 22-year-old Jarrod Brander, following earlier conversations with Carlton and Geelong.

Catherine Healey

AFLStars battle footy’s glaring problem

Members of Geelong’s AFLW program are participating in a significant study hoping to solve one of Aussie rules’ biggest mysteries.

Jasper Bruce

ROAD TO THE DRAFT PremiumAFL list limbo: The big decisions your club must make

AFL list bosses are making the tough calls on players as they crunch the numbers on their squads. How many spots are left?

Marc McGowan

AFLDream comes true for new Lions ruckman

He cheered for Brisbane as a boy, and now Darcy Fort has been given the chance to wear the Lions colours.

Marco Monteverde

Tongue-in-cheek‘I won’t hang up on you!’: Freo recruit’s message for fans

Jordan Clark has a hilarious message for his new Fremantle fans after rumours of a heated phone call did the rounds on the final day of AFL Trade Period.

Catherine Healey

Cat out the bag CommentsDONE DEAL: Dockers secure Clark in last hour of trade period

Fremantle have landed their No.1 trade target - and held firm on not giving up an important draft pick - as they finalised a deal with Geelong to bring in Jordan Clark.

Samantha Rogers & Chris Robinson

Bold claimsClark denies claims he hung up on Geelong

The WA youngster, who wants to get to Fremantle this trade period, remains in limbo with one-year still to run on his deal at the Cats.

Catherine Healey

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Why Freo should think twice about Clark deal

Braden Quarermaine on why the Dockers should think long and hard about whether to give up a top-25 selection for Jordan Clark - or if they should instead attack the draft with picks 6, 8, 19 and 22.

Braden Quartermaine

StalematePremium‘Cough up’: Geelong’s tough stance on Clark trade

Fremantle’s drawn out trade stand off with Geelong for speedster Jordan Clark is set to go all the way to Wednesday’s deadline.

Mark Duffield

AFL list changeGeelong great’s son delisted again, Dogs secure Smith

Oscar Brownless, the son of Geelong great Billy Brownless, has officially been delisted for the second time by the Cats.

Catherine Healey

Deja vuPremiumCat with two lives? Geelong mull Schlensog recall

South Fremantle’s Blake Schlensog could be in line for another AFL chance at the same club which de-listed him 12 months ago.

Toby Prime

Happy homecoming?CommentsPremiumCats give Dockers two options to get Clark deal done

Geelong has given Fremantle two trade packages they say are satisfactory as a deal for Jordan Clark. But will the Dockers accept the terms or will the Cats hold on to the youngster?

Jon Ralph

Playing hardballPremiumFreo, Giants and Cats in trade stand-offs over Lobb, Clark

Fremantle is tonight locked in a three-club game of trade hardball after it was revealed Rory Lobb had undergone a medical at GWS while Geelong continued to resist trade offers for Jordan Clark.

Mark Duffield

Holding firmPremium‘We are realistic’: Freo save pick 8 from Cats’ claws

Fremantle have won the battle to keep their prized pick 8 out of the deal for Jordan Clark, with Geelong conceding the Dockers’ first-round selection won’t be part of the anticipated trade.

Braden Quartermaine

On the outsOut-of-favour Sun tipped to land at Fremantle

A former top 10 draft pick could land in Fremantle’s lap, with Gold Coast reportedly keen to move on an “opportunity starved” midfielder.

Catherine Healey and Newscorp