AFL Politics
AFL House, the Commission, fixturing, broadcast deals, expansion, the salary cap and the power plays that shape the game.
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Tasmania’s Next Generation Faces a Deadline the AFL Set Itself
The Tasmania Devils' AFL entry looms, and a talented crop of teenage prospects is central to the club's on-field credibility…
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Zero Tolerance Is Easy to Say. The AFL Must Now Live It
Peter Calloway examines Craig Drummond's zero tolerance call after the Swans scandal and asks whether the AFL Commission can back…
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Dillon’s Opening Round Reversal Is a Rare Admission of Error
Andrew Dillon scraps Opening Round for 2027, restoring all 18 teams in Round 1. Peter Calloway on what this AFL…
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Butters and the Free Agency Fault Line South Australia Keeps Hitting
Zak Butters free agency request to leave Port Adelaide raises fresh questions about the AFL's home-state drain and whether the…
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When the Footy Isn’t the Story: The SCG’s Uneasy Double-Header
Peter Calloway examines the Swans AFLW crisis fallout after fans walked out of the SCG double-header, and what it means…
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Drummond’s Apology Raises the Real Question: Who Governs the AFL?
Craig Drummond's apology over the Kolodjashnij concussion contract saga raises fresh questions about AFL governance and Commission oversight.
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Drummond’s Apology Doesn’t Settle the Governance Question at All
Craig Drummond's apology over the Geelong concussion waiver raises fresh questions about AFL governance and the Commission chair's own conflicted…
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Hawthorn’s Lewis Calm: The Art of Saying Nothing, Well
Peter Calloway examines the Mitch Lewis contract situation at Hawthorn and what free agency negotiations reveal about AFL club politics…
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Hinkley to Tasmania: A Sound Appointment, If Not a Startling One
Peter Calloway analyses the Ken Hinkley Tasmania Devils appointment and what it reveals about the club's build towards 2028 entry.
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Hinkley’s Tasmanian Frontier and a Bittersweet Night for Essendon
Peter Calloway on Ken Hinkley's expected Tasmania Devils appointment and Essendon's drought-breaking win, overshadowed by the Nate Caddy hospital scare.
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