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Docherty snubbed from Carlton function over explosive voice memo

The Blues have removed former co-captain Sam Docherty from a speaking role at an official club function this week as the fallout continues from his expletive-laden voice memo.

  • Sam McClure and Jon Pierik

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Andrew Brayshaw expects his side to atone for last year’s embarrassing first-up defeat in Geelong.

‘Give it to them’: Dockers up for fresh Geelong test

Widely tipped to be among the flag contenders in 2026, the Dockers open the season for a second straight year against the Cats at GMHBA Stadium.

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Cody Walker, left with ex-Blue Charlie Curnow, is Carlton-bound. Curnow’s trade helped the Blues gain picks they will need to match a bid for Walker.

The AFL is about to shake up the draft, and it’s set to cost the Blues a record price

The AFL is preparing to change draft rules to force top teams to cough up established players if they want to get the points required to draft the best young talent each year, and the teams that will be immediately affected are Carlton and Port Adelaide.

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A screen grab from a video posted to Sam Newman’s YouTube channel on 8th March.

Footy great left slurring his words after suffering two ‘mini strokes’

Geelong legend and TV personality Sam Newman is recovering after 10 days in hospital and an operation to widen an artery in his neck.

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Nick Daicos.

Daicos had 41 touches, but Magpie teammate’s job on ‘Nas’ was the talk of opening night at the ’G

Too old? Collingwood laughed off that label in a tight win over star-studded St Kilda in front of 82,528 people at the MCG, a record home-and-away crowd for the Saints.

  • Marc McGowan
Magpies coach Craig McRae

Big-game Magpies outlast big-spending Saints in prime-time MCG blockbuster

The Pies outlasted St Kilda’s ferocious comeback attempt to start the season with a 12-point win without captain Darcy Moore and fellow injured star defender Jeremy Howe.

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Same old BLues after their Opening Round loss to the Swans.

Curse it all, Docherty was right: How the ex-Blue opened the door to Carlton’s locker room

The point of Docherty’s exasperated rant was that Carlton players have been having these conversations amongst themselves for years. But one question was left hanging.

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Watch: But for two costly misses, the Cameron of old was back for the Lions

This one appeared destined to end in a Lions triumph. Then came one of the most frantic final quarters an opening round has produced.

  • Nick Wright
After a series of big moves in 2025, St Kilda are firmly in the spotlight in 2026. From left are president Andrew Bassat, star recruit Tom De Koning, and coach Ross Lyon.

‘Not going to be pushed around’: Can the Saints buy a stairway to heaven?

Whatever unfolds at St Kilda in 2026, the Saints have moved from off-Broadway to Times Square. They’ve raised the stakes dramatically.

  • Jake Niall
Bontempelli of the Bulldogs on the siren during the 2026 AFL Opening Round match between the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba on March 7, 2026 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by James Wiltshire/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Dirty night for Lions captains on injury, MRO front as Bulldogs clinch Gabba thriller

After Hawthorn were dismantled earlier in the day, the Western Bulldogs salvaged some state pride with a gritty five-point ambush of the back-to-back premier Lions at a humid Gabba.

  • Jon Pierik