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Collingwood used Scott Pendlebury on the bench as part of the AFL’s revised interchange bench.

I copped a spray over this AFL invention. Thank goodness it’s gone

I hadn’t been a fan of the AFL sub rule, but my loathing of it went up a level after one particular conversation.

  • Wayne Campbell

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Petracca embraces teammate Touk Miller after the Norm Smith medallist’s stunning first game for the Suns.

Petracca doubted he could reproduce his best after ‘life-changing’ injuries. He just proved he can

None of Christian Petracca’s performances last year went near matching his effort against the Cats in opening round on Friday night.

  • Peter Ryan
Zach Merrett leads out the Bombers in the first of their round-24 clashes.

How the Bombers could pull off one of the biggest boilovers in AFL history

The football world is giving Essendon little, if any, hope of upsetting the Suns on Wednesday night. But the pressure is all on Damien Hardwick’s men.

  • Jon Pierik
Tristan Xerri up against Tim English.

Handling of Xerri head knock to be reviewed by the AFL; Pannell charges revealed

The Kangaroos say they are comfortable with their handling of Tristan Xerri’s head knock on Thursday night, and it’s now over to the AFL to assess.

  • Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu
Damien Hardwick delivers a (playful) two-finger salute to the press pack.

Hardwick flips out over Rowell deal; ‘Fly’ reaches out to umpires about Nick Daicos’ treatment

Damien Hardwick doubled down on his cheeky middle-finger salute, while Magpies coach Craig McRae used a call from AFL’s coaching engagement manager Dan Richardson to fly the flag for Nick Daicos.

  • Brittany Busch and Andrew Wu
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Hardwick fined for flipping the bird; Grandson of former AFL boss to make his debut

Damien Hardwick found himself in some hot water over vision aired on Fox Footy, while the Pies have called up marking forward Charlie West at an ideal time – when he is in white-hot form.

  • Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
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Damien Hardwick made his thoughts clear on the Fox Footy presentation for the AFL season’s opening night.

‘Sorry couldn’t see the highlight’: Coach’s swipe at host broadcaster during Fox Footy, Seven head-to-head battle

The eagerly awaited TV footy wars between Seven and News Corp kicked off with a bang on the season’s opening night.

  • Scott Spits and Jon Pierik
Pivotal decisions loom for Richmond around Shai Bolton and Daniel Rioli.

Trade tightrope: The huge calls Richmond face on their stars

The path that Richmond takes on whether to trade out Daniel Rioli and/or Shai Bolton represents the most consequential decision the club has faced since the exit of Damien Hardwick.

  • Jake Niall
Dustin Martin has always done things his way.

What’s Dusty like? I spent four years at Punt Road and this is what I know

Dustin Martin is a largely unknowable figure, who is what he does. Konrad Marshall spent four years embedded in the modern Richmond dynasty, and reflects on the career of the totemic Tiger.

  • Konrad Marshall
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Dusty in his own words: Watch the champion Tiger’s most revealing interview

A rare video interview shows that Dustin Martin was an excellent judge of his football strengths and weaknesses, even before he launched his spectacular AFL career.

  • Jake Niall