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Crows hold on in one-point thriller after moving Dawson tribute; Scott reacts to Welsh’s citizen’s arrest
A Super Saturday of thrillers was capped off with an emotional Adelaide win over St Kilda, while Gold Coast and Hawthorn also held on for key victories.
- Danny Russell, Scott Spits and Steve Barrett
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- AFL 2026
Behind the scenes: The six key roles that make or break a footy club
What you see from your players on the weekend is always a reflection of what happens off field during the week.
- Wayne Campbell
- Four Points
- AFL 2026
The AFL changed this rule to speed up the game, but right now, it’s having the opposite effect
Despite the AFL’s best intentions, an unexpected consequence of the change to the last-disposal rule has been that players are too uncertain, in particular circumstances, to touch a ball bobbling towards the boundary.
- Michael Gleeson
The rocket that sparked the Hawks’ surge: Mitch Lewis on Sam Mitchell’s spray
Hawthorn didn’t just steady, they surged. The final quarter became a statement: a young side, blended with experience, reasserting itself against one of the competition’s benchmarks.
- Sam McClure
Adding injury to insult: Hollywood Hawks soar to victory, Bulldogs star suffers huge injury scare late
Hawthorn made it four wins in a row by knocking off the previously unbeaten Western Bulldogs by 40 points under the prime-time lights of Gather Round.
- Danny Russell, Andrew Wu, Sam McClure, Michael Gleeson and Steve Barrett
- Analysis
- AFL 2026
Forget what you think you know about Jack Ginnivan. He could be Sam Mitchell’s smartest player
Ginnivan’s switch to Hawthorn on the last day of the 2023 trade period, in a deal essentially based around second-round pick swaps, now looks a poor decision from the Magpies.
- Caroline Wilson
- Money Talks
- AFL 2026
The match-winning free agent fighting hard for his spot
This Hawthorn big man hasn’t quite hit his straps yet in 2026, but he seized the moment during the Easter Monday blockbuster against Geelong.
- Peter Ryan
‘No good reason except cash’: Scott derides AFL’s wildcard round, says Cats didn’t ‘hit our straps’ in loss to Hawks
The AFL’s controversial new wildcard round — which keeps teams that finish as low as 10th on the ladder in contention for the premiership — has been derided by Geelong coach Chris Scott as something the league just made up and a cash-grab.
- Hannah Kennelly
- Analysis
- AFL 2026
Gunston’s last poster’s the winner as Hawks rise late on Easter Monday
The game built like a rolling avalanche towards a frantic final two minutes when the noise was so deafening the Hawthorn coach could not communicate with his staff on the sidelines, even though they were wearing headphones.
- Peter Ryan
How Jarman Impey’s coaches shaped him after family loss
Jarman Impey has not had it easy, but there are no complaints from the Hawthorn defender who brings joy to every encounter ... unless you are competing with him for a loose ball in an AFL match.
- Peter Ryan