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Butters found guilty of umpire abuse in sensational ruling; Collard handed a bombshell nine-week ban
Port Adelaide superstar Zak Butters was found guilty of umpire abuse and fined $1500 at the AFL Tribunal. St Kilda’s Lance Collard, meanwhile, was hit with a nine-week ban.
- Scott Spits and Hannah Kennelly
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‘I never said it this time’: Collard denies using homophobic slur, faces wait on potential 10-week ban
St Kilda forward Lance Collard faces up to 10 weeks on the sidelines if found guilty of using a homophobic slur against an opponent - an allegation he denies - but will have to wait to learn his fate.
- Peter Ryan
- Four Points
- AFL 2026
Premiership quarter? Try collapse quarter. These numbers add up to a major concern for Carlton
In their three third quarters this season, Carlton have conceded 131 points and scored 43. In economic terms, three consecutive quarters of such negative growth represent a severe economic downturn. The Blues are now in the recession they have to have.
- Peter Ryan
- Analysis
- AFL 2026
‘Their best senior player doesn’t want to be there’: Dons great sums up their woes
Monday night’s TV rounds made brutal viewing for Bombers fans as Kane Cornes, Caroline Wilson, Matthew Lloyd and co picked apart their dismal record, the coach’s damning comments and searched for answers to the club’s woes.
- Michael Gleeson
He was delisted from the AFL. Now he’s the top punter in American college football
Billy Gowers was destined for a career in Aussie rules, but his axing by the Western Bulldogs set him on a different sporting path.
- Frances Howe
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
One of Hawthorn’s ‘true greats’: Breust’s AFL career ends abruptly after knee injury
The career of three-time Hawthorn premiership player Luke Breust is over after his serious knee injury, sustained while playing in the VFL on Saturday, was confirmed.
- Scott Spits and Danny Russell
The invisible star: How 17 clubs missed out on Jai Newcombe
If you’re wondering why your club failed to pick up this bloke, who is probably Hawthorn’s premier player in the absence of Will Day and their best finals player over 2024-25, don’t blame the recruiters.
- Jake Niall
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
Swans speak to Goodwin; De Koning opens up on his Saints move; Devils seek to field teams next year
The Swans have spoken to former Demons coach Simon Goodwin about a role at the club. Meanwhile, Tom De Koning has confirmed he is heading to the Saints, and the Devils want to play in the VFL and VFLW in 2026.
- Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Australian story: Young star of Vietnamese descent becomes record-breaking Bomber
Duc Nguyen arrived as a refugee from Vietnam in 1986. On Saturday afternoon, his son Jayden makes history for Essendon.
- Peter Ryan
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2025
Three-match ban for Roo ruck Xerri; Son of a Carlton gun in hot water over vicious VFL shove
North Melbourne will weigh up whether to challenge Tristan Xerri’s three-match ban for knocking out Melbourne’s Tom Sparrow. Meanwhile, Carlton’s Ben Camporeale has his own tribunal woes.
- Peter Ryan and Hannah Kennelly