Cabin crew had to scoop human waste from toilets after AFL team’s plane ran out of water, union says
Sportblog
Fremantle’s top-four spot suggests a deep run into September and beyond
May 2024
Sportblog
Controversy reigns as AFL umpires turn blind eye to common sense
An umpire’s job is to apply the rules. But many of us want our officials (and those who instruct them) to have a better feel for the game’s big moments
Sportblog
Remembering Cam McCarthy goes beyond black armbands and bouquets
The former AFL player was known to mates and Dockers supporters as ‘Dardy McCrafty’ and embraced being ‘a bit of a weirdo’
Former Fremantle and GWS AFL player Cam McCarthy dies aged 29
The talented forward was discovered by emergency services at an address in the Perth suburb of Lake Coogee
April 2024
Sportblog
Young gun Harley Reid enters the AFL fishbowl and feasts on the hype
Sportblog
Carlton’s Gather Round heist sparks howls of derision from AFL’s conspiracy theorists
March 2023
Sportblog
Frantic finish typifies new North Melbourne and same old Clarkson
Were Fremantle robbed? Or would it have been grand larceny if the free kick was awarded and they had kicked the set shot?
October 2022
Tim Winton urges Fremantle Dockers to drop Woodside Energy sponsorship
Group of fans including former WA premier Carmen Lawrence say having fossil fuel company as major sponsor is ‘no longer appropriate’
September 2022
Sportblog
Melbourne fall and Brisbane rise as Collingwood crash through in AFL finals | Jonathan Horn
Collingwood conquer Fremantle to win shot at fairytale AFL grand final
July 2020
AFL roundup: Late surge propels Melbourne to a win over Gold Coast
Melbourne won in a close encounter, Fremantle beat St Kilda by six, while West Coast score a big win over Adelaide
June 2020
AFL roundup: Essendon fall just short against Carlton as Dustin Martin fails to spark Richmond
The Bombers came within centimetres of emerging from a week of drama, disruption and isolation with a stunning AFL victory
March 2020
AFL prepared to play in empty stadiums if coronavirus spreads
The AFL will play games behind closed doors if the government advises the shutdown of mass public gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus
November 2019
Reading group
The French Lieutenant’s Woman: John Fowles's meta games are unexpectedly fun
His 1969 novel may be maddeningly metafictional, but it’s also gripping, evocative – and often pretty funny
August 2019
AFL coach Ross Lyon sacked by Fremantle
Embrace or dismiss it? The importance of ‘belief’ in run-in to AFL finals
June 2019
Rhyce Shaw era heralds a far grittier North Melbourne
Kangaroos out-Richmond the Tigers while the Demons descend into madness worthy of King Lear
April 2019
David Mundy leads Fremantle Dockers to glory in 300th AFL game
After a controversy-fuelled round six, there is little clarity about who will be battling it out in September
October 2018
Lachie Neale seals move on final day of AFL trade period
Fremantle’s reigning best and fairest, Melbourne key forward Jesse Hogan, GWS ruckman Rory Lobb and Port Adelaide star Chad Wingard have all found new homes
