Grant Baker
Herald Sun
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Eddie McGuire, Caroline Wilson drowning joke controversy: Eddie McGuire to stay on as Collingwood president
COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire was forced into another humiliating apology over the Triple M radio drowning jibe — this time to his own board — but will stay on as Magpies boss. → Read More
Pay rises for AFL executives far outstrip player wage increases
RAMPANT wages growth at AFL House has significantly outstripped the rises in player pay over the course of the past two collective bargaining agreements. → Read More
Collingwood v Carlton: anti-pokies protest before MCG clash
ANTI-POKIES crusaders will take the fight against the AFL industry’s growing reliance on gaming cash to footy’s home ground today, with a protest at the MCG before the Collingwood-Carlton match. → Read More
AFL Grand Final replay scrapped: New rules form commission
THE AFL will no longer use a replay for any drawn Grand Final, the AFL Commission has announced. → Read More
Essendon drugs saga: Ben McDevitt says ASADA saved time, money by not appealing against Bombers 34 to AFL Appeals Board
AUSTRALIAN Sports Anti-Doping Authority boss Ben McDevitt says his decision to sidestep an appeal of the Essendon 34 case within the AFL system saved taxpayers about $1 million and brought a resolution a year earlier than would otherwise have been the case. → Read More
Eddie McGuire says AFL dynamic ticketing trial not for Collingwood
COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire has given the AFL’s new dynamic ticket pricing experiment the thumbs up — but says the Pies won’t be taking part in the trial. → Read More
Essendon chairman Lindsay Tanner says it’s ‘unlikely’ banned Bombers will be back on the park this season
NEW Essendon chairman Lindsay Tanner says it is “theoretically possible” but “unlikely” banned players could be back on the park this season. → Read More
Time up for Dons’ appeals as majority of the 34 affected players take matter to a Swiss court
BANNED current and former Essendon players will today file papers in the Swiss Federal Tribunal, making official their last-ditch appeal of doping suspensions handed out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last month. → Read More
Essendon weighs up last-ditch appeal against WADA ruling to Swiss court
PLAYERS hit with doping bans last month have one week to decide whether to launch a last-ditch appeal to a Swiss court. → Read More
Essendon declares its ambition to be top four in three years, WADA appeal finding likely pre-Christmas
ESSENDON has publicly declared its ambition to return to the top four within three years. → Read More
Adam Treloar trade to Collingwood likely to go through early in the week
THE long-awaited deal to get Adam Treloar to Collingwood is expected to happen as soon as Monday morning, kickstarting the second week of the trade period. → Read More
Isaac Heeney suffers broken jaw in vicious assault in Hong Kong
SYDNEY young gun Issac Heeney has suffered a broken jaw in what the club described as an “unprovoked attack” in Hong Kong at the weekend. → Read More
Cale Hooker awarded first Crichton Medal as Essendon’s best and fairest
VERSATILE Bomber Cale Hooker has won his first Crichton Medal. → Read More
Paul Little pays tribute to James Hird, Essendon players at Crichton Medal count
ESSENDON chairman Paul Little has paid tribute to former coach James Hird and the resilience of his players — at what he confirmed would be his last Crichton Medal in charge. → Read More
AFL wants four-game suspension for second illicit drugs strike under revamped policy
DRUG users will be banned for a month and publicly named after a second strike in the AFL’s preferred revamp of its Illicit Drugs Policy. → Read More
Richmond crowds up 10,000, now biggest in AFL
RICHMOND has shaded Collingwood to become the biggest draw in football this season with average crowds to Tigers games almost 10,000 up on 2014 figures. → Read More
Richmond crowds up 10,000, now biggest in AFL
RICHMOND has shaded Collingwood to become the biggest draw in football this season with average crowds to Tigers games almost 10,000 up on 2014 figures. → Read More
ASADA to help fund WADA case against Essendon 34
THE Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority will stump as much as US$100,000 towards WADA’s prosecution of the Essendon 34. → Read More
AFL membership figures: Collingwood biggest club, but gap closing fast
COLLINGWOOD’S place on top of the membership pile is under threat, with fellow Victorian power clubs Hawthorn and Richmond dramatically closing the gap this year. → Read More
Mick Malthouse could be sacked by Carlton this week, says former Blues legend Mark Maclure
CARLTON president Mark LoGiudice is sticking fat by coach Mick Malthouse – again declaring the veteran coach will remain in charge until the end of the season. → Read More