April
Collingwood and Essendon draw in Anzac Day thriller
The teams traded blows in a pulsating match to complete the first draw on Anzac Day since the inaugural blockbuster in 1995.
- Oliver Caffrey
March
AFL season could permanently launch outside of Victoria
New AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the interstate push is already a success but not everybody’s happy with the move.
- Zoe Samios
October 2023
‘More Ted Lasso than Elon Musk’: lessons from Magpies’ success
The way premiership coach Craig McRae has gone about changing the culture at Collingwood offers valuable insights for executives and CEOs in the modern workplace.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- AFL grand final
Tragics proud of a club that doesn’t need to be hated
Why did everyone need to hate Collingwood? And why did we give them so many reasons to hate us? It didn’t make sense to me. That has all changed.
- Geoff Culbert
AFL grand final thriller trounced by Matildas in ratings
Collingwood’s epic four-point win over the Brisbane Lions was watched by more than 97 per cent of the TV audience in Melbourne, Seven says.
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- Sam Buckingham-Jones
September 2023
Collingwood win AFL thriller to claim 16th AFL flag
Collingwood have claimed a record-equalling 16th premiership with a thrilling four-point win over the Brisbane Lions in the AFL grand final.
- Shayne Hope
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why James Gorman will ignore Wall Street on Friday night
The Morgan Stanley boss is a die-hard Collingwood Magpies supporter who has some wise words for his team ahead of Saturday’s grand final.
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- James Thomson
Lions tragic hops from Brisbane to Melbourne – via Paris
AFR Rich Lister and Brisbane Lions director Cathie Reid is dashing back from the French capital to watch her team in Saturday’s AFL grand final.
- Mark Ludlow
Bookmaker faces largest payout in sports gambling history
Sunday might be payday for tens of thousands of gamblers who have been sitting on potentially lucrative 100-1 bets on the Panthers for almost a year.
- Mark Di Stefano and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Gold-mining Collingwood legend has more on his mind than a flag
Former Collingwood captain Peter Moore will spend grand final week mixing business and sport, as he prepares to watch son Darcy lead the Magpies into battle.
- Peter Ker and Gus McCubbing
‘Extraordinary life’: Sporting icon Ron Barassi dies
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led tributes to Ron Barassi, saying there was no more famous name in football.
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- Anna Harrington and Roger Vaughan
Collision that divided AFL raises the cost of concussion crisis
Former star player Shaun Smith is still feeling the consequences of his clashes. He says the latest injury that has split the sport shows officials must act.
- Patrick Durkin
May 2023
When it comes Indigenous representation, the AFL doesn’t stack up
The AFL has strong Indigenous representation on the field, but club board members say more needs to be done to boost these figures off-field.
- Gus McCubbing
AFL backs Yes vote for Indigenous Voice
The AFL said it had taken a Yes stance after many discussions and consultation with clubs, staff, players and its own Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory council.
- Melissa Woods
September 2022
The Sydney effect: how AFL wins when the Swans make the grand final
Seven and the AFL are set to benefit from a ratings bonanza when Sydney takes on Geelong in Saturday’s AFL decider, history says.
- Gus McCubbing and Mark Di Stefano
Flight gouging sees die-hard AFL fans priced out of finals
AFL fans are spitting chips over airline price hikes ahead of the preliminary final between Sydney and Collingwood, with some one-way flights nearly $1000.
- Gus McCubbing
August 2022
The difficulty of marketing the Collingwood AFL captain’s house
In a quiet winter market, the agent needed to maximise exposure but also needed to keep things as quiet as possible for the footy star and his family.
- Michael Bleby
June 2022
- Opinion
- Workplace
Why the breast that engrossed Victoria is a warning for every manager
Business leaders are being forced to police private moments exposed online, expanding workplace expectations of behaviour well beyond the office.
- Aaron Patrick
February 2021
With friends like Demetriou, no wonder Eddie’s cooked
No Crown scandal can keep Andrew Demetriou down.
- Myriam Robin
‘Sorry’: Eddie McGuire resigns from Collingwood
The AFL club president has called it a day, effective immediately, giving way to pressure that has built since the release of a damning report into racism at the club.
- Updated
- Max Mason
