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The price for a star was two first rounders with a second rounder back. Then Kelly & Cameron changed the game. After Shai Bolton ran down Holman like a cheetah on a gazelle, which players this year are double trouble - worth two 1st rounders? heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/wrec…

Victoria’s cricket season starts on 1 October, ECC has played at Windy Hill since 1872. This arrangement has served both cricket and Aussie rules well for over a century. The success of our sports is achieved through cooperation, not unilateral action.

Trade wrap. Saints prepared to match $1.2m a season eight year deals from SA clubs. Carlton adamant Curnow, McKay are going nowhere as they laugh off trade speculation. Draper a long way off signing at Essendon given the current offer. With Glenn McFarlane heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/wher…

All eyes on Tom Harley who as of tonight still hadn’t been told he had the 2IC job. After being approached twice in the last six months including a strong late bid Stuart Fox has declined and recommitted long term to the MCC. Which means he is there for a new stand renovation

The Draper contract is a fair way short on dollars on what it would take to keep him. More to the point, does he want to play first ruck instead of CHF with Bryan in the centre square next year? Lots to ponder as Vic suitors emerge in a complicated ruck market. No hurry to sign

always good when knowledge of the Hare-Clark system can be used when writing about football

Could Bailey Smith win the Brownlow? 👀

Richmond champion Matthew Richardson says Tasmania can’t let 19th licence slip. “If this opportunity is missed, it would be a massive disaster.” heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news…

An apology to the umpires coming from Korn and co tonight after legal threats over the Schultz saga

John Olsen on why the AFL should accept a few months delay on giving Tasmania a licence and why rival presidents are being “hypocritical” trying to death ride the Devils heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/adel…

The bizarre part of this AFL deadline is that even by the league’s own deadline for a 2028 entry the Devils would have been ahead of time with a mid July approval of legislation. So while an election pushes the approval back, there is absolutely time to hit the markers for 2028

The Bont contract delay is weird. It's June 5 and not one discussion on a deal. Dogs footy boss Matt Egan is calm. "We know its a story externally but he's such a Bulldogs person. He got engaged, has a new cafe. Once negotiations start they will happen really quickly." Fox Footy

Busslinger and Jones have both been excellent in the VFL but Ryan Gardner has been so good he has won internal awards in the past couple of weeks so the Dogs were keen to reward him for his first game since 2023. Some depth building in defence Fox Footy

The coach would like to have that selection back I reckon. Really hard to bring someone back after 22 months without a senior game. In a season of small margins the Dogs are 6-6 and a long way from top four even if the next month is charmed (StK, Richmond, Sydney, Roos)

Leigh Montagna on Fox Footy: “It’s so typical of the Western Bulldogs. It’s why they don’t finish top four. It’s why they make it hard to win flags. Games like this come back to haunt them.”

When even your teammates believe the carry on is too much….. As Kingy pointed out very well, the whole team fired tonight to contribute to a victory but Ginnivan made it all about him in celebration

It's getting willing. Interesting to see what happens when we eventually get to a 17 or 18-game season in the AFLW

Ty Gallop passed his concussion test then was subbed anyway as the Crows got a run on so will be fit to take on GWS next week with McInerney still not certain to return Fox Footy

Matthew Nicks on Fox Footy: “We were probably a bit lucky. We have been a bit unlucky in the last three or four years.”