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AFLAFL star claps back in fiery outburst

After missing out on a move he hoped for amid online attacks against him and his partner Ivan Soldo has returned fire.

News Corp Australia

AFL‘Fed Up’: Port star hits back at trade haters

After missing out on a move he hoped for amid online attacks against him and his partner Ivan Soldo has returned fire.

News Corp Australia

AFL DraftCommentsPremiumBolton trade leaves Freo behind Eagles in race for Allan

Fremantle’s pick slide as part of a deal for to land Richmond star Shai Bolton has opened the door for West Coast to swoop on top WA draft prospect Bo Allan.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLCommentsBolton to be a Docker as Tigers agree to new offer

Shai Bolton will become a Fremantle player this morning with the Dockers and Richmond agreeing to a deal to send the dual premiership forward west.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLSmith, Barrass among players awaiting AFL trades

Several trades are expected to be confirmed on the last day of the AFL trade period, with Bailey Smith and Tom Barrass among top players still awaiting deals.

Roger Vaughan

AFLGiants facing AFL sanction over post-season function

GWS players face potential AFL sanctions after an anonymous tip-off about an end-of-season function, with the league saying their probe is in its final stages.

Roger Vaughan

AFL TradesVideoCommentsPremiumJakovich backs Eagles after trade divides industry

West Coast great Glen Jakovich has backed his former club’s divisive trade had them slide nine spots in this year’s draft to land out-of-contract players Liam Baker and Matt Owies.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumTorrent of anger, ridicule sweep Eagles’ trade into folklore

West Coast’s decision to split pick No. 3 and trade away the chance to bring in another of the best youngsters in the country has been been swept into trade week folklore by a torrent of anger and ridicule.

Glen Quartermain

AFLCommentsPremiumBrereton says Eagles deserve to cop fans’ trade wrath

West Coast have traded away pick three to get Liam Baker and Matt Owies to the club and former Hawthorn star Dermott Brereton says it wouldn’t have been necessary if they’d accepted the deal for Tom Barrass

Craig O'Donoghue

AFLSmith remains in AFL trade limbo with one day left

On the eve of the trade deadline the Western Bulldogs and Geelong remain deadlocked over a trade deal for Bailey Smith, who wants to join the Cats.

Roger Vaughan

AFLVideoCommentsPremium‘Leadership opportunities’ at root of Owies Eagles move

Matt Owies said a coffee with new West Coast coach Andrew McQualter convinced him a move to the Eagles was the right next step in his career.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFL PROBEVideoMultiple players to be banned as AFL launches investigation

An end-of-season function has gone horribly wrong and the integrity unit has stepped in.

Cameron Noakes

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumNew Eagle Baker had ‘heart on West Coast’ all year

Liam Baker says the challenge of helping West Coast rebuild after winning two premierships at Richmond early in his career was why he ultimately wanted to earn his wings.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLPremiumMagpies exodus continues as Brendon Bolton joins Saints

Former Carlton coach Brendon Bolton has joined St Kilda's coaching panel for 2025, continuing a worrying exodus at Collingwood.

Justin Chadwick

AFLW‘Massive shift’: How Blues star ignited career

A Carlton star reveals how she overcame a classic case of second-year blues as she becomes the first father-daughter pick to reach a milestone.

Ed Bourke

AFL TradesCommentsPremiumBolton deal set to go to wire as Tigers keep talking tough

Fremantle’s pursuit of Shai Bolton appears destined to run close to the trade period’s Wednesday deadline as Richmond continue to hold firm on their massive asking price.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumFreo sign Norwood coach Rawlings as backline assistant

Fremantle have signed Norwood premiership coach and former Richmond caretaker Jade Rawlings as an assistant for the next three seasons, replacing Matthew Boyd.

Mitchell Woodcock

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CRAIG O’DONOGHUE: Trying to make sense of Eagles’ big move

What exactly were the Eagles thinking? Putting aside the negative reaction for a moment, here’s some possibilities for how the club approached the deal that has the AFL world talking.

Craig O'Donoghue

AFLCommentsEagles poach head of development from Bulldogs

West Coast have hired former Western Bulldogs assistant and top talent pathways coach Jamie Maddocks as their head of development.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFL Trades Comments‘Not going to be popular with everyone’: Pyke defends trade

West Coast CEO Don Pyke has conceded the club’s pick-split trade appears ‘a bit odd’ in isolation, but has defended the Eagles’ call as part of ‘multiple strategies’ around filling holes on the list.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLPremiumStringer deal set to go down to wire

Essendon’s list boss has given an update on a potential Jake Stringer trade as he shut down talk linking a star midfielder to another club.

Ed Bourke

AFL DraftCommentsPremiumMature-age Sharks ruck firms as shock draft bolter

East Fremantle ruckman Lachlan Blakiston is closing in on incredible rise to an AFL list, with serious interest from Geelong and St Kilda.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFL TradesCommentsPremiumRobertson could land at Eagles in late trade surprise

West Coast could land one more move in this year’s trade period with out-of-favour Brisbane midfielder Deven Robertson believed to be back on their radar.

Mitchell Woodcock

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ANALYSIS: After divisive trade, Eagles must now land Warner

West Coast fans have been left fuming by the club trading away pick No.3 in a trade period shock. And the only way to calm them down might be luring Chad Warner west next year, writes Mitchell Woodcock.

Mitchell Woodcock