It has taken nine AFL seasons for Jaeger O’Meara to turn the football cycle from Rising Star, via fallen star, to just bona fide star.
Mark Duffield
A pesky pigeon has caused a stir at the MCG, after refusing to budge from the centre of the ground during the Hawthorn-Geelong Easter Monday clash.
After 369 matches at the helm of Hawthorn, four-time premiership-winning coach Alastair Clarkson has used a line he probably never thought he’d say.
Sydney officials hope this time will be different, but accept he will need to be monitored closely for the rest of his playing days. The critics need to see the evidence on-field.
Marc McGowan
Richmond’s David Astbury is free to face Hawthorn in round two after his striking charge ended in a fine.
Catherine Healey
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says Western Bulldogs counterpart Luke Beveridge is on his own with his opposition to the AFL’s new medical substitute rule.
Oliver Caffrey and Anna Harrington
Jeremy Cameron’s first game in Geelong colours is on hold after a hamstring setback, but WA rookie Tyler Brockman won’t have to wait after getting the green light to debut this weekend for Hawthorn.
Jon Ralph & Jay Clark
A quartet of ex-AFL players have recently signed in the Perth Football League in a massive boost for the competition’s 100th season.
Jordan McArdle
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson believes a five-goal lead going into the last final quarter will be ‘nothing now’ with the AFL’s rule changes to drastically speed up the game in 2021.
Nick Smart
Tyler Brockman seems to have done everything right since arriving at Hawthorn with the explosive small forward managing three early goals and the praise of coach Alastair Clarkson.
Josh Garlepp
The AFL will rebuff a push from Essendon to switch their season opener against Hawthorn from Marvel Stadium to the MCG, meaning Fremantle’s only clash for the year at the ground won’t be moving.
Jay Clark
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has called the AFL to establish teams in Tasmania and the Northern Territory to expand the league to a 20-team competition.
Hawthorn legend Michael Tuck has revealed how his son Shane hugged him and expressed his love for his parents in the hours before he took his own life last July.
Glenn McFarlane
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has revealed his explicit ‘Four Ps’ advice to players before their summer break in a remarkably candid interview.
Hawthorn has confirmed the club is no longer involved in the investigation into troubled forward Jon Patton’s off-field conduct, stating the AFL has taken responsibility of the messy saga.
Bonnie Raynor
Hawthorn have backed Luke Breust to usher the AFL club’s youngsters through their current rebuild, with the triple-premiership forward signing on until the end of 2023.
Anna Harrington
Hawthorn head of development Sam Mitchell says James Sicily has become the perfect mentor for No. 6 draft pick Denver Grainger-Barras as he closes in on an early-season debut.
Jon Ralph
Would former West Coast speedster Lewis Jetta be a good fit at Hawthorn? Western Bulldogs great Bob Murphy thinks so.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson admits he tried to talk Tom Scully out of AFL retirement but says the Hawks winger was simply “cooked”.
Oliver Caffrey
A trio of South Fremantle premiership heroes have gone their separate ways ahead of the 2021 WAFL season.
Hawthorn winger Tom Scully has retired from the AFL, saying he has lost his passion for the game.
Steve Larkin
A host of AFL clubs announced their captains for the season ahead on Friday, here’s all you need to know.
Hawthorn have named dual AFL premiership ruckman Ben McEvoy as their new captain, with Jaeger O’Meara named his deputy.
Shayne Hope
Hawthorn will soon announce its next captain and while Jaeger O’Meara and Tom Mitchell are the fancies, a surprise candidate has sprung from the pack.
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