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Pies coach Craig McRae wants more from the club’s younger players.

‘Time’s running out for some’: McRae’s stark warning to under-performing young Magpies

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has warned time is running out for several of the club’s youngsters, as the Magpies prioritise experience for their King’s Birthday blockbuster against Melbourne.

  • Andrew Wu, Danny Russell and Isabel McMillan

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Craig McRae, Chris Scott and Chris Fagan.

The AFL’s kingmakers: How the next premiership coach will be found

This masthead has compiled each club’s coaching subcommittees over the past 15 years to find those with the best records in unearthing successful coaches – and their tips to pick the right one.

  • Andrew Wu
This was denied a goal.

‘Should have seen it was a howler within seconds’: Scott’s brutal honesty after nail-biting loss

Chris Scott questioned the AFL’s score review system after a controversial mistake robbed the Cats of a crucial first-quarter goal in their four-point loss to the Blues.

  • Sam McClure
Sam Darcy appeared to be in agony.

Scans confirm the worst as Sam Darcy’s injury leaves Dogs’ flag hopes on knife edge

Geelong thrashed the Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium, but there was more pain on Saturday when the extent of Sam Darcy’s knee injury was revealed.

  • Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Hawthorn heroes Mitch Lews and Jack Gunston embrace after their team’s thrilling Easter Monday win.

Gunston’s last poster’s the winner as Hawks rise late on Easter Monday

The game built like a rolling avalanche towards a frantic final two minutes when the noise was so deafening the Hawthorn coach could not communicate with his staff on the sidelines, even though they were wearing headphones.

  • Peter Ryan
Jai Newcombe will play in opening round after all.

Hawks skipper Newcombe cleared to play in opening round; Scott backs Bruhn’s return after ‘injustice’

Hawthorn’s midfield has been given a much-needed boost for their weekend blockbuster. Meanwhile, Chris Scott has backed returning utility Tanner Bruhn, whom he said faced an “egregious injustice” last year.

  • Scott Spits, Jon Pierik and Danny Russell
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‘Second born’ Nick Daicos is judged to a different standard than others

Collingwood star Nick Daicos is having a remarkable run of being the bridesmaid not the bride after runner-up placings in award after award.

  • Peter Ryan
WA captain Patrick Cripps and his Victorian counterpart Marcus Bontempelli get in the mood for State of Origin.

AFL Origin is revived, but will it survive? Tonight we find out

If the Origin is to be a success in its return from the dead, it will need to go some way towards recapturing the magic of yesteryear.

  • Jon Pierik
Chris Scott surrounded by his star-studded Victorian line-up.

Scott, Cox deflect concerns they’ll use Origin to recruit stars; Major injury worry for Giants

Chris Scott says there’s no guarantee those playing under him in the State of Origin match will like him, let alone any of them would ever contemplate joining Geelong. Meanwhile, a practice match mishap has put serious doubts on the Giants’ premiership prospects.

  • Danny Russell
Bailey Smith delivered elite performances on the field, and turmoil off it, in his first season at Geelong.

No more ‘oh Bailey’: The schoolboy treatment that lets Smith escape accountability

Chris Scott is right: Bailey Smith, the footballer, was an outrageous success on the field. But Geelong didn’t just recruit a footballer, they recruited a brand.

  • Michael Gleeson