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.
Jordan McArdle
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.
Marc McGowan
Hawthorn has confirmed it granted the former number one draft pick “time off” from his football commitments ahead of the 2021 season.
Four-time premiership Hawk Jordan Lewis says he’s excited by what he sees in WA-born rookie Kysaiah Pickett, likening the youngster to Cyril Rioli.
Catherine Healey
The former East Fremantle rookie says surgeons told him he was “very close” to being in a wheelchair permanently after a terrifying bicycle accident.
Just a day after Ben Stratton’s last of 202 AFL games for Hawthorn, the three-time premiership star was back where it began in WA’s South West and wondering whether it all really happened.
Steve Butler
Tasmania is playing hardball with the AFL in its quest for its own team, with the state government putting negotiations to host visiting teams on hold until the league delivers a timeline.
Ethan James
Hawthorn Football Club is working “working with the AFL” in relation to allegations against Jonathon Patton.
Jackie Epstein and Brendan Rees
A key part of Hawthorn’s recent golden era, football boss Graham Wright has resigned and is poised to join AFL rivals Collingwood.
Hawthorn star Jonathon Patton is in hospital amid the AFL’s investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct.
Staff writers and AAP
Elite sportsmen are worshipped as role models for the next generation of aspiring athletes, but some are failing themselves, their clubs and their sports.
Susan McLean
In the wake of the Jonathon Patton lewd image allegations, a former police officer says the AFL must make an example of players.
Mandy Squires
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