Roof or no roof, Tassie deserves more night games
Tassie fans showed their desire for night AFL games by packing out UTAS Stadium for Saturday’s Hawks-Giants blockbuster. And roof or no roof in Hobart, the fans deserve more.
Tassie fans showed their desire for night AFL games by packing out UTAS Stadium for Saturday’s Hawks-Giants blockbuster. And roof or no roof in Hobart, the fans deserve more.
Hawks coach Sam Mitchell is adamant the club can co-exist with the Devils, and has branded continuing their partnership with Tasmania post 2027 as “perfect sense”.
The Hawks are playing the most exciting and skilful football the legendary David Parkin has ever seen. Jay Clark goes inside their fast-tracked rebuild with the man who first helped discover Sam Mitchell here.
Josh Ward came into Hawthorn’s side this year on the back of an injury to James Worpel and his form suggests he won’t easily be displaced. The former top-10 pick opens up on the club’s “trust” and fighting for his place.
Harry Himmelberg wants the issue of miscarriage to be spoken about more after he and wife Taylia’s tough journey to parenthood. Hear from the Giants star on how his baby daughter has given him perspective.
Almost every AFL club is poised to get busy this trade period. See who your club is looking at, who they should be chasing and how they will get their deals done in our ultimate guide.
Sam Mitchell has been rewarded for guiding Hawthorn from 0-5 to the cusp of a preliminary final with a contract extension that will tie him to the club until at least 2027.
Gold Coast holds the keys to another AFL Trade Period as the opening day of official dealing approaches, with its first-round pick set to shape the fates of several clubs — and key players.
The first round of the AFL draft has blown out even more, with two more first-round picks heading to St Kilda and GWS as compensation for the departing Josh Battle and Harry Perryman.
Sam Mitchell has reflected on the ugly end to his side’s semi-final loss during which Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley clashed with Hawks players.
A star Hawthorn midfielder will spend the off-season in recovery as the semi-finalists prepare for a premiership tilt in 2025.
A last-ditch attempt has been launched to avoid the Hawthorn racism saga being dragged to a Federal Court hearing. MARK ROBINSON has exclusive details.
The Hawks turned their year around with a thrilling style of play, but ultimately they couldn’t get it done in a semi final. MATTHEW FORREST reviews their season and looks ahead.
The brilliance and magnitude of the Hawks’ small forwards provided great fodder for footy fans all year, but Jon Ralph asks, how long can they sustain having a target on their backs?
The AFL has handed down a financial sanction for Ken Hinkley after a post-match altercation with Hawk Jack Ginnivan.
After taking the AFL by storm with Hokball, Hawthorn’s brigade of young stars will face huge expectations in 2025. GLENN MCFARLANE looks at why Sam Mitchell’s side will be even better.
AFL legend Leigh Matthews has slammed Ken Hinkley’s post-match sledge aimed at Jack Ginnivan as the league weighs up whether to penalise the Power coach. HAVE YOUR SAY
James Sicily defended teammate Jack Ginnivan on the field on Friday night and he’s done it again off it. But he did reveal one thing the provocative forward told the group during the week.
Hawthorn skipper James Sicily has spoken out about last night’s heated exchange with Power coach Ken Hinkley – an incident that has now drawn an official ‘please explain’ from the AFL.
Port Adelaide was desperate on Friday night – and no one typified the Power’s renewed fight more than Willem Drew. Is he set for a bigger job next week? We rate every player.
Under the pressure-cooker of footy, Ken Hinkley’s side produced their finest hour. But with all eyes on what happened after, Mark Robinson writes, let’s not hang Ken for the incident.
Port Adelaide and Hawthorn have put on a final for the ages, with the Power emerging from the week from hell to book a date with Sydney in a preliminary final next Friday.
Ahead of tonight’s game, take a look back at an unbelievable semi-final between the Power and Hawks in 2001 that took place just days after the 9/11 attacks.
He was an acquired taste. He wasn’t the most favoured bloke in the playing group. He was too brutal. Those who played with Sam Mitchell paint a similar picture. But his transformation to coach today is the true work of art.
Jai Serong is set to step into the cauldron of Adelaide Oval on Sunday night, and Hawthorn’s David Hale said picking him was a no-brainer. SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON has the details.
Port Adelaide has turned to a young gun to aid its defensive woes, while Hawthorn has confirmed Sam Frost’s replacement. See all the teams here.
Hokball or Port? Brisbane or GWS? The fate of two more premiership contenders will be decided this weekend in cutthroat semi-finals. See who our experts are tipping here.
One of the key architects of Hawthorn’s coaching succession plan has hailed its success and revealed how it almost unravelled due to Alastair Clarkson.
Losing defensive pillar James Blanck on the eve of the season was supposed to be a disaster for Hawthorn. Instead, Sam Mitchell used it to kickstart the phenomenon known as Hokball. Here’s how.
There was a time where Luke Breust was “struggling to get a game for Box Hill twos”. JON RALPH finds out how he went from a VFL battler to a Hawks premiership legend.
