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Jon RalphSports Reporter

Jon Ralph has covered sport with the Herald Sun, and now CODE Sports as well, for over two decades working primarily as a football journalist. He has covered over 20 AFL Grand Finals and reported on footy’s biggest stories including the Essendon saga, Covid era and Melbourne tanking controversy. He is the co-host of the popular and award-winning Sacked podcast. Jon has covered Olympic Games in Rio and London and Commonwealth Games in Delhi and Glasgow.

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MELBOURNE. 03/03/2022. AFL. AAMI Community SeriesÃ Melbourne v Carlton at Marvel StadiumÃ. Jack Viney of the Demons gives a 2nd 50mtr penalty away as he argues with the umpire during the 1st qtr. . Photo by Michael Klein

Penalty barrage: Dees stung in zero tolerance abuse crackdown

Melbourne has already addressed its players after the Demons gave away a staggering eight 50m penalties in their pre-season loss to Carlton.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 26: Magpies head coach Nathan Buckley reacts after an interview during the round 17 AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and the Collingwood Magpies at Etihad Stadium on July 26, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Buckley: The different take I plan to bring to footy media

Nathan Buckley’s phone ran hot within days of him leaving Collingwood — he explains why he chose media instead of coaching, what he’ll bring to Fox Footy and Craig McRae’s Pies.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 17: Charlie Cameron of the Lions celebrates a goal during the AFL 2nd Preliminary Final match between the Brisbane Lions and the Geelong Cats at The Gabba on October 17, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Jono Searle/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Lion’s pain over racist trolling of indigenous stars

One of the AFL’s top indigenous players has revealed his pain at the impact online trolling has had. Charlie Cameron opens up about the need for change and much more.

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Fans get angry at the umpires during the AFL Preliminary Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Greater Western Sydney Giants at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 21, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

‘You had one job’: Fans fume over AFL ticket fiasco

Desperate footy fans who logged on to secure Round 1 tickets were left frustrated after a website issue, forcing supporters to wait to lock in their return to live AFL.