Football
Australian football is changing its rules, team sheets and tribunal guidelines to add occupational health and safety cover for players and be on stronger ground for impending legal challenges. Michelangelo Rucci reports.
Football
Footy’s back! But still not as we remember it, particularly for those who are part of the show on the terraces. Michelangelo Rucci looks at how season 2021 is still a test of the fans.
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The 2021 AFL season kicks off tonight with reigning premiers Richmond facing Carlton at the MCG in front of 50,000 fans, marking a landmark moment for the league in its quest to rebound from last year’s pandemic struggles.
New Adelaide Football Club chairman John Olsen will lead the Crows’ annual meeting for the first time next Wednesday. He will face passionate members at a pivotal time for the club’s future. Michelangelo Rucci reports.
Crows fans have pleaded for a thorough and fully independent review of their football club, from the top down. To ensure open disclosure from interviewees, new chairman John Olsen took this course during the summer – without a public sideshow. Michelangelo Rucci reports on the tactic being embraced by Australian football.
As the Adelaide Football Club hunts for a new chief executive, a former SA sporting team owner is spruiking the credentials of a successful manager who worked across three codes before jumping to horse racing, reports Michelangelo Rucci.
