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Jai Culley will make his Demons debut against his old club.

AFLCommentsWhat are the chances?! Ex-Eagle faces old club in Dees debut

Former Eagle Jai Culley will make his Melbourne debut - and chase his first-ever AFL win - against the club that axed him at the end of last season.

Mitchell Woodcock

Demons coach Simon Goodwin is not concerned over his future.

AFLCommentsGoodwin says he has support of the board as pressure mounts

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is adamant he feels ‘incredibly supported’ by the club’s board as the fallout continues following their historic loss to St Kilda.

News Corp Australia

Former West Coast coach Adam Simpson has returned to Melbourne. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos)

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Simpson weighs up shock AFL coaching return after move home

Former West Coast coach Adam Simpson has moved home to Melbourne and is considering a return to football, The West Australian can reveal.

Jakeb Waddell

Simon Goodwin has received a chilling death threat. Image: X/Getty

AFLPremiumNo action after AFL coach threat

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has declined to pursue action over a chilling car park threat made after his team's devastating last-minute loss.

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AFLPremiumSkipper takes blame for bumbling finish

Melbourne skipper Max Gawn reveals the crucial eight-second breakdown that led to his team surrendering a 46-point lead in one of AFL’s greatest comebacks.

News Corp Australia

Melbourne's Steven May’s hit on Francis Evans.

AFLPremium‘Shattered’ May confused by ban

Steven May thought he contested the ball in the right way before colliding with a Carlton opponent and is shattered by a three-match ban Melbourne is appealing.

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AFLDaniher speculation a ‘joke’: Fagan

Lions coach Chris Fagan has laughed off any thought of former Brisbane star Joe Daniher ending his retirement to play in Melbourne.

Marco Monteverde

Steven May's bump has divided the footy world. Photo: Fox Sports

AFL‘Never happened’: AFL reacts to May ban

Melbourne has made its next move after Steven May was suspended for an act that has left players wondering what they can do.

News Corp Australia

The Steven May verdict is in after the Melbourne defender was sent straight to the tribunal.

TRIBUNALAFL tribunal goes into ‘ghost’ mode as Steven May learns fate

The controversial act has divided the AFL world and it took the panel an eternity to make a decision.

Cameron Noakes

Max Gawn and Steven May were involved in a fiery post-match confrontation.

AFLVideoCommentsGawn, May earn talking to from Demons coach

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin sat down with captain Max Gawn and defender Steven May this week, conceding their on-field stoush at the MCG last Monday was ‘not the look we want’.

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Kysaiah Pickett is locked in for Melbourne.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumKozzy deal shows remarkable lengths clubs go to retain stars

The sensational nine-year megadeal that will keep Kysaiah Pickett at Melbourne shows the remarkable lengths clubs have to go to retain players.

Glen Quartermain, Mitchell Woodcock & Jackson Barrett

Kysaiah Pickett has inked a seven-year extension with the Demons.

AFLCommentsPickett rejects WA lure to stay at Demons until 2034

Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett has rejected the lure of a return to Western Australia, signing a monster seven-year contract extension with the Demons.

Joanna Guelas

West Coast coach and AFLW pioneer Daisy Pearce was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame this week.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Hall of Famer Pearce on mentoring next gen of AFLW stars

Daisy Pearce is the trailblazing footballer who helped the women’s game become what it is today, earning her a spot in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Now, she’s mentoring the next generation.

Samantha Rogers

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says the club will weigh up whether to tag-team star ruckman Tristan Xerri or go with a solo ruck against North Melbourne on Saturday.

AFLCommentsDockers to weigh up ‘tag teaming’ Roos star ruckman

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says the club will weigh up whether to tag-team star ruckman Tristan Xerri or go with a solo ruck against North Melbourne on Saturday. 

Samantha Rogers

Kysaiah Pickett is set to remain at the Melbourne Demons, with the Victorian club offering up one of the richest deals in AFL history that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the game. 

AFLCommentsPremiumPickett set to stay as Demons offer monster nine-year deal

Kysaiah Pickett is set to remain at the Melbourne Demons, with the Victorian club offering up one of the richest deals in AFL history that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the game. 

Ryan Daniels

Kane Cornes says Melbourne should not give away Kozzy Pickett for Luke Jackson in a straihg tswap.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCornes rubbishes Pickett-for-Jackson straight swap talk

AFL analyst Kane Cornes says Fremantle target Kysaiah Pickett’s value is growing with each performance, to the point where a potential straight swap for Dockers ruckman Luke Jackson would be “ridiculous”.

Ben Smith

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AFLLions coach takes pressure off returning star

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan to ‘moderate expectations’ of Keidean Coleman in his return to AFL football after a top-flight absence of 14 months.

Marco Monteverde

Simon Goodwin remains in close contact with Luke Jackson.

AFLVideoCommentsGoodwin weighs in on Jackson-Pickett trade talk

Naarm (Melbourne) coach Simon Goodwin has weighed in on the possibility of reuniting with Luke Jackson and his hopes for premiership teammate Kysaiah Pickett.

Shayne Hope

Luke Jackson has returned to his former manager.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumJackson returns to old manager amid trade talk

Luke Jackson has returned to the manager that sealed his move from the Demons to the Dockers as he prepares to request a trade back to the club he won a premiership with. 

Samantha Rogers

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AFLPremiumDemons rocked by report, captain responds

A trade drama is already taking shape at the Melbourne Demons with captain Max Gawn forced to address a spreading rumour.

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Esperance-born Demon Koltyn Tholstrup has opened up on playing in front of his home-state crowd.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumEsperance-born Demon thrives on home-state boost

Esperance-born Demon Koltyn Tholstrup has opened up on playing in front of his home-state crowd, including his beloved parents, Stuart and Terri.

Aaron Kirby

Melbourne captain Max Gawn tore West Coast to shreds.

AFLCommentsMax-ed out! Eagles hopes of first win Gawn with the ruck

He’s the Demon king and fittingly Melbourne skipper Max Gawn dragged West Coast into rucking hell, turning the Eagles’ best chance of a victory into another defeat, this time to the tune of 32 points.

Mitchell Woodcock

West Coast defender Brady Hough normally gets the match-up on Melbourne’s Kozzie Pickett.

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Why West Coast have a big Pickett problem

Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett is one of the best small forwards in the competition. And West Coast might have a hard time stopping him. Here’s why.

Mitchell Woodcock

West Coast spearhead Jake Waterman says the Eagles aren’t yet good enough to worry about the opposition as they prepare to face a rejuvenated Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Saturday night.

AFLCommentsPremiumWaterman: We’re not good enough to worry about Demons’ form

West Coast spearhead Jake Waterman says the Eagles aren’t yet good enough to worry about the opposition as they prepare to face a rejuvenated Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Saturday night.

Mitchell Woodcock