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Skipper Gawn adamant Demons do not have drugs culture

Melbourne captain Max Gawn says the latest anti-doping charges against teammate Joel Smith are shocking, but he has backed the AFL club's broader culture.

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Demons' Joel Smith accused of cocaine trafficking

Melbourne AFL utility Joel Smith has been served with three anti-doping rule violations for the trafficking or attempted trafficking of cocaine.

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Pleasure and pain as Oliver impresses in Demons return

Star Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver has produced a strong display in an AFL match simulation against Richmond, just weeks after returning to the Demons.

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Demons name Oliver to take on Tigers in AFL pre-season

Star Melbourne onballer Clayton Oliver is in their squad for Sunday's hitout against Richmond, the opening AFL pre-season fixture between clubs.

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Oliver's return delighting Demons in AFL pre-season

Melbourne star Clayton Oliver continues to make progress in his return to pre-season training as the Demons prepare for a game against Richmond.

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Petracca welcomes Oliver back into Demons AFL fold

Melbourne's Christian Petracca says fellow star midfielder Clayton Oliver isn't far off a return to full AFL training after a troubled off-season.

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Oliver leaves Dees' camp to deal with medical issues

Melbourne star midfielder Clayton Oliver has left the AFL club's pre-season training camp early, with the support of teammates and staff.

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Demons will grow from AFL finals failure, says Goodwin

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin and chief executive Gary Pert were among the speakers at the AFL club's annual members forum, with plenty to discuss.

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AFL rivals Magpies, Tigers to open pre-season series

Collingwood will get their AFL premiership defence under way when they open the pre-season series with a match against rivals Richmond at Ikon Park.

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AFLW great Daisy Pearce to coach Eagles women

AFLW great Daisy Pearce will coach the West Coast women in a major coup for the struggling Eagles.

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Birch AFLW move looms as teammates traded to Hawks

AFLW rivals have started to raid Melbourne with Eliza West and Casey Sherriff traded to Hawthorn and Libby Birch poised to head to North Melbourne.

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Patience, belief and fierce midfielders key to Kangaroos’ AFLW finals push

After their 41-point domination of the Demons, North Melbourne are on the rise and one win away from a first grand final

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Geelong get it done early to pass toughest AFLW assignment yet

The Cats took inspiration from Brisbane and North Melbourne to come up with a blueprint to beat Melbourne and reach their first preliminary final

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Demons find straight-sets AFLW finals exit 'confusing'

Defending premiers Melbourne have been left gutted after they just failed to pull of a comeback semi-final win over Geelong, ending their season.

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Cats hang on to beat Demons in AFLW semi-final

Geelong have held on despite Melbourne's last-quarter fightback to win their AFLW semi-final by five points at Ikon Park.

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Cats look for their own way to beat Demons in AFLW

Geelong coach Dan Lowther says they must play to their own strengths in an AFLW semi-final against Melbourne, who are coming off a bad loss to North Melbourne.

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Demons no longer untouchable in AFLW flag race: Geelong

Fresh off a dominant 18-point elimination-final win, Geelong believe they are capable of beating anyone for a flag including defending premiers Melbourne.

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North skipper Kearney craves second AFLW premiership

North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney says the Kangaroos' thumping qualifying final win over Melbourne was the best of her storied AFLW career.

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AFLW blowouts persist as one-sided results pose potential finals headache

Rule changes appeared to have gone some way to remedying the problem but three of four games in week one had upwards of 17-point gaps

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North upset reigning premiers Melbourne in AFLW

North Melbourne were outstanding in their AFLW qualifying final, keeping Melbourne goalless for three quarters and winning by 41 points.

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Ron Barassi: Melbourne bids final goodbye to Australian rules football visionary

In a state funeral at the MCG the player and coach will be remembered for defying AFL tradition and impacting the game on a broader scale

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Demons far from invincible in wide-open AFLW flag race

Reigning premiers Melbourne are beatable and first-time finalists Sydney are daring to dream of possibilities during the AFLW finals series.

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Lions dethrone Dees to clinch AFLW double-chance

Brisbane have pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the AFLW season, handing defending premiers Melbourne a 25-point loss to seal a top-four spot.

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Playing VFL was 'sobering', says star AFL ruck Grundy

Brodie Grundy says being dropped to the VFL by Melbourne was "sobering," but the star ruck insists he enjoyed his brief time with the Demons.

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Pride on the line for Lions ahead of Demons AFLW clash

With a top-four finish at risk, Brisbane are bent on flipping the script when they go into a grand-final rematch against Melbourne.

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