The Latest Breaking News from Eddie Betts

Oliver, Callaghan shine as Giants dampen Demon spirits

GWS have overwhelmed Melbourne in Alice Springs as Finn Callaghan starred and Clayton Oliver impressed against his old team.

AAP · May 31

'Work to do': AFL targets Indigenous player boost

The AFL is considering a range of measures to boost the number of Indigenous players in the league following a significant decline in recent seasons.

AAP · May 11

New Blue's big call pays off with finals berth

Former Gold Coast captain Tara Bohanna's call to leave the Suns for Carlton is paying off big-time with an AFLW finals appearance approaching.

AAP · Nov 7, 2025

7 inspiring books for kids this summer, chosen by kids aged 11-12

Kids aged five to 14 read less in their spare time than they did four years ago, according to a recent study – but a healthy 72.4% still like to read.

The Conversation · Dec 27, 2023

Senator says treaty ‘the only way forward’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2023

Paul Kelly: ‘I never heard back from Shane Warne – maybe he didn’t like the reference to his mother’

The prolific songwriter and huge sports fan has a new compilation packed with songs about famous figures – including Warne, Adam Goodes and Eddie Betts

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023

Betts to mentor Indigenous sporting talent

After enjoying huge success mentoring Geelong forward Tyson Stengle, AFL champion Eddie Betts is aiming to broaden his work with Indigenous sports people.

AAP · Nov 23, 2022

AFL urged to do more to stamp out 'systemic racism', following harrowing Hawthorn racism claims

The AFL is being urged to do much more to stamp out what one academic calls "systemic racism", including Indigenous quotas for club staff, Indigenous programs for players and a league-wide review.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

Racism allegations at Hawthorn AFL club shocked some but the ugly truths of the AFL mirror our society

We already know the ugly truths of the AFL. This is the game where a senior club official once said Aboriginal people were welcome if they acted like white people. And now as we wait for the latest investigation into allegations about the Hawthorn club, the AFL must do more…

ABC News · Sep 24, 2022

AFL Players’ Association backs calls for club-by-club review in wake of Hawthorn racism allegations

Players’ association says league ‘has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2022