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Midfielders Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver are stars for Melbourne and both have long-term contracts, but that no longer means their respective futures at the club are guaranteed.

The Demons said good bye to Goodwin. Should they do the same to Petracca and Oliver?

Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver both wanted out of Melbourne this time last year. If that remains the case this off-season, the club should not stand in their way.

  • Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan and Scott Spits

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Ange Postecoglou and Evangelos Marinakis in July.

Meet the ‘Greek oligarch’ who could bring Ange Postecoglou back to the Premier League

Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek owner of Nottingham Forest, is a noted Ange-phile. Could his club be Postecoglou’s next landing spot?

  • Vince Rugari
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Treasurer Jim Chalmers in question time on Monday.

As Ley tried to tear strips off Chalmers, more than half her MPs weren’t even listening

A remarkable 22 Coalition politicians - more than half of all opposition MPs - were on a phone or laptop as Treasurer Jim Chalmers was on his feet in question time.

  • Paul Sakkal
Charlie Curnow.

Door ajar on Curnow move, Dons hunt a Lion: The trade state of play at each non-finals team

The off-season kicks off now – or at least becomes the major priority – for the clubs that will watch finals from the sidelines.

  • Marc McGowan
Dayne Zorko celebrated 300 AFL games with a win.

Top four secured, but one glaring issue threatened Lions’ Zorko party

Their urgency, pressure game and precision moving the ball ultimately got the job done, but the Lions were nearly left to rue a woeful opening term.

  • Nick Wright
Shark Park in Woolooware, south of Sydney.

The Sharks had an $8m grant for a centre of excellence. Then it all went pear-shaped

Cronulla CEO Dino Mezzatesta complained that every other NRL club had received government funding while his club got nothing. But that’s not the whole truth.

  • Neil Breen
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Rob Valetini of Australia during the Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Australia at DHL Stadium on August 23 in Cape Town.

The Wallabies are on a different planet to last year. Next to 2023, it’s a new galaxy

It was a potentially game-changing fortnight for the Wallabies in South Africa. And one of the most significant moments came in the dying moments of the Test they lost.

  • Iain Payten
Charlie Cameron celebrates a goal in the Lions’ victory over Hawthorn.

Finals have almost arrived. These are the weaknesses that could expose the top eight

Finals-like pressure exposed the strengths and weaknesses of several teams in the final round of the season. What comes next for the top eight teams will expose the pretenders.

  • Jake Niall
Universal Store chief executive Alice Barbery.

Subway’s new challenger, the next Penfolds: Six ASX chiefs on what’s next

Furniture, wine, milk and pies: the chiefs of Australia’s biggest retailers reveal what they’re plotting for the new financial year.

  • Jessica Yun
The Wallabies celebrate a remarkable victory at Ellis Park.

Can the Wallabies beat South Africa again? Yes – if they do these five things

The Wallabies did the unthinkable at Ellis Park last weekend. Here’s how they can pull off back-to-back Test wins in South Africa for the first time since 1963.

  • Tom Decent