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Melbourne skipper Max Gawn has put the AFL rivalry with Collingwood to one side, saying he empathises with under-fire Magpies dynamo Jack Ginnivan.

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Gawn tips Jackson to ink new Dees AFL deal

Melbourne young gun Luke Jackson has put off AFL contract talks until the end of the season but captain Max Gawn is confident his teammate will stay put.

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Cats are purring under Chris Scott as AFL’s fall guys finally land on feet

After a decade of finals but no flags under coach Chris Scott, the 2022 Cats are the best placed since 2011 to win Geelong a long-awaited premiership

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Cats fired up for clash with AFL premiers

Melbourne tormented Geelong late last season and both sides are firing on all cylinders ahead of Thursday night's AFL blockbuster at a sold-out GMHBA Stadium.

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Dees face AFL audit in Cats clash

Melbourne's level of recovery from a mid-season AFL form slump will be put to the test against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.

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Demons give stars time on new AFL deals

Melbourne won't force out-of-contract premiership pair Luke Jackson and Angus Brayshaw into making quick decisions on their AFL futures.

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Melbourne's Gawn out injured in AFL

Melbourne's premiership captain Max Gawn will miss up to five weeks of the AFL season because of an ankle injury, in a fresh blow for the Demons.

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AFL turbulence didn't affect Dees: Goodwin

Melbourne's AFL premiership defence is in danger of being derailed after a fight between teammates and a third straight defeat, this time against Collingwood.

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Magpies run down Demons in AFL thriller

Collingwood have posted a memorable 26-point win over reigning AFL premiers Melbourne in a classic Queen's Birthday contest at the MCG.

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Mortal Melbourne must channel Daniher and combat inner Demons

Losses, leaked texts and drunken brawls between teammates are inevitabilities in the AFL’s alpha male world but at a club like Melbourne, they matter

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Magpies expect Demons to rise above drama

Ahead of their Queen's Birthday clash, Collingwood coach Craig McRae says Melbourne are still the AFL benchmark despite recent losses and off-field dramas.

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Wheels haven't fallen off Demons: Gawn

Captain Max Gawn says the wheels haven't fallen off Melbourne, despite losing two consecutive AFL games and Steven May and Jake Melksham's restaurant fight.

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AFL Round-Up: Melbourne beaten again, Fremantle impossible to ignore as season shapes to be a classic

Another Melbourne slip up and a massive Freo win have set the second half of the 2022 AFL season up to perfection. We digest the week that was.

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AFL mid-season report card part one: premiership fancies to guilty pleasures

Taking a top-down approach, how the teams occupying finals places are faring at the halfway stage

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Goodwin confirms Gawn will play in AFL

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says captain Max Gawn will play against West Coast on Sunday in Perth after suffering a knee injury last weekend.

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From Melbourne to West Coast — your AFL team's position summed up in two lines

Want a quick summary of where your team is after eight rounds of the AFL season? From flag favourites Melbourne to cellar-dwellers West Coast, Andrew McGarry sums up each of the 18 sides in two lines.

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Demons' Gawn avoids serious knee injury

Melbourne premiership captain and star ruckman Max Gawn has been cleared of any serious injury to his knee and is fit to face West Coast.

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Brisbane AFL forward McStay out 3-4 weeks

Brisbane forward Daniel McStay and Geelong tall Esava Ratugolea are sidelined with ankle injuries, while Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn has a sore knee.

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Depleted Demons hold on against Hawks

Melbourne have set up their hard-fought 10-point win over Hawthorn by kicking six goals to three in the third quarter on Saturday at the MCG.

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Demons' streak grows with big win over GWS

Melbourne have continued the winning start to their AFL premiership defence with a comprehensive 67-point triumph over GWS.

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GWS down on Preuss over AFL ban

Braydon Preuss' suspension will leave inexperienced GWS tall Matt Flynn to lead the ruck division against Melbourne stars Max Gawn and Luke Jackson.

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Melbourne deliver Power more AFL misery

Premiers Melbourne have scored a 32-point victory over Port Adelaide with the Power winless after four games of the 2022 AFL season.

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Nic Naitanui is one of the greats of the modern AFL, and he rucks like no-one else

Nic Naitanui is one of a big batch of Eagles heading towards the wrong side of 30, but he deserves to be counted among the greats of the modern AFL. As time ticks down on Nic Nat and the Eagles, it's time to appreciate one of the modern greats

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Goodwin upbeat as Jackson weighs up future

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is sounding confident that ruckman Luke Jackson, the AFL's hottest young talent, will stay with the Demons.

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Gawn shuns talk of back-to-back AFL flags

Melbourne captain Max Gawn says the goal this season is to win a premiership, not repeat last year's success.

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