Tom Morris
Chief Football Reporter at 9News Melbourne
Chief Football Reporter @9NewsMelb @footyonnine | 📺Footy Furnace | [email protected] | DMs open | @1116SEN @SEN_Cricket 🏏
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1 month ago |
nine.com.au | Tom Morris
Marcus Bontempelli is widely accepted to be the best player in the AFL, but why is he yet to re-sign with the Western Bulldogs, and if he does, how long will the deal be? Matt Rowell is in the same boat at Gold Coast and has his own decision to make - could he and Bontempelli even become teammates in 2026? From contract updates to some of the big stories of the week, Tom Morris has answered your questions ahead of round 11.
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1 month ago |
nine.com.au | Tom Morris
If Harley Reid requests a trade from West Coast to a Victorian club in the off-season, could it be the biggest trade price in history? No player has ever been traded for three first round picks, without something heading back the other way - would Reid be the first? Could he even warrant two top 10 picks within that? This is especially possible given clubs are now able to trade draft picks two years in advance for the first time ever.
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2 months ago |
nine.com.au | Tom Morris
Across the last two seasons, Melbourne has knocked back offers from Adelaide and Geelong for midfielder Clayton Oliver, backing him to return to his best form. Now, the Dees sit 15th on the ladder and Oliver remains well off his peak - would they regret not cashing in the four-time best and fairest winner, particularly given his $1.5 million salary through 2030?
The MRO tweak that must be considered following North Melbourne's Paul Curtis' three game suspension
2 months ago |
nine.com.au | Tom Morris
When the AFL disbanded the old match review process and appointed Michael Christian as its sole decision-maker in late 2017, football was brutal and uncompromising. It remains so, but not at all costs like it once was. At the time of his appointment, Christian took the Match Review Officer gig amid a bumping revolution. With the league understandably petrified of litigation and concussions more feared than ever, players have come to understand that bumping carries additional risks.
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2 months ago |
nine.com.au | Tom Morris
Retired AFL players are seeking significantly more mental health support than ever before, according to new data. The AFL Players' Association tracks its mental health service, which offers free, confidential and independent counselling for any male or female footballer who has played at least one game at the top level. Players and their significant others have access to more than 500 mental health experts, stationed around Australia, for life.
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And he’s in! @sydneyswans 3x best & fairest, 3x AA & 2012 premiership player Josh Kennedy will make his @VAFA_HQ debut for Old Xavs 1sts v De La Salle on Saturday. Not bad for an almost 37 year old. @FootyonNine @1116sen @9NewsMelb
A familiar @sydneyswans name registering for the @VAFA_HQ today… Josh Kennedy. Expected to play some footy for @OldXavsFC this year. @FootyonNine @9NewsMelb @1116sen
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