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The magistrate who sentenced Noah Balta has embarrassed the AFL

2 days ago | theage.com.au | Jake Niall

OpinionJake NiallChief football writer, The Age April 22, 2025 — 8.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Kevin Bartlett was among the first within the Richmond and football fraternity to notice that Noah Balta had received the same match ban of four games as GWS player Josh Fahey, who performed a nude and lewd re-enactment with a blow-up doll in the notorious wacky Wednesday party last year.
Manly raise stakes in Fogarty pursuit as Trbojevic return arrives

2 days ago | theage.com.au | Adrian Proszenko |Robert Dillon

The escalation in the pursuit for Fogarty is an indication of the dearth of quality halves currently on the open market. Speaking after Canberra’s win over the Gold Coast, the former Titans skipper said he was hopeful of finalising his future. “We’ll reassess during the week and hopefully get something done,” Fogarty told Triple M.
AFL 2025: The win for the Geelong Cats over the Hawthorn Hawks was a messy masterpiece at the MCG; Sam Mitchell; Chris Scott; Patrick Dangerfield; James Sicily; Jeremy Cameron

3 days ago | theage.com.au | Jake Niall

By Jake Niall April 21, 2025 — 7.14pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. LoadingMany contemporary AFL blockbusters carry that stature by dint of the size of crowd, and that of the combatants’ fan bases, rather than the quality of the contest. Geelong v Hawthorn on Easter Monday, however, is an organic rivalry that matches, and can even exceed, the hype.
Pope Francis dies live updates: Head of the Catholic Church dead at 88

3 days ago | theage.com.au | Cassandra Morgan |Nicole Winfield |Silvia Stellacci |Rob Harris

Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church who sought to modernise the pastoral and public priorities of the Vatican, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican announced the death of the Argentina-born Francis, a ground-breaking and progressive figure, on Monday. Pope Francis waves to the crowd during a parade in Philadelphia, US in 2015.Credit: APHe was the first pope in 12 centuries to be born or raised outside Europe, the first from the Americas and the first Jesuit to hold the role.
MasterChef judge Andy Allen buys $3.85 million house in Melbourne’s Northcote

3 days ago | theage.com.au | Elizabeth Redman

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MasterChef judge Andy Allen has a stunning new base to cook and entertain, paying $3.85 million for a home in Melbourne’s inner north.
Greek restaurant owner gutted by second firebombing in 10 months

3 days ago | theage.com.au | Alexander Darling

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Shaking with anger, Eleftheria Amanatidis looked at her phone on Monday morning and sighed. “How could this have happened again,” she wondered. Amanatidis says she and her family gathered in the front of their Yarraville restaurant – Eleni’s Kitchen and Bar – in disbelief after it fell victim to a firebombing for the second time in less than a year.
Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Federal election 2025 continues; Muslim lobby group rolls out attack ads against Labor

3 days ago | theage.com.au | Rachael Dexter |Charlotte Grieve |Clay Lucas |Cara Waters

Easter Sunday looked a little different at the Dandenong showgrounds this weekend. Children rode camels, and adults raised money to build a new mosque in Narre Warren South as smoke from the charcoal barbeque filled the air. Parked at the entrance was a truck with a banner by lobby group Muslim Votes Matters (MVM) with a red cross across Labor member Julian Hill’s face next to an Israeli flag. “Julian Hill went on a Zionist lobby trip,” the sign reads.
Calsher Dear shares memories of his father Paul Dear ahead of Dare to Hope match between Hawthorn Hawks and Geelong Cats

4 days ago | theage.com.au | Jake Niall

By Jake Niall April 21, 2025 — 5.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. LoadingCalsher Dear isn’t a footballer with the bullocking style of his father Paul, whose AFL career finished nearly nine years before Calsher was born and who died almost two years before his youngest son debuted for Hawthorn.
Misfiring Swans fall short of miraculous Easter comeback against Port Adelaide

4 days ago | theage.com.au | Vince Rugari

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If ever there was a goal that summed up a team, it was the one Sydney conceded at the start of their eight-point defeat to Port Adelaide. The passage of play involved Tom McCartin and Hayden McLean contesting the same ball on the members’ side wing at the SCG. McLean marked it and booted it forward to ... nobody.
NRL 2025 LIVE: Roosters host struggling Panthers as Warriors beat Broncos in golden point after Walsh blunder

5 days ago | theage.com.au | Tom Decent |Christian Nicolussi |Adrian Proszenko

Some slight team changes for the Roosters tonight as per the club. “Victor Radley moves to second row and Salesi Foketi takes the starting lock position. Chad Townsend will be the 18th man.” Penrith are unchanged. Roosters starting team: James Tedesco, Daniel Tupou, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Robert Toia, Dominic Young, Sandon Smith, Hugo Savala, Nat Butcher, Connor Watson, Naufahu Whyte, Siua Wong, Victor Radley, Salesi Foketi. Roosters bench: Zach Dockar-Clay, Blake Steep, Spencer Leniu, Taylor Losalu.