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AFL finals 2024 qualifying final LIVE updates: Swans beat Giants in final seconds after Amartey’s late goal

Follow along as week one of the AFL finals comes to a thrilling conclusion and the AFLW season continues in round two of its season.

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by Roy Ward, Marnie Vinall, Jon Pierik, Andrew Stafford and Jonathan Drennan

Jack Ginnivan of the Hawks is hugged by Jai Newcombe as they celebrate a goal in the final term.

Magic from the Wizard and a cheeky chug from Ginnivan as young Hawks end Dogs’ season

by Roy Ward, Marnie Vinall and Jake Niall

Michael Voss at a Carlton training session at the Gabba on Friday.

How Michael Voss has changed his methods and his methods have changed Carlton

by Jake Niall

Craig Kelly and Graham Wright are 1990 Collingwood premiership teammates.

Analysis

‘We make mistakes all the time, just like football teams do’: Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan

by Caroline Wilson

Adam Saad, left, took a contender for mark of the year against the Giants in 2022. Twelve-year-old Khaled, right, has a phone case of that same mark.

It takes a village: Why Carlton’s Adam Saad is a hero in this community

by Hannah Hammoud

Insight & Analysis

Why the likely Liam Baker trade shows the AFL has gone soft

Why would West Coast give up a top draft pick for Richmond’s Liam Baker when they could easily get him for free? Like so many other clubs, they seem reluctant to make the tough decisions.

The September blueprint: How footy changes in the finals

We are always told that football changes in September when the pressure is greater. Here’s what the data shows.

Jon Pierik

Sports journalist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The Bulldogs won the flag from outside the top four in 2016. Is this the year another team does it?

In the tightest season ever, many pundits think the teams in the bottom four of the eight are as good a chance of winning the flag as those in the top four. But are they really?

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Melbourne president Kate Roffey stepped down from her role on Friday.

Demons president Kate Roffey steps down, club launches board review

Kate Roffey is the first major Demons figure to quit their post after superstar Christian Petracca effectively put the club on notice when he aired his grievances to senior officials and expressed his desire to be traded.