With AFL crowd attendances down in 2022 and a sense of frustration among fans around rules and officiating, some have claimed there’s a correlation between the two.
Sydney veteran Josh Kennedy has limped off the ground and tensions have flared in a brutal five-minute passage of play at Marvel Stadium on Friday night.
North Melbourne premiership player David King believes his former club’s on-field fortunes could get even worse before getting better, calling on the AFL world to recalibrate its expectations of senior coach David Noble.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge and teammates have lauded forward Mitch Wallis and his crucial role in the club’s compelling victory over Essendon following a traumatic few weeks.