BEN MCCLELLAN: The lesson from the star’s imminent Demons exit is: if you really want out, you will get it in the AFL — something Zach Merrett will be keenly aware of.
Essendon coach Brad Scott has thrown his support behind Zach Merrett after the captain turned up the Bombers' best and fairest in a sign that perhaps not all hope is lost.
WATCH THE VIDEO: Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver has delivered a bizarre rebuke to Seven’s chief football reporter Mitch Cleary, calling him a ‘c..t’, after the Demons told him he was no longer wanted.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: Instead of clutching pearls every September and chomping at the bit to be outraged, why don’t we just take a breath and allow the players to let their hair down?