Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, athletics, cricket and tennis. He has been awarded the Grant Hattam Trophy for outstanding journalism in football, while his cricket writing has been recognised in twice winning the Cricket Victoria cricket writer of the year award.
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Brown suspended during probe
Michael Gleeson Campbell Brown suspended while he is being investigated for punching teammate Steven May.
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Suns player thought he'd been hit by Rihanna's bodyguard, not Campbell Brown
Michael Gleeson Gold Coast player Steven May is understood to have thought he had been hit by one of pop star Rihanna's bodyguards outside a Los Angeles night club before being told by teammates that it had been...
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Campbell Brown, a shortage of smarts
Michael Gleeson If Mel Brooks was still making Get Smart in Hollywood, he would make a character out of Campbell Brown.
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Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson parts with manager Liam Pickering
Michael Gleeson Hawthorn premiership coach parts ways with Liam Pickering in the wake of the Lance Franklin move from the Hawks.
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Record membership drives Collingwood to $5.2m profit
Michael Gleeson As the AFL examines more ways to enrich its poorest clubs to further equalise the competition, one of its richest, Collingwood, has announced an operating profit of more than $5 million.
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The other side of the draft: the man who said no to Collingwood
Michael Gleeson When the clubs came knocking, Jarrod Dalton had to make a hard choice.
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AFL runners put on notice as commission signals a change
Michael Gleeson The AFL has sent a clear message that the days of runners taking messages to players on the ground are numbered.
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Hawks take a chance on Dayle Garlett
Michael Gleeson Hawthorn took the biggest gamble of the draft giving the enormously talented, yet troubled, small forward Dayle Garlett the chance he was denied in last year’s draft.
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Hawks chance their arm, as GWS feast on more talent
Michael Gleeson Hawthorn took the biggest gamble of Thursday night's draft giving the enormously talented yet troubled small forward Dayle Garlett the chance he had sought but was denied last year.
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Nathan Buckley denies personality clashes with departed stars
Michael Gleeson The moves of Heath Shaw and Dale Thomas from Collingwood were not the product of personality clashes, says Magpies coach Nathan Buckley.
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AFL signs sports drinks deal to promote club equality
Michael Gleeson Richest clubs will 'shout' the poorer ones with a centralised sports drinks deal forming part of the league's new equalisation measures for next year.
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Saints may make Power play
Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson St Kilda could make a renewed push to interview respected senior assistant Alan Richardson despite the Port Adelaide deputy declaring he had "no interest" in the top job.
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St Kilda cuts to shortlist for new coach
Michael Gleeson St Kilda will interview the final two candidates for the senior coaching job over the next two days.
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Roos looking good, especially to Robin Nahas
Michael Gleeson North Melbourne set about its off-season with the determination of a club that sensed it was back in range.
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Ratten in Saints' sights to take on coaching job
Michael Gleeson St Kilda expected to approach former Carlton coach as part of its search for senior coach.
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Lions snare McGuane
Michael Gleeson Lions finally welcome enthusiastic homecomer and former Tiger Luke McGuane.
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Saints on right track: Summers
Michael Gleeson Scandals at St Kilda have hurt club, but they are overstated, Saints president says.
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Coach goes 'to avert exodus'
Michael Gleeson When AFL coaches are sacked, the mathematics of why is typically straightforward: compare the wins column to the losses and the outcome is clear.
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AFL community in mourning for Troy Clarke
Michael Gleeson Former Brisbane Bears player and AFL state development manager for Queensland dead.
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Push for changes to free agency
Michael Gleeson Club list managers say free agency should not be linked to team's position on ladder.