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AFL hands Melbourne strict deadline on Waverley Park move

AFL hands Melbourne strict deadline on Waverley Park move

According to Morris we will be finding out very soon how the efforts to move to Caulfield have been going:

> The AFL has given Melbourne a June 30 deadline to confirm whether its long-mooted move to Caulfield Racecourse is on or off.

Also of note is the confirmation (at least according to Morris) that the noise earlier this year about a possible move to Waverley Park was from Guerra and at least contributed to the board giving him the flick:

> Under Paul Guerra's leadership, Melbourne was prepared to move to Waverley without a firm commitment of a relocation to Caulfield down the track. But the board, led by Steven Smith, shared a different view, demanding Caulfield be signed off before any Waverley Park agreement was signed.

sen.com.au
u/_RnB_ — 3 days ago

Ex-Demons star Steven May breaks silence after shock retirement

> Former Melbourne star Steven May has described having a "mental breakdown" that led to his sudden retirement on the eve of the AFL season.

>The dual All-Australian called it quits in March, exactly two weeks before the Demons' campaign began under new coach Steven King.

>"The worst part about it was I had just done a pre-season, and I hate pre-seasons," May told SEN on Wednesday.

>"Some people love them, but I really hate them.

>"It was the end of January so I'd finally got through it and was ready for a new year, I was injured all last season and had a bad year on the field.

>"I was really ready to show people that I still have it, did the pre-season, ran a PB in January, up and about, let's go.

>"Then I had a bit of a mental breakdown and found myself a bit lost and not sure what to do.

>"It came to a point where I had to put the club before myself.

>"I was able to retire before the deadline so then they could get another player in ... all in all it looks like it's worked well for both parties."

> His comments come less than a week after all charges were dropped against May and Richmond premiership midfielder Dion Prestia.

>The magistrate also ordered the legal costs of May and Prestia be paid by the Chief Commissioner of Police.

>"Your name gets dragged through the media. I know I don't have the greatest name already, so that didn't help," May said.

>"Especially when you were so innocent in something.

>"You can't really do much or say much because it's a criminal charge."

>May, who famously played in Melbourne's 2021 grand final win with a torn hamstring, is playing local football this year with East Ringwood.

>"There comes a point where you've got to make a decision that's best for my family but also for the footy club," he said.

>"My family is happy and the club is flying, so I'm pretty stoked with it."

>May played 128 games with Melbourne and 123 for Gold Coast, where he was also co-captain for two seasons.

espn.com.au
u/_RnB_ — 9 days ago
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Melbourne's social media upload of a video introducing Naarm's indigenous guernsey for '26.

> Nyirripi, home of the Demons. Located 440km outside of Alice Springs, holds a special place in our hearts.

> Our 2026 Indigenous Guernsey will celebrate this close community connection with Nyirripi, and will be worn throughout Sir Doug Nicholls Round in 2026.

u/Pleasant_Inspection9 — 18 days ago