Overview

• Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge publicly expressed regret that club icon Chris Grant maintained his self-imposed absence from Monday’s centenary gala.
• Grant has sat out two major club functions this season after a late-2024 review reduced his day-to-day role at Whitten Oval.
• Bulldogs chief executive Ameet Bains denied any lasting rift between Grant and Beveridge, describing the relationship as intact.
• The AFL tribunal imposed a three-match rough conduct suspension on Melbourne defender Steven May for the collision that concussed Carlton’s Francis Evans.
• Melbourne has formally appealed to the AFL appeals board, with football boss Alan Richardson arguing May’s sole intention was to win the ball in a reasonable contest.