Frenemies and factions in footy’s Gam e of Thrones

Email It’s no secret clubs want AFL commission chairman Richard Goyder gone, but a convoluted and tightly-guarded selection process is holding them at bay. Go inside the high-stakes game of cat and mouse.

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