Dockers, Swans in AFL draw at SCG
Sydney and Fremantle battled to the first draw of the AFL season on Saturday night, with Dockers big man Michael Johnson unable to drag ...
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AFL Magpies upset Cats
Collingwood fought back from 13 points down at three-quarter time to score an upset win over the previously unbeaten Geelong in Saturday night's round-eight ...
AFL19/05/2013 12:21:00 AMread more
Suns beat Dogs for back-to-back AFL wins
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna believes his team is ready to move up a weight division in the AFL after their 32-point win over ...
AFL18/05/2013 08:42:00 PMread moreJohnson hopes to miss just a week for Cats
A calf injury meant Geelong's star midfielder Steve Johnson was a shock late withdrawal for the Cats' round-eight AFL clash with Collingwood at the ...
AFL18/05/2013 07:10:00 PMread more
Staker back to seal Lions win over Bombers
Brisbane coach Michael Voss has declared his AFL side's missing mojo found after Brent Staker returned from a near-21-month AFL absence to kick the ...
AFL18/05/2013 06:37:00 PMread moreHawks down plucky GWS by 83 points
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson concedes his side were flattered by the scoreboard in their 83-point AFL win over a courageous Greater Western Sydney at ...
AFL18/05/2013 06:36:00 PMread more
We have to close gaps: Blues AFL coach
Carlton must tighten their game plan to challenge the pacesetting AFL sides, according to coach Mick Malthouse.Malthouse said the Blues were allowing the opposition ...
AFL18/05/2013 04:47:00 PMread moreCrows a multi-headed beast: Saints coach
The season-ending knee injury to Adelaide forward Taylor Walker has turned the Crows into a "multi-headed beast", St Kilda coach Scott Watters says.Walker's injury ...
AFL18/05/2013 01:40:00 PMread moreIt could take five years: Demons coach
Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has warned frustrated supporters it could be up to five years before the Demons are competitive in the AFL.Melbourne sunk ...
AFL18/05/2013 01:05:00 PMread moreRoos shattered but defiant after loss
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his team can't afford to cry over spilt milk despite losing yet another close AFL encounter.West Coast ruckman ...
AFL18/05/2013 10:38:00 AMread moreNaitanui the hero in AFL win over 'Roos
West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui kicked a goal after the final siren to lift the Eagles to a thrilling two-point victory over North Melbourne ...
AFL18/05/2013 12:43:00 AMread more
Captain Kirk inspires Docker Crowley
Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley has been plotting with a former Sydney AFL champion to bring about the downfall of the Swans at the SCG ...
AFL17/05/2013 04:29:00 PMread more
AFL drugs policy saves lives: Demetriou
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou claims their controversial illicit drugs policy helped save the lives of two players.While the league is tightening the self-reporting ...
AFL17/05/2013 03:41:00 PMread moreBall will keep bumping in AFL
The bump is alive and Luke Ball will have no hesitation using it.The star Collingwood midfielder has joined AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou in ...
AFL17/05/2013 02:46:00 PMread moreBlues fine Waite after latest AFL ban
Carlton have taken the unusual step of fining ill-disciplined Jarrad Waite for his latest AFL suspension.Waite's one-game ban for headbutting proved crucial on Monday ...
AFL17/05/2013 01:44:00 PMread more
McKenna allows Suns to dream of AFL glory
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna has told his improving AFL team it's okay to dare to dream about making the finals this year.The Suns ...
AFL17/05/2013 12:14:00 PMread more
Hawks not targeting big AFL win over GWS
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has bristled at suggestions his in-form AFL club will be setting themselves to win by a big margin over Greater ...
AFL17/05/2013 11:41:00 AMread more
Magpies will fight back in AFL, says Ball
Star midfielder Luke Ball has pointed to Collingwood's pride and durability as they prepare for two blockbusters that could define their AFL season.The Magpies ...
AFL17/05/2013 11:15:00 AMread moreBombers bank on big AFL game from Ryder
Essendon's management of key forward Patrick Ryder will come under the microscope as the Bombers host Brisbane in Saturday's AFL clash at Etihad Stadium.Second-placed ...
AFL17/05/2013 11:06:00 AMread more
Essendon's Dempsey in disciplinary lapse
AFL club Essendon have left Courtenay Dempsey out of their senior side after a night out on the town breached team rules regarding injury ...
AFL16/05/2013 09:10:00 PMread more
Freo rush back ruckman for Swans clash
With their ruck stocks battered, Fremantle have rolled the dice by recalling underdone big man Zac Clarke for Saturday night's AFL clash with Sydney ...
AFL16/05/2013 07:27:00 PMread more
Darren Glass still haunts AFL rivals
Sydney premiership forward Barry Hall was left haunted for years by the flogging he copped at the hands of Darren Glass in the 2006 ...
AFL16/05/2013 07:19:00 PMread more
26 positive tests for illicit drugs in AFL
A sharp lift in the number of players testing positive to recreational drugs has prompted the AFL to revamp its illicit drugs policy.A record ...
AFL16/05/2013 03:39:00 PMread more
Tigers ready for fired-up Demons
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick believes the barrage of criticism that has hit hapless Melbourne can spur the Demons to a big performance in their ...
AFL16/05/2013 03:33:00 PMread more
Magpies' Dale Thomas out for two AFL games
Collingwood has suffered a major setback after star midfielder Dale Thomas was ruled out for the next two AFL games because of an ankle ...
AFL16/05/2013 02:59:00 PMread more
Swans were soft against Hawks: Bolton
Sydney Swans midfielder Jude Bolton says the message this week, as his below-par premiership AFL side plot to take down Fremantle, has been simple: ...
AFL16/05/2013 12:51:00 PMread morePort AFL coach challenges two key players
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has challenged two of his most gifted players to find improvement from within to salvage their AFL seasons. One of ...
AFL16/05/2013 11:26:00 AMread more
'Pies suffer another AFL injury scare
Collingwood's injury crisis continues to deepen, with Dale Thomas now in some doubt for their Saturday night AFL blockbuster against unbeaten Geelong.Thomas left training ...
AFL15/05/2013 09:16:00 PMread more
Illness delays Kangaroos' Scott's AFL trip
North Melbourne expect Brad Scott to coach the AFL club against West Coast on Friday night despite missing Wednesday's team flight to Perth through ...
AFL15/05/2013 06:01:00 PMread moreAFL coaches urge caution on bump furore
One coach says the bump isn't dead. One says it is. Yet another says there's only centimetres in it.But three senior AFL coaches separately ...
AFL15/05/2013 04:31:00 PMread moreI didn't lie to AFL Tribunal, says Goddard
Essendon's Brendon Goddard insists he wasn't lying to the AFL Tribunal when he told them Geelong's James Kelly didn't bump him high.But he admits ...
AFL15/05/2013 03:59:00 PMread moreAFL to reject longer premiership season
AFL clubs will have their wish for a longer premiership season rejected as they debate a uniform start date for pre-season training.AFL hierarchy appear ...
AFL15/05/2013 03:11:00 PMread more
'Pies regain Ball, but Fasolo out in AFL
Collingwood will regain Luke Ball for Saturday night's must-win AFL match against unbeaten Geelong, but Alex Fasolo has become another long-term injury concern.Magpies coach ...
AFL15/05/2013 01:50:00 PMread moreBlack keen to be another coaching Lion
Undeterred by the trials and tribulations of great mate Michael Voss, Simon Black is keen to be the next Brisbane Lions premiership star to ...
AFL15/05/2013 12:39:00 PMread moreLife without Naitanui helped Eagles
West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis believes the early-season absence of ruckman Nic Naitanui could end up being a blessing in disguise for the AFL ...
AFL15/05/2013 12:17:00 PMread moreAFL bump a fine line: McCartney
Just centimetres now separate a fair bump and an illegal one in the AFL, according to Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney.McCartney says most of ...
AFL15/05/2013 10:35:00 AMread more
Kelly, Betts receive AFL bans for bumps
High bumps have cost Geelong midfielder James Kelly a two-week AFL suspension and Carlton forward Eddie Betts a three-week ban.Kelly unsuccessfully took his rough ...
AFL14/05/2013 08:09:00 PMread more
Eagle Nicoski ready to resume AFL career
Mark Nicoski's AFL career has been littered by heartbreak but the West Coast forward has the chance to create a happy ending.Nicoski will put ...
AFL14/05/2013 05:21:00 PMread more
Docker Hill out for two more AFL games
Fremantle midfielder Stephen Hill has been ruled out for a further two AFL matches due to a lingering quad injury.Hill was named to return ...
AFL14/05/2013 05:15:00 PMread moreCats AFL utility still battling hamstring
At first inspection, Geelong utility Paul Chapman's hamstring strain seemed so minor he was not expected to miss any AFL action.But the injury has ...
AFL14/05/2013 01:12:00 PMread moreVlastuin wins AFL Rising Star nomination
Richmond defender Nick Vlastuin is the round-seven AFL Rising Star nominee.Playing in just his third match, Vlastuin collected 23 disposals, including 11 marks and ...
AFL14/05/2013 12:49:00 PMread moreStats don't show Brown's AFL impact: Voss
Another quiet outing by Jonathan Brown has hardly sounded alarm bells for Brisbane AFL coach Michael Voss.Speculation about the co-captain's longevity was reignited after ...
AFL14/05/2013 12:36:00 PMread moreRoughead extends Hawks AFL deal
Valuable Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead has agreed to a contract extension which will keep him with the AFL club until the end of 2016.Roughead, ...
AFL14/05/2013 12:28:00 PMread moreWe'll be better this time: say AFL Roos
North Melbourne are confident they now have the right formula in place to match West Coast on Friday night in their bid to atone ...
AFL14/05/2013 12:02:00 PMread moreBlues' AFL fight encourages Malthouse
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says his players deserve applause for the fighting spirit they showed in their AFL loss to St Kilda.The Blues' 11.11 ...
AFL14/05/2013 10:16:00 AMread moreSaints' Steven steps up in AFL: Watters
St Kilda coach Scott Watters says young midfielder Jack Steven's match-winning AFL performance against Carlton signals he's stepping up from B-grade status.The 23-year-old picked ...
AFL14/05/2013 10:03:00 AMread more
AFL's Saints down injury-hit Blues 77-68
Carlton have been left reeling by a costly loss to St Kilda, compounded by injuries and a potential suspension to key players.The Saints had ...
AFL13/05/2013 11:37:00 PMread moreBrereton blasts Goodes over AFL incident
AFL commentator Dermott Brereton has blasted Adam Goodes, accusing the Sydney star of trying to chop the legs of Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson.In a ...
AFL13/05/2013 08:08:00 PMread moreDemons' Sylvia facing three-game AFL ban
The AFL season from hell continues for Melbourne, who have lost experienced midfielder Colin Sylvia for three matches on a striking charge.Gold Coast utility ...
AFL13/05/2013 07:09:00 PMread more
Demons may be AFL's next Fitzroy: Schwarz
Former Melbourne AFL club champion David Schwarz says the painful truth is the Demons are rotting away and facing the prospect of becoming the ...
AFL13/05/2013 07:07:00 PMread more
North skipper should play in big AFL clash
North Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow has avoided a season-ending knee injury and should play in Friday night's big AFL clash with West Coast.Swallow narrowly ...
AFL13/05/2013 06:46:00 PMread moreMumford 50-50 chance of return: Longmire
Sydney coach John Longmire rates star ruckman Shane Mumford a 50-50 prospect of returning for his AFL side's crunch SCG clash with Fremantle on ...
AFL13/05/2013 06:40:00 PMread moreNaitanui eyes off AFL showdown with Daw
West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui can't help but be slightly jealous of North Melbourne's cult hero Majak Daw ahead of their AFL showdown in ...
AFL13/05/2013 06:37:00 PMread moreSuns confirm AFL drug probe
Gold Coast CEO Travis Auld says he has not been officially told that star AFL player Nathan Bock is being investigated in a major ...
AFL13/05/2013 06:11:00 PMread more
Kevin Sheedy sticks by A-League comments
Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy says he meant nothing untoward by Sunday's comments in which he described Western Sydney Wanderers' A-League success as ...
AFL13/05/2013 05:38:00 PMread moreDocker Walters a future midfield star
He's fast establishing himself as one of the AFL's best small forwards, but it seems Michael Walters' destiny lies in the midfield.Walters has booted ...
AFL13/05/2013 04:53:00 PMread morePort angry, frustrated by AFL losses: Boak
Port Adelaide are angry, but confident they're not unravelling again, captain Travis Boak says.He says Port maintain they're capable of mixing it with the ...
AFL13/05/2013 04:03:00 PMread more
Hawks have set up their AFL season: Hodge
Surviving the toughest opening draw of any AFL club largely unscathed has toughened Hawthorn for the remainder of the season, according to skipper Luke ...
AFL13/05/2013 02:44:00 PMread more
Crows must kick on after big win: Mackay
Adelaide midfielder David Mackay says his AFL side's 135-point thumping of Greater Western Sydney will mean little if they don't back it up this ...
AFL13/05/2013 01:03:00 PMread more
Demons go backwards with AFL loss
Melbourne has stumbled backwards into more gloom, blowing several weeks of AFL improvement with a terrible performance against Gold Coast.The Sun's 10-goal win on ...
AFL12/05/2013 09:53:00 PMread moreDemons' Sylvia facing AFL ban for bump
Melbourne onballer Colin Sylvia is facing AFL suspension after his crude bump left Gold Coast's Jared Brennan concussed.Play was held up for several minutes ...
AFL12/05/2013 09:37:00 PMread more
Suns heap more AFL pain on Demons
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna described Sunday's 10-goal thumping of Melbourne as a milestone day for the AFL club after the Suns tasted victory ...
AFL12/05/2013 09:34:00 PMread moreMen ejected over alleged AFL racist abuse
Two men were ejected from Etihad Stadium on Saturday after allegedly hurling racist abuse towards North Melbourne's Sudanese-born player Majak Daw.The men, who were ...
AFL12/05/2013 07:06:00 PMread moreNew Demons boss urges patience with coach
New Melbourne chief executive Peter Jackson has urged patience with the AFL team's besieged coach Mark Neeld.Jackson has also revealed the struggling club is ...
AFL12/05/2013 06:52:00 PMread more
Roos skipper Swallow set for knee scans
North Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow nearly joined Fremantle ruckman Jon Griffin as another long-term AFL knee injury.Swallow will undergo scans on Monday after Western ...
AFL12/05/2013 06:51:00 PMread more
Lynch outscores GWS in Crows' 135-pt win
Stand-in Adelaide spearhead Tom Lynch booted 10 goals on Sunday, single-handedly outscoring Greater Western Sydney as the Crows cruised to a 135-point AFL win ...
AFL12/05/2013 06:29:00 PMread moreAFL numbers could cost Voss, says Matthews
AFL great Leigh Matthews warns that regardless of Michael Voss' popularity as Brisbane coach, raw numbers could seal his fate.Voss is out of contract ...
AFL12/05/2013 06:06:00 PMread moreAFL to deal with another video drama
A farcical score reversal on Saturday night has put the AFL's controversial video review system under the spotlight again.The goal umpire signalled Jordan Lewis' ...
AFL12/05/2013 04:46:00 PMread more
Swans pressure went missing: Longmire
Sydney have set the benchmark for applying pressure on AFL opponents, but it went missing at the start of their 37-point loss to Hawthorn ...
AFL12/05/2013 04:43:00 PMread moreInjury-hit Dockers continue to defy odds
Fremantle are dancing scarily close to their injury tipping point at the moment.But it must be even scarier for the 17 other AFL clubs ...
AFL12/05/2013 03:53:00 PMread moreHawks overcome AFL start from hell
April Fool's Day is a distant, mildly-unpleasant AFL memory for Hawthorn.The Hawks are now in round-seven heaven after overcoming the AFL's start from hell.Saturday ...
AFL12/05/2013 03:21:00 PMread moreBuckley not sure if Magpies are any good
Frustrated Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has questioned whether his AFL team is any good at the moment, but hopes a week of soul-searching will ...
AFL12/05/2013 02:35:00 PMread moreKreuzer in doubt for AFL Blues: coach
Returning Carlton ruck/forward Matthew Kreuzer trained with a protective glove on Sunday and is yet to be declared a certain starter for Monday night's ...
AFL12/05/2013 12:56:00 PMread more
Hawks beat Swans in grand final rematch
Hawthorn's key forwards overwhelmed Sydney in the first half to set up a 37-point win in their AFL grand final rematch on Saturday night.Hawks ...
AFL11/05/2013 11:40:00 PMread more
Injury-hit Dockers down Magpies in Perth
Fremantle overcame the loss of ruckman Jon Griffin and saw off a fierce Collingwood fightback to post a 27-point victory in Saturday night's AFL ...
AFL11/05/2013 11:34:00 PMread more
Majak conjures 54-point North victory
It has taken just four AFL games for the electrifying buzz around Majak Daw to power North Melbourne to a victory.A six-goal haul from ...
AFL11/05/2013 09:30:00 PMread more
Voss confident about Brisbane's AFL future
The message was simple from besieged coach Michael Voss as speculation swirled about his future after Brisbane's gut-wrenching 26-point AFL loss to West Coast ...
AFL11/05/2013 07:24:00 PMread more
Deledio stars as Tigers thump Port
Richmond AFL linchpin Brett Deledio has heard the criticism: he's soft, can't cope with heavy tags, isn't a leader.And after producing a stunner to ...
AFL11/05/2013 06:35:00 PMread moreStevie J has mixed bag of AFL tricks
Steve Johnson is testing his coach's patience in much the same way that Geelong keep testing their form this AFL season.Every time Johnson and ...
AFL11/05/2013 04:09:00 PMread moreBombers' AFL coach bemoans poor ball use
Essendon are still a good AFL side - Geelong are just better.The Bombers suffered their first loss of the season in the Friday night ...
AFL11/05/2013 03:43:00 PMread moreCrows AFL coach praises GWS's Cameron
Greater Western Sydney's Jeremy Cameron will turn into an unstoppable forward force, according to Adelaide AFL coach Brenton Sanderson.But Sanderson says he has the ...
AFL11/05/2013 01:47:00 PMread moreDemons face crunch AFL match against Suns
Melbourne coach Mark Neeld faces arguably the most pressure-packed clash of his short time at the helm when the Demons meet Gold Coast at ...
AFL11/05/2013 12:31:00 PMread moreCats go top in AFL with win over Bombers
Geelong have seen off another AFL challenger, counter-punching superbly to beat Essendon by 28 points.Geelong pulled away in the second half of a pulsating ...
AFL10/05/2013 11:37:00 PMread moreMaxwell raring to go for Magpies in AFL
Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell arrived in Perth fit and raring to go for Saturday night's AFL clash with Fremantle at Patersons Stadium after his ...
AFL10/05/2013 08:16:00 PMread more
Hawks back Franklin, Swans lose Mumford
Hawthorn have dismissed fears of a form slump for star forward Lance Franklin ahead of Saturday night's AFL grand final rematch against Sydney.The Swans ...
AFL10/05/2013 05:36:00 PMread moreLate scare but Simon Black back for Lions
Two words sum up why the Brisbane Lions are confident ahead of Saturday's AFL clash with West Coast at the Gabba - Simon Black.But ...
AFL10/05/2013 04:39:00 PMread more
Bring on indigenous side: Irishman Hanley
Ireland have "got on top" of Australia physically in international rules and will welcome the new challenge posed by an indigenous side, Pearce Hanley ...
AFL10/05/2013 02:12:00 PMread more
Maric not certain starter for Richmond
Port Adelaide dumped two of theirs. And Richmond is uncertain about their main one.The status of ruckmen at both clubs remains clouded on the ...
AFL10/05/2013 01:47:00 PMread moreAFL's Kangaroos considering Harvey as sub
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott predicts he will give Western Bulldogs counterpart Brendan McCartney a nightmare if he uses comeback AFL star Brent Harvey ...
AFL10/05/2013 01:21:00 PMread moreMagpies to confront speedy Freo forwards
With their key position stocks ravaged by injury, Fremantle are banking on their mosquito fleet and in-form ruckman Jon Griffin to help them kick ...
AFL10/05/2013 12:58:00 PMread moreAFL consider all-indigenous squad for Test
The AFL could turn to indigenous players as they try to breathe new life into the international rules series.Australia will go to Ireland in ...
AFL09/05/2013 10:23:00 PMread moreTigers lose Cotchin in big AFL blow
Captain Trent Cotchin leads four Richmond injuries in a major blow ahead of Saturday's must-win away AFL match against Port Adelaide.Coach Damien Hardwick was ...
AFL09/05/2013 10:06:00 PMread moreFoley returns, but Cotchin's AFL run ends
Nathan Foley hasn't taken a trick and Trent Cotchin hasn't skipped a beat.But that has all changed for Richmond's must-win AFL match against Port ...
AFL09/05/2013 09:14:00 PMread more
Bombers leave out Ryder, Stanton
Essendon have surprisingly opted not to bring back ruck-forward Paddy Ryder but still made a raft of changes for their top-of-the-ladder AFL clash with ...
AFL09/05/2013 07:05:00 PMread more
Switkowski Report difficult read for Hird
Essendon coach James Hird admits the AFL club's damning internal review of its leadership during the supplements saga has made difficult reading.With the Bombers ...
AFL09/05/2013 06:20:00 PMread more
AFL admits it won't be international sport
AFL boss Andrew Demetriou admits the code has no pretensions of becoming an international sport despite the initial success of their New Zealand venture.The ...
AFL09/05/2013 04:17:00 PMread more
Port coach Hinkley says he's over virus
Port Adelaide's Ken Hinkley says he's recovered from a virus which forced him to coach from the couch last weekend.Hinkley will return to the ...
AFL09/05/2013 02:39:00 PMread more
Tigers can fix AFL mistakes, says Hardwick
With their strong start to the AFL season in danger of being squandered, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick wants his players to overcome last week's ...
AFL09/05/2013 02:32:00 PMread moreForm the only factor for Swans talls: Pyke
Sydney ruckman Mike Pyke believes form not height should determine whether the Swans can squeeze Shane Mumford, prize recruit Kurt Tippett and himself into ...
AFL09/05/2013 01:53:00 PMread moreVan Berlo returns for Crows
Adelaide captain Nathan van Berlo will return from an injury-enforced three-match absence this weekend.Van Berlo is a certain starter for the Crows, who travel ...
AFL09/05/2013 01:34:00 PMread more
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