Rankine unleashed: The making of Nicks’ greatest midfield weapon
Izak Rankine arrived at Adelaide as a mercurial forward. Now, he’s Matthew Nicks’ greatest midfield weapon. Go inside his transformation from attacking livewire to on-ball threat.
Izak Rankine arrived at Adelaide as a mercurial forward. Now, he’s Matthew Nicks’ greatest midfield weapon. Go inside his transformation from attacking livewire to on-ball threat.
Geelong have made yet another late change, with one of their stars out with illness ahead of tonight’s game against Melbourne. Follow live.
After finishing his career at Port Adelaide with a ban for a high bump, Dan Houston has been hit with another suspension for a similar incident. Here’s the latest.
St Kilda skipper Jack Steele’s troublesome knee will keep him sidelined for another week, while West Coast will unleash a trio of fresh faces against GWS. See the full Sunday teams here.
North Hobart will unveil a former VFL player and new star forward, among a raft of recruits to take on the Tigers. See where the new faces could have an impact.
Lewis Melican is finally living up to his potential after a career riddled with injuries. He reflects on 10 years at the Swans and how Sydney kept his love for the game alive during the dark periods during the past decade.
In the wake of a series of major scandals over the past decade, AFL and AFLW players have now been given access to ‘a protected, confidential environment’ to voice their issues.
Luke Davies-Uniacke has always had talent – but it took a harsh lesson from a well-known football identity to save that talent from going to waste. The young star opens up to JON RALPH on his journey to 100 games.
Tasmania will have a new coach for its second rep game next month after the immediate resignation of the man in charge. Here’s what we know.
Where exactly are the Saints at? It’s something many have pondered this year. MARK ROBINSON goes straight to the top to find out, asking the hard questions of St Kilda president Andrew Bassat.
Trades are at a premium in SuperCoach ahead of round 16 – but that hasn’t stopped our experts making some big calls as they enter the run home. What moves are you making?
Geelong coach Chris Scott has revealed his early assessment of the Cats’ latest debutant, who has gone from an “overweight” reserves player to the top level in just two years.
Retiring Essendon champion Dyson Heppell was one of the public faces of the club’s supplements saga. He tells JAY CLARK about why he harbours no ill will to those involved.
For the last few seasons, mediocrity has been the expectation for West Coast. Coming into the home stretch, MARK DUFFIELD writes Adam Simpson not only should aim higher, but he must if he wants to continue coaching.
After seeing 90,000 fans pack the MCG for the rugby league State of Origin on Wednesday, the AFL is set to explore reviving the concept for Australian rules football. Have your say on if it should return.
Trent Rivers has revealed the advice he received from Christian Petracca after stepping into the huge midfield void left by the Melbourne superstar. He speaks to GLENN MCFARLANE about his transition to a key member of the Demons’ engine room.
If you thought Dustin Martin’s 300th game was big — just wait for Scott Pendlebury’s 400th. As GLENN MCFARLANE reports, Pendles’ milestone could break the record for biggest home-and-away crowd in AFL history.
Devils boss Grant O’Brien says the VFL team will set the stage for what’s ahead for the AFL club. Here’s what he said with an anticipated date of the club’s first game all but locked in.
Luke Davies-Uniacke is set to turn his back on the chance to become one of the best-paid players in the game and recommit to North Melbourne. JON RALPH has the details.
Mac Andrew should be the shining light in the Demons’ defence, while Harley Reid could be stepping into Christian Petracca’s shoes on Friday night. SAM LANDSBERGER says the Dees have been dudded.
St Kilda has spoken to Rowan Marshall after rumours began circulating that he could make a shock departure from the club. JAY CLARK has the latest on he’s staying or going.
These are the names to target with your final trades. SuperCoach expert Dos breaks down the numbers to name the best scorers for the run home, plus some juicy PODs.
Gold Coast CEO Mark Evans and GWS coach Adam Kingsley are united in their view that their access to northern academies should remain unchanged given other disadvantages their clubs face.
There’s plenty of extremely difficult matches to tip in round 16, giving our experts a big test. See what they came up with here.
Under fire Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley remains confident his message is getting through – but what does he think of the public silence from club leaders David Koch and Matthew Richardson?
The Bulldogs – and thousands of SuperCoaches – are sweating on the fitness of superstar Marcus Bontempelli. And in a worrying sign, coach Luke Beveridge remained coy on Friday morning.
With huge money on the table — and big offers coming from Victoria — there’s growing interest in Harley Reid’s contract call. JON RALPH assesses the state of play.
There’s 13 teams left in the finals race. In each of them there’s at least one player who, if they were out of the side, would make a huge dent in their club’s September hopes. MICK MCGUANE looks at who your club can ill afford to lose in the run home.
Some big names and rookie favourites have to be sacrificed for those last big trade moves. See expert verdicts on the most traded players in SuperCoach this week.
For decades, any club outside Victoria has been referred to as interstate. Now, a fed-up club boss has urged a rethink as he hit back about ongoing angst surrounding northern academies.
