Docker’s monster ban stands after attempted plastic surgeon defence
Fremantle forward Patrick Voss will have to sit through one of the longer bans of 2025 after the Dockers failed to have his three-game ban overturned at the AFL tribunal.
Fremantle forward Patrick Voss will have to sit through one of the longer bans of 2025 after the Dockers failed to have his three-game ban overturned at the AFL tribunal.
A double bonus of two of the AFL’s best young midfielders could be about to hit at Brisbane. Plus, the key Blue who’s happy to wait on contract negotiations and the futures of two Dons in Moneyball.
Port forward Joe Richards says the club will ‘wrap our arms around’ Willie Rioli, with the forward deleting his Instagram account after racist replies to a post saying he hated Hawthorn.
Richmond has confirmed Noah Balta is still in the frame to return this week despite his looming court sentencing, backing their six-week ban as a ‘strong decision’ despite calls for it to be lengthened.
The MCG is confident there’ll be no more security breaches after two men allegedly brought guns to an AFL game two weeks ago, but fans are being urged to arrive early ahead of a bumper week.
Patrick Dangerfield faced MRO scrutiny for his high hit on Ryan Byrnes, but has escaped a ban ahead of a highly-anticipated rematch with the Lions.
If Brisbane fans had hoped to leave the Gabba on Sunday with their key forward questions answered, they would have been disappointed. Thankfully, the Lions have time on their side.
Ross Lyon and the Saints proved many wrong with an upset win on Saturday night. But ED BOURKE asks, did they also prove a point to their biggest young star?
Ken Hinkley resisted making wholesale changes at selection after Port’s disastrous round 1. However, there was one change that came to the fore in their rebounding win over the Tigers.
Speculation is running rife about the futures of both Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and Luke Beveridge at Whitten Oval. Bulldogs CEO Ameet Bains has guaranteed one of them will be there in 2026.
The AFL remains uninterested in hearing pitches for the location of a 20th team as Darwin continues to provide frameworks of how a Top End big league side would look.
Given the state of the league now, it’s easy to forget how close the AFL came to financial ruin during 2020. Jon Ralph revisits the dramatic decisions and meetings with the key stakeholders.
Ken Hinkley has praised his side’s player-driven response after the Power bounced back on Saturday – but, as Simeon Thomas-Wilson writes, a Hinkley move was the game changer.
Understandably the focus after Richmond’s season-opener was on Sam Lalor. But there’s another Tiger cub we should be talking about, writes SCOTT GULLAN. See the early likes and dislikes.
Tourism, hospitality, and services are all set to cash in from a new stadium, Tasmania’s AFL boss believes, drawing from similar infrastructure projects in Adelaide and Perth.
Dashing defender Darcy Wilmot refuses to be a slave to the footballer stereotype and at the Brisbane Lions, he has found the perfect club to embrace what he calls the ‘Wilmot Way’.
Few people know Jack Darling’s game as well as his former forward line partner. And Josh Kennedy says footy’s newest 300-gamer doesn’t get the respect he deserves. Ed Bourke finds out why.
It was another huge Super Saturday – and it handed out a number of important learnings for SuperCoaches. Recap the action and find out what it all means going forward.
Adelaide hadn’t won at the MCG for eight years. The Crows did more than that, destroying a hapless Essendon. These are the stats which reveal just how badly the Bombers are going.
Tasmania Devils fought their way back from 48 points down in their representative match against VFL team Frankston. Four-goal hero Sam Siggins explains how they did it.
Another week, more Izak Rankine magic and another record for Matthew Nicks’ new-look Crows. And what they did on Saturday, running riot over a ‘weak’ Essendon, has rivals on notice.
Jack Darling made the move away from the Eagles to the Kangaroos last year. Now he has some advice for two of his ex-teammates as speculation on their futures intensifies.
A Victorian rival has launched an audacious bid worth more than $5m to try and lure Brayden Maynard out of Collingwood.
Collingwood came away with a six-point win against Footscray on Friday night. But how big of an impact did the umpiring have on the result? Chris Cavanagh investigates. HAVE YOUR SAY.
It’s been a perfect start to the career of No.1 draft pick Sam Lalor and he is going so well one veteran teammate can’t find any faults, but the teen star has declared the one thing he can’t do.
Steele Sidebottom put a horror moment behind him to inspire Collingwood to a thrilling win over Western Bulldogs on a night where the Magpies had to overcome the spirit of Footscray.
Collingwood has won a Friday night thriller at the MCG, outgunning Footscray in a drama-packed finish. See full SuperCoach scouting notes and more here.
A premiership Demon will play his first game in a year this weekend, while West Coast and Fremantle have swung the changes for round 2. See the full teams here.
An SA footy great has expressed his surprise that Ollie Lord continues to be overlooked by Port Adelaide as two Victorian clubs closely monitor his situation with an eye to a trade move.
Essendon hung around against a hot Hawthorn side, but one key deficiency in their game must be rectified if they want to win this week. Read Nathan Buckley’s Super Saturday preview here.
