The battle for Tom De Koning’s signature is well and truly on, but one AFL great is urging Carlton to be wary of the ruckman’s price tag, suggesting they could use the money for other needs.
Carlton’s 2024 trade period was praised, but there were some sceptics. It’s not too late to turn 2025 around, but the runway is shortening. How did it get here and where could they turn?
Amid growing calls for Oscar Allen to give up the captaincy of the West Coast Eagles after meeting with Sam Mitchell, CEO Don Pyke is standing by his skipper.
Gillon McLachlan, Andrew Dillon and Laura Kane all had history in the VAFA. Now, the brass at AFL house is adding another heavy hitter from Melbourne’s amateur footy competition.
Craig McRae has a lot on his plate. The Pies coach sits down with Mick McGuane and Glenn McFarlane to chat Brayden Maynard, Scott Pendlebury, the next wave, his own future and more.
Richmond star Noah Balta has pleaded guilty to assault charges – but he will soon be available for AFL selection given the club’s ban will stand.
Port Adelaide has a host of defenders coming out of contract at season’s end. But one of the Power’s most important, Kane Farrell, is set to make a decision this week.
Was Harley Reid robbed? Did Dockers fans have the right to boo Chris Judd? We’ve ranked the best 60 derby performances of all-time to celebrate the 60th meeting of West Coast and Fremantle.
Harley Reid and his middle finger have spent the week in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. What will it mean for Andrew McQualter’s first derby in charge of West Coast?
Adelaide has revealed how it will replace injured backman Nick Murray, while Fremantle will unveil a debutant in this weekend’s derby. See full round 3 teams here.
An ex-AFL star has called out Essendon supporters who jeered Ben McKay during the club’s win over Port Adelaide, revealing the mental toll of being targeted by his own fans during his career.
Max Holmes copped heavy attention from St Kilda last week. And while it was only his third significant tag since the start of last year, expect them to come thick and fast. Here’s why.
Rival clubs are keeping tabs on Jase Burgoyne because he has yet to start meaningful contract talks with the Power – but don’t expect the club’s best player on Thursday night to go anywhere.
With the Tasmania Football Club only two years away from joining the AFL Draft for the first time, the current Devils under-18 coach is confident existing clubs won’t be scared by the go home factor.
Anthony Rocca would spend his chemotherapy treatments studying vision to make his Northern Knights players better. The Collingwood great opens up on how football helped during his cancer battle.
Oli Wiltshire was a long way back when he was drafted out of the Bellarine league by Geelong. But 18 months on, a debut might not be as far away as first thought.
Will Ashcroft grew up a staunch Cats supporter. And after playing a role in vanquishing Geelong from the premiership race last year, the young Lion shared a special moment with Chris Scott.
The Hawks are playing the most exciting and skilful football the legendary David Parkin has ever seen. Jay Clark goes inside their fast-tracked rebuild with the man who first helped discover Sam Mitchell here.
It wasn’t a capitulation like round 1 against Collingwood when critics accused Port players of throwing in the towel – but it wasn’t far off, writes MATT TURNER.
Will McLachlan was staking his claim for the mid-season draft 12 months ago. Last week, he made his AFL debut for the reigning premiers. The Falcons export reflects on his whirlwind year and the setbacks that helped him get there.
When one of your key players is struggling the team struggles, but Ken Hinkley came away from Thursday night’s loss to Essendon rueing the fact that six of his leaders were down on form.
Nate Caddy was so angry about his performance last week that Brad Scott thought he was going to punch him – but what a difference five days and some honest conversations make.
JHF owners. explain what’s actually going on here, can we trust him? And there’s a new Reid to think about, grabbing. Check out the key SuperCoach takeaways from the Bombers’ win.
Crows fans are crying out to see more of Sid Draper to cap off a stunning start to 2025, but Matthew Nicks says there’s one thing holding the young star back from being truly unleashed.
At age 28, Kye Declase is back in the VFL and the former Melbourne rookie is not yet prepared to give up on his dream of playing AFL, as Paul Amy finds out.
Rather than beg for a new contract, Luke Beveridge is taking it up to the Bulldogs hierarchy with an unprecedented media tour. Jon Ralph unpacks Bevo’s power play.
It sounds harsh, but Carlton has some of the biggest butchers of the football in the AFL. It’s an ugly fact but something Michael Voss has time to fix, writes Garry Lyon.
Taggers wreaked havoc again on Super Saturday – and two surprise substitutes might hurt SuperCoach plans. But there were positives. Here’s what it all means going forward.
Tom Cochrane is used to breaking boundaries, but even he didn’t expect his debut – as the first known AFL player with Tourette’s syndrome – to arrive so quickly.
AFL great Eddie Betts will pull on the boots at local footy level this season but this isn’t just a one-off guest appearance. See where he’ll be playing.
