The AFL players’ union have reached out to former Essendon coach James Hird amid growing criticism of his treatment prior to his health crisis. Hird is understood to be recovering …

The AFL and the players’ union are set to resume pay discussions in the hopes of averting a preseason strike. Talks between the two parties have stalled over the offseason, …

A lawyer who acted for James Hird during the Essendon supplements debacle has blasted the AFL over the former coach’s health crisis. Steven Amendola said the league must share some …

James Hird’s wife Tania has issued a short statement in the wake of his health scare, thanking the public for its support and pleading for privacy. Essendon have also thrown …

YOUR AFL CLUB’S EMERGING TALENT IN 2017 WAYNE MILERA – ADELAIDE: Touted as a long-term replacement for veteran Scott Thompson after eight games in his debut season last year. ERIC …

Essendon have thrown their support behind former AFL coach James Hird, who is understood to be recovering from an overdose. The 43-year-old Hird, a father of four, was hospitalised on …

James Hird is modern sport’s ultimate cautionary tale. About power, ego, spin, agendas, QCs, money, supplements, pressure, trolls. Everything. Think about it – this time four years ago, Hird was …

AFL figures have shown support for James Hird amid reports the former Essendon coach is in a mental health facility recovering from a suspected overdose. Former Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett, …

Former Essendon AFL coach James Hird is reportedly recovering in hospital after an overdose. An ambulance was called to Hird’s Toorak home on Wednesday night for an “intentional poisoning overdose”, …

THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF JAMES HIRD 2010 August/September: Essendon sack Matthew Knights as senior coach, replacing him with club legend James Hird 2013 February 5: Following weeks of speculation, Essendon …

Former Essendon AFL coach James Hird has reportedly been taken to hospital after suffering an overdose. According to the Seven Network, an ambulance was called to Hird’s Toorak home on …

Former Essendon AFL coach James Hird has reportedly been taken to hospital after suffering a “major” health scare. The Herald Sun reported Hird was taken by ambulance to Cabrini Hospital …

Xavier Richards’ departure from Sydney isn’t turning out the way the forward had planned. Rather than continuing his AFL career in Victoria, Richards has agreed to play with Sydney University …

Mystery surrounds an expletive-laden social media rant, aimed at Fremantle and attributed to their former player Shane Yarran. Five days after the troubled Docker announced his AFL retirement, two posts …

Just days after he announced his AFL retirement former Docker Shane Yarran has unloaded on the AFL club. Yarran pulled no punches in two expletive-laden Facebook posts written on his …

Triple-premiership winger Isaac Smith has signed a contract extension that ties him to Hawthorn until the end of the 2020 AFL season. The 27-year-old, who has played 135 games for …

Greater Western Sydney have been fined $100,000 and stripped of 1000 draft points over the Lachie Whitfield affair. An AFL commission sub-committee on Thursday upheld a charge against the Giants …

Gold Coast Suns have re-signed towering forward Peter Wright for another two AFL seasons. Wright’s deal – which keeps him at the Suns until the end of 2019 – comes …