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Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says he delivered a few home truths to his AFL team following their surprise loss to Carlton. The Tigers stumbled on their way to the AFL …

Fremantle could be missing one of their best defenders for the start of the AFL finals, but it’s not Luke McPharlin who’s in grave doubt. Rebounding backman Garrick Ibbotson is …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says his players are embracing the AFL knife-edge and won’t count on besieged arch-rivals Essendon making life easier for them on Saturday night. With the ninth-placed …

Ewen McKenzie has kept the faith but also sent a blunt message to his beaten Wallabies: Perform or perish. While sticking with his first Test team for Saturday night’s return …

Their mojo and match winners finally back, South Sydney are vowing to shift into finals gear in Friday night’s NRL showdown with Canterbury at ANZ Stadium. The return of game-breaking …

Konrad Hurrell will take some confidence-boosting memories with him when the Warriors try to keep their play-off hopes alive against Gold Coast on Saturday. The rampaging centre will be back …

Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says Karmichael Hunt is still a valued part of the Suns’ AFL set-up despite his difficult 2013 campaign. Hunt has only made seven appearances this …

Manly star Daly Cherry-Evans has hit back at claims he may be forced to leave the NRL club due to a personality clash with Sea Eagles teammates Glenn and Brett …

Essendon have lost four successive AFL games as the supplements saga takes its toll but Carlton coach Mick Malthouse is preparing for a Bombers’ backlash on Saturday. Malthouse’s ninth-placed Blues …

In what sounds like the death knell for Brisbane chairman Angus Johnson, Lions co-captain Jed Adcock says the return of AFL great Leigh Matthews will have a “massive impact” on …

Richmond have dismissed a report that spearhead Jack Riewoldt is in danger of missing the AFL finals with a knee injury and say he may play in Sunday’s clash with …

The continued absence of stars Adam Goodes and Lewis Jetta is proving just how important Sydney’s off-season pursuit of Kurt Tippett was. On Thursday, Longmire gave the strongest indication yet …

West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis almost ended up digging holes for a living. Instead, the 28-year-old will become a life member of the Eagles when he notches his 150-game milestone …

Rather than give Scott Prince a tap on the shoulder, Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin has provided the veteran pivot a pat on the back ahead of the 2014 NRL season. …

It will be a weekend at Winton fraught with danger but one that Mark Winterbottom hopes will pay dividends towards his tilt at this year’s V8 Supercars championship. The Ford …

Russian world number three Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open because of a right shoulder injury, tournament organisers announced on Wednesday. On the eve of the draw …

Emerging AFL star Jeremy Cameron’s take on speculation about Lance Franklin and other mooted Greater Western Sydney recruits speaks volumes about him. “That’ll happen at the end of the season. …

Fremantle defender Garrick Ibbotson is in danger of missing the start of the AFL finals series after a slower-than-expected recovery from an Achilles tendon injury. Ibbotson will miss his fourth …