Paul Roos is all for a draft lottery system but the Melbourne coach is unsure if even that radical move would completely wipe out the stigma of tanking in the …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon won’t talk Matthew Pavlich out of an early retirement if the 34-year-old decides to pull the pin in the coming weeks. Pavlich is just six games …

Forgotten Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove is in line to play his first AFL game in over two years when the Demons take on Hawthorn this weekend. Chronic foot stress fractures …

Travis Cloke is unsure whether he will be recalled to play for Collingwood in the AFL this weekend, despite the club’s injury crisis. The 237-game veteran trained with the Magpies …

Gold Coast defender Steven May says the Suns got ahead of themselves after their unbeaten start to the season. The Suns won their first three matches of 2016, including a …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott is standing firmly behind veteran AFL forward Drew Petrie as he endures a lean patch in front of goal. Petrie, 33, has 12 goals from …

Sydney defender Jeremy Laidler has identified the Swans’ flexibility down back as a key factor in the club remaining one of the toughest to score against in the AFL, despite …

Western Bulldogs forward Tom Boyd is set to return from a shoulder injury in the VFL this weekend but coach Luke Beveridge won’t rush his high-priced recruit back into the …

Geelong ruckman Rhys Stanley has been cleared of another serious foot injury after the Cats’ loss to Carlton. In some much needed good news for the AFL club’s fans, scans …

The AFL tribunal won’t sit on Tuesday night after injured Melbourne midfielder Jack Viney accepted a one-game ban. Viney, who will miss up to a month with a broken knuckle, …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson has leapt to the defence of patchy star Mark LeCras, but admits the classy forward needs to improve his output on the road. LeCras’ form …

They say winners are grinners, but the reward of losing could prove hard to resist when Essendon and Fremantle lock horns in Saturday night’s AFP wooden-spoon showdown at Domain Stadium. …

North Melbourne are sweating on the fitness of star ruckman Todd Goldstein ahead of Friday night’s clash against Richmond in Hobart. Goldstein appeared limited at times during last week’s loss …

Gold Coast defender Steven May admits his five-game AFL ban let his teammates down. The 24-year-old made his return from suspension in last weekend’s heavy defeat to West Coast in …

Geelong could well be hoping their former star Steve Johnson has cooled off after a hot start with Greater Western Sydney as the Cats prepare to host their three-time premiership …

An update Jarryd Roughead says he intends to play in the AFL again after undergoing treatment for melanoma found on his lung. The Hawthorn star has revealed he is facing …

Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff has declared himself fit for the club’s clash with Carlton on Saturday at Etihad Stadium. Rockliff has missed the past three AFL games with a hamstring …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has accused AFL critics of unfairly making Lindsay Thomas the poster boy of the high-contact free kick controversy. Scott said on Monday night it was …