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Oleg Markov starts life as an AFL footballer with his eyes wide open. Dad Dmitri has never minded what sports his two sons pursue, so long as they know what …

There’s only one Daniel Rioli in the AFL. While the new Richmond recruit cherishes the family’s rich football heritage, he’s determined to make his own path. Rioli’s late grandfather Maurice …

Richmond tested the waters before landing their big catch at the AFL draft. They used pick No.15 to recruit small forward Daniel Rioli, the great nephew of Tigers legend Maurice …

A year after Blaine Boekhorst’s embarrassment, Tyrone Leonardis is the latest AFL draftee to learn a harsh lesson about the pitfalls of social media. Soon after Sydney recruited the small …

AFL club Collingwood have recorded a total profit this year of almost $3.5 million. The Magpies on Tuesday announced an operating profit, before depreciation and amortisation, of just under $1.881 …

Size matters, with rebuilding Carlton spearheading a demand for height in this year’s AFL national draft. As expected, the Blues used the prized top pick on key defender Jacob Weitering …

Jacob Weitering knew he would be AFL’s top draft pick – but it still left him near speechless. As expected, the much-hyped Weitering was selected by Carlton with the first …

Key defender Jacob Weitering has gone to Carlton as the No.1 pick in this year’s AFL national draft. There were no surprises in the opening picks of the draft, held …

Josh Schache’s football career is an emotional case of like father, like son. Rated as the best key forward in this year’s AFL draft, the 18-year-old went as expected to …

Luckless Sydney AFL defender Alex Johnson is intent on returning to the field in 2016 despite undergoing his fourth knee reconstruction on Monday. Johnson hasn’t played an AFL game since …

Carlton list manager Steve Silvagni admits Charlie Curnow’s arrest has forced them to reassess the teenager ahead of the AFL draft. But Silvagni has defended the highly-rated midfielder, saying last …

Melbourne’s first pick at No.3 in the AFL national draft will probably send highly-rated midfielder Callum Mills to Sydney. It’s the upshot of live bidding, a complicated new system that …

Thanks to his older brother, Callum Ah Chee goes into the AFL draft with his eyes wide open. Port Adelaide recruited Brendon Ah Chee in the 2011 draft but injuries …

Charlie Curnow remains a likely first-round AFL draft pick despite last week’s moment of panic and terrible timing. The 18-year-old midfielder found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong …

NOTABLE NAMES AHEAD OF THE AFL DRAFT JACOB WEITERING DOB: 23/11/97 Tall defender Certain to go to Carlton with the No.1 pick. Massive wraps on Weitering, with AFL talent manager …

He’s arrived with the bad boy reputation but former Gold Coast midfielder Harley Bennell has made a good early impression at Fremantle. Bennell started preseason training sooner than expected, taking …

The AFL’s complicated new bidding system has left likely first-round pick Matthew Kennedy a bundle of nerves ahead of the draft. The 18-year-old midfielder and half-forward will probably go to …

Collingwood youngster Matthew Scharenberg will undergo a knee reconstruction after injuring himself at training on Monday. Scharenberg, 20, missed most of the 2015 season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament …