The AFL should have a zero tolerance illicit drugs policy, Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says. “Illicit drugs, everyone acknowledges that they are an issue in the game,” Hinkley told …

Star North Melbourne forward Shaun Higgins feels like he owes Adelaide some payback after the Crows ruined his first game for the Kangaroos last year. In his first appearance for …

Sydney expect Lance Franklin to bring added leadership as he returns to AFL action amid a youthful Swans side in Saturday’s opening round SCG clash with Collingwood. The 29-year-old forward …

AFL Players Association boss Paul Marsh has reacted angrily to a report alleging up to 11 Collingwood players tested positive to illicit drugs in the off-season. The explosive claims were …

Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade believes Essendon will surprise many this AFL campaign but not his Suns. The Bombers, shorn of several players due to season-long doping bans, begin a …

The sense of relief around the MCG was almost palpable as the final siren sounded on Richmond’s nine-point win over Carlton. As it seems only the Tigers can, they tortured …

Positives? Yes. Satisfied? No. That was Brendon Bolton’s message in a nutshell after Carlton came agonisingly close to causing a major upset against Richmond in Thursday night’s AFL season-opener. The …

It wasn’t pretty but Richmond survived a huge scare from upstart Carlton to claim the AFL season-opener by nine points in front of 75,706 fans at the MCG. The nightmare …

Collingwood have been rocked by reports that up to 11 of the club’s players tested positive to illicit drugs over the off-season. The explosive claims were revealed by News Corp …

Essendon will have 10 newcomers in round one of the AFL, including five top-ups, and 14 players missing from round 23 in 2015. The stark numbers show how the suspensions …

Brian Lake predicts his departure was at the start of a three-part Hawthorn plan to retire their 30-plus AFL stars. The key defender and ruck-forward David Hale left the club …

Three-time premiership player Brian Lake admits to feeling that a comeback with Essendon would have stained his AFL career. The Bombers tried to recruit the full back as one of …

Sydney AFL recruit Callum Sinclair is ready to emerge form the vast shadows cast by two of the great ruckmen of the modern era. Sinclair played 29 games in three …

The mantle of Geelong’s No.1 forward sits comfortably with big Tom Hawkins, but he insists the Cats’ attack is anything but one-dimensional. After last season missing out on finals action …

Hot Sydney prospect Callum Mills wants to step into the shoes of recently retired Swans stalwart Rhyce Shaw, and is intent on doing the AFL club’s famous No.14 guernsey proud. …

Elite Brisbane Lions midfielder Dayne Beams looks set to miss at least half the AFL season. Lions coach Justin Leppitsch had initially feared the former All-Australian would miss the first …

Carlton’s No.1 draft pick Jacob Weitering could lead some AFL history when he debuts in the season-opening match against Richmond at the MCG. Weitering and Richmond’s first-round selection Daniel Rioli …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has urged the AFL not to forget his club as the annual debate over the introduction of a Good Friday game heats up. League boss …