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After 400 games and two premierships, Dustin Fletcher has announced the end to one of the AFL’s most admired careers. The gritty defender made the logical call on Friday morning …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says he’s not a fan of resting players and believes there’s more value in continuity for his AFL team. The third-placed Hawks have only made two …

He’s a rising star of the AFL who has played every game this season, so why was Fremantle midfielder Lachie Neale not rested for Saturday’s away clash with Port Adelaide? …

Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade won’t stop his players having a post-season get-together but he expects the celebrations to be pretty “lame”. The Suns wrap up a troubled year against …

Veteran Essendon defender Dustin Fletcher has called time on his AFL career after 400 games for the club. Fletcher’s storied career has spanned more than 20 years and leaves him …

Legendary Essendon defender Dustin Fletcher has announced his retirement from AFL football. Fletcher, 40, made the expected call after failing to get himself fit for a farewell game against Collingwood …

North Melbourne’s decision to rest nine players, as minor premiers Fremantle will also do, caught the ire of many but not Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge. Beveridge says the resting …

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan is pushing fixture reform as a way around teams making mass changes in round 23. Fremantle and North Melbourne are resting large groups of their …

AFL legend Leigh Matthews says Fremantle and North Melbourne’s decision to rest players for their round 23 clashes is disrespectful. Matthews warned fans would get a “second-rate product” from the …

Under-fire Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch says his players need look no further than Saturday’s AFL opponents to see how quickly fortunes can change. The Lions head into the final home …

North Melbourne made waves at the AFL selection table on Thursday night but president James Brayshaw has bristled at suggestions the Kangaroos are trying to unfairly manipulate their finals destiny. …

Essendon legend Dustin Fletcher has almost certainly played his last AFL game for the Bombers after he failed to prove his fitness for Sunday’s season-ending clash with Collingwood. Fletcher hasn’t …

Fremantle and North Melbourne stayed true to their word and stripped their AFL line-ups of star players on Thursday night at the selection table. The Kangaroos controversially flagged their intention …

The AFL has made the long-anticipated decision to scrap its contentious substitute rule. The rule, which has proved unpopular among AFL players since its introduction in 2011, will not feature …

North Melbourne resting up to 10 players for this weekend’s clash with Richmond might not be the best look, but the AFL says it understands the Kangaroos’ decision. In a …

Club great Wayne Carey has made the startling suggestion North Melbourne’s drafted-in Kangaroos could be on a hit and run AFL mission against Richmond on Friday night. The Kangaroos flagged …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says their early finals exit in 2012 taught him a lesson about resting players and he vowed never to make that mistake again. The Kangaroos …

North Melbourne’s decision to rest up to 10 players on Friday night against Richmond has the AFL world aflutter – but Tigers coach Damien Hardwick might be the calmest man …