North Melbourne are considering resting up to 10 players from Friday’s AFL final round clash with Richmond. The Kangaroos said on Thursday they had AFL approval for the move, with …

St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert appears set to finish as a one-club player after agreeing a new contract with the AFL club. The 29-year-old has signed a deal that will …

Two-time Geelong premiership coach Mark Thompson believes Steve Johnson should play on at another AFL club next season. Johnson, who played in the 2007 and 2009 flags under Thompson, is …

For everyone else, Tuesday was a momentous night for women in football, but for Katie Patterson it was just another step. When Patterson began the FFA Cup match between Melbourne …

The full extent of the AFL’s temporary player drain is about to be revealed as top-eight teams try to freshen up a week from the finals. Fremantle will lead the …

Hawthorn and Sydney are equal in their AFL win-loss but there’s a gulf between last year’s grand finalists against the teams that matter. Heading into the finals, a ladder that …

Hawthorn cult figure Matt Spangher has declared himself ready if the two-time reigning AFL premiers need him through the finals. Spangher was one of the great stories of last year’s …

Carlton defender Chris Yarran has left the door ajar for a return to the Blues next AFL season. Yarran, after spending time in the VFL this year despite Carlton’s onfield …

Greater Western Sydney forward Rhys Palmer has signed a new two-year contract to remain at the Giants until at least the end of the 2017 AFL season. Palmer has had …

A four-match ban for a second strike is set to be a key feature in an overhaul of the AFL’s controversial illicit drugs policy. A working party involving the league …

Geelong midfielder James Kelly has joined teammate Mathew Stokes in confirming he will play his last AFL game for the Cats this weekend. But Steve Johnson, the biggest name in …

Geelong midfielder James Kelly has joined teammate Mathew Stokes in announcing he will play his last game for the Cats this weekend. Kelly, 31, is a triple-premiership player at the …

There are AFL matches in September that get the pulse racing – champion teams squaring off in brutal, see-sawing contests that are remembered for generations. And then there is Melbourne …

Two years after being rocked by a player exodus, Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff says the Lions must again reassess their ways amid fears a disgruntled Jack Redden’s departure will spark …

Fear nobody, change nothing, you are ready. That will be the message from Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy to his young teammates ahead of their breakout AFL finals series. After …

Melbourne veteran Daniel Cross will play his last AFL game when the Demons host Greater Western Sydney on Sunday. Cross has featured regularly at senior level at the rebuilding club …

Courtenay Dempsey may have played his last game for Essendon after the AFL tribunal banned him for four games for his dangerous tackle on Richmond star Brett Deledio. Former AFL …

Essendon have confirmed that Kevin Sheedy and Craig Bellamy will be involved in the selection process for their next AFL senior coach. There was some media criticism on Monday when …