After a summer when North Melbourne deliberately tried to keep a low profile, coach Brad Scott is ready for his Kangaroos to make some noise. Scott named a strong squad …

Stand-in Hawthorn coach Brett Ratten will showcase his newfound stress-less attitude as he takes the reins for the premiership teams’ pre-season opener against Collingwood. While young recruits on both sides …

Stand-in Hawthorn coach Brett Ratten will showcase his newfound stress-less attitude as he takes the reins for the premiership teams’ pre-season opener against Collingwood. While young recruits on both sides …

Essendon top-up player Sam Michael is looking to make the most of his opportunity with the Bombers, however long it may last. The former Brisbane Lions ruckman signed a temporary …

GWS coach Leon Cameron is confident the host of talented young Giants coming off contract will stay around to finish the job they have started, rather than head to rival …

The AFL will investigate cutting the length of matches in a bid to keep the game attractive and protect players from burnout. Carlton coach Mick Malthouse is keen to see …

Collingwood’s Nathan Brown finds himself starting 2015 as something of a father figure among the club’s sea of young players. After spending much of the past two seasons sidelined by …

Ex-Brisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown says he is not surprised that a cocaine investigation has rocked Queensland sport and believes the AFL’s three strikes policy needs to be toughened up. …

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui will miss Friday’s AFL pre-season clash with Carlton due to a back injury, but the Eagles will welcome back a host of other stars. Naitanui …

When Geelong were deciding whether or not to take a punt on Mitch Clark, it was very helpful to know that coach Chris Scott had an ace up his sleeve. …

AFL umpires coach Hayden Kennedy is confident the league will ultimately adopt a four-umpire system, but has guaranteed there will be no change to the current officiating model this season. …

New captain Shannon Hurn and 2014 Brownlow Medallist Matt Priddis have both been named in West Coast’s squad for Friday’s AFL pre-season clash against Carlton. Eagles coach Adam Simpson has …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse will miss Friday’s opening AFL pre-season game in Perth because his wife is undergoing surgery. Nanette Malthouse is having investigative surgery on her abdomen the same …

Gold Coast Suns coach Rodney Eade says his fingers are crossed but he can only take players at their word they’re not at risk of being implicated in the cocaine …

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan admits inconsistencies in player penalties helped prompt an overhaul of the tribunal system. There will no longer be any carryover points after the biggest shakeup …

The AFL is pleading for patience from fans, admitting there is no clear indication when the Essendon supplements scandal will become history. The league’s anti-doping tribunal is now deciding the …

Carlton have suffered a double injury blow with Marc Murphy and Andrew Walker sidelined. Murphy is set to miss up to three weeks with a calf strain, while Walker has …

Fremantle have big plans for their attacking set-up this year. Giant plans, actually. The Dockers have struggled for key-forward options in recent years, with skipper Matthew Pavlich often forced to …