Geelong have confirmed Joel Selwood will skipper their side for a fourth straight season. Selwood, who was named All-Australian captain for the second time last year, will head a smaller …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has no problem with Jarrad Waite’s aggression despite the former Blue getting reported on Sunday. Waite, 32, was reported for striking Ben Stratton in the …

North Melbourne have come from behind to score a 13-point win against Hawthorn in Shepparton. The Kangaroos trailed by 24 points at quarter-time, but rallied to the 2.9.13 (85) to …

West Coast’s troubled AFL pre-season continued with two key players injured in a 40-point loss to Port Adelaide on Sunday. Eagles duo Sharrod Wellingham and Xavier Ellis were both hurt, …

St Kilda’s worrying AFL pre-season injury list continues to grow, with Seb Ross suffering what looks to be a serious hamstring injury. He is the fifth Saint in the last …

Essendon’s long-running and morale-sapping AFL supplements scandal took its latest weird twist on Saturday at Morwell. As coach James Hird sat in a corrugated iron box, officially returning from his …

New GWS recruit Ryan Griffen produced a match-winning performance on debut as the Giants perfect week ended with a 36-point NAB Challenge victory over Gold Coast on Saturday. Midfielder Griffen, …

Young gun Seb Ross has continued St Kilda’s bad AFL pre-season injury run as they beat Essendon’s makeshift team by 50 points. Ross limped off in the third term of …

Selection headaches of a pleasant kind are mounting for Brisbane AFL coach Justin Leppitsch, as he strives to settle on the his forward line mix. On Friday in Coffs Harbour, …

The AFL Coaches Association has welcomed the league’s umpire coaches into its ranks. AFLCA chief executive Mark Brayshaw said the move received unanimous support from the association’s advisory board and …

Brisbane’s hard running power has proven too much for a rusty Sydney, with the Lions scoring a 36-point NAB Challenge win over the Swans in Coffs Harbour. Only wayward kicking …

James Hird is as confident about Essendon’s fate at the AFL anti-doping tribunal as he is adamant that no-one at the club has broken ranks. As the Bombers deal with …

Essendon coach James Hird is at odds with the AFL again, angry that six Bombers were stopped from taking part in a special training session. The match simulation on Friday …

They’ve endured the dark days, but the prospect of future success has convinced GWS Giants forwards Jeremy Cameron and Devon Smith to reject potentially bigger offers from other AFL clubs. …

Cameron Bruce will become the latest Hawthorn assistant to get behind the wheel of the premiers, deputising for Alastair Clarkson on Sunday. Bruce, who played 234 AFL matches for Melbourne …

Essendon coach James Hird has hit back at talk that four players have broken ranks by playing in Saturday’s AFL pre-season match. Nick O’Brien, Jackson Merrett, Elliott Kavanagh and Lauchlan …

Greater Western Sydney have pulled off a double coup, re-signing their two main forwards Jeremy Cameron and Devon Smith to multi-year deals. The two 21-year-olds were among the host of …

Luckless St Kilda forward Daniel Markworth is in danger of missing another AFL season after suffering a serious shoulder injury. Markworth, 22, sustained a minor injury to his right shoulder …