Geelong coach Chris Scott has extended his contract with the Cats until the end of the 2017 AFL season. The fourth-year coach, who guided the Cats to a flag in …

Rebounding defender Grant Birchall is relishing Hawthorn’s “dress rehearsal” for the AFL finals. The undermanned Hawks face Fremantle in Sunday’s grand final rematch at Patersons Stadium, then fierce rivals Geelong …

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin doesn’t believe in fairytales. Not yet anyway. The 12th-placed Tigers go into Saturday night’s AFL round-21 clash with seventh-placed Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on a six-game …

Speedster Matt White’s imminent return from injury is vital to Port Adelaide’s coveted top-four AFL ambitions, captain Travis Boak says. Boak believes fourth spot is gettable as White presses to …

The season is over for the AFL’s oldest player Dustin Fletcher, who is to undergo finger surgery which will rule him out of Essendon’s finals bid. Fletcher, 39, sits in …

Returning star midfielder Dane Swan is like a “snapshot” of the Magpies’ tumultuous AFL season, according to coach Nathan Buckley. Swan is set to return against Brisbane at the MCG …

Key Gold Coast defender Steven May will miss Saturday’s crucial AFL clash with Port Adelaide due to a hamstring strain. The big backman was injured in weekend’s loss to Carlton …

To be the best, you have to beat the best – and that’s not good news for Fremantle’s premiership quest. The Dockers have only beaten one side currently sitting inside …

Combative Brisbane star Tom Rockliff says the Lions are desperate to have a say in just who gets to reach this year’s AFL finals. The Lions are out of the …

AFL superstar Lance Franklin says he’s been working harder on his goal-kicking at Sydney this season than he did in his previous nine with Hawthorn. The key forward, who on …

Paul Roos has declared the final three weeks of the season will be like an AFL “pre-pre-season” as he looks towards 2015. The Demons earned plaudits earlier in the season …

Chris Scott is set to add another two years to his stay as Geelong coach. In his fourth season at the AFL club since winning the 2011 premiership in his …

Hawthorn key forward Jarryd Roughead will miss Sunday’s AFL top-four shaping clash with Fremantle at Patersons Stadium after accepting a one-match ban for tripping. Roughead would normally have been able …

West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis is shaping as a dark horse to win this year’s Brownlow Medal, while Eagles coach Adam Simpson says Eric Mackenzie deserves to claim a maiden …

Any improvements to the AFL’s match-review panel at the end of the season will be too late for Hawthorn star Jarryd Roughead, coach Alastair Clarkson says. Roughead has been offered …

Carlton star and dual Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd has changed his mind on retirement and will play on for a 14th AFL season in 2015. Judd, who turns 31 in …

Western Bulldogs’ Jake Stringer is the round-20 nominee for the AFL’s Rising Star award following his four-goal game against St Kilda. The 192cm forward/midfielder from Eaglehawk made his debut in …

West Coast defender Xavier Ellis has avoided surgery on his injured right shoulder, but he’ll need the Eagles to make the finals if he is to play again this AFL …