Despite uncertainty surrounding the Brisbane Lions’ next coach, boom Irishman Pearce Hanley has confirmed he has re-signed with the AFL club for another five years. In a timely show of …

Brisbane veteran Simon Black has accepted a one match ban and will miss his team’s AFL clash with the Western Bulldogs on Sunday. The 2002 Brownlow Medal winner accepted the …

Former AFL player Liam Jurrah says he wants to get “back on track” and is focused on footy after being released from prison at the end of July. Jurrah, who …

James Hird and the other three senior Essendon officials facing serious charges over the club’s supplements scandal will not front the AFL Commission next Monday. It was unclear on Monday …

The AFL has backed down on some, if not all, its charges against Essendon going before a commission hearing next Monday. The AFL is refusing to comment on media reports …

Dale Thomas’ injury-prone ankles have betrayed him again, ending his season and raising fresh doubts about the AFL future for the star Collingwood midfielder. The Magpies confirmed on Monday night …

Collingwood have confirmed that the AFL season is over for star midfielder Dale Thomas. Thomas re-injured his right ankle on Saturday when he returned in the VFL for his first …

Fremantle are confident ruckman Aaron Sandilands will return to AFL action within a fortnight despite the 30-year-old needing surgery for a facial injury. Sandilands fractured his cheekbone during Sunday’s 95-point …

Essendon remain unsure if Dyson Heppell will play again this AFL season after he suffered a footy injury in Saturday’s loss to North Melbourne. While the Bombers could regain key …

Port Adelaide are weighing up whether to make a high-stakes challenge to Hamish Hartlett’s controversial AFL ban. Hartlett has been given a three-match suspension by the AFL match review panel, …

West Coast forward Josh Kennedy says he would love to see GWS spearhead Jeremy Cameron win this year’s AFL Coleman Medal. Kennedy, Cameron and Hawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead are in a …

Brownlow Medallist Simon Black’s stop-start AFL season looks like stopping again after the veteran was hit with a one-match ban. Black, who has been struggling with a groin problem for …

Carlton defender Michael Jamison says a commitment by senior Blues to do more to assist skipper Marc Murphy was behind their rousing AFL win over Richmond. Carlton came from behind …

Sydney defender Nick Smith believes the AFL’s two premiership favourites will provide the Swans with the ideal preparation for the final stages of their tilt at back-to-back flags. The reigning …

Considered a certainty by punters for most of the season, Gary Ablett’s grip on this year’s Brownlow Medal is slipping thanks to a late season surge by former teammate Joel …

Ruckman Matthew Lobbe has signed a new contract to remain at AFL club Port Adelaide for another two years. The 24-year-old has emerged as Port’s first-choice ruck this season. “He …

Hawthorn midfielder Isaac Smith says it is crucial the Hawks don’t flirt with their form as the AFL finals loom. The Hawks’ top four spot is already sewn up with …

Adelaide Crows players need to get mentally tougher, midfielder Richard Douglas says. Adelaide will miss the AFL finals, their fate sealed by a loss to lowly Western Bulldogs on Sunday, …