Hawthorn’s defence has suffered another knee injury blow, with AFL All-Australian Grant Birchall to miss around six weeks. The Hawks are preparing for the loss of Birchall until the finals …

Jeff Kennett says if he was made aware of an Essendon-style supplements scandal during his time as Hawthorn AFL president he would have axed the coach and the chief executive …

Geelong coach Chris Scott says the Cats didn’t need Sunday’s embarrassing AFL fade-out against Brisbane to know they’re not playing how they want, but it might help ram the message …

Former Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has blasted the AFL’s attempts to assist Melbourne’s administrative overhaul, saying the Demons are in danger of having a board full of sycophants. The struggling …

Brisbane coach Michael Voss says the AFL granting struggling Melbourne concessions at this year’s draft would be unfair on other clubs. The Demons have made an official submission for a …

Geelong star Steve Johnson will fight his two-match AFL rough conduct ban at the tribunal on Tuesday night. And Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley will contest a pinching charge. Johnson was …

Jake Neade’s role in Port Adelaide’s upset win over Sydney has earned the youngster round 13’s AFL Rising Star nomination. The 19-year-old picked up 12 disposals and booted a goal …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has refuted claims Ryan Crowley is a pincher, saying he’s confident the charge levelled against the master tagger will be overturned. The Dockers will most likely …

Essendon captain Jobe Watson has made the stunning admission he took the banned substance AOD-9604, but the AFL’s reigning Brownlow Medallist remains adamant he did nothing wrong. The star onballer …

Hurn will undergo surgery on Tuesday after dislocating fibularis tendons in his right ankle early in Friday night’s 20-point loss to Hawthorn. Selwood, last year’s best and fairest winner, will …

Geelong’s stunning fadeout against Brisbane has left a major headache, with star utility Steve Johnson suspended for their AFL blockbusters against Fremantle and Hawthorn. A day after the shock away …

West Coast coach John Worsfold is confident re-signed star forward Mark LeCras isn’t far away from recapturing his best form despite experiencing an “annoying” pain in his right arm. LeCras …

West Coast coach John Worsfold predicts defender Shannon Hurn will miss around two months of AFL action due to a serious ankle injury, while Scott Selwood might miss a month …

Sydney veteran Adam Goodes has been ruled out of Friday’s AFL match against Carlton at the SCG after aggravating a knee injury at the weekend. Scans on Monday revealed the …

Geelong’s triple-premiership star Steve Johnson has been offered a two-match ban by the AFL’s match review panel for rough conduct against Brisbane’s Pearce Hanley. West Coast’s Andrew Embley was also …

Fremantle midfielder Michael Barlow remains a slim chance to take on Geelong at Simonds Stadium this Saturday despite undergoing surgery on his jaw. Barlow was taken to hospital on Sunday …

Hawthorn hope a long break between games will give defenders Josh Gibson and Grant Birchall time to recover from injuries in time for Sunday’s AFL clash with a buoyant Brisbane. …

A weekend of upsets have left Fremantle in the box seat to secure a top-four AFL berth, but Dockers coach Ross Lyon says it’s too early to be jumping for …