Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne has accepted a one-match AFL ban on a rough conduct charge. The Dockers utility was booked over a clash with West Coast’s Scott Selwood during the …

Chris Judd says he has been reinvigorated after relinquishing the Carlton captaincy. Judd described himself as now “one of the soldiers” following Marc Murphy’s elevation to the role at their …

Melbourne forward Mitch Clark has admitted to “dark times” as he battled to recover from a serious foot injury last AFL season. Clark was sidelined after suffering the complicated fracture …

From Lleyton Hewitt to Betty Cuthbert, Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy spent much of the off-season thinking outside the coaches’ box to make a point to his young charges. …

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou admits the league should have acted much earlier on concerns about the growing influence of sports scientists at some clubs. Demetriou said that was one …

With the 2013 AFL season now underway, punters with online bookmaker sportsbet are beginning to make it clear which teams they want to be on to win the flag, and …

Fremantle have received mixed news on star ruckman Aaron Sandilands – he will need hamstring surgery, but should return midway through this AFL season. The three-time All-Australian consulted with surgeon …

Former captain Chris Newman has stressed the need for Richmond to perform this Thursday night on one of their biggest stages for the AFL season. The Tigers will take on …

The battle between Todd Goldstein and Daniel Currie to be North Melbourne’s first-choice AFL ruckman is so tight even captain Andrew Swallow can’t split them. The Kangaroos midfielder has no …

Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge admits he could sit out the first two or three rounds of the AFL season. While Hodge trained on Monday, his interrupted pre-season and a lack …

Carlton midfielder Andrew Carrazzo believes the AFL club’s recent dominance of Richmond could prove more of a mental boost for the Tigers. Carrazzo dismissed suggestions Carlton will take a psychological …

The AFL is open to restoring one of Melbourne’s disused suburban stadiums to help poorer clubs make money from low-drawing games. Chief executive Andrew Demetriou says Carlton’s training base Princes …

Following in Michael Voss’ footsteps may be daunting for a Brisbane Lions midfielder. But Lions captain-turned-coach Voss says there are “no excuses” for his midfield group any more and has …

Code-hopper Karmichael Hunt wants his AFL improvement to continue but he’s not placing any specific expectations upon himself in his third campaign for Gold Coast. The midfielder showed he can …

Adelaide onballer Richard Douglas would rather swift redemption than two weeks of tackling practice. But Douglas knows the tackle bags loom large for the Crows, who don’t play this weekend …

Fremantle have had mixed fortunes at the AFL match review panel, with captain Matthew Pavlich cleared and utility Hayden Ballantyne charged. Pavlich was booked for charging during Saturday’s win over …

Sydney Swans cult figure Lewis Roberts-Thomson is happy Greater Western Sydney are slowly growing into the beast the AFL wants them to be. It’s hardly the party line before a …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley hopes the re-signing of four Victorian-born players will galvanise the lowly AFL club. Defender Jackson Trengove, key forward John Butcher, full back Alipate Carlile and …