Carlton are supremely confident star midfielder Chris Judd will be a starter for their AFL round-one clash with Richmond despite his absence from the pre-season cup. The former skipper was …

Left stranded at the altar for so long, Ken Hinkley is rapt to finally enjoy a honeymoon period as an AFL head coach. Hinkley says his relationship with Port Adelaide …

If West Coast coach John Worsfold had ordered a Chinese meal in 2012, his fortune cookie would have come to the table broken. Good luck definitely wasn’t on the Eagles’ …

Greater Western Sydney ruckman Jonathan Giles expects veteran teammate and ruck coach Dean Brogan will continue to play an active on-field role in his 13th AFL season. Brogan was expected …

Carlton star Chris Judd will remain on the sidelines as the Blues take on Adelaide in an AFL pre-season game on Friday night. Carlton have included reigning best and fairest …

A meeting with the AFL’s rule-makers has reassured Carlton coach Mick Malthouse that he and his colleagues will get their say on next year’s interchange cap. And the authors of …

Gold Coast Suns are older and wiser than they were when they beat Matthew Primus’s Port Adelaide in their first AFL season, according to the ex-Power coach. Primus, now an …

It’s late in the game. It’s close. A long, tired kick goes into the forward line. Only Eagles forward Jack Darling and Collingwood defender Nathan Brown are at the fall …

The authors of the AFL’s annual injury survey say there is nothing in it to convince them an interchange cap will result in fewer injuries. Results released on Wednesday showed …

West Coast recruit Sharrod Wellingham is set to miss at least the first two rounds of the AFL season after a slower-than-expected recovery from an ankle injury. Wellingham damaged ligaments …

Melbourne midfielder Nathan Jones has warned the AFL it would be “irresponsible” to keep interchange caps as low as 80 in next year’s premiership season. The league has experimented with …

Once their AFL premiership window clunked shut, St Kilda needed a renovation. There’s too big a hole in the middle of their playing list, in between the core group of …

He’s proud of how Collingwood handled the valleys but coach Nathan Buckley insists they’ll have to work harder to climb the mountain. The Magpies faced many trials in Buckley’s first …

Whether the cap fits or not, wear it. That’s the blunt message from AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou to coaches who are unhappy about the planned limit on interchange rotations. …

Port Adelaide admit last month’s dramatic Australian Crime Commission (ACC) report stalled negotiations over a crucial sponsorship for the struggling AFL club. The Power, having finally confirmed their multi-million dollar, …

Port Adelaide are phasing out the embarrassing seat covers used at their AFL home games. Port introduced the covers at AAMI Stadium three years ago as their crowds dwindled. Whole …

Co-captain Adam Goodes will headline a list of welcomed inclusions for AFL premiers Sydney on the weekend, as coach John Longmire looks to juggle the playing minutes of some premiership-defence …

Port Adelaide’s announcement of a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal at the MCG highlights their push to create more national support for the AFL club. Power president David Koch, coach Ken …