Essendon gained some respite from their off-field nightmare with a morale-boosting AFL pre-season win over the Western Bulldogs. The Bombers opened the NAB Cup on Friday night with a 26-point …

Teenage recruit Nick Graham had the Carlton coaching staff buzzing with a dazzling display in Friday’s AFL intra-club match at Visy Park. Graham is a standout midfielder who has the …

West Coast and Geelong will welcome back key players from injury-riddled 2012 seasons and show off new recruits in the AFL pre-season cup triple-header with Fremantle at Patersons Stadium on …

Kurt Tippett showed more than enough in a Sydney intra-club match on Friday to confirm he should make a major contributon to the Swans’ AFL premiership defence. The only problem …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says he won’t be chasing AFL pre-season wins at any cost. Hinkley coaches Port in his first official games on Sunday when the Power play …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has slammed as “un-Australian” ongoing social media rumours concerning star midfielder Dustin Martin. Martin has been the subject of persistent unfounded rumours that he had been …

Western Bulldogs ruckman Will Minson swears he has learnt his lesson and will not sledge Essendon players in Friday night’s opening AFL pre-season match. The Bulldogs will start the NAB …

Crows coach Brenton Sanderson says resting his star-studded core belies Adelaide’s desire to again win the AFL pre-season cup. Sanderson’s Crows will start their cup defence on Sunday against St …

The surprise sighting of banned AFL player agent Peter Blucher threatened to turn most heads at the Brisbane Lions’ intra-club game on Thursday despite recovering ruckman Matthew Leuenberger’s encouraging return. …

Legitimate AFL improvers will now be accused of drug taking, Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says. And the AFL and its clubs will face tougher times in attracting sponsors in the …

Former Melbourne coach Dean Bailey will have his name cleared of tanking allegations, Adelaide Crows coach Brenton Sanderson says. The AFL will soon detail what, if any, charges come from …

Collingwood have been tipped to start off their NAB Cup campaign in style, priced as favourites with online bookmaker sportsbet to beat both Essendon and the Western Bulldogs in their …

Forward Chris Mayne is back in Fremantle’s leadership group after the most successful season of his AFL career. The 24-year-old finished runner up in the Dockers’ best and fairest voting …

Veteran Western Bulldogs defender Dale Morris will play his first AFL game in 18 months in Friday night’s pre-season opener as he returns from major leg injuries. Essendon’s former St …

Essendon chairman David Evans could potentially be the only key member of the club’s hierarchy to survive if the Bombers are found to have breached anti-doping rules, an expert on …

Luckless Brisbane Lions utility Brent Staker has undergone more knee surgery as he attempts to make his long-awaited return to AFL action. Staker will be sidelined for the next six …

Collingwood’s twice-retired veteran rookie-lister Ben Hudson is showing signs he might force his way into the AFL club’s best side rather than just serve as ruck coach and injury back-up. …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley wants the AFL to give clubs as much information as possible on their vulnerability to illicit and performance-enhancing drugs. The league was on Monday cleared to …