Dayne Zorko’s great rise at the Brisbane Lions just keeps getting better after the midfield revelation was elevated to the club’s emerging leadership group. Entering just his second AFL season, …

Injury-prone Carlton key forward Jarrad Waite could miss the AFL club’s opening-round blockbuster against Richmond. The Blues will already be without their reigning best and fairest Heath Scotland for the …

Essendon have commissioned an independent review to get to the bottom of “irregular practices” which went on at the AFL club. Essendon chairman David Evans announced the board had signed …

Carlton star Chris Judd says there is no end in sight to his AFL career despite relinquishing the captaincy. Judd, who turns 30 in September, enters his 12th AFL season …

Geelong’s depleted ruck stocks have taken another hit, with Trent West having knee surgery. Cats’ football manager Neil Balme told Geelong’s website that the operation was minor and the club’s …

Collingwood AFL coach Nathan Buckley admits Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan’s hunger dipped a bit last season. But he says it’s understandable given his remarkable previous four years. And the Magpies …

AFL football will become unrecognisable if the league continues to tinker with the rules, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has warned. Scott said on Tuesday the entire premise on which …

Highly-hyped North Melbourne ruckman Majak Daw gave a glimpse of his potential last weekend – but might be missing from the Kangaroos’ pre-season cup match on Saturday. Daw, the AFL’s …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has warned the AFL about continually tinkering with the rules of the game. A cap on interchanges to 80 a game is being trialled in …

Long-time AFL player manager Dan Richardson will be the new boss of Richmond’s football department. The Tigers announced Richardson will take over from Craig Cameron as their general manager of …

Adelaide have confirmed a three-year AFL contract extension for ruckman Sam Jacobs in the wake of his boom 2012 season. Jacobs played 24 games for the Crows last year and …

Hawthorn can have Brian and his banter – for Luke Dahlhaus, the Western Bulldogs pups are alright. Former Bulldogs key defender Brian Lake will play against his old teammates for …

Greater Western Sydney emerged as the biggest losers of the weekend’s AFL pre-season action, with defender Matt Buntine to miss up to eight weeks with a punctured lung and broken …

Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy won’t rush the development of his AFL side. Sheedy noted GWS have the makings of an “absolutely magnificent team” after they posted a maiden …

With Hawthorn and Sydney knocked out, Collingwood have emerged as the new favourites to win the NAB Cup, coming in from $5.50 to $4.50 with online bookmaker sportsbet. Carlton have …

North Melbourne continued to shore up their list, re-signing defender Jamie Macmillan on a two-year deal that will keep him at the Kangaroos until the end of 2015 season. Veteran …

Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams, who has a degenerative brain disease, says the AFL should force players who suffer multiple concussions to take compulsory two-month breaks. The former Carlton star has …

Hawthorn star Lance Franklin has escaped punishment for his high contact in Saturday’s AFL pre-season cup match against Gold Coast. Franklin caught Suns youngster Matt Shaw across the neck and …