Losing AFL grand finalists Hawthorn have bolstered their defence by picking up Western Bulldogs veteran key backman Brian Lake on the opening day of the trade period. The Hawks gave …

Ken Hinkley says he’s both daunted and excited to be appointed coach of Port Adelaide for the next four AFL seasons. “For a first-time AFL coach, it’s daunting whichever club …

Ken Hinkley has agreed to a four-year contract to become the new coach of AFL club Port Adelaide. Hinkley joins Port from the Gold Coast Suns, where he has been …

Essendon forward Angus Monfries will return to his home state and play for Port Adelaide in the first confirmed deal of the AFL trade period. The Bombers will gain pick …

Sydney chief executive Andrew Ireland says suggestions that the Swans’ AFL salary cap concessions should be scrapped given their trade bid for Adelaide star Kurt Tippett are offensive. Tippett has …

Joe Daniher will continue his family’s remarkable tradition at Essendon, while Melbourne have snared Jack Viney for a bargain under the AFL’s father-son rule. Lachie Hunter, who joined the Western …

Sydney key forward Sam Reid has described potential future teammate Kurt Tippett as a super player as the AFL community waits to see whether the Adelaide star links up with …

Sydney Swans have capped off a memorable week after Adelaide Crows superstar Kurt Tippett expressed a desire to join the newly-crowned AFL premiers. Tippett had been tipped to return to …

Port Adelaide are set to appoint Ken Hinkley as their senior coach on Monday, ending a tortuous two-month process for the AFL club. The Power will formally confirm the Gold …

Emerging Sydney AFL forward Sam Reid has revealed he plans to get stronger so he can be the one dishing it out and throwing players around. Still only 20, Reid …

Melbourne face a potentially tough decision on Monday whether to stay true to a commitment made almost two years ago to draft AFL father-son nominee Jack Viney. The son of …

Richmond want to turn their Papua New Guinea AFL recruit Gideon Simon into a tackling machine. The Tigers announced on Friday they had picked up the 172cm 18-year-old as an …

Ex-Carlton coach Brett Ratten will be plotting against the Blues next year after joining rival AFL club Hawthorn as an assistant coach. Ratten, a Carlton premiership player and captain, coached …

Brisbane triple-premiership player Luke Power says prolonging his AFL career by a year to co-captain Greater Western Sydney has proved one of the best decisions of his life. Power, who …

Sydney star Adam Goodes says he won’t need surgery for his knee injury, but may have to wait a little longer before finding out whether long-serving teammate Jude Bolton will …

Newly-retired Greater Western Sydney co-captain Luke Power has won the AFL players’ association’s Madden Medal. The award recognises players for both on-field and off-field achievements throughout the course of their …

Several thousand people have turned out in the heart of Sydney to acclaim new AFL premiers, the Sydney Swans. The players and coach John Longmire were driven in several cars …

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire says the AFL club will need substantial compensation if premiership midfielder Sharrod Wellingham is to get his wish to join West Coast. The out-of-contract 24-year-old confirmed …