It’s rare for Sydney veteran Jude Bolton to be hesitant heading into a contest on the AFL field, but that’s exactly what happened at the start of last Saturday’s clash …

Richmond gun Trent Cotchin is the new favourite to win the Brownlow medal, in from $4.50 to $4.00 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to be equal favourite with Gary Ablett. Ablett …

Israel Folau’s conversion from rugby league to AFL has lasted longer than Mal Meninga’s switch from league to politics, but so far without markedly different results. Folau may yet confound …

Coach Brenton Sanderson says Adelaide’s stellar regular season will count for nothing if the Crows fail in the AFL finals. Adelaide host Sydney in a qualifying final on Saturday with …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says a mental drop-off once the Kangaroos’ AFL finals berth was assured explains their form slump over the past two rounds. But he is confident …

Both Hawthorn and Adelaide have been tipped to secure home preliminary finals, starting as favourites with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au for their week one finals matches against Collingwood and Sydney respectively. …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says his club will benefit in the AFL finals from becoming less dependent on superstar Lance Franklin this season. Franklin, who missed six games through injury …

Midfielder Dom Tyson has become the eighth Greater Western Sydney player to be nominated for the Rising Star award in the Giants’ debut AFL season. Tyson accumulated 26 disposals, seven …

Jack Riewoldt’s second Coleman Medal was cold comfort for Richmond as another winning chance evaporated late to leave them part of the AFL season’s first draw on Sunday. The Tigers …

Richmond midfield gun Trent Cotchin looms as the clear favourite to captain the AFL club next season, but outgoing skipper Chris Newman believes Brett Deledio will also push for the …

Brett Ratten may be the AFL’s latest sacked coach but his reputation as a man has never been higher. For the second time in four days, the Carlton great handled …

Between the match review panel and club medical reports, the opening week of the AFL finals series will test some players’ nerves. Geelong pair Paul Chapman and Steve Johnson and …

Brisbane’s eight-goal second term and a starring performance by Daniel Rich ensured the Lions ended their season on a positive note, trouncing the Western Bulldogs by 67 points at the …

Carlton and St Kilda went at each other with feeling from before the first bounce to well after the final siren of Sunday’s AFL clash. St Kilda kicked the last …

Snapshot of round 23 in the AFL. THEY SAID IT: “We have just got to make sure now that, without getting anxious and too uptight about it, we prepare this …

Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy wants Israel Folau to unleash the rage in 2013, while the former NRL star says a pre-game chill pill was the reason behind his …

Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt wrapped up his second Coleman Medal with six goals at the MCG on Sunday as the Tigers and Port Adelaide fought out the AFL season’s first draw. …

Carlton president Stephen Kernahan has a blunt message for his Collingwood counterpart – butt out, Ed. Kernahan’s rebuke for Magpies counterpart Eddie McGuire came as former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse …