Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford says his AFL side will enter the finals confident they can match it with the best. The Swans dropped games to fellow top-four sides Collingwood and …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is resigned to being without star defender Luke McPharlin against Geelong on Saturday night in a cut-throat elimination final, but he’s excited by the challenge ahead. …

Carlton president Stephen Kernahan has a blunt message for his Collingwood counterpart Eddie McGuire – mind your own business. Kernahan brushed off concerns last week from Magpies president McGuire about …

Essendon coach James Hird says the AFL club won’t be backing off their tough training regimen next season despite this year’s horror injury run and late-season nose-dive. The Bombers slumped …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says the Magpies have overcome as many obstacles as any AFL club in achieving their top four aim. Collingwood will battle minor premiers Hawthorn at the …

The first week of the AFL finals has been set with a blockbuster top-four clash in Melbourne, interstate battle in Adelaide and elimination matches to take place in Melbourne and …

Fremantle cruised to a 61-point AFL win over Melbourne at Patersons Stadium, but in doing so ensured they would be on the road in the first week of the finals. …

Collingwood star forward Travis Cloke tuned up for the AFL finals with the equal most marks of his career as the Magpies survived an Essendon scare to sew up a …

Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy paid tribute to outgoing senior assistant coach Mark Williams on Saturday night, saying he hopes the former AFL premiership mentor joins Richmond. Williams had …

Greater Western Sydney have confirmed the resignation of AFL senior assistant coach Mark Williams. GWS chief executive David Matthews announced Williams’s exit at the post-match media conference after Saturday’s loss …

Potential Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says he won’t be motivated by a sense of revenge against Collingwood if he takes up the vacant Blues job. Malthouse coached Collingwood for 12 …

North Melbourne posted a 28-point victory over Greater Western Sydney on Saturday, but it was an underwhelming start to September for the AFL side that will be playing finals for …

Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna reckons his AFL players are still “little dune buggies” playing against tanks. But he’s adamant the Suns improved in their second season which returned the …

Now they have an AFL elimination final in Melbourne, Geelong coach Chris Scott admits it is a significant boost to their September chances. The Cats were outstanding at home on …

Adelaide enter the AFL finals perfectly prepared for the brutality to come, coach Brenton Sanderson says. The Crows snared second spot and a precious home qualifying final, against Sydney, by …

Sydney are bothered, but not broken, by their form lapse ahead of the AFL finals. Saturday’s 34-point loss to Geelong cost the Swans a home qualifying final and meant they …

Hawthorn admit injured defender Brent Guerra might have played his last game this season, even if they reach the AFL grand final. Scans on Saturday morning confirmed Guerra had torn …

Adelaide secured second spot on the AFL ladder and a precious home qualifying final with a 91-point thumping of Gold Coast on Saturday. The Crows will host Sydney next weekend …