West Coast midfielder Matt Rosa will use the pain of missing last year’s finals campaign as motivation for the upcoming AFL season. Rosa was in career-best form before being struck …

Recruit Brad Ebert has been credited with raising Port Adelaide’s standards as they set about casting off their AFL easybeat tag. Former West Coast midfielder Ebert will make his premiership …

Travis Cloke says he feels under no added pressure to commit to Collingwood despite star midfielder Scott Pendlebury’s new AFL deal this week. Forward Cloke comes out of contract at …

New St Kilda coach Scott Wotters says Port Adelaide will be a much tougher AFL opponent on Sunday than most people expect. Wotters makes his official senior coaching debut on …

Critics have sharpened their knives over fullback Daniel Merrett replacing injured Brisbane Lions AFL captain Jonathan Brown in the forward line. But Lions midfielder Daniel Rich reckons he can help …

Collingwood’s reigning best and fairest Scott Pendlebury has signed a new deal which will keep him at the AFL club until the end of 2016. The new four-year contract puts …

Richmond are determined not to cross the line between justified confidence and believing the hype around Thursday night’s much-anticipated AFL clash with Carlton. Tigers fans are used to high pre-season …

Four players will represent Richmond for the first time in Thursday night’s MCG clash with Carlton, including two AFL debutants. AFL-experienced recruits Ivan Maric, formerly of Adelaide, and ex-Melbourne running …

West Coast coach John Worsfold remains hopeful Mark Nicoski will be able to return at the tail end of the AFL season despite the forward’s latest setback. Nicoski was initially …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has resisted the temptation to rush back David Mundy, ruling the star midfielder out of Saturday night’s AFL clash with Geelong at Patersons Stadium. Mundy failed …

Of all the AFL games that left the rookie Gold Coast Suns red-faced last year – and there were a few – one stands out for captain Gary Ablett. And …

Sydney AFL coach John Longmire has praised the courage of his talented teenage midfielder Luke Parker for playing on after his jaw was fractured. While some pundits thought the illegal …

West Coast AFL forward Mark Nicoski faces more surgery on his torn hamstring after experiencing complications from the initial operation. Nicoski was initially expected to miss up to 12 weeks …

Adelaide’s Brenton Sanderson is preparing to take his first gamble as an AFL coach and play key defender Ben Rutten in Saturday’s season-opener against Gold Coast. Rutten missed all pre-season …

At the end of a draining week, Melbourne coach Mark Neeld says Saturday’s round-one match could be the emotional outlet his players need following the death of club icon Jim …

Carlton livewire Mitch Robinson will play his 50th AFL game on Thursday night, but has set his sights on 100 after signing for two more years with the Blues. The …

New Geelong captain Joel Selwood has become the latest AFL star to sign a long-term contract extension with his club. Selwood confirmed on Wednesday he had agreed to a five-year …

Adelaide are set to select Ben Rutten for their AFL season-opener despite the fullback not playing a game since last year. Rutten was sidelined the entire pre-season with a foot …