Damien Hardwick is a little nervous about Tom Hawkins’ absence, even with the major advantage it gives Richmond in their AFL preliminary final. Hawkins’ suspension means Geelong will have to …

GWS are bitterly disappointed that Toby Greene’s contentious one-match ban wasn’t overturned on appeal, but leading player manager Paul Connors is just plain furious. Greene won’t play in Saturday’s preliminary …

The Western Bulldogs have named St Kilda champion Nathan Burke as the new senior coach of their AFLW team. Burke replaces premiership coach Paul Groves who departed after three seasons …

GWS star Toby Greene won’t play in Saturday’s preliminary final against Collingwood after the AFL appeals board upheld his contentious one-game suspension. The ban for making unreasonable or unnecessary contact …

Collingwood have rolled the dice on injury-hit big man Ben Reid for Saturday’s preliminary final against GWS at the MCG. Reid hasn’t featured for the Magpies since round 15, but …

Sydney Stack’s outstanding AFL debut season might have a remarkable ending. The Richmond utility has been out of action since last month with an ankle injury that needed surgery. But …

Geelong is bracing to withstand a Richmond firestorm in the opening quarter of Friday night’s AFL preliminary final at the MCG. The Tigers are the best performed starters in the …

He’s witnessed many of his teammates grow from boys to men and now GWS Giants veteran Shane Mumford feels the finals experience they have accumulated across their AFL journey will …

Damien Hardwick is happy to talk about Richmond’s 2016 AFL season from hell – just so long as they never go back there. The lessons they learned three years ago …

Likening his team to a Melbourne Cup stayer, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is confident a slow-burn September won’t harm the Magpies’ AFL premiership tilt. Saturday’s preliminary final against GWS at …

After a scintillating finish to the 2019 AFL home-and-away season, Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield is presently the $2.60 favourite at TAB to win the 2019 Brownlow Medal, which is awarded on …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has returned serve with a smile on Geelong counterpart Chris Scott ahead of their AFL preliminary final. Scott has been provocative this week before the Friday …

Anyone watching Shai Bolton practising his goalkicking pre-game with close mate Daniel Rioli at the Gabba two weeks ago would have had no idea how nervous he was. The 20-year-old …

KEY RICHMOND VERSUS GEELONG MATCH-UPS * Dustin Martin (Rich) v Jake Kolodjashnij (Geel) Martin was stationed in attack in the qualifying final win against Brisbane and duly delivered a stunning …

GWS coach Leon Cameron says Toby Greene has got a good case, but history suggests the Giants talisman may find it tough to get his one-match suspension overturned by the …

Prominent mental health advocate Wayne Schwass has vowed to win the war against mental illness that his dear friend Danny Frawley fought so valiantly. The North Melbourne and Sydney champion …

Collingwood are bracing for a bruising encounter with a GWS side that has added physicality to finesse during an impressive AFL finals run. Determined to go all the way in …

GWS coach Leon Cameron is banking on the unknown, the adaptability of his players and their proven record of going the distance in finals, to overcome the potential losses of …