Carlton midfield prodigy Sam Walsh has won the AFL Rising Star award. The No.1 draft pick played all 22 games for the Blues in his debut season, averaging 25 disposals, …

Brisbane midfielder Hugh McCluggage made a point of taking it all in before last Sunday’s AFL match against Richmond. The 21-year-old admits the experience of playing in front of a …

Richmond livewire Sydney Stack has resumed running on an anti-gravity treadmill, taking a small step towards an unlikely AFL finals return. The 19-year-old underwent surgery early last week after suffering …

Much-respected Western Bulldogs veteran Dale Morris has played his last AFL game with the premiership defender announcing his retirement. The 36-year-old’s ability to play through pain became the stuff of …

Richmond defender Dylan Grimes says he didn’t notice Brisbane forward Charlie Cameron’s frustration with his close-checking defensive style. When their teams faced off in round 23, Grimes kept the Lions …

Richmond defender Bachar Houli says he’s confident he will re-sign with the Tigers sooner rather than later. Houli remains uncontracted for 2020 despite a stellar season that has seen him …

Essendon star Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has signed a three-year AFL contract extension in a boost for the Bombers ahead of Thursday’s elimination final against reigning premiers West Coast. The 26-year-old forward …

Grand final hero Dom Sheed says last year’s premiership success has made him even hungrier to taste the ultimate again. Sheed etched his name into AFL folklore with the winning …

Carlton co-captain Patrick Cripps is honoured to have been named AFL Players’ Association MVP, but doesn’t believe it will translate to Brownlow Medal success. Since the inception of the AFL …

Nine months after arriving at Carlton as a No.1 draft pick and a “ready-made” footballer, Sam Walsh is set to be crowned the AFL’s Rising Star. Walsh is all but …

Beats getting a real job. When Luke Hodge packed up his locker at Hawthorn’s Waverley Park headquarters for the last time in 2017 his mind had to start thinking about …

Carlton co-captain Patrick Cripps has claimed the AFL Players’ Association MVP award, capping off a superb individual season with the struggling club. Cripps received 832 votes to comfortably win the …

There will be no Matthew or Tom Boyd, no Dale Morris, no Luke Dahlhaus. Jake Stringer won’t be there and neither will Joel Hamling, Clay Smith, Jordan Roughead, Shane Biggs …

The AFL’s best-laid plans might have gone awry but it’s hard to see anything stopping Sam Walsh from taking out the Rising Star award. Walsh is all but certain to …

Former Carlton AFL coach Brendon Bolton has joined Melbourne rivals Hawthorn as director of coaching. Bolton was sacked in June this year, having coached the Blues in 77 games between …

Orazio Fantasia has delivered a double dose of good news for Essendon fans, declaring himself fit for their sudden-death AFL final against West Coast while shutting down talk of an …

Brisbane midfielder Mitch Robinson knows forward Charlie Cameron will bounce back from his MCG mauling by Richmond’s Dylan Grimes in next week’s AFL qualifying final. Cameron kicked two goals but …

Adelaide livewire Eddie Betts has quashed speculation he has been told he’s not required by the AFL club next season, but also confirmed Gold Coast have expressed interest in him. …