North Melbourne star Shaun Higgins will spend up to six weeks on the sidelines after having surgery on his injured shoulder. Higgins, the club’s best and fairest winner for the …

The AFL comeback of Port Adelaide’s key forward Charlie Dixon is set to delayed at least another week. Dixon made his comeback in state league ranks last weekend, 10 months …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke says it would be foolish to write Richmond off as a spent AFL force. The Crows host Richmond on Thursday night with the Tigers beset by …

At the start of the season TAB listed Melbourne at $1.20 to finish inside the Top 8, however, after several losses and a 41-point thrashing by Collingwood yesterday, the Demons …

West Coast will be without premiership duo Willie Rioli and Nathan Vardy for their round 14 clash with Essendon after both accepted one-game AFL suspensions. The tribunal will not sit …

Experienced Gold Coast midfielder Jordan Murdoch is facing a long stint on the sidelines after damaging ligaments in last Saturday’s AFL loss to North Melbourne. The 27-year-old limped off in …

Injury-plagued Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia could join Dylan Shiel and Jake Stringer as big recalls for their AFL clash with Hawthorn. Coach John Worsfold said on Tuesday that Fantasia is …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick expects star midfielder Dustin Martin will be ready for Thursday night’s AFL crunch match against Adelaide. But Brandon Ellis and Nick Vlastuin must prove their fitness …

Brotherly battles between Rhyce and Heath Shaw have always been fiercely competitive but the latter admits Sunday’s AFL contest in Hobart will be particularly weird. Rhyce Shaw, seeking to improve …

Carlton veteran Dale Thomas is confident his recent club-imposed ban for breaking team rules about the consumption of alcohol won’t be a factor when it comes time to discuss playing …

Melbourne would kill right now for what Collingwood have going in their forward line. Magpies small forwards Jordan De Goey, Jaidyn Stephenson and Will Hoskin-Elliott kicked three goals apiece on …

Geelong star and AFL Players’ Association president Patrick Dangerfield says the game failed Adam Goodes and wishes he’d better handled the ugly booing saga. Dangerfield made the comments on Monday …

AFL premiership hero Dom Sheed concedes West Coast left too much up to too few in their upset loss to Sydney at the SCG. The Eagles suffered a humbling 45-point …

Nathan Buckley will spend the mid-season bye pondering Collingwood’s best 22 and areas for improvement, adamant the best is yet to come for his in-form side. The Magpies climbed to …

Melbourne’s slumping AFL season hit a new low as they faltered badly on the big stage against Collingwood. Their annual Queen’s Birthday blockbuster has often thrown up upset results, but …

WHAT HAPPENED IN ROUND 12 OF THE AFL: THEY SAID IT: “It’s probably one of the better wins we’ve had – not just for the season.” – Swans coach John …

Collingwood have moved to outright second on the AFL ladder after defeating a wayward Melbourne by 41 points in the annual Queen’s Birthday clash at the MCG. The polished Pies …

A day after flying down from Darwin’s 30 degrees, Cyril Rioli was immersed in a minus-12 degrees ice bath. The retired AFL star could not have been more honoured. Rioli …