Adelaide co-captain Taylor Walker’s rough conduct charge has been upheld by the AFL tribunal. Walker was sanctioned by the match review officer for a tackle on Port Adelaide’s Riley Bonner …

AFL players’ chief Paul Marsh has rubbished talk of changes to the game’s illicit drug code, suggesting a more hardline policy is unlikely to win support. The AFL has confirmed …

Adelaide co-captain Taylor Walker says he’s challenging a rough conduct charge at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night. Walker believes his tackle on Port Adelaide’s Riley Bonner which led to …

West Coast premiership midfielder Elliot Yeo believes even some umpires are still a bit confused about the new 6-6-6 rule, saying it feels a bit “all over the shop”. The …

Essendon veteran Cale Hooker is out of their AFL season opener and could be missing in action until round five. Hooker will be sidelined for four to six weeks with …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is confident skipper Nat Fyfe will be cleared to play in Sunday’s pre-season clash with West Coast in Mandurah. Fyfe missed Monday’s 27-point loss to Collingwood …

They don’t make their AFL Women’s debut until 2020 but newly-appointed Gold Coast coach David Lake says the next 12 months will be his most important in the role. Ex-Brisbane …

Sydney AFL coach John Longmore would prefer to use his star spearhead Lance Franklin further up the ground. All-Australian captain Franklin has been Sydney’s leading goalkicker in each of his …

Is this the year it all falls apart for St Kilda and Alan Richardson? If recent weeks are any indication, another rough AFL season awaits at Moorabbin. What had started …

Summertime alarm bells turned into post-season flag fiestas for West Coast in 2018, but will they suffer from a premiership hangover? Eagles coach Adam Simpson was a worried man after …

For much of his AFL career Brisbane recruit Lincoln McCarthy’s biggest adversary has been his own body. The 25-year-old managed just 29 games across seven years at Geelong, including just …

While rugby league deals with its off-season horrors, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan rates his club captains as potential son-in-law material. McLachlan was careful not to criticise rugby league and …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says he’s still unsure whether Jordan De Goey will be fit to return for the club’s round-one blockbuster against Geelong on March 22. De Goey suffered …

Prized recruit Jesse Hogan made a quiet debut for Fremantle as Collingwood overcame a sluggish start to post a 27-point win in Monday’s pre-season clash at Arena Joondalup. Hogan went …

AFL great Chris Judd has given the thumbs-up to the raft of rules changes, saying the game’s stars will benefit. The weekend’s opening pre-season games were the first chance to …

The AFL commission will revisit one of the game’s most contentious topics next week when a call is made on when the grand final starts. AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan …

The AFL is creating a new role for a mental health officer, with chief executive Gillon McLachlan saying mental health tops drugs and gambling as the game’s biggest issue. Confirmation …

Stuart Dew’s AFL overhaul on the Gold Coast has empowered him and his squad to do more than “tread water and float” again in 2019. The Suns have made 25 …