Port Adelaide have earmarked emerging talent Riley Bonner to fill the void created by Jasper Pittard’s injury for their AFL premiership season opener. Pittard will miss Saturday’s Adelaide Oval fixture …

Nic Naitanui’s reconstructed left knee appears ready for AFL action, and the club has dismissed rumours a thumb injury could keep the star ruckman out of Sunday’s round-one clash with …

Chris Scott has declared Gary Ablett a certain starter in Geelong’s round one clash against Melbourne, but the Cats coach isn’t so sure if Patrick Dangerfield will play. Ablett didn’t …

Gillon McLachlan has reaffirmed his pledge to save football in Tasmania but the AFL chief wants some help doing it. With the sport in crisis in the state, McLachlan will …

Western Bulldogs skipper Katie Brennan is faced with the shattering prospect of missing the AFLW grand final, but the Dogs will pull out all stops to ensure that doesn’t happen. …

Fremantle will be aiming to fight fire with fire when they take on Port Adelaide’s star-studded midfield at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The Power were one of the biggest movers …

Liam Picken is out indefinitely because of concussion, posing another significant injury problem for the Western Bulldogs ahead of their AFL season. The hard-nut forward suffered his latest concussion in …

High achieving low profile Sydney Swan Jake Lloyd will take a defence-first attitude into a new AFL season in which he stands to set a club record for the fastest …

The Western Bulldogs will almost certainly go to the tribunal in a last-ditch bid to free skipper Katie Brennan to play in Saturday’s AFLW grand final against Brisbane. Brennan was …

Nic Naitanui’s reconstructed left knee appears ready for AFL action, but a thumb injury could keep him out of Sunday’s round-one clash with Sydney in Perth. Naitanui was firming for …

It’s a new season for Hawthorn, but with some old bodies back on deck, the powerhouse AFL club has set the same old aim. Make the top four. The Hawks …

West Coast skipper Shannon Hurn predicts Nic Naitanui will be cleared to play in round one but says fans should temper their expectations of the star AFL ruckman. Naitanui hasn’t …

Jordan De Goey has re-emerged with Collingwood’s seniors and is on track for a round two debut after his lamentable AFL pre-season. The talented 22-year-old ran laps at Olympic Park …

Adelaide are still uncertain if captain Taylor Walker will play against Essendon in their AFL premiership season opener. Walker didn’t play a pre-season game because of a foot injury and …

A lack of “respect” from interstate rivals will fuel the Brisbane Lions as they prepare for their second consecutive AFLW grand final appearance. Despite reaching last year’s inaugural AFLW decider, …

Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak and prized signing Tom Rockliff are certain starters in the club’s AFL premiership season opener. Boak (hamstring) missed Port’s last pre-season game while ex-Brisbane skipper …

Brisbane’s 2018 AFLW premiership tilt won’t be about making up for the disappointment of last year’s bitter grand final disappointment. The Lions made their second grand final in two attempts …

Collingwood AFL Women’s coach Wayne Siekman hopes he will remain in the job for a third year despite the Magpies failing to finish in the top half of the ladder …