A rusty St Kilda failed to impress in their pre-season series loss to Carlton, but Paddy McCartin’s encouraging display at least provided a silver lining. The Saints fielded a strong …

Paddy Dow’s first competitive hit-out for Carlton was a thing of beauty at times but his broad smile after the Blues’ 22-point win over St Kilda was anything but. The …

Collingwood’s backline coach Justin Longmuir has praised Darcy Moore as a star defender in the making with the talented key position player swapping ends this year. The 22-year-old has been …

Slick Carlton have turned in an impressive first-up performance to defeat St Kilda by 22 points in their AFL pre-season series clash at Ikon Park. The Saints fielded a strong …

St Kilda have confirmed Nathan Freeman’s wretched AFL luck continues, with the youngster needing more hamstring surgery. The 22-year-old suffered his latest injury at training last week and the operation …

GWS assistant coach Mark McVeigh says Brett Deledio is over his injury issues and expects the star veteran to play in round one of the AFL. Deledio had a 2017 …

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale says the AFL premiers have no desire to expand their sporting empire into basketball. NBL owner Larry Kestelman has raised expansion talk and wants at …

Adelaide vice-captain Rory Sloane says he’s still considering his long-term AFL future. Sloane, who falls off-contract with the Crows at the season’s end, is understood to be a target of …

Jordan Lewis is the latest 30-plus AFL veteran nursing a soft-tissue injury ahead of round one. As Gary Ablett recovers from his hamstring injury and Jarrad McVeigh struggles to avoid …

Rivals AFL clubs are circling star Gold Coast co-captain Tom Lynch but teammate Michael Rischitelli knows one good way to keep them at bay. The key forward is expected to …

Adelaide have reappointed Taylor Walker as captain of the AFL club Walker heads a leadership group which includes vice-captain Rory Sloane, Tom Lynch and Matt Crouch. The Crows have reduced …

Sydney stalwart Jarrad McVeigh is battling to avoid the unusual and unwanted distinction of missing his club’s first AFL game of a season for a fourth successive year. The oldest …

Veteran Melbourne utility Jordan Lewis has a calf strain, forced him out of their second AFL pre-season match. The four-time Hawthorn premiership player felt tightness early in Saturday’s win over …

Collingwood would love to recruit Tom Lynch, with the Magpies only in the market for an AFL power forward if he is top-shelf. Nathan Buckley’s side are making no secret …

Ryan Burton and his fellow Hawthorn defenders must channel their inner Luke Hodge this AFL season. Hodge’s departure from the Hawks leaves a gaping hole in their back line that …

New AFL disciplinary system, same message – bump at your peril. Port Adelaide’s Robbie Gray will miss round one after the tribunal upheld match review officer Michael Christian’s view that …

Jaeger O’Meara hopes his football, not his knee, can become the focus of AFL attention. The big-name Hawthorn recruit is enjoying a solid pre-season after three years of persistent knee …

Gary Ablett remains upbeat about his pre-season progress, despite owning the most talked-about hamstring in the AFL. The Geelong veteran has a hamstring strain after suffering tightness during match simulation …