Adelaide’s prized recruit Bryce Gibbs will play all preseason matches to hasten his assimilation into his new AFL club. Gibbs, who departed Carlton at the end of last season, will …

Greater Western Sydney Giants chairman Tony Shepherd has suggested holding AFLX tournaments earlier in the pre-season and staging them in December. Shepherd, who is also chairman of the Sydney Cricket …

It’s usually a domain for fresh faces but this year’s AFL preseason competition holds extra significance – and questions – for a bunch of older hands. * ADELAIDE: Bryce Gibbs. …

Sydney premiership star Dan Hannebery is in doubt for the Swans’ AFL season-opener as he continues a carefully managed injury recovery. The 26-year-old missed just one game last season, but …

The biggest change to the way AFL games are umpired this season is that there will be no change at all. The AFL has introduced nine rule tweaks or interpretation …

For two brooding months, Adelaide coach Don Pyke didn’t discuss his AFL club’s darkest on-field day with his players. Pyke gave them space to deal with their “sense of loss” …

Melbourne remain confident a limited pre-season won’t stop star midfielder Jack Viney from playing in their AFL season-opener against Geelong. The co-captain has been on a modified training program for …

Melbourne have signed in-demand midfielder Christian Petracca to a two-year contract extension that ties him to the club until the end of the 2020 AFL season. The 22-year-old had expressed …

North Melbourne player Jy Simpkin is on a self-imposed booze ban until at least the end of the AFL season after he was hit by motorcyclist. The day after Collingwood …

A little more rest and better management of his body should reap rewards for Greater Western Sydney AFL key forward star Jeremy Cameron. Cameron was the Giants’ leading goalkicker in …

Geelong plan to exploit Patrick Dangerfield’s devastating effect as a one-out marking forward more often this AFL season. Coach Chris Scott says Gary Ablett’s return from Gold Coast should mean …

Adelaide allowed emotions from losing the AFL grand final to spill into contract talks with Jake Lever, Crows coach Don Pyke says. Lever walked out of the Crows two days …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is unsure if he will lead the Hawks past his current contract which expires at the end of the 2019 AFL season. Newly installed president Jeff …

The Western Bulldogs and Carlton will be without star players this week, with Katie Brennan and Tayla Harris to miss Friday night’s key AFLW clash. The Dogs are hopeful Brennan …

Adelaide Crows coach Don Pyke says he’s offended at suggestions the captaincy will be offered to Rory Sloane in a bid to keep the star midfielder at the AFL club. …

Dual AFL premiership players Ryan O’Keefe and Lewis Roberts-Thomson and triple VFA premiership star Denis McKay have been inducted into Sydney’s Hall of Fame. O’Keefe and Roberts-Thomson are among an …

Carlton’s AFLW campaign has suffered another setback, with star forward Tayla Harris offered a one-match ban for striking. The former Brisbane Lion fell foul of AFL match review officer Michael …

Match review boss Michael Christian has cleared Melbourne defender Neville Jetta of eye-gouging after an AFLX incident. Christian scrutinised video of the incident late in Melbourne’s AFLX grand final on …