The AFL is unsure whether James Hird will accept the invitation to present the Norm Smith Medal at this year’s grand final. As the 2000 Norm Smith Medallist, the Essendon …

For Geelong coach Chris Scott, Hawthorn are a much-changed AFL proposition to years past. But they’re still an almighty challenge. The latest instalment of the game’s greatest modern rivalry is …

So long as North Melbourne want him, that’s where Brad Scott will be in the AFL. The Kangaroos coach has dismissed speculation he could go to Collingwood or Gold Coast …

Rodney Eade says he wants to stay on as Gold Coast coach and expects his future will be sorted well before the end of the AFL season. The Suns are …

Robbie Tarrant will enjoy an AFL milestone a decade in the making when he runs out for game 100 on Saturday. The luckless North Melbourne defender will finally reach a …

Greater Western Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford doubles as both battering ram and barometer at the AFL club. Pleasingly for the Giants, Mumford seems to save his best performances for former …

Nathan Brown is expecting another St Kilda recruit in Jake Carlisle to be fired up for his first meeting with his former AFL club Essendon. The Friday night Etihad Stadium …

Melbourne would be silly to ditch their past plans of applying a hard tag on Adelaide linchpin Rory Sloane, Crows forward Josh Jenkins says. The Demons deployed ex-Crow Bernie Vince …

It’s far from the longest road trip in Australia but Sydney sporting commuters know how taxing and frustrating a journey between the SCG and Olympic Park can be. For AFL …

Essendon have locked down promising midfielder Darcy Parish until the end of the 2019 AFL season. Parish was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the mass doping bans to hit …

Greater Western Sydney star Dylan Shiel knows the conundrum facing in-demand AFL teammates Josh Kelly and Jacob Hopper well. Shiel has so far resisted the temptation to return home to …

Jack Viney is hoping to ditch his crutches well ahead of his injury prognosis to help ensure Melbourne make their first AFL finals campaign in 11 years. The Demons’ skipper …

Rising AFL star Lachie Neale says Fremantle’s midfield group needs to lift to ensure defender Joel Hamling doesn’t cop another western derby flogging. Hamling was powerless to stop Josh Kennedy …

Geelong have pitched to close the AFL’s home and away season with a Monday night round-23 blockbuster against Greater Western Sydney. The league is considering the request, with a decision …

Confidence is building at Greater Western Sydney regarding Steve Johnson, Toby Greene and Zac Williams’ hopes of returning for Saturday night’s AFL derby. Johnson, Greene and Williams all completed GWS’s …

The squeeze is on in a tight race to make the AFL finals. Here’s a look into the crystal ball for the run home: * ADELAIDE (1st, 44 points; 11 …

Weeks after removing a contractual clause to guarantee him an AFL deal for 2018, Dale Thomas is set to earn one through form. Carlton chief executive Steven Trigg has foreshadowed …

Young St Kilda key forward Paddy McCartin is out indefinitely as he continues to recover from his latest concussion. The luckless former No.1 draft pick suffered his sixth concussion since …