Coach Luke Beveridge predicts there could well be a couple of Western Bulldogs players very unlucky to be omitted for Saturday night’s AFL clash against Richmond. Veteran utility Matthew Boyd …

St Kilda key forward Paddy McCartin must wait for his AFL recall, despite kicking seven goals last weekend in the VFL. Coach Alan Richardson rewarded the side that belted Hawthorn …

The experience of Ivan Maric up against the youth and exuberance of Ivan Soldo. This is the dilemma facing Richmond coach Damien Hardwick ahead of Saturday night’s crunch game against …

Gun forward Jesse Hogan will return to training for Melbourne on Wednesday, with the AFL club believing he is eager to play against Hawthorn on Sunday. Hogan was granted a …

Just 12 players on the Carlton and Collingwood lists were born the last time the AFL’s fiercest rivals last played in a final. As Magpies coach Nathan Buckley notes, that …

Sydney coach John Longmire has never tasted defeat against Brisbane since taking the reins in 2011 and his struggling Swans desperately need that streak to continue. A loss to the …

Western Bulldogs forward Jack Redpath’s return from injury is set to boost the reigning premiers’ depth as they head into a tough AFL stretch. After an agonising two-point loss to …

Brisbane Lions captain Dayne Beams is expected to be sidelined for at least a fortnight with a quad injury. Scans have revealed the former Collingwood premiership winner suffered damage to …

Jordan De Goey has done his AFL penance and when Ben Reid returns, it will be in defence. But coach Nathan Buckley would not confirm if two of Collingwood’s best …

Geelong will look to better protect skipper Joel Selwood after a hard tag from Levi Greenwood caused his frustrations to boil over. Greenwood was all over Selwood during the Magpies’ …

Don Pyke’s barnstorming Adelaide Crows are bucking the AFL system. They’re unbeaten. Kicking 20 goals a game. Averaging a whopping 132 points. And all that without a top 10 draft …

Courtenay Dempsey’s depression is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to post-AFL career mental illness, advocates say. Dempsey’s 133-game AFL career ended after being delisted by Essendon last …

Melbourne spearhead Jesse Hogan is in “good spirits” but no guarantee to play against Hawthorn following the death of his father. The 22-year-old has returned to training, a week after …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has laughed off several reports doing the rounds this week regarding Dockers star Nat Fyfe as “fake news”. The latest speculation surrounding the 2015 Brownlow medallist …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke has dismissed any doubt over star midfielder Rory Sloane playing against North Melbourne this weekend. Sloane copped a corked thigh and star forward Eddie Betts was …

Midfielder Isaac Smith has entered unfamiliar territory in his AFL career as Hawthorn deal with a succession of heavy losses. But he knows enough to realise if catastrophic change is …

Sydney’s AFL wheel of fortune has spun dramatically westward this season, but Giants defender Adam Kennedy is tipping the Swans to crawl their way back up the ladder after a …

Never write off a champion, particularly one as resilient as Gold Coast’s Gary Ablett. That’s the view of the Suns’ chief executive, Mark Evans, who says Ablett’s recent form shows …