The AFL is set to introduce lifetime free agency next season, with boss Gillon McLachlan describing it as a logical change. Currently, players can only move as a free agent …

The same deficiencies that crept into Travis Cloke’s game at Collingwood are behind the veteran forward’s axing from the Western Bulldogs’ line-up this week. The 30-year-old was dropped three times …

Could a new team hotel be the solution to Melbourne’s Alice Springs hoodoo? It’s a novel idea but the Demons are willing to give it a crack ahead of Saturday’s …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has declared star onballer Ben Cunnington a certain starter for Sunday’s AFL clash against Carlton at Etihad Stadium. The 25-year-old received treatment for a knee …

Essendon’s bid to lure superstar AFL free agent Dustin Martin has stolen the headlines, but coach John Worsfold reckons re-signing Joe Daniher is a far more pressing matter. Bombers chief …

Influential Adelaide defender Brodie Smith has passed a fitness test on a sore hamstring and will play against Fremantle in Saturday night’s AFL match. Smith suffered hamstring tightness in last …

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson says veteran Nick Riewoldt will miss Saturday’s clash against the Western Bulldogs because of a knee injury and nothing else. Richardson says Riewoldt is not …

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge remains confident Travis Cloke can be part of his best line-up despite his axing ahead of the AFL clash against St Kilda. Cloke was dropped …

As is so often the case, the big two of Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood were front and centre as Geelong won a tense AFL arm-wrestle against luckless Port Adelaide …

Fremantle are set to celebrate the AFL’s Indigenous round in record-breaking fashion when they take on the Adelaide Crows at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night. The Dockers are on track …

Gary Ablett will miss Gold Coast’s AFL clash against Melbourne in Alice Springs after failing to recover from back-to-back blows to his shoulder. Ablett, who required a shoulder reconstruction in …

Miracle man Patrick Dangerfield has conjured a late moment of magic to lift Geelong to a heart-stopping two-point AFL victory over Port Adelaide at Simonds Stadium. In a tense and …

The Western Bulldogs have regained Jake Stringer from injury and dropped Travis Cloke ahead of Saturday’s AFL clash with St Kilda. The Saints suffered a blow, losing former skipper Nick …

FRIDAY, May 26 Sydney v Hawthorn at SCG, 7.50pm Head to Head: Swans 70 Hawks 90 drawn 2 Last clash: Round 17, 2016 – Hawks 11.9 (75) bt Swans 10.10 …

The Western Bulldogs have suffered a blow with important forward Stewart Crameri ruled out for the rest of the AFL season. The 28-year-old played the first two games of the …

Richmond feel they have the AFL winning formula right, they just need to start winning again. The Tigers have gone down in thrillers in their last three matches, including last …

Hawthorn and Sydney’s storied rivalry remains potent motivation despite both sides slipping down the AFL ladder, Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson says. Friday night’s clash at the SCG coincides with a …

BEST AFL ALL-INDIGENOUS TEAM FOR THE FIRST NINE ROUNDS OF 2017 Back line Neville Jetta (Mel) – The tough, close-checking back pocket is a key member of Melbourne’s back six. …