Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has backed injured midfielder Harley Bennell to return to football despite a string of off-field indiscretions to go with his injury woes. Lyon said on Monday …

West Coast’s forward line is hungry, and coach Adam Simpson says it’s time they get fed better. The Eagles are averaging just 49.9 inside-50s per game – the sixth worst …

Carlton captain Marc Murphy has hit back at speculation surrounding the nature of a sledge about his wife which St Kilda have admitted was inappropriate. Murphy was incensed at the …

Eleni Glouftsis will become the first woman to officiate as a field umpire in a senior AFL match in Sunday’s match between Essendon and West Coast. The 25-year-old made history …

Struggling Collingwood have received a massive blow with star swingman Ben Reid set to miss up to a month of AFL with a quad injury. The injury-prone 28-year-old hurt himself …

West Coast big man Nathan Vardy wants to prove he can be a key weapon up forward as he plots a way to stay in the side long term. Vardy …

AFL premiership favourites Greater Western Sydney have been dealt a massive blow, with star midfielder Stephen Coniglio to miss the next 10 weeks because of an ankle injury. Coniglio underwent …

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has escaped a suspension despite being charged by the AFL match review panel for his jumper punch to the jaw of Fremantle’s Lachie Neale. Cotchin would …

Carlton and St Kilda have told the AFL they don’t want the Marc Murphy sledging furore taken further. Carlton captain Murphy was incensed at St Kilda’s sledging, understood to be …

Holding on for the win against Geelong was a mental victory as much as physical, according to Essendon veteran Brendon Goddard. The Bombers took a 40-point lead into the final …

Geelong captain Joel Selwood admits the Cats have left themselves open to accusations of playing bruise-free footy and it’s now up to them to respond. The Cats laid only 13 …

Essendon veteran Brendon Goddard says most AFL players know where to draw the line when it comes to sledging. Bombers great Tim Watson has called for players to consider a …

Adelaide forward Tom Lynch says he has no issues with the tackle that knocked him out. Lynch was concussed in a Jarrad Waite tackle last week which left the North …

Adelaide’s players believe their sudden problems lie within, rather than being worked out by AFL rivals. Crows forward Tom Lynch says there’s some alarm at consecutive heavy losses, but the …

Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade has made a thinly-veiled AFL selection threat after their Shanghai shocker. A week after a great win over Geelong, the Suns were never in the …

New dad Brad Ebert only flew into Shanghai on Friday and Robbie Gray, as usual, looked proppy. Gold Coast should be grateful their preparations were not more routine Ebert was …

Greater Western Sydney now boast the mantle of AFL premiership favourites but their depth is set to be tested against Richmond on Saturday. GWS were forced to dig deep in …

David Koch stood on the Jiangwan Stadium boundary line at halftime on Sunday, watching his granddaughter Matilda playing Auskick. The scoreboard showed Port Adelaide leading Gold Coast by seven goals …