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Former Essendon AFL coach James Hird has reportedly been taken to hospital after suffering an overdose. According to the Seven Network, an ambulance was called to Hird’s Toorak home on …

Former Essendon AFL coach James Hird has reportedly been taken to hospital after suffering a “major” health scare. The Herald Sun reported Hird was taken by ambulance to Cabrini Hospital …

Xavier Richards’ departure from Sydney isn’t turning out the way the forward had planned. Rather than continuing his AFL career in Victoria, Richards has agreed to play with Sydney University …

Mystery surrounds an expletive-laden social media rant, aimed at Fremantle and attributed to their former player Shane Yarran. Five days after the troubled Docker announced his AFL retirement, two posts …

Just days after he announced his AFL retirement former Docker Shane Yarran has unloaded on the AFL club. Yarran pulled no punches in two expletive-laden Facebook posts written on his …

Triple-premiership winger Isaac Smith has signed a contract extension that ties him to Hawthorn until the end of the 2020 AFL season. The 27-year-old, who has played 135 games for …

Greater Western Sydney have been fined $100,000 and stripped of 1000 draft points over the Lachie Whitfield affair. An AFL commission sub-committee on Thursday upheld a charge against the Giants …

Gold Coast Suns have re-signed towering forward Peter Wright for another two AFL seasons. Wright’s deal – which keeps him at the Suns until the end of 2019 – comes …

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is confident the Eagles will be able to cope without him in 2017, saying the glut of midfield talent will carry the AFL club through. …

Melbourne defender Heritier Lumumba has retired from the AFL after struggling with repeated concussions. The 2010 All-Australian had been widely expected to hang up his boots but became embroiled in …

Essendon coach John Worsfold says the new-look Bombers deserve to be recognised as frontrunners for a return to the AFL finals. The Bombers have welcomed back ten players, including stars …

Essendon coach John Worsfold says the new-look Bombers deserve to be recognised as frontrunners for a return to the AFL finals. While much of the pre-season hype has centred on …

Cyril Rioli’s contract extension should ensure he’s a one-club player, except Hawthorn have shown that’s now a tenuous AFL concept. The Hawks announced on Friday the 27-year-old dynamo had re-signed …

Exciting Sydney AFL youngster Isaac Heeney will urge Swans coach John Longmire to give him more time in the midfield after committing to a five-year contract extension. Heeney, 20, who …

Sydney midfielder Isaac Heeney will remain with the Swans until at least the end of the 2022 season after extending his current deal for another five years. The 20-year-old from …

The AFL should tweak its third-man up ruck rules rather than ban the tactic, Adelaide tap-man Sam Jacobs says. The AFL is considering banning the third-man up at ruck contests …

The leadership group of AFL club Port Adelaide has defended its handling of Jarman Impey’s hit-and-run case, saying the defender’s wellbeing is their prime concern. Impey and teammate Aidyn Johnson …

For all his pride at being awarded an AFL Brownlow Medal, Richmond captain Trent Cotchin admitted to envy. While he and joint 2012 winner Sam Mitchell have the one Brownlow, …