Zach Merrett, who at age 20 will serve as stand-in skipper of Essendon this weekend, is backing Dyson Heppell to captain the AFL club in 2017. Brendon Goddard is leading …

Mitch Robinson admits Carlton’s decision to dump him two years ago will motivate him for the rest of his AFL career. Robinson is in career-best form for Brisbane and will …

Fremantle’s bid to retain Nat Fyfe has just got a whole lot harder, with the star AFL midfielder declaring his intention to explore his free agency options. Fyfe comes out …

Geelong’s latest milestone man Harry Taylor had an inauspicious start to life in the AFL. Taylor was taken with pick No.17 in the 2007 national draft, an occasion generally preceded …

The Western Bulldogs are finding new ways to win in 2016, but forward Luke Dahlhaus predicts a carbon-copy AFL arm-wrestle this weekend against Collingwood. The Bulldogs enjoy their first home …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke says he’s highly confident gun onballer Brad Crouch will sign a new deal in the coming weeks. There are reports the 22-year-old, who is out of …

Gold Coast hope they’ve done enough to convince Dion Prestia and Jaeger O’Meara to stick around but coach Rodney Eade says the off-contract midfielders have given no hints as to …

Young North Melbourne forward Taylor Garner won’t appear again until 2017 after heading in for knee surgery. The 22-year-old has played just three AFL matches this season – the first …

They’re not in holiday mode yet but Melbourne coach Paul Roos has declared the Demons 2016 AFL season a success. A first win over Hawthorn, or any defending premier, in …

Sydney AFL coach John Longmire says defender Michael Talia’s period away from the club will end on August 19 and he must win back the respect of his teammates after …

Richmond cult hero Ivan Maric could be forced to look for a new AFL club, with the Tigers still unsure whether the ruckman is part of their plans for 2017. …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says the AFL club will make a call on ruckman Ivan Maric’s future at the end of the season. Maric’s career has stalled this year, with …

Carlton’s season has been all about building for the future but coach Brendon Bolton remains adamant he won’t gift AFL debuts to players who haven’t earnt it. Of the club’s …

Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe will consider free agency as his AFL contract with Fremantle expires next season. The Dockers have struggled in the absence of an injured Fyfe this season …

Richmond have secured the futures of ruckman Shaun Hampson and forward Sam Lloyd for another two AFL seasons. The off-contract pair have each re-signed until the end of the 2018 …

St Kilda’s Dylan Roberton predicts a handful of his AFL side’s defenders will be needed to curb the influence of Sydney superstar Lance Franklin. The Saints will stay in the …

Gold Coast are out to end their AFL season the way it started – with a hat-trick of wins. The Suns made a blistering start to this year, winning their …

Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe will canvass offers from other AFL clubs when his contract expires but says his first preference is to stay at the Dockers. The injured 24-year-old is …