Justin Leppitsch has been sacked as Brisbane Lions coach, with chairman Bob Sharpless saying the AFL club needed to go in a different direction. Leppitsch was ousted with one year …

Sydney Swans star Gary Rohan insists a corked leg he suffered last weekend isn’t a problem and he will be fit for the AFL qualifying final against Greater Western Sydney. …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says nothing is off the list management table, including contracted players being traded. The Power are due to announce changes to their AFL list as …

The AFL’s All Australian side will be stacked with new faces this year, with some 24 potential debutants included in a preliminary squad. The final 22-man team will be revealed …

There are few more friendly ‘away’ trips than the 10-minute walk in the park awaiting Greater Western Sydney in week one of the AFL finals. Sydney negotiated an early exit …

Hawthorn midfielder Isaac Smith insists his AFL side are still sitting pretty as they prepare for the business end of a tilt at history. The Hawks face Geelong in a …

Hawthorn are backing Jack Fitzpatrick to be a September surprise packet after the ruckman delivered a clutch goal in the final round of the AFL season. Fitzpatrick played 22 games …

Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch has earned the right to coach on in 2017, according to captain Tom Rockliff. But if the club is going to axe their AFL coach, the …

Fremantle have finished a horror 2016 season on a high with a memorable farewell of Matthew Pavlich, but coach Ross Lyon stopped short of announcing any further departures from the …

They couldn’t win for his 350th but the Fremantle Dockers farewelled their greatest ever player, Matthew Pavlich, in style with a shock AFL win over the Western Bulldogs. The Dockers …

AFL FINALS FIRST WEEKEND MATCH-UPS 2nd Elimination Final 6-West Coast v 7-Western Bulldogs – Thursday September 8, 8:10pm AEST (6:10pm local) at Domain Stadium Meetings in 2016 – Western Bulldogs …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson admits his side must lift in AFL finals if they’re to capture a record-equalling fourth straight premiership. The Hawks recorded a dramatic one-point victory over Collingwood …

A remarkable race to AFL finals ended with a frenzied finish at the MCG on Sunday that has only heightened expectations of something special in September. Six clubs, including triple …

AFL FINALS FIRST WEEKEND MATCH UPS 1st Qualifying Final 1-Sydney v 4-GWS Giants, ANZ Stadium Meetings in 2016 – 1 win each R3: Sydney 14.9 (93) def GWS 10.8 (68) …

Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has bemoaned the shifting goalposts on his AFL coaching future as he confronts possible unemployment. The three-time premiership winner with Brisbane has led the club …

SNAPSHOT OF AFL ROUND 23 THEY SAID IT: “I’d rather go out differently.” And so ends the coaching career of Paul Roos, with a 111-point loss to Geelong. Roos was …

David Warner lost his first toss as Australian captain and Sri Lanka elected to bat first in the third one-day international in Dambulla. Shaun Marsh has taken the place of …

Hawthorn have reclaimed their spot in the AFL’s top four with a thrilling one-point win over Collingwood at the MCG. The Hawks, chasing a fourth straight premiership, needed to win …