It may be third against 17th on the table but North Melbourne’s hopes of a major upset have lifted after Fremantle revealed six players are in health-and-safety protocols. Dockers coach Justin Longmuir said on Wednesday that Griffin Logue, Lloyd Meek, Michael Frederick, Rory Lobb, Travis Colyer and Blake Acres will miss Friday night’s clash at Perth’s Optus Stadium, having all […]

A public holiday in Queensland means the Brisbane Lions have to wait an extra 24 hours to confirm the extent of damage to Joe Daniher’s shoulder, but the club is hopeful he will only miss between four and six weeks. Lions football manager Danny Daly said he was hopeful the star key forward would avoid surgery on the shoulder, which […]

The Demons will use the First Nations name for Melbourne and become the Narrm Football Club during the AFL’s celebration of Indigenous culture in Sir Doug Nicholls round this season. The club will first adopt the new name against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium in round 10, before widely using the new name and logo at its home game against […]

Brisbane Broncos 16 bt Cronulla Sharks 7, Suncorp Stadium Brisbane had been putting together some good stretches of football in recent weeks, so it was only a mild surprise to see them get a reasonably sized scalp. The Sharks had been on a Cinderella run under new coach Craig Fitzgibbon but this was a stark reminder that they fit squarely […]

Carlton will challenge Lewis Young’s one-match ban for a front-on hit on Cameron Zurhaar, as the Blues assess the fitness of two key prime movers ahead of the Mother’s Day clash against Adelaide on Sunday. Young and fellow defender Liam Stocker were offered one-match suspensions for early guilty pleas after a spiteful 50-point win over North Melbourne on Saturday night. […]

In the pre-game press conference in Darwin, a local journalist asked Brad Arthur if the decision to book a red-eye flight straight after the game was made to prevent his players from enjoying the nightlife in Mitchell Street. After this defeat, the Eels coach, who always has 16 bottles of water lined up in front of him during games, looked […]

Melbourne have left the MCG with their unbeaten record intact after showing their class to hold off Hawthorn in a relatively comfortable win on Saturday evening. The reigning premiers, who were without coach Simon Goodwin, Luke Jackson, Kysaiah Pickett and Tom Sparrow due to a COVID-19 breakout, appeared in third gear for most of the contest, but flexed their muscle […]

Tom Papley doesn’t belong in a headset. One day, maybe, but not yet. It’s been quite jarring for Swans fans, whenever the camera has panned to the bench on match day, to see their club’s spiritual leader in a polo shirt and slacks, wired up with the coaching staff and analysing the game from a different perspective, instead of being […]

Fremantle have stamped themselves as genuine premiership contenders after overcoming a slow start to pick Geelong apart on their home ground then hang on to win by just three points. It was the type of win that sets up an emerging team’s season with the Dockers on the march in Justin Longmuir’s third year as coach with the Dockers too […]

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is adamant Cameron Munster won’t be leaving early if he signs with another club for 2024 and beyond. Munster has starred this season despite ongoing speculation that Queensland expansion club the Dolphins are preparing to offer him a lucrative deal to come home when his Storm contract expires at the end of 2023. The Storm want […]