Brad Arthur insists his team has no mental scars from four week two finals exits in the past five years as another unflattering post-season record looms if Parramatta stumble again. Star halfback Mitchell Moses is firming to play in Friday’s sudden-death semi-final against Canberra after being cleared by an independent doctor as his recovery from a heavy concussion continues. Provided […]

Siosifa Talakai will line up opposite childhood friend Keaon Koloamatangi with their seasons on the line after a pivotal summer spent dragging each other up Coogee’s infamous “stairs of death”. After round-the-clock rehabbing of an ankle injury, Talakai clocked up 237 running metres in last week’s marathon 93-minute thriller against North Queensland. Cronulla’s finals’ second chance sees Talakai pitted against […]

Radio station Triple M has confirmed that Wayne Carey is no longer a part of its AFL commentary team. The station said on Wednesday that Carey had concluded his contract for 2022 and will not be back as part of its football team in 2023. Wayne Carey is no longer part of Triple M’s football commentary.Credit:Marta Pascual Juanola Carey was […]

The Age’s Peter Ryan has taken out one of the big prizes at the Australian Football Media Association awards, which recognise outstanding journalism on AFL and AFLW. Ryan won the award for best opinion and analysis in print and online media, in particular for his commentary on the decision to overturn Patrick Cripps’ suspension for a head-high bump, which he […]

South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell laughed when asked if he stayed down to milk penalties during Sunday’s epic against the Sydney Roosters. “Well, call me ‘Trell Milk’, now,” Mitchell quipped on Tuesday morning. “I know that’s a thing. “I play the game hard and tough, I never felt the forces they [the Roosters] brought – I think they were head-hunting […]

Details have emerged about the comprehensive external review happening at Essendon, with both players and staff hit with some “brutal questioning”. Essendon president David Barham commissioned the review from Ernst & Young into all facets of the club following a disastrous season both on and off the field, which ended with the departure of coach Ben Rutten as well as […]

Melbourne premiership ruckman-forward Luke Jackson will meet the Demons on Tuesday and formally request a trade home to Perth. Jackson will not nominate a preferred club, and is fielding offers from both Fremantle and West Coast – leaving Melbourne to strike the best deal with one of those clubs. Luke Jackson will ask for a trade, but which WA club […]

Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell know they’ll be the target of wind-up attempts with premiership hopes on the line, but the South Sydney stars are adamant they will refuse to take the bait. Rabbitohs five-eighth Walker declared Allianz Stadium is South Sydney’s home after they ended the Sydney Roosters’ season at the Moore Park venue that has become the site […]

Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has warned of the dangers of rushing an AFL team in Tasmania, citing the issue of player retention at franchise clubs Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney and saying it could risk “a black hole for the competition” if it hit the Apple Isle. The AFL has consistently said that it is moving closer to a […]