‘We love him’: Eagles embrace wantaway skipper
After being forced to publicly apologise for meeting a rival club, West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen has not lost the support of his teammates.
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Bombers NGA star rising fast after another Coates League monster
If Essendon fans weren’t already excited, they should be after what happened in the Coates Talent League on the weekend. See exclusive stats – and who’s rising up draft boards.
Predicted teams: Blues’ big name casualty, premiership star dropped
Gather Round is fast approaching, and the pressure is on not only on the field but also at the selection table. Who goes in and who goes out? Some big calls are set to be made.
Rising Star nominee still wants to ‘prove’ himself
Levi Ashcroft has been quick to make an impression in his young AFL career but wants to further show his value in a star-studded Brisbane Lions team.
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Footy heavyweight announces shock code switch
First it was Patrick Dangerfield, now another power player at the AFLPA is set to depart, announcing a shock move to another code after overseeing drastic change in footy for more than a decade.
Revealed: Rival state’s ploy to poach Gather Round from SA
Gather Round is locked in to be in South Australia in 2026, and likely 2027, but one rival state has begun informal discussions to host footy’s marquee weekend the year after.
Sydney’s backbone: Latest gem makes Swans envy of AFL
Riley Bice’s breakout game destroyed the Kangaroos last Saturday, but it also officially put him on a famous list of Swans steals that have made them the envy of the competition.
Famous names, iconic venues: The great Gather Round road trip
Driving to Adelaide for Gather Round? We’ve got the two best routes – and the bakeries, cafes, pubs and famous footy towns to stop at along the way.
AFL Now: Lever to miss two months as Pies dealt double blow
Collingwood will have to cover injuries to Jordan De Goey and Lachie Schultz for Gather Round – and possibly beyond – Melbourne’s season has gone from bad to worse.
The six words undermining footy’s life-saving illicit drugs policy
20 years after the AFL brought in an illicit drug code, the gains made to help troubled players are being tainted by a small handful. So does the AFL actually have a drug problem?
Blow for Cats ahead of crunch clash as defender sidelined
The scans results are in for an important Cat, and his setback has come at the worst possible time.
‘He can bugger off’: Crows star hits back at Adelaide sledge
Saints player Jack Higgins has earned the ire of an entire city – including one of its star footballers – for cheeky comments made in a post-match interview.
Swans star’s secret grand final ‘pact’ revealed
Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney has opened up on the promise he and his teammates made in the aftermath of last year’s devastating Grand Final defeat.
Bush bolter surges into AFL mid-season draft calculations
A year after Jack Hutchinson made the jump from country football to Collingwood’s VFL team to the mid-season draft, another Magpie reserves player could be the next bush bolter.
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