It looks good on paper, with superstar Eddie Betts joining Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow. But how good will Carlton’s forward line be in reality? According to Brendon Goddard, there are plenty better. See his full 1-18 rankings.
Mid-season draftee Josh Deluca has returned to Carlton in an effort to reignite his AFL career as one of nine ex-AFL players given permission to join pre-season training before this month’s national and rookie drafts.
Richmond’s premiership backline is only going to get better with the return of five-time All-Australian Alex Rance. Can anyone rival the Tigers for defensive talent? Brendon Goddard ranks every team from 1-18.
Just when you thought the list changes were finalised for 2019, West Coast and Port Adelaide had other ideas. The Eagles have cut two midfielders while Port plans to redraft a couple of emerging talents. SEE EVERY LIST CHANGE
GARY Ablett was declared “ready to go” but Geelong has taken a cautious approach with the little master, while a number of players return from suspension. SEE ALL THE TEAMS
WEST Coast’s hopes of securing star defender Jeremy McGovern will have to wait until after the season after contract talks were put on hold. Plus, re-cap all the day’s breaking news.
ST KILDA’S Dylan Roberton has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a heart condition while the Suns are in serious trouble. ALL THE LATEST INJURY NEWS AT YOUR CLUB
AFL great Leigh Matthews has pointed the finger at the coaches for the congestion in the game, saying the game is now over-coached and favours forcing players to start in position.
FREMANTLE star Harley Bennell is set to return from injury this weekend with Peel Thunder after using a ballet physiotherapist who helped Magpie Ben Reid overcome his injury troubles.
RICHMOND’S blessed run with injury has been revealed as GWS count the cost of more bad luck and beaten grand finalists Adelaide, Collingwood and Geelong are all battling to stay fit. SEE EVERY CLUB’S INJURY NUMBERS
FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon has refused to elaborate on the sexual harassment storm engulfing the AFL club, refusing to even confirm whether he is the official at the centre of the controversy.
ONE of the architects of the AFL’s respect and responsibility policy has declared she “would never support women being silenced” in the wake of the Ross Lyon investigation.
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