All 10 Victorian clubs will evacuate the state after this weekend’s matches to avoid the deepening COVID-19 crisis, forcing the AFL to rewrite the 2020 fixture. See where your team is headed and who they’ll play.
There’s talent and then there’s substance and Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli has displayed both in the past two weeks — answering claims he was overrated after struggling in rounds 1 and 2.
No one batted an eyelid when St Kilda landed Dan Butler as the steak knives to an impressive trade haul. Yet four rounds into the season, the former Tiger is one of the top-ranked forwards in the AFL and might be the recruit of the year.
The NRL and AFL are scrambling after Queensland introduced new hard-line quarantine restrictions which will force teams who play against Melbourne-based teams into mandatory 14-days quarantine amid the escalating COVID-19 outbreak.
AFTER 10 years at Adelaide, Crow Rory Sloane’s path to a Victorian club could be smoothed as the AFL considers a rule change to its free agency status for veterans.
PORT Adelaide champion Kane Cornes has pleaded with the Gold Coast Suns to dig deep into their pockets and offer superstar forward Tom Lynch a Lance Franklin-type deal.
ALL category A rookies are eligible for selection from Round 1 this year and there is no shortage of players pushing for a spot. JON RALPH looks at the rookies who are ready to go at your club.
FOOTBALL’S rich are getting richer as a record number of AFL players earned more than $1 million last season as clubs fear the league’s $1.84 billion pay deal could create a divide. Who are the million-dollar men?
AFL clubs have delivered an emphatic message to the league on how AFLX can be enhanced and at least one Victorian club has requested a change of date for the tournment.
FOUNDATION stars Steven May and Tom Lynch will again co-captain the Gold Coast Suns while former Magpie Jarrod Witts has been elevated into a leadership position.
TOM Lynch’s future will be a massive talking point this year as Gold Coast seeks to start afresh in 2018. DAVID KING and MARK ROBINSON preview the Suns’ season.
THE AFL has clubs knocking on its door wanting to take AFLX around the globe as league chief Gillon McLachlan hinted that teams that play in the concept could be franchised like cricket’s Big Bash League.
SYDNEY coach John Longmire has conceded his players were “buggered” for the AFLX grand final against Brisbane after having to back up for the decider 10 minutes after playing their final pool game.
BRISBANE has won the third AFLX title after overcoming Sydney in today’s Grand Final, but the Bulldogs have been forced to explain how they lost their two matches by a combined 117 points. RECAP
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