Fallen AFL legend Ben Cousins is set to shed light on his dramatic struggles with substance abuse, revealing in a sobering new interview his eight-year-old son has expressed a desire to follow in his footsteps to an AFL career.
A Tigers premiership ruckman and Bulldogs midfielders put under some heat but Mick McGuane admits he might have got it wrong about Gary Ablett. His analysis of every Victorian club’s Round 1 match.
Kevin Sheedy, who was a back-pocket plumber in his playing days at Richmond, believes a return to a semi-professional competition could be the way footy survives the catastrophe coronavirus has caused.
Carlton player Jacob Weitering put himself in the All-Australian conversation for the first time. Plus, there was a surprise selection at full-forward in David King’s All-Australian team for Round 1.
ADELAIDE is poised to win the free-agent race for Geelong forward-midfielder Steven Motlop with a super offer on Monday
HAS Geelong’s pursuit of Gary Ablett stalled? What will the Dogs get for Jake Stringer? The trade period is about to open with a host of big names on offer. EVERY CLUB’S TRADE PREVIEW
AFL DAILY: THE Western Bulldogs are ready to play hard ball on Jake Stringer but believe if a trade can’t be agreed he could follow Dustin Martin’s example.
AFL DAILY: CHARLIE Cameron has been linked to a move to Brisbane but Adelaide say he is a required play as the Crows prepare to play hardball on Jake Lever.
DUSTIN Martin is going to need a new trophy case after adding yet another gong to his remarkable 2017 haul, named the Gary Ayres Medallist for the best player of the finals series.
CARLTON has confirmed its interest in a trio of trade targets and expects star midfielder Bryce Gibbs to remain a Blue in 2018. RECAP all the day’s AFL news.
AFL DAILY: Dustin Martin has had a lot on his plate this season. But if you think he has let the increased drama get to him, you don’t know Dusty.
THERE are a handful of enticing names on the AFL’S free agency list but this year’s upcoming exchange period shapes as another fizzer. JON RALPH on the likely moves.
THE AFL has confirmed North Melbourne and Geelong will join an expanded AFL Women’s in 2019 with four more teams entering in 2020. SEE WHO MADE IT
FALLEN AFL star Ben Cousins, once a favourite at Punt Road, has reached out to his former Richmond teammates from behind bars ahead of their date with destiny.
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