Families and partners living in team hubs have not been permitted to attend AFL games … until now. The league has staged a trial run ahead of the looming finals series, with those cheering from the stands facing strict rules.
A promising Gold Coast defender is facing another year out of the game after scans delivered devastating news from an incident in a scratch match last weekend. Plus a ruck scare at the Demons and more headaches for Hawthorn.
While it was feared season 2020 could be the year of catastrophic injury numbers, Champion Data stats reveal injuries are actually down. But some clubs have been hit much harder than others. See the full injury ladder.
We have hit the business end of the season and for many teams, there is zero margin for error. So when the big moment comes, who are the players you do and don’t want stepping up in front of goal?
NEW Bulldog Travis Cloke won’t have to wait long to face Collingwood while Essendon will host Hawthorn in prime-time in Round 1 next year. SEE THE LIKELY ROUND 1 DRAW
NORTH Melbourne will play in football’s first Good Friday game with the blockbuster-starved premier Western Bulldogs set to be its likely opponent.
WHO were the winners and losers of the trade period? See who your club gained and lost plus expert analysis on what it means for your 2017 hopes. EVERY DEAL.
UPDATE: THE Western Bulldogs will make contact with Tom Liberatore in Vietnam to discuss his outrageous off-season antics. WATCH THE VIDEO
THE Dogs got off to a flying start in the elimination final, booting the first three goals of the night. But for Western Bulldogs officials in the MCG coaching box, something didn’t seem right.
IT HAS been a trade period full of bombshells so far but not many deals have been completed … yet. Catch up on the state of play as we head into the final days of the trade period.
THE Western Bulldogs will rejig their backline for next year’s premiership defence after Grand Final hero Joel Hamling requested a trade to Fremantle.
UPDATE: WESTERN Bulldogs Grand Final hero Joel Hamling will play for Fremantle next season after making the tough call to leave the Kennel.
SAM Mitchell is looking forward to the next phase of football career as well as assistant coaching pathway after agreeing to move to West Coast.
UPDATE: Western Bulldogs defender Marcus Adams wants to be traded back home to Western Australia due to personal reasons.
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