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Taylor Walker of the Crows competes for the ball against Mac Andrew of the Suns.

AFL LIVE Saturday round four 2025: Lions get early jump on Tigers as fans face huge MCG security lines; Rankine denied in controversial Gold Coast finish

AFL round four launches into its Saturday program with a clash between Adelaide and Gold Coast, quite possibly the match of the round. That’s followed by Richmond versus Brisbane Lions and tonight, the clash between North Melbourne and Sydney.

  • Roy Ward and Jon Pierik

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Riley Bice has impressed the Swans after a hard tough to the AFL

How a 24-year-old Swans rookie went from digging holes to a starring role

Last year, Riley Bice was juggling his football with life on a worksite in Melbourne. This year he has made the AFL sit up and take notice.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Abuse victim Adam Kneale, right, and his lawyer, Michael Magazanik.

Dogs forced to pay abuse victim millions; ‘Ashamed’ Allen apologises over Mitchell meeting

The Bulldogs have lost a High Court appeal; Oscar Allen has spoken about his public meeting with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell; and Luke Beveridge has teed off at the AFL, saying there’s “total confusion” about tackling.

  • Marc McGowan, Vince Rugari and Danny Russell
Port Adelaide’s Miles Bergman, Carlton’s Tom De Koning, North Melbourne’s Luke Davies-Uniacke and Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell are yet to commit to their clubs for 2026.

Inviting drama: Should an AFL captain be meeting a rival coach?

These players are yet to sign on the dotted line, and they’ll be at the centre of trade talk in 2025. And with a club captain among their number, the chase is on.

  • Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
Chad Warner, Christian Petracca, Harley Reid and Nick Daicos are young stars of the AFL developing their own brand.

Revealed: The formula that shapes the top 10 AFL player brands

The list of the league’s most marketable players is changing rapidly, and their capacity to cash in with multimillion-dollar off-field deals has been revolutionised in the past five years.

  • Marc McGowan
Footballers say they don’t listen to the media, but Libby Birch says that’s not true.

AFL players do listen to the media. This is why using it as motivation can be risky

AFL footballers are under more scrutiny and pressure than ever before. It’s impossible to ignore it all, no matter how hard you try. But you have to put it into perspective.

  • Libby Birch
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Lance Franklin at a rare media appearance on Tuesday.

Buddy’s advice for Jamarra; Blues prepare for Coleman medallist’s return; Gawn defends Goodwin

At a rare media appearance, Lance “Buddy” Franklin addressed the situation surrounding the star Bulldog. Meanwhile, Harry McKay could return as soon as this week for Carlton’s crunch clash with the red, white and blue.

  • Peter Ryan, Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik
Shai Bolton will return home to WA.

Saints wield the axe, ex-Tigers flag star named for new club: AFL expert tips and teams for round two

Ross Lyon made a statement at the selection table, while Collingwood also made some key calls.

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As it happened: Rampaging Pies put early heat on Hinkley’s final season in charge; Dogs hold off gallant Roos

Experts have questioned Port Adelaide’s succession plan involving Ken Hinkley and Josh Carr after the Power surrendered without a whimper against Collingwood at the MCG.

  • Danny Russell and Scott Spits
Sam Wicks at the full-time siren.

They did the hard work, but sloppy Swans beat themselves in grand final rematch

In the critical moments on Saturday, when the game was there to be won, the Brisbane Lions were just so much cleaner - and the Swans were left to rue their profligacy.

  • Vince Rugari

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