North Melbourne started their match against Fremantle on fire under the roof at Marvel, but after the half a Luke Jackson-inspired Dockers rallied to come from behind despite plenty of green shoots for the Roos.
Several Fremantle stars could be forced into positional shifts as the club prepares to be without Brennan Cox and Oscar McDonald for months.
Lachie Neale didn’t hold back talking about the efforts in the opening round loss to Brisbane and did so with the blessing of his coach.
The Power were given an almighty shock on Friday night as newly-appointed vice-captain Zak Butters went down with an ankle injury, but they appear to have dodged a scare while putting Fremantle to the sword.
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
Brodie Grundy, Jeremy Cameron and Lachie Whitfield headline the in-demand free agents of 2020. But will any of the big names entertain an offer from rival clubs? Jay Clark breaks down 13 of the potential moves.
Collingwood finished fourth and lost the Preliminary Final last season and, on first look, has been stung by a late-season double trip to Perth. But looks can be deceiving, with Champion Data rating its draw far easier than 2019.
Matches at the MCG? Not many interstate trips? Double up matches against finalists or bottom eight sides from 2019? See the positives and negatives of your club’s 2020 fixture.
Rematches, grudge matches and an outlandish prediction for Eddie Betts’ return to Adelaide Oval. We take a look at the match-ups fans won’t want to miss in 2020.
Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Melbourne have been handed very favourable fixtures for 2020 but preliminary finalists Collingwood are facing a tough start and even tougher double up games.
As Harley Bennell attempts to revive his AFL career, it’s emerged the oft-injured midfielder is favouring a move to Melbourne to team up with one ex-teammate in particular.
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