AFLW flag favourite North Melbourne sent a powerful message to its Grand Final opponent, earning hosting rights by demolishing Port Adelaide in a lopsided preliminary final played in gruelling conditions.
Father-son Roo River Stevens had a graduation entrance to remember, but the security guard had no sense of occasion. He and his champion father reflect on his journey and why Anthony stepped down from the board.
Wayne Carey’s ex-partner has spoken publicly about the “insulting” claims made by the footballer 17 years later.
With the return of their skipper and hot conditions set to dictate their preliminary final, the Kangaroos could not be happier.
The Richmond Tigers have one hand on the AFL’s wooden spoon but coach Adem Yze revealed there could well be a loss that’ll hurt fans more.
Zane Duursma might have taken mark of the year, Luke Davies-Uniacke was unstoppable and North Melbourne registered its first win over a Victorian club since 2022. But where’s Dustin Martin really at?
Alastair Clarkson is hopeful of appearing in court after the racism case against Hawthorn took a step forward last week.
On a day when the Rising Star favourite George Wardlaw was involved in an incident that may draw MRO heat, a Geelong young gun took centre stage – and surprised his coach again.
Carlton and the AFL have both been slammed over uncomfortable scenes on Sunday slammed as “not good enough” by a footy great.
North Melbourne have taken Carlton down to the wire but a controversial late call has infuriated fans and commentators alike.
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson backed his troops to keep building belief after another gallant loss, this time to Carlton, while Harry McKay’s head knock has come under scrutiny.
In October last year, Sydney captain Callum Mills stood forlorn in front of the media after a Mad Monday wrestling incident gone wrong. On Saturday, he made his long-awaited return – and it was an emotional one.
North Melbourne has made a decision on whether its Rising Star favourite can return against Sydney on Saturday.
Richmond are on track to finish 18th for the first time but by trading a couple of aging premiership stars, they could walk into this year’s draft with an epic hand of picks.
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