‘Like nothing happened’: No risk for star skipper
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge wasn’t sure he could pick two key players, but both will give his team a key advantage for Saturday’s preliminary final.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge wasn’t sure he could pick two key players, but both will give his team a key advantage for Saturday’s preliminary final.
South Australian health officials have put a big obstacle in front of the Western Bulldogs ahead of the preliminary final with Port Adelaide.
Defender Joel Smith is set to miss but the Demons can get flexible if they advance into a grand final.
Marcus Bontempelli is in but the Bulldogs have suffered another injury blow. And Port Adelaide has revealed its hand on Mitch Georgiades. See all the prelim teams plus expert tips.
A knee injury to skipper Marcus Bontempelli left Western Bulldogs fans nervous following the semi-final win over Brisbane.
Port Adelaide only lost four games in 2020, one of them was a preliminary final, and a simple idea is shaping them to stop that happening again.
Their captain is racing the clock to get up for this week and a star midfielder has to rebound from a shocker, but all the vibes are positive at the Bulldogs.
Footy pundit Kane Cornes has highlighted a damning video to take a withering swipe at a Bulldogs star he’s accused of “giving up”
They left plenty of supporters angry, but the AFL has given the umpires in the Dogs-Lions semi final classic its seal of approval, but Ray Chamberlain’s season is over.
Bulldogs forward Cody Weightman will miss this weekend’s prelim, but the playing group still says he has a role to play off the field.
Despite admitting to pursuing Alastair Clarkson for a leadership role, the Gold Coast Suns have confirmed Stuart Dew will coach the club next season, but other senior roles remains open.
Brisbane’s season is over after a one-point loss to the Western Bulldogs and the Lions’ heartbreaking reality has been laid bare.
Aussie superstar Chris Hemsworth was pumped up after the Western Bulldogs won an all-time thriller on Saturday night.
The semi-final between the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane had a trilling finish but fans weren’t happy with the standard of umpiring.
A thriller at the Gabba has ended one side’s season and handed the other a preliminary final date with the Port Adelaide Power.
Aaron Naughton will be significant in the Bulldogs’ cutthroat final. But an area of his game let him down the last time he faced the Lions. Full analysis.
He might be Brownlow favourite, but very few of Ollie Wines’ peers think the Power star has been the best player of 2021 — and he wasn’t the only gun snubbed.
The Brisbane Lions will be ‘better’ for Saturday night’s finals experience against the Western Bulldogs regardless of the result.
The clock is running on how long it will take for an investigation to be launched into an alleged timekeeping error which some say threatens the integrity of this year’s finals series.
The GWS Giants have taken a huge gamble on Toby Greene’s replacement ahead of their must-win semi final against Geelong on Friday.
Two weeks of learning from the top two ruckmen in the AFL has taught Lions big man Oscar McInerney plenty ahead of a sudden-death clash.
It could be the most unusual build-up to an AFL final ever, but Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge knows just what cards to play.
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