Which clubs may change their leaders in 2016

Ronny Lerner   There could be as many as eight captaincy changes at club land for season 2016.

The resurrection of Sam Reid

Daniel Cherny   It's fair to say that when Leon Cameron and Graeme Allan sat Sam Reid down two years ago and told the then nearly 24-year-old that he wasn't up to AFL standard, Reid didn't quite agree.

Thomas eyes a change of luck 

Dale Thomas is confident injuries won't be a problem going into season 2016.

The AFL draft: pick by pick

Selections from the 2015 AFL national draft at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

The pursuit of happiness

Peter Hanlon   Lachie Henderson feels at home and ready to prove a point.

The best-ever AFL draft picks

Matt Murnane   You voted, and the results are in - check out the best-ever draft picks, from 80-1.

Charter for a life after footy

Daniel Cherny   While Robbie Hicks was enrolled in a business course at university, his mind was understandably stationed on football. 

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Which coach is under pressure?

Michael Gleeson   Four AFL coaches are one month into the last 12 months of their contracts to coach their clubs.

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AFL draft: Meet Josh Schache

Emma Quayle   Josh Schache was only five the night his father died. Now the national draft could send him to Brisbane, where Laurence Schache played for the Bears.

Lambert helping turn lambs into Lions

Andrew Stafford   Craig Lambert is back in Brisbane, tasked with looking after player welfare at the Lions.

Geelong recruit hopes it's third time lucky

Rohan Connolly   Draft night is a nerve-wracking experience and Sam Menegola knows it doesn't get any easier with  experience, either.

Meet Clayton Oliver

When Clayton Oliver moved into an apartment in Mooroopna at the start of the year, it wasn't all about footy.

VIDEOS

Luke Hodge's freakish grand final goal

Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge kicks a contender for best goal of the 2015 grand final.

Cyril Rioli best player in AFL grand final

Hawthorn forward Cyril Rioli wins the Norm Smith Medal in the AFL grand final.

What's the greatest Grand Final of all time?

Everyone's got an opinion - what's the greatest AFL Grand Final of all time?

The Age Footballer of the Year is Goldstein

North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein surpassed Nat Fyfe in the final round.

The greatness of Hawthorn

Greg Baum   How to measure the greatness of Hawthorn? With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, let us count the ways.

Fyfe the full football package

Rohan Connolly   Brownlow Medal winners are marked pretty harshly these days.

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Best grand final moments ever

Rohan Connolly   Any game of football can turn or be decided on a single moment.

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Adam Goodes: no fanfare, not enough fair fans

Greg Baum   Adam Goodes has chosen to fade out of the game, without fanfare.