Captain Watson still confident about CAS decision
Daniel Cherny 11:01 AM Reinvigorated, ratified by the Essendon board and renewed as captain, Jobe Watson says he remains confident that he and his current and former teammates will soon be freed from the shackles of a looming drugs ban.
Buckley: Get rid of prior opportunity
Rohan Connolly 3:44 PM Collingwood coach believes the AFL should dispense with "prior opportunity" when it comes to the "holding the ball" rule.
Crows and NT bid for women's licence
Carlton star knows he has his knockers
Bolton's criteria for success
Wingard sticks with Power in new deal
AFL goes in hard on dangerous tackles
MCG fence stems from 'ugly' reality
Swans record fifth successive profit
New Saint Freeman does hammy
Gibbs on the pain of 2015
When Cousins visits at Christmas
Dual Magpies flag hero dies at 84
Close seeks happier landing
AFL switching places with the EPL?
Opal to become first Port female player
Why Hodge kept Hawthorn captaincy
Footy will move on, but will fans?
Tanner wants Hird back in the fold
The Dangerfield difference
Jake Niall In normal circumstances, a recruit of Patrick Dangerfield's stature would meet both the coach and captain of the club he intended to join.
Dunkley a happy Bulldog
Emma Quayle Josh Dunkley had a decision to make, for most of this year. Sydney, or the draft? The draft, or Sydney? In the end it didn't matter.
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.
Life after football's final curtain
Peter Hanlon Even when the end isn't unexpected, it still turns a footballer's life on its head.
Martin balances life with football
Andrew Stafford Stefan Martin was faced with a dilemma, wanting to accommodate the ambitions of his partner.
Why did police take so long to launch Martin probe?
John Silvester If an AFL player was accused of robbing a bank or committing a fraud it would be a police matter and yet terrifying a woman is apparently not that serious.
Hawks, Clarkson have 2020 vision
Caroline Wilson Hawthorn and coach Alastair Clarkson are on the verge of a historic new agreement that would extend their relationship until 2020.
The AFL draft: pick by pick
Selections from the 2015 AFL national draft at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Alastair Clarkson – a statue in waiting
Timothy Boyle On a rainy day at Waverly Park in 2009 I saw John Kennedy Senior standing next to a brass statue of his younger self.
The pursuit of happiness
Peter Hanlon Lachie Henderson feels at home and ready to prove a point.
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.
The resurrection of Sam Reid
Daniel Cherny 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.
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.
Best grand final moments ever
Rohan Connolly Any game of football can turn or be decided on a single moment.
Adam Goodes: no fanfare, not enough fair fans
Greg Baum Adam Goodes has chosen to fade out of the game, without fanfare.
