McGuire calls for 'wildcard'
Jon Pierik 12:07 AM Eddie McGuire and Peter Scanlon in radical proposal to enliven AFL fixture: the pre-season competition winner gets a 'wildcard' finals berth.
Prelim loss drives Waite
Nathan Lay, Matt Murnane 2:19 PM The pain of coming so close to a premiership, and prospect of closing out his career with a flag this year, occupies Jarrad Waite 'every single second of the day'.
Melbourne star detained in Congo
Dons confirm Simpkin as top-up player
Stokes to join Dons: Goddard
Thumbs-up for crowd experience
Carlisle's career could be extended
AFL looking to poach women for league
Two banned players look to Argentinian CAS appeal case
Selwood in doubt for round one
Ex WADA boss rubbishes appeal claim
Essendon verdict: the debate continues
Young Eagle Cavka forced to retire
'Laughing stock of world sports'
Rockliff to skipper Lions
North Melbourne ponder captaincy
Goddard's tough style needed: Thomas
Dogs president considers CAS appeal
Bombers' recruiter feels the pinch
Parker a Swan until end of 2021
CAS decision gives cause for comfort
Tim Lane Alas for the Australian game, its first serious appearance on the world stage hasn't occurred in the desired manner.
Your club's best home-and-away wins since 1970
They are the wins you simply don't forget. This summer we've taken on the challenge of nominating your club's best home-and-away victories since 1970.
Essendon supplements scandal
Full coverage of the doping scandal that has sent the dominated the AFL agenda for nearly three years.
Players can be angry, but shouldn't be surprised
Jake Niall COMMENT: The players are entitled to be angry. They're entitled to be despondent. They're entitled to be litigious and to seek redress for a disaster that was largely the work of others.
Tough and terrific Tiger wins
Rohan Connolly There have been enough occasions when the Tigers have been terrific.
Menzel back and ready to go
Andrew Tate Geelong's Daniel Menzel says his main goal in 2016 is to be available to play consistently.
Analysis: Inside CAS' Dons verdict
Roy Masters The pursuit of Essendon was driven by a conviction that if an AFL tribunal had heard the case against Lance Armstrong, he would still have seven Tour de France titles.
Daniel Currie: The ultimate journeyman
Daniel Cherny Daniel Currie jokes that he has "given the term list-clogger new meaning".
Essendon supplements saga: a timeline
How the Essendon supplements saga has unfolded
Carlton ruckman is right where he wants to be
Matt Murnane Matthew Kreuzer might have been the only one at Carlton who didn't want 2015 to end.
A big week in art... with Jim Pavlidis
Jim Pavlidis "Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare." Major Tom did so in 1969 and 47 years later his creator, David Bowie, has done the same.
Majak Daw finally free to focus
Matt Murnane Free from the allegations that have weighed him down since he was 16, Majak Daw says he has "no excuses" as he tries to finally fulfil his potential.
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.