Dangerfield the captains' pick
Ronny Lerner 8:33 AM The hype surrounding Patrick Dangerfield following his big-money move to Geelong continues to grow with the AFL captains nominating him as the most likely player to win the Brownlow Medal this year.
Hardwick re-signs with Richmond until 2018
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Caroline Wilson 6:05 PM Tigers coach has been signed to the club until the end of 2018 following deliberations over the summer.
Pendles to do a Hodge
Tanner urges Essendon to look ahead
McCarthy waits on Giants’ nod
Burgoyne the new indigenous voice
Bolton defends Thomas over Laidler
Hogan fires back at Schwarz
Swan unsure when his career will end
Bulldogs say it with a song
Interchange cap pushes positional play
Family at the heart of Couch's last lap
Essendon and search for silver lining
Dank to continue legal fight
Shot clock for most AFL games
Majak Daw warns youth over violence
Selwood brothers reunite for Cats tilt
One year for all at Pies
Dons hand over more Hunter docs
Giant Cameron hit with four-match ban
The search for the silver lining
Emma Quayle If what happened to Essendon against West Coast on Sunday is how most game days will unfold in 2016, what good can come of their year?
Coast to coast, Rosa reads the play
Rohan Connolly Matt Rosa has left a club for whom he just played in an AFL grand final for one with a lot of work to do on and off the field. But he's confident it's the right choice for him.
Are Pies building a powerhouse?
Jon Pierik While it has only been two pre-season matches, there has been much to like about the Magpies in their wins over Geelong and North Melbourne. There has been quick and more direct ball movement.
Riewoldt needs no title to lead
Jack Riewolt will do what he can to help steer his Richmond teammates this year, despite not being included in leadership group.
Benchwarming with the Saints
Daniel Cherny Tom Hickey looked like a man who wanted to get off the ground, but couldn't.
Can Princes Park rise again?
Tim Lane Last Sunday's NAB Challenge match between Carlton and Essendon drew a crowd in excess of 18,000 to the Blues' old home.
Blues erred against Dons
Caroline Wilson Dismal performance by the undermanned Blues last Sunday raised eyebrows all the way to AFL head office.
Follow the signs to the exit
Greg Baum In Melbourne, no bigwig – elected, appointed or self-invested – dares to be the one who says we've got enough footy stadiums already.
Anderson can't recall tough days
Emma Quayle Jed Anderson has been through a lot in the first three years of his AFL career. He will start the fourth as a North Melbourne player.
Salem kicking on - and in
Emma Quayle Christian Salem is glad he returned from injury for the last three games of 2015.
Back to the future at Carlton?
Jon Pierik Carlton chief says Blues are "open" to reactivating Princes Park as home-and-away venue.
Burgoyne powers ahead as a Hawk
Jon Pierik When Shaun Burgoyne arrived on crutches upon joining Hawthorn some supporters questioned whether the Hawks had made the right call.
VIDEOS
Paul Couch dead at 51
Geelong footy club champion Paul Couch has died suddenly from a heart attack.
Future of Etihad Stadium in the hands of AFL
Etihad Stadium could be bulldozed under Eddie McGuire's radical $1 billion proposal to revamp Olympic Park Precinct. Courtesy Seven News Melbourne.
Banned bombers players train in private
Jobe Watson among a small group of banned Essendon footballers spied training away from their AFL club's Tullamarine headquarters.
Longmire says Swans fans want team to play at SCG
Sydney Swans coach speaks to the media after Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert labelled the Swans and the AFL "disrespectful and Âunprofessional" for switching their round 1 game from ANZ Stadium to the SCG.
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.