Full focus on path to recovery
Sam McClure 5:28 PM Victorian clubs keeping a very close eye on Gold Coast star Jaeger O'Meara, with the injured midfielder facing an uphill battle to play senior football in 2016.
I thought Hird would be assistant: Watson
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Andrew Tate 5:52 PM Tim Watson says his failure as an inexperienced coach saw him raise concerns about Hird's appointment.
Fremantle recruit Harley Bennell to miss more weeks with calf injury
Knee to know on rookie injuries
Duncan on the mend after clash
Bolton responds to staging claims
Hawks interested in suspended Bomber
Ban for Fletcher at son's games
GWS's next giant crop of draftees
Elliott faces up to three months out
Union frustrated by pay bid delay
AFL looks at restructure of umpiring
Toyota gears up to back women's AFL
Swans' forwards still Franklin-focused
Dogs best of the season: Isaac Smith
Petracca nears Demons debut
Ex-Cat set to tell all to the Lions
'So close yet we didn't know'
Peter Hanlon Young Western Bulldogs footballer Lukas Webb has lost two close mates to suicide. He knows more must be done to help.
Tuohy too tough to fail
Daniel Cherny It was an early "danger sign" for the rest of the AFL, recalls Greg Swann.
Dangerfield leaves fans panting
Greg Baum Over-simplifying this contest - but not by much - this was the supposedly impossible victory of the champion player over the the champion team.
A stretch, or just one more?
Greg Baum Contemplating Hawthorn's prospects of a fourth successive premiership.
Marcus Adams finds his way
Emma Quayle Western Bulldogs recruit Marcus Adams was 17 when his older brother Luke nearly died after being king hit during a night out in Perth.
Racism is a society issue
Jon Pierik The AFL was quick to act on Saturday amid another racism controversy, having learnt its lesson from the Adam Goodes affair of last year.
Our time (warped) capsule
From Elliot Yeo to Meat Loaf, with questions about the Hawks in between, our experts reveal just what will happen in AFL season 2016.
VFL 2016: Your guide to the year ahead
Brent Diamond Sandringham is anticipating it to be their final season aligned to St Kilda, as the Saints aim to field a stand-alone VFL club.
Footballer of the Year: Round two votes
Round two votes for the Age Footballer of the Year award for the 2016 premiership season.
We were 'guinea pigs': Prismall
Jon Pierik Brent Prismall says he feels as if the 34 past and present players suspended for being given a banned drug were treated like "guinea pigs" - and he still does not know what he was injected with.
Can you win a flag with defence?
Robert Nguyen A look at the numbers paints an interesting picture (look away now, Dockers).
Watts up? Demon is on the rise
Jon Pierik Melbourne coach Paul Roos says the much-maligned Jack Watts took "a significant step forward"..
VIDEOS
FootyFix: AFL Round 2 preview
Rohan Connolly previews all the action ahead of the second round in the AFL.
AFL Season 2016 - Time Capsule
Our reporters give their predictions for the upcoming 2016 AFL season.
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.
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.