The AFL dinosaurs who are thriving on-field
Wayne Carey 2:50 PM Dinosaurs are once again roaming the green fields of the AFL. And they're thriving.
Yarran takes indefinite leave
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Ronny Lerner 10:38 AM Chris Yarran granted indefinite leave from Richmond as he seeks treatment for a mental health condition.
Hardwick likens Martin to Dangerfield
Roos 'not smart enough' for rule
Freo training in spotlight after injuries
Kerr feared he would go to prison
Shuey: Nic Nat made Jonas say sorry
Concussion case has AFL 'parallels'
Art row over Dogs jumper
What makes Drummond return special
Dockers' Zac Clarke told to lift game
Worsfold's 500 a suitably low-key affair
KB to get bronze statue at MCG
'I was p---ed off,' says Cloke
Buddy effect: Swans a box office hit
Dockers recall Barlow, Pavlich in doubt
Boomer could nudge 450: KB
Scott not happy with 'rule of the week'
Rioli insists Hawks can still win the flag
Hawthorn's Hill charged with assault
Steve Waugh reveals leadership secrets
Suns took a risk on Saad, and lost
Lay off Bucks, says Pendlebury
Which guernsey is the best?
The AFL's Indigenous Round takes place this weekend and to mark the occasion, each club will wear a specially-designed guernsey.
Rich pickings from the Riverina
Ronny Lerner Much has been made of GWS' priority access to the Riverina region. But when you consider how many champions the area has produced, it's crystal clear that the region is no football wilderness.
Quarter-time report card
Jon Pierik With more than a quarter of the AFL season gone, we look at the big developments.
AFL players call out homophobia
Samantha Lane AFL players and other key leaders in the game including code chief executive Gillon McLachlan and Geelong coach Chris Scott, have rallied for their now annual call to stamp out homophobia.
Why the AFL shot clock has to go
Greg Baum North Melbourne's Mason Wood spending the last 25 seconds of the match at Etihad stadium standing on the boundary line with the ball tucked under his arm should be a lesson.
Rohan Connolly: The Last Word
Rohan Connolly For three quarters against Melbourne, you couldn't question the Lions' effort. What left much to be desired, however, was execution.
How life took a left turn for Murphy
Peter Hanlon The footy legend's knee injury brought a sense of loss both private and public.
Year a long time in history of Blues
Michael Gleeson On May 16, 2015, a year ago to the round, Carlton played in front of their smallest crowd in more than 10 years. They were at home and they were beaten by 13 goals by the little-loved Giants. They would have been humbled but such losses were so commonplace there was resignation not denigration.
The best and worst of AFL attacks
Michael Gleeson North Melbourne might be unbeaten, but Adelaide are top of the ladder. It just depends which ladder you look at.
From edge of the team to captain
Emma Quayle Easton Wood places one hand on his heart as he remembers what it felt like to watch Bob Murphy crumple to the ground with a few seconds left in the Western Bulldogs' game against Hawthorn five weeks ago.
Two decades since the blackout
Daniel Cherny A behind the scenes look at one of football's strangest chapters.
Perhaps it really is anyone's flag
Rohan Connolly It's rare indeed you get to near the halfway point of an AFL season none the wiser about who might end up taking out the premiership. But 2016 might just be one of those years.
VIDEOS
Footy Fix: Are Collingwood on a roll?
Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 10 in the AFL.
AFL makes Chinese TV debut
Port Adelaide Football Club's new recruit is the centre of the AFL's push into the Chinese market.
Sam Lloyd takes epic mark
Richmond's Sam Lloyd has taken a contender for mark of the year after a massive grab against Adelaide.
AFL Season 2016 - Time Capsule
Our reporters give their predictions for the upcoming 2016 AFL season.
Joe Daniher: a special talent
Wayne Carey As I watched Joe Daniher jumping high, I was left wondering how the footy world had forgotten about this guy's talents.
'So close yet we didn't know'
Peter Hanlon Young Bulldog Lukas Webb has lost two close mates to suicide. He knows more must be done to help.
Swans making critics look silly
Rohan Connolly The thinking was sound enough. But it's looking like the critics fell for the oldest trick in the book ... again.
Best grand final moments ever
Rohan Connolly Any game of football can turn or be decided on a single moment.