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Nothing succeeds like succession, says Roos
Melbourne coach endorses the merits of planning and education in recruiting for the future.
Melbourne coach endorses the merits of planning and education in recruiting for the future.
Gold Coast look to bounce back from limp loss to Essendon.
North Melbourne will not be making decisions on the futures of players, including games-record holder Brent Harvey, before the season is finished.
Coach excited by 'great list' of young stars, but cautions Melbourne fans against expecting too much too soon.
A besieged Fremantle Dockers management and decorated stars Nat Fyfe and Hayden Ballantyne could douse swirling unrest by signing new contracts.
Fremantle goalsneak dismisses reports he's fallen out with teammate Nat Fyfe, but says it might be time for him to make a fresh start at a new club.
With the young St Kilda team making great strides, veteran leader says time's right to hand over the reins.
Three-time premiership coach Mick Malthouse says the Brisbane Lions should appoint an experienced coach to help rebuild.
Essendon midfielder David Zaharakis was hopeful that banned teammates Michael Hurley and Jobe Watson would make a decision on their futures soon so the club could start planning for next season and beyond.
It seems the heartbreaking photo of a young Tigers fan's crumpled little tear-stained face posted on social media after his football was stolen has pulled on the heartstrings of the thief.
The fallout from the Brisbane Lions' latest annus horribilis will not only end the senior coaching career of Justin Leppitsch but is also expected to see the resignation of the club's three-time premiership coach and powerbroker Leigh Matthews.
Todd Goldstein has his work cut out for him this weekend with the Swans set to welcome back a key big man.
Original GWS Giant youngster becomes the first of his class to rack up 100 AFL games this weekend.
While Nic Naitanui's heroics must tempt Hawthorn to narrow their focus, the Hawks are training to take on not one, or 22, but 40,000 West Coast Eagles in their blockbuster AFL clash on Friday night.
Despite coming perilously close to a suspension a fortnight ago, Hawthorn superstar Cyril Rioli will not think twice about laying an opponent out if the opportunity presented itself again.
Marquee Giant set to miss inaugural women's league season after suffering a serious knee injury.
By Rob Forsaith
Geelong coach Chris Scott wants his AFL side to deliver the ball to Tom Hawkins more often as the spearhead attempts to hit form before finals.
The Fremantle Dockers will be selling hope to their members and fans for 2017. But how long until the natives get restless and let Ross Lyon and co know what they are serving up isn't good enough.
West Coast rookie Simon Tunbridge has accepted a three-match AFL ban after being charged twice for separate incidents in their one-point round 21 win over Greater Western Sydney.
After eight years of constant pain caused by a degenerative knee condition, Essendon veteran Adam Cooney has announced his retirement.
AFL great Glen Jakovich has urged out-of-favour West Coast defender Eric Mackenzie to abort any prospects of getting a trade from the Eagles to rebuild his stalled AFL career.
For one Greater Western Sydney player it was a case of premature celebration and a pretty crappy afternoon after the Eagles snatched a thrilling one-point win in the dying seconds of Saturday's game.
West Coast recruit Lewis Jetta is a good chance to make his AFL return for Friday night's crunch AFL clash with Hawthorn at Domain Stadium.
Collingwood have officially joined the race to sign banned Essendon defender Michael Hurley.
Coach Damien Hardwick fully expects Richmond will return to finals in 2017, saying his AFL club started a rebuild two years ago.
Melbourne still have a lot of work to do to reach this year's finals. But the Demons have form when it comes to unlikely charges at September, in fact, one of the most famous of them all.
Suggestions coach Ross Lyon is difficult to work with are a "bogus beat-up", says outgoing Fremantle chairman Steve Harris.
The Fremantle Dockers haven't had much to celebrate this year but Garrick Ibbotson and Tendai Mzungu can at least count fooling people - including this website - with Photoshop skills among their successes from an otherwise disastrous 2016.
Ryan Griffen says GWS will emerge a stronger club in the wake of Saturday's heartbreaking loss to West Coast.
Sydney ruckman Toby Nankervis has avoided sanction after a hit on Sam Fisher that brought a premature end to the St Kilda defender's game.
We have had the remaking of Lance Franklin off the field, and now we could be seeing an on-field transformation.
The late-season good news keeps coming for Melbourne. With the Demons making a late surge for a finals berth, Oscar McDonald has been named the AFL's rising star for round 23.
The Right, wRong, Ridiculous and Regrettable from round 21 of the AFL season.
West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has explained away his stunning match-winning goal against Greater Western Sydney as "just luck" and revealed he did it all with a broken nose.
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