Tigers pay as army stays homePOOR on-field performances and a drop in crowds have hit Richmond in the hip pocket, with the Tigers reporting a financial loss for the first time in 12 years.
Shane Yarran faces assault chargeFREMANTLE Docker Shane Yarran has been charged with aggravated common assault, allegedly against a family member.
Nankervis keen to make mark at TigerlandTOBY Nankervis may have come to Richmond via Sydney, but he joins the club as another proud Tasmanian. And he’s ready to make his mark.
Carlisle holds no ill feelings toward BombersDESPITE being forced to sit on the sidelines for 12 months, Jake Carlisle says he holds no ill feeling towards the Bombers and feels for his former skipper Jobe Watson.
Pies not in crisis, says McGuireEDDIE McGuire has defended his club, saying that the Magpies are not in the midst of a crisis despite searching for their fifth football boss in four years.
Frost out to prove Pies wrongBRISBANE recruit Jack Frost admits it stung when Collingwood showed no interest in keeping him at the club but it focused on helping the Lions.
How Ainsworth overcame a ‘daunting’ yearTHE Pick 1 debate has been narrowed to two — Hugh McCluggage or Andrew McGrath. But coming into the season, Ben Ainsworth was prominent in discussions.
Dons reveal whopping 2016 financial lossTHE Bombers knew a big financial loss was coming — and the result didn’t disappoint. Essendon has laid bare the financial toll of its supplements debacle.
Family heartache that enhances Mitchell’s 2012WHEN Sam Mitchell reflects on 2012, he doesn’t think about a season that earnt him the Brownlow Medal. Instead, he thinks of a harrowing time for his young family.
Reaction better if Richo was runner up: KingDUAL North Melbourne premiership player David King believes there would have been more support for a retrospective Brownlow winner if someone like Matthew Richardson was the runner up.
The insane numbers behind duo’s brilliant yearsTHE 2012 seasons seems like a long time ago. So here’s how the season panned out for our latest Brownlow medallists, Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin.
Mitchell, Cotchin declared joint 2012 medallistsTHE 2012 Brownlow Medal will be shared by Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin after the AFL opted to hand the award to the dual runners-up.
Whitfield, staffers bans official, Gubby quitsTHE GWS Giants will be without star recruit Lachie Whitfield for eight games, while Collingwood must fill a football boss chasm after bans were finalised on Tuesday.
’The only decision that made sense’AWARDING the 2012 Brownlow Medal to Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin was the only decision that made sense for the AFL, says Jake Niall.
How GWS bans leave Pies with ‘big headache’A CASE that has dragged on for nearly 500 days has closed. But it’s over the next six to 12 months where the ramifications will truly be felt. FIVE BURNING QUESTIONS
‘I’m not sure I’d really want it’: BlackAFL great Simon Black says he would find it hard to accept Jobe Watson’s Brownlow Medal if put in the same situation as Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell.
Why Mitchell is one of the greatest ever HawksFOUR premierships, five best and fairests and now a Brownlow Medal. There’s reason Sam Mitchell is being described as one of Hawthorn’s best ever.
Teen Demon fails breath testYOUNG Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver is in hot water after failing a roadside breath test while on annual leave from the club.
AFLW clubs inaugural lists finalisedTHE lists are finalised and the inaugural AFL Women’s competition is just a few months away from kicking off. SEE EVERY PLAYER HERE
Dons pick up delisted Lions forward GreenESSENDON will give Josh Green a second chance at AFL level after signing the small forward as a delisted free agent.
Off-Season Central: Your club’s movesWITH trade period finished and clubs finalising their lists, here’s everything you need to know about your team’s list changes. YOUR CLUB’S MOVES.
Milestone men: 300-game club to expand in 2017EIGHT players are on track to join the 300-game club next season. And there is no shortage of class between the veterans.
Commission D-Day: AFL’s history-making callJOBE Watson may have relieved the AFL Commission of the uncomfortable task of stripping the 2012 Brownlow from the veteran. But there’s still plenty of work to be done.
The No. 1 reason Weitering’s 2016 was seamlessCARLTON young gun Jacob Weitering says four players helped him deal with the lofty expectations of being the No. 1 draft pick to great effect in his first AFL season.
Docker in hot water over alleged assaultFREMANTLE defender Michael Johnson is under investigation by police amid accusations he dropped his trousers and struck a man in a Leederville kebab shop.
Star Crow safe after NZ quakeADELAIDE defender Brodie Smith has narrowly avoided being caught up in the earthquake that rocked New Zealand on Monday.
Drug bans for Whitfield, ex-GWS officialsFORMER number 1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield has all but finalised a negotiated suspension for breaching the illicit drug code that will see the Giant miss the first eight games of 2017.
GWS won’t take draft sanctions lying downGREATER Western Sydney would contest an AFL charge that would see the club stripped of draft picks in this month’s national draft as a result of the Lachie Whitfield scandal.
Jobe concedes Brownlow decision ‘hurt’JOBE Watson has spoken publicly for the first time since announcing he will hand back his 2012 Brownlow Medal. NEW TRAINING PICS
Gibbs in a ‘great space’: MurphyBRYCE Gibbs is in a “great space” after returning to Carlton for the first time since his failed trade request, according to captain Marc Murphy.
