The truth is out there Mr Bogut, you just have to look

Hey, Andrew Bogut, did you know that your footy club, Essendon, has a secret laboratory in a dank chamber underneath its Tullamarine HQ, where it not only churns out peptides by the thousands but  does a nice sideline in methamphatamines, supplying bikie gangs all over the northern suburbs?

Giants book pre-season clash with Kangaroos at Manuka Oval

The GWS Giants have confirmed they will play the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Manuka Oval in the pre-season tournament.

Bulldogs slash debt in premiership year

The fairytale of the Western Bulldogs' on-field success has translated into an off-field windfall for the club, with the Dogs wiping more than $6 million from their debt in a year.

Demon Oliver escapes club suspension for drink-driving

Melbourne have opted not to suspend rising star Clayton Oliver after he was caught drink-driving during the AFL pre-season.

Past greats to present 2012 Brownlows

The most recent Brownlow medallists from Hawthorn and Richmond respectively will present Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin their 2012 medals next week.

Giants to host Swans in preseason

Sydney has an earlier than expected chance in 2017 to avenge its qualifying final loss to GWS.

What's in a name for the AFL pre-season competition?

Footy's pre-season and night competitions still hold a special place in the hearts of those who enjoy the trip down memory lane to when the also-ran cups did have meaning – except for Grant Thomas' St Kilda team, which barely cracked a smile in 2004

Pre-season strike action is a possibility: Dangerfield

Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield says strike action during the AFL's pre-season competition remains an option as the AFLPA seeks a better deal for players.

NBA's Ingles happy about friend Hawk Roughead's AFL return

Joe Ingles will never forget the call he received from close friend Jarryd Roughead telling him about his return to full health and to football.

Collingwood recruit Wells on injury list

New Collingwood assistant coach Brenton Sanderson has confirmed star AFL recruit Daniel Wells has a calf injury that is forcing him out of training.

New Bomber McGrath doing early work with defenders

No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath is spending his early time at Essendon training with the club's defenders but says he has received little indication whether the Bombers plan to use him more as a half-back or midfielder next year.

AFL pre-season fixture 2017

The fixture for the 2017 AFL pre-season competition, now known as the JLT Community Series.

Three men arrested after alleged high-speed chase in stolen Porsche

Hawthorn star Brendan Whitecross says his "scary" encounter with up to five men who broke into his home as his children slept and stole his fiancee's Porsche could have been a lot worse.

Young Hawk Tim O'Brien's lessons from Kokoda

The 12 young Hawthorn players who walked the Kokoda Track last month were each asked to lead the group for half a day or longer.

Roughy changes idea of the achievable

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Doctors telling Jarryd Roughead he is now "cancer-free" has also changed what was thought achievable at Hawthorn next year.

Kangaroos set for Canberra return in GWS showdown

GWS will complete a blockbuster 2017 schedule in Canberra with a showdown against North Melbourne.

Footy to return to Arden Street during new-look pre-season

The AFL will on Wednesday unveil its newly named pre-season competition as the JLT Community Series after striking a three-year deal with its insurance broker JLT Sport.

Dockers' Shane Yarran bailed over assault in court appearance

Fremantle Dockers player Shane Yarran has appeared in a Perth court charged over an assault allegedly involving a family member.

Swans star Parker has knee surgery

Sydney star Luke Parker won't resume training until 2017 after undergoing knee surgery to hasten his recovery from a PCL injury.

Roughead's amazing news: I'm cancer-free

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Hawthorn spearhead Jarryd Roughead has had a 'complete response' to his cancer treatment and is ready to resume a 'normal life'.

Port star fined and suspended after car incident

Port Adelaide has banned defender Jarman Impey as it emerges an AFL teammate was with him when he crashed into parked cars after a weekend pool party.

Warm tributes for retiring footy pioneer Susan Alberti

After a Western Bulldogs premiership and the launch of a national AFL women's competition, much loved 'Doggies vice-president Susan Alberti said the time was right to retire.

Ramanauskas urges caution on Roughead return

Adam Ramanauskas has urged Hawthorn fans to temper their expectations of an early return for Jarryd Roughead.

Dockers star Nat Fyfe proves fitness with Rottnest kiteboarding race

Fyfe was part of a record pack of 135 kitesurfers from Australia and overseas who lapped up what were described by race organisers as perfect kiteboarding conditions with winds of up to 24 knots.

McGrath officially No.1 Bomber

Young gun Andrew McGrath has created headlines before playing his first game, with Essendon's first ever No.1 draft pick being handed the club's No.1 guernsey for the 2017 season.

Walsh's return adds to the intrigue at Collingwood

The extraordinary return of Geoff Walsh to Collingwood little more than three years after he walked out of the club, having said his piece to some board members and clearly at odds with the chief executive Gary Pert, again underlines that football is as forgiving as it is pragmatic.

Watson seems like old self: Hurley

Essendon defender Michael Hurley believes Jobe Watson has overcome the disappointment of handing back his 2012 Brownlow Medal.

AFL pre-season fixture close to release

The AFL will release its fixture for next year's pre-season series this week as it confirms the final details of its new naming rights sponsor.

Jarryd Roughead back out on the training track

Jarryd Roughead is back in training with his Hawthorn teammates as he continues his recovery from a melanoma which saw him sit out the entire 2016 AFL season.

It's not about Bob: Matthew Boyd

The 2016 grand final was barely two months ago but the Western Bulldogs are moving on.

Hawks still expect to hit the heights: Gunston

Hawthorn may no longer be the AFL's top dog. But that hasn't changed the level of expectation, says experienced forward Jack Gunston.

Cats hire Brad Johnson as forwards coach

Geelong have recruited Western Bulldogs great Brad Johnson as a specialist coach, working with the club's small and medium forwards.

Swans like Mills and Heeney on the ball

Young guns Isaac Heeney and Callum Mills are in line for midfield moves as Sydney ponder how to cover the departure of Tom Mitchell to Hawthorn.

Suns ready to replace Ablett as captain

It might have come as a shock to fans but Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade says he's well advanced in his plans to replace Gary Ablett as the Suns' captain.

Who got Lade? Port did

Brendon Lade is returning to Port Adelaide after seven years as an assistant coach at AFL rivals Richmond.

Dogs won't be hoodoo gurus

The Western Bulldogs won't look back at their painful history of preliminary final losses in the lead up to their Saturday night clash with GWS Giants.

Hogan departure won't be 'catastrophic': Schwarz

Melbourne great David Schwarz says the potential defection of Jesse Hogan would not be "as catastrophic" now as it would have been last year.

Football romance, or the road to the future?

There’s two very contrasting narratives developing heading into the penultimate weekend of the AFL season. And sentimentally, they’re at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Chris Judd: It's time to deny the top four clubs access to free agents

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