AFL

Daniel Cherny

Daniel is an Age sports reporter.

Multi-tasker: Emma Kearney would be affected by a clash between the WBBL and AFLW.

WBBL braces for clash of codes

The prospect of a showdown between the Women's Big Bash League and AFLW next summer is becoming more realistic, and Cricket Australia hopes its beefed-up pay offer to female players will help sway them to choose cricket over football

Dale Morris after his injury on Friday night.

Morris sidelined for two months

The Western Bulldogs are expected to be without premiership defender Dale Morris for around two months after the veteran suffered a spiral fracture in his leg late in the dying seconds of Friday night's win over Collingwood.

Gearing up: Jarryn Geary is expecting a tough contest against the Dees.

Geary says Saints have been lucky

Saddam Hussein was alive, Shane Warne was an active Test cricketer, and Jarryn Geary hadn't been drafted the last time Melbourne beat St Kilda.

Dustin Martin celebrates one of his four goals.

Martin stars to steer Tigers past Blues

Playing a style of football as bold as the new shade of yellow on their jumper, Richmond began a fork-in-the-road season with a win over a Carlton side that provided a fair share of excitement too, as well as a brief scare for Tigers coach Damien Hardwick.

Many Bulldogs fans missed out on seeing their beloved club win its first flag in 60 years.

Greens to introduce grand final ticket bill for fans

The contentious matter of grand final ticket allocations could be debated in state parliament later this year with the Victorian Greens set to introduce a bill on Wednesday in the hope of delivering 20,000 more of the prized tickets to members of competing clubs.