Wells lifts Pies after shaking off injury scare
The appearance of veteran recruit Daniel Wells has put a smile on the faces of Collingwood medical staff.
The appearance of veteran recruit Daniel Wells has put a smile on the faces of Collingwood medical staff.
The AFL maintains preparations for the Shanghai clash between Port Adelaide and the Gold Coast Suns are on track despite photographs showing there is much work to do.
Sydney Swan Jeremy Laidler has undergone elbow surgery which will rule him out for about six weeks.
The robbery trial of a North Melbourne AFL midfielder has been abandoned with a judge questioning how the case ever got to court.
North Melbourne skipper Jack Ziebell is hopeful that injured tall forwards Majak Daw and Ben Brown will be ready to play in the AFL pre-season competition.
By Scott Bailey
Promising young midfielder Liam Duggan has suffered a summer hit in his hopes to win a spot in a star-studded West Coast Eagles midfield.
Two of the more interesting signings of the AFL trade period are set to step right up in the responsibility stakes at their new AFL clubs ... without having yet played a game for them.
Former club captains Gary Ablett, Luke Hodge, Jarrad McVeigh and Matthew Boyd are among the 11 new AFL life members set to be inducted by the league at its annual general meeting in March.
Gold Coast co-captain Steven May insists Gary Ablett will remain an unofficial member of the Suns' AFL leadership group, despite the former skipper's name missing from the formal list.
The cure for Carlton's goalkicking woes could lie partly with their captain, with Marc Murphy indicating he wants to spend more time as a deep forward in 2017.
Fremantle defender Alex Pearce will miss the start of the AFL season after suffering a fracture in the leg he broke last year.
Patrick Dangerfield is very good at football, but he may be even better at social media.
Second-year Richmond defender Oleg Markov concedes he was "gifted" games in 2016 and says he is no lock to make the Tigers' side for round one.
The AFL's decision to shift next week's women's league opener to a bigger venue is unlikely to mean men's games will also be moved to deal with capacity issues.
Injury-plagued Fremantle midfielder Harley Bennell says he's hungrier than ever to return to AFL ranks following a frustrating run of calf issues.
Former Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell is set to be parachuted into West Coast's leadership group, while Shannon Hurn is expected to retain his role as captain.
Todd Goldstein was all but an onlooker at North Melbourne training on Monday, but the Kangaroos say there is no major concern surrounding the fitness of their star ruckman.
The AFL are seriously considering moving the women's season opener between Carlton and Collingwood from Olympic Park to the Blues' famed home Princes Park.
Andrew Crowell knew it, and so did Melissa Lambert. There was a "big elephant in the room to confront," and there was no point trying to sneak around it.
Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd says that he and his teammates are vitally aware that to achieve back-to-back flags his side will have to become accustomed to the unusual position of being the most hunted of teams this season.
Sam Mitchell best summed up Luke Hodge's leadership when recalling their captaincy handover after the 2010 campaign, a move which would soon spark a run of three-straight premierships.
Fremantle Dockers player Harley Bennell has been fined $400 and disqualified from driving for nine months after being caught driving while suspended in December.
While Hawthorn's major announcement on Friday was that Jarryd Roughead had been appointed as their new captain, the man himself deftly put the elevation into perspective.
Troubled former West Coast champion Ben Cousins is back in court again on Friday for an outstanding drug charge.
I am grateful to have been asked to write a book about the Bulldogs' grand final win of last year. I am grateful because it takes my mind off the fear and uncertainty surrounding the historical clock that has started ticking with the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Essendon veteran Brent Stanton says the initial shock at receiving a one-year suspension for doping violations in January last year will never leave him.
Emma Kearney isn't sure she'll get much sleep on Friday night but says that won't matter if her Melbourne Stars can clinch a place in the Women's Big Bash League finals.
Adelaide player Eddie Betts has taken the position of a small forward to a new level, says Geelong premiership forward Cameron Mooney.
Johnson, 32, was given $500 bail as the case was adjourned to a later date - with his lawyer requesting a copy of CCTV footage of the alleged incident.
Emerging Adelaide utility Mitch McGovern is looming large in West Coast and Fremantle recruiting sights before a football has even been kicked in anger in a new AFL premiership race.
Three-year deals aren't commonplace for AFL players once they enter their fourth decade, but such is the quality of Eddie Betts that Adelaide envisage him playing until close to his 34th birthday - at least.
With only eight teams taking part in the upcoming AFLW season, many footy fans are going to have to pick a new team to support. But don't panic - we're here to help. By answering a few brief questions, you can find out just who to back in the 2017 season.
A lack of match fitness is set to hamper Tom Bellchambers' AFL return from a year-long doping ban, with the Essendon ruckman's pre-season slowed by knee surgery.
Western Bulldogs midfielder Mitch Wallis has taken a big step in his long road to recovery from a broken leg, running for the first time on an Anti-Gravity treadmill.
Brendon Lade is returning to Port Adelaide after seven years as an assistant coach at AFL rivals Richmond.
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.
Melbourne great David Schwarz says the potential defection of Jesse Hogan would not be "as catastrophic" now as it would have been last year.
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.
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