Giants chief dines stars as premiership beckons
Jonathon Patton has signed a three-year contract extension at the Giants.
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Arrest warrant issued for ex-Dockers player Shane Yarran
An arrest warrant has been issued for former AFL player Shane Yarran after he failed to appear in a Perth court over an allegation he stabbed a man.
Docker Brad Hill in ice-bath scare
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AFL moves in to try to get Suns back on track
The latest strike in the bloodless coup launched almost three years ago by Gillon McLachlan against the football crisis in southern Queensland took place on Tuesday when the AFL's Mark Evans took over as chief executive of the Gold Coast Football Club.
Mark Evans named CEO of Gold Coast Suns
The AFL's strong concerns for the embattled Gold Coast Suns has seen head office send its most senior football mind to take over the franchise club.
Numbers all stack up for Giants
GWS head into the new AFL season boasting a relationship between the age and experience of their list the likes of which football has never seen before.
Lethlean set to replace Evans
AFL development boss Simon Lethlean looks certain to take over the game's football department in the coming days following Mark Evans' departure to the Gold Coast. With Evans' surprise move fast tracking Gillon McLachlan's plan to restructure his executive Lethlean will be rewarded in part for his key role in establishing the AFL Women's competition.
More training time needed in AFL Women's - Schmidt
Tim Schmidt is hoping for greater access to his Giants players in next season's AFL Women's competition.
Bont back for Bulldogs in AFL pre-season
Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli will have his first official run of the season when he lines up against Brisbane in Thursday night's JLT Community Series clash at Etihad Stadium.
Seeing red: Koch's ultimatum to Gold Coast Suns
Port Adelaide president David Koch has told Gold Coast Suns if they wear red-and-gold jumpers in their match in Shanghai it will be the last time they are invited to China.
Beams the new Lion king
A tightly contested leadership vote at Brisbane on Monday has seen former Magpie Dayne Beams emerge as the Lions 2017 captain.
Watts ill, leaves Demons training early
Jack Watts' tough AFL pre-season continues, with the Melbourne tall utility forced to leave training early because of illness.
Crow midfielder to miss entire 2017 season
Fringe Adelaide midfielder Cam Ellis-Yolmen will miss the entire 2017 season after scans confirmed that he has ruptured the ACL in his right knee.
Graham backs Mbye to bounce back in 2017
Canterbury skipper James Graham has leapt to the defence of Moses Mbye, warning it's wrong to make the young playmaker a scapegoat for their 2016 NRL capitulation.
Relief for Blues as ruckman cleared of major damage
Carlton have received good news, with ruckman Daniel Gorringe cleared of a serious Achilles injury following scans early this week.
Gold Coast Suns CEO Andrew Travis resigns
Gold Coast Suns CEO Andrew Travis has resigned, the AFL club has confirmed.
Cunnington accepts one-match ban for hit on Duryea
North Melbourne say they are unlikely to risk a two-match suspension for midfielder Ben Cunnington at the tribunal, after the former best and fairest was cited by the match review panel on Monday for rough conduct.
AFLW mulls options for grand final venues
AFL Women's organisers are hoping to avoid a grand final headache if Brisbane's stellar form continues.
It's been a big week in art . . . with Jim Pavlidis
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Bold Plan for Princes Park
New lights, an upgraded playing surface and improved training facilities are the likely highlights of a multi-million dollar facelift for Carlton's iconic Princes Park home.
Collingwood wait on Wells and Reid
Key Collingwood pair Daniel Wells and Ben Reid will wait until the final pre-season JLT match for this first proper match of he pre-season.
De Goey learns from a difficult year
Collingwood youngster Jordan De Goey had an ordinary 2016. But early impressions this year are that he's learned his lessons well.
Mo Hope nabbed for speeding before win over Bulldogs
AFLW marquee player Moana Hope was caught speeding just hours before playing in Collingwood's first win against the Bulldogs on Saturday.
Dockers big man Aaron Sandilands back for season opener against Geelong
Champion Fremantle big man Aaron Sandilands is right on course to play his crucial part in an AFL premiership season opener against Geelong in Perth next month.
Worsfold positive despite Essendon's pre-season losses
Essendon could welcome back a slew of first-choice players for their final practice match against Geelong in Bendigo on March 12.
Suns hold off the Bombers in the heat
Gold Coast have overcome a slow start against an undermanned Essendon to remain unbeaten in the AFL pre-season with a three-point win in hot conditions at Harrup Park in Mackay.
Unbeaten Adelaide closer to AFLW grand final
Adelaide are a step closer to an AFL Women's grand final berth after shrugging off a scoreless first quarter to overwhelm the winless Fremantle Dockers in the last match of round four.
'All that matters': Sheahan makes dad proud despite injury
It was all over in less than a minute, but Kate Sheahan says "all that matters" is that she made her famous father proud.
Latecomer Preuss pushes claim to jump ahead of Daw at Roos
Majak Daw spent years waiting behind Drew Petrie for his chance to claim his place in the pecking order and now that his moment should have arrived Braydon Preuss has emerged rapidly from nowhere to stake his claim.
O'Meara confident he can play all year
Two pre-season games after two years in the wilderness has delivered Jaeger O'Meara confidence that he will not only be right to play round one but will be able to play consistently all year.
Watts might need to wait until mid-March for football return
Melbourne say Jack Watts may have to wait until a VFL practice match six days before the club's AFL season-opener before he plays a game of football again.
Houli comeback on the cards for round one
Richmond expect running half-back Bachar Houli to be fit for the season-opening blockbuster against Carlton after an interrupted pre-season.
Live AFLW: Dockers v Crows
Can Adelaide stay undefeated in AFL Women's? Follow our live match tracker for scores and stats as they take on Fremantle.
As it happened: Roos beat Hawks at Arden Street
Big-time footy makes its long-awaited return to Arden Street as North Melbourne take on Hawthorn.
Mitchell hits the ground running as Eagles beat Dockers
Sam Mitchell may be the final piece of the West Coast midfield puzzle that puts the Eagles back into premiership contention.
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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