Travis Cloke's brother criticises Magpies fans

Travis Cloke's brother, Jason, has launched a stinging attack on Collingwood supporters after the former Magpie was jeered at the MCG on Friday night.

AFL Live: Collingwood v Western Bulldogs

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It's a captivating AFL round one clash. Reigning premiers Western Bulldogs begin their flag defence.

Giants should be developing western Sydney: Roos

Sydney premiership coach and former Swans academy boss Paul Roos has applauded the AFL's decision to strip a significant part of the GWS Giants academy zone.

Bomber debutant McGrath may get a 'taste' of Rioli

Essendon's No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath could be set for a baptism of fire against Hawthorn - lining up on the electrifying Cyril Rioli.

Franklin and Tippett to lead the Swans from the front

The Sydney Swans will be looking to go one better in 2017 after losing last year's grand final.

Dusty's four-goal domination thrills fans, heartens Hardwick

It was one of the better games you'd see Dustin Martin play. Already rated a big Brownlow Medal chance, the bustling Tigers midfielder pulled in a near-certain three votes with a highly-effective four-goal return against Carlton.

Do-or-die tactics will win AFLW grand final

Craig Starcevich stuck to a classic script: predicting the first AFLW premiership would be determined by desperate acts.

Dual-threat McCormick determined to finish cross-code season a winner

Jenna McCormick is keen to avenge her Canberra United heartache with an AFLW premiership.

Petrie urged to follow his instincts against Kangaroos

West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson wants Drew Petrie to play to his "basic" strengths when he lines up against his former club on Sunday.

Our top three best and worst Fremantle performances

In honour of the Dockers' 500th game in the AFL, we look back at Fremantle's three best, and three worst, performances.

Tackle count: a whole new meaning

Lily Mithen won the under 14 best-and-fairest award. When she was bottom age. In a boys' team. Not club, competition. By 23 votes.

Love letters from an AFL coach

On the eve of the first AFL women’s grand final Samantha Lane reveals the love letters that have bonded Adelaide’s history-making team.

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.

Daisy Pearce: 'Looking forward to this like Dangerfield v Fyfe'

In an attempt to stop agonising about how we missed a shot at the premiership, here are my AFLW season highlights, and my tip for the grand final.

Scott has subtle dig at Bartel over final year

Geelong coach Chris Scott has suggested that club great Jimmy Bartel did not handle contract negotiations perfectly during his final year at the club.

Six Pointers: Round one

Cloke up against his old team, the AFLW grand final and an emotion-charged meeting between Essendon and Hawthorn.

Goodwin living dream despite painful memories

Memories of struggles have never left the new Demons coach, but nor has the enduring love or the enjoyment of the game.

Banned Bombers come back into new world order

Essendon head into the first game of 2017 with up to half a team of players who've been out of the game for a year. How do they fit in to the new Bombers order? We take a look on a case-by-case basis.

Bolton to keep Weitering guessing

Brendon Bolton is going to keep everyone guessing on Jacob Weitering. That includes Weitering himself.

Tigers, Blues: dreams fulfilled and shattered

On night one of the new season, it doesn't really matter who is playing, only that after the long phoney war, someone is. Richmond and Carlton it has become, because they are notionally grand rivals. But they haven't really been contemporaneous contenders since Kevin Bartlett's heyday, and he is now 70 and newly cast in bronze at the MCG. Nonetheless, more than 73,000 came for their fix.

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.

Six banned Bombers to return, plus top draft pick McGrath

There will be a mix of the old and the new for Essendon in their captivating round one clash against Hawthorn with No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath joining six previously banned Bombers in the line-up.

Round one teams

AFL season 2017: Round one teams

West Coast's Eric Mackenzie back in favour at the Eagles

Forgotten West Coast defender Eric Mackenzie is back in favour at the Eagles with the backman picked for the round one clash against the Roos at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Six banned Bombers picked to return alongside No.1 draft pick

​There will be a mix of the old and the new for Essendon in their captivating round one clash against Hawthorn with No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath joining six previously banned Bombers in the line-up.

Bulldogs stand their ground against data sharing

The Western Bulldogs are holding their ground as the only AFL club unwilling to share GPS data with rivals.

Naismith lands top ruck spot

Sam Naismith has won the Swans ruck battle, Kieren Jack is fit and Oliver Florent will debut against the Power.

AFLW's brightest stars selected

The myth-busting dominance of Brisbane, undefeated AFLW grand finalists despite a lowly pre-season rating, has continued at the All Australian selection table.

Essendon's Zach Merrett believes Bombers can win flag

Essendon vice-captain Zach Merrett believes his club can contend for the 2017 AFL premiership, following the fairytale story of the Western Bulldogs last year.

Hawks ordered to pay thousands to charity over pokies breach

AFL powerhouse Hawthorn must pay $66,838 to charity for operating poker machines without a gambling licence.

Are the Dogs switched on? Beveridge won't know for a while

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says it will take a few games to gauge whether the players are psychologically switched on.

Breust a Hawk until 2021

Luke Breust has put a stressful post-season behind him by turning his back on free agency and signing a brand new four-year contract with Hawthorn.

That old new-season feeling: fresh hope, bright faces, new rules

The 2017 AFL premiership season is just hours away from kicking off and it appears as though "new" will be the theme of the opening round.

Giants pull Mzungu selection shock

Ex-Fremantle utility Tendai Mzungu is on the verge of making an earlier-than-expected debut for the Giants.

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

The thing that AFL fans love about the game is risk and the unknown outcome accompanying it: the risk players take when they commit to a physical contest, when they launch three deep in a pack to stand on someone's shoulders in a marking contest, when they have a shot from the boundary. All are weekly features on highlights reels.