Scott says Roos can move it up a notch

Andrew Stafford   Brent Harvey hasn't lost too much speed, if any, after 413 games, but according to North Melbourne coach Brad Scott, he was "filthy" after the game. In the third quarter, he'd been burnt, chasing Gold Coast Suns defender Adam Saad out of defence.

Roos make it five out of five with win over Suns

Andrew Stafford   North Melbourne might not have headed too many tipster’s books heading into this season.

Lost in translation? Power await China ratings

Samantha Lane   Funding the first live AFL telecast into mainland China on Saturday night, Port Adelaide is still waiting a ratings report requested two weeks ago to measure the success of its test foray into foreign territory.

Roos have short Suns in AFL sights

Ed Jackson   North Melbourne boast the best trio of tall forwards in the AFL and the unbeaten Kangaroos will be licking their lips at the prospect of an undersized Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium this weekend.

Gold Coast to play Port Adelaide in China - or are they?

China will host its first AFL premiership match next year, with Gold Coast set to be Port Adelaide's opponents, so the Suns said, but AFL chief Gillon McLachlan had a different view.

Saad was born to run

Andrew Stafford   Watching Adam Saad play, it's hard to believe he wasn't noticed earlier.

Memo newby clubs: prepare for 'noise' and knives

Samantha Lane   With the AFL's youngest sides high and rising, Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has not only cautioned against, but pre-empted, short-sighted rival club responses he says risk damaging the code.

Football should count its blessings after Q-clash crunch

Andrew Stafford   The two luckiest men in the AFL are Brisbane's Stefan Martin and Gold Coast's Steven May. May is lucky because he is facing just five weeks on the sidelines. Martin is lucky not only because he's passed concussion tests and looks like he'll be fit to take on the Bulldogs this weekend. He's lucky to be available again, period.

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May gets five games for high bump

Larissa Nicholson   Gold Coast player Steven May has been suspended for five matches for a high bump that flattened Stefan Martin at the weekend.

Suns rally as May starts the long rebuild

Peter Hanlon   Dean Solomon says Gold Coast's vice-captain can't let Stefan Martin incident define him.

Leppitsch wants 'eye for an eye' approach at tribunal

Caroline Wilson   Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has called for a review of football's judicial system following Steven May's serious hit on Lions ruckman Stefan Martin, the second brutal head clash suffered by the club this season.

May to face the music in person

Daniel Cherny   Steven May will fly to Melbourne on Tuesday in a bid to reduce the severity of what is likely to be a lengthy suspension.

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Lions to take conservative approach with Martin

Andrew Stafford   The Brisbane Lions will take a conservative approach to the rehabilitation from concussion of ruckman Stefan Martin.

Leppitsch treads carefully on shirtfront incident

Andrew Stafford   Justin Leppitsch tried to choose his words carefully. "I'm not here to hang anyone," the Brisbane Lions coach said. He was speaking of Steven May, the Gold Coast Suns defender who had brutally ironed out his ruckman, Stefan Martin, close to half-time.

Brisbane Lions take QClash by 13 points

Andrew Stafford   The AFL loves local rivalries. Sometimes the animus is real, between both clubs and fans, and goes back decades or even a century. More recently, as the game has expanded, rivalries between new teams are softer, and need a little geeing-up.

May knocks out Martin

Andrew Stafford   Gold Coast defender Steven May could be facing weeks on the sidelines after a brutally old-fashioned shirtfront that left Brisbane Lions ruckman Stefan Martin out cold.

AFL Live Scores: Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns - Round Four

Follow live scores and statistics from the latest 'Q-Clash' - the Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns.

Dank to launch unfair dismissal against Suns

Jon Pierik   Sports scientist Stephen Dank has declared he will launch an unfair dismissal case against the Gold Coast Suns despite working there on a "handshake agreement".