Daniel is an Age sports reporter.
A wildcard round before the finals proper looks increasingly likely to appear in the 2018 fixture with AFL chief Gillon McLachlan saying he was surprised by the level of support for the concept at a meeting of club chief executives on Thursday.
The emotion of being part of a winning Essendon team for the first time since 2014 got the better of David Myers on Saturday night.
History will be made on Sunday with a female field umpire set to officiate in the AFL for the first time.
Melbourne are preparing a management plan for midfielder Angus Brayshaw, who will miss at least one game after suffering his fourth concussion in 12 months.
North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell says the deliberate rushed behind interpretation remains confusing for players.
Sydney finally found form after a hellish start to the season, at the expense of the North Melbourne.
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says former captain Andrew Swallow is in the mix to return for next Sunday's clash with Melbourne at the MCG after an impressive showing for Werribee in the VFL.
Marc Murphy won't pursue action over the 'unacceptable' sledging directed at him by St Kilda players.
Geelong coach Chris Scott has labelled his side's poor tackling performance against Essendon "disgraceful" after the Cats slumped to their third loss in a row.
Essendon was up by 40 points at three-quarter time against Geelong - but the game wasn't quite over.
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