AFL mid-year report card: Lethal attack has Crows flying towards a flag
Adelaide's imposing collection of attacking weapons has given them the ability to blow teams out of the water.
Adelaide's imposing collection of attacking weapons has given them the ability to blow teams out of the water.
High-flyer Demon Jeremy Howe keeps on delivering top marks for all fans
Geelong big man Rhys Stanley plays just his fifth game for the year on Thursday night, replacing suspended Tom Hawkins.
In The Age Real Footy Podcast, our experts explain why Essendon are the total football package.
Sydney's belated revival has coincided with a return to its trademark hard-nosed style of play and given the club a fighting chance of making the finals.
Gary Ablett's bid to return to Geelong this year could be hampered by his stellar form that has him well placed to make a run at a third Brownlow Medal.
Melbourne co-captain Nathan Jones is in no doubt that the Demons' next three matches will be a season-defining period.
Melbourne co-captain Nathan Jones "loved" seeing former whipping boy Jack Watts come full circle in such emphatic fashion on Monday and finally put to bed those unwanted memories of his Queen's Birthday debut in 2009.
The merits of the pre-finals bye are likely to again be a talking point when coaches meet this month.
Jeremy Howe's incredible grab is going to take some beating for the 2017 Mark Of The Year.
Nick Maxwell might be in hot water as the AFL has another look at what club runners do on the field during matches.
Fremantle have bolstered their ruck stocks for next season by re-signing giant ruckman Aaron Sandilands for another year and offering young big man Sean Darcy a two year contract extension.
Champion West Coast forward Josh Kennedy has rated his chances of recovering from a calf injury in time to face Geelong in a Thursday night blockbuster at 60 per cent.
Fremantle superstar Nathan Fyfe has played the past month with a substantial chest injury that has required him to wear a protective vest to help him get through to the mid-season bye.
Collingwood says Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson contacted Magpie Alex Fasolo directly for an interview about his depression despite the club asking him not to for medical reasons.
St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has lashed out at Hawthorn great Dermott Brereton over his disrespectful treatment of Saints veteran Leigh Montagna.
MELBOURNE 4.3 6.6 12.9 15.14 (104) COLLINGWOOD 3.2 10.5 12.8 15.10 (100)
From the moment Andrew Gaze was first down the slide into the giant ice bath, a theme was estabished: there would be no comfort zones at the MCG this Queen's Birthday.
The Demons are in the eight and ruckman Max Gawn is a chance to return next week.
It's the last game of round 12 as the Demons host the Magpies.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson was been slapped with a $20,000 fine by the AFL for his criticism of the umpires following the Hawks' loss to Gold Coast.
The famous Rioli football lineage could continue at Richmond, with Maurice Rioli junior taking to the field in the under-16 national championships.
A bottom-four finish could be on the cards for the dominant club of the past decade.
He hasn't been a regular for Hawthorn this season yet because of injuries, but coach Alastair Clarkson is confident recruit Jaeger O'Meara will be a star for the - eventually.
Immediate playing future for West Coast clearance specialists Sam Mitchell and Nic Naitanui rest with Eagles finals chances remaining intact over the next two months.
The hardship endured by many at Essendon has also bought some unintended benefits.
A frustrated Leon Cameron says he's not afraid to swing the axe after Greater Western Sydney's shock one-point loss to Carlton.
The game-by-game votes for round 12 in The Age Footballer of the Year award.
Cellar-dwellers Carlton hand GWS their third loss of the season in thrilling one-point win at Etihad.
Carlton are a team on the rise, says GWS coach Leon Cameron, after the cellar-dwellers upstaged his second placed side.
How West Coast has performed so far – and what to expect from here.
Blues bloom, Dayne Beams inspires, Crows and Sloane play tag, and form is temporary - but quality permanent.
Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson will apologise for describing the umpiring as 'disgraceful' after his team's loss to Gold Coast.
Melbourne legend David Neitz says the Demons must win Monday's Queen's Birthday blockbuster against the in-form Collingwood to take the "next step" in their development and drought-breaking finals push.
The pieces of the Essendon jigsaw puzzle are starting to come together. And so is the way they play their football.
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.
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.
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