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Coach of the year can take Tigers deep into September
It could have gone either way, but Damien Hardwick deserves credit for transforming his coaching philosophy at Tigerland.
It could have gone either way, but Damien Hardwick deserves credit for transforming his coaching philosophy at Tigerland.
Can West Coast regain form after the bye, or will Geelong make it four wins in a row ? Follow the live scores from the clash at Domain Stadium here.
St Kilda have dropped midfielder Jack Steele and could lose key defender Jake Carlisle as they urgently seek an AFL form turnaround against North Melbourne.
Every team, every match. See how your side is lining up.
So keen are Tigers' fans to see Dustin Martin commit to Richmond, many have twice this year been cruelly fooled into believing their star midfielder has re-signed for the club, by devious social media antics.
Sydney are refusing to write off Kurt Tippett's season but the one-time boom recruit remains out of favour after being overlooked again for the Swans' crucial clash with Richmond on Saturday.
On rate per word, dear to the heart of all journalists, Alastair Clarkson has copped the heaviest fine in footy history. The Hawthorn coached was docked $20,000 for commenting on umpires. In fact, it was $20,000 for one word, "disgraceful". It just as well he did not go on.
Long-suffering Dockers' nuffies can comfortably book their holidays to Bali in September, with statistical kings Champion Data predicting Fremantle are no hope of playing finals.
Our crack(pot) panel returns to look ahead at all the action in Round 13 and most of the chatter surrounds West Coast's clash with Geelong at Domain Stadium on Thursday night.
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says Todd Goldstein remains the club's No.1 ruckman and has backed the versatile big man to break out of his form slump against St Kilda on Friday night.
Former Eagles provocateur Karl Langdon has revealed the secret behind West Coast's 1992 Grand Final win.
Collingwood have stayed competitive in 2017, their greatest losing margin just 23 points, but the bottom line remains a win-loss record of 5-7 and top eight chances fading fast.
Melbourne will look to the blueprint adopted by Sydney in a bid to physically unsettle dasher Jason Johannisen when they face the Western Bulldogs on Sunday.
Greater Western Sydney have emphatically denied accusations they are inappropriately using runner Nick Maxwell to influence matches.
A continuation of West Coast's patchy AFL form and his growing interest in coaching could tempt veteran midfielder Sam Mitchell into retirement.
Gold Coast's Adam Saad is in career-best AFL form.
Wherever Buddy roams, Richmond will be ready.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson says forward Josh Kennedy and ruckman Scott Lycett haven't recovered in time to face Geelong in Thursday night's AFL clash at Domain Stadium.
Essendon mid season review: B
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says the Tigers have all bases covered in quelling Sydney superstar Lance Franklin.
Matthew Kreuzer's re-emergence in the past month as one of the league's best ruckmen has shown why the Blues coveted him with their priority pick in the 2007 national draft.
West Coast big man Nathan Vardy says the Eagles are working hard to re-establish their belief heading into a crucial match against Geelong on Thursday night at Domain Stadium.
Social media has been a hot topic in the AFL.
The AFL says it has seen some evidence of field umpires inadvertently disrupting play in the centre corridor and will discuss the issue with Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin.
Forget the Dockers getting smashed against the Lions and Crows, the biggest major problem for the Dockers at the moment is Ross Lyon is a coach out of form.
Adelaide's imposing collection of attacking weapons has given them the ability to blow teams out of the water.
High-flyer 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.
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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