Ablett's 300th delayed, will miss with calf injury

Gold Coast Suns star Gary Ablett's 300th AFL game will be delayed due to a calf injury.

Fremantle dealt major blow as Nat Fyfe withdraws from Cats game

Fremantle has been dealt a major blow before there clash with Geelong on Sunday, with superstar Nat Fyfe ruled out with injury.

'I don't want to leave Sydney unsatisfied': Shiel's GWS flag wish

Dylan Shiel has left open the possibility of leaving the club. But there is a silver lining.

Beveridge says rumours an attempt to 'tear us apart'

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has taken aim at those spreading rumours about his football club, suggesting that they have an "agenda trying to pull us apart."

Six Pointers: Round 14

Everything you need to know about round 14 of the 2017 AFL season.

The day I trained with my Carlton heroes

There's not many footy fans who get to actually train with their heroes. But that happened for Heath Linton. It was a day he will never forget.

Live AFL: Sydney v Essendon

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It's a pretty important match, even with another 10 rounds until the finals. Sydney can't afford many more losses and can leap-frog Essendon on the ladder with a victory on Friday night.

Yes, it's true: More teams are blowing big leads

If you think more AFL teams are snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by blowing big leads this season, you're right and recent stats back you up. And they make painful reading for Richmond and North Melbourne fans.

Sutherland on show in under-18 derby

Will Sutherland will start to have a better understanding of his place in football's emerging pecking order when he steps out for Vic Metro on Saturday.

Magpie Broomhead making up for lost time

Collingwood mates Tim Broomhead and Brodie Grundy know how to keep their conversations private.

Forty years of hang time, and still going

"I might be famous for just one thing," mused Malcolm Blight as he was invested as an official Legend at the Hall of Fame dinner on Tuesday evening.

Jumping the net at the end of the match

After close to 50 tennis grand slams and a handful of Davis Cup deciders, a dozen AFL grand finals, Olympic and Commonwealth Games both home and away, Boxing Day cricket and a score of world championships, including various one-goal netball thrillers, this, for me, is the finish line.

From the cheap seats

For those following trends in football commentary, "intent" is back in a whopping way.

Ryder right at home after 200 games

Paddy Ryder isn't a great talker, but the media rounds in the lead-up to his 200th game didn't faze the Port Adelaide ruckman. Comfortable is the best description of where the 29-year-old is at these days.

Clarko urges Hawk ace Burgoyne to play on

Hawthorn stalwart Shaun Burgoyne is being urged to extend his AFL career next season by coach Alastair Clarkson.

Hawks in upset win over table-topping Crows

Ball magnet Tom Mitchell inspires Hawthorn to an upset 14-point win over ladder-leaders Adelaide.

Demon gets a spray: giant mural of Bugg in Hosier Lane

A giant Tomas Bugg mural might have popped up in Melbourne's famed graffiti gallery in Hosier Lane but the Demons are making sure that's all the notoriety the AFL utility gets this week.

Cloke taking a break from footy to deal with mental health issues

The Western Bulldogs have revealed that veteran Travis Cloke is taking an indefinite break from football as he battles mental health issues.

The selected teams for AFL round 14

The selected teams for AFL round 14, starting with the Adelaide v Hawthorn game at Adelaide Oval.

AFL Live: Adelaide v Hawthorn

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This shapes as a big mis-match. Top-placed Adelaide host battling Hawthorn at the Adelaide Oval.

Feisty forward Hayden Ballantyne back for the Dockers

Fremantle Dockers pesky goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne is set to play his first game of the season in the crucial clash against the Cats.

The unlikely Swan scaling new heights

Jake Lloyd is one man who cannot be blamed for Sydney's tumble down the ladder.

'Footy mattered to me more than I thought': Hibberd on coming back from the ban

Michael Hibberd learnt plenty while he was banned from playing AFL in 2016.

Sam Newman sparks outrage with comments about Caitlyn Jenner

Some of the most vocal criticism about Sam Newman came from the wife of a prominent AFL player who said she wouldn't remain silent on such an important issue.

Key Giant back in the fold

Nick Haynes returns for the Giants against Brisbane this weekend after missing eight weeks with a hamstring injury.

Buckley seeks balance as Goldsack returns

Nathan Buckley says team balance will play a crucial role in determining how Collingwood respond to the return of key defenders Tyson Goldsack and Ben Reid.

Hooker out of Sydney clash due to finger injury

Essendon have suffered a huge blow on the eve of their blockbuster encounter against Sydney with in-form forward Cale Hooker ruled out due to a finger injury.

Is Gary Ablett Jnr the best player the AFL has seen?

The bye rounds are finished and now things are hotting up in the finals race. Our crack(pot) panel returns to look ahead at all the action in Round 14.

Saint Riewoldt too busy thinking finals to consider playing future

Before he makes a call on next year, Nick Riewoldt craves what has been missing from his AFL life for the last five.

AFLX far from done deal as league attempts to convince clubs, players

The AFL's bold ambition to stage AFLX games later this year is far from a done deal, with the league's football operations manager Simon Lethlean admitting clubs and players need to be convinced the idea is worthwhile.

Daniher: young and dangerous and on Friday he has the maestro - Buddy - at the other end

Buddy is the maestro but the exploits of young Bomber forward Joe Daniher make compelling viewing.

Despite horror start, Swans just a win away from the top eight

Sydney are one win – and a few helpful results – away from clambering into the AFL's top eight.

Demons keep Pedersen as Gawn returns, Watts out injured

Melbourne will make room for Cam Pedersen despite the return of first-choice ruckman Max Gawn to face West Coast in Perth on Saturday, but Jack Watts will have to wait to play his 150th game after the tall forward limped from training with an injured hamstring.

AFL plans to launch T20-style game this year

The AFL looks set to push ahead with the introduction in September of a revamped version of Aussie rules called AFLX.

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

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