AFL

Daniel Cherny

Daniel is an Age sports reporter.

Sidelined: Ed Curnow

Blues tagger out with bruised larynx

Adelaide star Rory Sloane's task of returning to form has been made easier after Carlton's No. 1 tagger was ruled out of the Blues' clash with the Crows on Saturday at the MCG.

Tom Boyd (left) will return via the VFL.

Tom Boyd to return via VFL

Western Bulldogs premiership hero Tom Boyd is set to return via the VFL as he makes his way back from calf tightness.

Alex Rance and the Tigers are looking to respond to last week's loss to Sydney.

Live: Tigers v Blues

It's been an incredible round of football in an amazing season, will the trend continue as traditional rivals Richmond and Carlton square off at the MCG?

Shaun Higgins.

Higgins questions shot clock absence on big screen

North Melbourne's Shaun Higgins has questioned why there was no shot clock on the big screen when he did not hear the play-on call that led to him being stripped of the ball at a key moment of his side's one-point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

North's Shaun Higgins handballs while being tackled by Marcus Bontempelli.

Dogs down Roos in extraordinary finish

Even in this season of madness, it was hard to believe anything could compare with the chaos of Friday night's SCG cliffhanger between Sydney and Essendon.

Jason Holmes: "Long-term I would definitely like to stay in Australia."

Holmes wants to make Australia home

When the question of staying or going gets asked of an AFL player this time of year, it generally relates to whether he will remain at his club beyond the end of the season.