Fahour steps down after receiving life ban over knockout punch
A single knockout punch has ended the professional and playing career of AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour.
A single knockout punch has ended the professional and playing career of AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour.
Former Richmond hardman Jake King has been charged with making threats to kill over an alleged extortion attempt.
Jack Riewoldt might be keeping a lid on things but older cousin Nick won't hesitate to say it – Richmond are playing their best football in years.
Ben Stratton's season is over after the Hawthorn defender succumbed to a lingering knee injury.
Having enjoyed his return to senior football after a two-year drugs ban, Collingwood midfielder Josh Thomas says he has greater perspective on the sport and realises how quickly it can be taken away.
Sydney believe they have found the source of their goalkicking blues. It's not due to poor technique, a lack of practice or even the recent absence of goalkicking great Tony Lockett. They say the solution could be as simple as not shooting from downtown.
AFL football is an inherently stressful occupation, says beyondblue. But what is crucial about the rash of depression cases among players is that they are admitting to it, and and their clubs are acting.
Western Bulldogs forward Tom Boyd has keenly felt the pressure of being a No 1 draft pick on a lucrative contract, says his coach Luke Beveridge, and it contributed to a bout of depression that has forced him to take an indefinite break from the game.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is growing increasingly concerned about the "cowardly" hits directed at star defender Jason Johannisen.
Tigers footballer Bachar Houli has closed ranks around diversity chief Ali Fahour ahead of Fahour's tribunal hearing over a violent assault at the weekend.
Western Bulldogs premiership hero Tom Boyd will take leave to have treatment for clinical depression but has not thought about quitting the game.
While AFL executive Ali Fahour will know his fate later on Wednesday when he fronts a suburban league tribunal, Victoria Police have confirmed that they have not laid any charges or commenced any probe into the incident.
Greater Western Sydney's injury toll has worsened with All Australian forward Toby Greene set to miss again and veteran Steve Johnson given no better than a 50/50 chance to face the resurgent Hawthorn on Saturday.
We are getting to the pointy end of the season when underperforming clubs will either stick with their current coaches or start shopping around for a new one.
In a world of hurt last year when playing under a "black cloud", Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has revealed he is playing "free" this season and has come to love the sport the way he did as a junior.
Essendon coach John Worsfold isn't planning to swing the axe after their dismal loss to cellar-dwellers, the Brisbane Lions.
Gold Coast AFL player Jarrod Harbrow has lost his driving licence for four months after appearing in court for drink driving.
Ben Stratton's AFL season is over after the Hawthorn defender succumbed to a lingering knee injury.
Demon suspended for six matches by the AFL tribunal for punching Sydney's Callum Mills.
"For the pace that Pridda lacks physically, he's extremely quick in the mind. And he's a lot smarter than a lot of other footballers. And same with Mitch. I don't think it's an issue."
Felled defender Callum Mills is in doubt for Sydney's clash with Gold Coast while big man Kurt Tippett faces another week on the sidelines.
Ed Curnow out for up to another four weeks with bruised larynx but Jed Lamb passes
Jimmy Bartel joins the panel this week to discuss ugly incidents in footy, hop on board the Tiger train, and pick the most exciting youngsters in the game.
Ali Fahour's punch is a knock-out blow for the AFL.
St Kilda veteran Leigh Montagna believes his playing future is out of his hands.
Nathan Buckley says he is comfortable that a decision on his coaching future at Collingwood won't be made until the 2017 season is over.
North Melbourne's hopes of ending a four-game losing skid have been dealt a double blow.
Fremantle's Cam McCarthy and St Kilda's Jimmy Webster have accepted two-match bans offered to them by the match review panel on Monday.
Essendon legend Kevin Sheedy believes the time has come for Dean Wallis to be welcomed back into the AFL coaching fraternity and hopes the dual premiership enforcer can patch things up with his old club eventually.
West Coast's hopes of a top-four finish have received a substantial boost with confirmation power forward Josh Kennedy has been cleared to make a comeback in Sunday's critical clash with Port Adelaide in Perth.
Melbourne midfielder Tom Bugg has "burnt a fair bit of trust" within the football club following his crude off-the-ball hit on Sydney defender Callum Mills, according to Demons co-captain Nathan Jones.
St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt has been criticised for his clever act of deception involving Dockers youngster Griffin Logue, which gifted the Saints a 50m penalty and a critical goal in the dying minutes of the game.
Melbourne's Tomas Bugg has been referred directly to the AFL tribunal for his punch to the face of Sydney's Callum Mills.
Geelong is optimistic that captain Joel Selwood will return for the Cats' round 16 clash with the Lions at the Gabba.
Not good enough. Selfish. Missing. The stinging blame for another weak surrender in the last quarter by Essendon was most caustically made by the Bombers themselves.
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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