Six Pointers: Possible grand final preview lights up round 22
Everything you need to know about round 22 of the 2017 AFL premiership season.
Everything you need to know about round 22 of the 2017 AFL premiership season.
Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron has welcomed West Coast's pre-game declaration they intend to niggle Toby Greene.
AFL players facing challenges similar to the ice addiction of Chris Yarran are entitled to confidentiality even if they're set to be traded, according to the players' union.
Harley Bennell has praised Fremantle coach Ross Lyon for encouraging his return this season from a 720-day AFL absence.
Former AFL star Chris Yarran has opened up about the ice addiction that destroyed his football career and how religion brought him back from the brink.
The selected teams for round 22 of the 2017 AFL season, starting with Friday night's gripping clash between Adelaide and Sydney.
Jesse Hogan is in the mix to play for Melbourne just 22 days after breaking his collarbone after the Demons named the key forward in their squad to face the Brisbane Lions at the MCG on Sunday.
Former St Kilda president and recovering addict Rod Butterss has accused the AFL of "lazy leadership", pointing to the game's $10 million-a-year deal with CrownBet and its refusal to take a strong stand on gambling advertising leading into and during match broadcasts.
There have been some dire weather predictions for Ballarat when it hosts its first AFL game on Saturday, but they all appear to be a load of hot air according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Greater Western Sydney will field one of its strongest teams of the season after welcoming back a host of stars, including All Australian forward Jeremy Cameron, as West Coast warned Toby Greene it would test the fiery forward's temperament.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson will encourage his players to get under the skin of Greater Western Sydney forward Toby Greene in Saturday's crunch AFL clash at Spotless Stadium.
Nathan Buckley remains confident that a decision on his future at Collingwood won't be made until after Round 23, despite a board meeting being scheduled for next Tuesday.
Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has confirmed he will be lobbying the AFL at the end of the season to make changes to the match review panel/tribunal system in the wake of a number of highly contentious cases this season.
Sydney's most important player on Friday night may not be Lance Franklin, star midfielder Luke Parker or even returning skipper Josh Kennedy. In fact, he could be someone most football fans have heard little of.
Star midfielder Jack Billings believes St Kilda have the talent to take the next step to being a title force after inking a new two-year deal with the club.
Zac Dawson looks set to join the likes of Bob Murphy, Josh Gibson and Jobe Watson on the sidelines next year. Sort of.
I never thought my former North Melbourne teammate would be a senior coach, but what John Longmire has been able to achieve with the Swans this season has been nothing short of remarkable.
I don't know you Jobe, but I do. And this Essendon fan loves you.
ANZ Stadium may not have hosted its last AFL game, with the league in talks with venue officials about staging a potential all Sydney final there next month.
James Kelly's two seasons at Essendon may have changed the course of the rest of his working life. After three premierships in 14 years at Geelong, it looked as though Kelly was done. He had even moved into a job in the AFL's football operations department as the retired footballer embarked on his next phase.
Helmets being worn in football codes are less effective than those used more than 15 years ago, according to a researcher.
The AFL has turned to a group of heavy hitters to examine and ultimately reduce Victorian clubs' reliance on poker machines.
When champion West Coast forward Josh Kennedy boots his first goal against Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium on Saturday he joins a unique Eagles standing.
Former Richmond hardman Jake King claims he's been unfairly ditched from his role on the Marngrook Football Show after being charged over an alleged Crown Casino run-in with a Melbourne restaurateur.
Jake Stringer needs to start working harder for his midfielders, says one of the game's greatest forwards.
When the Gold Coast Suns were borne, the AFL said it had learnt from the mistakes of the "Bad News" Bears, a franchise that took to the field for the first time 30 years ago with a bunch of cast offs, ageing greats and a smattering of high-priced recruits. Not to mention an administration working in portable buildings.
Sydney's premiership credentials are on the line in Adelaide on Friday and so too Kurt Tippett's finals aspirations.
Public parking could be banned at the MCG on grand final day, putting an end to boot barbecues on the lawns outside the ground.
Senior coach Ross Lyon made the announcement on Wednesday morning.
In the super-band of this season's retiring AFL players, Bob Murphy is the singer-songwriter.
Gold Coast boss Mark Evans has bristled at suggestions Gary Ablett has played his last AFL game for the club.
Tough nut Jack Viney is "sorer than usual" but could play against Brisbane on Sunday, Melbourne AFL co-captain Nathan Jones says.
Adelaide coach Don Pyke is angry at Brisbane counterpart Chris Fagan, saying it's not appropriate that he spoke publicly about potentially recruiting Charlie Cameron.
Adelaide captain Taylor Walker and star onballer Rory Sloane will aim to prove their fitness on Wednesday ahead of Friday's AFL blockbuster against Sydney.
Fremantle has escalated attempts to lure exciting Greater Western Sydney defender Nathan Wilson and Gold Coast small forward Brandon Matera back home from next season.
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.
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