Fringe Tiger Sam Lloyd says he feels like he's made a case for a place in next Saturday's AFL grand final after a best-afield display in Richmond's cliffhanger VFL grand final loss to Port Melbourne on Sunday at Etihad Stadium.
In round one this year, Port Melbourne players played for free. On Sunday at Etihad Stadium, they will play for the premiership. It is a sizeable reversal in fortunes for a famous club which had fallen on hard times early this year.
In 2017 Chloe Molloy has won the goalkicking in both the women's TAC Cup and VFLW with a monster combined tally of 54 goals across 20 matches.
Richmond VFL coach Craig McRae admits his side could face late changes ahead of their grand final against Port Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
A handful of Richmond's fringe senior players have put their hands up for an AFL preliminary final spot after the Tigers smashed the Box Hill Hawks by ... points in the VFL preliminary final at North Port Oval on Saturday.
There will be more on the line for Richmond's VFL footballers than trying to qualify for the 2017 grand final when they run out onto North Port Oval on Saturday.
AFL Victoria has encouraged North Ballarat to follow the lead of Frankston by recovering from having their VFL licence revoked.
Richmond's unlikely late-season hero Jacob Townsend has capped off a stellar year in the VFL by winning the 2017 JJ Liston Trophy.
Richmond had further reason to celebrate on Saturday after their VFL team enjoyed a 27-point win over the Casey Demons to reach the preliminary final.
Struggling Collingwood forward Chris Mayne responded to suggestions he could be moved on but it was Richmond which had the last laugh with a 12-point win in the VFL elimination final on Saturday.
Jaeger O'Meara made a terrific return to football on Saturday with a dominant showing in Box Hill's six-point VFL loss to Essendon at Windy Hill.
Frankston are back in the VFL. AFL Victoria confirmed on Friday that the club had been re-admitted for the 2018 season after its application – put before the AFL Victoria board last month – had been approved.
St Kilda will monitor internal rumblings at Sandringham with doubts surrounding the long-term viability of their partnership following AFL Victoria's confirmation on Thursday that the VFL Development League would be discontinued at season's end.
St Kilda coach Alan Richardson says his club hopes Paddy McCartin is getting frustrated as the key forward prepares for a fifth straight weekend in the VFL.
Western Bulldogs midfielder Mitch Wallis is set to play his first game in nine months, when he lines up for the club's VFL side this weekend.
North Melbourne are set to become the sixth Victorian club – along with Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Richmond and the Western Bulldogs – to field their own VFL team next season.
Melbourne expect Angus Brayshaw to be available to play next weekend despite the midfielder suffering his third concussion in 12 months.
Richmond are bracing for bad news regarding Nathan Drummond with the Tigers suspecting the 22-year-old will need another knee reconstruction.
Collingwood bad boy Jordan De Goey began to repay the faith for his off-season indiscretion with a superb performance in the VFL in the Magpies' two-point win on Saturday.
Carlton midfielder Nick Graham enhanced his hopes of a senior recall with an impressive performance in Saturday's VFL season opener against Port Melbourne.
Carlton ruckman Andrew Phillips will return from injury when the Northern Blues begin their VFL campaign against Port Melbourne on Saturday.
North Melbourne forward Ben Brown says he couldn't have done any more to impress the Kangaroos' match committee ahead of round one after kicking three goals in Werribee's VFL practice match win over Sandringham on Saturday.
Collingwood's footprints continue to appear in new places, with the club's famous black and white colours set to be seen at TAC Cup level.
Melbourne say Jack Watts may have to wait until a VFL practice match six days before the club's AFL season-opener before he plays a game of football again.
The AFL pre-season has embraced the bush. Now it's once again embracing the suburbs.
All the hard work was worth it for Jackson Coleman.
A meeting of Frankston members on Thursday night will attempt to rally support for a return to the field in 2018.
Frankston Football Club is all but dead, with the club's administrators indicating that AFL Victoria had terminated the club's VFL license on Monday.
Footscray upstage flag fancy Casey to claim their second VFL premiership in three seasons.
In the VFL, coaches of teams aligned to AFL sides often preach that premierships are won with "squads", not just their available AFL depth.