The 2019 AFL Premiership has started and will run from 21 March through to the epic final showdown on Saturday 28 September 2019. AFL's most prestigious award ceremony for the Brownlow Medal will be on 23 September. Following the epic 2018 AFL finals showdown where West Coast Eagles defeated Collingwood 79 to 74, Nine and Wide World of Sports look forward to bringing you all the Australian football league action this year with the latest news and headlines, highlights and talk about players, injuries and recovery, live scores, game results and more.

Dockers ruckman tipped for big 2020 season

Dockers star Rory Lobb has tipped teammate Sean Darcy to make an impact in the AFL in 2020.
Glenn Archer

Kangaroos reunited with favourite son Archer

Revered North Melbourne figure Glenn Archer has agreed to rejoin the AFL club's board after stepping away in January.

Roos young gun Thomas can handle AFL hype

Big things are expected of North Melbourne youngster Tarryn Thomas but his focus is on developing his game.
Sydney Swans

Sobering toll of Swans' 2019 struggles revealed

The Sydney Swans had a season to forget in 2019, and the full financial toll of all the losses has been revealed.

Jack Riewoldt follows Alex Rance into the sheds

Richmond look to youth to replace Rance

Richmond must plan their premiership defence without champion defender Alex Rance after he announced his AFL retirement.

Star Tiger Alex Rance retires from AFL

Richmond defender Alex Rance has dropped a bombshell, announcing his AFL retirement effective immediately.

Andrews warns Lions not to be complacent

Despite a memorable 2019 AFL campaign, Brisbane vice-captain Harris Andrews has warned his Lions teammates they have not achieved anything yet.

Star Tiger Rance's AFL career at a glance

A snapshot of Richmond star Alex Rance's decorated AFL career.
Alex Rance

Rance announces retirement from AFL

Richmond Tigers star Alex Rance has announced his retirement from AFL to 'focus on his family and faith'.

Dustin Martin

AFL dumps innovative rule for tied finals

The AFL scrapped its 'golden score' rule designed to decide finals in the event of a tie at the end of normal time.