29/08/2008 | The AFL will keep the three-strikes component of its controversial recreational drugs policy, revealing two players who would have been named and shamed under a two-strikes rule were being treated for...
29/08/2008 | Collingwood veteran Shane O'Bree has warned their premiership rivals the Magpies have regained their intimidating psyche ahead of the AFL finals.
The Magpies have won their past three games despit...
29/08/2008 | Sydney veteran Adam Goodes says a win against Brisbane tomorrow would do wonders for the Swans' depleted confidence heading into the AFL finals.
And it might just change coach Paul Roos' perceptio...
28/08/2008 | Carlton has confirmed coach Brett Ratten will be offered a contract extension during the off-season following an excellent first full season at the club.
Ratten, currently on a two-year deal, has ...
28/08/2008 | Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade has refused to be drawn on veteran midfielder Scott West's AFL future, saying a decision won't be made until the season is completed.
West, who turns 34 in Nove...
27/08/2008 | Jeff White and Adem Yze are pessimistic about their chances of finding a new AFL home after being dumped by Melbourne.
The duo play their last game for the Demons on Sunday against Richmond at the...
27/08/2008 | Trainer David Hayes joined his late father Colin in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, while jockey Damien Oliver was also among the seven inductees announced yesterday.
The two are the only new ...
27/08/2008 | North Melbourne premiership midfielder Shannon Grant will retire at the end of this season, admitting his body can no longer cope with the rigours of AFL football.
The 31-year-old announced his de...
26/08/2008 | Essendon coach Matthew Knights says Adam Ramanauskas will leave a ''lasting legacy'' at the club after the courageous Bomber joined his premiership teammate Jason Johnson in announcing his retirement ...
26/08/2008 | Respected football administrator Cameron Schwab returned to the besieged Melbourne Football Club yesterday to face perhaps the most daunting task in the AFL.
But it took an 11th hour plea by chair...
26/08/2008 | Geelong's Max Rooke has been offered a one-match ban by the AFL match review panel for his heavy bump on Sam Power that left the North Melbourne midfielder dazed and confused.
Rooke's bump was ass...
25/08/2008 | Lance Franklin did what he does best at Subiaco Oval yesterday tease the audience with his undeniable AFL talent while at the same time frustrate it with periods of wastefulness.
Try as he might ...
25/08/2008 | The esteem in which St Kilda's Robert Harvey is held was obvious in the pre-game guard of honour staged by a host of former teammates and the roar of the Saints faithful whenever he touched the ball a...
25/08/2008 | The eight sides to contest the AFL finals are confirmed, with only their order to be decided, after St Kilda closed the door on the remaining challengers with yesterday's runaway victory over Adelaide...
25/08/2008 | Geelong's comfortable, 33-point victory over North Melbourne at Skilled Stadium yesterday failed to reach the heights a first-versus-fourth clash promised, and left both coaches with a bit each way be...
22/08/2008 | Sydney has dropped premiership winners Luke Ablett and Nic Fosdike for tomorrow'scrunch AFL clash with Collingwood at Telstra Dome.
As coach Paul Roos suggested earlier this week, youngsters Pat V...
22/08/2008 | Adelaide forward Jason Porplyzia was ruled out yesterday of a possible early return to AFL action against St Kilda on Sunday after his neurosurgeon decided he should have another week off.
Scans clea...
22/08/2008 | When faced with slaying the ''behemoth'' that is Geelong on Sunday at Skilled Stadium, North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley says it is best to not be consumed by the task.
The all-conquering Cats ...
22/08/2008 | The Western Bulldogs expect nothing less than a top-class Essendon performance at Telstra Dome tonight despite the Bombers' decimation by injury.
Essendon have only 24 fit players to choose from, ...
21/08/2008 | West Coast midfielder Adam Selwood has urged the AFL not to go overboard in handing out suspensions when the international rules series between Australia and Ireland resumes in October.
The hybrid...