The biggest home and away game of the season, and one of the AFL’s great annual events, has arrived with Essendon and Collingwood to face off in front of over 90,000 fans at the MCG on Anzac Day.
The AFL has OK’d a bizarre moment in the waning stages of the third quarter of last night’s clash between Richmond and Melbourne that resulted in a momentum-swinging goal after the siren.
When Steven May and Dustin Martin are matched up on each other in the middle of the MCG, there’s no chirp or trash talk. Only a chat about when they’re going for a hit on the golf course.
The skill errors that marred Wednesday night’s Anzac Eve clash between Richmond and Melbourne at the MCG were so comical at times, Demons coach Simon Goodwin admitted they made members of his coaching team laugh.
Richmond suspects that the tape on Jacob Hopper’s knee being too tight may have contributed to the hamstring injury the star midfielder suffered on Wednesday night against Melbourne at the MCG.
Shortly after leading the Magpies to a stunning comeback triumph over Essendon on Anzac Day last year, Collingwood captain Darcy Moore managed the near impossible.
Dual premiership Kangaroo David King has questioned whether Melbourne’s new aggressive ball movement suits its playing list, but insists the Dees still have ample time to finetune it.
An unlikely hero in his fourth game helped Melbourne recover from an embarrassing first-half display, with Daniel Turner proving crucial in Wednesday night’s hard-fought Demons win over Richmond at the MCG.
Alastair Clarkson says the allure of success at a “big club” and not money will be what North Melbourne duo Luke Davies-Uniacke and Cam Zurhaar are weighing up.
Why there might be multiple causes for concern in Port Adelaide’s defence and a big-time position change on the cards for one of the competition’s emerging key forwards.
An emotional St Kilda coach Ross Lyon outlined the personal relationship he had with Harley Balic, whom he labelled a “special young man”, as the former Fremantle and Melbourne player’s death has become the focus of an investigation into the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.
Chief Herald Sun reporter Mark Robinson has slammed the tribunal’s decision to not at least fine Giants forward Jesse Hogan for striking Carlton’s Lewis Young behind the play.
GWS went one-for-two at the AFL Tribunal, freeing Jesse Hogan from his striking ban but failing to overturn Toby Greene’s one-match suspension for bumping.