Some AFL club presidents aren’t happy with the idea of expanding to 19 clubs, according to former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire, with fears North Melbourne must “stand for something” or be in the firing line.
Injured Carlton leader Sam Docherty says the Blues “don’t stand for” playing in shootouts after they coughed up more than 15 goals for the third week in a row against Geelong.
Former Adelaide Crows captain and club great Rory Sloane has made the difficult decision to retire after 255 AFL games at West Lakes, spanning across 16 seasons.
St Kilda have confirmed they will challenge the lengthy ban handed down to gun forward Jack Higgins, ready to fight the penalty for his tackle on a Port Adelaide star last Friday night.
There’s concerns for Zac Williams’ spot in the Carlton senior team as several of the defender’s efforts in the club’s loss to Geelong have been called out.
Hawthorn’s defensive system has come under fire after its 76-point loss to Sydney including a call that “trade up defence” is “the biggest blight in the game.”
Sitting in 13th position and wounded on the back of a nine-goal defeat to a rampant GWS, the Brisbane Lions’ season is ‘hanging by a thread’ - despite their admirable track record when it comes to making finals.
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell said premiership fancies Sydney taught his developing team a lesson on Sunday as the Hawks were spanked by 76 points at the MCG.
Geelong forward Oliver Henry has been fined by the AFL Match Review over an incident in Saturday’s clash with Carlton that was widely considered staging.
The Sydney Swans have demoralised Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday afternoon, winning their sixth game of the season by a score of 18.10 (118) to 5.12 (42) — with the 76-point margin representing the equal-most in a game this year.
Fremantle’s three-goal hero Bailey Banfield admits he opted for extra goal kicking practice before his starring role in Saturday night’s thrilling 24-point win over the Western Bulldogs.