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Luke Jackson celebrates a goal.

Dockers stick to the script to make it six wins in a row

Fremantle were expected to beat Carlton and their big names were all expected to shine, and both of those things came true in front of a huge home crowd at Optus Stadium.

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Ollie Hollands won’t play against Fremantle.

Blues withdraw Ollie Hollands from Fremantle Dockers game

Carlton have withdrawn Ollie Hollands from tonight’s game against Fremantle, deciding it is in his best interests to not play after an emotional week for his family.

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Scott Pendlebury wound back the clock.

Pendles buries Bombers with all-time performance

Evergreen Collingwood great Scott Pendlebury has etched himself into Anzac Day folklore, winning a record fourth medal in arguably his finest performance ever as the Magpies blew Essendon in a 77-point win.

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The AFL has sacked William Houghton KC from the appeals board after comments made post the Lance Collard case.

AFL sacks King’s Counsel in staggering fallout to Lance Collard case

The league has taken swift action after it was forced into making an embarrassing statement.

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Jai Culley sits on the bench after going down with a knee injury.
A man has faced court charged with murder over the 2012 disappearance ofBrendan Breen. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

Murder charge over missing brother of AFL champion

Police have made a major breakthrough in a 14-year missing persons case involving the fraudster brother of a former elite footballer.

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Andrew Dillon has lashed out at his own Appeals Board.

Dillon ‘strongly rejects’ Appeals Board ruling for Collard

The AFL appears to be at war with itself, with CEO Andrew Dillon taking a dim view of the Appeals Board decision to significantly reduce Lance Collard’s suspension for a homophobic slur.

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Western Bulldogs say Aaron Naughton is still a chance to face Fremantle next week.

Naughton escapes serious injury after scary tumble

Western Bulldogs say Aaron Naughton is still a chance to face Fremantle next week after the club cleared him of serious injury and concussion on Friday.

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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has taken another not-so-veiled swipe at reporters in his press conference on Friday morning.

Lyon takes another not-so-veiled swipe at reporters

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has taken another not-so-veiled swipe at reporters in his press conference on Friday morning, declaring he has ‘no relationship with the media’.

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Aaron Naughton receives assistance from Bulldogs trainers after the fall.

Stadium in shock as Bulldogs star stretchered off after ‘extreme’ fall

‘That is horrible, can’t bare to watch that. I think we’ve got it etched in our minds how bad that was.’

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Former Collingwood star Daisy Thomas and former Essendon captain Jobe Watson open up on what it’s like to play on Anzac Day and why it has become the biggest game in the home and away season.

‘What the game stood for’: Dons, Pies greats on Anzac Day

Former Collingwood star Daisy Thomas and former Essendon captain Jobe Watson open up on what it’s like to play on Anzac Day and why it has become the biggest game in the home and away season.

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Lance Collard of the Saints during the 2025 AFL Round 09 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Collingwood Magpies at Optus Stadium on May 8, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/AFL Photos)

Collard receives a reduced ban in partial Saints win

St Kilda has successfully reduced the monster ban handed to West Australian forward Lance Collard for his homophobic slur, with the AFL Appeals Board finding his nine-week ban as ‘crippling’.

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The injury-hit Bulldogs could benefit from a mid-season trade period.

The radical solution to help clubs crippled by injury

When teams lose a major star for the season it hurts the game, but this bold move could help fix that.

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