AFL

Brady Hough tackling Zak Butters.

Pure pain as plucky Eagles pipped at post by Power

West Coast fans left Optus Stadium disappointed with a heart-stopping six-point defeat to an embattled Port Adelaide they expected to beat on Saturday night.

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North Melbourne were embarrassed in Bunbury.

North’s extraordinary move after ‘shame’ of Freo hammering

North Melbourne took an extraordinary step to bunker down after their record-breaking loss to Freo, with players sent into lockdown from media following a result that Alastair Clarkson said carried “shame”. 

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Hayden Young starred on return.

Freo shatter more records in extraordinary day in Bunbury

Fremantle have put on an absolute clinic in Bunbury to humiliate North Melbourne and shatter even more clubs records as they continue their incredible run of form.

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Michael Sellwood points out a fan who was heckling him from the crowd.

Fan clashes with Bulldogs player in ugly end to AFL thriller

Michael Sellwood ‘wasn’t happy’ with what he heard from the heckler, who ‘cowered pretty quickly’.

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Gold Coast Suns gun midfielder Touk Miller (left) appeared to hard launch his relationship with fitness influencer and Only Fans creator Stephanie Keenan (right).

AFL star moves on with OnlyFans, fitness influencer

Gold Coast Suns gun midfielder Touk Miller has moved on since splitting from his wife, after the star AFL player appeared to hard launch with a Melbourne-based fitness influencer and Only Fans creator.

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Lachy Dovaston was cleared on any wrongdoing.

Clarkson laughs off bizarre Dovaston egging investigation

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has failed to hold back his laughter while addressing first-year player Lachy Dovaston’s bizarre egging investigation on Friday.

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Zak Butters is set for a big decision on his future.

Port Adelaide star responds to ‘unbelievable’ $18m Zak Butters rumour

The midfielder’s initial reaction sparked a question about just what he knows, and a telling answer emerged.

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Geelong’s Chris Scott has again been frustrated by a run-in with ‘nuffies’ at Adelaide Oval.

Chris Scott caught up in ugly situation: ‘Don’t want to do it’

The Geelong coach has called the matter an ‘oversight’ and says something has to be done.

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The AFL world has rallied around Jordan Dawson after Adelaide’s win over Geelong.

Emotions pour out as AFL world rallies around ‘superhuman’ captain

The grieving skipper says he is finding his ‘happiness again’ on the football field.

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Skipper Jordan Dawson (r) was inspirational for Adelaide as they pipped Geelong in a thriller. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Review drama as Crows silence Cats in wet and brutal contest

The AFL’s score review controversy continued when Darcy Fogarty was denied a long-range goal at the death as Adelaide hung on for a thrilling victory over Geelong at a rain-soaked Adelaide Oval.

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Is James Hird the right man to coach Essendon.

The forgotten voice in the Hird debate

The Bombers have a lot to weigh up about the return of their favourite son, but there is one group the club should definitely listen to the most.

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Collingwood have had their troubles in 2026.

What irks me the most about this time of year

It’s not just the cold that is hard to bear during the winter months as a footy fan.

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Chloe Pink has shared a raw video update after a number of devastating pregnancy setbacks.

‘Heartbreak’: AFL WAG shares emotional fertility update

Chloe Pink has shared a raw video update after a number of devastating pregnancy setbacks.

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