AFL

Gary Ablett Jnr has waltzed into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at his first attempt, as Essendon great Dustin Fletcher also joined the illustrious halls.

Collingwood’s Billy Frampton has been offered a lengthy suspension for his tackle on Melbourne forward Brody Mihocek.

One of the biggest days on the AFL calendar, the Big Freeze at the MCG, was a ratings hit on Monday, reaching 1.43 million on Seven and 7Plus. 

The player was hurt in a tackle and play was held up for 10 minutes before he was taken off the ground and sent to hospital in an ambulance.

West Coast star Reuben Ginbey will not require surgery on his quad injury and could play again this season, in a major boost for the Eagles. 

The MCG has come to a standstill after a scary concussion incident involving Melbourne’s Brody Mihocek in the second quarter of the blockbuster King’s Birthday clash.

GEORGIE PARKER: You’ll often hear people say that sport should stay in its own lane, that football fans ‘just want to watch football’. The King’s Birthday Big Freeze match is proof of what can happen.

Neale Daniher’s courageous battle against motor neurone disease may have ended two weeks ago — but his legacy of fighting what he termed as “The Beast” has carried on in spectacular style.

The 21-year-old’s club has issued a statement as the AFL is once again forced to step in.

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.

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”. 

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.

‘I started reading it and I started crying.’

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