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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.

Carlton have withdrawn Ollie Hollands from tonight’s game against Fremantle, deciding it is in his best interests to not play after an emotional week for his family.

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.

‘It makes the game look like such a joke.’

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

‘He’s had his head in his hands, he looks absolutely shattered.’

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

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.

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.

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’.

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

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.

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’.

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