AFL

Tony Modra has left hospital and returned to his South Australian home, with the former Fremantle and Adelaide great describing his progress as “encouraging” following last month’s truck crash.

Schoolteacher Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, suffered critical head injuries during a Australian rules football game in Melbourne’s north.

The Former St Kilda star could be stripped of his Australian Football Hall of Fame status after he was found guilty of assaulting a woman.

Port Adelaide have kicked the last four goals of the game for a 21-point win over North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval.

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera fired as St Kilda produced a dominant first half to set up a convincing win over Essendon, moving within reach of the AFL's top 10.

Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard has learnt his fate for an umpire push as he attempted to enter a melee against Gold Coast on Saturday.

Dreams of Fremantle going through the rest of the season without a loss are well and truly over after GWS produced an emphatic victory in Canberra that left the Dockers searching for answers.

It comes after the Melbourne midfielder proposed to his long-term girlfriend on a romantic holiday in Hawaii.

Lachie Neale has opened up on his playing future amid the rampant speculation about where he will continue his AFL career - and why he could return to WA.

Former St Kilda footballer Nicky Winmar has dropped his head into his hands after being found guilty of an attack which left a woman fearing for her life.

The spray only made things worse for the dual Brownlow medallist after being ordered off for a concussion test.

The AFL has outdone itself this time with this proposal, but it’s only one of four things that are driving me a bit mad right now.

The deep-thinking AFL midfielder has opened up on the deeply personal motivation driving him to confront his flaws and become the man he wants to be.

James Hird and Essendon president Andrew Welsh have spoken, as the Bombers step up the search for their new AFL coach next season.

St Kilda co-captain Callum Wilkie says coach Ross Lyon is very good at convincing people, as the club tries to pull off a major recruiting coup.

Hawthorn star Nick Watson, who sits equal second in the Coleman Medal, will miss the Hawks' clash with Melbourne in Launceston due to a hamstring injury.

The year after Jordan Lewis was knocked out during a 2010 match, but still returned to the field that day, the AFL passed tougher concussion guidelines.

Fremantle have extended their record-setting run of victories by toppling Gold Coast by 51 points and set the longest winning streak in the history of any of the State’s major sporting clubs in the process.