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Sport needs rules. It also needs people capable of recognising when the rule produces an outcome that is worse for the game than the offence itself, writes Mitchell Johnson.

‘We have absolutely no idea why he’s made that decision and hopefully it’s nothing serious.’

The woman at the centre of the explosive Neale affair scandal has weighed in on an online stunt mocking the saga.

For the first time since they sent their club into crisis and ultimately derailed their finals campaign, the members of the ‘Pullman Five’ have addressed their Sydney Swans teammates.

Lachie Neale says he remains “very hopeful” of having his grand final suspension overturned as Brisbane get set to use their final throw of the dice to get the star midfielder cleared to face Fremantle.

The AFL umpire at the centre of last week’s dramatic finish has spoken about the threatening actions of Hawthorn players James Sicily and Tom Barrass.

Isaac Heeney’s fiancée has made another telling change to her Instagram, just days after quietly deleting the pair’s engagement post.

Brisbane will use their final roll of the dice in a last-ditch effort to get Lachie Neale freed to play in the grand final, with the club to lodge an appeal of Tuesday’s AFL Tribunal verdict.

The five suspended Sydney Swans players will return to the club's headquarters this week for exit meetings and are expected to address the playing group.

Lachie Neale has spent this afternoon attempting to be cleared to play in the grand final after being offered a one game ban for striking. Here’s what happened at the tribunal.

Nick Daicos wasn’t the only one smashing records on Brownlow Medal night, with Seven’s coverage drawing its biggest audience in more than a decade.

The man was interviewed by police three days after a mum and her son were left ‘shaken up’ and scared to attend the footy.

WA-raised Carlton captain Patrick Cripps and wife Monique have revealed they are expecting their second child together in December this year.

‘How on Earth did this win?’

Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos wants his fellow Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale to be cleared of suspension to play in the AFL grand final.

Having twice finished as the runner-up for the AFL’s highest individual honour, Collingwood champion Nick Daicos has finally claimed the game’s top individual prize.