AFL

Brisbane star Lachie Neale will fight for his chance to play in the AFL grand final, with a date set for his tribunal hearing. 

The five Sydney players at the heart of a police investigation into a Melbourne hotel sex assault are set to return to the club this week.

The suspended players are set to return to the club and there’s a possibility they will even speak to their teammates.

Qantas and Virgin Australia are charging between double and quadruple typical prices to fly to Melbourne for Saturday’s AFL Grand Final, invoking anger from fans and underscoring their grip on the market.

The father of a young Brisbane Lions fan who was pelted with nachos at the AFL preliminary final tried to make light of the situation.

‘That would be amazing. Can you imagine that?’

Shaun McManus says he’s ‘absolutely honoured and blown away’ to be Fremantle’s premiership cup presenter, with the Dockers icon bestowed the role should the club salute on grand final day.

Brisbane are preparing to be without their star midfielder, who may have played his last game for the Lions.

Lachie Neale has copped a one-game ban that will see him miss Saturday’s grand final clash against his former club Fremantle unless it’s overturned at the tribunal. WATCH THE INCIDENT HERE

Fremantle’s famous victory showed what can happen when a team refuses to believe it is beaten. Then when their big moment arrived, they went for it, writes Mitchell Johnson.

Fremantle have learnt their grand final opponents after one of the all-time preliminary finals and a controversial free kick call.

‘They’ll live with this moment forevermore.’

Fremantle superstars Alex Pearce, Shai Bolton and Luke Jackson say their side’s belief never wavered before they produced a brilliant comeback to claim a stunning preliminary final victory over Sydney.

Fremantle will play in a grand final for just the second time in their history after an extraordinary preliminary final comeback in a never-say-die 12-point win at the SCG. 

The board member turned coach has issued an emotional statement after weighing up football and family.

Tomorrow night, the Dockers travel to the SCG. It’s not the path they thought they would take to the last day in September but I think they will get through all the same.