AFL

Thursday night’s qualifying final at the home of the Fremantle Dockers in front of a packed purple haze is an intimidating venue for Hawthorn to enter.

The veteran coach sincerely hopes club bosses did one thing before they spoke publicly.

Sydney coach Dean Cox has reaffirmed the club’s stance that all five players will remain stood down despite reports police have cleared one Swan. 

Chad Warner has become the first of the ‘Pullman Five’ Swans to make a public appearance since being stood down by the club over an ongoing police investigation.

Police have revealed a major new detail about who was inside the hotel room that night, as the Swans face the fallout from the scandal.

Police have issued a fresh statement after concluding their interviews.

The AFL has ended its Opening Round experiment, with the league confirming all 18 teams will start their season in a traditional round one next year.

The four-time premiership-winning mentor, who was appointed to head up the Kangaroos in 2022, has departed the club after four seasons in charge.

Dean Cox has addressed the possibility of ‘an extraordinary circus’ unfolding with the club’s five suspended players.

There has been an update in the investigation into an alleged incident involving Sydney Swans players at a Melbourne hotel.

Jules Neale and Tess Crosley’s explosive tell-all interviews have drawn a stinging response from AFL veteran Caroline Wilson.

Isaac Heeney has made a major social media move as fallout from the Sydney Swans Pullman hotel scandal continues.

I enjoyed wildcard round, I’m just not ready to tell you whether I liked it because if you like wildcard as a concept, you have to be prepared to like it when the games aren’t close, writes Georgie Parker.

Jack Gunston ran amok with five first-half goals the last time he faced Fremantle, but the Dockers won't give him the same space in Thursday's qualifying final.

Police and security quickly rushed to the scene where ‘full blown’ punches were thrown.

Jagga Smith has seen Carlton’s remarkable rebirth to new heights as the Blues dropped the velvet curtain on Melbourne’s own stellar season with a 19-point win in another MCG wildcard classic.

The coach dodged questions about it after the game, but now the much-loved veteran has issued a statement.