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Essendon have announced the five-person panel that will pick their next senior coach, with James Hird having made it clear he wants to have the role again.

The Lions, two-time defending AFL premiers, have sent a message at the Gabba as they shut down the second-placed Sydney for a third-successive win.

A former AFL umpire and two others have been committed to stand trial over an alleged Brownlow Medal betting fraud after failing to get their charges dropped.

St Kilda are not where they had hoped they would be at this point of the season, but fans should be patient as they are capable of great things

A close friend of Tony Modra has provided an update on the AFL great’s condition after he suffered severe facial injuries when a fallen tree branch crashed through the windshield of a truck he was driving.

A close friend of Tony Modra says the AFL great is "out of the worst" after suffering severe facial injuries in a freak accident a week ago.

Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes has opened up on the crippling anxiety he felt as an AFL player, revealing he hated playing football.

Melbourne key forward Brody Mihocek feared he’d never walk again when he was crushed in a confronting tackle during the King’s Birthday clash with Collingwood earlier this month. 

Sydney coach Dean Cox admits it’s exciting to have Errol Gulden back as the Swans prepare to land another blow to Brisbane’s threepeat dreams.

Sam Mitchell has been linked to a shock move to Tasmania or Carlton amid his contract negotiations with the Hawks.

A star AFL player is heading back to splitsville, with his first public relationship since his ex-wife coming to an abrupt end after only ten days.

Tony Modra’s wife Erica has released a statement of behalf of the Modra family after the former Adelaide and Fremantle star’s truck crash. SEE THE FULL STATEMENT

St Kilda co-captain Jack Sinclair and ruckman Tom De Koning have suffered significant injuries in the Saints' 22-point defeat to the Western Bulldogs.

North Melbourne have beaten Richmond in a forgettable match that gives them back-to-back wins and boosts their tilt for a finals return.

Adelaide and Fremantle great Tony Modra is awake after having surgery on facial injuries suffered in a freak accident near his cattle property.

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has revealed what made the Crows and Dockers legend such an icon as Modra recovers in hospital from a serious truck crash.

‘He’s not going to be the same good-looking Tony Modra, he’s going to have some scars.’