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There are five restricted free agents among the bumper crop of 102 players.

GEORGIE PARKER: Gather Round has been a roaring success so this is the next ‘round’ the league should look at creating to really connect with fans.

The match-winner says his ‘hatred for this club’ goes way beyond last year’s antics.

WATCH THE MELEE: There were spiteful scenes as the latest chapter in the AFL’s newest rivalry lived up to expectations.

What was billed as one of the biggest games of the year has stunned the entire footy world.

Fremantle forward Josh Treacy has kicked a career-best six goals as his team dominated Richmond to produce a thumping win in the Barossa Valley.

‘They are broken.’

Richmond coach Adem Yze says the non-selection of Noah Balta is purely a football decision as the defender awaits sentencing for assault later this month.

Collingwood have demolished the Sydney Swans with an emphatic win that will put the rest of the league on notice.

Michael Voss has highlighted what Carlton must do to stop their season spinning completely out of control against the Eagles on Saturday as his star forward makes his long-awaited return.

West Coast forward-ruck Jack Williams says new coach Andrew McQualter made it clear as soon as he walked in the door — poor performance wouldn’t be accepted.

WATCH THE VIDEO: Geelong's Bailey Smith has revealed why he took out his frustrations with a rival fan using an infamous gesture as he learnt how much the move had cost him.

Three-time flag winner Jack Riewoldt says the drama around the suspended forward had been ‘politicised’ as he weighed in on what Richmond should have done.

The Hawthorn coach has given his side of the story after the fallout from his trip to Perth to woo the West Coast co-captain Oscar to the Hawks.