AFL

Pressure is ramping up on coaches across the AFL, but one has hit back hard at constant media criticism from one particular pundit.

MATTHEW RICHARDSON’S TOP 10: Why are umpires stopping play nearly every time a player stays down for a few seconds?

‘Come find us on date. It’s a fun way to mix things up.’

After revelations the AFL was investigating a death threat against Michael Voss, the embattled Carlton coach has responded in a passionate way.

SOPHIE GANNON: The AFL’s Marvel Stadium has proven to be a disaster for those who have had to call it home over the past 25-years.

‘My mail is he’d be gettable.’

GEORGIE PARKER: Has the league cooked itself by expanding the women’s comp too quickly? 

Fremantle have paid a massive price for being unable to find answers to recent midfield struggles, and Sydney ended their six-game winning streak to send them plummeting out of the top eight.

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has defended young star Harley Reid after he got caught up in scuffles with Greater Western Sydney duo Tom Green and Toby Greene.

The star forward remains interstate with a debutant coming in as his replacement.

RICHO’S TOP 10: I know the pain the Tigers great is feeling as I’ve been there. This is my message to Tom.

Retiring Fremantle forward Michael Walters has backed his teammates to win a maiden premiership this season if they remained focused on the right things.

Fremantle champion Michael ‘Sonny’ Walters has called time on his glittering career after 239 games.

The player and his girlfriend quickly grabbed their two kittens and bolted from their home.