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Tough testCommentsPremiumWill power: WA to face Vic Metro’s Ashcroft and co

Vic Metro coach Jason Davenport sees a lot of Rising Star favourite Nick Daicos in Will Ashcroft.

Jordan McArdle

AFLPremiumLions' Hipwood sent directly to tribunal

Brisbane Lions forward Eric Hipwood's perplexing incident with Western Bulldogs defender Ryan Gardner and an umpire has been referred to the tribunal.

Oliver Caffrey

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Guy McKenna CommentsPremium
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Voss, Ratten leading second-chance coaching charge

Coaching an AFL side is a tough gig. But as Michael Voss and Brett Ratten have shown, it helps if you have been on the treadmill before.

Guy McKenna

AFLHawks drop key veteran Shiels again

Veteran Liam Shiels has been axed from Hawthorn's AFL team for the second time this season as the Hawks prepare to face GWS on Sunday.

Oliver Caffrey

Sunday teamsPremiumFrom hero to zero: Banfield dropped for Power clash

Just three games after his heroics against Brisbane, Bailey Banfield has been axed by the Dockers.

Jordan McArdle

AFLOut-of-contract Giant yet to decide on future

Tim Taranto is the best Giants player without a deal beyond this season and he has Victorian club suitors as he weighs up his next move.

Marc McGowan

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Mark DuffieldCommentsPremium
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Time to turn two Fremantle greats into one super Docker

The best way to make Nat Fyfe’s return a positive might be to take two great, but compromised players (Fyfe and David Mundy) and try and turn them into one weapon, writes Mark Duffield.

Mark Duffield

AFLPremium‘I’ve loved it’: McVeigh to pitch for Giants job

Six weeks have passed since Leon Cameron announced his resignation as Giants coach, and the man who is temporarily replacing him wants the job long term.

Marc McGowan

AFLPremiumSick Scott expected to coach against North

Geelong coach Chris Scott has spent time away from the AFL club through illness but is expected to be fit enough to lead the Cats against North Melbourne.

Anna Harrington

West Coast debutantCommentsPremiumUnlucky Eagle Trew overcomes ‘sook’ label to earn his wings

West Coast midfielder Zane Trew will finally make his AFL debut, overcoming a raft of injuries as well as criticism from a former coach and Eagle in Peter Sumich, who labelled him a ‘sook’.

Mitchell Woodcock

AFLPremiumSydney can't let Bombers game slip: Parker

Sydney co-captain Luke Parker says the Swans need to get on a roll ahead of the pointy end of the AFL season and can't drop their intensity against Essendon.

Anna Harrington

AFLPremiumJase Burgoyne to debut for Power in AFL

Port Adelaide will give an AFL debut to another Burgoyne when 18-year-old Jase plays against Fremantle.

Steve Larkin

Bargain pickupPremiumRyan’s modest reflection ahead of 100th game

Doig medallist and All-Australian defender Luke Ryan couldn’t have been any more modest when reflecting on his first 99 games as a Fremantle player ahead of his milestone against Port Adelaide on Sunday.

Jordan McArdle

AFLPremiumDumped Crow has AFL clarity: coach Nicks

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks says Matt Crouch has again been overlooked for AFL selection but has clarity on what he needs to do to earn a recall.

Steve Larkin

AFLPremiumMcVeigh to pitch for GWS head coach role

The Giants' search for a new AFL coach will step up a notch in coming weeks, with interim coach Mark McVeigh to make a formal pitch.

Shayne Hope

AFLPremiumFlying Pies out to spoil Gold Coast party

Jordan De Goey is back as Collingwood take another AFL road trip, this time to face fellow finals contenders Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.

Shayne Hope

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The Economist Comments
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Pure numbers show why Jack’s an Eagles Darling

As he prepares for his 250th AFL game, Jack Darling’s career can be boiled down to a single number: 467. That’s how many goals he has kicked, despite sharing a forward-line with Josh Kennedy.

Ryan Buckland

AFLPremiumZorko, Rich blows but Lions show depth

Hamstring injuries to Daniel Rich and comeback man Dayne Zorko couldn't deflate Brisbane coach Chris Fagan after victory.

Murray Wenzel

AFLPremiumDogs' belief remains despite Lions loss

Disappointed by their fade-out against Brisbane, Luke Beveridge is still backing his Western Bulldogs ahead of a difficult run of AFL games.

Murray Wenzel

AFLCameron slick as Lions dump Bulldogs

Brisbane started slowly before finding the response they were chasing in a 41-point AFL defeat of the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba on Thursday night.

Murray Wenzel

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Roo-thless chase CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
North Melbourne launch fresh bid for shinboner Simpson

North Melbourne have launched another bid at poaching West Coast coach Adam Simpson.

Mark Duffield

Tough LessonsPremiumWhy young key defenders face the toughest AFL introduction

West Coast have been throwing huge challenges at key defenders Harry Edwards and Rhett Bazzo, and that isn’t going to change when they confront Richmond on Sunday.

Craig O'Donoghue

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KANE CORNESCommentsPremium
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It’s time for West Coast to set the direction for rebuild

West Coast are at the crossroad in a neighbourhood they never should have visited. Do they embark on a proper, arduous rebuild, or do they get aggressive at the trade table to fill some gaps?

Kane Cornes

AFLDangerfield back, Cats rest Selwood in AFL

Patrick Dangerfield is back for Geelong but the in-form Cats have decided to rest captain Joel Selwood for the second time this AFL season.

Oliver Caffrey