WA to test its defensive boundaries as AFL returns to play at Optus Stadium
Western Australia will undergo a litmus test over how well it has managed the virus spread – and if it could host an AFL grand final – when football returns […]
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Tigers down Swans in second lowest-scoring game of AFL era
A dour affair at The Gabba wasn’t a game that will win the code many admirers, if any, but for Richmond it was mission accomplished.
Giants overpowered as late rally keeps Port Adelaide top of AFL ladder
The Giants were locked in a fascinating arm wrestle but collapsed when the game was up for grabs at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast.
AFL to investigate McDonald sledge to McKenna
The AFL will assess Luke McDonald’s coronavirus taunt towards Conor McKenna.
Clubs brace for AFL call to pack for Perth
Clubs in Gold Coast quarantine could face another two weeks in hard quarantine if they are scheduled to follow Geelong and Collingwood to Perth
‘Futuristic thinking’: Sheedy backs Sydney push for AFL grand final
One of the founding fathers of the GWS Giants believes there is nothing “ghastly” about ANZ Stadium or its bid to host the AFL grand final.
AFL round six LIVE: Collingwood v Hawthorn
Hawthorn and Collingwood are both outside of the top eight, so this clash grows in important. The Magpies, especially, will desperately want to avoid a third straight defeat.
COVID test No.16 just part of life in an AFL hub
Thanks for joining me as I take you on a ride back through time during our first week of hub life. First stop is Sydney.
Four-day breaks, eight-man benches for the AFL?
The AFL is considering the viability of scheduling teams to back-up for games after short breaks as Richmond coach Damien Hardwick called for the interchange bench to be extended.
‘Peter is an absolute irrelevance’: Kennett fires back at V’landys after AFL dig
The Hawthorn president did not hold back when asked to respond to the ARL Commission chairman calling the AFL grand final a ‘second-rate’ event.
AFL round six live scores – Geelong v Brisbane Lions
It’s close to a top-of-the-table clash – second-placed Brisbane Lions against Geelong in Sydney.
‘Second-rate event’: V’landys unmoved by prospect of Sydney AFL grand final
The ARLC chairman has responded in typical style to Eddie McGuire’s suggestion an AFL grand final at ANZ Stadium would be his “worst nightmare”.
‘Best side in the comp’: Hawkins looking forward to Lions litmus test
Geelong power forward Tom Hawkins believes Brisbane is the best side in the AFL ahead of a litmus test for his side on Thursday night.
Dreamtime game in the NT? Essendon-Richmond clash in Darwin on the cards
A Dreamtime clash between Essendon and Richmond in Darwin is a live option for the AFL’s next fixture block as the league deals with yet another scheduling headache following the […]
Injury-hit Swans at a loss as AFL confirm no mid-year draft or loans
Rookie ruckman Joel Amartey was in line for a debut this weekend – then he hurt his groin, joining a remarkably long list of injured big men at Sydney.
AFL 2020 Live Updates: Dominant second half sees Geelong Cats cruise to victory against Gold Coast Suns, Matt Rowell injures shoulder
Geelong host Gold Coast at Kardinia Park in the twilight game as Gary Ablett plays his 350th game and Cats captain Joel Selwood brings up game No.300.
Roosters not willing to give up SCG for visiting AFL teams
The premiers have no plans to abandon the SCG as six interstate AFL teams descend on Sydney during the next month.
AFL 2020 as it happened: Essendon trounce the Pies with pressure, good kicking
Collingwood stumbled with inaccurate kicking for goal last week against GWS, while the Bombers were lucky to be in it until the end in defeat to Carlton. Both will be […]
An uncanny ‘X-ray vision’: Rowell and Selwood compared
Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell has stunned AFL audiences in his first four career games and helped change the narrative around his fledgling club.
AFL round five live scores – Carlton v St Kilda
Carlton have had a series of close results in recent weeks. Are we set for another close match at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night?
AFL teams and expert tips for round five
The ins and outs for round five of the 2020 AFL season, and a look at how our experts tipped.
AFL match to proceed despite Marvel Stadium COVID scare
Thursday night’s Carlton-St Kilda match at Marvel Stadium will proceed despite the AFL enduring another coronavirus scare in which a stadium contractors tested positive to COVID-19.
Cats’ balancing act in milestone match
Geelong coach Chris Scott says his AFL club faces a delicate balancing act when celebrating the milestones of champions Gary Ablett and Joel Selwood.
It’s been a big week in art … with Jim Pavlidis
If racism was a pandemic, decent people could simply self-isolate until the scourge had passed and stars of the AFL could avoid abuse from a cohort of idiots.
Low-scoring footy is here to stay, and it’s going to get worse
The real interest in scoring for the AFL 2020 season may well be reduced to seeing how low we can go.
FFA not scared of A-League clash with AFL, NRL in winter switch
FFA chief executive James Johnson says football’s destiny is “in our hands as a sport”, despite concerns over the implications of a seasonal shift.
Crowds not close in Victoria but Queensland prepares for 10,000 at Gabba
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton has indicated “now is not the time” to contemplate crowds at AFL matches in Victoria as fears of a second coronavirus wave in the […]
As it happened: Hawks upset Tigers at the MCG
Follow all the action as round three of the AFL season begins with the Tigers and the Hawks at the MCG.
AFL expert tips and teams, round three
All the teams for round three as they come through and how our experts tipped the round.
NAB League to start in August for boys, girls to resume in September
The next crop of AFL draftees have received a boost with the NAB League set to resume on August 22 with teams to play five rounds each plus one round […]