Bulldogs’ Dale keen to move on from Rioli saga
The Western Bulldogs have refused to weigh in to the Willie Rioli drama after the Port Adelaide forward sent a threatening message about defender Bailey Dale.
The Western Bulldogs have refused to weigh in to the Willie Rioli drama after the Port Adelaide forward sent a threatening message about defender Bailey Dale.
Collingwood premiership quartet Jordan De Goey, Brayden Maynard, Brody Mihocek and Scott Pendlebury won't face Fremantle off a five-day break.
Jye Caldwell will return for Essendon against Sydney, who could welcome Taylor Adams back to their midfield.
Sydney have bounced back from consecutive AFL losses to defeat GWS in their qualifying final rematch and hold onto local bragging rights.
Sydney have bounced back from consecutive AFL losses to defeat GWS in their qualifying final rematch and hold onto local bragging rights.
Richmond defender Noah Balta was jeered by Hawthorn fans as he returned to AFL action for the first time since being sentenced for assault.
Brisbane's midfield have dominated in a 17-point QClash defeat of Gold Coast that sent the in-form Suns crashing back to earth.
Port Adelaide and Fremantle are reeling from huge interstate defeats and will be under a fierce spotlight in their marquee games in round nine.
Suns clearance king Matt Rowell was quietened by Brisbane in a lopsided QClash but his coach Damien Hardwick said he should be getting more help from officials.
The Tasmania Devils have completed an off-field signing coup, with a highly regarded former Collingwood recruitment manager joining the club.
The impressive injury returns in the VFL of Tom Doedee and Keidean Coleman have coincided with Brisbane's AFL premiership defence clicking up a few gears.
A week after Hugo Garcia felt the full force of coach Ross Lyon's fury, the St Kilda youngster is the latest AFL Rising Star nomination.
Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli has apologised and the AFL will take no further action after his message to a Western Bulldogs player caused a stir.
Sydney might take Lewis Melican's striking charge to the tribunal after he was offered a three-game ban for the incident involving GWS opponent Toby Bedford.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir said he will question himself hard after his team were beaten badly by St Kilda.
St Kilda face another big Friday night test next week against Carlton after taking Fremantle apart at Marvel Stadium.
Gold Coast's form has ensured a mouth-watering QClash with the defending AFL premiers, but Brisbane coach Chris Fagan isn't getting swept up in the romance.
Looking to end an early-season form slump with a derby win, GWS forward Darcy Jones is listing Brisbane's premiership campaign last season as inspiration.
Hawthorn ruckman Lloyd Meek is raring to go toe-to-toe with Richmond captain Toby Nankervis in their clash at the MCG.
Collingwood's Jack Crisp has missed a fairytale shot at goal after the final siren and Geelong have won a classic AFL clash by three points.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae says the way his players handled their narrow loss to Geelong means they can hold their heads high.
Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick says his players must embrace the hostility of the Brisbane crowd when they play the Lions on Sunday.
AFL premiership coach Luke Beveridge has called on the league to throw out the existing classifiable offences matrix in favour of a simplified system.
Brisbane have recalled Jack Payne and Conor McKenna among three changes for the Lions' massive clash against Gold Coast, who are unchanged.
Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy says he's looking forward to the return of fellow big Luke Jackson ahead of Friday night's clash with St Kilda at Marvel Stadium.
Collingwood's Jack Crisp is set to pass Jim Stynes' AFL/VFL record for consecutive games played and believes he can keep his streak going for years to come.
Adam Treloar is back for the Western Bulldogs against Port Adelaide but Melbourne's Clayton Oliver and Geelong's Tom Stewart will miss their respective matches.
Essendon beat North Melbourne by three points in a thriller but it came at a cost with three players injured at Marvel Stadium.
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has hit out at the three-game suspension to Paul Curtis, while also backing his call to play Harry Sheezel in defence.
Cooper Sharman has kicked four goals as St Kilda rebounded from a three-game losing streak to embarrass Fremantle by 61 points
Taking inspiration from their 2017 campaign, Sydney's James Rowbottom is adamant the Swans can turn around a 2-5 start with a derby win against GWS.