Hawks keen to stoke Geelong AFL rivalry
Regenerating under new coach Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn will be out to cause an upset when they take on Geelong in the traditional AFL fixture on Easter Monday.
Regenerating under new coach Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn will be out to cause an upset when they take on Geelong in the traditional AFL fixture on Easter Monday.
Melbourne have continued the winning start to their AFL premiership defence with a comprehensive 67-point triumph over GWS.
Adelaide's captain Rory Sloane has injured a knee in a 19-point AFL win against Richmond at Adelaide Oval.
A mid-season meeting last year continues to pay dividends for St Kilda, who beat Gold Coast on Saturday for their fourth AFL win in a row.
Sydney midfielder Callum Mills has starred with 28 disposals and six clearances to lead his side to a 63-point win over West Coast at Optus Stadium.
Carlton will be without Patrick Cripps and Port Adelaide will be missing ruckman Scott Lycett when the two teams clash at the MCG on Sunday.
Port Adelaide have lost Scott Lycett for three months because of shoulder surgery, while Carlton regain fellow ruckman Marc Pittonet for Sunday's game.
St Kilda's Max King shares the Coleman Medal lead with Tom Hawkins and has another level to go to this AFL season, according to his teammates.
Lachie Ash has tagged some of the AFL's best midfielders but he is no certainty to get the job on Melbourne stars Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca.
Coach Craig McRae admits he tried a few things that didn't quite work as Collingwood showed plenty of fight but lost a third straight AFL game.
Joe Daniher booted four goals and Lachie Neale was instrumental as Brisbane improved to 4-1 with a hard-fought win over Collingwood at the Gabba.
In another show of Melbourne's superb depth, coach Simon Goodwin has dropped versatile defender Adam Tomlinson for the Demons' AFL clash with GWS.
No.3 draft pick Finn Callaghan will be the Giants' first debutant of the AFL season when he lines up against Melbourne.
Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe is recovering well from back surgery and could return in the round 12 AFL clash with Brisbane at Optus Stadium.
Richmond have lost winger Kamdyn McIntosh but will regain experienced defender Nick Vlastuin for the AFL clash with Adelaide.
Former players Heritier Lumumba, Leon Davis and Andrew Krakouer have terminated communication with AFL club Collingwood.
Nik Cox and Tom Cutler are set to return for Essendon in the AFL clash with Fremantle but Jake Stringer will miss another week with a hamstring issue.
Two years after working on a construction site during the AFL lockdown, Brendon Lade will be St Kilda's caretaker senior coach against Gold Coast.
Braydon Preuss' suspension will leave inexperienced GWS tall Matt Flynn to lead the ruck division against Melbourne stars Max Gawn and Luke Jackson.
It has taken draftee Kai Lohmann just three games to force his way into Brisbane's top side, the rookie set to debut in the AFL on Thursday against Collingwood.
Gold Coast youngster Jack Lukosius will not face St Kilda in round five but has been cleared of a serious knee injury and may only miss one match.
Brisbane midfielder Lachie Neale will play AFL game 200 against Collingwood on Thursday, the Brownlow Medallist confident his best is still to come.
St Kilda's Brett Ratten has become the fourth AFL coach this season to be ruled out of leading his team on game day after testing positive for COVID-19.
Star St Kilda veteran Paddy Ryder will miss AFL games against Gold Coast and GWS after failing to overturn his two-match ban for rough conduct at the tribunal.
Prominent former player Lauren Arnell has been named Port Adelaide's inaugural AFLW coach as the Power enters the competition next season.
Already reeling from losing Jamie Elliott to a serious shoulder injury, Collingwood have added Brody Mihocek and Jack Ginnivan to their AFL injury list.
Gillon McLachlan was close to tears as he announced he will step aside as AFL CEO at the end of the 2022 season, but not before tackling an ambitious agenda.
St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder stands to miss AFL games against Gold Coast and GWS for his bump on Hawthorn youngster Will Day, which drew a rough conduct charge.
Three straight wins have fuelled belief and trust within St Kilda's playing group as they chase a drought-breaking AFL premiership this season.
Just as West Coast are about to regain several key players they have lost star ruckman Nic Naitanui until the second half of the AFL season with a knee injury.
Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has lauded youngster Malcolm Rosas for seizing his chance with a three-goal display in Sunday's 30-point AFL win over Carlton.