McRae disagrees with great mate Voss on Opening Round
Collingwood coach Craig McRae has thrown his support behind the polarising Opening Round concept as the Magpies prepare to fly to Sydney.
Australian rules football
Hollywood Hawks down Swans in AFL season opener
Hawthorn have opened the new AFL season in fine style as James Sicily and Will Day starred in a 96-76 win over Sydney.
AFL reschedules Queensland games impacted by cyclone
Gold Coast will play Essendon in round 24 and Brisbane will meet Geelong on March 29 under postponements caused by Cyclone Alfred.
‘There will be nerves’: Swans ready to reboot under Cox
Braeden Campbell says Sydney are embracing the nerves ahead of their season-opener against Hawthorn, with all eyes on the club that lost the 2024 grand final.
New coach McQualter details blueprint for Eagles rise
Andrew McQualter says he's demanding a tough, fast and dynamic style of play as he prepares for his first season as West Coast coach.
Injuries unavoidable in AFL flag push: Swans coach
Sydney coach Dean Cox concedes injuries are an unavoidable part of chasing an AFL premiership after losing star players Errol Gulden and Callum Mills.
This is 40: Collingwood’s Mr Durable wants long career
Ahead of his 250th game, Collingwood star Jack Crisp believes he could play until he's 40 as he eyes the VFL/AFL's consecutive games record.
Hawks aim to bring their rage into new AFL season
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell says they learned a lot from last season as they returned to the AFL finals - especially the need for further improvement.
Dolphins stars pull out of NRL clash due to cyclone
Dolphins players Kodi Nikorima and Mark Nicholls have put family first and pulled out of the clash with South Sydney in Parramatta as Cyclone Alfred looms.
Giants lose Stringer, Hogan, De Goey sidelined for Pies
Jesse Hogan and Jake Stringer have been ruled out for at least two weeks with injury, leaving GWS without their star forwards for opening round.
Cats’ coach will never fully get over prelim heartbreak
Geelong coach Chris Scott is looking forward to a new AFL campaign, but concedes he will never fully get over last season's preliminary final loss.
Cyclone forces AFL to postpone, NRL move to Sydney
The NRL has moved the Dolphins clash with South Sydney out of Brisbane, after the AFL postponed games in Queensland amid cyclone warnings.
Brisbane, GWS tipped as grand finalists by captains
AFL captains are tipping the Brisbane Lions and GWS to reach the AFL grand final, with Collingwood ace Nick Daicos the favourite to collect the Brownlow medal.
‘Trailblazer’ Nicky Winmar may co-lead AFL racism case
Anti-racism "trailblazer" Nicky Winmar has asked class action lawyers if he can become co-lead plaintiff in their class action against the AFL.
Local-focused AFL lukewarm on trying a US push
The AFL will continue the campaign to boost its profile in Queensland and NSW, although boss Andrew Dillon won't rule out an NRL-style experiment in the US.
Swans set to attack opener without star winger: Hayward
Sydney forward Will Hayward says the Swans simply have to get on with starting their AFL season without injured star Errol Gulden.
AFL looks to kick off season as cyclone watch continues
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says that, for now, the season opener at the Gabba between Brisbane and Geelong is going ahead as scheduled.
‘This is going to be clunky’: Swans begin AFL comeback
New Sydney coach Dean Cox is under no illusions about the inevitable early growing pains as he looks to guide the Swans past their AFL grand final heartbreak.
Miller stays loyal as Suns deviate to Noah’s arc
Gold Coast's Touk Miller discusses the loss of his captaincy, Matt Rowell's future and why anyone obsessing over a top-eight AFL finish is missing the point.
Petracca, Oliver star, but Dockers exorcise Demons
Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver have put on star displays, but Melbourne's inaccuracy in front of goal cost them dearly in a 19-point loss to Fremantle.
Headstrong Lions won’t stop dancing: Dunkley
Josh Dunkley has put the onus on his Brisbane Lions teammates to carry on where they left off and snap an alarming modern trend for AFL premiership sides.
Eagles ride like the wind to round up wayward Kangaroos
West Coast made the most of a strong breeze in the final term to beat North Melbourne by two points in their pre-season game at Bunbury, south of Perth.
Saints’ Owens latest AFL player hurt in marking contest
St Kilda forward Mitch Owens is the fourth AFL player to be hurt in the pre-season after an opponent was pushed into a marking contest.
Swans star Gulden to have surgery on broken ankle
Sydney's Errol Gulden is the latest AFL star to be injured in the pre-season, suffering a broken ankle in a trial match.
Gulden hurt against Suns in big blow for Swans
Sydney midfielder Errol Gulden is the latest big-name AFL injury victim in the pre-season, suffering an ankle injury early in their match against Gold Coast.
Lions say ‘no malice’ in Starcevich concussion incident
Brandon Starcevich's concussion will rule him out of AFL's opening round and put the spotlight again on players pushing opponents into marking contests.
Starcevich concussed as Crows beat Lions in AFL
Brisbane premiership defender Brandon Starcevich will miss their AFL season opener against Geelong next week after he was concussed in their loss to Adelaide.
Bont hurt as Bulldogs beat Hawks in AFL pre-season
The early signs are captain Marcus Bontempelli will be ready for round one after he was forced off early in the Western Bulldogs' pre-season win over Hawthorn.
Magpies back Maynard to be fit for AFL opener
Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard should be fit to face GWS in the AFL opening round but the Magpies appear less confident on Jordan De Goey featuring.
Daicos stars, recruits impress as Pies beat Tigers
Nick Daicos appears set to kick his game up another gear in 2025 after starring in Collingwood's 83-point pre-season win over Richmond.
McCartin the man to help Swans move forward: Amartey
Sydney forward Joel Amartey has given updates on Tom McCartin, Callum Mills and Tom Papley ahead of the Swans' clash with the Gold Coast Suns on Friday.