Demons gun Oliver ‘raring to go’ for clash with Blues
Melbourne have been bolstered by the return of star midfielder Clayton Oliver as they face red-hot Carlton in an AFL blockbuster at the MCG.
Melbourne have been bolstered by the return of star midfielder Clayton Oliver as they face red-hot Carlton in an AFL blockbuster at the MCG.
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks hopes Brisbane's home-crowd support at the Gabba is diluted by the Matildas playing in the Queensland capital at the same time.
Brisbane Lions boss Greg Swann is confident he'll keep in-demand football manager Danny Daly as the club's hunt goes on for a temporary new home.
Irrepressible forward Sam Day will celebrate 150 AFL games for Gold Coast at the SCG against a Sydney side seeking a win to stay in finals contention.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin and Carlton counterpart Michael Voss have been following the Matildas' World Cup progress in the build-up to their huge AFL clash.
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore has suffered a suspected hamstring injury, just six days after Nick Daicos hurt his knee.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says Hayden Young will return to his customary role in defence for the AFL derby against West Coast.
Collingwood have rediscovered their spark, charging past Geelong by eight points at the MCG on a night they lost captain Darcy Moore to a hamstring injury.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae says captain Darcy Moore should be able to see out the rest of the season out after suffering a hamstring injury.
West Coast captain Luke Shuey, the Norm Smith Medallist in their epic 2018 AFL premiership win, will retire at the end of the season.
Sydney are backing their young guns to keep firing after getting their post-Lance Franklin era off to a flying start with a win over cross-town rivals GWS.
After beating cancer twice and returning to the AFL, two-time North Melbourne best and fairest midfielder Ben Cunnington will retire from playing this Saturday.
Conor McKenna's impact in defence for the Brisbane Lions and love for Rob Heathcote's stables has meant his AFL second-coming has been a happy one.
Collingwood young gun Nick Daicos is no longer the Brownlow Medal favourite after his knee fracture put him out of action for six weeks.
Melbourne have overcome a sluggish start to notch a 32-point win over the second-last Kangaroos and claim their fifth AFL victory in a row.
Carlton have kicked the last six goals of the game to beat St Kilda by 19 points and take fifth spot from them with a seventh straight AFL win.
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson says there is still much to gain from the season, despite his club falling to their 18th loss in row.
Brisbane's defence has held firm in the dying moments to secure a thrilling three-point win over Fremantle at Perth's Optus Stadium.
St Kilda had Carlton on the ropes at halftime after landing some big blows, but they could not capitalise and only kicked one goal in the second half.
Fremantle's finals hopes are officially over after they suffered a three-point loss to Brisbane in Perth.
Brisbane's three-point win over Fremantle has put them within percentage of second spot, but locking in a top-four berth remains their aim.
Nick Daicos will miss up to six weeks with a knee fracture but hopes to return in time to help AFL ladder leaders Collingwood in their premiership pursuit.
A blockbuster Essendon-Collingwood clash will open the final round of the AFL season, which ends with a Carlton-GWS battle that could decide top-eight spots.
Unlucky utility Wil Powell is set for another stint on the sidelines with a serious ankle injury and will miss the rest of Gold Coast's AFL finals push.
Sydney have kept GWS at bay to seal an 11-point victory and stay in touch with the AFL top eight in an enthralling clash at Giants Stadium.
Ollie Henry has kicked a career-best four goals to help lift Geelong to a 12-point win over Port Adelaide in an entertaining contest at GMHBA Stadium.
Hawthorn have had their best win of the season, while the ladder-leading Magpies have a couple of big injuries and much to ponder after two-straight losses.
Touk Miller will serve a one-game suspension for conduct unbecoming after Brisbane rival Dayne Zorko accused the Gold Coast captain of grabbing his groin.
Jesse Hogan and Tom Green are back for GWS, Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas will return and Richmond have rested Dustin Martin for round 21 of the AFL season.
Richmond star Dustin Martin is a big loss for their Friday night game against the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium, a barren venue lately for the Tigers.
The AFL has fined Port Adelaide $100,000 over the decision not to put Aliir Aliir through a concussion test after his head clash with teammate Lachie Jones.