Carlton overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Essendon at the MCG and continue their unlikely push for a wildcard finals berth under interim coach Josh Fraser.
Shayne Hope
Several Sydney players were sore after the side's comeback win over St Kilda, with two in particular certain to be sidelined because of their injuries.
Roger Vaughan
Fremantle will enter their only bye of the season next weekend a game clear at the top of the AFL ladder, but the Dockers have pledged they will use their break for recovery rather than relaxation.
Josh Kempton
North Melbourne players and coaches have admitted they let down Bunbury football fans after their side’s record-breaking 124-point loss to Fremantle at Hands Oval on Saturday.
Jack Penniment
When four Italian football giants converge on Perth in August, one of our WA-raised AFL stars will be a hugely-jealous onlooker from the east coast.
West Coast spearhead Jake Waterman is being backed by teammates to kick his way out of a career-worst form slump in front of goals.
Mitchell Woodcock
Jai Serong's goal in the last minute has given Sydney a two-point win over St Kilda, after the Swans trailled by 33 points before halftime.
West Coast star Reuben Ginbey will visit a surgeon on Monday as his season hangs in the balance with a quad injury.
A beaming Fremantle vice-captain Andrew Brayshaw has declared his team’s dominant run of record-breaking footy is so much fun to be part of.
Craig O'Donoghue
West Coast tagger Brady Hough has learnt his fate from the match review officer for a hard tackle on Port Adelaide superstar Zak Butters in his side’s loss to the Power.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae says Neale Daniher's example will be prominent as he prepares his team for their massive King's Birthday match against Melbourne.
Fremantle’s ruthless display against North Melbourne — turning a big lead into a genuine thumping — proves they have gone to the next level, according to experts.
Aaron Kirby
West Coast are set to be forced to turn to co-captain Liam Duggan and recruit Brandon Starcevich to play as key defenders with their lack of depth in the department exposed by an injury to star Reuben Ginbey.
The AFL's integrity unit have launched an investigation into fringe Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel for an alleged homophobic slur during a VFL match.
Justin Chadwick
Reuben Ginbey's quad injury has left West Coast with a major headache, and Brandon Starcevich could be part of the makeshift solution.
The 21-year-old’s club has issued a statement as the AFL is once again forced to step in.
Mitch Cleary
Harley Reid went from playing it nice to burying Zak Butters into the turf during an entertaining tit-for-tat battle at Optus Stadium.
Gold Coast's inability to match Brisbane, and the ineffectiveness of their star midfield, has flattened coach Damien Hardwick ahead of a tough stretch of games.
Murray Wenzel
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir wants his players to remain grounded but is happy for supporters to get excited about the club's AFL premiership chances.
West Coast's frenetic final-quarter comeback has fallen just short, with Port Adelaide holding on for a six-point win to keep their Wildcard hopes alive.
It took Brandon Starcevich 13 rounds to play his first game in West Coast’s blue and gold but only one quarter to make an impact.
Glen Quartermain
West Coast fans left Optus Stadium disappointed with a heart-stopping six-point defeat to an embattled Port Adelaide they expected to beat on Saturday night.
West Coast gave it everything but got pipped at the post by Port Adelaide. Here’s our three-word analysis of every Eagle in the six-point loss.
Chris Robinson
