Ahead of his long-awaited 150th game Alex Pearce has opened up on premiership dreams, his long and persistent battles with injury setbacks and his relationship with his coach.
Mitchell Woodcock
North Melbourne's Jy Simpkin has had a warning from the AFL after sticking up for teammate Paul Curtis, after his three-week ban was upheld at the tribunal.
Roger Vaughan
Fremantle are the team to beat in the competition. And they only need to do two things to ensure they keep their winning run in-tact, writes Xavier Ellis.
Xavier Ellis
Star Geelong midfielder Bailey Smith has been cut down by illness ahead of Thursday's clash with Fremantle, while the Dockers welcome back three key players.
Justin Chadwick
As the Dockers welcome back a host of big names, two of Geelong’s most important players have been ruled out of the Thursday night blockbuster. SEE THE TEAMS
Glen Quartermain
The AFL has handed down a fine to Gold Coast after the club's fifth incident this season of a player making careless contact with an umpire.
Steve Larkin
West Coast defender Harry Edwards’ football future will be determined when he meets with the AFL’s concussion panel later this month.
Glen Quartermain & Jake Santa Maria
Jake Waterman has been in beast mode this year, but his goalkicking is letting him down and has proven extremely costly in recent losses.
A pair of star players are set to return for Adelaide when they host Melbourne in a high-stakes AFL fixture.
While Hawthorn are set to welcome back a defender from injury this Friday night, they will be without an All-Australian again at the other end of the ground.
Tension is building within the Gold Coast player group, but coach Damien Hardwick says the naysayers are simply making mountains out of molehills.
Fremantle cult hero Pat Voss is not shy of getting swept up in the emotion of football, but the Dockers forward says his eyes are not wandering beyond a monster Thursday night clash with Geelong.
Jake Santa Maria
Hawthorn will tackle another high-stakes clash against Gold Coast Suns without its superstar forward.
Tyler Lewis
Harry Edwards’ football future hangs in the balance, with the West Coast key defender set to meet with the AFL’s concussion panel.
The furious ex-captain came armed with evidence that ‘the AFL needs to get it together’.
Shayne Hope, AAP
We’re 13 games into the season and Geelong are still the only team to beat Fremantle. So how did they do it and what have the Dockers changed since then? Expert columnist Danielle Laidley takes a look.
Danielle Laidley
Fremantle star Caleb Serong has revealed he broke down to his partner during a raw and honest conversation about his AFL career at the end of last season.
Samantha Rogers
After Sean Darcy played two games in the WAFL before the mid-season bye, Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has confirmed whether the imposing ruckman will return to the AFL side against Geelong on Thursday night.
Josh Kempton
Paul Curtis has had another unsuccessful trip to the AFL tribunal, which upheld his latest three-match ban for a tackle that left an opponent with concussion.
Shayne Hope
West Coast have tied down one of the best players from their 2026 campaign and an emerging winger to two-year contract extensions.
A crucial trio of Fremantle stars have been overcome injuries and are set to feature in their massive clash with Geelong on Thursday night.
Collingwood have a poor record in close games this season but Josh Daicos believes those results are cause for optimism in the second half of their campaign.
West Coast forward Malakai Champion will be forced to wait to front the WAFL Tribunal over his serious misconduct charge for allegedly blowing his nose on an opponent. Here’s why.
In career-best form as a midfielder, Kysaiah Pickett is only just "scratching the surface" on his potential, his Melbourne coach Steven King says.
Oliver Caffrey
