CAITLIN BASSETT: There will be dozens of players across the league feeling the same pain in round one these two felt last Friday night.
Caitlin Bassett
Just days out from a potential AFL comeback, Brisbane forward Lincoln McCarthy has had another anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee.
Roger Vaughan
Less than a week after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred threw the opening round into disarray the AFL is bracing for more extreme weather with scorching temperatures predicted for Fremantle’s clash with Geelong.
Jake Santa Maria
‘It’s incredibly disappointing.’
Cameron Noakes
After a false start to their season, Gold Coast Suns are looking forward to a return to normality as new captain Noah Anderson says they have a point to prove against West Coast.
AFL clubs are interested in recruiting a young cricketer who is fresh off scoring a century for his home state.
Tyler Lewis
West Coast have trained ahead of their round one clash with Gold Coast with coach Andrew McQualter preparing to pick his first team since joining the Eagles. Here’s what we saw...
Craig O'Donoghue
Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox has suffered another early-season setback, ruling out veteran midfielder Taylor Adams from Saturday's grand final rematch.
Sebastian Tan
Jai Culley won’t get the chance to press his case for an AFL role with new club Melbourne in the early part of the season, with the former West Coast midfielder to miss up to six weeks with a foot injury.
Geelong tall Shannon Neale is seeking to make his own mark on the Cats' forward line after Tom Hawkins' retirement, starting against Fremantle in round one.
Shayne Hope
The Melbourne skipper has revealed Craig McRae ‘went hard’ to stand up for Nick Daicos against the Dees last year.
Glenn Valencich
Melbourne star Jack Viney is looking forward to starting alongside Max Gawn, Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver in the midfield on Sunday against GWS.
Wednesday is looming as D-Day for Shai Bolton in his bid to be passed fit for this weekend’s season opener after scans revealed a lower leg concern for the star Fremantle recruit.
Samantha Rogers
Melbourne star Jack Viney says the Demons are on high alert after GWS dismantled Collingwood in Opening Round at the weekend.
Harris Andrews says Brisbane won't suffer from a disrupted season start after their first game was postponed and they had to make an early move to Sydney.
Murray Wenzel
Having been forced to wait longer than expected to start their premiership defence, the Brisbane Lions are ready for a Sydney side intent on redemption.
Marco Monteverde
Western Bulldogs superstar Marcus Bontempelli hopes to be back close to Gather Round as he recovers from a complex calf injury.
Oliver Caffrey
Bo Allan had been slated for an AFL debut in West Coast’s season opener, but the club says their top draft pick is now ‘unlikely’. Here’s why.
Chris Robinson
Essendon, who have re-signed coach Brad Scott, will unleash exciting draftee Isaac Kako in their round-one match against Hawthorn.
Marcus Bontempelli has made a habit of slicing up Fremantle in recent years, but the star Bulldog has confirmed he won’t be fit in time for next month’s trip west to face the Dockers.
When the Western Bulldogs called captain Marcus Bontempelli’s calf injury complex, alarm bells were raised and the skipper has given an update on when he might play again.
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Fremantle boast all the ingredients needed for premiership success, and they're not afraid to make bold predictions about their flag ambitions for 2025.
Justin Chadwick and Shayne Hope
As Freo face the big trip to GMHBA Stadium for their season opener, a Geelong premiership player has opened up on how the Dockers take a vastly different approach to most teams when they head to the venue.
Passion fuels the game though, without parameters, it can spiral into chaos faster than a team crumbling under pressure.
Gary Martin
